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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1889
Page
3
A broad weekly digest reports maritime disaster near Port Hudson with forty six dead or burned, Buffalo and New York crime trials, mining fatalities in Hazleton and Red Jacket, arson, embezzlement, and legal punishments. It covers train, factory, and bridge accidents, weather frost damage, and major national economic indicators including plant and railroad losses, with numerous arrests and convictions.
A nineteen year old outlaw leader of a band of horse and cattle thieves, Caanuts Davis, was killed near Fleetwood as fires raged along the South Shore line near Superior Wisconsin. The day also reported wrecks, fires, murders, and various disasters across multiple states with horse theft, fraud, and accidents mentioned.
Worcester hosts the Massachusetts Democratic State convention on the 2nd electing W E Russell of Cambridge as their gubernatorial nominee. Ex Governor John A Martin of Kansas dies at Atchison aged fifty. Tax and postal appointments and other political notes fill the day’s brief items.
In Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania Bishop Thomas Hubbard Vail died after a two week illness. Edward O Leech of the District of Columbia was appointed Director of the Mint by President Hayes. Connecticut towns favor prohibition by a wide margin. Montana Republicans likely control the joint ballot in the Legislature. Former Brooklyn mayor Meta Low was elected president of Columbia College. The blind actress Max Aldertine died in New Bedford after a lingering illness.
Reports recount the sinking of the Minnie Swift off St Pierre N B with 37 deaths including two women three children and ten men. Other items note the Karamoor wreck off the West Indies with nineteen lives lost and hurricane damage across Laguna del Carmen Mexico to 105 houses and 27 vessels. British Karamoor steamer losses, cholera spreading in Europe, coal miners strike in Lancashire, and an attempted poison plot in New Brunswick are included along with railway accidents in Germany and Italy storm damage in Italy Bardinia and Carmon harbor losses in Mexico.
A vast Washington procession draws crowds as up to sixteen thousand Knights Templar march past the White House on the 8th with fifty thousand visitors watching.
Nearly sixty delegates from across the Americas gather at the State Department for the Three Americas Congress. Secretary Blaine is elected president and hosts welcome remarks, briefings, and a reception and banquet at the White House with President Harrison and Cabinet amid plans to adjourn to November 14.
In Pittawan on October 8 the board discussed commerce and river traffic. Captain Dravo urged Congress to make the Monongahela river free. Officers were elected with J W Miter named president and B D Wood as vice president. A Lisle and J W Bryant were named secretary and treasurer respectively. New York to host the next gathering.
Washington report on the National Grange convening in Sacramento November 18 and secretary Tom Trimble's claim that President Harrison snubbed the Grange by appointing Governor Rusk as Agriculture secretary. He cites past Grange influence and urges members to vote for pro grange candidates across parties.
A violent northwest gale across lower Lake Huron and nearby waters causes multiple shipwrecks and fatalities. Seventeen vessels reported ashore or sunk, with several dead including a captain crushed during a shore attempt. Reports from Cuicano and Rochurstown describe ships such as Wend the Wave, White Rock, Lady Franklin, and Philo Scoville affected by the storm.
Hon Roger Q. Mills of Texas speaks in this city about how the Democratic minority can control legislation in Congress. He asserts the Democrats will block major Republican changes, prevent altering House rules, oppose election oversight measures, contest cases, and the wholesale removal of Democratic members, claiming the minority remains powerful enough to guide the chamber.
Secretary Windom received a conscience contribution of 45 dollars in mutilated bills postmarked St. Joseph Missouri. The sender folded the notes and clipped pieces from them to prevent use by others. The unsigned note references a 1497 February claim to Manning and alleges appropriation of a prior conscience sum.
Advices from Ottawa report a large Mormon migration from Utah to the Canadian Northwest near Leo's Creek. Dominion authorities vow to prosecute polygamy if proof exists while British Columbia legislator Bienhouse canvasses Alberta seeking a Dominion Parliament seat and marriage reform.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS Prosper Mill J A Hleyes s baby is very sick Ica froze Sunday thicker than g win dow pane C A Norris and wife entertained company Sunday The farmers are making preparations for wood sawing C H Ransom and family spent tha day with his mother at Caledonia Sunday Mr and Mr Anton Margesen and babe were callers on Mr and Mrs James Shields Sunday Wm Forrest is going to improve his residence by building a kitchen He is his own carpenter Elder Ben Sallee of Baran Wisconsin was the guest of Mr and Mrs C H Ransom Saturday night Some are getting ready to go to crib bing corn We think it is most too early as the corn is not quite dry enough yet Mra Joe Ebner and children Sundayed with Mr and Mrs G W Hiltabrand also Ed Hiltabrand and sister Ella visited at same place Three of our worthy young hunters were coon hunting Saturday night and had good luck in their line as they got two coons and a possum Ye humble scribe attended Baptist meeting at Caledonia and heard splendid teaching by Elders Sallce and Wm A hompson These ministers are able speakers and well deserving of the praise The Grange Fair at Clear Creek was a grand success There was a fine display of blue ribbons which went to show that the farmers and also the ladies of Clear Creek and vicinity are workers and no mistake We had thy pleasure of meeting with Mr and Mrs Edward Phillips and family of Sandy at the Grange Fair Mr Phillips and you are doing a good business with there mill They carried off a good many blue ribbons on articles they had there which speaks well for them AUNT JULIA
An 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier for the blood to combat malaria described as bad air from marshy surroundings. It notes remarkable cures in feverish cases and urges explorers to stay poison free by using the medicine. Marshall lodge No. 681 O.O.F. installed officers for its semiannual term listing N. G. Jesse F. Harrison and other officers.
The Lehman fray provided a Monday evening attraction at G A R Hall with strong attendance. Henry boy Rev Lewis E Becher of the Evangelical association, based at Wilson Kansas, preached locally after five years in the state. Carroll of Chillicothe attended a civil suit and later joined Chicago Masonic grand lodge sessions. Henry society heads to Peoria for the New Jerusalem church state association meeting with Judge W H Williams and Mrs Williams among attendees.
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