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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1890
Page
1
A nostalgic moonlit note from Madeline S. Bridges to her beloved Harry reflects on past walks, belfry chimes, and a longing about marriage. She imagines whether union would preserve their affection, ends with a tender good night and enduring faithfulness.
In a June 1887 domestic scene, R Benjamin Dean debates corporal discipline with wife Mary over sons Daniel and Harold. Daniel faces harsh punishment for stealing, while Mary pleads for mercy as Moses, the enslaved man, fears retribution and seeks the errant boys.
The clipping describes Moses fleeing with children as a storm ravages Bradshaw Nebraska and nearby towns. It details letters from Daniel and Moses, and the family’s reunion with Mr. Dean. It then shifts to a sermon on the family altar and reports a catastrophic cyclone that destroys Bradshaw and causes multiple deaths and injuries across Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and surrounding areas.
A poor inventor with a simple, duplicable device refused offers of 6000 to sell rights to an inland town and 10000 for two cities. He claimed the patent was worth 100000 and never sold a single right, keeping the patent to this day.
In a Paris manifesto dated June 5 the Duke of Orleans says exile sorrows are a small price for captivity and urges his comrades to keep a place for him. He vows to return to serve France for God and France.
North Western passenger train from Freeport derailed two miles west of Rockford Illinois at 11am. Five men died including engineer Edward Blaisdell and four section workers. several others injured as cars demolished. Other wrecks reported in Kentucky and Des Moines with multiple injuries and high damages.
At Lake Mohonk New York on June 7 the conference opened with resolutions urging education as the key to progress. They call for education normal and industrial uplifting the home and family and developing true manhood and womanhood. A second resolution supports a United States postal savings system to promote savings and land ownership for poorer people of all races.
Sepania Missouri June 7 Thomas Williams who was arrested for killing Jefferson and Charles Moore father and son confessed Friday. He is believed to be tied to several other murders including the 1866 farming death of Charles Koch near Peoria Illinois. Koch was killed and Williams was hanged after a trial but later commuted to twenty years. He served seventeen years and moved to Missouri after release.
Secretary Metiuire of the United Brotherhood reports success in 141 cities where eight hour strikes occurred, involving 54,852 workers. The movement adds 46 new lodges with 11,241 members, while nine cities still hold eight hour strikes, Portland and Wheeling locking out workers, and six cities settling on a nine hour compromise.
The Bank of Olesburg in MaAnrysville area assigns to George R. Smith of West Moreland. Liabilities total 50 000 dollars. The private bank run by Allen Bros conducted reckless business. Many farmers affected. Eastern loan firms expected to take large sums. Bankers have fled amid strong local anger.
Mrs. Fred Spooner died after pouring gasoline on coals to speed a fire. The blaze enveloped her dress and burned her severely, with neighbors responding to a scene described as agonizing.
Huldah Rockwell died of pneumonia in West Point Connecticut on Friday aged 100 years and 9 months. Her mother lived to 103.
Harrison Wagoner, 89, left McConnellsburg Ohio twenty two days ago and traveled by wheelbarrow. He reached Hagerstown on Thursday while en route to Baltimore, after covering 448 miles.
A north bound Ukiah stage was robbed Friday afternoon three miles from town by a lone highwayman. The bandit reportedly took 1604 dollars from Wells Fargo & Co. box.
The records show ongoing Senate and House actions with silver coinage debates, tariff concerns, and fortification bill progress. Notable items include a prohibition stance on canteens in militarily funded facilities, pension bills, contested elections in South Carolina and Alabama, and measures enabling land, bridge, and post office funding alongside public works in Washington and Oregon.
The body of acrobat Mur dock was recovered from the Chicago River with five head wounds suggesting murder. Police suspect his partner West and are actively seeking him.
The moon’s mass is one eightieth that of Earth, a unique ratio among satellites. Mars will reach opposition in 1892 with optimal viewing conditions unseen since 1877. The North Star nears the pole, predicted to reach 89 deg about 1944 and stay within a degree of the pole for 300 years. Rochester optical firm builds a giant eye-piece for the Lick telescope, two lenses 6.5 and 3 inches, yielding 20,000 times brighter view than naked eye.
Resignations and sunstroke deaths across Ohio are reported along with lightning strikes injuring or killing several individuals. New game laws set open seasons for quail squirrels and other species, and multiple accidents, robberies, and court actions are noted, including a divorce suit and property partition proceedings.
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