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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1883
Page
2
A sweeping roundup notes miners struck at Western Cooperative Mine West Belleville. Fire losses reach 100000 dollars. Severe storms lash Paterson Trenton Williamsburg and Longview with damaged tents, felled trees, and injuries. Rail and river transport disrupted by explosions and collisions. Dozens killed or injured. famines, law cases, and emigrations described with multiple named places and persons.
Trial of Congressman Thompson for murder began in Harrodsburg, Ky. on the 8th. News items note deaths, political moves, and appointments across cities: Mrs. West dies at Greenwood Cemetery, Washington prosecutions, New York World sale to Joseph Pulitzer for 400000, Tennessee betting laws take effect, and various state political shifts from Georgia to Minnesota.
A fragmented report notes a murder case in Phoenix Park involving Patrick Delaney with an assailant pleading guilty and receiving a life term. Additional items mention a Grand Trank Railway firm collapse for 2 million dollars and seismic activity in Bicfy with Bluthcayilla hit by a major shock. Ultramontane leader Winpru Honst in the German Reichstag claims monarchies may return in Europe and France.
Fragmented dispatches report trials in Ireland, attacks in India, and political turbulence across Europe and the Americas. Highlights include a Dublin jury verdict, Irish-terrorism prosecutions, a cyclone at Kansas City, and martial prep in Ireland with troops en route.
A fierce storm sparked a massive explosion at the Standard Oil Company works near Jersey City. Lightning struck a tank, triggering a blaze that engulfed eleven tanks and multiple structures, with oil pouring through the yard and exploding tanks. Estimated loss is $1.5 million. 500,000 gallons of oil burned. several workers missing and authorities unable to reach the wreckage safely.
Washington May 11 a brief synopsis of the Agricultural Department crop report shows spring and winter wheat forecasts lower due to frosts and late season. Losses include 77,000,000 bushels overall with reduced acres and mixed regional changes. California up fifteen points and Oregon up seventeen, while other states show declines and slower progress. The report notes attempts to publish early were blocked and forecasts a generally gloomy outlook despite some regional gains.
The Illinois census paints a vast growth picture with farms and products expanding dramatically. It lists total farms, improved land, value of farm property, livestock, and manufacturing activity, plus steamboat and tax figures and debt levels. The report names counties and notes industry, exports, and state finances alongside local incidents and notices from Martin Heavey’s shooting death to trials, rail excursion rates, and public concerns about glanders in Perry County horses.
The legislative session featured bills on insurance law revision, elevated railways, and tax levies for sewerage and water. Motions to delay or adjourn faced defeats or deadlocks as senators debated license charges, amendments setting liquor prices, and measures on criminal code changes. Adjournments occurred through the day with committee reports on express and gambling bills and a printed option-deal report.
Br Haley an Australian physician reports that minute doses of oxide of potassium relieve frontal headache with fatigue chilliness and loss of appetite. A two grain dose in water sipped over ten minutes can end the attack and restore appetite and cheerfulness. He cites a case where a miserable patient eats a full meal after the remedy.
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