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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
7
Secretary Probst of the Ohio state board of health returned from the Norwalk smallpox district and overruled Milan and Sandusky towns restricting interurban cars. He said 39 cases exist in Norwalk and all patients are well cared for, with no need for widespread panic.
In Columbus on August 7 the Attorney General Sheets ruled that a winter act amending Section 897 does not cover traveling livery or hotel costs for county commissioners. Only immediate county expenses funded by quick access to funds are reimbursable, excluding typical travel and lodging while serving counties.
In Marysville Ohio on August 9 Rev F W Abicht joined Lydia Weaver and Albert Poling in marriage. Poling 18, son of wealthy Orsenus Poling, had earlier shot himself after Weaver rejected him. he survived and later wed.
In Cleveland on Friday, Dan Murphy aged 23 was found dead under a heavy bale of straw that toppled onto him in a barn where he rested. Henry Sabert aged 45 was found dead half buried in shavings in a lumber yard bin, likely overcome by heat and smothered by shavings.
A suspect prisoner escaped during a transfer and attacked Officer Alexander with a club. The officer chased him through a square and fired four shots, the last hitting the man who was wounded and refused treatment, remaining violent and dangerous.
Bellaire Ohio reports a large stocktaking showing assets of about 60 and liabilities near 25000 for a department store once doing wide jobbing. Proprietor Zeff is under arrest as others face criminal scrutiny after the closure.
Miss Lucile Heilman confronted two men driving away a stolen horse near Bowling Green Ohio. She struck at the thieves with a whip to free the animal but they overpowered her and escaped with the horse. Officials are now seeking the suspects and she may join the Wood County Protective Association for vigilante help.
Hubert Lavoy known as the Indian, a 64 year old Point Place hack driver, was bound over in 1000 dollars after a preliminary hearing on charges of attempting to assault 11 year old Lizzie Hope. The crowded courtroom watched as Maj. Leflet stood firm to prevent mob violence.
In an elevator accident at Mihalovitch & Fletcher's liquor warehouse, Chas Lindeman remains conscious with his head alive while his body below the neck is dead. He smiles and talks as his body decomposes, facing impending death with no pain.
Newark Ohio August 9 reports the 2d brigade encampment featuring a Friday evening review by Governor Nash generals Dick Speaks and McMakin and their staffs. Maj Guerin orders refreshment stands to stop selling ice cream watermelons and pies to soldiers. A dozen soldiers fainted Friday night but quickly recovered at the camp hospital.
Michael Goldsmith secretary of the Ohio Federation of Labor appeals to organized labor across Ohio for aid to the striking anthracite miners. He expects to raise at least 509 dollars weekly from Cleveland during the strike. A miniature bank and leaflets with the appeal will be distributed citywide and shared with labor leaders statewide.
A group of Slavonians in Cleveland adopts a resolution thanking the city council for blocking a statue to Louis Kossuth on the public square. The statue will be moved to University Circle near Euclid Avenue, Wade Park entrance, and Adelbert College.
Wapakoneta Ohio August 8 The Rapp Oil Co a consolidation of Neely Clover Jay Bros St Marys and the Troy Oil Co New York sold all their county holdings to an eastern company for sixteen thousand dollars.
Six hundred persons attended the annual reunion of the Ohio Maryland association at Springfield in a grove near the Tippecanoe club on Thursday. Event drew members from both states to celebrate the group’s ties in a casual outdoor gathering.
Reports of an American syndicate buying friar lands are officially denied. Dominicans transferred eight Luzon estates to Philippine Sugar Estates Development Co in 1901 amid government scrutiny. The legality is pending in court. further transfers are doubtful and no change is believed since Gov Taft left Manila.
William J. Bryan said he will not be a candidate for president in 1904 in an Aug 9 interview en route to Danville Illinois. He dismissed reports of a future bid as unreliable and said he has no plans for future nominations while content to work as a private citizen and continue editorial duties.
Gen. Lucas Meyer died in Brussels of heart disease after repeated illness during the South African war. He led the Orange Free State forces in the Boer war and later resided in London, traveling to Dresden with his wife after seeking medical advice. En route he halted in Holland to visit former Transvaal President Kruger.
A United States government experimental station will be established near the Ayer & Lord Tie Co. plant in Carbondale to test methods for preventing rot in timber. The station, linked to the zinc-treating plant, will be led by Dr. Gilbert Alleman of Shaw School and Dr. Herman Von Schrenk of the Agriculture Department Bureau of Forestry.
In Durango Colorado on August 9 the Navjoe Indians suffer extreme misery from heat and drought. Ranges are ruined and livestock including horses cattle sheep and goats are starving daily. Without government aid they fear starving through the coming winter.
The pope spent the day in the Vatican gardens receiving several American families. The Tribunal announces the appointment of Mgr. Landoni as apostolic delegate in Hayti, Dominica and Venezuela.
A conference at Sagamore Hill on the Pacific Commercial Cable Co proposal examined a transpacific line from San Francisco to China with lands at San Francisco Honolulu and Guam. Knox added conditions favoring the U S including government rate control wartime priority and a separate China Manila link.
Brig. Gen. Fred Funston commander of the Colorado department is reported ill at his Denver home after a sudden attack at army headquarters. The illness is linked to lingering fevers from Cuba and the Philippines affecting his health.
A syndicate led by T. B. Hoard of Nebraska will establish the first Bonanza wheat farm in Canada between Craik and Davidson on the Prince Albert branch of the Canadian Pacific.
Washington and Annapolis were connected by wireless telegraphy on Friday under Navy Department auspices. The distance covered is about thirty five miles.
The bulletin lists passenger trains on the Cincinnati line including Nos 21 through 24, with service to Pearl and Autler streets and via the Norfolk & Western route to Roanoke Richmond and Norfolk. It notes Pullman service to Sardinia, Hillsboro and Portsmouth, electric car service between Carrel Street and Coney Island, and Bethel Georgetown connections with fares and operating hours, plus city-street stop details and staff credits.
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