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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
6
Hiram Cronk of northwestern New York remains the sole surviving War of 1812 veteran at age 99, while the Turkish sultan studies revolver practice amid assassination fears. Yukon mail blocks parcels, radiation facts, the London giant egg sale, and Silas Hotoma’s fusion-ticket selection as Nebraska’s new supreme court judge are noted in brief.
An electric ticket vending machine is under construction for elevated stations. Drop a nickel in the slot and receive a ticket in exchange. Four machines will be placed at each large station to reduce the cost of employing an agent at every station.
Jamaica’s Kiveston tramway runs on Hydro power from a plant using two horizontal turbines connected to two 360 hp three phase alternators. The generators produce 550 volt AC, stepped to 14 000 volts for transmission to a substation 21 miles away. At the substation the line is transformed to 350 volts and converted to DC by two synchronous converters.
An electrical journal notes Maine granite can be crushed and molded into insulators by fusion at 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. It resists hydrofluoric acid, with a minimum crush pressure of 14 500 psi and tensile strength of 480 psi. A 56 600 volt test pierced a quarter inch of this material shaped as cup insulators.
Ernest Baker of Coffeyville Kansas killed 762 of 800 chickens after feeding boracic acid to his flock in a misguided attempt to preserve meat based on an agricultural journal. The court ruled ordinary intelligence should have foreseen the danger and dismissed the suit against the editor.
Joan H Page Jr recently commissioned as a second lieutenant in the old infantry. His father John H Page is a colonel of the 3d infantry who served in Cuba around Santiago. Grandfather John H Page was killed at Palo Alto in the Mexican War, a lineage lasting over five decades with a John H Page in army leadership.
Queens Wilhelmina and Emma of the Netherlands experienced a curious accident after a concert at Neues Palais in Potsdam. Their carriage became stuck in marshes when the coachman erred on the way home to the stadtschloss, horses sinking to the bodies. a passing general provided a cab to aid their return without delay.
Washington, Dec 4. The new Congress opens amid social bustle and political drama as representative-elect Roberts of Utah faces possible oath delay over alleged polygamy. Republican leaders plan a fast track on a finance bill and a protracted Roberts investigation, with elections, seating, and President’s message on the agenda.
Berlin reports discuss Leicester speech by British colonial secretary Chamberlain. Hamburgischer Correspondent notes no secret pact, Berliner Post urges frank businesslike accord with United States possibly to form a partnership. In St Louis ex mayor Joseph Brown dies at 66 after a life in steamboats and politics and spiritualism links.
Information from Ortiz Sorora Mexico reports that Marshal Terhune an expert mining engineer recently arrived at Oriz and said since November 18 Yaqui Indians and Mexican forces have clashed several times with casualties and wounded.
A syndicate of eastern mills bought 1 250 000 pounds of wool in St Louis at private terms, likely four cents a pound above recent levels, totaling over 250 000 dollars. Sixty cars will move the territory wool to the east, signaling a major transport requirement.
Specials from the Upper Peninsula report heavy snow Sunday with several inches in Marquette where sleighing was good. Western Michigan also records snowfall across that region.
The annual secretary of the navy report calls for Congress to authorize three armored cruisers about 18 000 tons, twelve gunboats around 900 tons, and three protected cruisers near 8 000 tons. It urges expedited armor contracts and possible yard-built ships if bids fail, plus a push for better armor legislation for Maine Ohio Missouri and other vessels. Also notes Cape Town dispatch on transport Ismore ashore at St Helena bay.
London reports six day delay in South African news as censorship blocks full Modder River engagement specifics. Boers said to number 8,000 and hold positions on both river banks. British forces reportedly push to secure both banks though exact outcome unclear.
Arrangements near completion for a national masonic celebration marking the centennial of George Washington’s death on December 14. Col. Robert White of Wheeling Va will lead the procession with his staff. Ceremonies at Mount Vernon include remarks by the grand master of Colorado and President McKinley with the cabinet expected to attend, plus a Willard's hotel reception.
The Chicago Federation of Labor on Sunday approved a new boycott plan against piano manufacturers in the lockout, urging renters to shun the products. Committees will ask users to return rented pianos and replace them with instruments from nonlocked-out factories.
Chicago reports Dr. A. R. Jenkins has developed a serum that can reveal tuberculosis long before microscopy or X rays. The inventor says it aids physicians in early detection and allows preventive cure through sanitation and outdoor exercise, indicating true consumption regardless of attack severity.
Springfield Illinois December 4. After a meeting between a committee representing striking street car men and Col K Minary manager of the Springfield Consolidated railway no settlement occurred and the strike will continue.
Private L D Merritt of Battery D 8d artillery killed himself in San Francisco on Sunday by a self inflicted gunshot to the head. Merritt enlisted last April in Indianapolis.
Curiaco December 4. Charles Lamb a blacksmith at Illinois steel works shot and killed his father in law Charles Hurbert after liquor fueled fury and wife fled to her parents. Lamb remains at large.
Light delegates from about 40 mills in Philadelphia met and adopted a new wage scale for nearly 8 000 cloth weavers. They will demand employer adoption after next Sunday.
The Brice syndicate, linked to ex-Senator Calvin S. Brice, proposes to acquire all Columbus street railway franchises. They would set a three cent fare with city power to raise to five cents and absorb two cents as needed, backed by a $200,000 bond. This follows council voiding several franchises during the Columbus Railway consolidation and dispute over line ownership.
Columbus Ohio December 4. All the slot machines in the city were removed from public resorts Saturday night and Sunday under an order from Director of Safety Evans. The action is portrayed as a crackdown on gambling though some claim it is a staged effort to mislead the law and order element while wholesale gambling continues to operate.
Totepo C Dec 4. Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance union clergymen and other church workers have called a meeting for Thursday afternoon at one local church to memorialize the common council to pass a curfew ordinance. Nine o clock is the agreed street deadline for minors.
In the Kohler farm oil field west of Warakoxeta, a drilling operation struck a bed of beautiful white gravel three feet below the surface and reached seventy five feet before bottoming. The clean white gravel shows no dirt and is valued in the thousands, signaling a potentially lucrative find.
Columbus reports a divorce petition against Mrs. Peter Sells wife of a circus magnate will be filed Monday afternoon after a month of talks over property settlements. Toledo Elks hold their annual lodge of sorrow at Valentine theater with a eulogy by John Galvin past grand exalted ruler of the order.
Slack's gun store in Springfield, Ohio was burglarized early Sunday, with $150 worth of goods taken. It was the fifth break in three years and none of the stolen items were recovered. Oil and gas were reported at 1,300 feet near Bolan, McArthur, Ohio, where a well erupted oil and gas then was plugged after the plug was forced out by gas.
The town of Cygnet will gain a new bank with Toledo capital backing the project. The bank plans a capitalization of $75,000 to serve local oil operators and nearby areas.
December 4 report from Toledo notes proposed consolidation of Great Lakes tug lines collapsed as Toledo tug owners refused stock in the trust and insisted on cash for sale.
Judge Hubbard of the common pleas court named H. G. Baker as receiver for the Columbus Lima & Milwaukee railroad with a $10,000 bond. Alfred A. Thurstin, a retired merchant of this city, was found dead in woods after quail hunting. Margaret C. Service of Rossmoyne died from blood poisoning after a chicken pecked her hand two weeks earlier. A. Hoot, boot and shoe dealer, assigned to Geo. A. Hoot with W. R. Carnahan & Co of Fort Wayne among the heaviest creditors. J M Williams, a tailor, fell from a moving train while asleep and remains in critical condition.
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