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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1892
Page
3
The New York Senate enacted a bill aimed at reimbursing men drafted during the war who paid commutation. Meanwhile, remarks claim the national library now holds about 700000 bound volumes and 200000 pamphlets with annual additions between 15000 and 30000 volumes.
Excess experiments in Germany show asbestos paper offers no floor protection against fire and may be harmful. A surge in fire prevention tech follows US and Canada fire losses totaling 155 million dollars in 1991, up 2 percent from 1990. Hydersbad opens a photo studio run entirely by women amid evolving views on photography. The Koran bans portraits but muftis allow photography as the prophet knew little about it.
Iris notes that Mrs Mary Packer Cummings, sole surviving heir to the Packer fortune, has avoided riding Lehigh Valley Railroad Co after her husband Charles H Cummings was rejected as a director. He once served as a conductor for the company.
Illinois county treasurers report paying out about 9,000 as bounty money for two cents per sparrow head killed in December January and February. The tally implies around 40,000 sparrows were killed, and the birds appear more numerous than ever.
Dr. Von Petranko asserts untreated sewage may safely discharge into a stream if volume is not more than one fifteenth of river water. He notes this has been observed at Ismaning five miles below Munich and adds the rule does not apply to drinking water.
Mrs Anna Wilstach, who died recently, was expected to bequeath a collection of paintings worth 200000 to the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Earlier, she was refused free admission by an official who did not recognize her as a stockholder.
A proposed Vienna to Budapest electric railway plans a 150 mile route with a 75 minute travel time. The system uses two main power stations and 100 full stations, but only three or four stopping places. Cars are 130 feet long with four bogie trucks and electric motors at each end, receiving current from contact wheels on conducting rails, and the ends are ship-like to reduce air resistance.
Invented by M. Deonler, the lamp burns unattended for a full day, consuming magnesium at about 100 hours per pound and producing light comparable to heavy candle, oil, or gas. Early cost is high at over 20 cents per hour, but metal prices may drop making it economical. Separate notes mention F. E. Mize, James Miller, and L. B. Boynton proposing a Detroit/St Ignace steamboat called the St Ignace with 70 feet length and 190 gross tons, details of propulsion and dimensions appear garbled.
A chaotic mix of items reports on copyright talk in Europe, New Jersey horse tail docking law, first Black woman to pass Alabama medical exam, and Vermont funding for a World’s Fair building. It notes Tsarist Poland, a 146 year old couple marriage in Iowa, the Emprie State Express record, and various curiosities about celebrities, monarchs, and inventions.
The Taney county incident ends in tragedy as deputy Williams is shot in court while resisting a mob seeking to lynch Bright, the man accused of murdering his wife. Bright is dragged out and hanged nearby. the crowd's actions follow a period of violent outrages in the region.
Guano Ramos Mich March 14 James Johnson a colored inmate at the soldiers home died Sunday night from wounds after being stabbed by Peter Thoman another colored inmate. Johnson aged 72 had returned drunk to the home and fought with Thoman who stabbed him in the groin while being kicked by Johnson as he lay on the floor awaiting an investigation in jail.
Reports to the comptroller of the currency from major U S money centers indicate a plan by banking institutions to hoard gold in anticipation of a pending silver coinage law. Bank examiners note officials warn that passage of the McHars bill could push gold prices to 6 to 35 per ounce, with preparation underway.
A congressional funeral party for Kentucky Representative Kendall faced brutal winter travel from Moorehead to a mountainside burial site. Senators Warren and Pasco and Representatives Fellows, Belknap, Paynter, Gilespie, and Long endured freezing streams, eighteen miles of fords, wrecked hearse, and a broken coffin with the corpse exposed after a grueling journey through ice and snow.
A severe winter storm across Kansas and Oklahoma disrupts rail service with 6 to 15 inches of snow on level ground. Evening trains run late or indefinitely as telegraph lines fail and Wichita streetcar service is halted. Settlers in Indian lands face dire conditions, especially African Americans lured by agents, in tents and shanties with little food or shelter.
Frank H. Dunton testified in Justice Brayton's court about his wife's death and the post mortem facts. Dr Henry Palmer and Dr Chittenden described the skull fragment and a ragged hole while Dr Harry Scudder watched sleepily. Only two witnesses for the prosecution were heard and the preliminary hearing will likely continue for days. The report also mentions the Great Coal Strike.
London reports say about 330000 miners are idle nationwide as industrial closures sweep Britain. Around 204000 other workers have lost jobs. fuel shortages force Northeastern Railway to halt many trains and Crewe engine works dismiss engineers temporarily. The broader economic pain spreads across counties.
Walter A Snyder aged around 43 opened fire at John M Naylor hardware killing two colleagues Edward T Neylor and Horton W Crobsagh and fatally wounds Thomas W Downey before turning the pistol on himself. He had been recently edged out of a partnership in the firm.
The Sisseton reservation is to open on April 15 with settlers able to file declarations. Soldiers sailors and marines may reserve a declaration for six months at a $3 fee and claim land at $2.50 per acre. Special Allotting Agent H S Morris predicts most land will be taken within a week of opening.
An Indiana suit seeks 4000 damages after W McDaniel alleges Charles Haines plowed a family burial plot on land sold from him. McDaniel says graves of his wife and children were disturbed when the farm was leveled and crops planted, decades after the 25 year-old burying ground was established.
The text outlines U S efforts to expand reciprocity, noting Brazil Europe and France Spain and Germany. President Harrison aims to use commercial weapons against foes led by Britain, with France Carnot signing a US France convention and Austria-Hungary soon joining. The treaty centers on beet sugar free market and mutual tariff reductions with cereals meats coffee tea molasses hides.
Washington reports formal restoration of U S Italy diplomatic relations after a period with no US minister in Rome. A new Italian minister is expected in a month, Porter to return to Rome, and government to compensate Sicilian victims' families from state funds as an act of benevolence.
Daniel Potter of Wawacoma Indiana died at 95 after his wife’s death on February 11. He had not eaten more than a cupful since her passing, desiring to die, and succumbed after a period of abstinence described as self imposed starvation. Both would have wed seventy four years next May, making them the state’s oldest married couple.
The shortage of Mark Tichnes, owner of the Falls City bank, has been made good by his surety. Charles IL Pettit notes the settlement was with the Columbia Trust Company, the bank’s assigns. Hal Tillman’s bond stood at $25,000, as Mr Pett peld.
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