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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
6
In the Barony saga a raft rescue unfolds after Hannibal is seized by Murrell’s agents. Yancy and Carrington overpower assailants, retrieve Hannibal, and bring Betty and Cavendish kin to safety. The scene shifts to Belle Plain as Judge Price and Carrington pursue clues and confront Murrell’s schemes.
Carrington and Slosson near the river mouth confront a sudden attack as a lantern glow marks danger. Slosson fires first, then Carrington uses a wooden peg to bar the attackers while securing the cabin deck. The raft and keel boat reel under looming threat from unseen assailants.
In a river voyage scene, Bruce Cavendish and companions steer a raft toward Bates plantation after danger on a keel boat. Betty, frightened yet brave, leans on him as Carrington plans to settle affairs in Belle Plain. Bruce hints at a future of protection and love.
New York police are stunned by the arrest of Sam Schepps in Hot Springs Arkansas. Schepps claims five policemen helped him escape. Only two gunmen, Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie, remain to complete the quartet charged with killing gambler Herman Rosenthal. Schepps may reveal their identities.
Edward Clarke a 19 year old in Atlantic City New Jersey regained memory four months after an aphasia episode caused by a fall. While chopping wood his ax struck a clothes line and hit his head near an old scar, and upon waking his memory was restored.
In Muskegon Michigan a blast from the family launch engine ripped through the stern killing 12 year old Robert McNaulty son of a Chicago millionaire as he was late by the propeller his chest torn open. His younger brother Leo was injured perhaps fatally in the same explosion at Monalake.
Elizabeth Lebarr died after parachute descent from a balloon ascent in Muskegon Michigan. A launch reached the scene moments after she released from the balloon at about a thousand feet as strong winds shifted her toward the lake center.
Earl B. Heath, 19, son of W. S. Heath of Braddock Trust Co., Pittsburg, drowns in the Allegheny River after his canoe capsizes while riding waves near a dam. He was alone in the craft when struck by a surge and overturned.
In Cleveland two men, Anton Johnson aged 35 and James Morris aged 32, died in a blaze at Bernard Stein’s lodging house on Prospect Avenue Northwest. James Cullen, the rooming boss, attempted to help and survived but is reported not to recover.
Cincinnati markets report mixed grain and livestock prices. Wheat ranges No 2 red 1.03 to 1.05, corn prices vary by grade, oats and hay priced by quality, cattle yields shown from shippers to calves and hogs, with sows and lambs listed at varied rates.
Barnett Mirsky died ten minutes after a carbon tank exploded while he changed the coda water fountain tank in Passaic New Jersey. Julius Roponsky nearby was cut by flying glass and a severed leg artery forced a mile run to a physician who stopped the bleeding.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recalls Gertrude Whittier Cartland, cousin of Quaker poet Whittier, presenting a serene image while occasionally reading his playful verses. A second Quaker friend notes the incongruity, saying even the silly poems may divert some but not her, prompting reflection on audience and taste.
Harper's Weekly writer Edward Bayard Moss reports on Stockholm's Olympic games noting thirteen new Olympic records and nine world records. Arnold Jackson of Oxford wins the 1600 meter run, the sole bright note amid England's weak showing.
Rankin Dunfre reports a 16 inch fish found in weeds after a splash heard while crossing a bridge at night. He used a lantern to view the scene and believes the lantern frightened the fish from the water. The incident is noted by a Philadelphia Record reader.
In a domestic exchange, George contemplates a car after a salary raise. His wife proposes ownership, while George questions the move, valuing frugality over novelty and calling the idea “common.”
A fragment quotes a little brown hen noting that loud voices do not always have the best thoughts. The line reflects a rural, folksy wisdom about humility and insight.
A woman laments public inability to find humor as she confronts private loss. The fragment hints at family tensions and search for meaning in a difficult climate.
A Kentucky woman describes indigestion and nervous prostration improving after replacing ordinary breakfast with Grape-Nuts and cream. She reports relief from heat flashes dizziness and chest pains once she stopped greasy foods, noting renewed strength and mental poise.
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