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Newspaper

Cambridge Herald

Location

Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1884

Page

1

Congress assigns Kasson to Congo Berlin conference duties

The President appoints William P. Dunwoody to the National Board of Health, replaces Dr. H. A. Johnson, and Kasson is named to represent the United States at the Congo Conference in Berlin. The Lighthouse Board urges two additional lights at Hell Gate for safer night navigation.

Kasson United States Congo Berlin William P. Dunwoody Iowa National Board of Health H. A. Johnson Lighthouse Board Hell Gate New York Harbor Secretary of the Treasury H. D. Cooke & Co Washington, D. C Congress Butterworth Arlington Hotel Washington Price General Raum Arthur Canada Ezra Reed Brazil Yarmouth N. S Reed Potomac River State War Navy Department Crowell Postofice Department Army Secretary of War Patent Office Alexander Graham Bell MceDonough

Storm hits Urbana Ohio and other regional notices

A late night storm in Urbana Ohio caused damage to trees fences and small structures. The report also covers indictments against Thomas Whyte of Petersburg for bank swindling and various regional incidents including suicides robberies wrecks and political events.

Urbana Ohio Petersburg Thomas Whyte Planters’ and Mechanics Bank W. W. Whyte H. L. Bryde Cincinnati Newport J. W. Brown

Comet Visible in Egypt and International Notes

Prince Orloff will represent Russia at the West African Conference in Berlin. A newly found comet, visible to the naked eye, shines over Alexandria as described by Heidelberg and England’s Copeland. Prince Albert Victor of Wales may visit Europe then the United States and Canada next spring. Three hundred seventy eight Canadian boatmen reach Assouan. Investigations in Quebec explode: Parliament blast not by Irish Nationalists, but by rivals of the contractor. a former partner eyes testimony. British Parliament opens autumn session with the Queen’s speech by proxy. French philologist Jacques Auguste Adolphe Rignier is dead. In Armagh, a Liberal meeting is attacked. Mr. Dickson is injured as rioters smash windows and damage Liberal properties. Cows harmed by poison and turnips laced with strychnine disturb Hamilton, Ontario. French troops in Madagascar report sickness. Egypt’s government offers large rewards for Gordon's safe retreat. Six men die from a rock collapse at Red Sucker Cove near Port Arthur and three more from a blast. Peel County Ontario defeats the Scott temperance act by 160. An earthquake rocks Venezuela.

Prince Orloff Berlin Russia Wolf Heidelberg Copeland England Alexandria Egypt London Prince Albert Victor Wales United States Canada Assouan Montreal Quebec Jaques Auguste Adolphe Rignier Institute Armagh Ireland Hamilton Ontario Tamatave Madagascar Gordon Khartoum Port Arthur Manitoba Red Sucker Cove Peel Venezuela

Memo of varied 19th century events and incidents

Reports cover Keety's motor power demonstration, Ravter DeLone's accidental self harm, Boston vote totals, Prof Louis K Packar's death, Treasury Pay and Bounty claims including 1224 Indian claims, Connellsville coal mine fire and potential spread to Anchor mine, postal route agent's arrest for mail robbery, Southern Exposition success, Pittsburgh Union Depot fire loss, Calhoun County triple murder tragedy, Rondout firing accident injuries, and weekly NY banks data including loans, specie, and deposits.

Ravter DeLone West Cornwall N. H Boston Louis K. Packar New Haven Conn the Treasury Colvin Connellsville Joan M. BaLuLarp Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Louisville Union Pittsburgh Calhoun County W. Va

Resolutions Adopted for Radical Pension Law Changes

The National Convention of Soldiers and Sailors in Indianapolis proposes amendments to pension laws. Key points include automatic pension for three months service with disability, boosted widows and minors benefits, uninterrupted pensions for minor children, and simplified depen dent parent claims. The group urges support for pro pension candidates and appointed S. S. Burdette to present the matter to Congress.

Indianapolis Ind National Convention of Soldiers and Sailors F. W. Haskell Merrill J. R. Carnahan John O. Hardesty New York Massachusetts Vermont Maine Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Iowa Illinois Nebraska Kansas Missouri Kentucky Indiana Maryland District of Columbia S. S. Burdette Union Army Congress United States Burdette

First Prohibition Case Upheld by Iowa Supreme Court

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Judge Stutsman’s Burlington decision in Albertson vs Krichbaum, ruling that Justices of the Peace lack jurisdiction under the Prohibitory law to imprison beyond sixty days. The ruling states costs are separate from fines and may be enforced with jail time, and saloon prosecutions will not proceed before Justices of the Peace in Dubuque.

Deuswave Iowa Supreme Court Atlbert Albertson George Krichbaum Stutsman District Court Burlington Justice of the Peace Reed Justices of the Peace Dubuque

Indebtedness of Subsidized Railroads in 1884

The 1884 fiscal report by Commissioner William H. Armstrong shows total indebtedness of subsidized Pacific Railroads at 102,954,793 balance due after credits. Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific together owe 68,039,066, Central Pacific 55,147,820, Sioux City and Pacific 3,290, and Central Branch Union Pacific 3,245,808.

Washington William H. Armstrong Pacific Union Pacific Kansas Pacific Mmbot Central Pacific Western Pacific Sioux City & Pacific Central Branch United States

Postage Cuts Cause Deficiency in Post Office Revenue

Washington Oct 25 The Post Office Department reports for the year ending June 30 1884 receipts excluding money orders amounted to 429,19635 while expenditures reached 464,11772 creating a deficiency of 3593137 attributed to the reduced postal rate. Last year showed a surplus of 2553190 and this year's shortfall will be trimmed by about 100000 from money order revenue. The result supports President Arthur's prior congressional message. Fruit packers switch to glass jars to deter decayed fruit sale in tin containers despite higher cost. jars are reusable but about 100 percent pricier.

Post-officee Department Arthur

Official Ohio returns by county for state tickets and offices

Official vote totals by county for the state ticket, Congress, Supreme Court, and Board of Public Works. Robinson leads Newman by 11,824 on the state ticket. Johnson trails Moertin by 13,954 for Supreme Court. Flickinger leads Benfer by 17,083 for Public Works. State total 785,813. Congress 769,414.

Columbus Secretary of State Prohibition Greenback Robinson Newman Supreme Judge Johnson Moertin Board of Public Works Flickinger Benfer Morris Roseborough Supreme Court Wickendall

Election totals show party and candidate tallies

Pluralities listed: Robinson 11524, Johnson 15954, Flickinger 17085. Prohibition vote Morris 9857, Roseborough 9857, Wickendall 4.00. Greenback vote Herald 3530, Grogan 3780, Ogden 3527.

Woman seeks life insurance funds to bury husband

A colored woman enters a life insurance office asking the manager about payout on her husband Rufe Evans. She explains he is near death and she needs money for his funeral, insisting the claim should be paid immediately. The scene includes the officer verifying the claim with skepticism before proceeding. The passage also notes Yucatan’s harsh climate and locust plagues impacting crops and famine threats in recent years.

Dean

Missionary cricket clubs in Fiji end games with prayer

White missionaries in Fiji have introduced cricket among the natives and now rival clubs contest fiercely. Each match opens and closes with prayer and the challenges are said with a religious spirit, always ending with great love, Amen.

Calico fashion of Clara Kellorge astonishes Birmingham belles

Clara Louise Kellorge walks Birmingham street in calico dresses drawing astonished reactions from locals in a scene reported by the Hartford Post. Ben Perley Poore owns a sprawling Faun Hill estate with sixty rooms across his Massachusetts residence.

Clara Louise Kellorge Birmingham Conn Hartford Post Ben Perley

Remarkable topaz finds in New South Wales mines

A bluish green crystal weighing several pounds from Mudgee is in the colonial museum. Crystals two to three inches long were found at Aralia. A crystal from Gundagal weighs 1107.5 dwt and another from Gulgong weighs 18 oz. avoirdupois. A note mentions waterproof willow baskets used by Mexicans in Southern California.

New South Wales Mudgee Colonial Museum Aralia Gundagal Gulgong

Remains of Greely Expedition Identified and Returned

Commodore Schley reports to the Navy Secretary on the Greely Relief Expedition. He describes the camp near Cocked Hat Island and Cape Sabine and details exhumation, recovery of bodies, and transport to Thetis and Bear. Seventeen perished, one drowned. total expense about 750000. praise for Coffin and officials. gratitude to Chandler and Lincoln.

Commodore Schiley Washington Commodore Schley Greely Secretary of the Navy Lieutenant Greely Cocked Hat Island Cape Sabine Toretofore Commodore Seckley Emory Henry Schneider Thetis Bear Prayer Harbor Brainard Jeans Edward Esquiman Rice Saylor Bender Sergent Gardiner Pavy Sebree Melville Kislingbury Jewell Ralston Whistler Eilis Coffin Chandler Lincoln

Wealthy Meridian Woman Seeks Habeas Corpus in Cincinnati

Mrs. L A Ragsdale of Meridian Mississippi arrives at the Gibson House Cincinnati with her 15 year old daughter to challenge her husband’s alleged plan to confine them as insane. Ragsdale accuses the husband of seeking full control of her fortune after building an $80,000 cotton press in Meridian. The daughter was removed from Oxford private asylum during a ruse involving schooling in Staunton Virginia.

Fayette Bond Ilinois North Carolina St. John Virginia Buchanan Harris County Ella Gamble Ella Pink Buchanan Pink T. A. Chapman Milwaukee Wis Petersburg John T. Pleasants the Mail W. T. Lawrence Cincinnati L. A. Ragsdale Meridian Gibson House Oxford Ragsdale Stauntop

Former forger Samuel Wannamaker pleads guilty in court

Samuel Wannamaker, once a noted forger, was brought from hospital on a stretcher and pleaded guilty to twenty five indictments. A motion in arrest of judgment is to be heard, as county officers claim he was kidnapped. He faces up to one year on each count, with total forgeries near fifty thousand dollars.

Youngstown, CO Samuel Wannamaker Columbiana County

Canonchet Estate Case In Court Again

United States Circuit Court issued an opinion in the Canonchet estate dispute between Francis D. Moulton and Zacharia Chaffee. The South Kingstown home of ex governor Sprague near Narragansett Pier is at issue as a portion previously disposed of by a trustee. Judge Colt requires proof of Sprague's title and interest before possessory relief is granted, with further evidence awaited.

Providence R. L United States Circuit Court Canonchet Francis D. Moulton Zacharia Chaffee South Kingstown Sprague Narragansett Pier Chaffee Colt

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