Local notices and social updates from Batavia area
School books and supplies advertised at Kilnes Batavia. Mrs Braonaugh returns from Indianapolis. New Richmond council bills another $1 262 approved. Rapp Bros promotions and a $60 buggy prize. John Norris back from Adams county after two weeks. Cabinets sale at Well Dickinson’s through November 1. Foles’s Honey and Tar pitched for coughs and pneumonia prevention. Betsy and family visits noted. Auditor Penn Williams returns from Felicity. Mrs Parrott attends State Federation in Columbus. Stationed to Highland Park and Batavia by C G P Toad. Force breakfast cereal ad mentions. George Ort fined for selling liquor to a minor. Milford beats Batavia 80 to 0 in football. Will Teal to New York for lithography work. Will Sterling considers army re-enlistment. Missing registered letter for Mrs Hinder. Emma Browning sails to San Francisco November 10 on American Maru. Gregg and Peabody plan Texas lumber venture. Quarterly conference Oct 24 at U B church. Sunday services and Lord’s Supper observed. Public trolley rides and bridge watching discussed. Minerva Smith touts Foley's Honey and Tar. Swing road grading shifts from Fayetteville to Boston. Butter makers offered Star Cream Separator and Frost King models via C W Racades Williamsburg Ohio. George R Carter moves to Connersville for leather furnishings business. Towner Marsh and Chiles also relocate.
Absolutely Pure and Portraits in a Small Town Paper
A show window portrait of Captain Dell Hulick, famed old band master, prompts nostalgic notes. The wedding of Day Worstell to Lillie Moyer is announced for October 25 at the Worstell home. Local notices include giveaways at Rapp Bros and various sales and property purchases, with military veterans sought for government mail positions and a Kentucky Democratic vote tally showing a large lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Hulick
8D Brigade
Glancy
Seing faction road progress and local notices
Over seventy percent of the Seing faction road from Hillsboro to Cincinnati is finished with track laid quickly. J W Watson died October 15 at his Lancre Hill home in his 65th year. funeral at Carmel cemetery. Dickinsons offers cheap photos from Oct 15 to Nov 1. Bethel advertises sealed bids for an electric light plant openings on November 14. Mission Ridge memorial dedication date changed to November 12 with local veterans involvement. Ohio Newspaper Women's Association elected Mrs John S Parrott from this place as member during annual Columbus session. Richard Worstell, printer, married Anna Hunter at his sister’s Spring Street home.
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Seing Faction
Hillsboro
Cincinnati
J. W. Watson
Lancre Hill
Carmel
Ohio
Mission Ridge
Women’s Association
John 8. Parrott
Richard Worstell
Frank Nicol
Spring Street
Anna Hunter
New Richmond
Worstell
Social notes from Crosstown column recount local visits
Mr and Mrs James Runyan spent time in Loveland with relatives. Mrs Mary Daily of Williamsburg visited her brother F W Walker. William Varney and companions attended the local literary event at W H Ireton s. Gus Zimmer Emma Lillian Walker and Mamie Reed joined the Felicity Institute outing. Jessie Connor and Steward wed on October 11. Oliver Harlow celebrated their 10th anniversary. Mehl bought a wheelchair. May McClelland of Williamsburg visits. J G Caldwell family hosted visitors. Irwin couple visited W H Ireton. Thaddeus E Reade of Upland Indiana passed through to Cumberland Tenn and stayed with his uncle W H Ireton and Joseph Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Hall
G. M. Caldwell
Cincinnati
James Caldwell
J.G. Irwin
W. H. Ireton
Thaddeus E. Reade
Upland
Indiana
Cumberland
Tennessee
Joseph Dennis
Harry
Johnsonian Free Trade Platform Attacked as Ultra Doctrinaire
A Gunton's Magazine excerpt argues that Johnson favors free trade, would abolish tariffs and land taxes, and views all manufactures as targets. It contrasts Johnson with Bryan and George, labeling his campaign a crusade against society and warning of industrial panic if tariffs are reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
George
Bryan
Ohio
Stray Shots Reflect on Money Market Brighter Outlook
A strong letter to a Cincinnati banker from New York City's leading money lender, a representative of major financial interests, asserts the money market is brighter and clearer than in the past eighteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York City
Three Ohio Cities Show Divergent Tax Paths Under Federal Plan
A comparison of Columbus Toledo and Cleveland reveals higher city and school tax rates in 1902, with Cleveland at 24.7 mills leading rises while Cincinnati posts the lowest rate. Johnson's federal plan in Cleveland drives a 4.4 mill jump, boosting city revenue. Columbus and Toledo follow suit under local administrations. Cincinnati history shows a steady nine year tax reduction from 21.56 mills to 16.32, contrasting with the other cities. The piece critiques local officials and notes political tensions around tax policy and party activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio
Johnson
Hinkle
Jones
Johnsonism and Bryanism Compared in Ohio Motive
The Johnson movement in Ohio mirrors the George movement of 1886 and the Bryan movement of 1896, but Johnson differs as a wealthier, more experienced operative. He lacks a fixed conscientious doctrine, relies on political showmanship, and can outspend rivals to sway the masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ohio
George
Bryan
Congress
Cleveland
Gunton
Bryan Democrats in Sandusky Comment Sparks Party Debate
The article quotes Bryan urging harsher action against traitorous Democrats while praising Johnson for “lashing renegade Democrats.” It questions who can judge other Democrats and condemns the Ohio political stance as risky. It notes Ohio bank deposits rising in cities like Toledo and Youngstown, signaling state prosperity amid the Johnson crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Sandusky
Johnson
Nebraska
Ohio
Toledo
Youngstown
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Adams County
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John Bunn
M. D
Ray Scott
Bethel
Lelia Anderson
W. H. Banister
Mary Holmes
Shepard
Bertha Martin
Newport
Kentucky
Mesdames Norris and
Savage
Penn Williams
Felicity
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State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Columbus Grove
Dayton
Foley
M.D
Highland Park
George Ort
Williamsburg
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Milford
Batavias
Will Teal
New York
Will Sterling
Ely
Hinder
Emma Browning
Wilmington
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Japan
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Grace Ballard
George W. Gregg
Mr. Peabody
Texas
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J. C. Bremer
Minerva Smith
Danville, Il
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Boyle
Clermont
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C. W. Racades
George R. Carter
Connorsville
Connersville
Messra
Towner
Marah
Chiles
Castoria
Robert Worstell
Misa Lillie Moyer
Jackson Township
Kiine
Main Street
Pittsburg
William Rush
Kate Robinson
Market Street
Rash
Charley Robinson
Bert Shrievee
Georgetown
Lexington
Lion Coffee
Loveland
MT. Crab
Blanchester
King’s Mills
Morrow
Maineville
Clermont CO
Pointe
Slade, M’gr
H. Lindsley & Son’s
Eeste
H. Lindsley & Son
Batayvia, Ohio
Dickinson
Weil. Dickinson
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Buckingham
Narhan
Castori
DeWitt’s
Wsant Sane
Cleveland City
Cuyahoga County
Johnason
Citizen
Cincinnati Enquirer
Turnipseed
J. J. Werner
Fetter’s
Marsh Manufacturing Co
Lake Street
Chicago
Kiine’s
Kline
Agld Ae Ee
Frazier & Hicks, Attys
Batavia, Ohio
W. R. Walker
Batavia Building & Loan Company
Nelson , Cramrr, Atty
Fosdick
Lincoln Oil Co
O. T. Robertson
L. & O Robertson
Race Street
Race and
Longworth
Citizens’ Tele Phone Company
W. H. Baum
O. Janelztr
F. P. Hamilton
West 7Th Street
Race
Elm
J.P. Pate
Monterey
C. P. Gray
Central
Seventh Street
Vine
Leverone
O. F. Fetter
Kaufman’s
Pearl and Sycamore
J.C. Fur
Clarke
Bryan Democrats
Court OF Common Pleas
Clermont County
Anna Brown Crane
Edward Q. Crane
yAts Q. Crane
Epwin C
Evy
Frazier & Hicks
Rapp & Coyle
Dr. Kilmer & Home of
Swamp-Root. Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cordova
Bren
Jared
Standard Oil
C. Sederberg
Jewelry
Milford, Ohio
Minneapolis
James Mulloy
Goshen
Eltzroth
Pressant Plain
Newtonnville Roller Mille
GEO
Mt. Carme
Frazier & Hick
Rachel Danberry
Singer
E. E. Marshall
Hamlet
Citizens
Hartman & Steffin's
Singer Manufacturing Company
Wm. Schwab
Bataia
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