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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
7
Cedar Point reports Gov. Nash abandons appointive boards for cities. New code creates two boards, board of public safety combining fire and police, and board of public service elected with three members. City size threshold remains 10,000, with nine council members and growth rules.
Columbus Ohio August 16 Secretary of State Laylin issued his regular quarterly statement of receipts excluding Willis law showing fees for the quarter totaling 51184 93. The three quarter total this year is 180539 97 compared with 186771 04 for the same period last year.
Henry and Eck Thompson, blamed for Sheriff Barnhill's shooting, are corralled in a dense thicket near Miller City as armed men seal the area. Marshal Hiser requests reinforcements and bloodhounds. a $500 reward is offered dead or alive, plus $200 for horse theft.
Hamilton Ohio reports the August 16 blaze at T. W. Howell & Son's dry goods house caused a loss now estimated at 500000 dollars. It is described as the worst fire in the city’s history with extensive damage.
E R Slo cum a New York salesman was impaled on an iron picket in Cleveland while trying to dodge a runaway vehicle. He is in serious condition at a local hospital. In Michigan Clyde Stratton, 20, was arrested for burglary in Bowling Green. skeleton keys found, police call it a major capture.
The Columbus Ohio trustees of the girls' industrial home decide not to dismiss Superintendent Stiles over the Nora Ferris death. They state he will never be censured for negligence.
Bellefontaine Ohio Aug 15 After weeks of seeking a mayor the Quincy village council secures W H Kemper to resume the office He had resigned stating it was a chore The appointment follows a long search and returns Kemper to the mayoralty in the town
A laborer near Bowling Green Ohio unearthed a nine foot long prehistoric giant skeleton. The skull shows two rows of teeth and potential clawed fingers, with well preserved toes, while pelvic bones are decayed and the cause of death remains uncertain.
Dayton police led by Chief Detective McBride raided a side-track yard scene where six tramps seized street cans and stopped a C. H. & D. engine bound for Louisville. Two escaped as the six were taken to Central station and charged with railroad ordinance violations.
Portsmouth Ohio reports Gen. Jacob H. Smith seriously ill at Judge James W. Bannon home. The illness began Tuesday night and worsened Wednesday, described as a nervous collapse from campaign strain in Samar, court martial, and retirement news upon landing at San Francisco.
Health Officer Friederich launches a campaign to curb dirty money circulation linking it to smallpox and other contagious diseases. Banks plan to retire the worst paper money and replace it with new bills. Several stores adopt a policy of giving only new money in change.
William Bloomfield known as Gipsy Bill from Hamilton county asked the board of managers for parole after serving part of a 16 year manslaughter sentence imposed in 1897. Queen Stella of the Gonzalaz gipsy tribe, now in Columbus, is helping secure his release.
E M Riege of Parkersburg hit a heavy gas flow near Hamien while boring for gas. Citizens of Wellston show interest as the company holds a franchise to pipe Wellston Hamden Coalton and Jackson. The strike occurred at 65 feet.
In Columbus on August 16 the attorney general advised the Huron County sheriff to swear in enough deputies to arrest Milen residents if he is again molested while serving papers. The sheriff, from Norwalk, was seized during service because Milen quarantined against Norwalk.
Toledo report says David Phillips, an inmate at the state hospital, told the sheriff he shot and killed Charles Lundy in Bowling Green years ago. He displayed the bullet that killed Lundy, noting it lodged in his hand after the deed.
A fire in the cellar of Joffee's grocery in the Pike opera house block on Fourth street caused about 15000 in damage. Other property in the building was damaged to the tune of about 5000.
The piece discusses antiimperialist pronouncements led by Adams, Schurz, Smith, Story, and Welsh. It argues they distort facts to fit theory, mislabel harsh army actions in the Philippines, and rely on uninformed criticisms from abroad. The cited signers oppose administration policy and publish extensively.
The Cleveland Leader cites treasury statistics showing American goods valued at 215 million were sold in Europe in the year ending June 30. Iron and steel 43 million, copper 41 million, oil 40 million, leather 21 million, and agricultural implements 10.5 million. Exports provide wages to workers, with an estimated 40 percent of product cost paid as labor wages, totaling about 86 million in wages from these sales.
The piece rebukes anti imperialists who bias views on Philippine governance under American rule, notes Lincoln and Grant era backlash, and argues progress continues. It asserts trust regulation is needed but rejects blaming Republicans for trusts, projecting electoral outcomes.
The piece notes Democratic leaders claim the session was controlled by Republicans and failed to enact what the people want. Georgia’s Mr. Griggs as Democratic chair argues for tariff revision and Cuban reciprocity, but the public is presumed to favor protectionism and Republican handling of tariff matters.
An Albany Journal report notes Mr. Hill must prove strength in his home state to secure delegates for the 1904 Democratic national convention. The piece frames his fight as crucial to winning New York’s electoral votes and shaping the national contest for the nomination.
The Hartford Times notes voters want definite ideas on practicable and righteous policies. They expect equal opportunity and fair distribution of government burdens and benefits for all citizens.
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