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Newspaper

Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1880

Page

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Abolition Bill Passes Cuban Slavery Vote in Cortes

A Maprro dispatch reports one Cuban slavery abolition bill passage in the Spanish Cortes by 134 ayes to 14 noes. Other items note General Gordon's stance in Alexandria, Secocoient's capture, a Bolton colliery blast injuring eleven, the Turkish apostolic demand for Bible translation prisoner release, and a Tay bridge collapse with 150 to 200 drowned. News also covers Roberts's Afghan campaign victory at Bala Hissar and the death of English traveler William Hepworth Dix.

Maprro Cuba Alexandria Egypt Gordon Sach Derauget Secocoent Ocetewayo Cape Town Bolton Enzg Constantinople Massulman Liverpool Firth of Tay Scotland Edinburgh Dundee Roberts

Chilean victory and tumult in multiple cities report

Dispatches describe another defeat of Peru and Bolivia by Chileans on the 25th, with upheaval in Bancroft Maine over a state arsenal move, a mayoral protest against arming the depot, and a clerk claiming authority from the governor. The note mentions sand-filled oranges in New York, Edison stock moves, a Niagara Falls suicide, and assorted political and financial items.

Peru Bolivia Bancor French Adjutant General's Garcelon Augusta New York Baring Bros London D. A. Sikes Niagara Falls Edison Hayes Washington New Jersey Philadelphia John Welch General Grant Hackett New York City National Socialistic Convention Pittsburgh A. R. Parsons Chicago Pataskala Ohio George Lynn Santa Claus

Fatal Shot In Chicago Joke Involving Gould and Janitor

Chicago businessman Mr. M. B. Gould and General Waite staged a prank on a colored janitor guarding Waite’s rooms. The janitor fired through a door, wounding Gould fatally. Dispatches warn of a potential war as General Hatch plans to move against intractable Indians near Los Pinos amid siege fears and delayed troop relief due to deep snow.

Los Pinos Hatch England Chicago Times Jane Matilda Maud Louise Fitz Mulligatawney Newport Maud Jane Paul Scriimer

Commodity Price Snapshot from New York Markets

Prices for flour and grains across multiple markets listed in New York on December 29. Crude figures show wheat at 1.45 to 1.46 for No. 2 Chicago Spring and Milwaukee, oats 49 to 50 cents, corn 63 to 63 1/8 cents, lard around 7.90, cattle from 4 to 11 dollars, hogs 4.50 to 4.85, and various regional ranges for Philadelphia Baltimore and East Lisperty. Also noted are cash and January futures for wheat and corn, with pork at about 12.25 to 13.55 and eggs at 20 to 21 cents.

New York Chicago Milwaukee Park East Lisperty Baltimore

Large Dispatches Report Varied War and Disaster News

Reports from Kabul indicate General Roberts suffered seven hundred deaths and two hundred twenty wounded over four to five days, while snow hindered pursuit of insurgents. London notes Tay Bridge deaths higher than first thought, six bodies recovered. Paris boiler explosion killed six, wounded two. Edison stock tests draw high bids. Maine governor fights Supreme Court questions while Belfast hosts law-and-order rally. Port of Evansville losses, and Charles Brust sells English electric patents for £30,000.

Roberts Cabul London Tay Bridge Paris Washington van Zanpot Rhode Island New York Arragon Boston Edison Electric Light Company Augusta Supreme Court Morrill Belfast Garcelon Portland Montgomery Prairie City Evansville Ind Chartes T. Brust Cleveland Ohio

Multum in Parvo Humor and Handy Men Tales

A collage of quips and vignettes from old papers. It notes satirical lines about Congress, poets, sailors, and a wide array of everyday foibles. It also includes a lengthy piece on the rise of handy men who fix houses for small sums and save homeowners big costs.

Handy Detroit Homemaker Couples Craft Health and Home

A Detroit family portrait shows frugal habits and self reliance. The husband keeps a well equipped shop with saws, planes, chisels, and nails, repairing doors, gates, and roofs as needed. An orderly, practical home ethic emerges from everyday thrift and handiwork.

Detroit

Edison lights the world with a new cheap lamp

A Chicago Tribune summary notes Thomas Edison's Christmas Eve test at Menlo Park lit his lab and homes, describing a small orange sized lamp using carbonized paper filaments in a glass globe. It extols safety, long life, low cost, and vast potential across industry and daily life.

Edison Menlo Park Jaddin Mr. Edison Job Lazarus Ibly Chicago Tribune

Maine Republicans denounce council over invalid certificates

Maine Republicans rally against the Governor and Council for denying 29 Republicans certificates and counting out other lawmakers. Senators and Blaine and Hamlin condemned the alleged doctored returns and bribery, urging a public uprising to restore honest government in Maine.

House Henry W. Paine Boston Kennebec Maine Whi Garcelon Council Balican Senate Charles B. Rounds Rounds Corry Greenback Louisiana Mr. Tilden Hayes Uisiana Congress United States

Ten Thousand Sheep Reach Oregon's Carson Valley Rich Soil

The article notes ten thousand sheep started in Oregon for Montana arriving in California conditions. It praises Carson New Mexico valley soil as the richest in the United States for vegetables of enormous size. It then describes a new copper paint made in Paris from porous copper in benzine varnish and its uses on iron brass plaster or wood with an antique green hue when mixed with oils.

Oregon Montana Carson New United States Paris Bese New York Dispatch Peekskill Chester Mass North Carolina Georgia Cathedral of Freiburg Schertel

The Mystery of the Seed by Lor Young Readers

A poetic piece explores seeds as mysteries that rise into harvest and growth. It blends nature imagery with spiritual themes, praising unseen forces like angels of sun and rain guiding farming and faith, ending with a call to sow to reap grain.

New Year Flower Mission by Two Boys

Philip Howard and Charlie Grey, thirteen, skip calls with fathers and share a small plan to buy flowers with fifty cents. They brighten poor homes by delivering fragrant bouquets, learning charity and the joy of giving to others on New Year’s morning.

Phil Philip Howard Charlie Grey Charlie Philip Mr. Brown Seedsman and Florist Broadway Irl

Foreign Gossip and Curious Anecdotes Across Lands

A Paris letter laments municipal power to topple Napoleon era monuments. Irish MP Mr Henry blasts emigration relief plans as inhuman. Watch linked to Prince Imperial explains Zululand search. A fatal prank on the Seine ends in drowning. Bombay widow marriage notes urge funds for widows homes and remarrying aid. Russian notices promise bed and charity with strict conduct rules. Cork oak acorns sprouting, potential cork industry. Ram fight ends in whisky death. a Scotswoman recalls David and Saul. A proverb about old friends and money closes.

Paris Apoleon Mirchety Henry London Times Zululand Prince Imperial Charlemagne Napoleon Clichy France Seine Indu-Prakash Bombay Widow New Canal St. Petersburg Mme. Lassetzki

Mother's kiss and gifts of love inspire New Year deeds

The quote praises a mother’s kiss and loving words as precious to boys. It urges New Year blessings from a loving Father, urging kind deeds, thoughts, and words to follow through the year.

Mary D. Brine

The Pig and the Rat and the Sapling and the Sycamore

Two fables recount a pampered pig chiding a starving rat about dependency and usefulness. A sapling sheltered by a mighty sycamore learns too late that relying on another’s strength is dangerous as the storm destroys both tree and roots.

Howard Pyle St. Nicholas

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Defiance Express Frank Co. Culley Cor Clinton First Sts Business Directory Selwyn N.owen Jacob J. Greene John D. Lamb Henry A. Emc E. W. Er Slough Adam Minsel E. Carpenter E. Wight F.N. Horton Leviny Townses W Ton Jodze Tu-En-Da-Wife Lodge F. and A. Masons R. A. Masons Cc-Co-Nox-Ef Council R and S. Masons Defiance Masonic Hall Corner Defiance Lodge Knights of Honor Defiance Council Stone Front ST. John's Corner Fifth and Jackson Streets J. B. Young ST. Mary’s Catholic Church Jefferson and Arabella Streets Rev P. M. Kinkead Grace Episcopal Church Corner 2Nd Washington Streets A. V. Gor Wayne and Third Streets W. V. Thomas Juliett Streets Wm. Andrews ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church Clinton and Arabella J. Deindoerfer First Presbyterian Church Second Streets B. W. Slagle ST. John's Lutheran Church Washington and Rev. M. Zucker Dele A. Rohn D. Office Corner Court Wayne At Streets Defiance, Ohio L. G. Thacker Snyder's T. H. Ashton M. D. Ffice Jefferson Street S.S. Hoffman FFICE Zeller & Bruner Rinaldo Evans River Road W. S. Powell W. Bechel Jackson Street Taird D. P. Aldrich M. D Colby & Scott's Drug Store H. W. Myers Buffington & Co G. L. Myers W. C. Travis Myers & Travis Ttorneys Keystone Block William Carter Latty & Peaslee LAW Court Street Court House Newbegin & Harris Stone Hardy & Johnson Wolsiter’s Bock The S. W. Rohn Ttorney Wolsiter Block J. F. Deatrick Tuird Streets Killey & Heacock Eagle Block Deflanes S. T. Sutphen Witt Wolsiffer's Milon E. Orcutt Ralston’s Block Charles E. Bronson Harley Bro’s Enos & Cameron Security of Claims Art House Clinton Street Fiance Post Office C. Diehl New York States Mechanic’s Tools Fremont Harvester Company Rakestraw and the St. and Wabash I. B. Hills & Son Strone Northwestern Zephyrs and Germantown Yarns W. Groweg Boots & Shoes Nefiance, Ohio Adam Daub Adam Baub Yonkers Gazette the News NEW World Chicago & Alton Railway Berdan Colonel Bond Auburn St. Louis Moody Dan Rice Rice Mr. Moody Edmunds Vermont United States Supreme Bench Houghton, Osgood & Co Rice, Kendall & Co Golden Col Circuit Court of St Louis Seeme Hus Darry Farr Congressional Record Iowa State Register D— Street A. Ward Waal Jeremiah Sarah Ann Jim Oil City Colchester Conn Lockport Union Florida Detroitee Press Geo Washington Gorge Washington Gorge George Washington Pe Nm 9 Tye Detroit Free Press Doane Sey Purcell Dell Teaiany 1 Isabel Senator Blaine Auguste Blaine Hamlin Senator Ine Industrial Lor Young Readers Lucy Larcom South South Carolina California Mason County David Saul PACE Fables
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