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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
7
In a local talk, page one editor explains how ad driven growth lifted the community. Merchants funded larger paper size and higher salaries as reader demand and home buying rise. Postmaster notes a drop in money orders while school funding and subscriptions grow. The Record expands with new printers and a new press.
A storefront owner recounts moving from mail order reliance to home trading, boosting sales with word of mouth and a weekly newspaper ad. He showers praise on bargain pricing, paying off a decade-old mortgage and aiding a church, helped by new delivery wagons and added staff. The piece highlights community advertising and savings driving prosperity.
A man named Wright A. Patterson asks about market options to obtain a person for a birthday present for his wife, indicating interest in bringing someone around for the occasion.
Ten reasons from a local exchange urging residents to support home businesses. Benefits include satisfaction guarantees, easy credit from local merchants, tax support for the town, and higher property values. It contrasts mail order houses with local shops and encourages bringing purchases to local merchants to save money and boost the community.
In Luzerne County Pennsylvania a local Ashley civic group formed an historical society to locate Revolutionary relics from Gen. John Sullivan’s 1779 march. They scoured the Wilkes-Barre mountain near Laurel Run but found only arrow points.
The New York Times argues cutting tariffs might boost imports and exports but real gains are unlikely. Lower wages abroad would follow, reducing demand for American food exports and undermining the wage structure. The piece warns against tariff reduction as harmful surgery, urging no tariff cuts and allowing natural market forces to prevail.
In Congress Hon John Sharp Williams argued immigration rose with wages and that tariffs did not affect entry. The Salt Lake City Telegram notes that from 1893 to 1895 skilled and common labor wages fell sharply and joblessness rose, warning that a tariff strike could devastate labor markets and cut immigration.
The Salem Oregon Statesman argues the public is satisfied with current tariff policy amid strong national prosperity. It asserts no revision while exports top three trillion dollars and imports exceed all but Britain, warning Democrats could exploit any shift to undermine Republicans.
The article argues that American commerce remains strong abroad, noting 1566 exports at 348,859,522 and 1906 exports at 1,798,107,955, a fivefold rise. Foreign trade totals grew from 783,671,588 in 1826 to about 3.2 billion by 1906, while imports rose from 404,812,060 to 1,421,064,694, underscoring domestic trade as the true wealth engine per Carnegie.
A terse, unnamed commentary notes a lack of discussion on tariff reform with dismissive prompts toward Polly and a casual, sardonic remark about asking for a cracker. The item conveys a clipped tone without named figures or clear events.
Nearly 8000 graves at the Soldiers' Home mark veterans with flags as Memorial Day services unfold. A grand parade of war groups and civic bodies leads to tributes on Main Street and at Green Castle and Woodland cemeteries. Judge Charles W. Dale speaks at the Union Veteran Legion event. naval heroes honored at the Main Street bridge.
Ohio Attorney General Ellis rules the fire patrol act unconstitutional forbidding municipalities from granting corporations authority to enter residences or buildings without a search warrant for fire protection inspections. The opinion, supported by a prior judge, questions the act’s legality and its use in smaller municipalities lacking fire departments.
George Ward of Refica in Plain City receives a letter from J H Trace of Portsmouth England stating he is the missing heir to property worth about a half million dollars. Ward’s notoriety had spread as reports of his adventures circulated widely in English papers.
Ohio postal clerks adjourned their convention in Findlay and elected officers led by President C. J. Roberts and Secretary W. C. Edwards of Van Wert. A vote of thanks praised confessmen for securing a salary raise.
In Cleveland the alleged murderer Fran held after a lengthy investigation. Chief Kohler says German authorities in Diatdis Rhenish Province ordered him detained for the murder of his wife. The prisoner denies the charge.
The editor and tailor debate advertising versus clothing prices in a parable likening the Mall to a tariff fight. The tailor doubles prices while offering no relief in ads. the editor refuses and vows to shop elsewhere, likening the scenario to Kaiser Wilhelm and Uncle Sam in a German tariff dispute.
The article reports Secretary Root suggesting Canada adopt the American tariff schedules to achieve free trade. It notes such a move would imply Canada joining the US or breaking from the British empire, with major constitutional and industrial implications.
In Cleveland a jury found John Salov guilty of murdering his sweetheart Varia Vargo, 15. The jury denied clemency and Salov faces a sentence of the electric chair.
Mrs. Ber Della Krause died after a gas lamp exploded while she carried it toward an incubator. Her elderly mother was badly burned while trying to extinguish the flames in Columbus, Ohio.
Cleveland workers report a potential employer strike as stock managers refuse union demands for 8 hour shifts and higher pay in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys. The issue centers on wage and hour concessions amid ongoing labor tensions.
Unknown assailants released paris green in Adam Goets pasture, seven cattle died after eating the poison. No suspects identified and investigation ongoing.
Engineer John McDermott discovered an unrecognizable body incinerated in a Ryan Soap Co furnace at Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati. Police say skull fractures indicate blunt force assault before the body was placed in the furnace. morgue removal followed a post mortem.
The Ohio Circuit Court unanimously held Buckeye Oil Co a Standard subsidiary organized under Ohio law and must take oil from independent producers at a fair, remunerative rate. The mandamus suit by Attorney General Wade H. Ellis won. The court reversed Common Pleas and upheld Probate court jurisdiction in the Standard Oil fine case. Orla I Harrison praised the state’s win.
Federal authorities investigate a report by Mrs. Rebecca Meyersmiller of Mt. Vernon Avenue who after returning from Marion has been harassed by a mysterious correspondent. Candy received in Marion was found to contain poison and clothing sent from Marion was cut to pieces. Detectives claim a lead ties the woman's complaints to the case.
Mrs. Orville Anderson died of a fractured skull an hour after a carriage overturned on the Dayton and Eastern pike. Her husband and sister suffered only minor bruises as the frightened horse reared and twisted the carriage.
Columbus Ohio reports the Memorial day pardon goes to Charles B Fowler an elderly veteran of Cauvasahoe county for the murder of his daughter. Fowler has long denied guilt and plans to move to Sharpsville to live with a son who works as a locomotive engineer and is well off.
Dayton, Ohio Common Pleas Court permanently enjoins the State Live Stock commission from applying the Mallein test to horses not exposed to glanders. State veterinarians face criticism over alleged incompetency amid an epidemic claim in the area.
Miss Emma Baker of Steubenville says she was robbed of 400 dollars by a man calling himself Professor Kirk a clairvoyant who convinced her to withdraw the money and let him handle it He left the city after taking the cash and waiting at his office.
Mrs. Jacob Haren of Zanesville and Woodsfield used coal oil to kindle a fire when her clothing caught fire. She ran into a field where her husband was working and collapsed, dying at his feet.
Mysterious conferences in Ohio Indiana and Michigan were explained as the Interstate Ice Co. announced an increase in capital stock to 300000 to absorb small ice concerns in those states.
In Ashland Ohio the wets submitted a Beal law election petition with 839 signatures, 170 over the required amount and representing one half of the last municipal election’s total vote. The filing signals a push for a referendum or local option vote under the Beal provisions.
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