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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1892
Page
3
The Northwest announces a fulsome eulogy of its paper and declares continued presence as Henry County's representative organ. It notes the current issue is the largest home paper printed at Nu- Napoleon office and that advertising patronage remains strong despite a wider format. The piece invites merchants and mentions 112 columns.
Readers learn from a Wabash informer that extending the Wabash line from Montpelier to Napoleon is unlikely. Toledo would not provide a favorable outlet, and a Montpelier to Detroit route via Grand Trunk could be pursued, with Whitehouse offering a shorter line but Napoleon spared major new construction if not extended.
Early Saturday a blaze in Deshler razed the Seward hotel and damaged the W. H. Aldrich store, R. Galaban’s photograph gallery, the post office, and J. Kraft’s woolen mill. Many frame structures survived due to swift citizen efforts. most properties were insured. The town faced widespread alarm as fires spread, with townsfolk and local leaders cited in the recovery.
Dennis D Donovan is profiled as the 6th district standard bearer and likely re elected congressman. Born January 31 1850 in Henry County he rose from farm youth to teacher timber merchant and postmaster before entering Ohio politics. His record includes pension work for veterans and a strong Democratic alignment with Defiance Paulding and nearby counties.
In Ridgeville Corners a man posing as a seller of "Golden teen" goods targeted residents a year ago and returned Friday evening. Charley Tilse was tricked into picking a $1 bill from one of two boxes, instead earning $3 for the right box. The incident recalls Horace Greeley’s warning about earning money honestly.
In Toledo a famed gambler James Groggins pursued another man's wife provoking her husband Joseph Fournier to shoot. Fournier was mortally wounded with shots to abdomen and neck on a Sunday evening. Judge H G Baker and F M Rommell presided as news reports noted Fournier likely to die and mentioned his wife and two children.
An advertisement in the Newcastle Leaders promotes election prayer meetings for supporters of Gladstone and John Morley. Meetings run Monday night August 2 through Thursday with calls for national duty, prayer for Ireland and the empire, and warnings against irreverence. Hymnbooks will be provided.
Oct 27 reports mark the death of Mrs Harrison, wife of the president, with funeral rites at St. John’s Protestant Church and solemn observances in Washington and Indianapolis. The state and federal offices close, trains run on schedule, and the president and family receive restrained, private mourning as public notices reflect the loss. Relatives and cabinet members attend the services, while flowers and subdued processions accompany the interment preparations in Indianapolis.
A large crowd attends a funeral service with a solemn choir and benediction. The procession moves to Crown Hill, where the grave is laid to rest beside Caroline Scott Harrison as veterans’ relics and patriotic remarks mark the ceremony.
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