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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1887
Page
1
Reading of numbers and place names shows references to Norwalk Huron Fries Landing Milan. The fragmentary text lists times and codes, indicating a schedule or timetable segment for Norwalk and nearby towns. Specific context is unclear due to OCR damage.
Congressional actions span Navy funding for destroyers and coast defenses, cruiser amendments, and a Lincoln Grant Memorial Bridge project. Senate and House work through agricultural, postal, and deficiency bills, with adjournment sine die as Forty-ninth Congress ends.
Congress ends a session with more than two thousand measures left on the calendar. One third are general proposals while the rest are private bills. Among nominations sent to the President are Chauncey Schultz for Assistant Treasurer at St Louis and several land office receivers. The Senate plans an index to its secret journals from 1829 to 1879 and may lift secrecy next autumn. Confirmations include J M Trotter for District of Columbia Recorder and Captain Greely as Chief Signal Officer. The River and Harbor bill died with adjournment as the session ended.
After nine months idle, Mount Carmel Pa shaft colliery restarts, employing about 1000 men. Nearby Candee Rubber Co of Hartford plans March 28 closure, risking another 1000 jobs. News also notes Rhode Island woman suffrage favor, New York politics, and local incidents.
A dispute between Leoti and Coronado citizens in Wichita County Kan over county seat removal led to a street clash on the 1st. In the gunfight that followed William Raine and Charles Cotter of Leoti were killed, and five others were fatally wounded.
Reports say Britain suspends diplomatic relations with Venezuela due to a border dispute over British Guiana. The article also notes Russian tested explosive with high power and no smoke, a Beaubrien mine disaster in France with many casualties, and other global incidents including a Bulgarian loan, a Hanlan to Siam shipwreck, a Canadian blizzard’s impact, and a snow slide at Selkirk.
A gas explosion at the Sheri dan furnace in Reading, Pennsylvania, injured five workers including John Nach Jonathan Bross man James Richards and two Hungarians with severe burns on faces and bodies.
The Senate opened with a thin quorum and no major action. The House logged 110 bills for third reading and 44 for reference while passing local measures and petitions.
Officials announce Mogouk Valley Bur mah ruby mines cover twelve miles by eight and promise profitable returns if the government takes full control and excludes casual buyers while granting concessions to experienced persons from substantial firms.
The Norristown Herald quotes medical authorities arguing about bedtime eating. One warns that an empty stomach invites sleeplessness while another claims eating before bed prevents sleep, leaving the only safe option as going to bed with an empty stomach.
The Prince of Wales has granted a warrant for a new Masonic lodge named the Anglo American. The lodge aims to provide facilities for American residents in England to meet English Grand Lodge brethren under its constitutions.
A Sunday night affray in Coronado Wichita County Kan left two dead and several wounded. Participants from Leoti and Coronado fought over the county seat election after a gubernatorial commission and legislative delays. Charles Colter killed William Pains and himself? No, Colter killed Pains. others from Leoti critically wounded. Details scarce due to remote location.
Ohio observers across 53 counties report acute bronchitis most common. Compared with last week, increases seen in tonsillitis rheumatism intermittent fever pleurisy consumption and scarlet fever while bronchitis measles diphtheria and remittent fever decline. Columbus reports three scarlet fever and three diphtheria. East Fairfield Colum- bia County reports ten diphtheria cases with two deaths. Cincinnati records one new smallpox case alongside measles and 62 measles cases with eight diphtheria and 11 scarlet fever cases.
Mary Druse at Onondaga penitentiary has fed little, slept poorly, and taken morphine after learning of her mother’s execution. The pleading was to spare Mrs Druse, and officials say she hopes for a pardon as she endures hardship and distress.
In a Mississippi ruling, the Supreme Court reverses prior decisions, holding the Governor may approve bills after adjournment without notifying the Legislature. It removes the need to sign before adjournment and marks a shift giving the Governor broader constitutional power than any other state.
Berthiaume, a Terrebonne man who left for California fifteen years ago, returns after his wife remarried a prominent local merchant. The cure rules the wife must live with Berthiaume, reversing the past arrangement and setting aside the second marriage.
A Baltimore tramp who agreed to saw wood for breakfast quits at the seventh stick and asks for more breakfast. The woman delegates the dispute to her bulldog, who chases him a half mile and rules that a lockout is inevitable.
A chatty excerpt from Texas Siftings records a social exchange about Millie’s fiancé Herbert Montague. The dialogue notes his wealth and carriage, and reveals his business running a livery stable.
A witty city note credits a tailor with shaping style for many men. The quip, attributed to N. A Picayune, plays on sewing craft and masculine dress to suggest how clothing changes appearances.
Washington March 5 report details a Congress that, despite debates, enacted numerous general laws. House saw 11,250 bills and 263 joint resolutions. Senate 3,357 bills and 116 joint resolutions. 4,173 measures were reported from committees, most died. The piece lists major acts and appropriations, including public buildings, railways, taxation, and military appropriations, with many details on specific projects and reforms.
Ottawa officials report a telegram from the British minister in Washington saying President Cleveland signed the retaliation bill. The cabinet debated effects if the decree goes into effect, with Mr. Boswell, the customs minister, noting Canada would suffer no material change and would seek new markets abroad for Canadian fish.
New York on March 5 reports a suspicious infernal machine identical to the one that damaged the depot toilet yesterday. A bottle with a sulfuric acid phosphorus mix was found by a ferry boat porter and thrown overboard amid a busy morning. An attempted spill sparked a small fire quickly extinguished.
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