Notable actors named in county grand jury indictment
Nat Goodwin has been indicted by the Hamilton County grand jury for producing a play on Sunday. Thomas W. Keene, also an actor, is recovering from illness and expects to appear before Baltimore audiences around the first of March. Georgia rivers froze in a late cold snap unseen by oldest inhabitants.
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Hamilton County
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Georgia
Thomas W. Keene
Baltimore
Temperance zeal spreads in Youngstown led by revivalist Murphy
A temperance excitement grips Youngstown Ohio as Murphy the revivalist leads a meeting where over 5000 men including mill workers sign the pledge. Separately, eastern money changers plan to press Congress to redeem trade dollars at par amid widespread financial distress in Britain and America. A severe Pacific coast storm last week caused widespread damage with homes toppled and fatalities.
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Ohio
Murphy
Congress
Railroad Syndicate Seeks Ohio Canal Control by Legislation
A railroad syndicate pushes for state action to take over the Ohio canal claiming the canal fails to pay and a railroad would improve the waterway. Protest grows among residents along the route who oppose the move.
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Ohio Canal
Senate wrangle over Cincinnati cases delays legislation
The State Senate debates the Cincinnati cases with little agreement on action. Lieutenant Governor Kennedy appears hasty, with reports suggesting rulings clash with parliamentary practice and anger Democrats. No settlement has been reached.
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Cincinnati
Kennedy
Dual South American Volcanic Eruptions Rattle Andes
Cotopaxi and Tunguragua, two towering Andean volcanoes, are violently erupting simultaneously. The last major Cotopaxi eruption occurred in 1803, and experts expect intense activity as both cones blaze, signaling powerful subterranean igneous forces.
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Andes Mountains
Soldier petition demands pension reform from Congress
A Cambridge Ohio petition dated January 23 1886 circulated by veterans urges Congress to enact a broad pension law. Signed by David Frazier Jr and others, the appeal condemns depreciated pay and calls for gold standard currency and a universal pension for Union soldiers widows and orphans.
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Washington Letter Highlights Senate Clash and Seeds for Congress
Regular correspondent reports rising friction between President Cleveland and Senate over removals and appointments. Congress debates silver policy and memorial eulogies while the Agriculture Department distributes seeds to lawmakers. A Conscience Fund note from New York carries mutilated currency and a moral warning. Patents granted in Ohio list diverse devices from washing machines to harvesters.
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Ohio Railroads Report for Fiscal Year Ends June 30 1885
Commissioner reveals 7124 miles of rail in Ohio with 6417 standard and 707 narrow gauges. Receivers operate 1817 miles or 24 percent. Rail fatalities 261 and injuries 856. pedestrian and crossing deaths noted. Passenger numbers 32895641. freight 65511017 tons with earnings and rate changes. Telegraphs show 15587 miles poles and 46834 miles wire. combined state and interstate earnings exceed 17.7 million gross and 7.8 million net.
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Ohio
No Mystery About Brown's Iron Bitters
An ad style piece touts Brown's Iron Bitters as safe for teeth and stomach and beneficial for the feeble and dyspeptic. It cites Mrs Emma Williams of Starkweather Mississippi praising its effects on her daughter and herself. A humorous St Peter anecdote closes the column.
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Electric Bitters Promise Quick Health Renewals
If you suffer from low spirits, loss of appetite, debility, disordered blood, and bilious diseases, Electric Bitters will rapidly improve your condition. Expect renewed life and strength as pain and misery fade. Sold at 50c a bottle by CL Wall & Co.
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CL Wall & Co
Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup Promotional Card
Health themed ad touts Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup as the best remedy for coughs colds chest pains bronchitis and primary consumption. Claims one dose cures all cases. Price 50 cents and 1 with free samples. Sold by John M McGill.
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Cambridge Manages Racial Segregation School Note
In Cambridge the report notes a separate school for children described as pic caninnies amid a local population with many people of color.
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Cambridge
Piccaninnies
Coal Miners Fight For Wages And Labor Rights In 1885 News
The article notes unions in Chicago funding arms, Socialists boasting 9000 bombs for distribution, and a plan to enforce the eight hour workday on May 1. It reports Meyersdale miners striking for 35 cents after earning 25, and Nanticoke mine casualties with bodies not yet recoverable.
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Kimberly
South Africa
Herald and Colliers
Chicago
Morgan
Nanticoke
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised For Cough Relief
Wm Thomas of Newton Iowa reports his wife suffered a chronic cough for 25 years. After trying many remedies, a trial of Dr King’s New Discovery gave her great relief and a second bottle cured her, with health not so good for 30 years. Trial bottles are free at C L Wall & Co, large size $1.
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Wm Thomas
Newton
Alarmed widow led to marriage after scare by kindly Bill
A comic tragedy recounts Bill Crawbar a brakeman known for kindness who frightened Mrs. Lane causing nervous hysteria and her second marriage to Deacon Four score. The tale contrasts his danger with local product ads for Griggs Glycerine Salve and Dr Bigelow's Positive Cure touting safe, speedy relief for skin and throat ailments.
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Toledo Blade
Grigg
Imitation eggs and counterfeit tonics warn readers
An early note outlines artificial eggs with transparent shells made of composition and carrot saffron yolks, noting boiling reveals the fake. It also cautions against imitations of Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic while claiming the genuine product cures many ailments and mentions Uncle Sam's vast—though indebted—finances and endorsements.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Relief for Lung Troubles
Dr Enoch Calloway of LaGrange Georgia endorses Scott's Emulsion of pure cod liver oil with hypophosphites for lung troubles and summer diarrhea in children. An unrelated note mentions a New York Assembly bill on Grant Monument property, and an ad touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as safe for coughs and bronchitis.
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Enoch Calloway
LaGrange
New York Assembly
Grant Monument Association
Senate
Verdict: Dead from exposure in Helena vigilante case
A Helena jury returned a verdict of death by exposure for the horse thief who was hanged by local vigilants. The case followed the suspect’s capture and lynching, with authorities confirming the cause of death as exposure rather than formal execution.
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