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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1887
Page
2
German envoy pays indemnity for frontier killing
The German Ambassador in Paris has paid 12 500 to the French Foreign Affairs Ministry as indemnity to the Drignon family, whose gamekeeper was killed on the Franco German frontier. The payment aims to settle a recent fatal incident at the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Drignon
Cholera Visitation Disturbs Vatican. Russia Balks at Bulgarian Pact
The Vatican is greatly disturbed by a visit from cholera and vows strict precautions to prevent spread. Russia accepts the Porte’s offer to send an Ottoman Commissioner to Bulgaria with a Russian lieutenant governor, but insists the Russian representative outranks the Ottoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Pontifical Guard
Russia
Bulgaria
President Cleveland visits encampment then Milwaukee reception
President Cleveland makes a morning visit to the International Military Encampment in western Chicago then moves to the Northwestern Depot and heads toward Milwaukee. En route, Evanston hosts a brass band parade, Racine displays flags, and small towns along the line greet him with waving crowds and decorated fields. Milwaukee prepares an elaborate reception as an immense crowd gathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
International
Chicago
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Evanston
Racine
Washington
Bissell
Buffalo
Gen. Vilas
Twenty-third Street
Chicago and Alton Road
National Greenback party nominates slate in Albany convention
The National Greenback party of New York assembled in Albany and named a full state ticket led by Rev. Thomas K. Beecher for Secretary of State. The platform calls for fifty dollars per capita in paper currency and warns of banks failing to redeem bonds. The piece notes seven tickets in the field and criticizes major parties while voicing reform positions on freight rates and railroads. It also mentions Nebraska Republicans and a rail battles over supreme bench renomination, with Maxwell renominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Greenback Party
New York State
Albany
Thomas K. Beecher
Republican
Democratic
Prohibition
George
United Labor
Union Labor
Father McGlynn
Boards of Trade
Nebraska Republicana
Lincoln
Judge Maxwell
Supreme Bench
George D. Micklejohn
Nance County
Maxwell
West
East
Ireland
Parnell
Gladstone
Dakota
Board of Transportation
Financial and Industrial Notes on Assignments and Western Union Purchase
Thomas Flourney Jr and Bessette Lefort Co assign debts totaling 110000. F Dravenport assigns liabilities around 100000 amid E Wheeler & Co failure. Western Union ends its long telegram war by acquiring Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph for 5 million in stock, with United Lines as remaining opposition led by John W Mackay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Flourney, Jr
Tobacconiat
Richmond
Bessette, Lefort & Co
Montreal
Flourney
Davenport
Boston
Mass
E. Wheeler & Co
New Haven
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Union
United Lines
John W. Mackay
Western Union Telegraph
Wreck of the California off St Helena Island causes heavy loss
A Michigan bound steamer with 27 aboard wrecked near Mackinaw City as a northwest gale drove it ashore near St Helena Island. Thirteen passengers perish. aboard were 22 crew and 5 passengers. Crew reportedly abandoned passengers, but the captain and engineer survived to aid others before the vessel sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
St. Helena Island
Mackinaw City
Mich
St. Ignace
Chicago
Montreal
Welock
Beaver Island
St Helena Island
Criminal records and executions reported in brief
The state supreme court affirms the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania versus Silas M. Bailey and bondsmen over nearly 100000 dollars deposited in state banks. John Jones shoots his wife then kills himself in Fort Wayne. Charles Doll sentenced to two years for misusing city funds in Cincinnati. Sam Branch convicted of grand larceny in Chattanooga and dies after stabbing himself. Kalifah and Hampton, two native Indians, hanged at Fort Smith. fifty two murderers executed there in nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Silas M. Bailey
State Supreme Court
John Jones
Fort Wayne
Lad
Cincinnati
Charles Doll
Board of Public Works
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sam Branch
Hait
Eaborn Kalifah
Silas Hampton
United States
Fort Smith
Ark
National Farmers Alliance Convention Denounces Railways
At the Minneapolis convention General T H Barrett urged government rail control to curb monopolies. He called for tax equity on railway property and open public scrutiny of all expenditures, while opposing private interests guiding traffic. Officers were elected for the alliance and a British land syndicate accused of evicting Iowa settlers prompted frontier outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers’ Alliance
Minneapolis
T. H. Barrett
Minneapolis Alliance
Des Moines
Iowa
John Burrows
Nebraska
L. D. Whiting
Ilinois
August Post
J. J. Furlong
Minnesota
A. D. Chase
Dakota
Washington
McGregor Western Railroad Company
Congress
East
Interior Department
Magnificent Chicago parade greets President Cleveland
A massive Chicago crowd cheered President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland on their arrival and during a long parade through Michigan Avenue. The day featured grand decorations, extensive viewing from rooftops and crowds, and a perilous crush at the Palmer House reception where hundreds fainted or strained to see the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland
Alleghenies
Wabash Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Roche
Vilas
United States
Michigan
Fennow-Criizens
Seeberger
Lawler and
Dunham
Donnersheeger
Gresham
Askine M. Phelps
M. W. Fuller
United & 8 Cavalry
Nois
Thirty-fifth Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Mayor
First United States Cavalry
Hoth
Terry
Daniel Lamont
Buffalo
J. D. Bryant
Wabash
Youn
Old
Douglas Camp
Veteran Association
Kansas
Monroe Street
State
Palmer House
Chicago Club
Fitzpatrick
Fuller
Columbia Theatre
Chicago “ Society
Ohio State News Brutal Assaults and Murders Stalk Meigs County
Meigs County reports a surge of brutal cases as Robert Arnold and wife Hattie, a young married couple, become the latest victims amid rumors of wife abuse. A post mortem reveals broken spine and severe injuries, with the husband fled. Other local calamities include a boy injured in an elevator accident, a farmer killed by a horse, and multiple industrial and public safety incidents across Ohio. The page also notes oil field activity, gas discovery near Oxford, and various accidents and disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Robert Arnold
Hattie
Middleport
Marrie
Arnold
Benjamin Duncan
Dayton
Duncan
Frank van Eman
Hancock County
van Buren
Tontogany
van Eman
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Standard
Northwestern
Lima
Findlay
North Baltimore
Samuel McGowan
Newark Machine Company
Columbus
Newark
Oxford
City
Nichols Farm
Youngstown
Theodore Bicker
Hamilton
New Salem
William Jeffries
David Young
Amanda
George Lape
Perry Lape
Simon Young
Aimes Young
Henry Clements
Millersburg
Free Methodist Church
Ronton
Charles Grant
Thomas Gard
Lake Shore
Kinsman
Jeff B. Clayton
Athens
Killbuck
James Craney
Moxahala
Patrick Boyle
Hamilton County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Defiance Co. Express
Defiance, Ohio
the Express Publishing Company
New York
Brooklyn
Knights of Labor
Hathaway
Galesburg
Lil
Vallet
Beattie
Morocco
St. Petersburg
M. Delianoff
Krause
Dominion
Behring Sea
Reading
Pennsylvania
Ottawa
Lovers Paper
Magone
London
Trafalgar Square
Rosert Ganrrrr
Pittsburgh
Father Melighe
Monongahela
Great Britain
Thomas Manguneba
John Ryan
Altgeld
Wallker
Wisconsin
Unie
Oal
Madison
Cole
Orient
Lake Erie
Point Pelee
Financial and Industrial
Sheba
Monroe and
State Streets
Sewer
Louis
Eneer Nes
Carrie
Ene
Eeerereweses Vt
Catzin
Ohio State News
Samuel Brandeberry
E. Turley
Fostoria
Chunky” Robinson
Hamilton County Infirmary
Toledo
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