This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1921
Page
2
Washington scene covers the new Republican tariff bill revival the Borah disarmament amendment on the naval bill and Harding’s Plymouth tercentenary invitation. Also noted are disbursements to disabled veterans 226 million, record petroleum output 41.92 million barrels and coal declines in June.
Foreign Commandant Leo Murphy of the Mid-Cork brigade of the Irish Republican Army was shot dead during a military roundup at Waterfall near Cork. Forty five Linn Felners were captured as part of the operation and related upheavals reported across Europe.
About 1,500 delegates from Big Four brotherhoods and AFL locals met in Chicago to review the 12 percent wage reductions effective on nearly all railroads by the Railroad Labor Board. A committee led by B M Jewell will study the matter as groups split on acceptance, with maintenance of way workers hardest hit and both shop crafts and signaling crews opposing the cut.
Dr Harry Barringer Cox aged 57 a renowned electrical scientist known as the father of the dry cell died at his Los Angeles home. He contributed inventions including the submarine signal system for coast defense the electric push button wireless telegraphy using the ground and a device later used in railway block safety systems.
In Laporte Indiana two burglars forced entry to the home of 98 year old John H Scott of Ora dragged him by the hair and beat him while his wife was held. they forced the revelation of several hundred dollars. Grandson Lester Mannis aged 18 and Clarence White stone were arrested as suspects.
One hundred thirty volunteers were formed into two militia companies at Williamson under Governor HE F Morgan’s order. Draft use is canceled by the Executive proclamation, and Lieutenants were elected at the meeting.
In Paris at St. Cloud near Paris Prince Georges of Greece will wed Princess Xenia. William Leeds, a 4H from Leeds, plans to take his wife's name upon marriage. He is expected to receive the title Prince immediately after the wedding, becoming the first American prince consort.
Two fires in the Superior National Forest burn 600 to 800 acres of timber near Ely as of a report from Calvin A. Duhlgren supervisor. Each blaze has 50 men battling with no rain in weeks. rangers say lightning started the fires. Volunteers fight additional fires across Minnesota.
A photographer notes 30 years in the field and says rapid photography ends stiff studio portraits. Family albums fade as people want natural shots, with women seeking beauty and men valuing personality. The modern lens aims for truthful likeness, often without the sitter realizing.
A historical note explains that after Vermont and Kentucky joined, Congress set the flag to fifteen stripes and fifteen stars in 1795. In 1818 a resolution reduced stripes to thirteen while promising a new star for each new state, keeping the union’s stars and stripes aligned with growth.
The London Mail notes diverse collecting tastes from Kate Vaughan the dancer who gathered penny toys to Lord Powerscourt and Miss Rothschild with curiosities like toys pipes and ropes. It cites dolls stockings torture devices and royal relics such as Charles I’s handkerchief and William II’s napkin alongside George III’s teacup.
An object speeds through space at about 800 miles per second and remains invisible to the naked eye. Astronomers rely on several identifying methods to detect this celestial racer.
A new sport debuts featuring a buoyant suit that keeps the participant dry while legs wear finned trousers to propel through water, offering a unique underwater propulsion method.
Market notes list grain prices for corn and wheat, butter and dairy quotes, hay, kegs, live poultry, and detailed cattle sheep hog figures. Includes ranges for steers heifers calves lambs and event prices per hundredweight and per head with multiple grade distinctions.
A children’s tale presents the Tiger Swallowtail butterfly as a gentle, colorful creature sharing its view of life with other butterflies. It notes stripes like tigers, differences within the family, and the contrast between butterfly meekness and tiger wildness.
RIDDLES presents a playful riddle set about a roof you carry the roof of your mouth and a questionless item that still asks many answers. A pun compares a cat with an official document noting claws and pauses at the end of its clay.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.