Norwalk to Bowerston road opens linking regional system
Officials announce the route now open, connecting Norwalk with Bowerston and linking Toledo and Marietta via a network including Akron, Youngstown and Pittsburgh. The service, under management by M D Wood and J M Hall, promotes through travel across the peninsula and surrounding corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fries Landi
Banc
Norwalk
Bowerston
Toledo
Cambriye
Marietta
Bowerycon
Akrsoungstown
Pittebreye
Chicago
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Wood
Hall
Gen
Gen Pass
Reora
Tordo i
Senate Bills and Deaths Mark December Sessions
Senate activity from December 7 to 10 includes bills for public buildings in Eastport Maine and Charleston South Carolina, retirement of small denomination notes, and coin certificates. Resolutions honor deceased Representatives Price Beach Arnot and others, with adjournments observed. Multiple notices and legal items follow, including pension pay for West Point graduates and a Department of Agriculture and Labor proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Eastport
Charleston
S. C
United States
National Bank
Secretary of the Interior
Atlantic & Pavute
New Mexico
Price
Messrs
Beach and
Arnot
New York
House
West Point
Fort Riley
Kan
Caldwell
Tennessee
Secretary of the Treasury
Select Committee On Fish and Fisheries
Congress
Blair
Dockery
Mint
United States Military Academy
Morrill
Beck
Sherman
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Rimndall
Committee On Appropriations
Hye Iuse
Campbell
Dewdney
Treasury estimates and appointments in Congress from 1858
The Treasury announces 1858 estimates total government expenses at 325 182 74 dollars, down from last year, with various presidential appointments forwarded to the Senate. It notes the Sheridan Army of the Cumberland reunion in Washington May 11 and 12, Garfield statue unveiling, and lists Congress deaths including Dewdney. Crop prices show declines from 1885, with corn rising to 37 cents per bushel from 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Senate
Xth
Thomas Moonlight
Leavenworth
Kan
Wyoming Territory
Arthur L. Thomas
Pennsylvania
Utah Commission
Theodore D. Wilson
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Department of the Navy
James Fulton
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
Sheridan
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Washington
James A. Garfield
Dewdney
New York
House
Hendricks
Miller
California
Pike
New Hampshire
Elwood
Ilinois
Rankin
Wisconsin
Hahn
Louisiana
Beach
Arnot
Price
Cole
Maryland
Duncan
Department of Agriculture
Notable Obituaries and Local Headlines in New York and New England
Rev J Hyatt Smith ex Congressman and Brooklyn pastor dies in New York City on the 7th. New England municipal elections on the 7th favor No license. George Watt the convict dies from injuries after a knife attack at Riverside Prison. Irish National League council in New York denounces Irish board procedure as slavery. Steamship rate war out of New York persists. Steering tickets both Ways selling at 15 dollars on St H K Cross. Booming forgery case: Steinfeldt of Bombay, NY arrested for 25 000. Malone banks suffer. Buffalo fire destroys Sibley Holmwood candy factory and adjacent Swift Stambach hardware block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hyatt Smith
New York
Eighth Congregational Church
Brooklyn
New York City
New England
George Watt
McKean
Riverside
Irish National League
The
League
Ireland
People’s National Bank
Third National Bank
Malone
N. Y
Buffalo
Sibley & Holmwood
Swift & Stambach
Collage of 19th Century News Bulletin Items
At Columbus Ohio the motion to dismiss the Bell telephone case from U S courts of Ohio without prejudice was sustained. Comedian John J Owens died near Baltimore aged sixty seven. Virginia Governor Lee halts Cluverius murderer's execution to January. Arbitrators meet in Indianapolis on coal price dispute with Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio. Earthquake shocks felt in Columbia DC and Missouri City Mo. Iowa Dairy Interests back oleomargarine ban. Dayton area packing house fire destroys meat stock worth about 25000. Signor Operai died at Leadville composer of Black Crook and Centennial Exposition figure. Seymour Sabin receivers report assets 561084 and liabilities. Baltimore Ohio engineers seek overtime pay settlement. Milwaukee railroad man Joel Elis and family nearly suffocated by coal gas. Port Wayne contractor James Ryan dies after falling stone incident. William Lamb sues Richmond Whig for libel over Wise card. Alger issues pleuro pneumonia dairy shipment ban for Cook County to Michigan. Newberry County frost reported with distressing conditions.
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Columbus
Bell Telephone
United States Courts of
Ohio
John J. Owens
Baltimore
Lee
Virginia
Cluverius
Fanniel L. Madison
Linios
Penn
Sylvania
Indianapolis
Columbia
D. C
Missouri City
Iowa Dairy Inen
no @ealers
William Bocke & Sons
Dayton
Signor Operai
Leadville
Col
James Ryan
Port Wayne
Ind
Ryan
William Lamb
Richmond
Congressman Wise
Wise
Lamb
Cook County
Alger
Michigan
Newberry County
Violent gale and wrecks strike Britain and seas
A gale of unusual violence roiled Britain and coastlines on the 8th, wrecking many ships and causing loss of life. A French vessel foundered off Dymechurch with six drowned. Elsinore breakwater saw four ships strike. numerous vessels reported wrecked and heavy loss feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Dymechurch
Elsinore
Bulgaria
Nicholas
Mingrelia
French Chamber of Deputies
Baul
Northwest Territory
Adelaide
Australia
Teetulpa
Henry Alleyne Nicholas
M. D
University of Aberdeen
University of Toronto
Brisbane
Keilawarra
Helen Nicholl
Queensland
Austria
Odessa
Russia
Duke of Manchester
Southport
England
Signor
Marco Minghetti
Italy
Borer blast injures seven at Hazlett Underhill factory
A boiler explosion at Hazlett & Underhill's dry house and box factory in Cambridge Massachusetts on the 11th injures seven men, three fatally. Frank Silva badly burned expected to die. Seven others seriously scalded but likely to recover. Other news notes include a railroad death damages award in Urbana Ohio and a large Clinton Michigan mill fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eater News
Hazlett & Underhill
Cambridge
Mass
Frank Silva
Urbana
William Connenton
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad
Clinton
Mich
J. C. Hunt
Edge Wood
Pittsburgh
Fort Worth & Denver
Bellevue
Tex
Monongahela River
Pardon Board
Tin White Star Steamship Company
Europe
Monarch Line
Shapleigh& Cantwell
North Main Street
St. Louis
Memphis & Charleston
T. F. Greer
House
United States
State of
Kansas
Senate
Destructive Buffalo Fire Destroys Several Buildings on Wells Street
A morning blaze in a four story brick building at Wells and Seneca streets, home to Sibley & Holmwood confectioners, spread to nearby structures including Campbell’s hat store, Reynolds shoe shop, and Swift & Stambach stove store. The Breezel hotel was evacuated with about 100 guests fleeing in nightwear. Losses totaled tens of thousands across multiple properties, with gasolene stored in a risk, and several travelers missing valuables. The fire raged then was brought under control around 4 p.m. with extensive damage to stock and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Burrato
Wells and
Seneca Streets
Sibley & Holmwood
Wells Street
Breezel Hotel
Campbell's Hat
Reynold’s
Swift & Stambach
KE. D. Selomon
New York
Paul F. Zidlow
F. J. Kaldenberg
Breezel House
Campbell & Reynolds
J. M. Richmond
Singhamton
N. Y
Gilbert Manufacturing Company
Brainbridge
Charles Pressberg
Brooklyn
Edward Smith
Robert Dunlap & Co
Dunlap
Fowler & Co
Gloverster
Mass
D. and
W. Gaffney
Disease Bulletin From Ohio Board Of Health 1856
Health report from 74 observers across 46 counties for the week ending December 4 1856 notes acute bronchitis remains common with increases in bronchitis consumption and measles and slight rises in typhoid fever diphtheria and diarrhoeal diseases. Malaria scarlet fever and whooping cough decline. No smallpox reported. Diphtheria prominent in Ottawa County. Measles tally reaches 146 in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Board of Health
Ottawa County
Cincinnati
C. O. Prrosst
A Fearful Deed in Supcarp Tex Mob Enters Negro Home
A group of eight to ten men attacked James Connor a Black resident near Supcarp Texas dragging him to the yard and cutting out his entrails before leaving him for dead. The next morning Connor survived and named suspects prompting Sheriff Paine to form a posse and detain several accused parties. Local citizens are divided and authorities warn of potential trouble as investigations proceed. Connor had been suspected in a recent Cold Spring mail robbery near Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sucparp
Tex
James Connor
Big Creek
Paine
Connor
Shepard
Knickerbocker Reports Loss Of Officers And Seamen
The Knickerbocker reports the loss of its first officer and four seamen after rescue efforts failed when a lifeboat capsized near the Delaware capes while towing the schooner Cramer. The crew aboard the lifeboat were B J Henry John Johnston Fred Johnston William Mulzahn and George Haines. The schooner had asked to be towed to port after losing her rudder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Knickerbocker
Delaware Capes
Cramer
Philadelphia
B. J. Henry
Thomaston
John Johnston
Fred Johnston
Norwegans
William Mulzahn
George Haines
He Would Call Again and Other Brief Notes
A Washington Critic quip depicts a scene where a young woman asks a clerk if a father hurt her feelings when he invited her out. The reply hints at forgiveness tied to a future funeral. The brief non sequiturs mention a dinner bell versus trumpet, a snowy Modoc trip by a rancher selling watermelons, and Costa Rica using castor-bean candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G Street
Seventh Street
Harry
Annie
Washington
Canada Fisheries Debate Highlights Cleveland Message
Montreal reports President Cleveland's message sparks talk in official circles with praise and critique. Canadian Minister Foster defends treaty rights and argues the failure to form a mixed commission stems from US Senate opposition. Canada cites enforcement actions on 1815 treaty terms and reiterates intent for amicable trade and fisheries settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Cleveland
Congress
Foster
Marine and Fisheries
Canada
United States
Frye
Senate
House of Representatives
Mr. Foster
United States Senate
Great Britain
Anti-Eviction Fund Appeal From Irish National League
Circular from Edward Malone, New York State delegate of the Irish National League of America, urges renewed funding for the anti eviction drive. It lauds John Fitzgerald and Irish leaders abroad, notes a 3300 contribution, and calls branches to expand networks as the fight for national independence intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Malone
Irish National League of America
United Press
John Fitzgerald
Irish National League of
Siks
Irish National League
O'Brien
Dillon
Sexton
Redmond
Destiny
Parnell
Michael Davitt
Justin McCarthy
Epward Malong
Train Collision Claims Two Lives Near Wilmington Junction
Mercer Pa December 9 A fatal wreck occurred on the Buffalo New York and Pittsburgh line one mile south of Wilmington Junction as a wild engine ran ahead of a northbound passenger train at fifty miles per hour. The passenger engineer and fireman jumped. the wild engine crew stayed. The engineer died within twenty minutes and the fireman about five in the evening. The passenger train crew were seriously injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Campbell
C. W. Reynolds
McQuade
New York City
Talesmen
Bartholomew
Knickerbocker
Cromwell
Jersey
Mary O. Cramer
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Butler
Bankers? & Merchants? Telegraph Company
Ear Annville
Lebanon Valley
Beach Creek
Williamsport
Philip Knight
Allen Ramsey
James Warren
Joseph Fields
Field, Thayer & Co
Boston
Mass
Swinburne
Albany
Nicholas T. Kane
Pontiac
K. 1
Gustave Alfred Lundstrum
Emma Pierson
Hill’s Grove
Providence
Belfast
Ireland
B. W. Gill
Pittsburgh
Gill
Ist
Thomas A. Hart
Shepard & Co
Union Club
New York
Braddocks
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bridget McCarthy
John Toole
Barbara Conway
Fred Ok
Isaac Lea
St. Francis College
Loretto
Cohoes
Waterford
N. Y
United States
Canada
Mercer
Buffalo, New York & Pittsburgh
Wilmington Junction
New Castle
Mack
Dynamite Explosion Kills Two at Black Stone Tunnel
In Ark Frisco extension, a dynamite blast during drilling in an old tunnel hole killed W. A. Cope of Ironton and Michael McDonough of Cleveland. James Gribbing was fatally wounded. A. S. Kemp and John Gray bruised. Bodies brought to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. Smith
Ark
Black Stone Tunnel
Frisco
W. A. Cope
Ironton
Michael McDonough
Cleveland
O. James Gribbing
A. S. Kemp
John Gray
Runaway Engine Near Corning Kills Woman
In Corning Ohio a locomotive unattended on the main track began moving and circled a curve. The engine was cleared in time to avoid a collision with a through express. A woman, unnamed, was killed near Corning and the engineer and fireman may face arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Ohio Central
Scab labor unrest erupts in Amsterdam mills and riots
Fevered unrest grips Amsterdam as mill owners hire more police after a scab dispute. Robberies, assaults, and a fatal head wound amid crowds on Main Street prompt a three hundred dollar reward for those who attacked Henry Kline and James Davis. Knights pledge action and mills deny any ties to discharged workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Law and Order
Harry Cramer
Henry Kline
James Davis
Kline & Hubb’s
Main Street
Kline & Hubb’s Mill
Kline
James P. Murphy
Hudson
N. Y
Cummins
Murphy
Greene Knitting Company
America
P. H. Cummins
Jason Davis
H. P. Kine
Harrison
Senator Jones Thrown From Buggy In Detroit Accident
Senator Charles W. Jones of Florida was thrown from a frightened horse near Detroit, narrowly escaped death and suffered serious injuries. He plans to report for Senate duty after the holiday recess and campaigns for reelection. He accuses a nationwide conspiracy of opponents and promises disclosures to vindicate his actions and health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Charles W. Jones
Florida
Clarence
Washington
National Capitol
Senator Jones
Senate
Plight of Maybinton Poor in Newbury County
A Maybinton plant er reports extreme distress among the poor in Newbury County. Freezing, hail, and floods decimated crops, leaving farmers with little seed or funds. Cotton and grain yields are down, whites and blacks suffer, and planters fear loss of labor as many may seek work elsewhere along the Peach river bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clafteston
Maybinton
Newbury County
Newbury
Peach River
Female Forgers in Lafayette Society Corners Court Mention
Two Lafayette women, sisters Clara and Flora Jones, described as dashing blondes, were revealed as forgers who forged orders signed by respectable locals to extort from boot and shoe dealers. Several stores were affected and plan to prosecute. One sister previously created a stir with Edward Hess, a Philadelphia leather drummer who went crazy last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Clara
Flora Jones
Company C
Edward Hess
Philadelphia
The Color Line Tragedy at Baltimore Station
A mulatto immigrant from Santiago de Cuba named Francisco Renaud sought lodging at Southwestern station but was refused due to color. He was placed in a cell and hanged himself by a handkerchief tied to the grate, after making a coat sleeve rope and mounting the cell bench. He died shortly after being cut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Santiago de Cuba
New York
Francisco Renaud
Farley
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge, Guernsey CO
Mahaffey & Ogier
Attorneys-At- Law
Hutchison Block
Steele
Mayls
Fred. L. Rosemonyi
Steele & Rosemond
Attorneys-At-Law
Rotary
J.M. Bushfield
Atorneey-at-Law
Rainey Block
Court House
Orito
W. A. Carpenter
Davis Block
Sam’l C. Luccock
V. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Guernsey County
Febitt
Taylor
R. T. Scott
Taylor & Scott, Attorneys-At-Law
Physicians and Surgeons
WH. T. R&msey, M. D
Providence Hospital
Washington, D
Hutchinson Block
Dprulgist
J. M. McGill
City Drug Store
Adams Building
Hotels
Joseph Morton
Eagle Hotel
Herring
Carnes
Pine Street
Mair
Cambridge, O
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
EB. McPeese
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
John Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Public Square
Ovier
H. H. Veitch
E. McCollum
South End Mill Street
T. C. Stanley
Cambridge, Ohio
Auplrs
Fisher
Addtress True &Co
Agusta
Maine
Brown House
G. C. Kyle
Central Hotel
L. J. Cutter
Main ST
Cumbberland, O
Arcade Hotel
W. A. Gill
Exchange Hotel
Caldwell, Ohio
John W. Robinson
Ire
Brouse
Corner Market
Fourth Streets
WM. Kirk
Mar
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
Crow
Farmers’ Hotel
Mill Street
Wm. Blainey & Zon
W. Lippincott
Beecher
Col. Broadway
South Streets
Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smitie
Prop’r
Jemeyty
N.Y. Ry. Co
P.m
Cumberland Aramh
Blue Heir
Peint Pleasar C.& M. Juneti
Sfartfore
Senecaville Morgan Jeth Umbridge
Zanesville
Barnesville
Bellare Wheeling
Point Pleasant
Elect Fund & Marietta
Wheeling & Lake Erie
R. R
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Fremont Clyde
Monroeville
Wellington Creston
Orrville
Massillon
Navarre
Valley June Tie
New Cumberta Sherrodsville
Leesville
A.m
Canal
Dover
New Comer
Macksburg
Mn, Nd
Sherrodsville
New Cumberlan Valley Junction
Cotes
Creston
Wellington
Stown
Stward
Ta. m. Pratiogias
Macksbury
Caabridge
New Comerstown
Canal Dover
Bohuovue
Norwalk & Peon
Congressional
Gilbert Avenue Hill
Texas
South America
Attica
J. R. Strandler
Main
Tiffin
Alabama General Assembly
Oscar A. Simmons
First National Bank
Fort Wayne
Robert Spencer
Dodge City
Spencer
Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroad
Springfield
Charles Wilson
Edward W. Kelley
Empire
Indiana
Painesville
Foreign Intelligence
Health Bulletin
Modoc
Cal
Costa Rica
Canadian Fisheries
South Carolina
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