31 Oct 1889
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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1889
Page
1
A domestic farce unfolds as Mr Bowser, certain his shirts vanished, scours the house with suspicion while his wife reveals clever clues. Signs on drawers and closet forecast a playful warning, ending with a vow to endure for twenty years.
A reader quotes a stoic stance about enduring hardships with patience and duty. The text frames a interaction with Mrs. Bowser urging harshness, while the speaker vows to persevere and protect others from the suffering revealed. The Detroit Free Press quotation anchors the source.
An undated note from Jack Benedick to his friend Tom describes dividing small keepsakes for fellow sailors or workers, selecting items for specific people, and disposing of items such as photographs and a white satin slipper. He mentions a desk combination 7 23 19 11 and asks for no replies, signing as Mulvany or Schmidt.
A long excerpt mixes a comic Irish boy and his Newfoundland Rover rescuing him from the Mississippi with a Scottish dog theme and a sermon by Rev. T D Tal mage on the uses of trouble. The talk treats tears as design and comfort, urging reliance on God and readiness for heaven.
A dialog on a symphony concert shows lively reactions to violin phrasing and a humorous tenor performance. The piece shifts to Haarlem where bulb culture thrives with hyacinths and narcissus, land values, cultivation costs, and a shift away from cut flower exports toward bulbs.
A quirky exchange centers on a newborn, with Tree and Branch insisting on a celebration while Tree laments mood and humor veers toward a playful, nocturnal aside about a boy born in their hours. The dialogue hints at a rustic, whimsical mood and a celebratory event.
The Chicago Irish community split at a Clan-Na-Gael gathering over finances and prosecutions tied to the Cronin case. John Finerty’s article drew sharp rebukes, while John Devoy urged unity to expose the conspiracy and pursue justice.
In a rain soaked clash before 3000+ fans New York pitchers Crane and Keefe combined with strong hitting to upend Brooklyn Lovett started for Brooklyn, was knocked out by the second inning Caruthers relieved but the Giants offense stayed hot O Rourke belted a center field homer longest on the grounds resulting in an 11 to 7 New York victory.
Sheriff Morris and a forty man posse cornered Rube Burrows near Brooksville Blount County. The outlaws killed Henry Anderson and Fenn Woodward wounded six others then escaped as Burrows and his partner fled to the mountains. The posse faced Winchester rifles while their armament was shotguns and pistols.
Jacob Sontag, a noted Scranton hotel keeper, was stabbed to death by three Hungarians who sought entry to the hotel. After being refused admission they forced entry. one assailant used a stilleto, piercing Sontag in the breast and causing instant death. One of the attackers, identified as the murderer, has been captured.
Philadelphia notes expose the great lumber firm Wainwright & Bryant facing protests and judgments totaling $315,000. The firm’s main office sits at 418 Walnut Street, with sawmills at Brookville and timber lands in Jefferson County.
The Reading & Lebanon Railroad Company charter and all rights were extinguished on a motion by Pennsylvania Railroad counsel in Reading on Saturday. The charter allowed building from Reading to Lebanon and to Harrisburg via the Pennsylvania railroad, but the project was abandoned.
Governor Beaver supported placing markers to mark Confederate positions for history but opposed rebel organizations erecting monuments within Gettysburg grounds. He said outside ground acquired by the regimental group could be used, but all such monuments should not foster treason and disloyalty.
The US brig Galena under Rear Admiral Gherardi brought nine men from Navassa Island to Baltimore. Six are named as ringleaders in murders of Navassa white bosses. four face murder charges, two are witnesses. Others include two Baltimorese. George Ward served as cook. Prisoners transferred to Baltimore jail after official handoff.
In Saint Jean Baptiste sewer a dynamite blast caused the collapse of a wooden building on Parthaleon and Sé Jean Baptiste streets. The adjacent brick block suffered extensive damage. more than sixty wounded, with at least one likely to die, and property loss estimated at $100,000.
At Kickapoo village about forty principal men met the Cherokee commissioners in OxyAnoma I T Oct 26. The parties expect terms soon and plan to return for further talks. Towns are allotting lands in severalty despite opposition while the Kickapoos consider settlement on Cherokee lands with common holdings.
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