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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1886
Page
6
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A wide array of brief items notes Bulgaria’s political move naming Prince Nicholas, Ireland’s jail crowding fears, Lurgan Catholic clashes with Orangemen, and maritime disasters off Queensland. Also reports deaths including Owens in Baltimore and Price in Wisconsin, plus political shifts and bids for 1888 nomination activity and Wyoming Utah commission appointments.
The December crop report from the National Department of Agriculture shows farm prices in decline for wheat rye and barley while corn and oats rise slightly. Regional price data across states and cotton regions are listed, with notes on recent year comparisons. Other items include government budget estimates for 1888 appropriations and insolvency actions by Foster Co and others in Boston. A new coal discovery in Canada’s Northwest is reported along with anticipated Bell Telephone case actions in Boston.
Clinton Michigan woolen mills valued at 150000 and employing ninety were destroyed by flames after a gas explosion. Chief stockholder is David Hamilton of Detroit. Insurance amounting to 39000. The item lists various global and national notices and incidents from the period.
The document surveys Secretary Manning’s report arguing to repeal compulsory Treasury silver purchases and to reduce the federal surplus taxation. It weighs free silver, international mint policy, and the need to end costly silver purchases while trimming taxes on raw materials such as wool and sugar. It calls for immediate repeal of the 1878 silver act and related post-redemption provisions, plus broader tax cuts aligned with reducing the wartime tariff structure. It warns that current policies burden wage earners and hinder domestic industry.
The annual report details the last fiscal year's department business and crime statistics, urging legislation on marshals and deputy pay, fee revisions, civil officer protection, witness and juror costs, and prison policy. It supports a government penitentiary, calls for a reformatories system, and asks judges to sentence first offenders to designated reformatories. It notes the need for more US jails, cites Atlanta and Louisville as cities in need, and advocates restoring court records to preserve valuable documents.
Captain Ericsson unveils a sun powered engine using a concave looking glass to concentrate heat on a boiler, achieving practical operation. The solar engine marks a notable step in concentrating solar energy for propulsion and power generation.
A series of fatal incidents across regions includes I R Hersom & Son tannery fire in South Berwick, Maine valued at over 80000. The schooner Edith wrecks near Miquelon Island with all thirteen crew lost. At Mill Creek Indiana Reuben Hill and his three sons die in a train collision, his daughter injured. Capt Bartholomew and four Knickerbocker sailors drown off New Jersey aiding a disabled schooner. A Beech Creek Railroad locomotive explosion in New York kills five. Attica Ohio fires destroy business district with losses around 152000.
A lively early morning scene features banter about a fresh idea for the black eye and a sociable card game misadventure. The Empress of Germany honors Fourth Grenadier Guards officers with swords for the 25th anniversary of her leadership, while Prince Alexander of Hesse gives 6,000 marks to the Sixteenth Foot on his anniversary.
Spectators filled the Senate galleries at noon on December 6 as the Forty-ninth Congress began its second session. The President’s annual message was read to the House, and committees formed to await the President. Bills were introduced on pensions, finance, and land issues, while tariff revision debates split the Democratic and Republican camps. adjournment followed the day’s proceedings.
Ohio newspaper notes Findlay residents cheer the new city gas plant with over two hundred connections, low rates for stoves and lights, and plans for a new gas well. It also covers a hotel fire incident at Mount Vernon, a mystery illness in Pleasant Hill, and various regional notes including court suits, theft recoveries, and a hydrophobia anecdote from Gen Beale.
The Boston Budget recounts a tale told by portraitist Chester Harding about Daniel Webster. Harding brings a bottle of rare Scotch to Webster’s home and asks him to greet the visitor in the hall. Webster asks to meet the bottle, calling it a gentleman who bathes in hot water, in a light anecdote about hospitality and wit.
A colored female cook tells her mistress she married last week and will stay for now while her husband, a hotel cook, honeymooning in New York and Washington, is away for about six weeks. The exchange reflects early 20th century social tones and humor.
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