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Newspaper

Cambridge Herald

Location

Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1885

Page

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Alaska expedition report and land enclosure bill moves

The Senate received a Navy report on the Alaska expedition and referred it. A bill barring unlawful public land enclosures passed the Senate with an amendment allowing the President to use force to remove such enclosures. The House debated Post Office and Pension bills, adjourned, and later logged weather and local incidents as part of continuous session summaries.

Sexate Senate Secretary of the Navy Storey Alaska Miller New York Produce Exchange Union van Wyck United States House Ouse Montana Congress House of Representatives Dolph Horski Poland Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine Clay Cleveland Thomas A. Hendricks Garland Great Britain Alert Ingalls Edmunds Oar Palmer Michigan Hancock Detroit Erie Hallett-Kilbourn Tainst John G. Thompson Hoar Conference Committee Houst Robinson Bingham Pennsylvania Post Office Bureau of Statistics Treasury Department Niobrara Santee Sioux Indian Reservation Nebraska Secretary of the Interior Louisiana Alabama

Lands to be sold for eight dollars per acre in Sac and Fox tract

A bill passed the Lower House to sell 8014 acres of the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation in Nebraska and Kansas to the highest bidder at no less than eight dollars per acre. Actual settlers may obtain up to 160 acres. Present residents number 75 Indians.

Congress Nebraska Kansas A. B. Hurt Mississippi House Committee On Post Offices Slater Eaton House

O Donovans Paper Offers Ten Thousand for Prince Body

The final issue of O Donovan Rossa’s paper boldly advertises a ten thousand dollar reward for the body of the Prince of Wales dead or alive. A New England rainstorm on the 9th and 10th caused extensive property damage from roof leaks and cellar flooding. Newburyport streets became nearly impassable, and Portsmouth lost links to nearby towns as a Portsland building collapsed under weight.

O'Donovan Rossa Prince of Wales New England Newburyport Portsmouth Portsland

Multiple tragedies and deaths from midwest to south

A freight train collision near Cardington Ohio killed Miss Helen Lynch whose legs were mangled. In Monticello Alabama a demented trio died in a fire. A Chicago train car froze thirteen cars of sheep. Dakota passes Woman's Suffrage bill. Concord Ohio man and a young wife die after dwelling burned. three drunks found frozen near Loomis Illinois. Creston railway accident death toll rises. Burlington A G Davenport critically injured. A seven month old dies in Kentucky. husband kills himself. Kanawha House fire in Charleston WV destroys hotel with deaths. Oklahoma invasion defendants discharged in Wichita Kansas. Sewer gas suffocates five workers in Chicago. Julius J Wood dies in Columbus Ohio. Atlanta public school fire displaces 600 children. Simon Hanky dies after a sleigh accident. A Tennessee man assaults his stepson.

Cardington Ohio Helen Lynch Lucinda Currant Louisa Baker Eliza Mason Monticello Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago Dakota H Hiram Atkins Concord Lake County Atkins Loomis Creston W.J. Davenport Burlington Road William Dudgeon Hammondsville Dudgeon Richard McLaughlin Harris W. L. Couch Oklahoma United States Wichita Kas Kinzie Union Julius J. Wood Columbus Greeley Thurlow Weed W. H. Seward New York Ohbio Dennison Brough Chase Atlanta Cresco Street Simon Hanky Akron Bill Beard Dixon Tenn

Paris Chapel Wedding of Miss Eva Mackay to Prince of Colonna

Miss Eva Mackay daughter of J W Mackay American millionaire wed the Prince of Colonna at the Nunciateurex chapel Paris on the 12th. The chapel was crowded with VIPs. Ministers Morton Duc Decazes and Prince Doria attended. Over five hundred presents were received. An Arabian document reportedly notes El Mahdi storming Khartoum January 26 with quick capture of the city and Gordon killed. Judge John Wesley Weldon of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick died at St Johns. Dean R B O Brien of Limerick Ireland dead, longtime union foe. General Gordon diary up to December 1884 reportedly in government possession. Ottawa militia accepting applicants for Egypt Soudan war. Pope to bishops oppose Catholic education in English universities. Canonization of Sir Thomas Moore and Cardinal Fisher planned. Marquis of Lorne urges Canadian regiments for Soudan campaign. Netherlands and US negotiations to cut Dutch sugar duties.

Eva Mackay J. W. Mackay Paris Prince of Colonna Morton Duc Decazes Prince Doria Dulka Pass el Mahdi Khartoum Gordon Allah John Wesley Weldon Supreme Court of the Province of New Brunswick St. Johns Charles W. Weldon R. B. O'Brien Limerick Ireland Daniel O’connell Militia Department Ottawa Ont Egypt England Thomas Moore Cardinal Fisher Marquis of Lorne London Times Soudon Netherlands United States

Mil waukee search ship missing as others lost in storms

News notes a schooner from Milwaukee left the 7th to seek the steamer Oneida and not heard from by the 16th. Local explosions at Mahoney City injure workers, deaths in Cleveland bridge accident, Drexel and Brown die, and a large hospital crowd is relocated. Retirement of strike, and congressional appropriations progress fill the rest.

Michigan Milwaukee Oneida

Licensing liquor traffic in a constitutional amendment debated

A 19th century legislative summary notes key sessions from February 7 to 16. It records a joint resolution to submit a constitutional amendment licensing liquor traffic, committee wrangles, passage or reconsideration of bills, appointments, and adjournments in both Senate and House across several days, including actions on guardianship, labor statistics, and arbitration measures.

Paper pipe water line boasts ironlike strength

Dr. Dro Lewis explains that about years ago he installed a thousand feet of two inch diameter paper pipe from a spring to his country house and barn. The tar-soaked paper pipe reportedly never leaks and imparts no taste to the water. It is described as being so hard and strong it can bear pressure nearly equal to iron.

Dro Lewis

Odd Florida Oranges With Ridged and White Skins

A Florida orange tree yielded two unusual fruits one with ridges running from stem to blossom end giving a squash like appearance the other entirely white both samples highlighting odd citrus appearances observed on a single tree.

Florida

Note payable in 1848 tied to Cass election in Rome Ga

A Rome Georgia man kept a note dated 1848 payable when Lewis Cass would be elected president. With Zachary Taylor winning, the note was never paid.

Rome Lewis Cass United States Taylor

Seven children injured in Charleston coffee pot explosion

A Charleston South Carolina household suffered serious injuries to seven children when a coffee pot exploded. Authorities reported the incident and are investigating the accident.

Charleston S. C

Fire at Blockley Almshouse Kills Dozens Inmates

Fire swept the male department of the Blockley Alms House in Philadelphia. By February 14 eighty to ninety inmates were reported burned or missing, with estimates of thirty to forty dead. Rescue efforts continued as police and fire crews scoured the ruins, while many inmates fled into the city streets or were found wandering nearby.

Pimlapelouta Blockley Alms House Philadelphia Schuylkill River Twenty-first District Station House Smith Sutherland Avenue Bainbridge Street William Weisenstein Gray's Ferry Road Bainbridge Streets Thomas Prince Twenty-second Brown Benjamin Brown Green George Nevill Rose Connelly James Burke Charles Scott Frank Deehan John Lyden John Kohler Richardson Insdte Wills Michael Quinn Isaac O’neall Peter Leeson Theodore Sheridan Jesse Sherman Patrick Hogan Join Gleason Philadelputa Thomas Jones John Harrigs John Koehler Franklin Deechon Edward

Elopement drama ends in near murder and death

In Haverhill Massachusetts George F Royal recently swallowed poison after an elopement bid to reconcile wife Lena. He drank laudanum, collapsed, an icy soak revived him and he violently throttled his doctor before calm returned with another physician present.

Haverhill Mass George F. Royal Lena

Rumors of Texas frontier killings unfounded at Carrizo Springs

Reported deaths of Captains Seeley and Hall and Sheriff Oglesby are unfounded. Citizens on both sides of the Rio Grande reportedly cooperate to capture thieves and restore stock. Americans free several Mexicans held at Carrizo Springs as a sign of faith. Latest intelligence from Dimmit County.

San Antonio Tex Seeley Hall Oglesby Carrizo Springs Rio Grande Dimmit County

How a Well Drilling Rig Reaches Water For Mills

The article describes a tall timber frame tower with a 30 foot height and a driven drill powered by steam. A heavy eight inch pipe follows a six foot drill bit to reach rock, with depths ranging from 500 to 2500 feet. water at 300 to 600 feet suffices for many uses though some wells fail to reach water. Two crews work day and night while sediment is pumped out and the bore is cleaned, with costs from 3000 to 26000 dollars per site.

Springfield Mass Republican

Rochester Doctor's Cure Story Sparks a Citywide Debate

Letters from Rochester confirm Dr. Henson's claim of recovery, crediting Warner's Safe Cure for saving his life. The Rochester testimonial and a card by Rev. Dr. Foote are cited as proof, supporting widespread interest and scrutiny in the sensational illness recovery tale.

Cleveland (O Rochester N. Y Democrat and Chronicle J. B. Henson Rocuester Warner

Prominent Rochester figures endorse Warner’s Cure claim

A Rochester card and letters defend Dr J B Henson’s cure from Bright’s disease by Warner’s Safe Cure. City officials and lawyers attest to the statements’ truth and to their high regard for Warner’s firm. Israel Foote argues he urged the remedy and would again aid others with kidney and liver disease.

Rochester C. R. Parsons Wat. Purcell Union and Advertiser W. D. Suvart Monroe County Edward A. Frost E. B. Fenner J. M. Davy Congress Johns. MorGan Hiram Sibley W. C. Rowley John van VoonRuis Living Church Chicago Ill Rochester Democrat and Chronicle J. B. Henson Bright Warner Henson Israel Foote St. Paul’s Episcopal Church N. Y

London Lawyer Suffered Lead Poisoning From Snuff Wrappers

A London lawyer endured prolonged lead poisoning traced to snuff packaged in tin foul wrappers. The Medical Press reports thirty four similar cases on record. Samples of moist snuff contained 2.59 percent lead.

London

Theatergoer Tosses Money During Performance in SF

A recent San Francisco performance saw an enthusiastic spectator throw money onto the stage during the opening portion. A Georgia newspaper published a photo of its editor with multiple weapons, including pistols and daggers, in a stylized display.

San Francisco Georgia Chicago Herald

Promises Like Pie-Crust Said to Break Easily

A wry proverb notes that promises break like pie crust and adds a playful twist claiming the line predates the railway station pie invention. The remark reflects cheeky humor on reliability and time.

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