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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
6
General Charles G. Dawes of Chicago reports for duty in Washington as director of the budget and says leading businessmen will be drafted to assist. He criticizes Congress for cramping the organization but aims to save billions in appropriations.
Sir James Craig calls Ulster Cabinet meeting to discuss Lloyd George’s letter inviting leaders of North and South Ireland to a conference on reconciliation. Belfast anticipates limits on topics, especially excluding a republic, while De Valera weighs the proposal with Sinn Fein. Cardinal Logue notes limited hope for a conference but possible government release of moderates. The Sunday Independent hails the move as evidence peace requires direct negotiations.
State, through Attorney General Price, files suit in county court against William H. Young and surety bondsmen Maryland Casualty and National Surety for a road project in Oxford Township Guernsey County. Contract awarded May 19, 1916 for 105 541 with completion costs at 279 075 to state.
The League of Nations Council awarded the Aland Islands in the Baltic to Finland. The islands will be neutralized militarily and population guarantees from the commission report backed by Abram L Elkus of the United States. Hjalmar Branting objected but agreed to recognize the decision.
At the American Institute of Homeopathists convention closing, a resolution proposed that presidents be relieved of handshaking duties. The idea was voted down as physicians argued the president should attend to his own business after Harding had shaken hands with more than 1500 delegates.
Washington The House approved the Senate bill to deposit Government funds in Federal Farm Loan Banks to restore proper operation. The funding authorization was reduced from 50 million dollars to 25 million dollars.
Dr D D Murphy a black religious leader of the Live and Never Die sect was shot on the third floor of a Disston avenue house after hours of police and firemen action. Two sentries and a woman Elizabeth Appelle were wounded as Murphy fired on officers before being killed.
At a Hawaiian Historical Society gathering W D Westervelt proposed that Hawaiians Bushmen of Australia and Alaskan Indians share a common South American root. He cites Alaskan totem poles and shared belief structures as evidence of a broader ancient land connection across the Pacific and South America.
Freddy Clyde asks to see his mother's "miserable table" as the Clyde family moves, spurred by Mrs Clyde's curiosity about the child's casual curiosity and the loading of moving vans. Freddy's simple line reveals a humorous misunderstanding around a commonplace phrase.
Steel car rails contract and expand with heat and cold. A 30-foot rail changes length by about three quarters of an inch. The gap between rail ends causes the clicking sound as trains move fast, and this space is vital for safe railway operations to prevent disaster.
A fragmentary exchange features a speaker asking about a skirt and a kilt with playful tone and unclear context. The garbled text reads like a stray conversation snippet with informal address and casual comment.
A brief exchange shows a father professor urging broader reading for his daughter while an instructor dismisses the idea. Widener of Harvard Lampoon weighs in on the debate, highlighting campus literary tensions.
Market notes list prices for hay and grain including corn No 2 white 68 68 c per bushel No 4 white 66 68c No 2 yellow 62 62 1 2c No 2 mix 61 61c. Sound hay Timothy per ton 14 19 50 clover mixed 13 17 75. Wheat No 2 red 1 40 1 43 No 8 red 1 88 1 40 No 4 red 1 34 1 86. Butter whole milk creamery extras 86c centralized extras 34c firsts 80c fancy dairy 22c. Eggs extra firsts 25c firsts 24c ordinary firsts 21c. Live poultry broilers 1% lb and over 48 45c fowls 5 lbs+ 26c fowls 4 lbs+ 26c under 4 lbs 25c roosters 14c. Cattle good to choice 7 T fair to good 6 Waa 6.50 calves good to choice 9 50 10 fair to good 7 9 50 common large 6 sheep good to choice 2 8 vee fair to good 2 7 50 11 lambs good to choice 11 11 50 fair to good 7 50 11 hogs heavy 8 25 8 50 choice and leads 8 75 medium 8 75 common to choice heavy fat sows 5 7 25 light shippers 9 pigs 110 lbs and less 7 9
A long Ohio summary reports teen Charles Tuthill drowned in the Scioto at Columbus and inmates awaiting trial for a patrolman’s alleged murder escape. It notes a Youngstown electrocution, Toledo hospital injuries from auto work, lawsuits over a minister’s marriage, a child’s death from heat, and various local political, legal, and labor updates across cities like Cleveland Lima Dayton and Akron.
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