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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
18
Local Defiance County Express ROC edition from Defiance Ohio notes a dated August issue. The partial OCR shows publisher and location markers with minimal usable details for a brief item.
A Washington telegram reports physicians in Brazil confirm yellow fever germ exists in patient blood based on microscopic tests. The July public debt shows cash in treasury 51,536,345 with debt reduction of 7,900,590, plus details on interest bearing and non interest debt, gold certificates, and August balance.
West and South: Frank H. Besey dies in Toledo after a fall fifty feet down stairs. Oscoda mill fire destroys Tasr as the building was deemed fireproof. Joshua Pratt assigns liabilities of 100000 with 30000 assets. Skeleton found in Kansas River near Lawrence with head injuries. Assistant Sunchon B. F. Lexi found dead in San Francisco with poison labeled bottle nearby. Hot Springs officers pursue Montgomery outlaws. one battle leaves two dead. Brazos River bridge plot to wreck train thwarted by troops and Texas Rangers. Louisville Exposition opens with 20000 visitors as President Arthur attends. Captain William Stewart, veteran steamboatman, dies in Steubenville. Minnesota Democratic convention nominates ticket. Mob frees D W Pressent after he is jailed for rape. German-American Teachers Association meets in Chicago. officers elected. A Swedish Nordem man found dead in Englewood church. claimed illegitimate kingly lineage. A university president accepts position. a Georgia Supreme Court seat filled. Two stone quarrymen crushed by rock during storm near Londonderry. one killed, one gravely injured.
Reports detail the destruction of Gordon House Orangeville Ontario by fire on the 20th alt with the loss of valued horses General Bramish and Highlands Jr and other animals. The item also notes various global incidents including Nihilist suspicions in Russia and a murder trial in Port Elizabeth.
Notes report the death of Professor W Lealin of Louisville after speaking tours on flour mill explosions. a Kentucky woman and her children perish in a cabin fire. a turf figure Maron Hl Santorp dies at Newport. a Kansas City man commits suicide aboard a train. a Readjuster congressman resigns. a child survives a high speed train incident. Jesse James slayer suspect arrested. San Francisco theater fire kills Harry Morgan and damages buildings. a Kentucky governor pardons Clarence Rutherford. a major Boston shoe firm fails. a Troy to Boston rail collision kills several and injures many. further train wrecks near Fort Troy cause multiple injuries and a fatality. a cable company seeks transatlantic and North American links with plans for rapid, cheap telegraph service.
Judge Foraker spoke to delegates in Newark on the evening of the 28th, outlining Republican positions on tariffs, the Scott law, and contract labor while contrasting with Judge Hoadly and the Democrats. The address ran over two hours as supporters cheered and future appearances were announced.
In Philadelphia a much awaited reunion occurred when Benedicta Price and Thomas Barbour, once separated by age and family objections, reunited on the American Line dock as Benedicta declared she was free to marry. The couple, formerly parted for 28 years, embraced amid a crowd that hailed the reunion on the dock.
The President pressed the opening signal at noon to start the Southern Exposition amid a large crowd. Music filled the air as the Seventh Regiment Band played the President's March and distinguished guests watched from the center platform. The Mayor gave an address of welcome, the President replied briefly, and a silken cord was pulled to start the machinery.
A collection of brief notices sketches prominent figures. Harry Garfield speaks at Williams College. Adirondack Murray plans a New York law office after cattle business woes. James Payn discusses prolific output. General Sir Edward Sabine’s wartime role. Phil D Armour's wealth and origins. Frank C Bangs to quit theft and invest in a soap factory. Rev Stephen H Tyng Sr amid long memory. Mrs Belva Lockwood’s legal career and pension caseload. Mrs Langtry book writing and copyright. Daniel Webster praised by Simon Cameron. Charles Wooley and Louise Billman wed in Urbana Hedgeville union.
A collage of light quotes and anecdotes from various papers. Jokes on umbrellas, slow ovens, a child’s mustard trick, and a cartoonish barber-salon scene blend with a tale of a village lecturer explaining phenomena and a comic misadventure with a dentist sign.
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