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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
6
Civil cases and political moves dominate the week with Thaw and his counsel amid cross examinations and witness shuffles. The house passes a ship subsidy bill after a fierce party struggle while the senate cuts river and harbor funds and approves the expatriation bill regarding American women who marry foreigners.
A diverse collection notes Mrs Mary Baker Eddy challenged in court over control of property and church prerogatives. Separate items report shipwreck near Eureka with 140 rescued and one drowning, Nicaraguan forces seizing Cuban towns, a Hartford area rail collision with fatalities, and protests in Portsmouth Ohio. Additional items cover a wreck inquiry, a destructive Fire at Leroy Illinois, a Carnegie chemist’s death, a Pawtucket store robbery, and Rhodes scholarship results.
A sweeping roundup of incidents: George Fitzgerald in Chicago after a 173000 robbery cross-exam. Uruguay elects Dr Williman president. Maryland revives whipping post with Sadler Brooks to receive nine lashes. Mabry sentenced for embezzlement. Utica Y M C A building destroyed in fire with huge losses. Notable deaths include Munn founder Orson D. Munn and Sir Henry Hozier. Rail and sea accidents, political moves, and civic shocks populate the era's turbulent record.
Washington reports Archie Roosevelt, third son of the president, ill with diphtheria prompting a quarantine at the White House. Officials say he is now doing well while the executive offices continue operations and the president experiences no health concerns.
Twenty men and five women were overcome by coal gas at a Georgiaville boarding house connected to the Bernon cotton mill. Most were revived, but two deaths were feared, including John Dolan who remained unconscious. Otis Patt and his children were also affected as a large fire coal was burned and drafts closed, preventing escape.
Miss Martha Peterman a 23 year old elevator operator at the YMCA building in Philadelphia was killed when she tried to fix an elevator safety error. Returning from breakfast she found the elevator had settled several feet and in moving the control wheel the wrong way she was crushed between the elevator and floor.
Six-letter pouches stolen from a mall wagon were recovered in a vacant lot. The loss is estimated at three to four thousand dollars, with rifling and removal of valuables evident.
A meditation on clothing and hats in society, noting how fashion obsession shapes behavior and self image. The piece laments top hats at garden parties, the tyranny of Sunday attire, and the economic burden on women, interweaving a vignette of a Greek boy traveling to St. Louis.
The Chinese government after complaints from ministers in Europe and America has fixed uniform allowances for government supported students abroad. Following Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng's recommendation, annual fees are set at £192 for England and $900 in gold for the United States, covering medical expenses and other costs.
N. E. Baumink writes of a 1906 harvest at Dundurn Sask claiming 43% bushels per acre from wheat sown on a half section, total yields of 9,280 bushels of wheat and nearly 5,000 of oats, selling 2,000 bushels as seed, and aiming for 20,000 bushels next year while praising Hoosier and Minnesota farming comparisons.
Two men confront each other and accuse a “grip” lie then dismiss the charge as false. Rivers asserts the claim is wrong while Brooks denies knowledge of any cure, then they shake hands and continue.
Mrs. Jane Farrell of Jersey City recounts kidney pill relief from heavy backaches and swelling. She says Dean's Kidney Pills restored her health and keeps her well, with the product sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, N Y promotes the remedy.
Arthur Stringer, an avid farmer, runs a fine fruit farm at Cedar Springs Ontario and spends his summers there.
Mrs Josie Robbins of Decatur Illinois reports relief from weakness headaches and swollen feet after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says the remedy improved her nervous condition and allowed her to resume work and that it also revived her daughter's color and vitality amid concerns of anaemia and consumption.
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