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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1889
Page
3
A lengthy digest covers births and deaths, fires killing children, robberies, train wreck attempts, legal verdicts, and civic events. It notes the destruction of homes in Pasadena and Oakland, a child stabbing in New Hampshire, a riot advisory near Navassa, and the dedication of a women’s college in Syracuse. It also mentions weather damage to New Jersey peaches, ship and railway news, and various public notices.
The week’s athletic standings show mixed NL and AA results for New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Indianapolis Pittsburgh Washington Brooklyn St Louis Athletic Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City Columbus Louisville and more. Earthquake shocks in California and bank vault thefts in Hurley Wisconsin are noted along with multiple fires murders and political notes from across the United States.
Miahtin Keriona, recognized as Huron County's oldest resident and possibly Northern Ohio's oldest, celebrated his 103rd birthday on the Qist at Norfolk with family and friends in attendance.
A compilation reports a Mexican city flood drowning people and sweeping livestock, a Windsor homicide by suicide, Quebec rockslide killing and many missing, industrial shutdowns in Preston and Blackburn, heavy Austrian snows, a Rio Grande clash, new Canadian customs houses, a British warship wreck with losses, Irish sea drownings, a dire wine vintage, Kensington fire, Zanzibar alimony decree, Irish MP imprisonment, Prince Edward Island fires, a Mexican cyclone, French elections results, and Austen death in London.
A freight engine struck a stationary Rock Island train at Bonth Englewood near Chicago on the evening of the 2th, killing five passengers and injuring several. Also reported: a hotel fire in Buena Vista Colorado destroyed a $200,000 property. a Kansas murder convict released after innocence proved. the New York Graphic suspended. children burned to death in Frederick Missouri. Edmunds law violators jailed in Provo. a Chicago woman fatally shot herself, then her husband killed himself. deaths from Hood in Johnstown directory. redwood forest fires near San Mateo and Santa Rosa. immigrants to US 1883 200,564. Grant Sherman Farragut statues funded in Boston. a sparring match death in Atlanta. ex Rear Admiral Beare dies. a train robbery near Fort Worth. Turkish Christian persecution on Croto.
Sunday’s vote yields a crushing Boulangist defeat with about 224 Republicans and 169 opposition in Paris. re ballots planned in 177 divisions. Prominent Republicans elected include Fallieres and Ribot. Boulangists claim Montmartre victory amid controversy over ballot validity.
Mrs Gurley, convicted of abducting Annie Redmond and jailed in Joliet, describes a staged plan by Dick Ryan, Harvey Gurley, Mrs Parsons, Annie Allen, and June McKee to steal the child for a theatrical troupe. She says abuse and threats followed, with the plot ultimately failing and the girl returned to her parents.
St Paul Minn Sept 24 United States Judge Nelson ruled that the anti dressed beef law is unconstitutional as it interferes with interstate commerce in the Henry E Barker case. Barker arrested for selling meat in this county from cattle not inspected on the hoof was discharged. Notice of appeal to the Supreme Court given.
A Rock Island freight train misjudged a signal at the Eighty seventh street crossing near Chicago causing a telescoping collision with a detached Washington Heights passenger car. Five dead and multiple injured as fire, steam, and chaos followed. Engineer Beth Twombly blamed. he fled toward Chicago.
Mrs Samuel Parker and Mrs E D Hodge visit this week with Parker joining her husband to Peoria for the State Fair. Hodge remains until Saturday. Lucy Harris learns of Mrs F M Milla’s death in Neosho Missouri. Coroner Zimmerman promotes salve from Hoory company with a joke about reviving the dead.
An aged physician who has retired from practice claims a simple vegetable remedy can swiftly and permanently cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and related throat and lung ailments. He will mail the recipe free of charge in German French or English with full instructions to any requester, addressed to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester New York.
The notice invites readers to inspect the paper and suggests the issue contains ten times its subscription cost in reading matter. It claims departments alone are worth more than the price and notes the paper may be sent by a friend or the publisher as a polite invitation.
Merit claims strong sales of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Dr King s New Life Pills Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters with full guarantees and refunds if unsatisfied J E A Powell Drug Gists. Z Sherman Bouton of South Park Chicago visits Monica Locke grandson of Wm Hoyt Henry guest and baseball help to local club.
Dr F D Larke of Rogers City Mich asserts last year’s Jeagueé Isle county outbreak was cholera dysentery not cholera. He cites Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as saving every case treated, with 25 and 60 cent bottles sold by J W Niece. A burglary at Wm Budine’s yard stole an entire family’s crockery, and the thief will face full prosecution.
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