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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1914
Page
2
Martial law grips Paris with crowds flagging the town while citizens stay indoors by nine. The city shows color with bunting and tri colors as volunteers fill roles. American artists convert a lodge into a military hospital and a touching crowd scene marks soldiers departing with gifts and cheers.
The article notes a curfew from 9 p.m. with cafes closing at 8 and streets empty while Paris enforces martial law. It highlights women replacing men in shops and cafes, guards on underground trains, and society’s rapid social shift as Americans and foreign residents face police controls and passports.
A reflective essay compares past European military leadership with broader national traits. It weighs whether future warfare hinges on individual genius like Napoleon or Moltke or on the collective discipline, spirit, and machine strength of nations.
Ohio reports show corn yields down ten percent statewide due to drought. More than 1 000 stations contributed data. tiling and deep drainage are helping yields in dry periods. Alfalfa is increasingly grown across all 88 counties as a drought resistant forage crop.
Mrs Samuel Horchow of Portsmouth tossed a sealed poem bottle from her second story window during the Ohio river flood of 1913. John Collins a Kent English longshoreman reports picking up the bottle along the English coast weeks ago, tracing a voyage from Ohio down the Mississippi to the Gulf then across the ocean to England.
A mother watched as her four children aged 6, 4, 2, and 1 year were burned to death in a two story barn near Lima. Authorities believe the blaze started from matches held by the youngsters. The tragedy occurred at the country farm home five miles west of the city.
In Columbus more than a thousand Ohito corn club members mourn the death of Mrs Wilson. The crowd recalls her welcoming smile on the White House steps during a 1940s tour to Washington and eastern cities. The 1,017 youths had joined the trip.
Jacob Mints a private detective from Cleveland was elected president of the Ohio Police Chiefs Association to succeed William Copeland of Cincinnati. He spoke in favor of membership in secret organizations as a means of preventing crime.
Wholesale druggists in Columbus predict the European war will raise medical costs as many drugs and supplies have surged 15 to 30 percent since the conflict began. Price quotas issued last week have been cancelled and many orders are being handled only as needed.
In Columbus bids opened for new Ohio road work set state and world records for contracts totaling 2,692,000 dollars to build 178 miles of road statewide. Several bids were sole, clerks tabulated overnight, and contracts target start as weather permits with projects across multiple counties and road types.
German consul agent George H. Schwan refused to register any reserves for military service citing inability to ship reservists on neutral ships. British vice consul E Gresham continued registering reservists saying they would be shipped soon.
Cincinnati post office clerks and carriers handled more than 1,000,000 pieces of mail daily in July. Newspapers and other publications mailed by publishers totaled 1,323,620 pounds, with postal receipts including deposits from other cities in this section amounting to 614,960.17 dollars.
Funeral rites for Mrs Woodrow Wilson were held at the White House and at Myrtle Hill cemetery in Rome Ga where she is buried beside her parents The narrative notes half mast flags and national mourning The obituary outlines her birth Ellen Axson in Savannah Ga her education at Shorter College and marriage to Thomas Woodrow Wilson It mentions her artistic work and lasting legacy through portraits in major museums
A witty remark about aging and sleepless nights features a parent recounting staying up all night with a baby. The quip compares feelings of age to the experience of caring for a newborn, highlighting fatigue and humor.
A brief dialogue shows a woman apologizing to another for a misdirected joke about hunting. The speaker notes she warned her husband before he left to hunt not to wear a new beaver hat, reflecting playful misunderstanding and courtesy.
In dense fog the Iroquois of the Manhattan Line collided with the Berkshire of Hudson Navigation off Hastings. The Berkshire, crowded with nearly 1,000 passengers from Albany to New York, was cut 18 feet and ripped toward the water line. Both vessels remained wedged, drifted to Dobbs Ferry, and were docked after rescue crews arrived.
A Cleveland to Ash tabula limited car collided head on with an electric car two miles east of Painesville. A dozen people were injured as both vehicles telescoped near a curve. Passengers were hurled from seats as drivers saw danger 200 feet apart but could not prevent the crash on a downhill slippery track.
Bridgeport reports the Lake torpedo boat plant has been placed under strict government espionage watch after alleged European agents were found in the city. Every foreign born employee of the company has been discharged.
Market quotes for corn, hay, oats, wheat, poultry, eggs, cattle, and calves across old and new prices. No. 2 red wheat selling around 94 1/4 cents, corn 87 to 89 cents, timothy hay near 20 to 21 dollars, oats at 38 to 41 cents for old and new, eggs prime firsts 21 cents, hens 13 1/2 cents, turkeys around 16 1/2 cents, and cattle range from about 3.50 to 9.25 dollars per cwt with various grades listed.
A Celtic Park meeting condemns Great Britain for causing European strife and condemns New York newspapers as Britain’s ally. It pledges sympathy to Germany and names John Reilmond for transgressive utterances in Parliament. Irish volunteers and residents are cited in the resolution.
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