Clermont Colonel Corbin Promoted Toward East Command
Clermont native Col. B C Corbin advances in the army, set to command the Department of the East from Governor's Island after General Schofield's retirement and General Miles' promotion. His long service in both volunteer and regular arms, including action at Nashville and Decatur, is noted with pride. Clermont honors his ascent and Corbin honors his county.
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Schofield
Army
Miles
B.C. Corbin
War Department
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
New York Harbor
Adjutant General of
Ruggles
Corbin
88D
Ohio Infantry
79Th Ohio, Infantry
8. Colored Infantry
14Th Colored Infantry
88Th Infantry
Decatur
Alabama
Nashville
Clermont
Coxey in Batavia denounces impractical Populist ideas
General Coxey arrived in Batavia at 8 pm after an Felicity meeting and delivered a plain speech praising Republican ideas while noting some Populist notions as chimerical. He criticized newspaper errors about D D Woodmansee's kinship and offered an apology to the Ohio Republican League president.
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General Coxey
Batavia
Felicity
Coxey
Courier
Woodmansee
Hillsboro
D. D. Woodmansee
Ohio Republican League
League
Veterans In Line at 26th Annual Ohio Volunteers Assembly
The 26th annual 59th Ohio volunteers reunion gathered the largest attendance yet at Georgetown last Saturday. The C G P railroad ran a special train for attendees and citizens provided generous hospitality. Mayor Waters welcomed the group, Gen M J W Holter gave the response, and Attorney Charles Malesbarry spoke after dinner. Holter was elected president for next year with Amelia as the meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
59Th Ohio Volunteers
Georgetown
C.G. & P. Railroad Company
Mayor Waters
M. J. W. Holter
Chrles Malesbarry
Cincinnati
Amelia
East Fork Fishing Rebounds For A Banner Fall
The East Fork drift offers unusually good fall fishing as low water has left fish in compact holes hungry and receptive. Anglers report landing bass never seen in normal streams, celebrating a stringer haul while Horace Greeley’s line about resuming gold circulation echoes in comments urging Simmons Liver Regulator for a sluggish liver and related ailments.
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East Fork
HorAc Greeley
Simmons
Reds At Batavia Follow Battle Of Batavia Ballgame
Cincinnati Reds visited Batavia on Friday drawing a sizable crowd though short of expectations. Bass opened with a homer, Brookfield struck out seven, the Reds won 11 to 4, and Batavia finished the season with a clear performance. The Batavia team then moved on to New Richmond for a Saturday game before a slated match at Amelia grounds next week.
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Cincinnati Reds
Batavia
Walker House
Reds
Lhon
Brookfield
Parrott
Bass
Harry Branaugh
Batavias
Cincinnatis
X-Ll
Latimer
Parrot
Gray
Farrett
Frey
McPhee
New Richmond
Valley City
Amelia Grounds
Evening Reception for Rev Gowdy in Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church hosted a bright reception Saturday night for Rev William Gowdy his wife and their son Mr Gowdy long absent since 1884 from the area. Local leaders Hon G W Hulick Dr L W Bishop and Mrs McDonald welcomed them. Mr Gowdy preached Sunday to a large attentive congregation with fine music and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
William
G. W. Hulick
L. W. Bishop
Church
Gowdy
Costly Justice in Clermont as Jones Trial Drags On
At last weeks meeting the commissioners noted eight hundred fourteen point forty five dollars in Brown county costs for the Ohio v Edward Jones case. The column notes the total debt to Clermont county for Jones trials will run between six and seven thousand dollars with a fifth trial looming. The writer mocks prolonged proceedings and predicts Jones will die of old age rather than hang, accusing the system of high priced justice.
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Brown County
Ohio
Edward Jones
Clermont
Brown
Jones
Clermont County
Common Pleas
Circuit Court
Swindling the Veterans Warns Pensioners in Ohio
A report warns that two men posing as U S detectives are swindling elderly Ohio veterans by accusing them of pension fraud and threatening to take them to Cincinnati for trial. Victims compromise with payments to avoid trouble, prompting caution among veterans. A claim links catarrh to scrofula and touts Agora Sareparinla as a cure, with local treatment deemed ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
Cincinnati
Blood in Brown County Three Die in Three Days
Three men murdered in Brown County over three days. John Campbell a horse trader and Aaron Gregory, a barber, quarrelled in Val Rice’s saloon. Campbell shot Gregory and then fired at Marshal Kendall, who responded with a mace, killing Campbell. Campbell’s father, Bas Campbell the pilot, is serving a life sentence for a prior killing. In Ripley, Grant Love was shot in the back and killed by Jacob Kellar after an accusation of a knife.
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Georgetown
Val Rice
John Campbell
Aaron Gregory
Campbell
Gregory
Marshal Kendall
Bas Campbell
Marshal Whitaker
Ripley
Grant Love
Jacob Kellar
Love
Kellar
Gas Discovery Electrifies Goshen Neighborhood
Goshen residents flock to the Milton Elliott farm two miles south of town after workmen drilling for water tapped a large steady natural gas flow last Saturday. The stream grows daily and thousands have already visited the site, creating widespread excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Milton Elliott
Two Of A Kind At Ball Game In Cincinnati
Two aging ex-treasurers of Clermont county, Uncle Nate Anderson and Uncle Otis Dudley, shared a ball game last Friday. Both men known as liberal sportsmen and as strong Democrats and Republicans, observed by Batavians with friendly interest. The Suburban Glee Club of Cincinnati businessmen will give a concert at city hall Friday night October 25 under the Presbyterian aid society. Soloists Morgan Shucktell and Robert Hosea will perform with admission 25 cents, children under twelve 15 cents.
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Nate Anderson
Otis Dudley
Clermont County
Glee Club
Cincinnati
City Hall
Presbyterian Stadies’ Aid Society
Morgan Shucktell
Robert Hosea
Tweve
Death of a Veteran from Batavia on Wood Street
Daniel Brown a longtime Batavia resident died at his home on Wood street Saturday morning after weeks of illness. Born in Batavia March 2, 1889 he married Keziah Weaver and had eight children, six living, youngest 16. He later married Keziah Hulick in February 1894 and served three years in Co. F 50th Ohio volunteers.
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Daniel Brown
Batavia
Wood Street
Keziah Weaver
Keziah Hulick
Co. F
50Th
Ohio Volunteers
National Normal University Opens Its Forty First Year
The National Normal University began its 179th session on Tuesday September 5 with larger attendance than previous years. Business manager Dr R H Holbrook notes enrollment is about one hundred higher than last year, driven by the preparatory department. Friends predict a second forty years at Lebanon with greater success than the past forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Holbrook
Friends of the University
Lebanon
Moon Eclipse Rumor Circulates Across Town
A circulating note claims a total lunar eclipse on the 17th, the first since 1888, but almanacs show no such eclipse this year aside from one in March and another in September. The moon is said to be replaced on the 18th, yet no official eclipse is listed. The piece ends with an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier.
Midnight mischief on Spring street ends in near misses
A night of strange disturbances on Spring street leaves Mrs Townsley and Mrs Heibisch alarmed as a half drunk prowler roams past doors. Neighbors Woodlief Silcott and attorney Bishop chase and surveil the culprit amid moonlit shadows, while Tom Moore and Calvin Brice appear in a political aside about Ohio politics and wool duties.
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Spring Street
Silcott
Water Street
Woodlief
Tom Moore
Mr. W
Mr. Moore
Moore
Bishop
Mr. Bishop
Rumored Royal Wedding at Kohl and Middleton Musee Theatre
Gossip swirls around a possible wedding between the German Midget Conrad and Lulu Mack the Lilliputation Princess. Both deny the match yet excitement grows as the pair perform this week alongside Raymond the Pyrotechnic Emperor and Ganm’s Punch and Judy show amid other wonders.
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Lulu Mack
Conrad
Lulu
Kohl & Middleton
Musee Theatre
Raymond
Ganm
London
Musee Hall
Hoadly Bribery Remark Echoed by Ohio Democrat
Ex governor Hoadly’s 1887 farewell condemns bribery in nominations and fraud in party politics. An Ohio Democrat’s open letter to Calvin S. Brice says Hoadly’s words fit Brice, pledging support to see him face deserved punishment for alleged acts.
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Hoadly
Ohio
Calvin S. Brice
Brice
Allen O. Myers
Death of Judge Dilatush in Warren County
The Courier reports the death of Judge Dilatush aged 41 or 42 after a recent illness. He served on the Warren County common pleas bench and was buried from the Presbyterian church with a sermon by Dr. Scott. The vacancy affects the first district bench covering Clark, Clinton and Warren counties with a term expiring February 1897. Hewitt Norton sues the Shaker community for 1500 dollars claiming duties as treasurer and general manager. An advertisement promotes Ayer's Pills for constipation with physicians' endorsements.
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Dilatush
Warren County Common Pleas
Presbyterian Church
Scott
Clark
Clinton
Warren
Hewitt Norton
Lebanon
Brothers
Austore
Warren County
Fire at Nichols residence saves home in Batavia
Fire department and residents responded quickly at 3 30 this morning saving Clayton Nichols home. The blaze caused minor damage under fifty dollars with contents removed by ladies before the engine and bucket brigade contained the fire. Nichols away. Batavia praise for safety and community effort. Public auction notice follows with Mary Siebert estate items to be sold October 22. Batavia R A M to meet October 12 for work. Several local notices, visits, and gatherings detailed across the community.
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Clayton Nichols
Jno
W. Lane
Fuhr
Nichols
Batavia
Batavia Social Roundup Mentions Many Local Visits and Events
A Batavia area social column lists visitors and residents’ activities from the past week. Names include Miss Susie Moore hosting friends, Miss Cora Cracroft from Kentucky visiting Miss Nellie Myrick, and families like Mr. and Mrs. H. Danby in Mt. Adams. Community happenings cover church, club gatherings, travel to Cincinnati and Louisville, and local labor like roof work and shoe factory shifts.
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White
Batavia
Cora Cracroft
Kentucky
Nellie Myrick
Harry Brunk
Lindale
Albert Fenner
Howard House
Lena
Jacob Brunk
Fred Rapp
Bantam
Letty Mitchel
Hamlet
Rev. Waite
J. Dawson
Joseph Geyser
George Thomas
Cincinnati
William Hare
Laddie Penfield
Wyoming
al Huntington
Amelia
James Sillett
John Thompson
J. Warren
Seuiel
Aaron H. Brown
Baltimore
Silas McDonald
Edgemont
Claus Sherwood
James Bowlware
Christ’s Hospital
Carrie Homan
Chrysanthemum Club
Sanders
Sam Bloxom
Bert Behymer
Ripley
Elmer Fagley
Annie Armstrong
Fagley
Old Homestead
Bethel
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Interseascond
A Clermontér
Eagles
East Fork Fishing
Suburban Glee Club
the National Normal University
Hood
Rice
Calvin
New York City
United States Senate
Sherman
Ayer
Spain
Polly Behymer
F.C. Butler
J.C. Ramsey
D. H. Nichols
Franklin
W. B. Corbin
Bessie
Allen Corbin
Marion Lindsey
Charles Green
Chris Seigle
Ed Shardt
Rosa Schwey
Bennett Trump
Emma Burt
Pontiac
Illinois
Albert Carley
Lola Lowe
Mt. Adams
Lottie Wedding
Fanniie Turton
Sallie Clark
Mary Jacobs
Inez Helvering
Mayme Tatman
G. McKinley
Ashville
North Carolina
Rose Beach
Pompelly
Augusta
W. 2. Mefford
Carrie Heizer
Daisy
Chile
Mra
Adda Melvin
Kate Rice
Fred Rice
Arch Waterfield
Miss Croyley
Hill
Rev. Campell
Supt
J. B. Duren
Manchester
Holly
M. Edwards
Mrvw
W. J. Liston
Southern Ohio Christian Conference
Weat Union
Silas Tharp
Behymer
Eclectic Medical College
Rev
Hall
Ed Whitaker
John Flora
Robert
B. Daley
Georgia
John Weaill
Slater Lizsie
Mia
J. Stilett
Misa
Buale Thomas
Hauck
Mina Ploréon
Nancy Doughty
Stickle
Hiram Reeves
O. V.I
M. E
John Potter
Cincinnat
Kidd
Quin Short
C. Hickson Lewis
G. Huntington
Bertha Robinson
Ludlow
Anna Gaskins
Roy House
Crmcionati Commercial Gazette
Loraine Behymer
Pullman Car Company
Sycamore Street
Brown Counties
Misa Susix Moore
Susie
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