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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
6
An owl entered a Nordhausen loft by night and blinded eighty pigeons. The same owl had earlier blinded a litter of kittens in the same building, according to local reports.
Charles Andrew and other Hyde Park residents on Michigan and Shaw avenues Chicago filed suit to stop any sewer work that would fail to carry surface water or damage their property. The filing notes 12 inch pipes lack the capacity of 18 inch pipes.
New Berlin census reports a population of 1 901 567, up 12 857 from last year, with the slower growth blamed on residents moving to new suburbs served by electric traction.
A two mile from Omaha Nebraska mine claims to be the most unique in the world. Unlike typical mines for gold or metals, its owners work a placer digging for slot to produce a finished product that earns a neat income for the workers.
City lawmakers declare no aboveground space of the old state house shall be leased for business. A railroad firm currently uses the street floor to sell tickets but faces nonrenewal as its lease ends.
Christopher Forbes longtime flag hoister at the battery on Evacuation Day has died in New York. A direct descendant of Van Arsdale, the soldier who lowered the British flag when English forces left the city during the revolution, Forbes was linked to the War of 1812 Society which has carried out the 1846 flag raising ceremony since 1846.
The Reichsanzeiger announces a July 1 1902 rule limiting butter sales to products with at least 80 parts fat in 100 parts and maximum water content of 18 parts for unsalted or 16 parts for salted butter. It bans selling or offering butter not meeting these standards.
The bulk of the national broom corn crop comes from Illinois Kansas and Nebraska with Illinois producing a far larger share than all other states combined. Most Illinois output is grown in the central region of the state as stated.
A May custom in Luxemburg district Belgium sees boys separate girls after church, lift one by shoulder and the other by the heels to form a human bridge while a third passes beneath. Parents witness the rite in advance of similar ceremonies.
A compiled list showing approximate lifespans for various animals in confinement. Elephants 100 plus years, rhinoceros 20, camel 100, lion 25 to 70, tigers leopards jaguars and hyenas about 2 hours? beaver 50, deer 20, wolf 20, fox 14 to 16, llamas 15, chamois 25, monkeys and baboons 16 to 18, hare and squirrel 7, rabbit 7, swine 25, stag under 50, horse 30, ass 30, sheep under 10, sow 20, ox 80, swans parrots ravens 200, eagle 100, geese 80, hens pigeons 10 to 16, hawks 30 to 40, cranes 24, black bird 10 to 12, peacock 20, pelican 40 to 50, thrush 8 to 10, wren 2 to 3, nightingale 15.
James Fergus of Lewistown Montana known as the pioneer of four states died recently in his western home in his 89th year. He came to America in 1832 and helped found Cabula Iowa in 1840, Little Falls Minnesota in 1854, Fergus Falls after building a Mississippi dam, and later joined Bannock expedition life in Montana.
A rear coach toppled twice 40 feet from a Muskingum valley trestle near McConnellsville Ohio on the Ohio and Little Kanawha line killing one passenger outright and injuring many others, several seriously. Names of dead include Miss Gertrude Sherwood and A J Rathbun of Columbus. the injured list covers residents from Zanesville Marietta Parkersburg Columbus Chicago and other towns. The crash followed flood-weakened structures as the southbound train rode over the trestle at moderate speed with 30 passengers aboard.
At Trebeins Station near Xenia Ohio a Pennsylvanian eastbound wreck killed four known victims Engineer Clark of Xenia Fireman Dwyer Peters and McGowan a Pullman death and multiple injuries. A runaway car escaped chase over three miles, reportedly reaching 70 mph before collision. wreckage left vanishing traces.
A dispatch from the Azores reports a terrible submarine volcanic eruption off Horta on Fayal island. A great incandescent rock was expelled and the local populace reacted with panic.
A passenger train on the Ellenville branch of the Ontario and Western railroad derailed and fell down an embankment near Middletown New York after a washout. Several people were injured.
President Roosevelt arrived at Atlantic Highlands and sailed to the Mayflower after a welcome by New Jersey residents. He visited Sea Girt to review the 2d brigade National Guard, then departed as the French liner La Savoie passed by, saluting with 17 guns.
In Womelsdorf near Philippi West Virginia a mob of several hundred lynched two unnamed Black men after the murder of Chief Bud Wilmoth. One man was shot in the station, the other hanged and riddled with bullets and mutilated. Whites and Blacks dread further violence as arrests continue and trains carry Black evacuees.
London July 25 The Pilgrim club, newly formed to unite Americans and Englishmen worldwide, held a launch meeting. Lord Roberts was named honorary president and lieutenant general, with Lord Grenfell presiding. Chauncey M. Depew and Hedworth Lambton named vice presidents. Letters of support came from Sir Henry Irving and others.
The pope grants Mrs John W Mackay permission to hold private rites at her London home for her husband who died last Sunday. A memorial service will be held at St Peter and St Edward Church in Buskinham Gate next Monday and Tuesday, as floral tributes arrive daily. One piece features a five foot column of asters and a steel colored cable with the inscription Atlantic and Facific. The Postal Telegraph Co. sent a handsome cross.
Army officers in Astoria Oregon say recent fires at Fort Stevens were likely set by recruits tired of army life. Detectives are on the case and a systematic government search aims to arrest the guilty parties. Although damage was small a much larger blast could have devastated the arsenal.
In Parkersburg West Virginia Judge Jackson found Mother Jones and seven United Mine Workers organizers and several Hungarian miners guilty of contempt for violating the June 19 injunction. Sentences ranged from 60 to 90 days in jail, with Mother Jones and the Hungarians suspended for now.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. begins operation of its Locustdale washery and starts preparing coal for shipment. Workers are reported imported and heavily guarded by the coal and iron police.
Mrs Susie Salton died at her home near Red Eye Danville Virginia from a spider bite concealed in her stocking. She was stung on the instep and endured hours of suffering before death.
Commodore Lambton, aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, writes to his brother the Earl of Durham that the King is looking handsomer than ever. The July letter from London Details his hostelry and royal reception actions during the voyage.
Bobby Walthour wins a 25 mile motor paced race defeating Otto Maya Bennie Monroe and Tommy Hall at Charles River Park. He clocks 35 02 2 5 for a new track record and breaks multiple New England marks.
In Marysville, forty people were poisoned after drinking lemonade tainted with excessive tartaric acid. Judge J. W. Carr, a local merchant, fell ill first and is expected to die, according to reports from Knoxville dated July 26.
The navy issues circulars for two new battleships the Connecticut and Louisiana with plans ready by August 1 bids for Louisiana due around October 1. Both ships will be built to Georgia and New Jersey standards with 450 foot load length and armor belts up to 11 inches.
A board of officers led by Maj. Walter S. Schuyler and Maj. Jefferson R. Kean is to choose a site for a new military post north of Chickamauga National Park Georgia. They will decide on water supply via driven wells and septic tanks to handle sewage after studying plans. The board will report to the secretary of war once its surveys are complete.
The Post Office Department invites bids for printing postage and special stamps for the next fiscal year. The move follows claims of excessive prices by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Treasury Controller Tracewell states government printing should stay in house unless law allows otherwise. Transferring work could cost many bureau employees their jobs.
Kingston Jamaica July 26 planters of larger West Indian islands show growing annexation sentiment toward the United States due to dissatisfaction with the Imperial government's aid to the sugar industry. Newspapers reject the idea but planter mood shifts.
Cologne reports England and Japan will assist Korea by word and deed to safeguard Korea's independence. Korea plans to raise its army to a high defensive strength as part of the effort.
Havana reports that Duran, the title importer who paused payments, appeared in court with a sworn schedule listing nominal assets at about $900,000 and his abilities at about $800,009.
In San Francisco this August members may buy excursion tickets from Chicago via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry to San Francisco or Los Angeles for 50 dollars round trip with return by Sept 30. The Short Line between Chicago and Omaha offers two daily through trains with sleeping and dining cars. Time tables maps and info available from F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
A party member on a pleasure trip voices concern that it has been nearly two hours since Mr. Doe Dakk joined a group, prompting immediate action as the issue is addressed.
A Philadelphia Press fragment shows a villain threatening to hurl the heroine from a precipice unless she becomes his bride. She responds boldly, noting her prowess in topography and other arts, implying the danger is a bluff.
A classic 19th century drugstore notice touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for hot and sweaty feet, callouses and swelling. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a trial package offered free. Address: Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A dialogue from the Statesman ponders war as a necessary pressure while quizzing why many generals appear fat. The exchange contrasts harsh military necessity with visible excess in leadership.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising cure for colds within a day with money back guarantee. A Chicago Daily News item notes a statistician’s claim on indorsing notes versus paying them. Also mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a quote from John F. Boyer of Indiana and a Puck joke on betting.
A letter from a married woman describes two years of constant pain after marriage. The doctor diagnosed a turned womb and inflammation, prescribing unspecified treatment as she seeks relief.
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