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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
3
Attorney General Hogan states the provision forbidding employment of any girl under eighteen should read sixteen. The ruling affects enforcement for truant officers and school boards, with Miller distributing an epitome to guide compliance. The piece also notes hearings on referendums and other Ohio political moves.
The Toledo court decision upholds the validity of the new sales by weight law. State sealers had charged several dealers with selling by measure, arguing it restrained trade. The defense failed. the court ruled the challenge unfounded and constitutional.
Abraham Smile, a Turk serving life in an Ohio prison for murder, argues the state failed to name the alleged victim Lucy Smile. He contends no such woman existed, claiming wrongful imprisonment on the charge. The motion asks for the sentence to be set aside.
Saloonkeepers who own brewery stock must divest before saloon licenses. Attorney General T S Hogan will interpret place to mean wholesale and retail, aligning with a stricter construction of the Greenland act. Hearings for county license boards are set for August 19 to 22 in multiple counties.
Cincinnati telegram reports H. E. Farnum, driver of Stella B, died minutes after a race accident in the Carthage fair heat. Dr. J. H. Berry said heart trouble, hastened by excitement, caused the death. Farnum, aged fifty five, was a prominent local horse trainer.
Edward Korn and his brother Milton, noted aviators from Shelby County, escaped serious harm after their flying machine dropped about one hundred feet near the Korn home outside Montra. Edward was knocked unconscious and badly bruised. Milton had a crushed left leg and was pinned beneath the engine cylinders.
Springfield Ohio reports the second trial of Dr Arthur B Smith for the murder of his first wife Florence Cayler Smith will open September 15. Prosecutors will drop cyanide theory and pursue a vegetable alkaloid poison claim. outcome hinges on circumstantial and motive evidence after a prior jury disagreement.
Dayton voters approve a commissioner's form of government by 13 217 for and 6 042 against. The charter ratification means November elections will ask citizens to elect five city commissioners to govern Dayton.
Ada Mary Garlinger, 45, is under arrest in relation to a July 25 fire that damaged her mother in law Mrs William Garlinger s house. She allegedly confessed to a deputy state fire marshal. Seven arsons were attempted as revenge over furniture removal disputes.
Mayor Baker urged a state owned railway along the Ohio canal route before a legislative committee studying canals harbors and wharves. State Senator Wise backed leasing the entire canal system, Hopple said a waterway would be cheaper than estimated. Legislature will decide next winter on a twenty five year issue.
Columbus report states Attorney General T S Hogan says employees cannot assign wages yet to be earned to pay insurance premiums. TheHudson law interpretation restricts future wage assignments to 10 percent for necessities, applying to all Ohio employees except municipal and political subdivision workers.
In Cincinnati eight people were injured, three seriously, when Ludlow Car 319 misrouted past the Suspension bridge and plowed into the rear of a Holman street car. The impact pushed the Holman car into a Bell line car ahead, jolting nearly 109 passengers.
The Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton railway has nearly finished repairing flood damaged tracks from Hamilton to Piqua. Permanent steel bridges will begin once steel arrives while wooden spans remain in service. Most bridge work should finish before fall.
Thirty three survivors of the Twenty third O. V. I. held a reunion in Cleveland. Former President Hayes and Gen. Rosecrans were members. Dr. C. E. Manchester, a regiment member and pastor at Canton’s First Methodist Church, gave an address on McKinley’s home life. Major Webb C. Hayes of Fremont was named permanent honorary vice president.
Dayton D Col Herbert G Catrow of Miamisburg commander of the Third Regiment Ohio National Guard is defendant in an action filed here by Peter Taylor Jr manager of the Hotel Bellevue Washington DC who asks for judgment of 791 92 The petition cites the amount covers ten weeks from December 10 1912 to March 3 1913.
The Zanesville planning commission saw plans for a new city hall and market house to occupy separate sites. The two buildings cost 200000 dollars including site costs and form part of flood rehabilitation efforts. Architect Alfred Granger of Philadelphia, a former Zanesville resident, drew and presented the plans free of charge.
In Newark Ohio a fire from moving picture films broke out in the operator’s booth causing a panic with nearly 600 people present. One woman sprained ankle while operator Charles Rugg suffered burns to hands and face. Loss estimated at 1200 dollars.
A citizens mass meeting will be held at Music Hall in Cincinnati at 2 PM Sunday to urge settlement of the teamsters strike and present the true status of the dispute. The call comes after a general welfare committee meeting of Cincinnati’s trades union movement and is under the auspices of the labor councils.
In Albany on August 15 1913 William Sulzer and Martin Glynn dispute who should govern during Sulzer’s disability Glynn demands the executive chamber seal and papers while Sulzer refuses to recognize Glynn and proposes court action to decide the matter Sulzer vows to continue his duties amid the impeachment fight and personal strain from his wife’s illness.
A mob overpowered 15 deputies in Morgan Georgia and battered the county jail. They struck Robert Lovett a Black person accused of a serious incident involving two white men. The incident prompted a violent clash and raised fears of further unrest.
Rain fell generally over Japan improving the outlook for a good rice crop. Weather across major regions eased drought concerns and supported agricultural prospects for the coming harvest.
The author argues that certain affluent criminals evade punishment, lamenting that their wealth keeps them beyond the reach of justice, as Sinclair suggests they are too small to be caught by the nets of enforcement.
A waiter asks how to cook eggs and a cautious customer answers by choosing to cook them on top of a slice of ham, noting no difference in cost. The brief exchange highlights a quirky dining preference and the customer’s relief at a simple solution.
A startled observer notes perfect comfort in a theater setting. He boasts of uncramped legs and clear sight and sound, claiming the lights music and scenery feel real yet impossible. He muses on staying put rather than leaving for the foyer.
An experienced doctor credits a faithful nurse with guiding him to Postum over tea and coffee. He notes improved sleep, weight gain, and continuous use of Postum at home and with patients. The advertisement cites Regular and Instant Postum by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
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