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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1880
Page
2
The article surveys 1878 congressional actions including Naval and Indian Appropriation debates, a call for international sanitary talks, and joint resolutions on fisheries and correspondence with Britain. It records state conventions, indictments, and notable political shifts across multiple states with named individuals and outcomes.
A scanned 1870s news digest reports fundraising for Missouri cyclone survivors with Macon relief estimates reaching $20,000. It notes fires destroying eighteen stores and homes, a Texas insane woman attempting fatal harm to children, and immigration and currency topics. It mentions a United States Senate inquiry adjournment, naturalization appeals, and a New York port influx near 50,000 immigrants.
Reports detail famine deaths across the Empire and police seizures in Ireland. Dublin hosts a Home Rule meeting with Liberal resolutions. Parnell absent. Turkey’s ministerial exile. Ripon named Viceroy of India. Canada defeats a marriage bill for deceased wife’s sister. France-Mexico relations resume. British ministry sworn in. Major fires in London. Jew incidents in Moravia. Osurgeli fire near Tiflis. Afghan engagements and losses briefed.
The report details total debt of 2 107 779 148 with cash in Treasury 156 404 08 and a decrease since June 30 1870 totaling 59 892 502. Obituary notes Major General Heintzelman dies in Washington. Col Tom Scott resigns as President of the Pennsylvania Railroad effective June 1 after 30 years. The 23rd General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Cincinnati with Bishop Scott presiding. Wisconsin Greenback Convention set for Watertown on the 27th. Immigrants arrive in New York. Paterson Germans greet sunrise atop Garrett Mountain where a mob clashes with a farmer’s party. House bills amid Notre Dame College relief and banking oath reforms. A revenue tax amendment faces opposition and is rejected 66 to 4.
A wide array of incidents across Illinois is reported. Including drownings near Saybrook and Rock Island, a fording mishap on the Okaw River, and a fatal shooting in McLean County. Storm damage near Niantic and a lightning strike at Chenoa depot are noted, along with a strike threat for miners after July 4 and a Solders Orphans Home eye epidemic at Normal.
A traveler dropped a parcel containing notes valued at 80 000 francs from a carriage near Manteleone. A peasant recovered the package and returned it, earning a reward. A Western ME member recently invited to a floor session in Washington refused, saying he preferred home chairs.
An appeal from the Charitably Disbursed Relief Committee urges national aid for tornado-devastated Southwest towns. Leaders describe widespread destruction of homes, farms, and implements, urging donations and supplies to alleviate urgent distress in affected communities.
A Meridian report says a violent cyclone struck Macon at 8:30 pm, killing eighteen and wounding about forty. Debris, fires, and a waterspout followed the destruction as residents assisted the injured and a large portion of town lay in ruins. Loss estimated between 125000 and 200000 dollars.
An interview reveals how burglars plan and execute bank breakins using hacksaws, jackscrews, and silent explosives. Experts note access to tools comes from mechanics and blacksmiths and that women often assist in information gathering rather than direct safe cracking. Local law enforcement emphasizes accomplice risk among employees.
About 3:30 AM a coal stove explosion in a rear frame shed of Charles Koch's bakery at 03 Main Street caused a fire. Koch and his wife and four children plus two servants escaped via stairs, Koch rescuing others, while the little daughter Amelia suffered severe burns likely fatally. Police and firemen helped evacuate the family as chaos ensued.
Memoirs reveal Napoleon's first wife lived for pleasure not duty. Josephine showered in dress and display, changed outfits thrice daily, and exhausted a yearly allowance of $120,000 while remaining in debt and drawing rebukes from Napoleon.
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