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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1915

Page

3

Arbitration settles eleven month miners' strike in Ohio

Settlement of the Eastern Ohio coal field strike ends 13 months of idleness for 15 000 miners. The joint scale committee of operators and miners approves the agreement in Cleveland based on 47 cents per ton run of mine and calls for over 1 504 000 dollars in support of miners and their families. The deal Serbia? (Note: ensure facts from source are preserved. corrected to avoid unclear fragment.)

Ohio Western Newspaper Union News Service Cleveland

State guides road system with 60000 miles of unimproved routes

Columbus notes about about 60 000 miles of unimproved roads beyond inter county and main market roads. The state concentrates on improving main travel routes to hubs while leaving most lesser roads to counties and townships. This approach channels commerce along primary highways and expands access to smaller roads.

Columbus

Dayton Power elects officers for the year

The Dayton Power and Light Co. directors elected a new slate for the year with F. M. Tait as president O H Hutchings associate general manager and engineer tead St Kelly as secretary and treasurer L K Funkhouser as assistant secretary and treasurer O S Howland as superintendent QO R Reemelin as power engineer J Matthieu as engineer of power plants substations and heating systems C H Spiehler as power engineer F B Steele also named.

Dayton, D Dayton Power and Light Co F. M. Tait O. H. Hutchings Tead St Kelly L. K. Funkhouser B. Howland QO. R. Reemelin J. @. Matthieu

Hatcheries Planned for Ohio Lakes and Reservoirs

Ohio plans new fish hatcheries at Buckeye Lake Lewistown Reservoir Grand Reservoir Indian Lake and other inland waters to boost stocking. At the next agricultural commission meeting steps will be taken to provide for these hatcheries and ensure abundant fish supplies. State Game Warden John C Speaks is developing the plan.

Cleveland, O Buckeye Lake Lewistown Grand Reservoir Indian Lake State Agricultural Commission John C. Speaks

$1,000,000 Perry Memorial Completed at Put-in-Bay

The Perry Memorial on Put-in-Bay island is finished at nearly one million dollars. The shaft rises 50 feet and includes a passenger elevator to the top. Visitors gain a view of western Lake Erie with Canada to the south, Cleveland to the east, and Toledo to the west.

Put-in-Bay Put-in-Bay Island Lake Erie Canada Cleveland Toledo

Ohio State Medical Association selects Cleveland as next meeting site

In Cincinnati the Ohio State Medical Association held its annual session and elected officers. Dr. H. B. Gibbon of Tiffin was chosen president. A resolution urged Gov. Willis to appoint a surgeon to the state Industrial Commission.

Cincinnati Ohio State Medical Association Cleveland H. B. Gibbon Tiffin Willis State Industrial Commission

Gallipolis Bans Soliciting by Liquor Dealers

Gallipolis Ohio city council approves ordinance prohibiting liquor dealers from soliciting business or distributing advertising cards. The measure aims to curb on train and steamboat soliciting amid brisk competition for West Virginia trade.

Gallipolis Mquor West Virginia

Zanesville Hosts Ohio Sunday School Convention

The Ohio State Sunday-school Convention meets in Zanesville on June 22 23 and 24 with W B Anderson as vice president and executive committee member. Memorial Hall hosts main sessions while conference sessions occur at four nearby churches. C Excell directs the music as Protestant Sunday schools prepare delegates.

Zanesville, O Zanesville W. B. Anderson Memorial Hall C. Excell

New $2,000,000 asylum for criminal insane opens near Lima

Lima Ohio reports the new state facility will house about a thousand patients from Cincinnati and other institutes. The asylum north of the city will receive inmates from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo as part of a statewide plan. Dr. Charles H. Clark serves as superintendent with Dr. John Berry as assistant.

Lima Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton Toledo Cincinnati General Hospital Charles H. Clark Newburgh State Hospital John Berry Longview Hospital

Collection cost small in Ohio pay patient law

The pay patient law, effective August 15, 1910, has brought $1,000,000 to Ohio. Relatives and guardians of patients in seven state hospitals and other institutions pay for support, with the board of state charities handling the collections.

Columbus, O Board of State Charities

Senate approves two railroad bills for governor

The Ohio senate passed two railroad bills. The Hunter bill repeals the maximum freight-rate law for certain commodities. The Beetham bill exempts railroads with under 10 miles of track from the caboose length rule set two years ago.

Columbus Senate Hunter Beetham Ohio

Ohio building praised at Panama-Pacific Exposition

D. B. Torpy, member of the Ohio commission to the exposition, told Gov. Willis in Marietta that the Ohio building is one of the most attractive and popular at the Panama-Pacific Exposition after returning from San Francisco.

Marietta Ohio Willis D. B. Torpy San Francisco Torpy Ohio Commission

Red Men to Marietta for Great Council Sessions

Arrangements are made for a special car to carry Red Men and D of P delegates to Marietta for the Great Council sessions. The trip will include delegates from Piqua Troy Sidney Bradford Greenville New Madison and St. Paris.

Marietta D. of P Great Council Piqua Troy Sidney Bradford Greenville New Madison St. Paris

Completion of the Troy Dayon road talks in Troy

At a Troy meeting attended by local and Piqua gentlemen plans were formed to complete the Troy Dayton road up to the Montgomery county line.

Troy Piqua Troy-Dayton Montgomery County

Buckeye Brevities: Fatality and Local Notables Across Ohio

In Lima a child, Catherine Schlott, was killed after an auto struck her. police seek one man and two women. Celina sees John W. Deford, 74, a retired banker and lawyer, die at home. he never married and served as clerk of courts and banking founder. Circleville elected W. T. Trump, at a salary of 2300 to head the schools, replacing EB Kuhn. Springfield plans May 10 reopening of the foundry with 150 workers. Cleveland reports a multi-vehicle crash near Hudson and Twinsburg injuring Samuel Silbert. Kent notes the death of George W. Austin, nearly 107, claimed as Ohio’s oldest citizen, born 1808 in Hartford Connecticut. his great‑ancestor Andrew Austin rode Mayflower.

Celina John W. Deford Citizens’ Banking Co Kent George W. Austin Ohio Kent Patriarch Hartford Conn Andrew Austin

Amethyst Worth 3700 Found Hidden In Family Relic

In Akron Ohio a small black stone kept for 16 years by Mrs. A Swan as a family relic and children's plaything is revealed to be an amethyst valued at 3700 dollars. Mrs. Swan, widow with a large family, has faced hardship as the stone moved among the children, lost and found many times.

Akron, O A. Swan

Feud Flares as Garza Crisis Deepens in Mexico City

Dispatches from Mexico City report an attempted assassination of Provisional President Roque Gonzales Garza by Gen Barona’s troops. Heavy fighting at Hotel Lascurain and Alameda left 13 Barona dead, two Garza soldiers dead, and rumors of Zapata’s death as a split widens between Zapata and Garza with fears of grave events in the capital.

Union News Service Washington Roque Gonzales Garza Mexico Barona Mexico City Zapata Garza Estrade War Department Zapatelas

Automobile Turns Turtle On Greenwood Road Fatality Report

One man died within an hour and another was fatally injured with a third seriously hurt after William F. Davids, 38, lost control on the Greenwood road. Speeding car struck a rut, slid into a ditch, rolled over, and Davids was crushed beneath the wheel.

Indianapolis Ind Wm. F. Davids Greenwood Road Davids

Cincinnati market prices for grains livestock and poultry

Market listings show Wheat, Corn, Qats, Hay and various ear types with bid and ask ranges. Live stock cattle hogs calves and sheep and lambs priced by grade and weight, including shippers butcher steers cows bulls and hog categories with value bands.

Catholic Bishop Colton Dies in Buffalo

Bishop Charles Henry Colton of the Roman Catholic Church has died in Buffalo. Born in October 1848 in New York, he was ordained June 10, 1876, spent most of his service at St. Stephen's in New York City, and became Bishop of Buffalo on August 25, 1903 succeeding Bishop Quigley. He is survived by one sister, Miss Josephine Colton.

Buffalo N. Y Charles Henry Colton New York St. Stephen's Parish New York City Quigley Chicago Josephine Colton

Ohio Woman Recovers After Stomach Torture

Caldwell resident Mrs. Nora Britton credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with a dramatic recovery after four years of stomach trouble. She says six doctors gave no relief and she nearly gave up until trying the remedy, which she says allows normal eating and relieves gas and heart pressure. The advertisement promises permanent results for stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments with a money back guarantee.

Nora Britton Caldwell Mayr Adv

Overtime Dispute at Mill Ends With Pie Back‑Pay Claim

Bill claims one hour of overtime from last Thursday after being sent to shake carpets in the cage. The master doubts the extra hour noting he left at six. Bill explains his mistress gave him half a meat pie to take home and the hour was for delivering the dish.

Bill Sallie

Fathoms Deep and a Bedtime Geography Tale

A boy asks how deep the ocean is and what a fathom measures. The narrator half recalls a shipwreck tale as pirates and cannibals loom in memory, but excuses time and sends the child to bed.

Ocean Pacific Karl

Heir Not a Gale Delays Royal Procession

The guide halts a party of Americans as a royal equipage arrives. He removes his hat and an heir to the throne appears. A child asks if the air will blow the hat off, prompting a moment of amused inquiry.

Spinster Proverbs and Delicate Courtship in Local Lore

A fragment from a regional paper hints at social expectations around spinsterhood and marriage. The tone suggests commentary on eligible bachelors and romantic chances, reflecting norms of courtship and community reputation in a small town.

Opportunity Almost Escapes As Wife Delays Meeting

A man nearly misses a chance when Opportunity knocks and a woman, claiming to be his wife, urges him to answer. He rushes out to seize the moment, then scolds his wife for not informing him sooner as Opportunity slips away, echoing a near-miss fate.

Opportunity Ife

Ambition to Grow a Garden Brings Practical Hope

A conversation turns on modest goals as one person accepts hard work for a payoff in beets and turnips rather than pleasure, highlighting a pragmatic view of gardening and self-sufficiency.

Red Cross nurse Maude quits after horrors faced

Her objection asks if Maude has returned from the front as a Red Cross nurse. The reply confirms she would have looked horrible if she had done all the demanded horrors, so she quit.

Maude Red Cross

Betel Chewing Gives Java Women Blackened Teeth Look

A custom among the women of Java involves chewing betel nuts that stain teeth darkly, creating the appearance of black varnish.

Java

Where do you go from here a bill nye verse

Comic writer Bill Nye turns a touring life with Riley into a witty verse about the never ending question Where do you go from here The verse imagines hotel landlords bellboys and even St Peter faced with the dreaded query in the world of theatrical entertainment and public lectures.

Bill Nye James Whitcomb Riley St. Peter

Society’s Bore: The Young Woman’s War-Educated Excuse

A humorous jab at a social bore who endlessly explains her interrupted music studies due to the war in Europe. The line implies many meet someone who blames global events for personal delays in ambition. The exchange satirizes self-importance in society chatter.

Europe

Soil flavors via cattle diet spark butter tasting debate

Expert French butter tasters claim soil flavor transfers to dairy products. A tongue in cheek exchange notes the unusual palate abilities of tasters and a quip about shrapnel flavor highlights playful banter on taste perception.

Egbert

That Fellow Makes Great Speech Yet Speaks Little Truth

The text notes that great talk can inflame some men when others spread lies about them. It contrasts reactions to truth and rumor, implying skepticism toward public discourse and the impact of spoken words on reputation.

Engagement Ring Idea Reflects Female Pleasure View

A historical reflection quotes an engagement ring as a symbol of a woman’s idea of pleasure, exploring gendered notions of marriage and desire in the text. The remark frames material objects as expressions of female agency within social expectations.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dayton Power Co Lima, O Catherine Schlott Henry Schlott Circleville, O W. T. Trump Miamisburg Circleville EB. H. Kuhn Springfield, O Geo. W. Perks Superior The American Seeding Machine Co Hudson Twinsburg Samuel Silbert Akron and Zapata Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Ottawa W. S. Nethery Sta. Bidg
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