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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1887
Page
4
A wartime poem laments dangers of battle and a soldier's dream of home Nellie and wife Mae ai Lancie in Toledo Bay. The speaker trusts God and hopes to meet loved ones after death, awaiting the boatman Death to row them o’er. He envisions a peaceful home, church bells, and a crown of glory in heaven.
A Confederate soldier recalls ordered panic on a regiment’s flank as a Federal shell mortally wounds his Lieutenant. In smoke and chaos the blast shatters the officer’s body while others around him remain unscathed, prompting whispered thoughts of divine vengeance.
A dramatic Civil War anecdote recalls General Hickenlooper solving a river crossing by building a bridge from cotton bales. He ordered a 3 a.m. WPA style setup, using gin bales and cables to span the Tennessee river for thirty thousand men to cross before dawn. The improvised bridge held under artillery fire and all wagons crossed by 11:30 p.m. before orders to advance.
Mr Hard Giddens of Berrien County Georgia recalls his Civil War service. He enlisted at the start of the struggle and fought through the conflict. At Chickamauga his clothing was torn in twenty seven places by bullets with only two touching flesh. A bullet cut his shoe-string in two and another burst his canteen. His regiment entered with about seven hundred and left with twenty seven. his company suffered severe losses, with nearly all killed wounded or captured.
On Newsome's plantation near Albany Georgia a fertile, old field once cultivated by Indians produced a prosperous watermelon crop in 1885 netting about 700 dollars. This spring the soil again carried cotton with a promising yield compared to local averages.
A Lancaster Ohio pharmacist patents an attachment for drug bottles containing poison. Druggists who have viewed the device say it eliminates filling mistakes when prescriptions are prepared, marking a notable advancement in dispensing safety.
Colonel Fred Grant presents a small aquarelle of high artistic merit from a series by his father. The painting depicts a group of Indians.
General W. W. Hazen chief signal officer died at eight p m in Washington after a long battle with diabetes His death follows a cold contracted after a Diplomatic corps reception General Hazen was born in Vermont in 1830 and served from West Point through the Civil War He commanded the Forty first Ohio and later the Fifteenth Army Corps The Inter State Commerce Commission proposal provides a five member panel limits pooling and requires rate publicity while shippers may file grievances against railroads Also notes Sen Cox ill and secret Senate session on Nicaragua canal negotiations
Senate and House session summaries describe personnel changes and bills on armories funding, penology, taxation, and education. Notable actions include elections to fill Senate vacancies, appointments to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, and adoption of resolutions urging Congress on liquor taxes and wool tariffs. House debates cover school district governance, teacher certification, indigent soldiers relief, and other measures with several bills passed or advanced.
Paris hosts a banquet to mark the Yorktown capture anniversary with General Boulanger in attendance. He toasts President Cleveland and Minister McLane and lauds the union of peoples aided by the Statue of Liberty. McLane replies as minister and comrade of Yorktown descendants, praising both nations’ army and bond.
Akkon O Jan 17 The g its report Saturday morning shows no bill against Keck former superintendent of the insane department accused in the county case of fathering an insane girl child. Witnesses examined and evidence weak implying others had access to the ward. Keck’s attorney to seek a full inquiry by County Commissioners.
Jan 17 Chicago. Marriage license clerk Eugene Seeger refuses to grant a license for Miss Van Zandt to marry Spies. He cites felony grounds for divorce and constitutional doubts, noting a court could compel him, though quo warranto action may challenge his stance.
In Parkersburg on January 17 detectives report charges of brutality and torture by prison managers. Convicts allegedly endure freezing water, lashings, and being tied to the floor, with others hung by the wrists as cries of agony rise. Government inquiries are underway and indictments expected.
Market listings show prices for wheat corn oats and flour from Toledo Cincinnati and Pittsburgh with values for butter cheese eggs and hay. Livestock rates include beef sheep and hogs across Buffalo Philadelphia and other hubs, reflecting regional price spreads and market points.
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