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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1883
Page
2
A sweeping weekly digest notes congressional debates and votes on tariffs and convict labor, with references to amendments and appropriations. It also reports extensive flood damage across Ohio Indiana and Illinois, including Marietta Zanesville Jeffersonville and Louisville, with thousands displaced and deaths feared.
A mixed, OCR damaged page notes a train wreck verdict for criminal negligence in Tebichion Pass, a large blast near Austin Texas, floods and relief in Indiana and Kentucky, factory closures, and several violent incidents including a deadly rail collision and a fatal stabbing, with numbers and locations scattered throughout.
Ex Governor and U S Senator Ed Moraan dies in New York at an advanced age. James Watson Webb celebrated his eighty‑something birthday in New York. Lynchburg hosts a Democratic convention on July 28 to support party unity. Massachusetts Governor Borune demands an insurance chief’s resignation over a $4000 gift. Minnesota and Nebraska legislatures reject Prohibition amendments. Star-route trial updates in Washington include Berdell’s plea and Dorsey‑Brady connections. Local election arrests occur in Concordia Louisiana.
Fragmentary OCR style text mentions an appeal over a vague matter, a doctor’s certificate deemed insufficient, a Democratic Convention in Harrisburg, the remains of ex-Governor Morgan interred in New York with President Arthur and General Grant as pallbearers, and an Arkansas Legislature action to prohibit toxicants near churches for two years.
Foreign dispatches report a mountaineer attack on a Turk ish guard-house at Scutari with twenty Turks killed or wounded in the ensuing battle. Other items note arrests in Toronto, deaths of composers, cabinet changes, Sudan crisis, shipwrecks, flooding aid, and Parliamentary developments.
Terrible mine flooding at Diamond No 2 shaft in Will County Illinois kills seventy four miners and boys amid a prairie flood. Rescue efforts abandon by dusk as water breaches all passages. families mourn, witnesses recall the scene, and the town reels from the catastrophe and unknown futures.
Describes Ohio River flood impact around Cincinnati and Belleview Dayton and Taylor Creek Bottom. Water rises to door tops, houses become islands, upriver view from Mount Adams shows river bends, farms and mills submerged, residents suffer from exposure and overwork as relief follows.
Cincomari February 15 at 1am an explosion in a three story brick house at No 5 Wingtach street left seventeen people buried under debris. Fire brigade rescued survivors as five died and many injured. The building housed four families led by Jacob Brown with relatives, plus other residents. The incident triggered a citywide terror scene and a lengthy rescue operation amid boiler and gas concerns. Unclear sources mention unrelated anecdotes about London and property issues.
A reader guide to transforming rag and fabric scraps into decorative rugs and mats. Techniques include weaving strips, stitching circular rug pieces, embroidering designs onto foundation cloth, and using burlap frames to imitate Turkish rugs. Emphasizes thrift, durability, and ease for home crafters.
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