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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
4
The Courier urges readers with festive wishes as debates loom over prohibition in Congress and tariff effects. Reports note Foraker's senatorial contenders, Roosevelt's third-term stance, and Taft party dynamics while a Russia dispatch describes Taft distributing kopecks to peasants to win favor.
General summary lists civil actions such as Stelman divorce and alimony claims, damages sought in Rock vs Hoestock, and bankruptcy-related matters. It also notes confirmed commissioners report, public sale of real estate, and juror summons for January 1908. Marriage licenses issued among residents of Moscow Williamsburg and nearby towns.
At the recent lodge election S. O. Weaver was chosen worshipful master and H. F. Weaver senior warden with Harry McCall junior warden E. S. Rush treasurer G. H. Kain secretary John Hillin senior deacon M Long junior deacon and Stewards W O Lytle Thomas Glancy Trustees A T Johnson T P Breeding Frank Crane Joseph Marshall tyler Installation set for January 18 1908. Batavia Chapter No 112 RE AM D K McDonald H P F P Timmons K E M Brown S G A Keen C H A T Johnson P B F E K Parrott R A C AM Dimmitt M 3nd V Frank Crane M 2nd V V C Lytle M 1st V Albert Heinrici treasurer G A Kain secretary J L Brown guard Installation at next convocation January 14 1908 with social and smoker.
The Jamieson will contest case draws crowds at the courthouse with daily hearings expected to extend through the week. The Courier will report the result and a general summary once testimony is completed. Evidence on testator’s capacity to draw a will is conflicting and will be resolved by the court after trial.
Roy, Ben and Everett McKibben of Clermont county returned from Savoy Illinois with a corn husking record. They husked and stored 8 149 bushels at 75 pounds per bushel, and their best single day was 1 271⁄2 bushels.
The headline frames a wartime diplomatic protest as the United States urges Japan to stop aggressive maritime or military actions. Officials express firm stance while signaling possible further measures. The piece notes international tensions and calls for restraint amid escalating disputes at sea.
Uncle Eben quips that a man who always questions others' honesty may respect truth yet naturally invites trouble, reflecting a porch talk tone about character and reliability in a Folkyshoney feature.
A short column cites a question on what a woman is and lists varied, gendered labels from different nationalities. The terse remarks frame women as prisoners slaves servants companions and queens reflecting dated stereotypes.
Ohio Republicans clash over Foraker Taft and Harris amid Dayton convention talk. Taft agencies reject dual endorsements. A secretary Taft insult cited breathes hostility, while Foraker urged to defer to Ohio party wishes as leaders seek an accord.
Multiple items listed including livestock and poultry for sale such as pigs cows and roosters, plus a request for a girl or woman for housework. Names, locations Batavia Ohio and nearby areas appear with contact references and prices in cents. The fragmented ad reads like a local classifieds page.
Olin Fagin seeks to reform a deed in Clermont County Court in Case No 1671 and name s multiple Colyer heirs as defendants. The petition requests title adjustment and removal of all claims against the land described in deed Book 196 page 82, with a hearing set for the third Saturday after the first day of January.
A brief entry lists W B Bevill of Roanoke Virginia as general passenger or agricultural agent, dated 10:15 a.m. The note records a designation or appointment in Roanoke.
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