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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
6
Defiance Co. Express listing appears with publisher line CHE EXPRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY and the notation mE FIANCE, 610. The fragment hints at an advertising or notices section with publishing identifiers associated with Defiance County.
A compact digest of foreign and domestic developments across politics labor and personal updates. The report highlights notable events from multiple regions and offers concise summaries suitable for quick reading.
The Montreal case charges John Fahey chief of the Dominion Detective Agency, Naegele, and Constable Bureau with robbing the Bonaventure Station safe and planning more. Other items include a Philadelphia barrel factory fire. Chicago jailers plotting escapes. Senate committee chair changes. Samuel Spencer named B&O President. Oxford Home Rule interest. Franco-Russian hints. Des Moines breweries closed. War and Treasury department figures. Kansas liquor prohibition rulings. and Yellowstone convention notes.
Lord Mayor Sullivan moved from Dublin prison to Tullamore jail to curb his daily levees during imprisonment. Paris dispatch reports M Goblet failed to form a Cabinet due to reluctant statesmen, with M Falliere poised to form a new ministry including M Rou vier, M Fiourens, and Geo Ferron as Radicals prepare to decide their stance.
The Supreme Court sustains the State of Kansas prohibition statutes, marking a victory for prohibitionists. The decision, deemed very important, is expected to have far reaching consequences. The judgment was pronounced in a formal session of the court.
The article reports Johann Most’s arraignment in New York where he argues that free speech and assembly should not be destroyed. Judge Cowing imposes one year in the penitentiary with no fine. A Newport, Missouri burglary nets 52 000 dollars after beating the farmer. A New York Supreme Court judge frees Most on bail set at 5 000 dollars, funded by a female admirer.
A distorted summary notes the Treasury data showing last year’s receipts at 71,408,277 and expenditures at 315,835,425. It cites a rise in revenue and a larger outlay for the year, with proposals including customs duty reductions and three balance options. The text reflects concerns over debt purchase and revenue restructuring.
Washington reports detail President Cleveland's first Fiftieth Congress appointments. Don M Dickinson is named Postmaster General while Lucius Q Lamar becomes Interior Secretary. Charles S Fairchild to Treasury and William Preeman Vilas to State Assistant Secretary roles are also listed with biographical sketches.
Judge Sabin of the United States District Court rules Texas cannot tax interstate business. Robert C. Stockton, a Kansas City drummer arrested in Tyler for not showing a 5 occupation tax payment, wins on no taxation without representation. Court finds state tax invalid for commerce crossing borders and cites federal supremacy over interstate commerce.
The Fifty-Ninth Congress convened on December 6 with Sen Ingalls presiding. John G. Carlisle was elected Speaker over Reed and Brumm after a 315 to 163 vote, and he pledged fiscal relief through tax and revenue reform. The President’s message was read. several nominations to cabinet and federal posts were sent to the Senate, and House adjourned to December 12.
A survey notes Claus Spreckels valued at over 30 million, Kane’s estate at 175000, the Duke of Buccleuch earning 1.5 million yearly, and Mrs Hopkins possessing at least 40 million. Westinghouse is listed at 9 million, with other fortunes ranging from million to several tens of millions across Europe and India.
Captain Dean Pitt records show men in the Long-Distance Rides gaining weight rather than losing. In Lieutenant Broadwood’s Bangalore to Mysore ride two lost weight, two stayed the same, and eight gained, despite hot March weather and camp diet. Similar results occurred in the Royal Artillery detachment march Comptee to Jubbulpore.
Prof Arnold notes that apples provide healthful nutrition when fed in moderation with proper food. In trials, three mild cows given 12 to 20 pounds of moderately sour apples daily produced finer flavored butter than from grain or grass.
The article argues to nurture child curiosity rather than suppress it, urging parents to answer questions honestly or defer, and detailing Froebel gifts like the six colored wool balls. It links early play to notions of unity, diversity, color, and motion, with historical asides on Moorish architecture and civilization.
A sweeping view of Moroccan sultans marked by murder, betrayals, and tyranny. Despots rise and fall through palace plots, bribes, torture, and shifting loyalties, set against historic monuments like Seville's Giralda and Rabat's Beni Hassan tower. Almanzor is cited among great names and mighty buildings.
A Harper's Bazar idea proposes public mending shops run by women in uses across cities. These shops would repair socks patches tapes buttons and holes at low cost helping busy housewives widows and bachelors alike while demonstrating how work is being organized and routed through civilization.
Instructions describe glue penetration into wood pores, favor slow drying glues for stronger joints, and outline general methods: soak in water twelve hours, boil, store in air tight box, cut and melt as needed, avoid exposing glue to air, do not heat with direct flame, avoid thick glue, apply to both surfaces, and do not glue hot wood to preserve adhesive power.
An elderly joke editor, hobbling on crutches, receives a 40 year old man with a joke about Wilkins Micawber and turnips. The editor cautions delaying the gag until it appears in all papers, noting it has only shown up in about half so far.
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