Miscellaneous News Stories

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1790's The Laziest Man in the World Lived in Southeastern Scioto County
1810 Biggest Tree in Ohio (Sycamore of Fifteen Horses)
1829 Extraordinary Circumstance of George Telston
1853 Earthquakes Felt in Portsmouth
1883 Clara Bell is Found
1887 Mrs. Sarah Gowdey - General Grant's Nurse
  Millionaire Peter Hayden Comes to Portsmouth
1888 Ida Runser Leaves to Study
  Harvey Sly Rodded at the Base of the Brain
1889 Dry Run Natural Furnace Discovered
  Mrs. William Lewis Struck by Brick
1893 Lorenzo Dow Owns the Oldest Sleigh in America
  The Wrong Man
1894 Ward Family in Distress
  Mrs. Robert Trexter Deserted by Her Husband
  Williard Claims Champion Girl
  Mrs. William Heid Accidentally Shot
  Robert Morris captures Largest Pike in this area
  Mrs. Meyers Inherits Several Thousand Dollars
  Will Evans, Champion Corn Husker
1895 Jones, Emmett, Seymour Feud
  Austin Missing man
  J. Ruggels to Leave for Fourth Trip
  John McDermitt Dies in Penitentary
  George Turner Fires at Bologna Thief
  Charles Tilton and Charles Butcher Skip for St. Louis
  Brothers Fight a Duel
  Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dunham Bicycle from Rhode Island to Portsmouth
  John Sturgeon Sent to Workhouse
  Spiritualists Search for Gold
  Fireman Mershon Totally Blind
  Jesse Bond Poisoned
  Robert McAuley Returns Home
  Ella Potts injured by collapse of brick oven
  Charles and William Sempler Engage in Drunken Encounter
  George Davis Estate
  Fratricid at a Dance
  William Price Assaulted
  George H. Freshell attempts suicide
1896 Mayor Holloway's House Burglarized
  Mary E. Martin declared insane
  M. Jacobs builds house, but forgets chimney
  Richard Masters shot at by James Moore
  Thomas McKee Arrested
  George Davis found in box car
  McFarland, Wertz, Dice refund crop money to tenants
  William Ferrell found in box car
1897 Dave Reed Falls at Iron Mill
  B. W. Scratton accidentally shot
   Little Girl Bitten by Rattlesnake
  Tree was old post office
  J.C. Cole one of Jesse James' Gang arrested in Portsmouth
  Mrs. Nancy Powell Burned
  Frank Lyons found with hands and feet tied
1899 Brickyard Strike
  Scioto Hills Site of "Free Love"
  Gold Found in Philip Multer Estate
  Mrs. Lillian Anders Divorces
  Hannah Gallagher Fatally Beaten
  Richard Junge Shot
1900 Lydia Williams Assaulted
1901 Katie Dolt Assaulted
  Race Riot at Ironton
1902 Kentucky Profanity Law
  Nannie Gillan accidentally shoots mother
  Bullet Injures Two
1903 From Newsboy to Millionaire
  William Glasco Attacks Miss Maloney
  Charley and Earl Polley Shot by Brother
  Mr. Jacob Schaefer Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
  Detroit Southern Railroad Camp Struck By Lightning
  Vincent Brown Accidentally Shot By Daughter
1904 Toy Pistol Factory in Portsmouth Explodes
  Berl Cooper Shot by Edward Burton
1905 Four Women Rescued
  Bomb Hurled at a House
  Wesley Tinsley and Bafter McElhaney Shot
1906 James Hart bit by snake
  Import Strike Breakers
  Mrs. Michael Burns Attempts Suicide
  Earl Houlton Injured in Football Game
  Local Residents Become Millionaires
1907 Fred Whiteman Shot by Policeman
1910 Samuel F. Bridwell Hit by Lightning
1911 Frank Lair & Wife Assaulted and Robbed
  Samuel Moore Will Lose Hand
1912 Jesse Niece shoots John Jamison
1913 Ohio State Federation of Labor Holds Meeting in Portsmouth
1914 Stephenson Sisters Admit Burglary
1917 Austrian Plots to Bomb Portsmouth
1918 Scouts in Rubbish Drive
1920 Mrs. George Willis Buried the Wrong Husband
  Postcard is Delivered--Mailed Nine Years Ago
1922 Elmire Higgins to Find Family
1923 Walker Brothers, Morris, McCain Convicted of Booze Making
  Mayor Stops KKK Parade
1924 Old Pals have "Pictures Took"
1927 Miss Beauford Hughes Falls from Cliff
  Portsmouth Woman Invents Sewing Machine Light
1929 Junior Bloomfield, 3, Poisoned
  Joseph Locke Shoots Wife & Mother-in-Law
  Motion Picture Theatre Owners Arrested
1930 Hunting Season Accidents
1931 Louis Hyland Robbed
  Andrew Payne Disappeared
  Mysterious Fish Deaths
  Marianne Moors Paris Bound
  John Lloyd Injured in Car Accident
  County Moonshiners
  Geraldine Abrahams has hiccoughs for 1 year
  George Williams robbed
  Mary Coddle & Daisy Theobald Injured in Accident
  Ellis Nelson Swallows Bottle Cap
1932 Wingless Chicken in Portsmouth
  City Manager Frank Sheehan Received Threatening Letters
   292,300 Loaves of Bread Donated
  Clay Township Money is Missing
  Grace Fuller & Marvin Groog pass bad coins
  James Haley dies from Scarlet Fever
  Nina Bouts is Missing
  Elizabeth Fletcher Found in Lima
  John Osborn stabbed
  William Pennywick beaten at auction
1933 Gladys Shover Swallows Plum Stone
  Cock Fight Tax
  Free Beer With Meals
  Boat Idea Sinks
  State Reps. Hurt In Pike Country Wreck
  Arch Bolton Stabbed in Row
  Sheriff Bridwell Stabbed
  Grocer Takes "Play" Money
  Liquor Costs CWA Workers to be Arrested
  A New Dam is Needed
1934 Kentucky Governor Receives Death Threats with Portsmouth Postmark
  George Flagg shot
  Branch Rickey's parents injured in auto accident
  Alfred Angel shot
  Betty Stratton Walks in Sleep
  Loren Coffman Disappears
  William Newman Tortured and Robbed
1935 Four Rob Montgomery Wards Store
  Citizens Fight Ban on Dancing  
1936 Boys Missing Mother Hunted
1937 Miss Ruth Lloyd becomes Head of Tax Committee
  Carl Hall, Cult Leader, Hiding in Portsmouth
  Typhoid Fever Hits Portsmouth
1943 Deer Hunting Returns to Ohio After 50-Year Absence
  Deer Season Ends In Ohio
1944 Ronald Boggs, age 3, disappears
1946 Homer Hickman Killed in Auto Accident
1947 Bus passengers have hour of terror
  Everett Lee Anderson, Willie Ray Welch Holdup Bus
1952 Women Choose Church Over Jail Time
  Doctors Set $1 a Mile Fee on Country Calls
  Squirrels Lead to Gun Battle; Two Wounded
1953 Suspected Sheriff's Slayers Stop in Wheelersburg
  Slot Machines Found in Ohio River
1955 Chez Paree in Wheelersburg Busted for Bingo
1958 Jet Plane Crashes in Ironton
  Boy Scout Shoots Sheriff
1959 McDermott Bomb Attempt
1960 Cattle Rustlers
1965 Hills Robbery Suspect Caught
1966 William Harsha III Injured in Auto Accident
1968 French Weather Balloon Lands in Scioto County