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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1878

Page

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Treasury sets silver sale rules and Arkansas distiller probe ends

The Treasury and Justice chiefs bar using troops to aid Arkansas internal revenue agents in chasing illicit distillers near Little Rock. Sherman orders all silver bullion bought from best bids with delivery at mints. Reports note large cotton yields, mine accidents, and a rash of bank failures and robberies across the nation.

Secretary of the Treasury Attorney- General Internal Revenue Arkansas Wheeler Little Rock Tuer Treasury United States National Bank Sherman J. F. Kenney Ark Department Baxter County Washington Department of Agriculture PERA Russia Porte Rhodope Bosnia St. Petersburg France England Egypt M. Blighese Rivers Wilson Ministry of Finance Cardinal McCloskey Vatican Rome America

Ohio returns show Barnes leads in Secretary race

Returns from seventy six Ohio counties indicate Barnes Republican leads Secretary of State race by 7242 with remaining counties likely trimming to about 3500. Legislature leans Democratic and House and Senate seat tallies reflect mixed gains across states and districts.

St. Louis Supreme Court Alexander F. Denny William T. Norvel John B. Tracy Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Laredo Texas Gipeon J. Pittow Helena Ark Ohio Republican Executive Committee Columbus Barnes Butterworth Young McMahon Keifer Lefevre Hill West Virginia McKenna Wilson Hany Greenback Indiana William Heilman T. R. Cobb George A. Becknell J. D. New Thomas Brown W. R. Myres Gilbert de la Matyr House Connecticut Iowa McCord Price Price In the Second, Updegraffind Deering Clark Sapp Carpenter Greenbackers Weaver Gillette

Fever Toll Mounts Across River City Region

The Memphis Board of Health and city undertakers report 41 deaths in Memphis and vicinity on the 9th. A telegram from Decatur Alabama notes dire conditions with 48 fever cases in days. Vicksburg shows few new cases and 5 deaths. The fever proves fatal in nearby areas. Morgan City reports 17 new cases and 5 deaths.

Casey Young Memphis Lagrange Grand Junction Somerville New Orleans Corporation Chattanooga Relief Committee Helena Ark Memphis Board of Health Donaldsonville Thibodeaux Biloxi A. D. Langstarr Howard Association Memhis & Charleston Lwenty Port Gibson Meet Vicksburg Delta Tallulah Delhi Odd Fellows of Jackson Miss United States

Deadly wreck on Old Colony Road claims nineteen lives

Boston reports list of dead rises to nineteen with about 130 injured after freight derailment near Wollaston Station. Investigations indicate the freight conductor may be at fault. Atty Gen Train orders arrest of Charles E. Hartwell for manslaughter as details emerge.

Boston Wallaston Old Colony Road Kendrick Silver Lake Edward Doherty Edwin E. White Mr. White South Boston John O’brien Patrick Lavery M. F. Wells Pigeon Patrick Flynn Timothy Donovan East Boston Wollaston Weston Stephen Grady Board of Railroad Commissioners Charles E. Hartwell

Echoes Across Lands Mentioned In Historic Notes

A historical piece catalogues echoes at sites from Sulla's sepulcher in the Roman Campagna to Paisley Scotland and Killarney Ireland. It details repeated reverberations at the Nhan banks near Bingen and Coblentz, Milan's Castle of Simonetta, and a two-wall corridor producing many repetitions of sounds including cannon and pistol reports.

Mettella Sulla Nhan Bingen Coblentz Abercorn Paisley Scotland Margery Bruce William Wallace Killarney Ireland Simonetta Milan Italy Addison

Newspaper Access Shapes Young Minds, Says Schoolmaster

A long time teacher argues newspapers at home boost reading, spelling, geography, grammar, and debate skills. He cites improved pronunciation, broader vocabulary, quicker grasp of places and events, and more fluent, varied discussion among students.

Statesman

Continuous lights and lamps in biblical history

The article discusses early fire making and the duty of keeping lights burning. It references Jubal and Tubal-Cain as precursors to fire and lamp maintenance. Biblical figures Abraham and Isaac carry lamps in ritual contexts, and Exodus commands Israel to keep the lamp burning with pure olive oil as a religious duty.

Jubal Tubal-Cain

Paris Sunday markets reveal high prices and daily fuel ritual

A Paris letter describes Sunday routines with shops open for breakfast fuel and daily purchases. It notes high prices for meat, coffee, tea, bread, and dairy due to Exposition costs and octroi, yet claims Parisians live cheaply amid careful consumption. The piece also recounts a separate Illinois tale from Mr. James Laffon about a perilous bog rescue near Cairo, including the mastodon bones later sent to Prof. Marsh.

Paris Versailles Philadelphia Ledger Indell James Laffon Laffon Illinois Missouri Cairo Mr. Laffon St. Louis

How Can We Help Our Town? Chic Editor Asks

A Chic editor poses a question about civic action in a humorous line from Saturday Night. The piece hints at community engagement and prompting readers to consider ways to improve their town.

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