“Neighbors and friends accorded 62 year-old Louis Smith, the village blacksmith of Fullerton, Kentucky, a warm welcome, when he returned to his home with his bonny bride from this side of the raging Ohio, Monday evening. At the Probate office Dr. Jackson united him in marriage to Mrs. Lina Webb, a comely widow, who is …
Death Claims Popular Shoe Factory Foreman
“In the prime of a busy and useful life, the death summons came early Tuesday night to Charles C. Hobstetter, well-known shoe factory foreman at his home 374 New Fifth street. An attack of typhoid fever which was most serious from it incipiency hardly a week ago, was the cause of his untimely end.” “A …
Shocking Murder In West End; John Morris Shot Down By Woman
“John William Richard Morris, aged 43, proprietor of the Star barber shop, was shot and almost instantly killed in his place of business in the Massie Block, on Market street, by Mrs. Nettie Collison Baker Shumate, aged 41, a comely grass widow, at 7:55 Wednesday evening.” “The murder came as a sequel to repeated clashes …
Child Fatally Burned During Play in Cabin
“Mary Lou Buckle, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Buckle of Swauger Valley, died at 11:40 PM Thursday in Mercy hospital of burns which she sustained when her clothing caught fire while she was playing Thursday afternoon. Her body was severely burned and she was also burned about the face, hands and …
Dad Brown Fell From Grace Again and Is in the Station House.
Dad Brown, once a firefighter, was recently arrested along with Mandy Martin at her home in “Paradise Alley.” Previously incarcerated for “various infidelities,” he now faces another likely term in the Cincinnati workhouse. Both were seized in bed and detained by the police.
The Sad Tragic Endings: Alexander’s Final Act and the Heartbreak of His Family
“During the summer months, Alexander has been sleeping in the stable in the tear of his home. His wife chose the comforts of the environments of the bedroom in the dwelling. Arising from his bed at an unusually early hour, Alexander walked into the house. Without arousing his wife, Rachel Alexander, took his rifle from …
From Divorce to Death: The Unraveling of Walter Brown in 1926
Brown Agrees To Pay “By agreement Walter Brown will pay his wife, Daisy Brown, of Eleventh street, the sum of $10 a week, according to an approved entry filed in the office of the clerk of court. Wednesday, pending the final hearing on her petition for divorce and alimony.” “Judge Thomas also allowed a temporary …
Infant Dies from Eating Contaminated Beef
“A four-year old daughter of Mr. Silver, son-in-law of Mr. Reynolds who recently bought the WJ Shannon farm at Mt. Joy died from ptomaine poisoning caused from eating canned beef at their home in West Virginia last week just as the family was ready to move to Ohio.” “The remains were brought to Mt. Joy …
Paternity Case Decided
“It required a jury in Judge Blair’s court just forty minutes Thursday morning, to bring in a verdict of guilty in the paternity case of Lucille Liming against James Piatt. The trial started late Wednesday and was resumed at the opening of court Thursday morning. The complainant went on the stand and named the defendant …
The Twin Creek War and News from Buena Vista
“No battle as yet between the Roman Regulators and the Twin Creek tribe . The latter ‘hold the fort,’ which is built like the old-fashioned blockhouse in which the pioneers fought against the Indians. It is situated close to the head of Twin Creek, well supplied with guns and ammunition. A guard is stationed each …