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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
3
State officials question if a club selling $1 picnic tickets entitles beer with tax. Attorney General Hogan says selling beer counts. drinking does not. The 54 hour law boosts female labor demand while cutting male work. Ohio plans a two year blind education push with home teaching and a central sales room for products.
In August 692 Civil War veterans in Ohio responded to roll call per Col. W. L. Curry. The pension office began issuing vouchers with 4,016 checks totaling $184,208.69. Payments split to $138,? for invalids and $45,056.13 to widows. annual payments around $188,000. Total projected payments reach about $3,000,000.
The Ohio board of administration uses its new power to commit non residents to state hospitals. Robert Markle known as Montana Bob in vaudeville is admitted to Columbus State Hospital after attempting to shoot his wife and later attempting self harm in prison. He was adjudged insane by the probate court.
The state board of awards, amid preparations for the Green employer liability law taking effect next year, reports six thousand of 10,600 manufacturers responded to information requests, representing nearly 1,000,000 employes. The board will mail 10,000 pamphlets with clause explanations by Wallace D. Yaple and questions on work lines and rates. Majority of employers expected to fund the liability fund. workers favor the law and may pay 10 percent. Liability firms face uncertainty on rates as defenses are removed and coverage may shift from non factory workplaces.
John A. Egan prepares the complete Diegle statement with Prosecuting Attorney Turner. Diegle and attorney Ngan will collaborate as evidence from many sources is reviewed. Turner seeks full convictions and limited immunity to purge corruption in high public office.
At the first fall meeting of the Ohio State Fire Prevention association C T Deatrick W B Goodwin and H E B Boning were appointed to urge Gov Harmon to designate October 9 as Fire Prevention Day in Ohio. The move follows a Chicago July meeting urging nationwide adoption with support from the Chicago Association of Commerce and state executives. The association also adopted an amended firemen inspection report blank as a substitute form.
State labor commissioner Charles H. Wirbelman notes Ohio reforms and the initiative and referendum now law, giving voters a method to secure fair consideration in municipal affairs and applying to all municipal corporations.
Short State Items report robberies, fatal accidents, fires, and assaults across Ashtabula Eaton Cleveland and other Ohio towns. Notable items include a mail carrier's missing trousers and money theft, a boxcar death on the Lake Shore line, a fatal stove fire, wage cuts at Republic Iron & Steel, a large Cincinnati veneering plant fire, editor attacks in Kenton, a suicide in Alliance, animal poison deaths in Marysville, and political shifts at Cedar Point police chiefs conference.
Former United States Senator Thomas Henry Carter of Montana dies at 57 from a lung infection. He served 22 years in Congress and official life, as the first Montana representative, two Senate terms, and as commissioner of the General Land Office. He chaired the Republican National Committee and led the American section of the international commission on Canadian boundary matters. He was born in Ohio, raised in Iowa, and long associated with Montana.
In Syracuse amid a fifty mile race at the fair grounds a tire burst, Lee Oldfield's car jumped the track and struck spectators. De Palma led with Oldfield close behind as the vehicle plunged into the crowd. Taft had inspected the course earlier and poor track conditions followed. De Palma and Burman withdrew after the incident.
Flour values range from patent at 3.90 to heavy patent at 6.45 and various grades. Wheat futures list No 2 red at 93 to 96.5 cents. Cincinnati live stock features cattle from shippers up to 7.00 with high and low ranges, hogs at 7.46 to 7.50, sheep and lambs moving in the 2.60 to 6.25 band, poultry eggs butter vegetables and fruits detailed with unit prices across the market.
Buckeye notes sheriffs and judges in several Ohio towns confront crime and misfortune. Ice cream sodas rise to ten cents as sugar costs climb. Incidents include a man fatally wounded after a fall, ambush shootings in Upper Twin Creek, and a prison escape thwarted by a tip. Other items cover a riot at Scio college, a jail hanging in Alliance, a teen suicide in Chillicothe, a Lake Erie tribute in Cleveland, and multiple divorces, drownings, and deaths across the state.
A self evident proposition argues that buying feeder sheep and lambs below production cost yields profit as prices rise when finished. Last year’s overstock and high feeding values collapsed through low consumer demand, causing record lax prices. With scarce grass and hay, many feeders avoid the market, but early next year supplies will tighten and prices rise. buying now could yield strong returns as range-fed stock reaches slaughter weight and autumn demand climbs.
Bunsen mocked his wife’s new hat with harsh remarks. She billed him for retrimming at 18.34, which he paid without complaint, ending his hat criticism.
Advertisement from a London employment agency seeks an expert grand opera pianist, any gender, with preference for a French-speaking candidate.
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