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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1892
Page
3
Berlin reels as Caprivi resigns amid a heated clash over a Prussian education bill. The Kaiser presses for a law, while protests from Protestant Prussia grow. Possible successor Miguel faces a tough choice as Caprivi’s departure reshapes cabinet plans.
Terrinie Keault of Flameau lived in a dwelling above a butcher shop when a March 19 fire trapped four residents. Emma Weston escaped but returned to save her baby sister and both perished. The baby also died from burns, leaving a tragic toll from the blaze.
In Sacramento on March 19 Gay Markham commuted the sentence of Charles Freeman, who was to be executed for killing Mark Feeney on March 6, 1809. Feeney, a consumptive worker on the Freeman ranch, was forced under water in a barrel after Freeman disturbed him by coughing, leading to Feeney’s death.
The Conscript reports from Nanirax N 8 dated March 19 that 350 sealers were ferried to sea in small boats when the ice broke near Trinity bay. Fifteen bodies have been recovered and twenty five are missing, not heard from. A severe snowstorm across the Rocky Mountain region has killed or frozen livestock, with estimates of twenty thousand cattle lost along the Denver Texas and Gulf line from Trinidad to Fort Worth.
Illinois lawmakers consider a senate bill for public buildings in towns with post office receipts above three thousand dollars a year for three years. The house may strip a seven hundred fifty thousand dollar current year appropriation while dozens of Illinois towns are named as eligible.
The Tribune details alleged bribery in city franchise sales. Envelopes with hundreds of thousands in cash were allegedly moved through bank vaults to aldermen, tied to the Northern Pacific and other ordinances. Also reports Michigan Willard beating Jake Schaefer in balk-line billiards for the world title.
Judge George Driggs of the Cook County circuit court died at his home 5401 Carmine Avenue Hyde Park. He had suffered a quinsy sore throat for two years and passed away suddenly while seated. efforts to relieve him in the final hours were unsuccessful.
A 29 year old infant from Wharton Ohio, son of Austin Borden, spent life in a cradle without speech or mobility. He remained helpless, unable to walk or recognize others, and died Saturday night after decades of inactivity.
Terrible blast of nitro glycerine at Susa City on March 21 caused widespread destruction. Fire and smoke clouded streets as rescue squads recovered bodies and searched for survivors amid collapsed walls and shattered homes. Authorities report multiple fatalities and dozens injured.
A series of boiler blasts destroyed mills in East Jordan Michigan and a Laclede works in St Louis Missouri. Six workers died at East Jordan Lumber Company and four at the Laclede Fire Brick plant with several others seriously injured. Recovery crews rushed to the scenes as investigators look for the cause amid questions of water pressure and boiler repairs. The incidents left extensive property damage and a large number of households affected.
Governor designates Friday April 8 as Arbor day and urges public schools to observe by planting trees vines and shrubs. Teachers and pupils are especially urged to participate in the observance across the state. In other news the British bark Sylvan from Barbados ran aground near Trinity Ledge and sank with the loss of most of its crew.
The river and harbor bill, valued around 90 million dollars, faces cuts. The Hennepin canal is hit hard, with warnings of long delays and a total of 500 thousand dollars in the current appropriation. Deep waterways receive 400 thousand, far below the 3 million requested, with war secretary authorized to contract up to 2.84 million more in costs.
Grand jury indicts seven Chicago aldermen including W J O Brien for bribery and conspiracy to commit a felony. Bonds set at 10000 dollars each. Alderman Gorman missing after exhibiting nervous behavior near the criminal court. Alderman Roth claims newspapers backed the prosecution and that funds were exchanged for votes on boodle ordinances.
The German cabinet crisis edges toward settlement as Gen Caprivi agrees to stay as chancellor of the empire, conditional on stepping down as Prussia's minister president. Count Zedlitz and Truetzschler resign as Prussian minister for ecclesiastical affairs and public instruction, with ex-Empress Frederick said to have urged the compromise due to the Kaiser’s ill health. Miguel is noted as a likely controlling figure in the cabinet and possibly premier, with the Kaiser viewing him as indispensable financially and policy director.
Terrible disaster south of Springfield reports say six miles from town led to the death of Ove and Sve children in a Leahy residence. The father suffered severe burns and was pulled from the flames by a 14 year old boy who later saved him. The mother was away at the time.
The court voids the last senate and assembly districts for failure to follow population rules. It orders an extra session to enact a new apportionment law before the next election, noting the decision affects only districts and not congressional boundaries. The ruling suggests both parties benefited similarly, with no broad political impact anticipated.
Roger Q Mills was elected senator by the Texas Legislature to fill the unexpired term of ex Senator Reagan, succeeding Horace Chilton. The vote totals placed Mills with broad support in both chambers, and he will conclude his house career soon as he returns to the Senate.
Chicago reports that oil will replace coal in all major furnaces at the world’s fair grounds. Standard Oil Company nearly completes a supply contract after coal bids reached 244 dollars per ton, while oil priced at 70 cents per barrel with 72.5 cents a barrel in 1893. Three barrels of oil equal one ton of coal in heat, saving about 14 percent on coal. An estimated 250000 barrels will be used.
Fragmentary dispatches claim Gen Reina Barrica, newly elected president of Guatemala, was held in his hotel and feared assassination. Reports from El Salvador and Mexico suggest a confrontation with security forces and diplomacy with Gen Harites.
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