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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1891
Page
3
State officers respond to foreign consuls denying any contagious cattle disease in Iowa. Reports span oil finds near Crothersville and other dramatic events from tornados in Ellsworth to hangings in St. Louis and Lexington, plus fires, murders, wrecks, and stock market totals shaping a volatile national picture.
The report lists political and social items from various states. Tar party planning a state camp meeting in Jansing Michigan from Sept 14 to 24. Notable deaths include George Jones editor of the New York Times at Poland Springs aged 80 and James Russell Lowell funeral in Cambridge.
The widow of James K. Polk died at her Nashville home in her 88th year. Anna Dickinson lectured in Goshen on Joan of Arc. The funeral of George O. Jones, editor of the New York Times, was held. Mrs Polk’s funeral occurred in Nashville. Japanese wrestler Maria Sorakhut died in New York at 32. Joan B. Toman, oldest printer in Lynn, died at 8 continuous years.
A broad captioned survey reports embezzlement by Joan Callahan in Hamilton Ontario, Adelina Patti opening a new theater at Craig-y-Nos, a guillotining in Steinbach, a devastating tornado near Potsdam with many deaths, and the Amsterdam YMCA conference with global delegates. Other items note French timber fires, hangings in Manipur, Honduras waterworks for Tegucigalpa, Brazil’s public debt, Cuban executions, France’s wheat shortfall, Moscow anti Jewish measures, Herne’s 700th anniversary fetes, Welsh mine strikes, a fatal Saxony factory fire, a Swiss rail collision, river flooding at Port au Prince, the Melbourne bank failure, and missionary death in Agra.
A wing in Jacksonville Florida burned two blocks wide six blocks long with over 30 firms 60 dwellings and four hotels destroyed total losses exceed 1 million dollars. Other reports cite a hailstorm in Deer Creek South Dakota killing thousands of acres of grain and a tornado near Jackson Michigan damaging crops homes and orchards.
A Tuesday morning fire in Jacksonville sweeps R D Knight Co store and adjoining blocks. Within ten minutes the rear wall collapses, spreading to two blocks and destroying the Hubbard Burbridge Freedman blocks and several hotels. Six hours of fighting leaves losses above 1,000,000 with 350,000 insured as glass debris injures bystanders. The disaster leaves twelve-block district charred and residents camping in parks.
The Morning Advertiser notes veteran trader Benjamin Hutchinson, known as Old Hutch, profited heavily from the wheat surge, with weekly gains reported over 809000 dollars through a New York broker firm. Board of Trade activity cooled slightly but remained choppy with December wheat near 1021/2 to 1023/4, corn advancing to around 66 cents, rye steady near 96 cents, and pork futures up about 20 cents.
In Cincinnati the capsizing of a small boat near Fulton station at noon Tuesday resulted in the drowning of Clara Fechheimer 11 Laura Bamberger 17 Emil Block 15 and George Solomon. Solomon a heroic rescuer managed to reach shore as the others were lost. A citywide search began with many witnesses on shore. authorities expect recovery of the bodies.
Vienna reports a cloudburst near Botzen flooded Kollmann, sweeping away homes and cattle. Forty people drown, Bremer railway flooded. town damaged by a torrent. cyclone damages in Sarr Moselle with extensive fruit tree ruin and several million marks in losses.
The Powell druggists promote perseverance as the secret to success. They tout a line of perfumes cosmetics drugs and chemicals and urge readers with heart and nervous symptoms to try Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine, claiming wide sales and free testimonials.
Last Tuesday evening the lawn at Mia Hintabrandt's hosted a crowd enjoying a perfect evening with ice cream and lemonade after a hot day. The Chinege lan tern decorated the area while the Cornet band played and entertained, with socialists praised for the music and hospitality.
A fire at a lodging house in Pokane Falls Washington early Monday morning killed one inmate Charles Johnson 60 and another is missing feared dead. A negro barber suffered severe burns and died is feared. A man named Green jumped from the third floor window sustaining serious internal injuries. J H Dwyer fell from the third story breaking an arm.
A fair schedule lists balloon descent demonstrations with a Lady and Gentleman pairing leaving balloons simultaneously then descending by parachute. Event includes trotting stakes, pony races, and a Japanese day display. Entries and blanks requested from secretary Thomas in Wyoming.
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