30 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1885
Page
1
In a crowded car a traveling man offers help to strangers with unforced politeness. He lifts the window, lends his case as a bolster for a child, and pays fares for those who cannot. He steadies officials with a quiet smile, aids where possible, Yet endures cold with calm, a modest, misused commercial man.
Paula Vane survives a dangerous gallop when Huntsmen chase her horse into a hedge. Viscount Templemore carries her to a cottage while Oliver Churchill protests and tensions rise between lovers and guardians. Doctor confirms nervous shock with minor injuries. romance edges toward conflict as Lord Templemore contemplates affection.
A terse statement argues that the country faces a shortage due to overproduction. The remark implies structural imbalance in output relative to demand, signaling concerns about economic policy and future supply.
A jumble of short jokes poems and humorous vignettes from a city newspaper page. It mixes quips about luxury and billiards with asides on skating and authorship, plus light anecdotes about miners, editors, and a romantic misunderstanding, all presented in brisk comic tones.
A Cleveland Herald letter quotes a U S senator predicting the administration will fail due to disregard for the Democratic party, poor appointments, and widespread corruption not among leaders but middle-level clerks and minor officials. It asserts New York and national elections will reflect party rifts and criticizes Ada Sweet, the Rome postmaster, and cabinet members for missteps and extravagance.
A long description of a Southside glass maker claiming to spin fine pliable glass for dresses and wraps. The claim sparked huge interest, visits, and inquiries, but the $20 per yard price doomed demand and the craze faded. The piece notes Emma Abbott and Fanny Davenport interactions, and mentions P T Barnum and Tom Thumb at the works, with mixed reactions and eventual failure to mass produce.
The Chicago Tribune denounces President Cleveland’s bid to revoke Arthur era actions in Dakota as an overreach with no authority. Lawyers in Washington warn the move could be challenged in the Supreme Court, risking undermining legal regularity and shifting power beyond a single term.
The President named thirty nine Northern and thirty five Southern first class appointees. New York leads Northern picks with nine. several states receive three or fewer. The South shows Georgia with four and nine other states with two or fewer. Democrats in nine Northern states have not secured any posts, prompting complaints.
The Secretary of State Bayard is accused of being the most avowed candidate for the 1888 presidential nomination and of making grave errors if he aims to appease politicians. His tactics have failed to satisfy the wire pullers, who also blame him for seeking club influence.
President Cleveland selects Prof. R. B. Anderson as Minister to Denmark and Isaac Bell Jr. as Minister to the Netherlands. Edward P. C. Lewis named Minister to Portugal. discuss wartime service and ancestry. Concurrent Ohio Senate and House actions include bills on dynamite, liquor sale hours, jury law, fairgrounds, taxation, and various county projects. Adjournment and bribery committee notes accompany ongoing appropriation debates.
Funeral services for thirty two victims of the Tuesday night blaze were held at 4 oclock, with crowds from the city and surrounding counties attending. Identifications included W H Phelan J M Dent W R Mulcahy Daniel O Keefe and Peter Barber, all members of the volunteer fire department. Bodies were interred in four hearses, with the procession led by the fire department. Six of the remaining twenty seven identified victims were colored men from the city. twenty one remain unidentified. The total recovered bodies reached thirty seven with more believed in the ruins. Two white men known to be lost are Claude Sipes and Charles Hanley. Seventeen bodies are unnamed, including six crew from the Belle Memphis. One unidentified victim was a woman. A commercial traveler listed on the Belle Memphis was among the dead, likely named Middleton.
Reports from Washington say President Cleveland shows no signs of illness despite overwork rumors. Albany physician asserts the president is as fit as ever. Officials discuss curtailing clerks thirty days annual leave and Treasury Commission backs the limit. Ex Gov Bloxham declines Bolivian Mission. Carroll Wright to lead new labor inquiry with twelve regional divisions and four agents abroad. Topics include foreign contract labor and its impact on native and skilled labor.
Burglaries are reported nightly in Steubenville and a man in Avondale is fatally shot in a saloon row. Joe McMurray was robbed of eighteen dollars at Wapakaneta. John Camp, Ashland City Mills manager, has failed. Bascom saw Wilson Colored, a traveling musician, die suddenly. Adams County teachers plan a Winchester meeting August 14 for a week. August Hornan dies after injury from a buzz saw. Alonzo Bailey and James Lake quarrel ends with a stabbing. A five year old near Fostoria suffers a fatal neck injury from a hatchet accident. Executors’ suit against Adams County treasurer succeeds for the treasurer. Colonel G. B. Innis reports sparse wheat yields. Hector Keeler commits suicide near Cardington. Washington D. C. will dedicate a new courthouse soon. Dandy the twin steer dies at Loudonville weighing over 3? tons. In Akron a 3 year old dies after ingesting carbolic acid at a neighbor’s home.
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