23 Feb 1887
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Newspaper
Elyria Daily Telephone
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1887
Page
1
Baldwin Lersch & Co offer for a few weeks longer extraordinary inducements in the carpet and curtain department. Best quality extra superfine garnet in short lengths a yard. Tapestry Brussels new goods and patterns. Body Brussels at 60c a yard. Hartford Engraining at 60c. Cleveland sale prices range 75 to 80 cents a yard.
An old classified ad lists rug sizes and prices including Smyrna double face rugs and knotted fringes. Items include 21 by 46 inches, 80 by 60 inches, 18 by 36 inches, and 25 by 2 inches with prices cited such as 2.50 and 2.00. The listing appears informal and garbled with buyer guidance implied.
A local shop announces a sale on tapestry mats at 40 cents each and a new variety of curved drapery items. It highlights quality, yardage options, and a price-competitive approach with fixtures and rolling stock mentioned.
An advertisement offers 2000 yards of ruffling priced at five cents per yard and promotes Hamburg and Swiss embroideries in endless variety.
The Colorado Supreme Court rules women cannot act as notaries public under current law. Austro-Hungarian Minister at Berlin Herr Taverna named Minister at Washington. German Reichstag to convene when quorum chosen. Church Phalen dry goods Troy assign liabilities 225000 to 750000 with assets about same. Fred George of Grono Maine shot wife and killed himself. Prohibition on bait sales to American or French fishermen passes New York Assembly. Leopold Tyler’s disappearance solved. skeleton found. Gabriel C Wharton ex-District Attorney of Louisville dies of apoplexy. Will H. Haskell of Minneapolis Tribune marries Olga Van Waedelstadt. plan Europe trip. Peter Hanselm of Brooklyn found dead. heart disease. Brooklyn Young Men's Democratic Club dinner features Gov David Hill. World championship shooting match Bogardus vs Meaders at St Louis. Meaders loses 83 to 49. Pope’s friendship with Germany alleged to lead to mediation with Italy. German returns from 250 districts show 208 districts with elections. Conservatives 43, Imperialists 16, Clericals 37, National Liberals 83, Liberals 6, Socialists 4, Alsatians 15, Paler a.
The National Industrial Convention convened in Chicago with about 800 in attendance. Richard Trevelick elected temporary chairman, Rev. Lockwood welcomed delegates, and committees on credentials and platforms began formation. President Streator urged labor unity and warned against extreme wealth and poverty. The night session featured Marian Todd’s address and adjournment for morning sessions.
In Washington on February 23 the Senate debated clerical needs in the War Department, considered a national quarantine site in Florida, and discussed a reduction of delays at government offices. A resignation letter from President pro tempore Sherman triggered calls for a new leadership, while the House rejected a veto, moved to budget conferences, and mourned Senator Pike with memorials. In New York on February 24 striking longshoremen lament hunger and criticize capital as support wanes and Knights of Labor erodes.
Ottawa report says Sir John Macdonald asked Britain to postpone fishery talks with the United States until after the common elections. He would relax enforcement but won’t alter his position before voting. If reelected, he plans to modify regulations to meet U S demands. Fisheries Department gathers data for a fair settlement.
Minneapolis proposes to move the Minnesota State Capitol midway between the two cities within St. Paul limits and offers free to the state a site and buildings worth 2,000,000. St. Paul opposes the plan and favors placing the capitol in the heart of St. Paul. The Minneapolis Chamber and the Minneapolis Board of Trade debated the idea at length and plan a mass meeting to raise funds.
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