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Newspaper

Cambridge Herald

Location

Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1885

Page

1

Senate Confirmations And Appointments Highlight Week

The Senate confirmed Nelson H. Davis and Absalom Baird with general officer ranks, Edward D. Clark as Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Sidney D. Jackman as U S Marshal for the Western District of Texas. A Navy Department accounting investigation is to be conducted by a New York professional. J L Miller was confirmed as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. President Cleveland marked his forty eighth birthday on the 18th. Wright recommends three special agents be sent to Europe to study labor questions. Lamar approves. A Treasury warrant for 552 508 was issued to Kansas Governor for expenses repelling Indian invasions. Henry A. Newman named special agent of the National Bureau of Labor to gather Mississippi Valley data.

Senate Nelson H. Davis Absalom Baird Edward D. Clark Mississippi Navy Department J. L. Miller West Virginia Internal Revenue Cleveland Wright Europe United States Lamar Secretary of the Treasury Kansas Henry A. Newman Labor Bureau of Missouri National Bureau of Labor Bureau

Various late 19th century disasters and events in brief

A boiler explosion at Mahoney Plane Pa injures and kills multiple, plus a fire and gas explosion at Braddocks Pa. Health inspections for cholera begin in New York City. Woman Suffrage leaders denounce Dakota governor Pierce and press for his removal. The Buffalo Courier will continue under executors. Notable deaths, fires, and fraud arrests accompany a broad Saturday report.

Grand Council session sets Cleveland as 1886 focus

The next Grand Council session will open in Cleveland on the third Tuesday of March 1886. Biographical notices report deaths including Henry Ryan a Canton brakeman killed after being run over by cars and City Treasurer H C Newberry of Kent dying of heart disease at 75. Other items note a California Supreme Court alimony ruling and a murder conviction in Council Bluffs.

McHharen Cleveland Kk. B. Leonard Jefferson S. Bd. Holbrook Lebanon William H. Tucker Elyria R. FL. Ludlow Springfield E. F. Moulton Warren Pay Baldwin Greenfield Steignace Mich Felix Paquein Andrew Disolett H. C. Newberry Kent Bargar Ohio Senate Dickinson Fassett Hare Berry United States Garland Arkansas Supreme Court of California Hill-Sharon Supreme Court Francis E. Whitfield Southern Express Company St. John’s River Florida E. D. Cross A.B. McCune Council Bluffs, Ia

Mediation Efforts as China France Tensions Persist at Pekin

Reports say a British customs officer and the Russian Ambassador in Pekin are mediating to end hostilities between China and France. England plans two Suez proposals for Paris talks: declare the canal an arm of the sea and keep it strictly neutral.

Pekin China France England Suez Canal Paris Prince Edward I’vince Wales Masonic Order Royal Alpha Lodge Prince Bismarck Russia Vatican Empire Bank of England James Stephens Dwyer Gray Belgium Gray Duke of Richmond London Cork Prince and Princess of Wales

Various Post and World News Items From Lather News

Tin Solicitor of the Treasury approves the D A Chicago report recommending acceptance of Madame Arline's compromise offer. Postmaster General Vinas seeks resignations of twenty postoffice inspectors. six have resigned. St Paul Neb postmaster found $800 short. Court-martial findings forwarded to the War Secretary. adjourned sine die. Sawmill boiler explosion near Pine Bluff Ark kills proprietor and engineer. several injured. D S Scoromo Republican elected to fill Logan vacancy. New York banks report mixed changes in loans deposits and reserves. excess reserves cited. Browning dies in Indianapolis. Grand Central Hotel Fort Smith Ark burns. a woman injured. Explosion at Girardsville Pa. damages skating rink building with crowd present. no injuries. Confederate Veterans send sympathy to General Grant. Lonaconing Ind fire causes $50,000 loss. Sir Harry Parkes dies in Pekin. Sheffield colliery wage cuts expected, affecting about 50,000. strike risk rising.

Lawrence Brown Mahoney Plane Amos Grinder Smith Crawford New York Board of Health Braddocks James McCullouch David Cubbage McCullough J. P. Connell James Yeager Ed Marshall John Bret Kenney Woman Suffrage Society Albany N. Y Lillie Devereux Blake Kate Stoneman Stoneman California Hamilton Wilcox Caroline Gilkey Rogers Gilbert A. Pierce Dakota Cleveland Pierce C. W. McCune Buffalo McCune Sampon Osa E, Ta Don George Bleistein Courice Company W. B. Rich Camden Gordon W. Burnham Waterbury Milford Mass T. M. Mare Elizabethport N. J Edward Hill Cape Elizabeth Elias Bray New York England Liverpool J. Spargo Edinburg Pittsburgh Tuigg Rome Father Wall St. Michael’s Theological Seminary Pennsylvania Railroad Gallitzen Allequippa J Michaelis Altoona Fox Hatch Berger A. Burritt Hardware Compeny United States George A. Gray Delaware Layard United States Senate Rothrock Supreme Court of Town Mary Johnston J. R. Johnston Canfield, C Martha Hunt Spartansburgh N. C Straitsville Hocking Valley Sandusky New London Frank Smith Mat Roberts Central Railway Reagan Falls County Tex J. Jeffords Issaquena County Miss Congress Mississippi “Shoe String Vicksburg Howard, White & Co Chicago Atlanta James Bank J. H W. Canfield White Sulphur Springs W. Va Oriental Hotel Seattle W. T Hinrich Johnson Mike Tobin Ed. Downey Olef Otteson J. B. Moe Grand Council of Ohio Royal Arcanum Ifth Treasury United States Dist Madame Arline Postarasten GuxErgy Vinas St. Paul Neb Pine Brail Ark H Edward Montgomery Morrison Ranin D.S. Scorromo Logan New York Associated Banks Wintias L. Browning Brown County Indianapolis Tur Grand Central Hotel Fort Smith Les Dynasure Girardsville K. E. Les Camp Grant Tux Lonaconing Ind Harry Parkes China Pekin Sheffield

Legislation Moves Through Senate and House in March Sessions

A sweeping overview of Senate and House activity outlines bills on forestry, elections timing, city government, and law reforms. Notable actions include passage of anti oleomargarine measures, enhanced guardianship and education provisions, and a proposal to shift state elections from October to November.

Bridge completes 479 foot St Johns span links rail networks

A cantilever bridge over the St Johns River connects Colonial and American rail systems reducing New York Halifax rail distance to 640 miles. It promises lower freight ratios among Philadelphia New York Boston and British provinces and could transform Gulf of St Lawrence fish trade by enabling refrigerator transit. Ferriage prior to the bridge was five dollars per car.

St. John’s River New York Halifax Philadelphia Boston Gulf of St. Lawrence St.John’s River

British Army Drives Back Osman Digna at Suakim

British forces under General Graham renewed the Tamai advance at Suakim facing desultory fire. After five hours of heavy fighting the rebels were driven from Hasheen Hills with an estimated six hundred killed and forty British dead. Marines earned high praise for dislodging the rebels, while Irish and Sikh units suffered reverses and the Mahdi's desertions continue as Khartoum natives report famine-like conditions.

Suakim Loxpox Graham Tamai Uaskeen Mudir Dongola Merani Hassinyet Omberman Russia Ameer Afghanistan D&erters el Mahdi Wolseley Khartoum Prince Bismarck Schoenhauser Reichstag

General Grant Faces Possible Tongue Surgery

Doctors debated removing the cancerous growth on General Grant’s tongue as soon as his vitality permits. The operation would be delicate and performed by Dr. Sands, with Sayre noting historical mixed outcomes but some hope for benefit if feasible.

New York Douglass Sands Shrady Lewis A. Sayre Grant

Governor Hoadly Announces Appointments in Ohio Senate

Governor Hoadly sent nominations to the Senate and they were confirmed. Har lem P. Idoyd of Hamilton named trustee of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans Home at Xenia. Horace M. Horton of Keigs County named trustee of the Athens Asylum. Francis M. Marriott of Delaware named to the Intermediate Penitentiary Board of Managers. Joseph Clegg of Montgomery named trustee of the Dayton Asylum. Samuel Champse requests removal from Deaf and Dumb Asylum board.

Senate House Williams Cleveland Committee On Municipal Corporations Tron William Allen Old Hall House of Representatives Washington Terrill Adjutant General’s Office Boards of Education Matthews Dickinson Ford Nenate March Fierce Cincinnati Crowell Reed T . Juloyad Athens Marriott Joseph Clevir Montgomery County Davioin Asylum Lones Mine Hocki ‘Alev Brush Finley Iidusial Oyden Yeas ColumpBus Hoadley Harlem P. Idoyd Hamilton County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans Xenia Horace M. Horton Keigs County Athens Francis M. Marriott Delaware Intermediate Penitentiary Joseph Clegg Dayton

Oklahoma Boomers Clash With Troops Near Arkansas City

Arkansas City dispatch notes tensions over the Oklahoma question with Major Benton blocking a line beyond which Boomer forces may advance. General Hatch plans arrest of the colony, while casualties and threats loom amid disputed dispatches from Washington.

Arkansas City Kas Washington Oklahoma Couchls Benton Hatch Boomer Couch General Hatch Ciircumstances General Sheridan Cleveland Dallas Tex Wichita Falls Rangers Wilbarger County Mount Vernon Nesmith Maximo Apadaco Ruperto Lara Lara

Terrible mine disaster near Berlin claims many lives

A blast and cave-in at Camp Hausen near Berlin traps about 200 miners. By nightfall 92 bodies were recovered from the mine shaft with fears that many more remain entombed as rescuers work in dangerous conditions. Families gather at the entrance in anguish.

Camp Hausen Berlin Germany

Damages by Flood Submerges Missouri Gorge Region

Reports from Lexington and Waverly describe immense flood damage along the Missouri near Mansnartz as ice gorge overflow worsens. Attempts to blast the ice with dynamite failed. relief teams found widespread suffering, with families rescued and a six-member death toll near Waverly. Cattle along the river are drowned.

Mansnartz Lexington and Waverly Niles’ Point Dover Waverly Judge Thomas Vanmeter

Telegraph Company cables safeguarded by Central American guards

New York March 18 secretary Beard says Mexico San Salvador and Nicaragua have posted guards at the cable landings of the Central South American Telegraph Company. Secretary Bayard telegram shows the US government will protect American property. James Scrymser says Guatemala is held responsible for injuries to cables or US citizens. Weatchusett to be instructed.

New York James R. Beard Central South American Telegraph Company Mexico San Salvador Nicaraugua Bayard United States Washington Jas. A. Scrymser Central and South American Telegraph Company Legation Guatemala Central America Weachusett Latinion TY. F. Bayard

New Union Depot Planned for Indianapolis at $1 Million+

The Union Railway Company officers approved building a new Union Depot in Indianapolis. A committee including W. R. McKeen M. E. Ingalls and W. T. Malott will arrange details. The depot, resembling Pan Handle and Chicago Burlington & Quincy styles, will cost over $1,000,000 and serve eighteen roads.

Indianapolis Union Railway Company Union W. R. McKeen Vandalia M. E. Ingalls Cincinnati, St. Louis

Old Citizen Thomas Brown Dies in Knoxville

A telegraph from Knoxville, Tenn., reports the death of Thomas Brown at six o'clock Tuesday morning. Brights disease of the kidneys caused the death. Brown was a longtime Youngstown resident with ties to local business and quarry operations. He was brother to Richard and Joseph Brown.

Younastown Thomas Brown Knoxville Tenn Bright Mr. Brown Youngs Richard Joseph Brown

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