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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
1
Congress reconvenes on Tuesday January 5 with extensive bill introductions in both houses. Debates cover silver coinage, tax reforms, civil service, railroad and land issues, and a Becket resolution on Postmasters. Nominations to federal posts and Utah bill discussions follow amid front-page political maneuvering.
Proceedings by Dr Gunny, head of a Constitution Club inquiry, accuse Trinity Church of owning the city’s worst tenements, refusing repairs, and telling unhappy tenants to quit. The report also claims some Laight Street rents operate as a saloon.
The firm Sampliner Adler Co and William A Doren Co report suspensions as losses rise. Unclear text also mentions a Battle Creek family tragedy and a potential arbitration.
A circular lists Benedict Arnold Jefferson Davis and Aaron Burr as Masons with varying claims. Davis replies denying Masonry. A Black man Charles Williams is hanged in Cambridge Maryland after a confrontation with a Methodist pastor. A Monroe Georgia auction sells a five thousand dollar elephant for one thousand and Adam Forepaugh two lions for four hundred. Sixteen convicts escape Coal Hill mines by tunneling to the surface.
Washington officials devise pre stamped signatures to sign autographs, using department name and facsimile. Cabinet secrecy aside, Whitney approves Dolphin trial but holds formal acceptance. Treasury agent reports Chicago starch fraud via farina flour imports. Stephen Merritt to receive $12,000 for Gen Grant funeral. remaining balance to be found by appropriation.
Senators elect Moody and Edgenton Gov Mellette Representatives Kanouse and Judge Drake travel to Washington to push a bill for Dakota Territory admission. They expect Senate action by January 15 and plan missionary lobbying in the House, focusing on Democrats to secure support amid Republican backing. A House member says a majority favors silver dollar continuation but leans to bimetallism.
The storm brings record tides on Cape Cod and five foot snow in Maine and Vermont. Mail delays, ships ashore at Truro and Provincetown, and rescues on Deer Island and Scituate mark the coast damage. Cold snaps reach Manitoba to Texas. fires, drownings, and a high stakes billiards match noted.
The St. Louis and Cairo Railroad has been leased by the Mobile and Ohio Road for forty five years at an annual rate of $165 000. The contest context mentions a bout between Paddy Ryan and John L Sullivan with five friends per contestant.
A jumble of events includes Mandalay facing 10000 natives opposed to British rule, Prince Cuances of Moneco ejecting Jesuits, Pere Hyacinthe advocating abolition of the French Presidency, Greek Montenegrin alliance talks, Bismarck warning Greece over Turkey, and Pall Mall Gazette noting franchise changes in Britain. It cites 1880 electors at 3,038,726 and current 5,711,920, with France 26.8 and England 16.3 percent, suggesting England’s democracy may yet grow.
Severe weather cut attendance at Governor-elect Foraker inaugural events. Only about 250 military and club members joined the procession and reviews. Judge Hoadly delivered the address. Foraker’s oath and address followed with praise for his predecessor. Also notes Senate actions on silver coinage and appointments. London dispatches report Greek and Balkan army strain. The President withdrew McArdle’s consular nomination. A steamer burned near Mobile. crew rescued.
The article details the January 4 assembly where Matthews was named Temporary Clerk and members were sworn in. It notes 106 members present, the selection of a Speaker with Jerkin, Cole, and other officials, and the party dynamics as the house and senate proceed with committee appointments and procedures. It also covers governor’s message reception and early debates on pardons, divorces, and insanity as a defense.
The message urges revision of election laws to curb fraud and define officer duties, endorses limiting saloons and inspecting liquor quality, and advocates equal civil rights by repealing color-based sanctions. It notes temperance conflict, mixed schools success, and mentions benevolent institutions and expanding asylums.
Laura Bridgeman visits the Hatt obergarten where she communicates through sign language. The scene shows children examining collars pins and ribbons and Miss Bridgeman identifying objects like a hatchet shaped pin as General Washington.
A visiting gentleman tries a flirtatious riddle with Miss Lillie by comparing fire tongs to Frederick. She answers with a witty, demure remark about two thin legs and brass head. The moment ends as he stumbles toward the door in shock.
Mrs Palaver asks Mrs Quidnune if her husband is in politics. Mrs Quidnune says he is devoted and could not do without it. Mrs Palaver wants to know how to get her husband into politics. Mrs Quidnune says any hair-brained man could enter politics.
Julia argues marriage for revenue rather than money or protection. Fanny notes she would marry for money but Julia plans to wed for revenue, not wealth. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Call.
A columnist suggests publishers print books with reader marginal notes and underlined passages to attract attention. The note ends with a repeal and cites a statistic that 18,061 young women are at college in the United States.
Senate debates a plan by Senator Ingalls to establish a national university in the District of Columbia with a $5,000,000 endowment, life and five year scholarships, nonsectarian, open to qualified applicants and governed by a regents board. The measure aims for free instruction where possible and excludes partisan political content from curricula.
In a playful exchange Miss Simkins invites Mr Stagg to watch as ladies prepare to practice at Crehery-do. He jokes about danger while she assures the act is harmless and asks him to stand where they aim, yielding a lighthearted jab from a Puck cartoon caption.
A quotation from Locke argues that children dislike idleness and the remedy is perpetual engagement in productive activity. The saying emphasizes discipline through purposeful labor as a moral education principle.
An editor warns readers against eroding temper in the newsroom noting a grim lie under bushes and a debated act of mercy. The speaker recalls an old man and urges calm in the editorial sanctum to spare heartache and avoid rash words.
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