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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1903

Page

7

Springfield Priest Opposes Typographical Oath Bar

Springfield Ohio September 14 Rev Father Sidley pastor of St Patrick s Catholic church says the church will not bar Catholics who take the International Typographical union oath and will not engage in a dispute with labor. He notes church deliberation and cautions the church cannot act hastily.

Springfield Father Sidley St. Patrick's ‘Catholic Church International Typographical Union

Alleged Blackmail Letter Writer Arrested in Zanesville

Leroy Frazier of Zanesville Ohio is charged with sending four blackmail letters to a Zanesville merchant and mill owner named Drones. The notes demanded a $900 deposit in a concealed envelope and threatened arson if instructions were not followed.

Buffalo N. Y Leroy Frazier Zanesville Drones

The Relatives Are Uneasy Over Beirut Dispatch

Mrs. C R Trowbridge of Findlay fears her brother Samuel C Gillman has been slain in Beirut after he left Indianapolis last February to run the Presbyterian mission printing house in the Orient. She had received weekly letters until more than a month ago. Southern Hancock county friends also fear calamity has befallen Oren Powerman, a Beirut church worker, unseen for months.

Beirut

Failing Industry: Ohio Sheep and Hogs Decline

Columbus report shows Ohio sheep and hog numbers dropping from last year. State auditor notes a 203,955 fewer sheep and 3,000 fewer hogs, while horses and cattle rise and hog totals remain high at 1,553,486.

Ohio

Injuries May Prove Fatal In Chicago Bassist

Cincinnati dispatch reports F. T. Edmonds, a string bass player in Innes’ band, transported home to Chicago in critical condition after robbers in St Louis left him with serious complications. Doctors fear he will not survive. Naval Recruiting Station to Open in Apollo Building at Cincinnati Site

Cincinnati F. T. Edmonds Innes Chicago St. Louis Naval Apollo George Pettengill J. C. de Bries John McMillan Walter Scott and McIntyre

Mexican War veterans to hold 29th reunion in Van Wert

Van Wert Ohio September 14 Ohio Association of Mexican War veterans to hold its 29th annual reunion on Thursday September 24 Dr William Smith of Van Wert is president James H Smith of Newark is secretary

van Wert Ohio Association of

Forehead steel cut removed from Lovell man

Upper Sandusky Ohio September 14 John Stroup of Lovell had a quarter inch thick steel piece removed from his forehead Sunday. He recalled a strike to the head days earlier but paid little attention at the time.

Sandusky John Stroup Lovell Stroup

Receivers Appointed for Bucyrus Firms in Ohio

Judge Hicks at Massillon appointed receivers for the New York Blower Co. at Bucyrus and the American Clay Working Machinery Co. with plants at Bucyrus and Willoughby Ohio.

Cleveland

Baby Born on a Train in Akron on Baltimore Express

Mia R. A. Price of Pittsburg gave birth to a child aboard the east-bound Baltimore and Ohio express Friday afternoon just east of Chicago. The event occurred during the journey, with station officials noting the unusual birth aboard the train.

Akron Mia R. A. Price Pittsburg Chicago

Saloonkeeper Arrested For Sunday Sale Fatally Wounds Marshal

In Murray City Ohio on September 11 saloonkeeper John Mamet clashed with Marshal R A Surtees who was shot in the wrist Mamet also wounded G W Van Sickle and William McComb as they tried to seize Mamet s revolver Surtees returned fire wounding Mamet in the abdomen breast hip and hand while Van Sickle was shot in the thigh and McComb in the hand

Murray City John Mamet R. A. Surtees G. W. van Sickle William McComb Surtees Mamet van Sickle McComb

Rubber Collar Saves Man From Lethal Trolley Wire

In Cincinnati on a Sunday noon incident R W Boess of Elm Street narrowly escaped death when a trolley wire broke and looped around his neck, the rubber collar acting as an insulator and stopping the current as the wire arced with the track. Boess freed himself and nearly collapsed from fright.

Cincinnati R. W. Boess Elm Street Boess Sixth Street Elm

Woman Commit Suicide With Laudanum in Zanesville

Zella Botkins 18 son awaited child as Henry Botkins returned home at 11. She seized a half ounce bottle of laudanum and drank it, dying before doctors arrived. The incident occurred in Zanesville Ohio on September 14.

Zanesville, O Zella Botkins Henry Botkins

Saloon Fight Wounds Two in Glouster. Father Dies

In Athens Ohio on Friday night in Glouster Chas Witham age 42 and his 17 year old son were shot. The father died from a bullet entering the breast and lodging in the spine. Three Judson brothers miners Tom Sam and John are jailed on the crime.

Athens O Glouster Chas Witham Tom Sam John Judson

Suicide of Demented Man Narrowly Reported in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati on September 14 Frank Fiedler, a slightly demented man, who had been mentioned in local newspapers for a fight at Seventh and Elm streets, hanged himself from a transom cross beam at his Bader street home.

Cincinnati Seventh Elm Streets Frank Fiedler Sunday Bader Street

Will Attempt to Break His Record at Grand Circuit

Columbus driving park announces trotting gelding Major Delmar will start at the grand circuit meeting on September 21 to beat his 2.0014 record set recently at Syracuse New York.

Columbus Columbus Driving Park Association Major Delmar Syracuse N. Y

Feather renovator arrested on feather fraud warrant

Delaware. Frank Sharp, a feather renovator, was arrested on a warrant from Mrs. George Young. He received goose feathers valued at 50 cents per pound for renovation and is charged with replacing them with chicken feathers of little value.

Delaware, O Frank Sharp George Young

Village of Seven Mile Declares Dry by Vote

Hamilton Ohio Sept 14 The village of Seven Mile voted dry by 28 to 54 in a special local option election called after William Deerwester was killed in a saloon. One saloon remains in the village amid concerns over lawlessness.

Seven Mile Hamilton Willam Deerwester

Two Killed at Springfield Grade Crossing

Springfield Colorado September 14 Jacob Curtis and John Toland two aged residents of this city were struck and killed by a freight engine at a grade crossing on the Pennsylvania railway while returning home from the country Sunday night.

Springfield Jacob Curtis John Toland Pennsylvania Railway

Child Crushed Under Elevator in Cleveland Tragedy

Four year old Viasta Truneceke was crushed when caught beneath an elevator in Cleveland on September 14. Her father Frank J. Truneceke carried her to hospital, but she died on the cot.

Cleveland Viasta Truneceke Frank J. Truneceke

Horticulturists Bring Large Strawberry Consignment

Doty and Son of Pickering Fairfield county delivered a large consignment of ripe strawberries to Columbus market. Prices were high as the fruit came in just at peak ripeness.

Columbus Doty & Son Pickering Fairfield County

Nebraska Republicans hail end of Bryanism and look to Roosevelt 1904

The Nebraska Republican platform praises stalwart Americanism and a strong navy, supports retaining the Philippines, and backs Roosevelt's 1904 nomination. It recounts the state’s political shift from populist fusion to GOP dominance, noting a 1992 GOP plurality of 5 900 and conservative praise from national observers.

Nebraska Bryanism Bryan St. Louis Philippines Pacific Ocean Thas Union

Resignation of Secretary Root and Taft as Successor

The piece notes Secretary Root's strong four year tenure at the War Department, praising his handling of army reform and the Philippines. It reports Governor Taft of the Philippines as the likely next secretary, and cites perspectives from the Roosevelt letter and several newspapers. It also references Bryan and Johnson political maneuvers and Ohio developments.

Root War Department Philippines Roosevelt William H. Taft Cov Taft Troy Times

Johnson Wins Democratic Nomination for Ohio Governor

Tom L. Johnson secures the Ohio Democratic nomination after a vigorous convention. Delegates invite Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan to tour the state and reaffirm a 1900 platform favoring free silver. City politics and Johnson's reform efforts spark strong opinions about his political future.

Tom” L. Johnson Ohio Bryan Kansas City Buckeye Troy Times Johnson Tom” Johnson Sam Jones Cleveland Mr. Jones Tom

Democratic prospects and farmer consolidation debates mix with Bryan influence

Ex-Senator Allen questions Populist strength at Denver as Bryan's grip on the Democratic party looms. Western farmers debate uniting with fruit growers to build grain elevators and cold storage, aiming to stabilize prices while Bryan’s populist rhetoric fades. The Ohio and Nebraska scenes hint at coalitions and electoral calculations for 1904.

Treasury St. Louis Globe-Democrat Allen Bryan Denver Nebraska Troy Times

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