Russia Raises Import Duty and Post Office Extends Free Delivery
The State Department reports Russia increases import duties on iron steel and related products to 30 percent. The Post Office extends free delivery to several cities including Middleport Piqua and Tiffin in Ohio Rome New York and Portsmouth Pennsylvania. The administration has not decided to purchase US bonds at market rates and will use such options only if future needs demand. Other items note a grand lodge election in the American Protestant Association Stephen Kramar Ohio elected Right Worthy Grand Tyler and a dismissal in the Signal Service of W N Green the sole colored officer. Competitive exams for post office inspectors set for June with a limited number of positions. Treasury struggles to meet bank demand for small certificates until July while postal receipts and expenditures for the fourth quarter 1886 are reported. The Agriculture Department notes a two percent fall in winter wheat area and a six percent rise in spring wheat. Additional dispatches cover Spain trade relief Havana river trade, Madagascar consular gifts, an extra session of Congress, and various local notices including a Roman Catholic monument design call and national business failures. A New York court rules hotel keepers cannot sell liquor with meals on Sundays. Major Ewing noted as Blaine’s uncle and the last Washington Pa citizen. and other notes on the Celtic Brittanie collision and a Philadelphia zoning dispute.
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Railroad boiler blast and several deaths in Chester
A locomotive boiler explosion on a Philadelphia and Baltimore railroad freight train occurred in front of Chester Pennsylvania’s passenger station on the eighth of the month killing one man and seriously injuring several others, one fatally. Other items include a naval court in New York into the Celtic and Britannic collision, various electors and officers chosen, and notable deaths and honors across the region.
Through Service Opens Toledo to Pittsburgh Route
Central Standard Time timetable notes a new through connection from Toledo to Bowerston linking with the Pennsylvania System for all points East. It covers service from Macksburg to Marietta via Cambridge and Norwalk, with trains to Huron and Norwalk and a daily schedule update. M.D. Woodford and James M. Hall sign as general manager and general passenger agent.
Thieves grab church stone cash in Wheeling incident
At Wheeling West Virginia on the 6th thieves removed the corner stone of a German Lutheran church after dedication and stole the cash and mementoes beneath it. Two Tucker children of Wichita Kansas died the 7th after a brief illness amid suspected poisoning by neighbors.
Kentucky Ends Whisky Distillation This Year
An association decision halted whisky distillation in Kentucky for the present year. In bond in Kentucky, 89,000,000 gallons exist, with 18,000,000 gallons distilled last year. Five million gallons are in foreign ports owned by Kentucky men, enough supply for three years.
Foreign Intelligence Briefs From Around the World
At Bedford Out., four children under ten died in a fire in a dwelling. parents and baby escaped. Explosions at Gelsenkirchen coal pit killed forty one with twelve believed dead. Russia raised duties on tobacco products. Vername Turkestan earth tremor killed one hundred and injured as residents fled. In Commons Mr Balfour moved to omit venue removal. motion carried. A hurricane and waterspout near Mako Hungary washed away workers.
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Afternoon misc news from New York and beyond
Selections include Manning arriving in New York in improved health from Europe on the 11th, a fatal train accident near Utica involving inventor Warres Suerman, and cadets graduating from West Point. Reports note Governor Torres offering a $500 head bounty on hostiles in Sonora, a large coke region strike settled by H C Frick & Co., and a monument unveiling for Louisiana soldiers at Vicksburg. Also mentioned are murders in Kokomo, a fatal ship shaft accident near Hancock, a Philadelphia mother and daughter tragedy, a large sugar refinery complex fire in Williamsburg with multi‑site losses, Rev H van Pentecost's labor union leadership, and a Erie arrest of seven citizens over pension fraud.
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Stephen the Martyr Evangelized in Five Pictures at Tabernacle
In a Philadelphia Tabernacle sermon Dr. Talmage outlined five scenes of Stephen’s martyrdom and faith, portraying Stephen gazing into heaven, looking at Christ, being stoned, praying as he dies, and finally sleeping in Jesus, with exhortations to trust in eternal reception.
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Keeping Up Appearances and Regulating Dress Standards
The piece argues social dress codes preserve class marks and fashion power. It notes robes and footwear symbolize avoidance of labor, citing a judge and a bricklayer in court. A reference to Manners Makyth Man frames the discussion on sartorial signaling.
Slow Progress in German Bible Revision
The Pal Mall Gazette reports slow progress on revising the German Bible in Cologne. Only eight members attended a recent plenary session, with Isaiah finished but Psalms half done. Autumn sittings planned for Jeremiah and Ezekiel tests, plus sub commissions for Genesis and Jeremiah.
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Absence of Mind and Paradox of Truth
The passage argues that great truths are paradoxical and that power comes from losing oneself. Absence of mind is a focused presence of mind on the moment, and every truth is a mix of halves and wholes. We learn by realizing our limits, and teaching occurs as we remain learners until true attainment ends hopeful striving. G H Tinea?
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