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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1893
Page
2
A Washington County Me inquiry on wife type raises social questions. The piece notes labor congress findings on child labor, Florida orange tax shifts, a Georgia justice of the peace prank, hail as baseball sized, and editors’ foibles. It closes with the sad tale of Mrs MaTipa Simpson of Kentucky, famed for never smiling in decades.
A woman claims to reveal the Aztec calendar secret, expected to shed light on ancient American history and customs. The claim is hailed as a major contribution by archaeologists, underscoring the value of curiosity and trained study in historical inquiry.
The Congress debates repeal of the silver law with senators and representatives trading positions on free coinage and the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. A concurrent resolution directs gold bullion metrics and rules discuss smoking bans. urgency deficiency and education department bills appear, with adjournment to the 6th.
A wide array of obituaries and politics populate a scattered update: Epwanp Warre of Bustos dies by drowning at Deering Maine. Mrs Mary Curran collapses from shock. Neighbors and notable elderly figures including EREONAL AND POLITICAL leaders, Lavina Fillmore, and Mee. Lavina Fillmore die at 106 in New York state. A string of political moves shows Des Moines prohibitionists nominate L. Coffin for governor, Iowa populists nominate J. M. Joseph for governor, and platforms push temperance and silver policy. International notes cover British home rule progress, the Sarnia steamer drift, and future Canadian independence plans. Disaster reports include Bengal floods, hurricanes in Ancre island, and Parisian oil shop fire. An assortment of named individuals and places anchor this transcribed row.
Reports cover a New England wage standard shift in textile spinners reducing pay by about 10 percent after a conference in Fall River Massachusetts. Other items note Emma Goldman facing a riot charge in New York, a deadly threshing machine boiler explosion in Detroit, revival of convict factory plans in British Guiana, and various financial and legislative actions across the United States and overseas.
Labor Day across Chicago New York and surrounding towns featured massive parades with thousands marching to celebrate workers. In Chicago workers formed a grand army of labor veterans marching with banners and bands, while in New York the holiday closed factories and courts briefly and drew processions led by union leaders and officials. Reports from Davenport Davenport and other cities note large turnout, speeches, picnics and public observances, with some regions reporting unusually quiet or restrained participation due to employment concerns.
Beverly Mesa September 5 Col Te furae Napoleon Bonaparte died at his summer home at Prides crossing at 9 30 Sunday night He was the oldest grandson of Jerome Bonaparte king of Westphalia and a grand nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte Born in America he lived much of his life in Baltimore once praised as a potential regent for France His followers hoped he would be chosen to lead the republics of France
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