05 Feb 1884
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1884
Page
1
A report notes a man named Tfamah could lift and balance a heavy object like the Bunker Hill monument on his shoulder. It cites a netting device similar to a trapeze fall arrest as a recommended fire escape aid for jumping from burning buildings, with a successful use cited in Germany.
The new teacher Miss Westcott wins over Tom Jones once labeled the bad boy by showing patience and guidance. She assigns tasks, offers books, and asks him to help hang evergreens, transforming his outlook and earning respect from classmates who drop the old nickname.
The article explains there is no lead in pencils and outlines how plumbago or graphite is used instead. It describes historical misnaming, hardness gradations, and how graphite mixed with clay and pressed into shapes yields pencils of varying marks from needle thin to broad.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Indiana Democrats asked leaders and prominent figures across the state to reveal their presidential and gubernatorial preferences. Results show McDonald strongest for president, Gray leading for governor, with Payne tariff views shaping second choices and a likely Gray nomination barring upheaval. The caucus adjourned without a ballot, awaiting county tallies.
Louisville February 4 The Senate situation remains unchanged after one ballot in joint assembly. Carlisle leads with 22 votes, Williams has 14, and Blackburn 9, with the remainder distributed among others. The deadlock continues with no clear winner emerging.
Cincinnati reports anxiety over the Ohio River as rain falls and the river rises. Water floods cellars and a 100 foot break opens on McLean avenue while no lives or major property are lost. Officials warn of potential dangerous flood if rain continues.
Leon Crenson the diamond thief arrives from Chicago and confesses to stealing $40,000 worth of jewels from Goldsmith and Kahn. He says he pawned $10,000 in Kansas City and got $400 of a $20,000 promise, while jewels were moved through Julius Edwin in Chicago and recovered from Express offices.
London February 4 The annual farmers Alliance meeting at the Chamber of Agriculture heard Henry Chapman Conservative MP for Lincolnshire announce an amendment to the throne speech. He urged granting the Privy Council power to prohibit imports of foreign live animals from countries with foot and mouth disease. He said over 1,000 infected farms exist in the United Kingdom with 26,000 cattle ill.
In Shelbyville Indiana on February 4 reports say two Mormon elders have held meetings in West Hendricks Township with noticeable success and several converts. A local temperance speaker faced mocking remarks from some listeners at the Cut Singer schoolhouse. It is said two or three young women have expressed intent to go to Utah.
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