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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1887
Page
2
A condensed report highlighting fires, accidents, crimes, political, commercial, and industrial developments from the week. Includes notable personal crises, telegraph updates, and regionally important events across sectors.
Telegrams report a large crowd at the funeral of Chicago anarchists on Sunday though the Mayor bans public speeches and demonstrations.
The report notes Richard EK. Waree hanged in Lafayette Oregon for murder with a posthumous accusation of judicial murder and Freemason blame. A Coshocton tunnel collapse kills six in Ohio with survivors injured. James Wells commits suicide in Hillsdale Michigan after murder conviction. Archbishop Segers case in Sitka Alaska sees Frang Fucien jailed awaiting trial. Drought in Southern Indiana and Illinois dries streams. bank fraud arrest of C. C. Crecilius at Fifth National Bank of St Louis follows.
A report states that a director lied to bank officials and carried five firms without security for sums between $50,000 and $159,000. The article notes falsified reports to bank directors and significant unsecured transactions across multiple firms.
The Omaha to San Francisco train will take seventy two hours with Chicago passengers reaching the coast on the fourth day. The North German Gazette praises EK B Washburne for protecting Germans in Paris during the Franco Prussian War. Sullivan of Boston received a perfect London ovation. Howry’s receptions pale by comparison. US and Canada October fire losses totaled 9 700 825. last year 12 000 000. 5 751 000 for the same month in ISS. Captain Warnes of Victoria requests 131 000 indemnity after vessel seizures by Americans in Behring Sea.
Results from November 8 show Democrats winning New York statewide and city races, with Republicans prevailing in Ohio and Illinois contests. Key races include New York Secretary of State, District Attorney, and state legislature outcomes, while Missouri, Maryland, and Massachusetts reflect varied party gains and defeats.
In an interview at Springfield Illinois Governor Ogiespy says he was guided by mercy yet upheld the majesty of the law in commuting the sentences of Schwab and Fielden. He cites hard life of Schwab and remorse of Fielden as key factors and notes letters from Judge Gary and Mr Grinnell supported clemency.
Louis Lingg, maker of bombs used at the Haymarket riot, died in his jail cell by self-inflicted explosion with a fulminating cap. He fired a dynamite charge in his mouth, mangling his face, as surgeons fought to save him for seven hours.
The article profiles August Lingg born in Mannheim now in Chicago after 1885. It highlights his radical stance under Herr Most, his leadership in the North Side Internationals group, and his role in bomb making, including six weeks before the Haymarket event. Lingg is depicted as fearless and willing to use dynamite, a devoted disciple of Most, and a leading figure among radical anarchists in Chicago.
Springfield coverage details Governor Oglesby decision in the anarchist case. Officials waited for news as Louis Lingg's suicide influenced the mood. Attorney General Hunt Milton Hay and aides reviewed records and petitions before a brief written decision.
Governor Oglesby commuted the 1886 Cook County murder verdicts of Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab to life imprisonment after reviewing the record. Despite guilt found by juries and affirmed by courts, the governor concluded commutation in the interest of humanity, while denying clemency for the others.
A compact survey of ancient inventions and events including chess origins the Iliad manuscript in Egypt early aurora borealis report 1716 andes of Stoci bullets 1514 1550 Ctesibius organ engraving Masoliniguerra Pompeii slide trombone Chaucer Henry IV paintings 1380 1405 Hecla eruption 1783 and related historical notes on women education hair fashion and early English portraiture.
A critique of current female fashion citing pointed boots, trench heels, and tight corsets. It contrasts modern style with Venus of Milo standards and Napoleon's warning about corsetry. It argues beauty comes from healthful living, not deforming the body.
The South shows rapid, remarkable growth in valuation according to figures from the New Orleans Times-Democrat. A table from the assessor's returns presents the increase in Southern state valuations over the past nine years, illustrating a common pattern in American political economy.
Florida has gained more than any Southern state, nearly 200 percent since 18/9, with Texas over 100 percent and an average valuation rise of more than 35 million dollars annually. Alabama Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Louisiana and North Carolina also show large gains while Virginia Tennessee South Carolina and Mississippi trail but rise overall. The debt issues in Virginia and Tennessee and labor uncertainty in Mississippi and South Carolina have slowed some growth. Tax rate increases in Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee and Texas stem largely from higher public school appropriations.
A saloon opened with a floor and walls studded in silver dollars, aiming to create a sensation. The owner cites a Chicago Palmer House barber who embedded coins in a floor, noting many wore thin. City authorities in Chicago ruled such ornament did not pay.
In a Q and A with Bill Nye in New York World, Irish agitator Mr. O'Brien visits Canada, describing his paper's policy and methods. He discusses agitation, circulation, and his plan to press on toward Liverpool while noting Canadian reception and his dislike of the crowd's warmth.
In early 1880 I toured Gramercy Park with a Elmira friend to meet Mr Tilden. The sage quietly sat as my friend pressed for party harmony and Tilden whispered you might as well look for peace in hell.
A quirky remark from Pumach questions a city heating invention. The line jokes that such devices are fine for homes but not suitable for heat cities, hinting at broader skepticism about new tech. The quip closes with a pun about hands cracking when jokes land.
Ohio patent awards list names like Barrow in Mansfield and Cox in Cincinnati for new devices including fasteners pumps bells and roofing tools. The section also details fires, explosions injuring Keppel Rex Welsh and others, deadly accidents near Newark and Cashotton, burglaries near Geneva, a rail injury at Brecksville, and a hanging in Alliance, noting victims and responders.
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