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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1914
Page
6
Grand Marshal Matilda Spence led 7000 white clad women with yellow ribbons through Cleveland streets to back the suffrage amendment on the November ballot. Police reported 125000 spectators lined the route to cheer the procession with bands floats and a Bull Moose figure.
Mahoning county grand jury indicted Fred M. Sayre auditor of Franklin county, in Olumbus, on blackmail charges. He allegedly sent a letter to David Tod of Youngstown, a Republican governor candidate, demanding $5,000 for campaign expenses or face criminal libel proceedings.
An underground natural gas blast at the Kirk Co. furniture store on South Howard street in Akron severely injured four men and caused about 50000 dollars in damage. The blast wrecked three floors of the five story building with furniture twisted and the front caved in up to the third floor.
In Cleveland Ohio Judge W B Neff intimated that J M H Frederick superintendent of the city schools could face jail if found guilty of contempt of court. The remark came during the trial when the judge warned that a guilty verdict in the criminal proceeding could result in prison.
Loveland Ohio hosts a gala celebration for the Little Miami river bridge uniting Hamilton Clermont and Warren counties. Town folk dress in gala attire with flags and bunting along streets marking a historic civic milestone.
Auditor A V Donahey denounces county treasurers for hiring special agents to collect delinquent taxes. He finds no instance where a treasurer paid a collector $900 and states that officials must perform tax collection themselves rather than hire outside agents.
Authorities investigate the death of Mrs. Mary Hill aged 39 found in her room with a sheet tied around her throat. The room shows disorder with broken furniture and dishes scattered about.
Lima Ohio police say Herbert Royal 28 of Detroit killed after allegedly stealing a car and being struck by an interurban streetcar in Pratogant.
Deefance, O Mr and Mrs Godfrey Watkins were badly hurt when the steering gear broke causing their Feroke to overturn. The accident left both occupants injured and awaiting medical attention.
Ohio State Superintendent Frank W. Miller may urge all school children and teachers to aid the striking miners' children. Thousands lack shoes and proper clothing to attend school this winter. J M Roan leads donations through the Ohio mine inspection bureau. Jefferson and Belmont counties are hardest hit.
Cincinnati residents may collect both federal blind pensions and the Ohio blind relief pension. The attorney general ruled that the state relief law does not bar blind recipients from federal aid. Civil service rules limit mayoral appointments. Municipal Commission notification is required. County School Board examiners under the new code are not subject to Civil Service.
Berlin reports German artillery silenced two forts in the Antwerp siege as a larger, undecided battle unfolds in France. Air losses and repeated Allied attempts to break German lines are noted, with German forces advancing at several points while maintaining strong positions west of the Oise.
Ohio declares war on the $100 levy on each theater in cities over 15 000 population. M A Neff of Cincinnati acts as official spokesman for the Ohio division of the Motion Picture Exhibitors League of America.
The Central Association of Commercial Secretaries and the American Association of Commercial Executives merged in Cincinnati and will be known as the National Association of Comercial Secretaries. Officers chosen include J. Christy Meade of New York as president Munson Havens of Cleveland and William George Bruce of Milwaukee as vice presidents and J. A. McKibbon of Boston as secretary treasurer.
Over $300,000 was subscribed by Columbus banks to a $100,000,000 gold fund at a meeting. Ten of thirteen clearinghouse banks attended. the remaining $200,000 is expected to be subscribed by the three banks not represented.
Max Shapiro secretary of the Ohio Cider Vinegar Co. Norwood Hamilton county pleaded guilty to selling adulterated vinegar in municipal court. He was fined 90.50. On payment the court withdrew six warrants charging similar violations of the pure food laws.
October dispatches describe a dramatic shift in German press tone toward France of late. An official message reports continued fighting with renewed ardor over recent days while observers note signs of an impending strategic retreat.
Wilmington O. and Ohio man Leslie F. Oren, blind and deaf, is denied university access though trained to articulate. Friends could not obtain an interpreter to enable him to take courses at Ohio State University.
James V. Murphy of Youngstown files mandamus in Ohio Supreme Court against Secretary of State Graves to compel placing his Progressive ticket name on the non partisan judicial ballot in the Youngstown area.
A petition with around 7,000 Dayton electors requests placing on the November ballot the question of municipal ownership of an electric light plant. The filing aims to place the issue before voters in the upcoming election.
Four men seriously injured in a gas explosion that wrecked the interior of the five story Kirk Furniture Co building in Akron. Gas is believed to have escaped from two new gas engines being installed.
Howard Anderson aged 25 son of W H Anderson former postmaster and lumberman in Barnesville was instantly killed when a tree fell trapping him.
Port Clinton report says Warl Stettler of Gypsum was struck and killed by a Lake Shore train. Two horses also died in the incident near Gypsum.
A fragment cites plans around Noyon where commanders act swiftly and with unprecedented scale. It warns some minor points may be sacrificed but urges public judgment only after the outcome of combined operations becomes clear.
London dispatch reports a major clash near Roye as German forces under General von Kluck attack French and Allied lines. The battle widens north of the Somme with Allied positions north of Albert and a potential link with Belgian irregulars noted.
London reports Petrograd announces decisive Russian victories over German forces near Simno in Suwalki and Andrejew 40 miles from Cracow. German bombardment of Ossowetz ends as their forces retreat. Berlin's official statement offers a different view of the Russian advance.
Reports describe a Russian advance in Polish territory from Kielce to Petrokow with potential cooperation with Galicia forces to take Cracow. German losses cited include 50,000 in men and 20,000 prisoners amid failures near Suwalki and Ostrovitz. Britain announces a new mine-laying policy to counter German submarine activity.
Dispatch from Reims France details relentless German bombardment as 24 pound shells crash through the city. US consul William Bardel reports tea damaged home and office and notes the American flag ripped by shellfire while appealing to spare the city.
The article argues that battlefield death rates may mirror peacetime mortality, citing Gettysburg and Chancellorsville figures. It notes that 49 year olds have a 65.6 per thousand chance to die before 53, and 42 to 44 year olds show a 20.3 per thousand rate, aligning with life insurance tables.
Paris reports the German offensive halted after a four day clash as French and British forces attack Kaiser's lines near Arras and disrupt rail routes to Brussels. In Petrograd the general staff says Augustowo fell to Russian forces with the enemy retreating toward the East Prussian frontier.
Juarez Mexico. General Villa declares all talks for a peaceful settlement in the Villa Carranza quarrel off after Crranza's generals refuse to accept Carranza as first chief of the constitutionalists. Villa resumes preparations for a campaign against Mexico City. Aguas Calientes conference unlikely to alter the state of affairs.
Market note listing prices for corn wheat oats hay and mixed feeds by grade with white yellow and mixed varieties, plus eggs poultry cattle hogs and lambs with price ranges and per hundredweight or per pound figures. Includes quantities and quality descriptors for shippers but no narrative context.
A touring car descending a hill between Lawrenceville and Princeton in New Jersey overturned after a tire blew out. A boy and a baby died, four others from nearby farms were injured, and the vehicle’s driver, a youth named Stults, attempted to pull aside for an oncoming car before the crash.
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