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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
2
The week covers congressional maneuvering on military and diplomatic appropriations with conference committees appointed and a cabinet succession bill amid tariff and shipping bills. Also noted are a fatal train derailment near Miami, Mo. a Missouri earthquake scare. Niagara preservation efforts. and various fires, wrecks, and personal tragedies across the nation.
A blast in Jones and Neabit's coal mine near Coulterville Illinois killed ten, with two bodies badly burned. Elsewhere a furnace explosion in Bethlehem Pennsylvania killed four and a woman, with many wounded. Poisonings in New Jersey claimed several lives, while fires at Newhall House in Milwaukee caused sixty deaths and massive damage. Public notices include railway and timber policies, water shortages halting mills, and a major bank suspension in Jersey City.
The report notes Paturox O KenneLY's arrested in Albion NY and alleged link to an assassination in Ireland, while Jamaica style politics surface with Garsdale and others. It covers Buffalo mayoral election victory for Wald and a Republican Congress seat win in Indiana, plus state legislative actions, a Tennessee treasurer election, and a sculptor's death.
Introduced by Mr Ingle the bill seeks a method to determine if the President cannot discharge duties. It requires two cabinet secretaries to notify the Chief Justice who would present the matter to the Supreme Court for a ruling. If incapacity is found, the Vice President would assume the presidency.
Reports describe a breached dike near Vienna flooding towns on the Danube with drownings in Rasb and Comora. Hungary faces famine as 6,000 flee Raab, while Ireland Ireland sees arrests and wrecked towns. A storm off Delta France yields a wreck with twenty-two bodies.
A jagged summary of separate 19th century events: a three-man sledion struck by a Montreal express near Cohoes resulting in instant deaths. a Pittsburgh driver jailed for long-term jewel robberies. various global calamities including floods in Germany, a hotel fire in St Louis injuring workers, and a deadly circus fire in Berdtchet Russian Poland. Also notes on fires at Oak Harbor Ohio and Milwaukee Newhall House ruins with many deaths, plus political moves in the United States including railway commission reforms and appropriations bills.
A devastating blaze at the Newhall House in Milwaukee on January 10 leveled the six story hotel. Dozens leaped from windows as flames engulfed the structure, with nearly one hundred feared dead. Firefighters struggled to control the blaze and rescue trapped guests amid collapsing floors and flying debris.
A five story brick tenement at 34 Hester Street erupts in flames early this morning. Evacuation by twelve residents on a perilous roof crawl and improvised plank bridge saves four women and many children from the stairwell inferno. The top floor residents, led by Mr Marks and others, drag the elderly and ill to safety amid choking smoke and collapsing stairs.
Washington January date the Senate passed a bill establishing who would act as President if both the President and Vice President are unable to serve The order starts with the Secretary of State then Treasury War Attorney General Postmaster General Navy and Interior The measure also addresses when Congress fails to meet and outlines presidential powers transfer rules It repeals Section 146 of the Revised Statutes and applies only to officers appointed with Senate advice and consent
A boiler explosion at Bethlenham Iron Co No 1 blast furnace in Pennsylvania kills four men and a woman and injures several others. Two large boilers rupture bursting through the engine-house. debris fouls the mill roof and pattern shop. ten boilers reduced to three. Names of victims and injured include engineers George Grendy and Jeane Letrict, bollers Sampel McCandress, and workers William Hureb and P Clowe. The disaster scatters debris and traps workers as rescue efforts begin.
A rattlesnake and a blacksnake fought near Santa Fe water tanks. The blacksnake wrapped the rattler and biting at the throat, the rattler broke its spine and died. The victim measured five feet three inches. Fort Worth Democrat reports the incident.
In San Bernardino a nine year old boy poured coal oil into a stove. The can exploded enveloping him in flames. His mother and he were badly burned and the house burned to ashes. The boy died within hours. the mother suffered severe injuries.
A note on the revised and corrected Letina tea statistics prepared for the Commissioner’s report outlines adjusted crop figures for corn and wheat. It emphasizes data corrections and methodological updates affecting agricultural assessments.
The 1882 business failures in Maine States and Canada are summarized by RG Dun & Co. In the United States 6,738 failures occurred with liabilities totaling about 101 million dollars. Canada saw 757 failures with liabilities near 507 million, giving an estimated one failure per 122 traders.
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