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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
2
A Country Life writer notes protection boosted certain raptors in the Highlands while many eagles have vanished. The golden eagle remains strong due to eyrie protection, with buzzards and kestrels increasing in parts, and merlins and owls considered with cautious protection for sustainable game balance.
A man laments the absence of hot milk at breakfast in a boarding house. His friend calls the landlady, posing as the man’s physician, to ensure hot milk is provided daily to ease his nerves, risking a chaotic misunderstanding.
Elizabeth Sigel, granddaughter of Franz Sigel, is found murdered in a trunk above a Chop Suey restaurant in New York’s Tenderloin. Investigators link envelope, locket, and note signed Elsie to the disappearance, while Sun Leong, the restaurant proprietor, vanishes.
In Ulysses Nebraska Bishop Bonacum and two priests were escorted away after a mob attacked as they attempted to take possession of the church from Father Murphy. The group fled toward David City as threats of violence and tar and feathering were uttered but no injuries were reported.
Imma Kaufmann, accused in the murder case of Agnes Polries, was found guilty of battery and sentenced to a $100 fine or 60 days in jail. The fine was paid immediately.
John Whitson, a farmer heir, was shot from a bush three times by an unknown assailant. He died minutes after reaching his house. The murder appears connected to trouble over some poisoned cattle.
The owner of Launch Badly Burned in Detroit, on June 19, Geo. Winebichler, was badly burned along with five others who narrowly escaped death after a fire followed an explosion on Winebichler's river launch in Wyandotte.
Ten people were killed and about 40 injured when two Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend interurban electric cars collided head on near Baileytown Porter County Indiana on a Saturday night. The east bound No 59 reportedly ran at 50 mph after orders to wait, causing the disaster that left most victims in the smoking compartment. Rescuers used a local home as hospital and morgue as darkness and distance hampered aid and an inquest is set for Chesterton town hall Monday.
An auto mobile with four occupants halted on the Anderson Interurban Co tracks due to a mechanism defect. James H. Cobb, Belton cotton mills superintendent, was killed instantly. Injured include Rev D D Richardson and Rev B A McDowell with serious injuries. The car and occupants were thrown up to 60 feet. Coroner's inquest ruled the accident unavoidable.
Mrs Minnie Berkenfeld of Canton avenue awoke to a masked intruder with a pistol. Her husband rushed to help after a blow to her head. The thieves fled leaving $200 in money and jewelry on the first floor.
Des Moines reports a black assailant shot and killed brake men Lee Warner and Alva C Bechtel, both of Boone, after an altercation on a Wall bound train. Bechtel died Sunday evening after identifying the suspect as a man in a blue sweater who was arrested at Dennison.
Two crude explosive devices set to blow up the Italian church and school of St 4 parish in Bedford Street Newark failed to ignite. Each device used a tomato can with hazardous material and a fuse attached, discovered Sunday morning.
Rains over the past week cause widespread floods on the Isthmus of Panama. The Chagres river overflows its banks but the canal remains undamaged.
State Fire Marshal John W. Zuber names George C. Rings of West Unity as assistant marshal to oversee a new district in northwestern Ohio including Williams and adjacent counties long plagued by arson. Solomon Shepherd alias William Thomas, 24, held for murder in Durham, NC, claimed complicity in a killing near Winston and Durham last October. The attorney general contends against Judge Blair over parole authority as Smith Price and Washington Russell, serving terms for counterfeiting and horse stealing, are kept from release after parole orders reach the jail.
Ohio cities plan higher levies with Cleveland proposing 25.20 mills total a 3 mill rise to fund hospital needs. county and school levies increased. Toledo faces historic highs. Cincinnati expected to raise 2 mills for a $5 million bond. Columbus total up 1.9 mills.
Chief McDowell of Youngstown announces a formal end to the kissing ban in city parks. He states it is not illegal to kiss and that officers should not regulate affectionate behavior, provided couples use proper methods.
Mt Union College awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws to P. H. Anderson, judge of the U S Supreme Court District of Columbia, at the commencement exercises. It was the sole honorary degree conferred this year.
A June blaze in a five story Cincinnati tenement trapped 100 residents who were saved by swift fireman actions. In daring escapes many occupants jumped from the third floor to a nearby roof. no serious injuries were reported.
Newark June 18. The encampment ends with a veterans parade led by Gov. Harmon and their staff. Charles H. Newton of Marietta elected department commander.
Bellefontaine police report 13 sticks of dynamite stolen from Bellefontaine Stone Co. after an attempted assassination to kill Mayor Niven and burn his home. Authorities investigate motive and suspects.
Fire of unknown origin gutted the auditorium of the Monumental building in Newark causing about 20000 in damage. The public library in the same building was also damaged.
The body of John Atkinson, 60, was found hanging from an apple tree. His death, attributed to despondency from poor health and a past air accident, occurred during the night.
Local women report relief from backache hip pain dizziness headaches and nervousness attributed to kidney illness. Doan's Kidney Pills claim to cure many cases with two or three boxes, sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Slimkins asks if Podger minded him handing five dollars to the bill collector yesterday. Podger replies he borrowed a dollar from the same collector.
A humorous line from Gen. P. P. Parker recalls printers errors and a Memorial day sermon in Phoenix. The anecdote includes a misused word and a joke about a pulpit grease mix up. Also notes a professor who rings a bell and hears from a maid that the professor is not in.
Dialogue fragment shows a character asserting belief in hypotism and noting Mag Smith's marriage. The snippet hints at a social setting and gossip among individuals referenced, with no further context or events.
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