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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1909
Page
6
President Roosevelt forwards the country life commission report noting no pay to commissioners and urging action to improve farming life. He cites 80 hearings, 120000 survey responses, and calls for cooperative farming, better rural schools, roads, and a parcels post, with a $25000 appropriation to finish the study.
A San Francisco dispatch quotes Theodore Roosevelt criticizing Senator Perkins of California for hampering naval upbuilding and urging a policy of restraint. Perkins replies he will lean on his Senate record, citing his vote against four battleships and his stance on Japan. Sacramento debates anti Japanese bills amid diplomatic tensions.
The Juvenile Protective Association of Atlanta will operate the Uncle Remus Home for Children as a memorial to Joel Chandler Harris near Atlanta. The site has been provided and substantial funds for buildings are raised. The institution will be a juvenile state with a school gymnasium and mechanical workshop.
The 18 year old Lizzie Fulhart of Vandalia was found murdered in a cistern behind a vacant Dayton house. An autopsy suggests an assault with no defensive marks, and police identified her from a missing girl report filed December 30 by her father. The case sparks strong public fear and a police investigation continues.
Two people are dead and three others seriously wounded after George Stewart a young farmer from Maple Valley went on a morning rampage in Shelbourne Ontario He attacked family members and bystanders with a rifle beating one man to death and injuring others before his arrest The spree began when his brother tried to restrain him and ended with multiple victims and a rescued bystander later found unconscious with injuries.
Reports from Missouri to Mississippi describe a string of tornadoes and cyclones with hail and fierce lightning. Mississippi towns Rolling Fork and Boothe report multiple African American fatalities amid widespread property damage. A separate blaze in Charlotteville Virginia destroys $200000 in goods at multiple firms including Charlotteville Hardware and Gilmore Furniture with narrow escape for the People's National Bank building.
Fire broke out late Friday at the American sugar refinery in Chalmette worth 8 million dollars. It was brought under control before damaging the plant’s main building. In Butler Pennsylvania authorities report documents found in an old trunk could impact heirs in a $40 million estate claim in St Louis.
Walter C. Goodson describes Iowa circuit court where jurors offered many excuses for not serving. A single hunter from a cabin along the creek said he could spare two weeks, while others cited farms, jobs, or illiteracy. The judge finally asked why he could serve, and the man revealed a dog shooting grievance against Jake Billings. New York Sun.
In a Collier's excerpt a Paris observer mocks American club culture and drunken behavior. He notes Parisians hide public intoxication while Americans flaunt it, calling the French a strange and immoral race and lamenting their supposed dull sobriety.
The article notes the growing movement to develop water power from small streams in the United States and abroad. It cites that about 75 percent of the nation's 6,737,372 farms have a small creek, offering horsepower potential amid hills, meadows, and rural terrain.
Two major fish collections arrived at the London Natural History Museum enabling a comprehensive study of Zambesi region ichthyology. The 168 specimens include 19 new species, bringing the total to 140 Zambesi species. Notable finds include freshwater representatives of marine genera such as pipefish and sharks.
Donald recalls meeting a boy whose name he believes comes from the Old Testament. His mother refutes the idea, noting William is a modern name and not in the Bible. Donald then correctly guesses Bildad as the intended name from the Old Testament.
A playful dialogue from a bygone era features a musical family joke about shared caramels. A mother and child discuss fairness in dividing five sweets, revealing light domestic humor and social chatter of the period.
Letters from Louisville Kentucky and Adrian Georgia claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured irregularities dizziness nervousness and other female troubles avoiding operations. Thirty years of testimonials assert its power to treat feminine illnesses for many women in need.
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