11 Apr 1889
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1889
Page
1
Fragmentary overheard exchange references Central Ohio farming tools and prices. Neighbors discuss binders rakes harvests and equipment choices while negotiating purchases and suppliers. The garbled dialogue hints at local agricultural concerns and community trades.
A chaotic mix of late 19th century items reports York soap works destroyed by fire. Other items include coal price expectations, appointments of Adam C. Touner and Henry Pitney as interior posts, Charles Stone slated for land office, New Jersey ballot wins, and various local incidents such as taxes, quarantines, mine work resumption, and smallpox fears.
A string of sensational items notes a merchant fined for adulterating food, a high society murder endgame, alimony battles, and absconding officials. Reports cover Duke of Saxe Coburg denial, a Giessen adulteration scandal, a Worth battle memorial, and bids for workers insurance. Emperor Francis Joseph buys Mayerling estate for redevelopment as nuns and an aged care facility. A California train collision leaves engineers injured and a laborer killed. local appointments and bound duties close the day.
Captain Couch reports from Winnuwap Kas that troops have swept Oklahoma country and compelled all to remain with authority. No one may alight from a train except at official stations as trains stop.
Bard estimates fifty to seventy five vessels damaged or lost after Saturday’s hurricane near Cape Henry. Reports from Bard to Maryland describe warped masts, wrecked hulls, and ships ashore or sunk with many crews risking being unheard from. Caspian and Albatross details arrive, showing wrecks near False Cape and Port Royal, while wharves and warehouses suffer along the Patuxent and Rappahannock regions.
A April 102 A meeting of Ohio coal operators was held to discuss the mining situation as miners press for next year’s wage scale set to begin May 1. Operators refuse concessions amid western competition, risking strikes. a delegation will attend a convention to push a settlement.
A large fire leveled the freight houses of the Boston and Lowell division between Lowell Minot and Nassau streets, with thirty five to forty cars burned. Loss about $500,000 with substantial insurance. Flames spread rapidly, aided by oil and vitriol stored onsite, injuring firemen and causing multiple explosions.
About 600 painters signed an agreement and will return to work, joining 130 others still striking, while carpenters remain on strike. In Newark on April 10, spinners at Clark thread works held a secret meeting and resolved to strike, potentially closing the works and putting 2,000 workers out of work over a 15 percent reduction in wires. The war of the wires is described as the largest of its kind in the country.
A county committee meeting heard ex judge Waterbury urge a sensible approach to celebrate Washington’s birthday, favoring a public meeting on April 2. Republicans gained seats with several positions won, signaling a strengthened party presence, while a likely three to two Democratic majority looms in the local landscape.
At a New York meeting of the Municipal Council Irish National League John Devoy pressed facts in a dispute with Patrick Egan over a press report. He demanded a public denial and proposed a neutral committee to investigate treachery charges within the movement. The resolution passed unanimously and copies go to Parnell and President Fitzgerald.
Lewis Patterson a wealthy Centerville farmer was attacked last night by three masked men. They beat him with a poker, dragged him to the barn, and burned his feet and face after threatening to shoot him. The robbers took 43 in cash and his gold watch, then fled. Authorities vow to pursue the culprits amid fears of countywide outrage.
Wall Street detectives and bank officials chased news of J. C. Wells who allegedly duped First National Bank of Denver president Fanvidl Moffat on March 25 for 32 000 using a pistol and fake nitro gimmick. A nationwide manhunt and reward of 8 406 were issued, with sightings reported in New York and Denver as investigators pursue the suspect.
In Denver city, Cricaso April W Gee Sing is said to be jailed with Wee Tor, wife of Corrado, after an elopement. Sing faces a warrant alleging theft of $400 and leaving town with the wife’s husband claiming loss of affections and money. Gee Sing denies stealing the money.
Washington April 10 State department officials are reticent on a report that Germany and the United States agreed to keep warships out of Samoan waters until after the Berlin conference. The proposal reportedly originated with Prince Bismarck and was accepted by our government, leaving Samoa under patrol by joint German and American forces as before.
The Belgian government formally warned General Boulanger to abstain from political agitation, promising no expulsion from Belgium if he complies. Paris reports note the indictment against Boulanger for conspiring to destroy the Republic targets Count Dillon M. Lasverre Rochefort and Dubarail and two Paris journalists. The chamber rejected Ribot’s proposal requiring seven twelfths senate support for a fence valid as part of the bill on proper punishment of Boulanger. the bill passed 318 to 205.
John G Thompson, a postal clerk long sought for stealing registered and money letters, was reportedly in Detroit for health reasons. Despite having money on arrival, he lost it gambling and disappeared after receiving several home telegrams. his family in Columbus is prominent, and his father once served as a Democratic manager in Ohio.
In Pinespene on April 10, the trial of E. Wilson for the deaths of John Duditz and Michael J. McFlovh, 16 and 14, linked to a patent fire escape test, opened in Monongahela. The coroner ruled negligence. prosecutors sought murder or manslaughter. After jury selection, the court accepted a prosecutor’s accident theory. the jury returned not guilty.
A barn burning case dominates a local session in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Levi stands accused of setting a Caher's barn fire on February 1 near Phinever. Chief of Police Eevor testified about visits after the fire. A doctor from Mesherry-town said the accused contradicted his earlier story. A separate charge involving sending threatening letters led to a three year term penalty. The proceedings left many questions about funds and a contested will, with Mrs Neils seeking changes via her St Paul attorney.
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