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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1902
Page
7
A 14 year old boy Charles Wehrle of 1312 Main street was caught in a shoe factory machine at work. His right hand was crushed with the index finger and thumb severed. The severed parts were buried with the boy at St Mary’s cemetery in Carthage.
Mrs Stogdall Gore, formerly of Cleveland, died in Paris on Wednesday. She lived with her mother and brothers on Broadway and spent childhood years near Ravenna on a family farm. Her aunt Mrs J D Slater lives at 35 Quincy street. Her brother Charles D Stogdall resides in Ravenna. Relatives in Cleveland and Ravenna report she had expressed aversion to the Russian De Ryd zekski in letters.
In Cleveland on Sunday November 24 saloons were shut in compliance with Chief Corner's order. A few arrests occurred for law violations as enforcement begins anew. Officials say Sunday closing will be enforced from now on despite prior overruled orders and past leniency.
A. J. Nedele near Bucyrus Ohio gathered ample berries from his farm. The fruit was plentiful ripe and delicious. Some berries measured three inches in circumference. Neighbors received samples from his harvest.
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad sues in Toledo common pleas court to stop the Toledo Terminal Belt railroad from crossing its tracks in Toledo. Officials statement denies any amicable settlement as reported.
In Cleveland plans emerge to launch five cooperative coal yards and oppose the retail coal dealers before 1903 after discussions among city unions. In Cincinnati a gas company lineman, Joseph Bruns, 28, was electrocuted while on a Walnut Hills pole. Cleveland congressman Burton appointed James H. Cassidy secretary to the river and harbor commission succeeding Lyman Bilis.
Fire at the Herman Goepper & Co brewing plant malt house No 5 in Cincinnati caused extensive damage with losses around 75000 insured. Several firemen were injured by an explosion as the flames gutted the structure by 3 am. A nearby tenement suffered damage from the blast. Gas and barley dust in the bins is blamed for the explosions.
A test of the new automatic mail bag catcher and deliverer conducted Thursday before the postmaster general committee achieved complete success. The device transferred full 60 pound bags at 76 miles per hour, delivering to the post and receiving another. Members present included E. J. Ryan, J. H. Crew, S. W. Gaines, W. J. Bradley, O. T. Holloway, H. A. White, Thos. P. Graham and FE. L. West.
In Steubenville on November 21, an Italian laborer nicknamed No. 13 at the National Steel Co. in Mingo Junction lifted a moving gondola car with his shoulder to free Slavish worker John Shuloto who was fatally injured when the car end crushed him. His act earned praise from fellow workers.
W J Adams of the McKinley farm near Minerva Ohio died Friday under mysterious circumstances. An autopsy will determine if suicide. He had been despondent since the death of President McKinley and after financial losses in the past year.
Lillie Dodds a young woman who claimed to be married to a famous man tried several times to take her own life in a Central police station cell on Thursday morning. She was arrested while intoxicated and prevented from harming herself by officers and Turnkey Silscott.
Miss Adeo Sue Blakeley daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred J Blakeley of 1137 Huron street Toledo wed Mr Leon Lafayette Vial of Portland Oregon in a private ceremony in Cincinnati after leaving Toledo last Thursday. Forgiveness was granted.
Columbus Ohio November 21 12 Republican congressmen elect from Ohio favor Cannon of Illinois for speaker. Two members Jackson and Morgan pledge to support Burton of Ohio if he runs, Burton did not attend.
A Friday battle in Portsmouth ended with a game rooster breaking the neck of an immense hawk before a large crowd. The rooster fought without steel spurs, and spectators watched the ferocious clash with great interest.
Emma Bogan, attacked by a wildcat near Crestline on Friday night, remains in serious condition. A group of farmers plans a Thanksgiving hunt in the surrounding woods to track the animal.
Washington D C November 24 The supply of good Thanksgiving turkeys will be plentiful according to a local firm making great preparations to aid in meeting the demand for poultry.
Consul General Gudger reports a peace treaty signed between revolutionary Gen. Herrera and government commissioners. Herrera to surrender the gun boats Padilla Darien Gaetea Boyaca and all insurgent arms from Cauca and Panama. Congress to decide canal laws elections and paper money after peace. Troops begin withdrawal and political prisoners freed.
In Mindanao the cholera outbreak spreads among Moro tribes on the west coast causing destitution and halted trade. Quarantine worsens hardship as General Davis directs food distribution to infected and quarantined towns while Manila reports the disease receding locally.
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania in the coal region a dynamiting attack occurred at 5 am on Sunday. A fuse attached dynamite was placed on the saloon bar of Christopher Portland causing the bar and nearby buildings to be wrecked and windows to break. Portland and family slept on the third floor and escaped serious injury. Portland's two sons were non union workers during the strike.
Knoxville dispatch reports six inmates escaped from the Dandridge jail after seizing Jailer Fuller. John Perry wrestled the jailer but did not escape. Lant Wright, among the escapees, faced housebreaking with intent to commit criminal assault charges. Bloodhounds are led by officers to pursue the fugitives.
Denver reports the Colorado Paving Co. plant was wiped out by a fire caused by boiling asphalt explosions. The loss is estimated at 50 000 dollars. In Chicago, Queen Liliuokalani and her party moved toward Washington with a push for financial relief to be raised again in the coming winter session of the national legislature.
A steamer from Guatemala reports that up to 10 000 people were killed by the eruption of the San Maria volcano, as conveyed by passengers arriving in San Francisco on November 22.
Warren J. Lynch is identified as General Passenger and Ticket Agent in Cincinnati. No further context or details accompany the header.
An advertisement extols Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap land and easy terms. It invites readers to request The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklets and notes cheaper excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays to visit Nebraska, urging readers to inspect opportunities firsthand.
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