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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1899
Page
7
A mob in West Liberty tore down Edward Jackson’s large livery barn and freed horses after earlier tar and feathering of Jackson and two colored men and a white woman from the jail. Nell Jackson lies critically ill from internal injuries, while Jackson is nearly blind from vitriol in his eyes.
At St Marys church Conneaut a bell claimed as the region’s largest was dedicated. The 20 foot pulley wheel marks the exhibit as Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland led services. The bell was donated by St Marys parishioners from Columbus.
Charles Stephenson a C H V and T freight conductor from Middleport will lose a limb after a wreck near Creola. His train stood on the main track when an engine crashed into a freight, pushing the caboose onto the engine and setting it ablaze.
Columbus Nov 20 The trustees of the state sailors and soldiers orphans home filed their annual report with Gov Bushnell. It shows 837 pupils and a per capita cost of 173 dollars. They will ask the next legislature for 284000 dollars in appropriations.
Gov Bushell and Attorney General Monnett acting as a review board confirmed the state medical board decision to refuse a license to practice medicine for Dr. J. G. Merrow of Cincinnati. Also reports a separate suit for 10000 damages against Dr James E. Hamsher of Tanawa over alleged injury to a wife. In Greenville Ohio Chas Curtner killed by southbound train. his father and brother-in-law were previously killed on the same line.
In Sugarcreek, Hostetler & Co. lose half a wagon load of goods to thieves who cut the telephone line and flee in a wagon with two stolen horses. Two other incidents report a brakeman killed near Jamestown, a murder suspect arrested near Bladen, and a detective accidentally wounding a bystander during burglary pursuit.
The piece argues that Democratic claims of nationwide rebuke are false. It details strong Republican pluaralties in Massachusetts New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Kansas South Dakota and Iowa while noting Democratic gains in Maryland and Kentucky. It asserts Maryland and Nebraska votes show limited support for Bryan and predicts McKinley will prevail in 1900. Written from the Indianapolis Journal perspective.
Contemporary editorials analyze the Ohio and Nebraska results as decisive for Republican policy and the 1900 campaign. They note Bryan’s vulnerability on silver and predict Republican gains with sound money and expansion terms. The reports frame Ohio as an emphatic Republican endorsement and foresee Bryan as a weak candidate.
St Louis Globe-Democrat asserts the 1899 election verdict endorses President McKinley. It credits his steady Americanism, caution, and broad handling of new national issues from the Philippines to territorial expansion. The piece praises his restraint, diplomacy, and proven leadership through war and economic aims.
Newspaper opinion round up cites Chicago Tribune Milwaukee Sentinel New York Sun Memphis Commercial Appeal Topeka Capital Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Louisville Courier Journal Kansas City Journal Minneapolis Tribune and others debating expansion policy, Bryan's stance and electoral implications across states. It notes 1892 gold standard critique and Democrat gains in Maryland amid anti Chicago platform.
The article argues anti-imperialism generally failed to sway voters in 1898. It highlights Massachusetts and Nebraska as cases where opposition to expansion did not dominate, while Maryland and Ohio showed mixed signals. It cites Bryan Altgeld and Nebraska’s anti-militarist concerns, and quotes New York World and New York Post on imperialism's electoral impact.
The Ohio election boosted labor and Republican protection and gold standards. The piece asserts workers saved Ohio for Republicans despite Golden Rule Jones backing Democrats with money from John R. McLean. It notes widespread factory overtime, high employment, and a rise in labor power linked to McKinley era mill activity. The Troy Times adds anti-imperialists face Aguinaldo’s December proclamation urging independence, signaling insurgent confidence in Congress.
Belgian explorer Dr Maximillian Schumann recalls camping near the Quemada ruins at 7000 to 8000 feet when six rattlesnakes crowded his blanket. He killed them, nailed them to a wall, and sent reptiles to Europe after an extensive Mexico collection. He notes snakes are highly poisonous and shares traditional folk remedies.
A Times-Democrat correspondent recalls a Guatemalan garrison town where soldiers faced months without pay and rations. A wealthy planter sends aid, but a personal intervention with one hundred dollars restores order as soldiers receive pay, the government’s credit returns, and villagers rejoice.
American dentists faced obstacles in Germany where their diplomas are not respected and they can only buy medicine with a prescription signed by a German physician. The Chicago Chronicle notes that despite high skill, many practice in Europe and encounter annoyance abroad.
Monthly teacher examinations run from November through May on the second Saturday, with Boxwell law exams on the first Saturdays in April and May. Five year certificates renew upon passing specified psychology and reading circle tests. Boards of Education pay salaries for teachers in their branches. Communications to the Board of Examiners go to the secretary.
Sunday train leaves Cincinnati at 8 00 a m and reaches Portsmouth at 1 05 p m returning from Portsmouth at 2 00 p m arrives in Cincinnati at 6 10 p m. Trains connect with N W at Portsmouth for Ironton Kenova and East and Southeast. Samuel Hunt President T D Rucopgs General Passenger Agent.
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