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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1881
Page
2
The article records a long session with Dawes, Dawes and Mahone in debate over party matters, adjournments, and executive sessions. It also reports a March treasury balance, a locomotive wreck at Tyrone, a severe ice flood in Buffalo, and multiple distant incidents including migrants to New York, a dynamite cartridge factory blast, and railroad conflicts in Illinois and Missouri.
A garbled summary describes a chaotic set of 19th century events: a new charter for Demiwood alleged to stretch miles but exclude ports. a renegade Indian execution by masked men. arrests for poisoning in Lowell, Massachusetts. an English belt contest slated for June 20. a fire in Bradford Pennsylvania caused by an Erie Road engine. a collision injuring eight on a railway in Ohio. a Supreme Court decision forcing stockholders to disgorge over $800,000. a Randolph County murder of a family. cowboys in ONeill City Nebraska killing a man and wounding a deputy. hogs killed by trichinosis near South Framingham. a large pork packing total in Cincinnati price currents. a Treasury plan to redeclare outstanding five percent bonds. a city in Alaska burned at the stake. navy orders a sea search for City of New York. heavy snow obstructions cost $900,000. oleomargarine shipments in tube found near St Albans. mass emigration of 500 freed slaves from Huntington to Kansas. a Youngstown Ohio incident involving yarn. various deeds and rates in March.
Obituaries and brief notices report deaths of Nathan Macowan and others, with details including places such as Newburyport Massachusetts and New York. The items also cover political actions: Tennessee and Indiana legislative votes, a failed prohibition amendment, a misdeed jury award in Chicago, and a Tennessee law restricting concealed weapons with police exemption.
An Irish noblewoman reportedly secured a private audience with the Pope and warned of an imminent hour set for the assassination of both the Pope and Cardinal Pecci. Other items note Greek deputies ordered to military service, a Manchester cotton warehouse fire causing major losses and casualties, and European political tensions over finance and asylum policies.
The report recounts a string of incidents and deaths including Dely's murder at the borders of Kings County Treland, the Montreal rail depot fire and gunpowder explosion, the deaths of Apuixay and painter John Prescott Knight, and various political turmoil across Europe. It notes indictments and arrests in London and Dublin, Denmark by Copenhagen, and imperial maneuvers in Russia and Greece. It also covers a British Privy Council decision on foot and mouth disease, and parliamentary motions on butter naming, with electric London lighting experiments and large emigration.
Items note Andrew D. White's resignation to Berlin and call for early successor, the Voorhees Mahone dispute cooling though tensions persist, Grant’s party sailing to Vera Cruz, and Treasury bonds figures for national bank circulation. Also reports Hartia Devey’s failing abstinence, Spain applying laws to Cuba and Porto Rico, and a 10,000-strong Clonmel gathering.
The session debates printing 10004 copies of reports while a motion to print 5000 copies stalls. Bills target railroad officers, warehouse commissions, and peniten tiary reforms. Senate and House discuss adjournment, tax, and public safety measures amid quorum gaps.
The police department reports 2849 arrests for 1880 and notes the Chicago City Railway abandons its chain-cable propulsion plan due to high costs. Polish residents face five dollar fines for vaccine refusal. Detective Craxes Alpinetti jailed eight months for receiving stolen goods. A Montreal Gazette correspondent cites concerns about a school teaching anti Canadian and pro American sentiments.
A report on legislative hearings condemns oleomargarine and lard substitutes selling as butter. calls for clear labeling and public relief. Grocers profit by hidden substitutes, harming consumers, while authorities urge measurable standards to prevent deception and protect the community.
The famed dwarf Jon Lywsa died recently in Watertown Wisconsin. Born in Ixonia in 1437 he stood twenty seven inches tall and weighed about twelve pounds. He spoke Welsh and English fluently and could tell a story with a moral. A Methodist church member he often led hymns and read in the pulpit with vigour. Thousands visited him during residence in Ixonia and he received many gifts. His last years showed despondency before his death from congestion of the stomach.
A Charlotte special reports William D. Baldwin returning at night when 15 to 20 dogs attacked him and his horse in Rhoebeel. The pack pursued him into town, killed cattle, and were hunted by the Shockeral Rifles and locals. many dogs were killed before the pack was broken up. The dogs belonged to local residents and their behavior defies simple explanation.
Aunt Benny Grvena probably the oldest Louisville resident died on the 28th. Born in 1788 in Jefferson County she spent her life in Louisville and rarely traveled. She knew Kentucky leaders like Henry Clay and recalled early city growth while avoiding theaters and railroads. Her health declined after a fall on a stairway ending her long life. Dakota wants statehood.
Bagshot returns to town to face threats after a crass hoax in the Union sparks rage. An assistant editor prints a string of scandalous notices including Deacon Marsh and Major Blim, prompting Bagshot to confront a mutinous staff and flee the office amid calls for punishment.
A Montreal born 1771 coroner's juror, aged 104, proved his sharp memory with a Napoleon era snuff box and a Waterloo ending. He emigrated to Canada in 1830, served in the British militia, and remarried in July to a 51 year old wife. Also noted are Atwater's fish nutritive table and a Virginis City sighting of a tall Indian with two papooses, plus a Swedish thread industry venture.
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