Valley burglars in county chase wound commissioner in shooting
A gang of burglars robs stores in Brown Highland Clermont and Marathon counties. In a noon chase two men are captured after a gunfight that wounds Commissioner John Johnson. one fugitive identified as Ashton of New York escapes toward the river as the other is jailed in Bethel Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Highland
Five Mile
Brown County
J. D. Shannon
Thomas McCarty
Buford
Highland County
John Johnson
Charles
Harvey Anderson
Joseph
Greer Christy
Jonathan Christy
Johnsons
Charley Johnson
Joe Christy
Bethel
Nicholsville Road
John Johnann
Johnson
Pin Hook
Batavia
Alfred Johnson
Bayinger
Ashton
New York
The Mild September Weather and Digestive Ads
The record notes the hottest September on file with temperatures from Hillaboro and Wooster, total precipitation, and wind directions, plus a late 19th century ad touting Simmons Liver Regulator for indigestion and stomach gnawing after meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillaboro
Ahaha Waterford
Wooster
Ohio Valley Improvement Association seeks year round navigation
A Cincinnati meeting of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association drew about two hundred business leaders last Wednesday to push legislation for navigation of the Ohio River year round, except when frozen. Judge Hulick voiced support and pledged Congress’ aid. speakers noted parallel railroads as evidence of regional wealth. The item then shifts to a social notice: Irene Manning wed George M Wage man on October tenth, 1895, in Clover with a reception at the groom’s home the following day attended by relatives and friends.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Hulick
Vance
Ohio
Pittsburg
Irene Manning
George M. Wageman
George Manning
Irene
Gray
Chile
Clover
Batavia
W. 8. Gray
Mise Stella
Williamsburg
Henry Fuhr
Lou Nort
Macedona
Belle Manning
Grandmother Wageman
John Wageman
Etta
Lou Strickland
Lizzie Colthar
Alice Peterson
Ollie Medary
William Brown
Will Colthar
George Medary
Harry Thomas
Charlie Peterson
W. Bellison
J. Wageman
George Wageman
Fuhr & Wageman
Baseball keeps season alive with global nine at Amelia
Eighteen players from Ohio Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia and Australia gathered as New Richmond and Batavia teams for the last rubber of the season. A 200 strong crowd watched as the score keeper ran out of figures and the ball left the park amid uncertainty about progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Australia
Amelia Ball Grounds
Oysters
Richmond
Batavia
The Hustler at Fountain Square Theatre Invites Sidesplitting Fun
The Hustler comes to Fountain Square Theatre this week with a six year run that keeps audiences roaring for two and a half hours. A strong company including John T. Tierney Charles A. Loder Harry Foy George W. Kerr and others deliver fresh material and riotous humor in a fast moving farce praised as the best riotous fun in entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Square Theatre
Hnntler
John T. Tierney
Charlex A. Loder
Harry Foy
George W. Kerr
Charles Dell
Gus Mills
Electric Quartette
Misa Theobald
Dorthy Kent
Lillian Allyn
Google Linegard
Brice Threatens to Quit Campaign If Help Fails to Show Progress
Democratic headquarters discuss Brice pressuring his campaign staff to prove likelihood of victory within ten days or risk withdrawal of his financial support. Hihee and associates face doubts as Ohio voters grow wary, with Brice seeking tangible signs of progress to justify continued backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic
Brice
Ohio
Democratic Party
Senator Brice
The Mad Stone Belief Stirs Beavers Township Curiosity
The Courier questions hydrophobia and reports on Crabtree's two inch mad stone from Beaver township Pike county. The stone, made of a hard cake like soap, supposedly adheres to wounds and draws out poison, with Crabtree claiming it has saved many bitten by rabid dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly Watchman
Crabtree
Beaver Township
Pike County
Epworth League Convention and Local Accident Report
The Epworth League sub division holds its Amelia convention on Friday October 18 with devotional exercises welcomes and addresses followed by discussions and an afternoon program. Also reported is a stone-pile carriage accident near Bethel injuring M J Kain while J Ashburn escapes unhurt. An advertisement urges Ayers Sarsaparilla for blood disease and notes Ogleiber of Lebanon may join Franklin National Bank.
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Epworth League
Amelia
Maud Huggins
G. M. Fulton
M. J. Kain
the Commercial
James Ashburn
The
Hoquirer
Bethel
Mr. Kain
Ashburn
Foraker and McKinley Stage Campaign Rallyes in Canton and Hillaboro
Governor Foraker spoke at McKinley’s Canton home to a throng of thousands while McKinley answered at Foraker’s Hillaboro home before about ten thousand supporters. The events were among the campaign’s most enthusiastic. Aven’s Haly Vigor touted as fashionable economical half dressing.
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Foraker
McKinley
Canton
Hillaboro
Aven
Tobacco market forecasts limited price rise amid damage notes
The tobacco market shows little advance despite freeze and loss from a Cincinnati storage fire that destroyed 2 000 hogsheads. Manufacturers remain well supplied, demand dull, but some improvement in top grades and small price gains from small offerings. Early shipments expected within sixty days as new crop nears, with old stock urged into competition. Local sales cited include Burgess of Scott county selling 20 hogsheads, Riester of Jessamine county selling 40, Roser of Fayette county selling 10, and Getty and Thompson trading smaller lots at varying prices.
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Cincinnati
Morris House
T. J. Burgess
Scott County
Kentucky
A. Riester
Jessamine County
Fred Roser
Fayette County
Globe House
Wm. Getty
Henry Thompson
Deer Park History and Wild Deer Tale in Clermont
The water street residence of Albert Heinrici recalls a former deer park once used by Hon. Thomas L. Shields around 1888. Deer were captured by Batavia youths and sold for a dollar each. The last wild deer in Clermont was reportedly killed near Deerfield road after tramping Elk Lick valley, with no record since. Deer remain in Batavia though elusive and more fond of antics than antlers.
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Albert Heinrici
Water Street
Thomas L. Shields
Shields
Batavia
Elk Lick
Afton
Elk Lick Valley
Deerfield Road
Consultation Day At Clermont County Medical Society Session
The Clermont County Medical Society meets at the courthouse with professors and laymen attending. Morning program includes minutes, reports, and Dr J H Andrews on obstructions of the air passage. Afternoon features new members, treasurer report, cases on a urethral calculus, and papers on syphilis and related discussions. Officers and censors listed. A bant of social notes mentions Batavian Glee Club performance and local health tips.
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Clermont County Medical Society
Court House
J. H. Andrews
Goshen
Ohio
Fayetteville Speech Fails as Wagons Promise Campbell Good Times
A parade for Campbell in Fayetteville drew about 1000 people, 50 locals and 200 Republicans among them, but the meeting failed to move the audience. The piece cites empty wagons, fading enthusiasm for Campbell, and a fractured Democratic party under Cleveland's administration.
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Court House
Fayetteville
Lon Stymers
Campbell
Cleveland
Brice
Nick
Owensville
Batavia
Brown
Clermont
Station Master Named for Batavia and Judicial District Picks
Stanley Hopkins chosen to head Batavia station, with Howard Silcott as assistant likely kept. Governor McKinley appoints George W. Stanley to the Lebanon vacancy on the third district bench after Judge Dilatush's death. Republican convention in Lebanon selects Milton Clark for the unexpired term. Xenia convention settles Clark’s candidacy. District leans Republican. Democratic nomination unlikely.
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McKinley
George W. Stanley
Lebanon
Dilatush
Milton Clark
Xenia
Clark
Ed Scott’s Handsome Store Offers Jewelry Novelties
Batavia shopkeeper Ed Scott, noted as a popular businessman and amiable figure, highlights a renewed jewelry stock with pins, rings, cuff buttons, clocks, watches, and a large array of musical instruments. The piece promotes early Christmas gift planning and assures customers of honest descriptions and quality. An upcoming public mass meeting date is hinted for Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Scott
Batavia
Scott
Hig Stock
Good Citizenship lecture in Goshen by Rev Work
Rev Dr Work of Cincinnati First Presbyterian will lecture on Good Citizenship at Goshen M E church Tuesday evening October 22 under Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor. Admission is free. Sunday morning next Rev Bell will preach an autumnal sermon at the Presbyterian church with music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Work
First Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati
Goshen M. E
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
The
Presbyterian Church
Bell
Bantam
Five Cents to Any Part of the Globe Postage Plan
A Cincinnati post office reports a global list of 204345 offices, with letters sent for five cents to any location and two cents to U S offices. The text traces postage rates from 25 cents in the 1840s down to two cents, noting easier communication across distant places.
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Globe
Cincinnati
United States
Egypt
Ohio Farmer's Institute Meeting Planned in Batavia
A winter gathering of the Ohio Farmers Institute will convene in Batavia, drawing progressive agriculturists from across the county. A preparatory farmers meeting at attorney Frank Rougebush’s Batavia office Saturday evening will form a committee and establish an organization with strong attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Farmer’s Institute
Batavia
Frank Rougebush
Origin of county names and local dispatch from Batavia
Ohio counties named for figures like Clinton after George Clinton and Fayette for Lafayette are cited. The Batavia meeting features Foraker and Douglas, with strong local notices on gas wells, a boxing bout, and weddings. Local travel notes and a scenic hillside foliage display are included.
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Clinton Republican
Ohio
Clinton
George Clinton
Union
Brown
Jacob Brown
Clermont
France
Fayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Greene
Nathaniel Greene
Highland
Scioto
Little Miami
Warren
Gen. Jos. Warren
Bunker Hill
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Geo
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League
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Carrie Homan
W. P. Richards
MAE
SORIA
Vsenevisss
Amelia League
Gidles Aces
V. Morris Quartette
McNeil
F. L. Clark
Blanch Montgomery
Chas
Hommeyer
Ogleiber
Bank
National Bank
Franklin
Tobacco Market
J. 8. Combs
J. B. Andrews
Miron I. Marsh
Phillip Kennedy
Laurel
L. H. Medaris
Fairmount
E. M. Brown
A. Morris
Glee Club
City Hall
Childrn
Stanley Hopkins
Hillsboro
Wisconsion
Schultz
Howard Silcott
Elizabeth Zimmerman
John Zimmerman
Harvey
Edward
Dreath
C. P. & W. Railroad Company
Uunt
Farmer’s Institute
Douglas
Corbet
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Texas
J. J. Weeness
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Connin
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