30 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1891
Page
1
Rev. Wilberforce Wells, Rector, presides at Martins and Ivensong. Communion at 5:00 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Other Sundays and Holy Days at 7:30 a.m. Sunday School at KaCDin. Seats free.
In tremulous showers an apple tree shed blossoms as the sun shone and birds sang. A sad little bird, hearing the music, laments that he cannot sing yet declares, I can listen, and I can listen. The moment stirs a hopeful resolve to hear rather than perform.
A doctor recounts a tale of a poor chair mender who loved the apothecary Chouquet for fifty five years. She saves all she earns, funds his life, and learns he marries another. After her death she bequeaths her savings to him, provoking harsh shock, and the doctor calls the act the purest love he has seen.
John Zwald a California farmer confessed to killing two wives in Minnesota and Nebraska. Born in Switzerland and later living in Anoka Wayne and Sacramento his crimes spanned years and states. He smothered his second wife in Wayne then moved west to California where guilt spurred a public confession. The tale ends with Zwald seeking forgiveness and a calmer mind.
The item reviews multiple mysterious vanishings including Luzerne Bristol of Jersey City and his four sons then later found camping near Sparkhill New York. It also notes W T Kime of Westboro Missouri missing after suspected financial strain and Cynthia Huntley of Columbus Ohio and Antonio Pinedo vanished on a stroll near Lake Merced, suggesting elopement or foul play while detailing related clues and local beliefs.
Mrs Sorgerfiie of Utica New York has four husbands, three dying under suspicious circumstances. James Staley vanished into a canal at Potter's Bridge thirty years ago after a fall or push. Henry Way disappeared after Civil War service. Ernest W Schroeder died after a breakfast of pork with arsenic found in his stomach, with the widow having gained half his property.
A striking dispatch from Africa claims French explorer Paul Crampel and his party were killed and eaten by Mitonga cannibals while advancing toward the Capuas and Baghirmi regions. The piece contrasts this tragedy with historic road-building in Europe and the United States, arguing that cantons with hard roads prosper while Americans lag due to neglecting road drainage and infrastructure. The author, Jxo Gilmer Speed, reflects on European exploration and the need for better transportation networks at home.
The piece argues ancient Carthage pioneered road and route development, influencing Roman engineering. It notes caravans before wheeled transport, deep trackways in Cumberland hills, and the shift from pack saddles to wheeled vehicles in early Europe. It concludes Roman roads remained durable for centuries after Carthage’s destruction.
John Shanahan, a 16 year sentence burglar, escaped from custody en route to Sing Sing. Guard Burke pursued. Shanahan clambered a fence, boarded a cab, and fled down Forty-fifth Street after a sister allegedly slipped a key into his mouth. A Connecticut arrest turned up no proof.
Leonce Burthe, a key witness in the New Orleans jury bribery case, was found in East St. Louis and brought back to New Orleans. He faces possible prosecution for flight, with bonds posted and strict surveillance until he testifies, amid claims of a $1,000 bribe attempt by Armant and threats from Edgar White. Deputy White denies involvement.
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