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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1895
Page
2
The Gazette notes property marks on glass by a pencil like the indelible mark. It compares sizes of China provinces and European nations, then reports Iowa has ten colleges and universities deemed as such with several others not. A State Teachers' association committee recommends consolidating existing colleges rather than starting new ones.
The article notes that a die plate in use below the perforating needles wears quickly as 180 million holes are punched daily. Brass plates wear out in a day and even steel plates suffer rapid destruction due to the high workload.
Line rails in tunnels suffer rapid degradation from locomotive emissions as sulphur in coal converts to sulphuric acid, which corrosively acts on steel. This chemical process shortens rail life in closed spaces where exhaust accumulates.
Health officer De. KR. P. Waring reports that anti-toxine treated diphtheria effectively in early stages, with 26 of 30 cases surviving. The report notes high efficacy when disease first appears before blood poisoning sets in.
The Chicago Tribune lists 1894 as a year with 192 legal executions nationwide, up six from the prior year. Lynchings reach 190, including three women. most victims are Black men. Hangings count 51 in the north and 41 in the south, lynchings 166 in the south and 24 in the north.
A man in Vienna with his heart on the right side and most organs reversed died of consumption but felt no discomfort. He once offered to sell his body to the British Museum. Elsewhere a 100 ton steamer under M Bazin’s design would roll on water using copper cylinders to reach thirty one knots. Tectorium translucent gelatine is touted as window glass substitute. New York bans convict labor in state industries. Governor Morton notes road and farm uses for inmate labor. British Association finds islands host many unique birds shells and insects, suggesting independent creation.
Highlights from January sessions noting bills for Oklahoma statehood admission and homestead relief in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan, memorials for Gen Post, debates on Carlisle currency bill and income tax, and pensions and war-era claims.
Weekly reports from leading U S clearing houses indicate totals of 1 039 136 051 dollars, up from 44 978 348 dollars prior week, with a 4 2 percent rise from the year 1904. Deficits in treasury expenditures exceed receipts by 4 215 743 dollars this month, pushing the fiscal year deficiency to 33 778 24 dollars.
A string of deaths and crimes across several states includes Eliza Cra craft of Sharpsburg Ky burned to death after a lamp fall her daughter dying of fright Ivy Bobo colored hanged for wife murder Joun Newros Wapprit famed educator dies at 83 in Birmingham W S Bowman Tom Maclure and Willie Prentwood drown saving raft in Salt River Ky P G McLoughlin dies on Chicago street Oklahoma governor calls for immediate statehood Merchants bank safe blown open at Defiance Ohio $25000 stolen William Benz killed at Bloomdale Ohio with wife and child injured in crash.
A broad UK and US snapshot reports proposed Michigan voting language, Lincoln era treasurer deaths, Illinois General Assembly actions, suspected embezzlement in South Dakota, and a river of incidents from poison explosives to bank receiverships. It covers murders, fires, train robberies, weather calamities, and legal notices with dates, places, and named individuals.
The Illinois Senate organized with Republicans in both chambers. Charles Bogardus elected president pro tem and James H. Paddock secretary in the Senate. Temporary rules adopted pending committee report. House adjourned briefly after a short session. Proposals include Lincoln monument control, a 50 000 appropriation, a northern normal school, will contest time, and legislator pay set at 800 annually.
Japanese division led by Maj. Gen. Nogi seized Kai Ping after a four hour fight starting Thursday morning. Chinese forces fled toward Hai Shaksai as Japanese troops pressed the pursuit. Casualties were heavy on both sides with unknown totals. residents welcomed Japanese control.
Naturalists debate sponge classification as plant or animal. Sea water holds saline matter about one thirtieth of weight. Persian gulf yields fresh water springs aiding ships. Sea-nettle poison kills prey via tentacles. Coral once deemed a plant. Dead Sea salinity about two pounds per gallon. Mediterranean saltier than the ocean. Average ocean depth two to three thousand fathoms. Gulf Stream exits gulf at about seventy degrees. Over seven thousand microscopic seashell varieties listed.
Report from The Record Philadelphia describes Mrs. Sallie G Bowen of 1840 Meighan St Philadelphia who recovered from advanced tuberculosis after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peoples. Bowen credits the pills for restoring strength and gaining weight while doctors had given up. Pills sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY 60c a box or six for 2 50.
A humorous poem sequence shows a self styled spinster who refuses a foreign title and a happy wife life. She attends a football game and loses her heart to Eli’s center rush. The piece contrasts vanity and sentiment with light satire across several verses and quotes.
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