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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1889
Page
1
Poem by Josephine Pollard in Christian at Work urges perseverance through trials and a difficult river to cross. It frames striving, faith, and resilience as paths to glory, with divine guidance as anchor amid obstacles. The verse emphasizes courage, duty, and steadfastness in pursuing worthy goals.
An Ohio boy named Owen wanders near Four Mile Creek in Athens County and befriends a large panther that plays with him while his father, Green, tracks the animal. The panther lunges at the boy’s head. the father shoots the creature in the eye, killing it. The boy survives, recounting a wild tale of playing with the big cat before the rescue.
A condensed history and description of Malta showcases its strategic location 60 miles from Sicily and 200 miles from Tripoli, size about 100 square miles, population 140000, climate, soil, and ancient rule by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards, Knights of Malta, and British since 1800.
In a chaotic scene a man nicknamed Bowser drags a fire box to a residence, sparks a blaze, and earns ridicule from firefighters. Neighbors gain entry as Bowser boasts of saving the home, while his wife and others are blamed for the noise. A later note recalls the Pinta from Columbus’s 1492 voyage.
George Hoey recalls a theater villain famed for menace yet reveals the actor Lamb as a gentle family man misjudged by roles. The piece blends backstage confession with comic self awareness as Lamb describes his feared stage persona and its real life toll.
Visiting Knights Templar from Palestine New York and California gather in Washington October XI for sight seeing and a grand barbecue at Scheutzern Park. Officers elected include J 2 Gobin Grand Master and Hugh McCurdy Deputy Grand Master with Denver chosen for the 1892 triennial meeting after ballots narrowed Cincinnati and Louisville.
British steamer Dorian brings six Navassa Phosphate Company officers to Kingston after an attack by island workers. Names include Dr C D Smith and C W Robey. A Jamaica Post report adds Charles Davenport account alleging James Mahon abused workers, including stocks and handcuffing after Superintendent Tipton's death.
The text lists scattered dates and claims about independence in Texas, Munich's founding in 962, St Avavsting Florida as an old town, and early English law. It mentions Theobald of Canterbury around 1138 and notes on counsel and advocates in relation to the curia regis and Edward I era.
Department of Agriculture reporting large growth and active bolls in the October 1 cotton returns. Weather overall favorable for picking but late plant condition and fear of frost threaten the crop. Moisture damage and worm injury noted. adulteration of paris green alleged in some areas. State percentages yield an overall 81.4 percent prospect versus 73.9 last year.
The State Board of Health proclaims diphtheria epidemic in Carbondale Pa Mayor Kkolly orders citizens to improve sanitary conditions. Undertakers refuse to handle the dead as cases rise with over sixty patients under treatment. The city had begun sewerage improvements this year.
USAN Francisco Oct 11 Two weeks earlier the American schooner Annie Q sailed for the Mexican coast with provisions under Captain M Olsen. On return to Altita Mex customs seized her for alleged evasion of duties and fined 1100 dollars. Olsen telegraphed Wright & Brown owners to resist while Mexico confiscates the vessel and cargo.
In a draw card match race for 85,000 at Fleetwood Park, Bille Hamlin defeats Harry Wilkes in the 5,000-a-notable turf event. Crowds packed the clubhouse verandas as drivers Andrews and Turner steered their trotters amid strong applause. Hamlin wins the first heat by a short neck, then the second heat by a jog to finish the race, time 2:21 2 and 2:19 3 respectively.
In Davis Switch near Brabrono Pennsylvania a family of five perished when a stove gas valve was inadvertently turned on causing a gas buildup and fire. Patrick Dailey survived with serious burns while his wife and three sons aged thirteen eleven and nine were burned beyond identification in the blaze.
Attachments issued against nine directors of the bankrupt Comptoir d Escompte in Paris impose a combined liability of about 760000 pounds and a possible life imprisonment until payment. Six directors are imprisoned for violating banking laws by advancing bank funds on copper certificates. Some involved claimed no active role, while efforts seek relief from the sentence.
A passenger train carrying fifty miners to a Wheeling coal mine collided with an extra freight train on the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling line near Bridgeport Ohio. Twelve men were seriously hurt and two fatally injured. The accident was blamed on the freight conductor.
John Feeks a Western Union telegraph lineman was fatally burned after contact with an electric light wire at the corner of Center and Chambers streets. Flames spread for fifteen minutes as onlookers watched the body burned and no one dared approach.
Terre Haute Ind Oct 12 Axtell the three year old stallion with Farmer John beat the three year old record 2 15 4 by Sunol by 13 seconds lowering it to 2 02 seconds The drive saw the mile in 2 12 and Williams lifted from the sulky amid cheers for the colt and driver.
A Chillicothe report notes an ex-official in the city was never naturalized. In Carrollton, Judge Robert Raley fell from a tree while apple gathering and died from injuries. Delphos reports serious injuries to Melville Stoutts. Dayton captures Geo Payne alias Nibsey, a famed safe thief. Passenger No.3 robbers steal about 1700 with Lemert family among victims. Massillon Salvationist Thomas Raymond shows insanity and is jailed. Corwin mines fight leaves Thomas Plummer badly cut. Cincinnati reports 22600 electors registered, 1500 up from last year. Mad dog scare at Enon. Akron lecturer James Whitercomp Rilley ill. Delphos E B Thomas injured by cars. Urbana arrest for selling cigars without tax. St Marys boy killed from church steeple fall. Public notices on sheriffs proclamations unsure. Several postmaster changes. Fire panic in Toledo school. Findlay brakeman decapitated. Akron land suit verdict for breach of promise. AkRon viaduct deemed unsafe. massive repairs estimated. Threshing boiler explosion at Massillon. farm loss 4000. Rural tale of rheumatism from horse chestnut. Margarett Mullen sues for lien on property in Trumbull case. Unknown worker fatally injured from church steeple fall.
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