21 Jun 1890
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1890
Page
1
In a pivotal party clash, Reed hands the Democrats their first win against the Speaker, reshaping power dynamics. The setback signals a strategic shift as party leadership reconsiders the House balance.
Washington June 21 The House defeated a bid to strike the journal reference to the Mills resolution denouncing Speaker Reed’s action on the silver bill. After long division votes Republicans shifted positions with Democrats as Mr Mills pressed for confirmation of parliamentary procedure. Final tally 120 to 118 with changes by McKinley and others. Recap notes continued contention over the journal and a later conference report on the anti trust bill was adopted unanimously.
The Park National Bank was seized by Bank Examiner J. S. Sturgess and closed amid reports it financed Williams & Co. for a Fort Sheridan contract. Liabilities are about $200,000. President Charles P. Packer called the move surprising and said the bank was sound and able to pay in full.
A June gale swept Felso Mislye, Hungary, with sparks from a locomotive setting thatched homes ablaze. In thirty minutes the village burned. the church and bells were destroyed. ten people died, fifty were injured, several children are missing, and about 1,000 residents became homeless and penniless.
Census Superintendent Porter may release a rough city figure this Saturday. Supervisor Murray plans to announce a preliminary estimate that could align with the general range of 1 050 000 to 1 700 000 cited by health officials and others. News from Kiel reports five waitresses died in a fire and two workers were killed in a dynamite factory blast at Germandorf with many injured.
Sr. PAIL Minn June 21 Judge McCafferty denied the application for a change of venue after arguments. The case of census enumerators charged with fraud remains under consideration as the formal examination before him is set.
Reports from multiple towns detail devastating floods and wind damage. The cyclone near Appomattox Potter County adds eleven dead, with families like McElroy and Werger losing members. Other cities report washed bridges, flooded streets, and ruined crops across Wisconsin Minnesota Kentucky and Ohio.
Burt Paynter of Franklinville and a companion, believed to be George Gerhardt’s son from East Aurora, were struck and killed instantly by a freight train at the Crosby crossing on the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad. The same dateline notes cholera dying out in Manny with ongoing fumigation in Valencia.
Sherman Hussey of Lima Ohio crushed to death loading logs. Dr W J Hammer of Greensburg Pennsylvania shot by wife during quarrel and mortally wounded. Illinois crop report shows winter wheat two thirds good. Spring wheat good and oats area small. Henry Bryant of Montreal absconded with 900 dollars. At Peoria Hill Katie Shehan Frank Scott John Gilbert and a man unknown drowned within twenty four hours to midnight Thursday. George McMullen of Conneautville died suddenly at Erie after long lumber interests in Michigan. Mason for over fifty years. U S Court jury awarded E M Boyer of Michigan 100 dollars in a 25 000 damages suit against Price County Wisconsin for a chivairy at Phillips. Annie Felton Reynolds first woman dentist to graduate in Massachusetts received D D S from Boston Dental College and won senior honors. Catherine Fredericks released after authorities deem her irre sponsible for Michigan Central tracks obstructions Union City Michigan. Wolf packs ravage Austrian Galicia destroying sheep and larger animals and attacking men. New York State Press Association to push libel law similar to Minnesota statute with amendment barring lawyers from sharing in proceeds.
Complaints mount as vast rat populations devastate grain and crops across Gotconona county. Residents hold rat killing gatherings. Eddyville reports 400 rats slain by two men and a dog in a day, while nearby barns yield over 200 per event. Fires of infestation hinder poultry by spring and cause widespread damage.
The Tin- Plate Record editorially claims a tinned plate importer faced a 10000 dollar assessment and that an English syndicate controlling Monmouth shire and Cornwall mines has boosted this to nearly 1 million to defeat the McKinley tin plate clause. The Millers' Convention Adjourns in Minneapolis after a week of resolutions, with the Butterworth anti option bill endorsed and A R James of Buffalo elected president.
Joseph Potts and his wife Elizabeth Potts were executed at Exxo Nevada for the January 1 1888 murder of Miles Fawcett. Fawcett’s body was found burned and dismembered in a dugout after Potts faced trial and a Supreme Court affirmed. Elizabeth Potts attempted suicide days before the execution. Two Canadians were also hanged in Belleville Ontario and another in Memphis Tennessee.
Lonpoy June 21 Interest in the Maybrick poisoning case resurges as Baroness von Roque visits her daughter in jail to discuss a petition to Home Secretary Matthews, based on new evidence supporting the trial claim. The baroness remains hopeful in her long fight for clemency.
Market report listing grain, provisions, and livestock prices with bid offers and daily ranges. Includes corn, wheat, oats, hogs, lard, butter, poultry, and liquors with cash and future month quotes and observed demand levels.
Chicago June cattle market shows moderate activity with prices largely unchanged. Quotas range from 4.55 to 4.50 for various grades, while hogs rise with sales from 3.70 to 3.96 for light to packing lots and mixed lots.
Jay Hill died at his home five miles above Trinity College North Carolina aged seventy years. Born an idiot he grew to vast strength and head deformity, chained to the floor for fifty years. He often broke loose and attacked, tearing clothes and wood with teeth and talons. He killed a sister and terrorized his family. His will kept him on the old homestead and denied an asylum. St Louis census chief reports population 36000. Smallpox in Constantinople spreads in Ceiro region.
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