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A group of three tramps assaulted John Varek of the Lehigh Valley Road near Easton, stripped him, tied him, and stabbed him. Varek likely faces death.
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1885
Page
4
Notable death case linked to embezzlement case in Pierre
Inspector J D KixG of the Post Office Department in Kansas City identifies a embalmed body as Frank Martin the man who last year embezzled 1300 dollars in money orders from the Pierre office. A sweeping Iowa dispatch notes a bloody miners strike at Angus with rioters attacking a boarding-house and a fatal shooting. Also reported are a Chicago theater success, Indiana debt figures, Mormon land talks, a Galena store fire, religious ceremonies, a Crouch murder acquittal, and Iowa mayoral liquor-law concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kixg
Post Office Department
Kansas City
Ing
Frank
Martin
Pierre
Oak
Despines
Iowa
Angus
Perry
Chicago
Clarissa C. Peck
Davin J. Clark
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Treasury
Pulaski
Sioux City
Srovux City
Summerville
Valentine
Neb
Johnstown
Middle Loop
Niobrara River
Nebraska
Ontonagon
Mich
Liverpool
Ohio
McVicker's Theater
Porter
Indiana
J. G. Schmohl
Galena
St. Bonafacius’ Church
Lafayette
Ind
Dan Holcomb
Jackson
Crouch
Vast 1884 fortunes and crimes spangle southern news
The Garrett estate in value at 35 million with 30 million in personal property goes to widow and three children. New enterprises total 1,865 lines with 105 million capital across Southern States. A weighty powder accident in Porter Arkansas injures spectators. Bank of Augusta propagates an assignment with 150 thousand capital. Myra Clark Gaines dies in New Orleans at eighty. Secret Service tracks counterfeit plates and recovers 30 thousand near Louisville and 35 thousand at Cincinnati. New Orleans Exhibit designates February 28 as traveling men day with free facilities. A Mascot office brawl ends with multiple gunshots and injuries among Houston Brewster Osmond and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bates
Porter
Arkansas
Bank of Augusta
State of Georgia
Myra Clark Gaines
New Orleans
Miles Ogle
Memphis
Secret Service
Louisville
Cincinnati
J. D. Houston
Robert Brewster
Mascot
Houston
George Osmond
Osmond
Brewster
Jun. T. Houston
President Likely to Face Inquiry On Berlin Delegates
President Arthur may be embarrassed by a House Committee inquiry into appointing Kasson and Sanford as delegates to the Berlin African Conference. The U S previously avoided meddling in foreign disputes but now may have set a precedent inviting foreign powers to intervene in American affairs as the commission has submitted its report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
House Committee
Kasson
Sanford
Berlin
United States
Commis
Legislatures convene nationwide as Cleveland era begins
A wave of state legislatures opened with new leadership. New York named George Z. Erwin speaker, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Colorado, Connecticut and others chose speakers and presidents pro tem. Ohio and Minnesota saw governor's messages and cabinet news. Prohibition party praised St John and Daniel. Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and more organized. Senate debates over commercial treaties sparked cross party caution amid a new Cleveland administration. Democratic leaders urge West control of Interior and Post Office posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York Assembly
George Z. Erwin
Cleveland
Gov. Hill
Nebraska
Lincoln
Church How
Senate
A. W. Field
House
Lansing
Michi Senate
T. R
Newcomb Clark
Detroit
St. Paul
Minnesota
Alexander
Washington
Bayard
The
Treasury
W. C. Whitney
New York
Payne
McDonald
Navy
George B. McClellan
Interior
W. F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Jonas
Louisiana
Garland
Arkansas
National Committee of the
Prohibition Party
St. John and
Daniel
St. John
South
Interior and Post Office
Mr. Cleveland
Orange Men Siege Bay Roberts Mission Crisis in Newfoundland
Hundreds of Orangemen parade streets and block services at Bay Roberts where Redemptorist Fathers guard a mission. US Consul seeks protection for Americans as tension rises around the Roman Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangemen
Bay Roberts
N. F
Redemptorist Fathers
King William
United States
Maritime Provinces
Winnipeg
Montreal
Transcontinental Ight Association
Pittsburg
California
Mr. Blaine
Congress
Bradstreet
Su:e
Iron Trade Review
Iron and Steel Industries
Cleveland
Union Pacific Road
William Cavrcent
Newfoundland
England
Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Secule Menuiera
South
Cindy Ough Ide
D. C. Ross
Toronto
Berlin Conference Buoyed by US Attendance Amid Global Tensions
Berlin correspondent notes American involvement in the Berlin Conference reflects interest at home and in Africa. Reports from the era describe earthquake shocks near Spain, attacks on a Paris editor, and German actions on the Africa coast. Additional items mention naval build-ups, labor conferences, and looming conflicts in Asia and Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London Post
America
Africa
Isabel
Paris
Cri du Peuple
King Bell
London
Holborn
Mansion House
Weimar
Germany
Couny
Lord Ussell Gower
Anglo-French Engineer Commission
Suez Canal
France
China
Hong Kong
Formosa
England
Bank of England
Cambodia
Gado-China
Interstate Commerce and Navy Bills Dominated Senate Action
Long session debates feature amendments on commissions and tariff terms as Congress tackles an interstate commerce bill, a naval appropriations package, and a Bureau of Public Health proposal. Remarks span admiralty, pensions, Congo policy, and a Southwestern River Commission plan amid nominations and resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Pensions Committee
Sherman
Ees
Naval Service
Hammond
Perkins
Yeas
O'Neill
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
Anderson
Bayne
J. M. Goff
James
Payson
Weaver
York
Reagan
Alabama
Shelley Somes
Craig
Bureau of Public Health
Palmer
Michigan
Bureau
Army, Navy and Marine Hospital Service
Commissioners of Education
Forrce
Army
Navy
United States
American Medical Association
Com
Greely
Tncd
Alaska
Cockrell
Samuel P. McCormick
Internal Revenue
District of West Vic
James 8. Stocking
Washin
Theodore Ruth
Pomona
Cal
Arthur Coonforth
Clyde
Kan
Anthony A. Co
Pine Bluff
Ark
John J. Uutter
Parke
D.T
House of Representatives
T. R Moynahan
Mexico
Breckinridge
Townshend
Europe
Central
South America
Robinson
New York
Lowell
Dr. Burchard
Burchard
Blaine
Cleveland
Boomers in Indian Territory Defy Ejection and Drill for Siege
Reports from Stillwater describe Captain Couch leading four hundred armed colonists to resist removal as government troops approach. Gen. Hatch camped near Cimarron River with eight companies and Hotchkiss guns ready for a sixty day campaign. The town is referenced as a seat of war and the boomers vow to burn cattle ranche s if defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Day
W. 8. Couch
Payne
Couch
Hatch
Cimerron River
Senate petitions on voting counts and war records debate
In the Senate on the twelfth, Hoar presented a petition from Mrs. Belva Lockwood urging counting votes from the recent presidential election. Hawley’s resolution sought a president’s copy of Sherman’s wartime historical statement, prompting a long and heated debate with senators Hawley West Sherman Ingalls Morgan Conger and Lamar participating. The House day centered on introducing bills of minor importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hoar
Belva Lockwood
Congress
Hawley
Sherman
West
Ingalls
Morgan
Conger
Lamar
Josh Billings Maxims on Conscience and Manners
A compact Wit and Wisdom column collects quips about conscience, learning, religion, and social behavior. Josh Billings mocks pretension, urges practical civility, and warns against self deception and hollow repentance.
Record of World’s Largest Trees and Notable Giants
A California tree reaches 140 feet in circumference while the dead giant redwood measures 114 feet. Nearby trunks range 72 to 96 feet. The Grizly Giant is 92 feet. The Charter Oak near Hartford fell in 1856 at 33 feet. In North Andover Massachusetts an elm spans 27 feet. The Washington elm in Cambridge is 14 feet around. A North Carolina cypress by the Neuse River contains a hollow large enough for a horse to turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Hartford
North Andover
Mass
Cambridge
Neuse River
North Carolina
In a Cemetery Rhyme About Two French Wives
A tomb reads Here lies Gabrielle my adored wife an angel and Never shall I be consoled for her loss. On the same stone another inscription says Here lies Henrietta my second wife She was also an angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Gabrielle
Henrietta
How to Improve O1-cLoTs With Wax Turpentine Mixture
Instructions describe rubbing O1-cLoTs with a mixture of beeswax half an ounce in a saucer of turpentine. Set in a warm place until well mixed. Apply with a flannel cloth and then rub with a dry flannel.
Ohio Legislature Debates Date Change and 1861 Tax Refund Bill
The Senate and House discuss moving Ohio election dates to align with a presidential year from October to November, while a Miller bill would refund $1,500,000 to Ohio from the federal government for direct taxation in 1861. Includes numerous bills on opium laws, state engineer, taxation, asylums, and education, with adjournment motions and committee assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bsees
O'Brien
Pruden
Gages
Senate
Keen. Brunner
House
O'Neal
Ely
Myers
Congress
Ohio
Miller
Goverernor
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Myers
State House
Adjutant General
Littler
Turner
Dickinson
Supreme Court
Levering
Cromwell
Brunner
M . Brunner
Pierce
Welch
Fassett
Weatherfield Township
Trumbul County
Union County
Niles
Secretary of State
Bowl
Finance Committee
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Sinking Fund Commission
Burnett
Godry
Judiciary Committee
Crowell
Walcot
Godfrey
H. B
Wilken
White
William Allen
House of
Washington
Wech
Wether
Hoadly
Pension Department
M. Kohler
Johnon
Wiiliams
Indianapolis
Johnson
Williams
Perkins
Mr. Burdett
Poe
Rabies cures and supposed remedies debated in Paris meeting
A historical note recalls a Paris Academy of Medicine memorandum by M. Decroix detailing nine rabies cases and conclusions that rabies can recover, that no anti hydrophobic treatment proved effective, and that some teated subjects died. It also notes opinions favoring leaving patients alone, and mentions tooth filing as a preventative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Academ Medicine
M. Decroix
Hes
Nature
M.decroix
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazzard & Co
New York
James Andrews
MarsHat St
An‘lrewa
David Kennedy
Rondout
N.Y
Kennedy
Druguista
A Story With a Moral and a Chance for Fortune
A Philadelphia scene shows a handsome young man offering half his fortune for companionship with a woman who refuses most social arts yet accepts the proposal. The dialogue mirrors flirtation, class, and ambition in a turn of witty exchange.
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John Varek
Lehigh Valley Road
Easton
Varek
Grant
W. Field
Jensry
Delaware River
Trenton
John Fitch
Robert Fulton
Hudson
Peer
Charles W. Folger
Eee
Geneva
N. Y
Ben Butler
Braddocks
Braddock
Slade Mill
Fall River
Yonkers
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association
Cattle Association
Col. Lamont
Capital
Con. Bovprot
Meenala Fraternity
Washington Monument
Secretary of War
Lieut
Garlington
Gen
Hazen
Congressional
Parmlee
English Opera House
Vic
Hendricks
Judge Niblack
Gov. Gray
General Grant
Barnum
Francis Murphy
Pittsburgh
Church of Gospel and Temperance
Mr. Murphy
Halbhorn Viaduct
Cnp
Errerrry
Esses Sass
Coux
BanLey
Mess
Lou
I. Wherat
Sensnes
CNS
Josh Billings
Yung
Yung Man
Ohio Legislature
Rocky Mountains
Tal- Ish
Georgia
New Zealand
North Island
Tongariro
Bay of Plenty
Yellowstone
Savu-Savu
Vanua Levu
Feejee Islands
C. F. Gordon Cumming
Joan of Arc
Popular Science Monthly
Philadelphia Cail
Samuel K. Cox
D. D
Nape
D. C
World's Dispensary Association
Main Street
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Dr. Pierce
Do. V. Majors, Esq
Rolia
Bronx
Wnex
Horsford Almanac
Rumford Chemical Works
Sdence
B J
New York City
Gran Grand Union and Carriage Hire
Union Hotel
Grand Union
Tae Man
Lydia E. Pinkham
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
Philadelia
Farm, Field and Stockman
Allen
Addison
A. J. Hileman
A. J. Colbomn
Somerset Herald
Astoria
Ill
C. Moonery
Burrill H. Davis
J. N. Harris & CO
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
Luis
Reo Star
Mark
Charles A. Vogeler
Ant Manufacturers
Baltimore
Baryland
E. P. Brown
Chicago Ledger
Ledger
Franklin Street
American Rug Pattern CO
Biddeford
Union Pub. Co
Newark
N. J
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D. C
R Fitzparsie
Malden
Peake
Mme Taarks
Cick Tetera
Boston
F. D. Slack
Dunetam Wayne
du Pege Co
Llinsis
Pereheron Horace
P. Catal
Societe Jtigy Fique Percheronne
W.dunnharm
Seesenbeur
Tis
Battle Creek
Fairfield
J. D. L. A. Goff
Missouri
J. Worth
ST. Louis
Sacco Liccos Centerrook
Conn
Tr —Y
Wi. EE
OLIS
St. Ane
Albert Lea
Steven
Minnedwood Falls
Lis
Sosteites
Hlostetter
T. A. Slocum
R. U
Lorillard
Lorillerd
Jim
Mamoth
In Bros
Janesville
Wis
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Atlantic
Pacific
Blue Island
Auburn
Joliet
Seneca
Peoria
Ottawa
la Salle
Geneseo
Rock Island
Pullman
Missouri River
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Newport News
Richmond
la Payette
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E. ST. John, Gen'l T’k
T & Pass
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Pri
Grand Pianca
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Rod Roy
Johumbia
Kiogaast
Leo
Didone
Hermona
Raul
OND poLtnAy
Stogeman
Baer
F. C
Chematanimety Peco
Pruners
Price
Osgoodby
Sher
Rochester
Wang
Stany
Ien L. Bingham
W. D
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