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Source: CONNEAUT GAZETTE - Conneaut, Ohio,
Thursday, March 28, 1839 - Whole No. 366

Major Morgan Neville, well known in the literary world died on the 23th ult. at Cincinnati.
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Dated: Aug. 11, 1869
Among other news.....
C. Kepper, a young man, while in the act of placing a set of wagon wheels into a wagon, slipped and fell, one of the wheels falling on him, cutting his head in a dreadful manner. He was thought to be otherwise seriously injured.
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Caster Deivel, a boy ten years old, today, while attempting to cross the street hurriedly, fell in front of a street car, which passed over his right foot, crushing it before the car could be stopped.
(Found at Genealogy Bank, Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

Source: Jamestown Journal - New York
Dated: Dec. 15, 1871
Near the village of Montgomery, Hamilton county, Ohio, a drunken husband went home and amused himself by breaking furniture, dishes, etc. The wife looked on, and when the work of destruction had ceased, sat down and made out a bill, embracing each article destroyed and its value. This done she went to the saloon keeper who sold the liquor to her husband and demanded the amount of the bill. He saw she meant business and "forked over" the full amount.

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
Date: Feb. 5, 1872

(Mortuary Notice)
OHIO.
An Express Robber Shot.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 3. - A man, giving his name as James Trimble, attempted to rob Adams' express car, on the Pan Handle route, this morning but was discovered by the armed guard, who fired upon and wounded him. Trimble, who says he was formerly brakeman on the road, was brought here and placed in the hospital.

Sad Occurrence.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 4 - Two young ladies, named Mary and Kate Daly, while crossing the Ohio river this evening, broke the ice and were drowned.

Hon. Hocking H. Hunter died this morning at Lancaster, aged 71 years.

Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette - Ohio
Date: July 23, 1874
HAMILTON.
Seven boarders at the residence of Sheriff Allen.
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The Universalist Church give a social at the residence of Mr. Russell, July 30.

Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette - Ohio
Dated: Sept. 23, 1879
DIED DRUNK.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
TROY, Sept. 22 - Yesterday evening a man named Peter KNOOP, hailing from Casstown, this county, was found on the street in advanced state of intoxication, and placed in the calaboose in City Hall. This morning he was found dead, having expired sometime during the night, and his face had turned black. Coroner KITZMILLER was summoned, and an autopsy held over the body, as the circumstances are considered somewhat suspicious. KNOOP was a single man, about forty years of age, and had long been under the care of a guardian. The results of one of the Coroner's investigations have not yet been made known.

Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette - Ohio
Dated: Jan. 1, 1880
COLLEGE HILL - Miss Jennie Coons, of West Fourth street, Cincinnati; Miss Mamie DeSerisy, of College Hill, and Miss Lizzie Marsh, of the Twenty-fifty Ward, will be pleased to see their friends at the latter's residence, corner of Chase and Dane avenues, on New Years's Day.
(Transcribed from Genealogy Bank by Sharon Wick on 6/7/2009)

Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Dated: Feb. 14, 1881
JOHN LOGAN DEAD.
CROWN and WEAVER Charged With His Murder in Custody/
John LOGAN, the man who was shot last Thursday night by John CROWN, on the corner of Longworth street and Central Avenue, died Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the City Hospital. Coroner RENDIGS was notified, and after seeing the body, ordered Dr. ROTHAKER to hold a post mortem examination, which was done yesterday, afternoon between the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock. As will be remembered, CROWN, who was arrested charged with the shooting, was released on $500 bail, furnishing as security George B. COX, Friday morning. When it was announced that LOGAN was dead Sergeant RITTWEGER, of Ninth Street Station, arrested CROWN on a capias and lodged him in the Ninth Street Station charged with murder. Lou. WEAVER, who was supposed to be connected with the commission of the crime, delivered himself to Lieut. REILLY Saturday, and was locked up on the same charge. The post mortem examination developed the fact that the bullet entered the left side, and passing through the lungs, lodged on the right side near the ribs. The inquest will be held this morning at 10 o'clock.

Source: Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Dated: Aug. 21, 1882
CINCINNATI -
Last week there were 119 deaths.
     Mr. Geo. W. BISHOP has recovered from a long spell of sickness.
     The carriage blacksmiths have formed a union. They will hold a meeting to-night at Tivoli Hall.
    James A. HOGWOOD, who was run over on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad Saturday evening, died yesterday at the hospital at 5 p.m.
     Ernest E. HUGE has been appointed administrator of Ernest W. HUGE, deceased. Estate $2,000 in personalty; $5,000 in realty.
     Mr. William C. HOWARD, clerk of the United States courts leaves to-day for Iowa and Minnesota on a month's sporting jaunt.
     Letters of administration in the estate of George SIERING were granted on Saturday to Howard DOUGLASS. Personalty, $1,000; realty, $5,000.
     A couple of boys, Geo. McLEAN and Hennis CASLEY, aged respectively fourteen and thirteen, ran away from the Cumminsville Orphan Asylum at about 7 o'clock last evening.
     The Continental Tiems of August 5, chronicles the whereabouts of Cincinnatians in Europe as follows: At Geneva, Dr. H. E. KIRBY, Mr. and Mrs. H. LLOYD; at Baden-Baden, Mrs. L. VOGT.
     Rev. Dr. DeWITT, of Philadelphia, who has been called to the chair in the faculty of Lane Theological Seminary made vacant by the death of Dr. HUMPHRIES, will arrive in the city on Saturday next, and assume his new duties upon the opening of the collegiate year, September 14.
     The "free rum and no Sunday" advocates, sailing under the name of the Association of Independent Citizens, announce the following speakers at their demonstration Sept. 21: Judge STALLO, Hon. E. W. KITTREDGE, Dr. STARKLOFF, of St. Louis; Ex-Lieut. Gove MULLER, of Cleveland and Senator BAYARD, of Delaware.
     Charles EVANS, living at No. 52 East Sixth street yesterday afternoon about 6 o'clock, on Sixth, between Main and Walnut streets, noticed two men, who, by their actions, appeared to be trying to rob a colored man. He interfered to spoil their game, and for h is pains he was knocked down and seriously cut about the head.
     The Cincinnati Artillery met yesterday afternoon and transacted usual routine business, Lieut E. V. HEIFERICH, of Company I, 1st Regiment, was present, and gave the members of the now company some information of value. The battery meets again on Tuesday evening at 115 Carr street, and all the members are expected to be on hand. Assistant Adjt. Geo. CARR and other military men will be present.
     Joseph DERMAN, who lives at No. 24 Abigail street, ce3lebrated Yesterday's day of rest by getting most gloriously drunk. In the evening he brought up at Tony NEIZER's saloon, No. 554 Vine, where he was refused drink and ejected from the premises. In his efforts to obtain an entrance he thrust his right hand through two panes of glass, cutting his wrist to the bone and severing the artery. He was taken to the hospital.
     At 5 o'clock last Saturday afternoon the police raided the inro bank at 208 Vine street, and arrested the dealor, Tom CORCORAN, at the same time capturing the faro box and chips. The players, who were seated around the table escaped by means of the back door. CORCORAN was charged with exhibiting gaming devices, and locked up for half an hour, when his friend bailed him out. His case will come before the Police Court this morning.
     Lew RIEHL, of the telegraph corps in the Fire Department, is a father, and at present he is totally unfit for duty, being nearly out of his head for joy. This is the way he announced the fact to his companions: "Hello, there; hello! It's come, and it's a boy." "A boy, you say?" "You bet your life it is;" and just at this point Lew's smiles and chuckles of satisfaction prevented anything further being distinguished. Lew, is "getting 'em up" to the boys in honor of the auspicious occurrence

COVINGTON -
     The finishing touches are being given to the Children's Home, and the building makes a very handsome and substantial appearance. The formal dedication of the Home will probably take place next month.
     The colored camp meeting at Buena Vista Garden is attracting the attention of the colored people in this city and vicinity. The serviesswill be held all week.
     Commadore Sam. COFFIN, of the Backyard Company, has commenced preparing a ship sixty feet long to be displayed in the Exposition parade.
     Hon. H. P. STEPHENS and Judge T. Jeff. PHELPS have formed a new partnership, and will shortly open an office in this city.
PERSONAL - Mr. Ed. STARKE is entertaining a young bank teller at his home. - Mr. and Mrs. Amos Shinklic are at Saratoga, where they will remain a few weeks. - Dr. John STEVENSON reached home Saturday and wife will not be back before the 15th of next month. - Miss Mary HOLMA, of Indianapolis, is the guest of Mrs. John HAYES, of this city. - Miss Lucy MORGAN leaves today for Lexington on a visit to her aunt., Mrs. DOWLING - Mr. O. F. STARKE, of Paris, is visiting his mother in this city - Mrs. J. B. MECKLENBERG, who has been visiting out at St. Paul, Minn., reached home Saturday night. - The marriage of Hon. Dudley Glenn, of this city, and Miss Mason, of South Covington, takes place at Trinity Chapel, at the latter place, tomorrow afternoon - The Kentucky Central will run a special train, leaving here at 5 o'clock, for the accommodation of guests from this city.

     The union services held by the congregations of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches have been quite a success thus far. The service last night was held at the Eleventh Street M. E. Church. The services were conducted by Rev. J. W. WALDEN, pastor of the Fourth Street Presbyterian Church.
     Rev. O. A. BARTHOLOMEW commenced yesterday evening the delivery of the last series of Sunday evening lectures to be given previous to his departure for Philadelphia. His subject was, Can the Book of Revelation be Understood?"

NEWPORT -
     The Ladies' Society of the Columbia Street Presbyterian Church will give a lawn fete tomorrow evening on the grounds surrounding the residence of J. B. WAGNER, Esq., on Columbia Street.
     REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS -
Wm. E. LANE, trustee to Wm. F. KELLY, lot No. 211, James Taylor's East Row addition (continued), east side of Overton, between Mayo and Ringgold streets, 36 by 125 feet, $1,179.
Same to M. BURKE, Lot no. 253, same addition, east side of Overton, between Ringgold and Harris streets, 36 by 125 feet: $1,188.

MORE OF THIS ARTICLE TO BE ADDED

Source: The Aberdeen News
Date: July 2, 1886

At Cincinnati, Ohio, Wm. J. Sonderson, Justice of the Peace, plead guilty in the Police Court to a charge of assault and battery preferred by a Mrs. Gibbons, and was sentenced to two months in the Work House and to pay a fine of $100. His appeal for mercy on the ground that he was drunk when he committed the offense was not successful.
(Submitted by Sharon Wick)

Source: Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
Date: June 11, 1885
MURDERED HIS MOTHER
Confession of an Ohio Monster Under Sentence of Death.
CINCINNATI, June 10. - Schneider, who is in the Hamilton, Ohio Jail sentenced to be hanged June 19th for killing his mother, made confession today to the jailer and his spiritual adviser. He said his mother had threatened to poison his wife, and had asked him to let her live with him. He agreed to let her live with him half the time, but at supper a quarrel arose and the mother demanded to be taken to the railroad station. On the way she said that if his wife was dead, she would have a home. This maddened him and he struck her on the head with a stone and carried her off and buried her. He then invented the story that a tramp met them and murdered his mother.
(Submitted by Sharon Wick)

Source: Inter Ocean - Illinois
Dated: Aug. 15, 1895
CINCINNATI A. P. A. EXCITED
Whether or Not a Member Died a Catholic the Cause.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - Aug. 14 - A bitter creed agitation broke out here tonight. R. E. MOREHEAD, aged 35 years, died at 9 a.m. today at his home, 155 Central avenue. He was a member of Washington Council of the anti-Catholic order known as the American Flag. He affiliated with A. P). A. men, but could not belong to that order because his wife is a Catholic. Today it was announced that MOREHEAD died a Catholic, and that the family did not want Washington Council or other local lodges of the American Flag to participate at the funeral. The lodges insisted on their usual service for members. Their request to be at the Cathedral Saturday morning was also denied. The members of the order held an indignation meeting tonight, at which it was publicly question where MOREHEAD died a Catholic. Members of the A. P. A. are taking part in the agitation. MOREHEAD's cashier in his restaurant is also a member of the American Flag. He said MOREHEAD was unconscious for some time before the priest was called to administer the last rites, and that he died unconscious. He also asserted that the family would not allow him or any other members of the order to see MOREHEAD after his condition became serious. The officiating priest is unable to state whether MOREHEAD was conscious or not, and stated that it is not a material point in his duty, as he was called by Mrs. MOREHEAD. The members of the American Flag and the A. P. A. are causing a great stir over the case.

Source: Boston Journal - published as Boston Sunday Journal
Date: July 27, 1902
Thrice Married. Twice Divorced from Same Man - Ohio Couple's Remarkable Inconsistancy
Hamilton, O., July 26 - Myrtle Morris Wade is at the home of her mother in this city, and it is said she will not return to her young husband in Cincinnati. Mrs. Wade is only 22 years of age, but has had an interesting matrimonial career, all with one man. She married Ben C. Wade in Hamilton, and she was divorced from him.
Then they married again and went to Cincinnati. There she was divorced again. A few months later she once more married the man from whom she had been twice divorced. The Wades have two children, who are now with Mrs. Wade at the Morris home, in Healton Street, in this city. Mrs. Wade says that she will not return to her husband, but that she has not thought anything about again instituting proceedings for divorce.
(Submitted by Sharon Wick)

Source: Gazette-Telegraph - Colorado
Dated: Dec. 22, 1910
3 DIED IN CINCINNATI FIRE; LOSS $2,082,000
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21 - With a dozen streams still playing upon the smouldering ruins of the fire that destroyed a block of Cincinnati's manufacturing district early this morning, the recapitulation of loss in life and property has been completed and shows the disaster to be larger than any of the estimates placed during the progress of the configuration.
     The final count taken this afternoon shows that three men lost their lives, six were injured, one perhaps fatally, while the property loss is $2,083,000 covered by insurance of $1,400,000.
     The origin of the blaze at both the Krippendorf-O'Neal company's plant and the A. J. Nurre Warehouse is unknown, but the manner in which the huge buildings burned like tinder for the belief upon the fire department that the place was the result of incendiarism.
     It is conceded tonight that the body of Charles SWENGEL, ladderman of fire company No. 15, is buried under the ruins.
     The fire, which started at 2 o'clock, was one of the most disastrous that the local fire department has had to battle with for many years. At the time the fire broke out, a high wind was blowing. When the flames were finally brought under control, 10 firms had been burned out and eight large buildings destroyed.
     An entire block from Ninth and Sycamore streets to Broadway was swept by the flames. The firms burned out are:
     Krippendorf & O'Neal Shoe Co., southeast corner Ninth and Sycamore streets; Taylor Poole Leather Co., northwest corner of Ninth and Sycamore streets; Cahill Shoe Co., adjoining; Twinlock Co., adjoining Krippendorf & O'Neal on the south; Sacamore Street Stable Co., barn, Giless Pfleger Leather Co., Victor Safe and Lock Co., northwest corner Ninth and Broadway; warehouse of A. & J. Nurro Co., picture frames and mouldings, Broadway, opposite Ninth, P. E. O. Duncan, paper box factory, adjoining the Nurre warehouse, and the Wildberg Box factory in the rear of the Nurre plant.
     The fire, it is believed, started in the engine room of the plant of the Krippendorf & O'Neal company, Hardley had the fire been discovered when the flames leaped from almost every window from cellar to roof.
     When the fire apparatus arrived it was seen that the shoe factory was doomed and the firemen turned to the work of trying to save adjoining buildings. They practically surrounded the fire with water, but it had too much of a start and aided by the wind it continued to spread from building to building.
     While the fire was at its height a wall of Krippendorf building fell and buried Robert GREAR. His body was recovered. Four other firemen, HUMPHREYS, GEIGER, MORGAN and Captain TINLEY, were also caught by the falling wall and all badly injured.
     Shortly afterward the list of injured firemen were added to by the names of LUHN and HALL. LUHN was at work in a stable in the rear of Griess Pfleger company when he stepped into the hatchway and fell two stories, breaking several ribs and otherwise injuring himself. He was the most seriously hurt of any of the firemen.
     Hardley had these two men been taken to hospitals when an iron electric light pole 200 feet from the apparent danger zone of the fire toppled over and crushed a white boy. He died on the way to the hospita.
(Submitted by Sharon Wick)

Source: Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH
Dated: Feb. 27, 1914
SAYS WIFE'S LOVE DIED - Cincinnati Man Tells Jury Canadian Caused Woman's Death.
CHICAGO. Feb. 26 - W. C. ELLIS former Cincinnati leather merchant, charged with murdering his wife in a hotel here last October, took the witness stand in his own defense today. His wife's interests in another man, Fred CAULDWELL of Brantford Ont. ELLIS said , was the cause of the marital unhappiness that led to her death.
"We were more like a young married couple than one married nine years until last August, when we went to Brantford, Ont." he said. "There we were introduced to Fred CAULDWELL, and from that time Mrs. ELLIS paid little attention to me. Last October she said she needed a rest and wanted to go to Chicago. She said she would go to a hotel and I said I did not think that proper.
ELLIS will continue on the stand tomorrow morning.

Source: Grand Rapids Press
Dated: July 10, 1915
RECOVER THIRTY-TWO BODIES IN CINCINNATI
Six Members of Tow Boat Crew Believed to Have Died in Tornado.
CINCINNATI - July 10, - Another body, that of a man named Isaac COHEN of Hamilton, O., found in the ruins of a collapsed building early today, swelled the total of known deaths from the storm of Wednesday night to thirty-two.
Nothing has been heard of the six missing members of the crew of the towboat Convoy and they are being counted among the dead, bringing the total of known dead and probable dead up to thirty-eight.

Source: Lexington Herald - Kentucky
Dated: Feb. 1, 1920
CINCINNATI MAYOR NAMED NOWELL ADMINISTRATOR
Second Wife Denied Papers; Millions are Involved.
     In his private capacity as a attorney, Mayor John GALVIN, of Cincinnati, was appointed Saturday administrator of the estate of E. M. NOWELL wealthy oil operator of Kentucky and Oklahoma, and widely known in Lexington, who died suddenly Tuesday at a Cincinnati hotel.
     Mrs. E. M. NOWELL, the second wife, who lives in Cincinnati, also applied for administration papers as the widow of NOWELL. NOWELL had four children in Birmingham, Ala., by a first wife, who has since died. Attorneys objected to the appointment of Mrs. NOWELL on the ground that NOWELLwas a legal resident of Birmingham and that the children there were the real heirs. Several million dollars are said to be involved. NOWELL left no will.
     The four children of the wealthy oil operator were insured for a total of $200,000. Mr. NOWELL took out $50,000 of the amount of a few days before his death, he told friends in Lexington when here Monday, the day before he died of appoplexy.
     He was a senior partner of the firm of NOWELL & ROGERS, who owned the Pendergrass lease in Lee county, on which are eighty-eight producing wells. Entering the oil business after being an insurance salesman in Atlanta, Ga., NOWELL made a fortune in a few years.

Source: The Lima Daily News
May 18, 1920

Akron
Leroy Dunlap, leader of sensational escape from Akron prison last week is convicted of murder in the first degree. If recaptured he will probably go to the electric chair, as mercy was not recommended. He is one of five who shot an Akron restaurant proprietor.
(Submitted by Sharon Wick)

Source: Dallas Morning News - Texas
Dated: Aug. 29, 1932
Cincinnati Editor Dies.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 28 (AP) - George S. McDOWELL, 76, managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer and dean of Cincinnati newspaper men, died Sunday from a heart attack. He had worked on local newspapers fifty-two years, thirty-six with the Enquirer.

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