Milford Mystery of Tainted Hog Head Death
In Milford a 58 year old woman, Mrs. Mary Moore, dies after consuming tainted hogs head meat. An inquest, led by Acting Coroner Squire L M Clarke, finds no poison or blunt force. ptomaine poisoning suspected as doctors examine the stomach while the grocer confirms supplying the tainted meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire L. M. Clarke
Mary Moore
Granville Moore
Milford
Goshen
Dr. Gatch
Justice of the Peace
Clarke
Dennison
Gatch
Moore
Mulberry
Ben Church v Champaign County Court Ruling On Lynching Suit
The court decided in favor of Ben Church in a $5,000 lynching-related claim against Champaign County. The common pleas court invalidated the law, the circuit court upheld it, and the case proceeds to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben. Church
Champaign County
Click Mitchell
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Reorganization of the C P and V Road Directors Elected
At a stockholders meeting Judge A O Thompson was elected to the directory replacing Perii Langdon who retired. Samuel Hunt was re elected president and general manager with Evans R Dick as vice president. Thomas Hunt became secretary and treasurer. J J Collins assistant secretary. Gross earnings for year ending June 30 1898 reached $270,884.24, up $11,781.70 from 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeek
A.O. Thompson
Perii Langdon
Samuel Hunt
Evans R. Dick
Thomas Hunt
J. J. Collins
Georgetown Fair Receipts Trails Last Year Figures
The Georgetown News lists fair entries in categories such as poultry 567 fruit 162 vegetables 870 grain 176 factory goods 24 domestic goods 0 flowers 250 paintings 35 farm implements 30 needle work and fine art 165 pantry products 595 prettiest baby 5 and 570 membership tickets at 1.50 each. Admissions totaled 205 Wednesday 2861 Thursday 1812 Friday with total last year 5064 and this year 4878. Cash receipts last year 3028.58 this year 2902.88.
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Georgetown News
Georgetown
Bank cashier in Lisbon defaulter aged 71 faces blame
The article condemns a 71 year old National Bank cashier in Lisbon for defrauding many thousands of dollars. It argues aging worsens no excuse, noting life is short for vanities and repentance cannot undo crime, while contrasting views on youth and wealth. It also mentions Kate McSweeney of Wooster, 45, about to marry a titled man in London, valued at ten thousand dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Lisbon
Kate McSweeney
Wooster
London
Ollyite
William R. Walker
Walker
Atill
BE. Dowdney
United but want to be untied divorce pleas
Frances J. Davidson seeks divorce from Samuel Davidson alleging indolence cruelty neglect and drunkenness. They married at Afton and have seven children. She requests alimony and division of property and supplies from the fruit of her labor. Other filings include Lucy C. Jones seeking release from Arthur C. Jones with no children and Leila Burke Grossheim seeking divorce from her husband in Bethel with one child Earl Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances J. Davidson
Samuel Davidson
Afton
Feesburg
Brown County
Lucy C. Jones
Arthur C. Jones
Withamaville
Jones
Leila Burke Grossheim
Bethel
Earl Vincent
Ep worth League meeting at Mt. Pisgah program
Ep worth League program for November 8 at Mt. Pisgah M E Church lists morning session welcome address by Mt. Pisgah League Rev Davis Laurel responses by Miss Mary Eppert Amelia Quartet and others. Afternoon features recitation Our Centenary by Miss Pierce and readings by Miss Nettie Pierce. Evening program includes reading by Miss Nettie Pierce and a cornet solo Pure as Snow by Love Clark.
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Epworth League
Mt. Pisgah
M. E
Aneaiges Ges
Mt. Pisgah League
Davis
Laurel
Mary Eppert
Amelia
Etta Houser
Claude Houser
Sophie Horn
Cleona Searles
Rorciden
Colcceant
Penfield
Lindale
Brokaw
Amelia Afternoon
Mat McNeill
Love McNeill
Libbie McNeill
Miss Pierce
DeGarmo
Darling
Moscow
EOI Ae Debe Ate Ag League
Ohio Dog Protection Law Explained in Full
The Ohio general assembly enacts that stealing dogs is larceny with penalties. If the dog’s value exceeds 35 dollars the offender faces one to seven years in prison. under 35 dollars a fine up to 200 dollars or 30 days in jail or both. Malicious destruction of dog property valued at 100 dollars or more carries one to seven years. under 100 dollars a fine up to 500 dollars or 80 days in jail or both.
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General Assembly
State of
Ohio
Peculiar Portsmouth Wedding Financed by Tobacco Chew
Le roy Cornell and Miss Hattie Hubbard wed in Portsmouth with no money for a license. City Marshal Fred Smith paid, Rev. John B. Tracy agreed to tie the knot for a chew of tobacco. The groom and marshal searched pockets for the fee while the bride refused the tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Leroy Cornell
Hattie Hubbard
Fred Smith
John B. Tracy
Tracy
Presbyterian Church Social Planned at Local Church
Members of the Presbyterian church are invited to a church social Thursday evening. Luncheon will be served. The event aims to bring members into closer relations and broaden the church’s influence and usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Mrs Alonzo Malott Stricken With Lockjaw Near Afton
Mrs Alonzo Malott of afton is critically ill with tetanus, life in danger. The illness is rare, often follows a wound, but here the cause is unknown and the disease is typically fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Malott
Afton
Hillaboro Brother Dies. Third of Trio in Nine Months
Jacob Hiestand of Hillaboro died at his home last week in his 70th year. He was the third of three brothers from Hillaboro to die within nine months, ages ranging from 70 to 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hiestand
Hillaboro
Loveland and Miamiville detective association to meet
The Loveland and Miamiville horse thief detective association will hold its regular annual meeting in Loveland on Saturday November 5. Four full attendance is desired. Frank M. Thomas a commercial traveler visited The Courier on Monday and is a former husband of Annabelle Bundy Ohio cornetist and violinist who has performed in many cities and is secured this season by the Interstate lecture bureau.
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Loveland
Miamiville
Courier
Frank M. Thomas
Annabelle Bundy
Ohio
Cincinnati
Interstate Lecture Bureau
Bank Check Stamp Clarifies Tax on Bank Receipts
A Washington dispatch reports the Internal Revenue Commissioner has revised the tax treatment of bank receipts and checks. Receipts given to banks by debtors are not taxable if not forming negotiable checks. only checks that function as payment orders bear the stamp tax. Savings bank practices avoiding checks escape the tax.
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Uncle Sam
Washing
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Bethel Witch Legend and Noted Bethel Figures Revealed
A brief Bethel sketch from Howe’s Ohio history recounts a 1798 witch trial where Nancy Evans was weighed against the Bible, yielding a verdict claimed to calm neighbors. The note highlights Bethel’s prominent residents like Samul Medary founder of the Ohio Sun, editor of the Statesman, and future territorial governor, plus clergymen Rev Randolph Swing Foster and Rev Stephen Merrill, and General Thomas L. Hamer who found a legal path with Thomas Morris.
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the Courier
Howe
Ohio
Charles Kinney
Bethel
Hildebrand
Nancy Evans
Nancy
Bethel i
Samul Medary
Pennsylvania
Ohio Sun
Clermont County
Columbus
Statesman
Crisix
Kansas
Nebraska
David Swing
Randolph Swing Foster
Stephen M. Merrill
Thomas L. Hamer
Thomas Morris
Record tobacco crop beats Adams county mark in 1900s
West Union farmer P J Grooms said his Scott township crop totals about 6000 pounds and is housed stripped cured ready for market. Tobacco handler Ned Dugan calls it a county record as the first of November readiness is noted. Lebanon GOP notes a German newspaper planned in Warren county to capture legal notices but faces county printing opposition.
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West Union
P. J. Grooms
Scott Township
Ned Dugan
Adams County
Lebanon
Warren County
Morrow
Greene County
The Cincinnati Weekly Commercial Gazette Advertisement
The Commercial Gazette extols its wide readership and expansion as the oldest family newspaper in the West. It boasts ten compact pages of world news for families at less than one cent per copy, fifty cents a year, urging subscriptions.
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Cincinnati
Weekly Commercial Gazette
West
Weekly
Commercial Gazette
Grand jury cites delay in Vail bribery case
The Lebanon Patriot reports the grand jury notes the electors bribery case was postponed since a key witness lies outside the court’s jurisdiction. It recommends keeping the case on the docket for prompt action. The Wilmington Journal adds Hillsboro marshal arrested a heckler disrupting Pawnee Bill’s Wild West parade, nearly detaining him before show officials explained it was part of the performance.
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Lebanon
Grand Jury
Vail
Wilmington
Hillsboro
Hilsboro
Remarkable Autumn Delays Color Across The Countryside
The Journal notes an unusually green autumn with trees past middle October still vibrant. Pastures lawns remain lush, unlike typical years when leaves turn red and brown and fall sooner.
Daughter Fires At Father In Street No One Hit
Loretta Brookover fired two shots toward her father from a upstairs window Friday night in West Union. The dispute followed a recent divorce and the daughter now lives with her mother. authorities took no action. Reverend Bailey resumed pulpit duties at M E church after recovery from illness.
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Papa
West Union
Progressman Brown Earned 1700 Pension Claims Support
The Hon. Seth Brown has personally attended 1700 soldier pension claims over the last four years and two years respectively. He is portrayed as a diligent, businesslike advocate who has helped many obtain prompt favorable action, despite Democratic claims to the contrary. Water-works contract awarded to W H Meredith & Co for New Richmond installation. A note on Ohio’s long growing season and a Fairview Farm raspberry pie from Saturday’s harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Brown
Brown
Ohio
J. L. Barr
Fairview Farm
Doctor Ashburn Promoted to Assistant Surgeon in Regular Army
Dr. Percy Ashburn receives congratulations on his promotion to assistant surgeon in the regular army and transfer to the Army, with a period at Ft. Thomas. he and his wife visited Batavia friends on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Ashburn
Ft. Thomas
Batavia
Cadet Grant Sparks Gossip in Georgetown Gravel Club
In Ulyasea 8. Grant, His Life and Character Tramlin Garland notes local gossip about Cadet Grant returning from Wort Point. The Georgetown Gravel Club doubts his muskets potential while wiseacres cling to old views. Meanwhile humanitarian complaints target ladies wearing birds during Thanksgiving.
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Tramlin Garland
Ulyasea
Grant
Georgetown
Wort Point
Court House
Cadet Grant
Hessian Fly and Farm Pest Advice From Ohio Station
An 1848 report details Hessian fly damage in wheat from Frank Smith’s farm near Summit Station. F. M. Wester advises late sowing and crop rotation to avoid injury, and methods to combat weevils, corn root worm, and cinch bugs. Also notes on local property purchase and community notices.
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Ohio
F. M. Wester
East Fork
Lowell Roudebush
Indictments Unfold From Grand Jury Session Last Week
Grand jury charges include Fred Trump assault. Ernest Viers and William Hayden assault to kill. Hattie Powell larceny. Charles McAllister alias Charles Woolley assault to kill. Woolley or McAllister burglary. William Brown burglary. Charley Ramsey and Ed McAllister burglary. David Fitzwater petit larceny. Fitzwater and Samuel Miller petit larceny. three indictments bailed.
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Grand Jury
Fred Trump
Ernest Viers
William Hayden
Hattie Powell
Charles McAllister
Charles Woolley
William Brown
Charley Ramsey
Ed McAllister
David Fitzwater
Samuel Miller
Tobacco market shows renewed activity and fall trade hopes
The market has gained momentum with buyers encouraged for fall trade. Old stocks remain ample but new tobacco will take four months to reach manufacturers. Prices for low grades and red tips stay high while better grades rise only modestly. Earl Davis aged 18, son of Dr W O Davis, has been sent to the Athens asylum after typhoid fever left him unstable.
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Loulaville
Cincinnati
Earl Davis
W. O. Davis
Athens
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Little Miami Bridge
California Station
United
Epworth
Penitentiary
Tetanus
Historical Ohio
Witch Story
the Commercial Gazette
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Bailey
M. BE
Meredith & Company
Covington
New Richmond
John HaLpison
Stirling & Moore
Lucy Dunhem
Market Street
Herbert C. Smith
Joseph P. Smith
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
Clinton Republican
Nannie Kennedy
Mississippi
J. Williams
Little
Denver
Janes Robinson
Bright
England
France
America
Indies
A. E. Buchanan
Robert Buchanan
Tillie Kyser
Clermont
Charles Kyser
Leonard,Raper
Chicago
Tiffin
H. E. Hoy
Signa
Mary Parker
Schley
New York
Telegraph
Te Courier
Pharamactat Beck
Fortune
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