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16 Feb 1888
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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1888
Page
1
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Reverend Talmage uses the Jezebel Naboth story to warn that wifely ambition can shape kingdoms and centuries. He argues for righteous female aims, critiques suffrage proposals, and contends women voters would not ensure temperance or fair wages. The sermon blends biblical fiction with contemporary politics and gender roles.
The speaker argues women deserve the vote yet questions mercy for faulted conduct, praising wifely influence as a force for virtue. He cites historical queens and wives who shaped leaders, warns against selfish ambition, and urges wives to guide husbands toward righteousness via faith, perseverance, and domestic influence.
A gang of counterfeiters was captured in Wicnita on Friday evening after police found spurious coins and counterfeiting tools in their possession. One man, already well known locally, was identified among the group.
Edward A. Deacons was sentenced by Judge Ramsay to be hanged on April 5 for the August 16 murder of Mrs Ada Stone in Rochester New York. The trial ran for two weeks before the verdict and punishment were declared.
From San Remo dated February 12, word is that the Crown Prince is progressing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.
A massive explosion at the Dupont powder works in Wapwallopen Pa. kills four men in the packing house and injuries more than forty others. The blast damages every village building, with debris scattered miles away and shock felt as far as Wilkes-Barre.
Springfield dispatch reports Joseph C Mackin pressing Governor Oglesby for pardon. A letter from Mackin and a mass of endorsements claim clemency is proper, noting time served matches the crime and that prominent supporters from politics and journalism sign the petition.
In Colorado’s Purgatory gorge near the Rio Grande a hunchback guide named Old Hopeless recalls Nancy Summers, a famed beauty once wooed by Luke Golden. He reveals how Nancy bet her lover’s love by a perilous leap. Luke died over the chasm while Nancy fell to ruin and fever, ending in a grave beside him as Old Hopeless admits his own identity and fate.
The Indiana Farmer reports the Signal Service Department will send daily weather telegrams to 100 points in Indiana. Weather predictions for 24 hours from 7 am will be transmitted from 100 elevated flagstaffs and poles. The telephone system will distribute messages to many points across the state via telegraph stations. The service starts early next week.
Railroad Commissioner N T Smith released an authentic summary of storm fatalities by county. Beadle 9 Bon Homme 19 Codington 3 Jerauld 6 Clark 2 Edmunds 6 Brown 5 Hand 7 Kingsbury 3 Lincoln 29 Spink 4 Turner 18 Yankton 3 total 114.
In Macon Georgia on February 11 a respite was granted in the Woolfock case scheduled for execution yesterday for the murder of his father mother and five siblings. The delay alters the planned hanging and defers the sentence.
A hometown dreamer rises from a simple life to genius through relentless work. Once praised by great men who fail to grasp his ascent, he leaves courtly praise behind and walks into the night, declaring the secret is work. J N Matthews Indianapolis Journal.
Lieutenant Rogers quotes M. Charles de Lesseps predicting canal completion from Colon to kilometer forty four and La Boca to Paraiso within two years. He argues about excavation rates, costs, and loan burdens, stating final cost near 2 billion francs and likely double liabilities. Public sentiment at Colon splits Americans and Englishmen, yet support exists for the project. The article notes cottonseed oil demand consuming about half current cotton seed production.
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