27 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
Marion Weekly Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1885
Page
1
An odd, fragmented text from a local page shows partial phrases and unclear references. Authorities urge caution as researchers attempt to interpret missing context while preserving potential clues for a broader story.
Long Washington dispatch recounts a tense hearing on a New York port collector appointment. Cleveland and officials debate Buffalo versus New York imports, with remarks on honesty, regulation, and ports. Attendees include Secretary Manning, Mr. Schultz, and various merchants from New York and Buffalo. President emphasizes importance of a capable collector and lays out concerns over regional procurement and money value.
The Chamber of Commerce plans to complete the new pest of tce in Cincinnati as delays in federal funding threaten court offices. A board resolution proposes 3000 to finish the custom house apartments for U S court officials with Henry Urner authorized to seek approval in Washington.
A sensational 19th century legal case recounts Jordan Taylor a colored man convicted of murdering his lover Sallie Saunders near Casky Station in October 1894. Accomplices Lee and Love faced trials as investigators pursued the brutal crime, with Taylor ultimately executed in 1895 at a riverbank scaffold after dramatic courtroom revelations.
Nearly every iron manufacturer in Cincinnati attended a Grand Hotel meeting called by Youngstown leaders to coordinate action on wages and scale. Frank P Mitchell of Mitchell Trauter & Co said Cincinnati men may join to counter Pittsburg prices, with plans to start production around mid July and sign the scale after stock counts.
In Cincinnati on June 27 the boot and shoe makers and last ers held meetings and agreed not to reveal details in the press. No decisive action was taken as both sides rest and await a July renewal. Some shops continued partial production with outside help while workers rejected working on cab goods. The situation is described as a quasi victory for the last ers.
Captain Boynton plans a sealed orders torpedo exhibition aboard the steamship Thomas Sherlock on the Ohio River. He will showcase a large underwater explosion near a palatial site Sunday, using a full rigged ship replica as the target. The Mary Houston stands by to accommodate overflow passengers.
A Valencia report details cholera’s brutal spread with filthy living conditions in rural Spain and suspected inoculation debates led by Ferran and researchers Gibier and Van Ermenger. Separately, Russian and British tensions rise over Afghan frontier moves, Herat fortifications speed up, and a rash of political intrigues and murders surfaces in multiple regions.
Varying items from Portland to New York cover veterans outings in Maine and a push to end co education. A trestle crash near North Salem claims two children and injures a mother. Legal and political notes include reap praisement debates and a Panama stalemate report. A New York murder plea, Hendricks civil service talk, and a Boston club reception finish the round. An obelisk decline in Central Park, a wedding day death, and Vatican tensions close the digest.
Financial and commercial notes show a mixed opening with stocks lower by about four percent from last night while other sectors like Pacific Mail and Northwestern held weak. Wheat corn oats and pork products are listed with varied quotes. daily totals show 47,000 shares traded and prices across cattle, hogs, and wool reflecting a subdued yet active session with early recovery in some issues.
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