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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1882
Page
1
The Clermont Courier announces weekly publication and subscription terms with a yearly rate of 1.50 in advance. Details about delivery and payment timing appear in the standard notice, indicating a historical small-town newspaper setup and pricing.
In Leadville Colorado five men perished in a burning mine with reports noting the tragedy and potential cremation of remains. Other items include capture of moonshiner Jonah Wylie, Alabama Democratic gubernatorial nomination for E A O Nea l, and a Salvation Army arrest in Patterson New Jersey for disorderly conduct. The Ancient Order of United Workmen reports a net lodge gain and total membership rising to 101 685.
The House approved a bill guaranteeing pensions for those with injuries as grave as loss of a limb. A Lake Michigan wreck near South Haven claimed the captain, his son, and a seaman, with hundreds witnessing the disaster but rescue hindered by heavy seas. At St Louis the International Typographical Union convention heard the president urge broader union membership and steps to bring more printers inside the union.
The Ohio State Greenback Convention in Columbus submitted a ticket with Secretary of State George D. Hafer of Miami and Supreme Judge L. G. Tuthill, with Essie B. Stevens mentioned as a candidate.
John Jackson and his wife left four children aged from two to fourteen at home near Harris Station Missouri while attending church. The house caught fire and the children were burned to death as hailstones reportedly measured a foot long and weighed a pound and a half.
Lieutenant Danehower reports a Siberian memorandum tied to DeLong case dated October 18 after Winderman and Noros left. The Oregon election and a fire destroying seven stores are noted. Four negroes are in custody with others pursued amid fears of lynching as tensions rise in the town. Newspaper issues involve Mr. EB Brown stepping down from management.
The Newspaper Union in Cincinnati has moved its business to A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company. Boss Brown was honored with a gold headed ebony cane by the Union and replied with a banquet. Brown then retires to his Liberty Indiana model farm.
The President sent to the Senate nominations for the Tariff Commission led by William A. Wheeler of New York as Chairman and including John L. Hayes of Massachusetts Henry W. Oliver of Pennsylvania Austin M. Garland of Illinois Jacob Ambler of Ohio John B. Phelps of Missouri Robert P. Porter of the District of Columbia John W. H. Underwood of Georgia and Duncan F. Kenner of Louisiana. Franklin J. Moses ex Governor of South Carolina pleads guilty to petit larceny and is sentenced to six months in the penitentiary.
The morning duel between Maj. E. A. Burke of the New Orleans Times-Democrat and H. Parker of the Picayune left Parker shot through the thigh after the fifth shot. Parker, who challenged Burke, refused compromise defending a journalist’s right to criticize public officers.
News from Rome reports Garibaldi's death triggering adjournments in the Municipal Council and Chamber of Deputies, royal condolences, theater closures, and fund drives for a state monument. Farini proposed a national fete delay, funeral honors, pensions for the widow and five children, and a state monument.
A June 4 dispatch reports that around 3 am a masked Ashland mob seized George Ellis from Boyd County Jail at Catlettsburg, hanged him from a sycamore near Ashland, and seized a Chattard engine with a box car and two flats. A negro watchman fired as about twenty five men boarded the train.
A coroner notes George Ellis died by unknown hands after confessing to the previous winter slaughter. In a prior Ashland suburb case a girl Emma Thomas aged fourteen and Mrs. J W Gibbons were attacked by three men. Robbie Gibbons, a crippled boy, was killed with a hatchet, while others died in the burning house after arson and mutilation.
Senate discussions focus on acting President pro tem due to Davis absence, civil service fund concerns, and army bill debates. Amendments on retirement clauses and Sherman exemptions frame votes, with District of Columbia and Clarkburg building appropriations advancing.
Washington briefs report rumors of personnel changes among high Interior Department officers slated for July 1. Other items note Patent Office receipts up nearly sixty five thousand dollars in half 1882, and a list of Apache victims reaching the War Department.
The House debated the general deficiency appropriation bill, approved a pension increase for veterans with disabilities, and considered the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. A joint resolution funded 1 000 army tents for Jewish refugees in Vineland New Jersey was passed. Referred and committee actions on several bills were noted.
The writer describes Maryland spider fishermen on the Wicomico using drifting nets with no poles. A vigilant man watches corks for shad, springing to action as soon as disturbance signals a bite, likening their method to a spider watching its web.
News briefs report varied events from July threats to indictments. Sunstroke cases emerge in New York on the ninth, a Brookfield Bank raid suspects captured near Kirksville, and a Houston police holdabout on a circus protest resulting in a fatal shooting.
A Chicago paper cites statistics from a peracon who studied life tables on celibacy and matrimony. It claims married men live far longer, averaging sixty seven point six years versus forty two point two for bachelors, suggesting marriage doubles longevity.
Kathie, a thrifty bride-to-be, saves money for George's debt. Her aunt mocks thrift and mocks her wedding wardrobe. Kathie unearths a hidden packet of two thousand pounds and coupons in her grandfather's coat, securing her dowry and a joyful engagement with Charlie.
A Philadelphia Press item reflects on the hidden pains behind literary work and features a Burlington Hawkeye figure whose wife Mrs. Burdett suffers prolonged illness. The letter, quoting their Chautauqua absence and devotion, honors steadfast family love and faith.
The Boston Journal cites Professor Skeat in his Eological Dictionary tracing Yankee to the verb yank meaning to jerk. It notes Dutch and German cognates jagen as related forms and discusses the notion of a quick moving spry person.
The readable text clips discuss elegance and neatness in life with Beecher and Peck's Sun references, but no concrete event, person, or location is established. The fragmentary lines lack a coherent news item or report to summarize as a standalone record.
The Che Glermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at 1.00 per minute for first insertion and 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. A yearly reduction is offered for advertising, with business cards limited to six lines at 64.00 per year.
Readable items include a Centerburg school plan, Bellefontaine divorce docket, Millersburg church lightning damage, London stock sales cattle trading, Lancaster murder trial verdict not guilty, Uhrichsville triplets, Portmouth manslaughter verdict, Mount Gilead wild lightning deaths, Bellefontaine murder new trial, Wooster suicide, Lima fatal accident, Youngstown butter well fall, Lima fatal outdoor play accident, Tiffin Woolen Mills finances improving, Marion drowning, Madison dementia case, Archer violence and lynching, New Hagerstown family dispute over child, Cedarville saloon explosion repairs, Hamilton Wilson insurance suit ruling, and related court actions.
The Ohio Republican platform affirms support for Chester A Arthur and Governor Charles Foster, praises fiscal restraint lowering expenditures, calls for intensified relief efforts for affected peoples, advocates federal and state action to curb liquor traffic, upholds law enforcement and civil rights, and pledges to continue anti corruption efforts at the ballot box.
The London Truth asserts the paper has existed only because the House of Commons has not been democratic, signaling a critique of parliamentary governance historically.
A breakfast scene near Halong Market shows locals enjoying a calm morning. Vendors report steady early activity as the city wakes, with aroma of coffee and street food drifting through the air.
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