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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1885
Page
2
Fragmented news items report advertising rates raising the office of publication, plus various notes on local and national events. Highlights include a lightning strike injuring a horse, rail company expansions, Grant funeral finances, race challenges, gender balance in cities, and early science claims about the soul.
A massive nitroglycerin blast at WB Roberts & Son factory shook Bradford last Thursday at about 9:30 am. Superintendent Myers and Comer escaped after jumping through a window and door as 5,000 pounds detonated. The wagon and factory were destroyed, Comer's horse killed, and debris damaged Tarport and Bradford windows. loss estimated near 33,000 dollars.
A state commission fixed Erie as the home site but did not require adjoining land. The landowner asks 84 000 for the strip. citizens plan donations and a mayor led fundraising efforts. A letter from Harrisburg claims funds are raised to secure the site, with final arrangements pending the return of a key official.
Lieut Danenhower a DeLong associate prepared a lengthy paper on the polar question to be read at the United States Naval Institute in Annapolis in October. He argues against further central polar basin expeditions, favoring more observatory and meteorology work but not national support for new Arctic ventures.
Dispatches from Washington state that the Washington family will reappear in federal posts. George Washington is to be named storekeeper at Pegan's Distiller in Alexandria next month, a strong office in the city. W J Washington of West Virginia is said to be chosen for a consulate, with others of the family awaiting offices as the administration unfolds.
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