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