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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1906
Page
3
Ohio railroads face state scrutiny over a 10 cent surcharge charged to passengers who ride without purchased tickets. The state railroad commission rejected the practice, noting the 2 cent fare law forbids such charges. Attorney General Wade H. Ellis issued a lengthy opinion on the matter.
In Columbus, Mrs. R J Gardiner and the patient’s nephew fight in court over Miss Mary Dresbach a Decatur Ill visitor aged 86 who suffered a hip fracture. Gardiner seeks a guardian while police and a deputy sheriff attempt to remove Dresbach to an ambulance. Habeas corpus is filed.
Four year old Charles Wenz allegedly piled straw over his infant brother Lawrence and then set it alight. Neighbors intervened and extinguished most of the flames, but the infant was found fatally burned. The mother had left the children alone in the backyard and the coroner will rule the death accidental.
A grand jury in Jefferson returned an indictment against the Ashtabula Lettuce Growers association, a group of ten greenhouse owners in Ashtabula. The charge alleges an unlawful combination to fix prices for crops grown under glass, including lettuce tomatoes and cucumbers.
Cletus Nicodemus of Barberton, missing five years and surviving the San Francisco earthquake, is arrested on an old charge by Constable Ledoux. Miss Daisy Martin is the complainant.
An oil blast in the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co building in Cleveland destroyed the structure and set flames to about six nearby buildings. A second blast caused walls to collapse and left three firemen injured. Damage estimated at $200,000.
Springfield resident Edward T. Fairbanks 41 died of heart trouble while seated after a hearty supper at his home. He was superintendent of the Indianapolis Frog and Bwitch Co. and a cousin of Vice President Fairbanks.
Marysville reports Charles Irwin charged with attempting assault on Mrs Elmer Thompson. Judge Now sentences Irwin to six months in Columbus work house. Marion reservoir inquiry ends. claims totaling $20 000 to be filed with state board of public works.
Lima Ohio reports Henry Whitney a Civil War veteran missing five days after leaving home was found in an isolated valley two miles south of the city. Foul play suspected.
In Columbus the Trades and Labor assembly hosted five congressional hopefuls E L Taylor Jr Republican William A Taylor Democrat Oscar Ameringer Socialist Frank McCartney Prohibitionist and Edward J Bracken Independent. They debated the anti injunction bill eight hour law for government workers and procurement, fiduciary corporate political contributions, and Chinese labor in the Panama Canal Zone.
Cincinnati man reports the annual Knights Templars of Ohio conclave ended with Springfield chosen as the next meeting location and the election of grand officers including Grand Commander John H. Gibson of Cincinnati and a slate led by R. R. Rickley of Columbus and Edmund B. King of Sandusky as grand generalissimo.
Jefferson county grand jury returns 30 indictments including two for a July 1 clash at Bradley mine where 500 shots were fired between United States Coal Co. guards and miners. Seven miners were shot and one died. Captain R W Talbot and guard G F McMatrie indicted for murder in the second degree and shooting to kill. Investigation ordered by Judge Richards.
Ironton Ohio grand jury returns seventy four indictments including Richard Jones the officer alleged to have fired the shots that killed Carl Mayensheern and wounded two others. The case centers on the shooting and its aftermath.
Judge Dillon dissolved a sweeping injunction against Iron Molders' union No. 145 and Care Makers' union No. 43 in Columbus Ohio. The unions are authorized to stop people from working at the Jeffrey plant to protect operations.
President Roosevelt writes from Oyster Bay on August 18 urging Congress to keep the Republican majority in control. He endorses moderate tariff revision, warns against tying tariff to trusts, and says reforms should follow existing laws with no quick changes if harms outweigh benefits. He cites a Philippine imports bill as a target for next winter’s session.
The Salt Lake City Telegram critiques the Heralds anti trust stance and warns that overturning the Republican party could yield a Democratic or other unfound outcome. It notes 1892 schemes, past trust power, and distrust of promises amid anti trust laws and politics.
The body arrived from Washington and was taken to Johnstown for funeral services at the Methodist church conducted by Rev. A. H. Lathrop.
Columbus C.-Goy v Harris reports that Attorney General Ellis and Auditor Guilbert approved a new grand stand at the State Fair grounds. The structure will run about 400 feet long and cost roughly 950000.
Rail service updates announce Nos 23 24 25 26 201 and 206 will arrive and depart from the Pennsylvania Lines station located at Pearl and Butler streets in Cincinnati.
The Commoner notes a Bryan tariff stance in which tariffs shield trust profits and hurt consumers. It argues Republican leaders resist tariff relief despite calls for revision, aligning with trust funders and opposing free traders. The piece predicts Bryan will pursue radical tariff changes, challenging protectionist foes.
Gallia county grand jury returns 13 indictments. William Fagin alias Hargrave, arrested in Albany New York and brought to Gallia on charges of forging the name of Miss Jennie Dunn to a $200 check, indicted on two counts.
In Columbus Ohio prayers for atonement and a speedy death were recited for 15 year old Wayne county convict John Read. Read, incarcerated since 1899, saw confinement in prison take a toll and his death follows the solemn prayers.
In Columbus Ohio the rotate board of agriculture paid higher premiums while railroads refused to cut rates, yet the fair’s net proceeds still broke all prior records, marking a historic financial achievement for the event.
State superintendent Arthur Vorys departs for Washington to attend the annual meeting of insurance commissioners where he serves a leading role. He will be away about a week.
The piece argues that opponents of protection revived 1892 McKinley tariff criticisms in 1906 by claiming prices were too high and demanding free raw materials. It recalls the 1894 revision and its clash with protection, noting mill closures and economic distress, urging vigilance to avoid repeating that error.
The piece mocks Congressmen Gardner for proposing a bill of particulars on tariff revisions, naming free hides and free sole leather as practicable from a Massachusetts view. It questions the impact on cattle regions and their million votes for Republicans, calling Gardnor’s stance absurd.
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