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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1887
Page
2
Memorial ceremonies in Philadelphia draw dignitaries
The constitutional celebration in Philadelphia closed Saturday with President Cleveland and wife attending a public reception at City Hall. Notables on the stand included Secretary Bayard, Justice Miller, ex Vice President Hamlin, Bishop Potter, Cardinal Gibbons, and Gen Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Independence Square
Cleveland
Bayard
Fairchild
Potter
Cardinal Gibbons
Rran
John A. Kasson
Iowa
Constitutional Centennial Commission
Gen
Sheridan
Miller
Supreme Court
Hamlim
Justice Miller
Independence Snare
Socialists of America
Buffalo
St. Petersburg
Siberia
South Jackson
Negaunee
Mich
Shanokin
London Post
Samoan Islands
England
United States
Upolu
Apia
Germany
Savan
Fubiate
Lange
Washington
District of Columbia
San Francisco
Iron and Steel
The
Knights of Labor
Catania
Messina
Naples
Henry Reiper
Wilmington
Delaware
Cyprus
di Cesnola
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Ashland
Tillinois
Jacksonville
Sueur Marsox
Chicago
McGarigle
American Bell ‘Telephone Company
Baltimore
William C. ‘Turnbull
Count Mitkiewics
Lawe
Missouri State University
Prohibition Party
Kansas City
Ottawa
Lehring
Sitka
Geoner Shilling
Anarchists’ Defense Fund
Sen
Roger Pryor
United States Supreme Court
Pryor
Capt. Black
Shilling
Gotham
Cooper Union
Illinois Supreme Court
New York Stock Exchange
Western Union
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Exchange
O Brien Arrest Leads to Cork Riot and Clash
The Old World reports William O’Brien is arrested at Kingstown and led to Cork amid a large crowd. Police clash with rioters. Moonlighters kill Constable Wheleham in Lisdoonvarna as twelve constables trap moonlighters in a house. An Afghan ruler’s health and Vatican cholera concerns are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam O'Brien
Kingstown
Ireland
Mitchellstown
Dublin
Ojrvien
Limerick
Obrien
O'brien
Cork
Court House
O Brien
Wheleham
Lisdoonvarna
County Clare
Death of Governor Bartlett Linked to Overwork
A San Francisco telegram reports the death of Governor Washington Bartlett after a long battle with kidney disease and overwork. Bartlett, a frugal, conservative figure who never left his desk, served as mayor and governor, born in Savannah in 1830 and later moving to Florida before arriving in California. The note also mentions Ex Gov Luke Blackburn’s death in Frankfort at 61, praising his medical and philanthropic contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
San Francisco
California
Gov
Bartlett
Inciana
Savannah
Tallahassee
Fla
Washington Telegram
Col. Limont
Cleveland
Vilas
Lamar
Luke Blackburn
Kentucky
Frankfort
Railroad Changes at Chicago Roe Island and Pacific
A circular from the Chicago Roe Island and Pacific Railroad announces new leadership: E. St. John as General Manager. A. Kiarball becomes Assistant to the President. W. G. Purdy elected Secretary and Treasurer and also Vice President. J. F. Phillips named Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. Eastern managers rule traveling theatrical companies are not families eligible for family mileage tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Roe Island and Pacific Railroad Company
E. St. John
A. Kiarball
W. G. Purdy
J. F. Phillips
Eastern Railroad
New York Republicans Nominate Full Slate at Saratoga Convention
The New York Republican Convention met at Saratoga on Wednesday with ex Mayor Seth Low as temporary Chairman and ex Senator Warner Miller as permanent Chairman. Col Fred Grant led the ticket for Secretary of State as the platform denounces Cleveland and Hill, backs protective tariff, calls for liberal pensions for veterans, supports immigration limits and favors local option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Saratoga
Seth Low
Brooklyn
United States
Warner Miler
Fred Grant
Cleveland
Hill
Disasters and Damages Reported After Gales and Floods
Halifax reports daily disaster tallies from gales at sea. The St. Pierre schooner found bottom up with all sixteen crew lost. French fisheries vessels note fifty lives lost. one hundred ships damaged and withdrawn, cutting the September fishing and lifting prices. Tucson dispatch says floods devastate the railroad from Colorado River to the Dragoon Mountains, with a fifty foot fill washed out eight miles and three weeks to repair. trains cannot pass. In Chicago a roof-truss collapse at a Jewish synagogue injures workers. In Kansas City a street railway engine-house fall injures six men: John H. Kennett, John Logan, W. H. Smith, James Gool, L. W. Whitsitt, and Janc Verner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Halifax
N. Y
Tucson
Arizona
Colorado River
Dragoon Mountains
Benson
Judd and
Clinton Streets
Chicago
Kansas City
John H. Kennett
John Logan
W. H Smith
James Gool
L. W. Whitsitt
Janc Verner
The Criminal Record Wheeled Through Chillicothe and Illinois
Nathan Young shoots his divorced wife in Chillicothe Missouri and attempts to kill her sister before killing himself. His wife’s injuries are not serious. An Amesty Association in Chicago discusses seeking executive clemency for August Spica Michael Schwab Gaenn Newbe Albert BR. Pirsons Samuel Piellen Adolph Fischer Louis Lingg and George Engel with petitions to Governor Richard J. Oglesby of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Nathan Young
Young
Anarelis
Supreme Court of the United Sates
Chicago
Amnesty Association
Healquarters
Amnesty Association Navy
Fiat
Richard J. Oglesby
Btate
Hingis
August Spica
Michael Schwab
Gsenn Newbe
Albert BR. Pirsons
Samuel Piellen
Adolph Fischer
Louis Lingg
George Engel
Socialists Plan Legal Steps After Verdict
A Chicago socialist comments amid anarchist sympathy that no outbreak is likely as the Supreme Court may overrule Judge Gary. Lawyers expect a Supreme Court appeal and possible executive remedy, with no demonstrations unless a bomb incident occurs. In Boston an interview with Gen. Benj. F. Butler is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trays
Chicago
Supreme Court
Gary
Red Flag
Supreme Court of the United States
Boston
Gen. Benj. F. Butler
Anarchist Defense Committee
Remarks on federal questions amid Philadelphia centennial events
The speaker questions any federal issue in the anarchists case while noting readiness to examine. Coverage then shifts to Philadelphia centennial celebrations with grand parades, governor and president officials, and remarks by President Cleveland urging business leaders to balance private interests with national patriotism during the city’s centennial festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Supreme Court
General Pryor
United States Court
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Columg
Market Street
Chestnut Street
Larrabee
Iowa
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Hughes
Arkansas
Huckner
Kentucky
Thayer
Nebraska
Pennoyer
Oregon
Wilson
West Virginia
Foraker
Ohio
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
Cleveland
Vatard
Wilmington
Market
Lafayette Hotel
Bayard
Hayes
Custom House
Commercial Exchange
Broad
Walnut
Sheridan
George W. Childa
Fitler
A. J. Drexel
Colby
Death sentence for Haymarket defendants affirmed
Illinois Supreme Court at Ottawa upheld murder verdicts against August Spies Michael Schwab Samuel Fielden Albert Parsons Adolph Fischer George Engel and Louis Lingg for the Haymarket bombing that killed Policeman Matthias Degan and injured others. Oscar Neebe receives fifteen years. execution set for November 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eee
Supreme Court of the State of Illinois
Ottawa
Criminal Court of
Cook County
August Spies
Michael Schwab
Samuel Fielden
Albert R. Parsons
Adolph Fischer
George Engel
Louis Lingg
Matthias J. Jegan
Oscar W. Neebe
Haymarket Square
Randolph and
Desplaines Streets
Degan
Foraker and Ohio politics in a Republican defense
The National Republican reprints Gov. Foraker and argues the Republican case on voting rights and government structure. It asserts Democrats usurped power, demands free ballot rights, and warns of violence if abuses continue while praising Gov. Foraker’s leadership and the party’s path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Republican
Washington, D. C
Gov. Foraker
Forwn
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Legislative Department
Foraker
Ohio Wall
Foraker’s Caldwell Speech Amplifies Union Cause and Finances
Governor Foraker delivers a sweeping opening address in Caldwell that critics hail as a powerful, economical, and fact laden defense of the Union, a sharp contrast to Hoadly era extravagance. He rebuts the Bloody Shirt narrative, defends treason as a crime, and urges national scrutiny beyond Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoadly
Powell
Democratic treasury exodus prompts stinging editorial salvo
The missive urges the State Democratic committee to issue circulars denouncing Foraker and to boost fundraising as deficits plague county treasuries in Auglaise Darke and Ottawa. It references Grover Cleveland and Powell, notes Republican success, and criticizes a flag order and presidential actions while calling for aggressive partisan tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Democratic Committee
Treasuries
Foraker
Hoadly
Auglaise
Darke
C. G
Ottawa
Vapa Payne
Sim Donavin
McCormick
Ballyshannon
Grover
Powell critiques and political fault lines in Ohio
The passage condemns Democratic incumbents for alleged county treasuries robbery and links the issue to Gov. Foraker and Hoadly administrations. It mocks Mr. Powell as ill suited for statesmanship and more fitted to pursuing driven-well prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Republican Platform Advocates Protection and Dow Law
The piece extols Wirt protection for American labor and temperance measures to safeguard the home. It credits the Republican party with protective policy and the Dow law as keys to happiness and prosperity and national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Protection tariff tied to wealth in Foraker speech
TuHar portion of Gov. Foraker's speech argues a protective tariff expands wealth across farming, forging, and factory sectors. Chairman Dungan of the Ohio Democratic Executive Committee notes this as a speaking campaign and quips that after Powell's Hamilton effort silence is golden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dungan
Ohio Democratic Executive Committee
Powell
Hamilton
The Cigar as Nighttime Guardian in Florida Lore
A Florida News Herald anecdote argues a lit cigar deters crime at night. It notes a Jacksonville resident spotting a suspicious man, whose cigar’s glow reassured her and displaced fear. The piece contends that thieves avoid cigars during business hours and that a man with a cigar signals harmless intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Florida News-Herald
Aldrich House at Ponkapog Massachusetts Described
A Chicago Times portrayal details Mr. Aldrichs house in Ponkapog Mass a two story brown mansion hidden by trees with a colonial hall two front rooms a rear dining room and a second floor poet's study a bright airy chamber lined with oaks and filled with art treasures and bric a brac
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Plucky Powder Boy Oscar Peck Receives Back Pension
Oscar Peck of Bridgeport Conn risked his life near New Orleans while Farragut's squadron faced a shell threat. He grabbed a burning fuse shell and threw it overboard, saving the magazine. He has been awarded a $4,220 back pension in recognition of his bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
New Orleans
Oscar Peck
Bridgeport
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Johnnie Mclean
United States Senate
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