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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1883
Page
10
London reports a devastating fire at a puppet theater in Dervio on Lake Como. Ninety people attended. forty-seven died, twelve injured as Bengal light ignition caused straw and firewood to flare. The showman and wife perished. many victims were women and children.
President Arthur issues a sweeping order cutting the number of revenue collection districts from 126 to 82 with new consolidations across states. District headquarters, collectors, and lines are redefined from Illinois to Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and beyond.
At Lou A McDonald's Jacksonville Indiana a fireworks explosion started a blaze in the store at four pm. Lou A McDonald and Leonard G Lott were overcome by smoke with Lott dying while being carried from the roof by firefighters. A N McDonald escaped serious injury. The fire endangered a block of businesses and drew thousands. An inquest returned a verdict consistent with the facts.
A frame warehouse on Arthur and Albert streets in Winnipeg owned by J H Ashdown caught fire at nine p m Friday. Powder stored inside exploded after flames reached nearby buildings. Dozens injured many seriously. George Seale died and James Yule and others were badly burned. Losses estimated at $3,000 uninsured for Ashdown and $4,000 to $5,000 for surrounding property.
In New York City on June 80 printed notices urged merchants to refuse trade dollars after July 1 and announced the coin was worth about 85 cents. Brokers offered 88 to 90 cents on some trades, while others paid only 85. Merchants, wage earners, and brokers debated redemption, with Mint figures showing total trade dollar issuance at 35,959,360.
Illinois Governor Hamilton vetoes Senate bill 62 that would bring judgments by Justices of the Peace and Police Magistrates under the ten year limit. He objects to limiting renewals and to transcripts in the Circuit Court, deeming the bill vicious and unnecessary. He usually signs other bills, but not this one.
A Flurry of items from Illinois counties covers money order office status for Stanford post office and July start. drownings in San Antonio and Lincoln. creditors list exceeding 96 000. Nilinda Wesleyan Universitys twenty fifth commencement in Bloomington. oarsman Edward Hanlan may seek Chicago citizenship. storm damage in Mount Vernon. will contest over Daniel Bryans Sugar Creek estate. blood poisoning from green velvet lace. Alvira Wilburn sentenced for child murder. Hawaiian appointment for Frank Burr. Decatur doctor dies. Chenoa mayor assaulted on train. a deadly freight train incident at Kankakee. yard master George Metcalf killed. Lewiston licenses. revival conversions at Bunker Hill. Decatur Wabash verdict. strange four legged chicken in Greenville. Patchen Jr. stallion leg break. dairy notes on cheese butter and farming cautions.
The American Farmer notes low cheese prices in 1882 83 may prompt dairymen to switch to butter for the next year or two. Few succeed at both trades. specialists who focus on one product tend to prosper longer. Western dairymen plan to enter butter making this season, Chicago Herald reports.
A youths companion excerpt traces trichinosis origins from 1835 discovery in humans to 1867 finding in hog muscles. It details parasite dormancy in hog flesh, infection via undercooked meat, and lifecycle from intestines to muscles with migration and chrysalis stages.
Advice from American Agriculturist promotes skimmed milk as a superior spring drink and feed for hens and chicks. It suggests feeding milk daily, mixing with corn and bran, boiling the mixture, and adding chopped grass or vegetables as birds age. It notes eggs at twenty five cents a dozen and poultry at twenty cents a pound.
Lancaster the Thaddeus Stevens home now houses a barbershop run by his former colored housekeeper’s son. The note from the New York Times mentions a new art of occupancy and expresses concern about Absinthe and cigarettes destroying American youth with remarkable speed.
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