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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1893
Page
5
A column notes New Yorkers push to tunnel under the Hudson risking setbacks. It surveys global curiosities from Lord Tennyson poetry output to Italian papal loyalties, plus a St Louis defalcation, Idaho diamond rumors, and steamer passengers with certificates of American citizenship. It remarks on language barriers among English speaking travelers.
Admiral Fepor Ivanovitch Novos-Blitsev, death announced in St. Petersburg, played a key role in the defense of Sebastopol. At seventeen he distinguished himself commanding the Russian brig Mercury in a clash with two Turkish ships. His career included notable exploits and decorations from St. Vindimir and St. Andre.
Article warns that dormant cholera germs in Hamburg imply possible spring outbreaks and rising U S difficulty in preventing cholera entry. It urges continued sanitary measures and accountability for city sanitation. It also notes safeguards against public fund misuse after a St Louis tragedy and defalcation.
Accorpiona to the New York agent of the Anchor steamship Line reports about fifty percent of Italian immigrants return home in autumn to live on earnings until spring when they come back to work. He says over seventeen thousand have gone home this autumn with an average of two hundred fifty dollars each, noting Italians work cheaper than other laborers and that American competitors have a real complaint.
Winter across Europe brings river ice and heavy snow from London to Paris to Vienna. The Seine and Thames freeze while railways face suspensions. Aics of frozen homes, drownings, and a milk and butter famine are reported as snow drifts close markets and halt traffic.
The treasury reports a $518 284 increase in total debt for December. Net cash balance falls by $1 286.38 and non interest bearing debt declines by $718 146. Interest bearing debt edges up slightly by $100. Gold assets total $285 million with $117 million in gold certificates. Six month receipts reach $195.85 million, expenditures $195.85 million.
In Boston on Tuesday afternoon 82 year old Mrs Fanny Spears was shot dead by her jealous lover Louis Wagner who then killed himself at her Tremont Street flat. The couple had a troubled history including a divorce and custody dispute. Police found both bodies in the kitchen with gunshot wounds.
A governor’s report from the railroad and warehouse commission shows 720 people killed and 2,440 injured in Illinois railroads for the year just ended. The breakdown lists 730 total killed with passengers 51 percent and employees 218, plus 477 others. 2,440 injured with passengers 205, employees 1,727, and 508 others.
A collage of editorial reflections on price cutting in the printing trade, a publisher’s life view, social quips, cigar ad notes, Hood’s Calendars promotion, a medical cough remedy, a churchgoer anecdote, fruit pest warnings, and a delinquent subscriber notice from a western paper.
The Illinois State Journal recalls the last democratic administration and notes debt reduction and fiscal gains under Republican rule. It cites arrears of interest, bonds, and unregistered debt, praising 36 years of stable finances and a low tax rate as a monument to Republican management. Hood's Sarsaparilla touts its own merits and health benefits.
A court house meeting led by Geo W. E. Cook and K. M. Bane discussed the Chicago Peoria and Southwestern railway proposed through Lacon. C O Closter spoke on route and costs and a right of way committee was formed with Geo W E Cook and Fred J Collins appointed.
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