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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1887
Page
2
A concise news budget compiling foreign and domestic developments across politics labor and notable personal items. It provides brief updates from political events international relations and major economic shifts with emphasis on clarity and timing.
Dispatches report Colorow’s band clashing with white settlers west of the Tampage. Eight of Colorow’s men and one white were killed. five whites wounded. Officials debate causation with retaliatory framing by both sides. Outlook on frontier tensions remains unsettled.
A New Jersey cleric, Rev Dr John T. Dobving of Camden, known for high marriage totals, reportedly officiated about 5000 weddings and earned more than 25000 dollars in a year and a half. The piece also notes anticipated President Cleveland's Philadelphia trip for the Centennial Constitutional celebration and mentions other brief items including a Navy retiree’s death and Senator Riddleberger’s asserted vindication.
Financial notes report the First National Bank of vanevie X Y closed its doors amid speculation. In July 189%, headlines cite paid-in capital around 90 000 and 15 000 surplus with 7 000 profits, reflecting a troubled banking sector and uncertain conditions in the coal and ore markets two months prior.
The report notes Lewis Mermee prevailing at the Maryland Republican Convention in Baltimore on August 24 with a ticket headed by Brooks for Governor and Dixon for Attorney General. It cites a platform opposing presidential inaction on federal officers and endorsing civil service reform, woman suffrage, immigration limits, and public land reservations for settlers. Other items cover the Civil Service Commission, appointments including McCue of New York as Fish Commissioner, and a train collision near Whoo in Ohio with casualties. Weather and destructive incidents in Nashville and Tennessee, plus drowning deaths and storm damage near Louisiana and Arkansas, complete the dispatch.
Disjointed dispatches report a bail for Mies Sarat IL Dodge in the Walter Babcock case, a lynching near Colfax by Eugene Hairston’s assault, an inquest verdict favoring dodge, an extradition doubt over McGougle, a Camden hanging in South Carolina, a bank robbery arrest in Kansas City, and Havana police wounding seven during a crowd dispersal over local officials removal.
A Denver telegram reports Governor Adams receiving encouragement on reform measures in Georgia and mentions a pending abolition of a system. It also notes prison reports withheld from the public, causing indignation, and mentions restoration actions related to California Oregon Railway Company demnity sections. A separate dispatch describes a chase near Sacramento and a near capture of a group linked to a big fight with Yale-facea.
A dense, opinionated tract argues loyalty to the Union despite Southern sentiment, contrasts wartime theories of union and secession, and critiques Civil Service reform and partisan appointments. It cites Kentucky and Maryland political shifts, and features commentary from newspapers and leaders about Democratic gains, Republican strength, and Cleveland administration actions.
A large meeting in Dublin defied the government proclamation with crowded hallways and protests. Speakers John Dillon and William O’Brien denounced the proclamation, while Protestant professor Drath moved a resolution condemning government actions. Speakers asserted Irishmen must not respect the proclamation.
Report describes a roof breach caused by malleable debris and instruments, with most parlors destroyed and many visitors collecting splinters from shattered timbers. The scene drew hundreds of people observing the wreckage and salvaging remains.
A Cincinnati dispatch to the Chicago Herald describes a wild fight near Kenton P. O. Ky. where Pole Harrison's bull battles a neighbor's jackass. The animal duel ends with the bull delivering a deadly kick to the jack, leaving the jack down and blood flowing as onlookers react to the brutal scene.
A 19th century correspondent describes Asbury Park facing racial seating disputes at the public beach and boardwalk. James A. Bradley asserts private ownership rights over land and hotel guests, while opponents argue for equal access to beach facilities and seating for color patrons.
Exhaust Col Switzer presents a brief history from 1799 to 1883 on tariffs and wool manufacturing. The report highlights enormous strides in wool growing and processing and promises value for farmers and manufacturers in understanding tariff effects and related developments.
A south bound freight at Hawkins six miles north of Akron derailed during a stunt to switch cars. The rear section crashed into the depot, destroying the building and scattering cars. A tramp died in the wreck and nearby incidents include a police scare, a fatal track accident near Logan, and multiple deaths from burns and accidents across the region.
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