19 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Northern Ohio Journal
Location
Painesville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1876
Page
1
A sprawling recap covers legislative actions and debates in Congress and the Senate, shipping and transportation issues, court cases and impeachments, and international dispatches. It mentions figures like Reverdy Johnson, General Babcock, and Mr. Bowen, with references to Plymouth Church and various state legislatures.
In the Senate the legislature took up several measures, approved some bills, and then adjourned after brief debates. The session focused on routine business with lawmakers notching minor committee milestones. Leaders signaled work will resume in the next session.
A troubling Ohio incident reports C T Adame wounding his wife, daughter of grain merchant George Zelwenfelder, with a pistol in her arm near the elbow before fleeing to his father's home and fatally shooting himself thrice. The tragedy stems from jealousy, with the wounded woman later dying.
Philip Acre, a poor law student, longs for wealth to win Edith Wyllis. A bequest from a mysterious Thomas Mortimer promises riches, but Acre learns an heiress rights a living relative. He declines fortune to keep his honor, and Edith's devotion stands, until a final twist reveals Mortimer’s heiress is Edith herself.
A London correspondent aboard the British ship Challenger at Cumberland Bay notes a two day stay near Selkirk’s Caves and cliff tops. He records a tablet dedicated to Alexander Selkirk of Scotland and remarks on calendar quirks with holidays landing on Mondays in that year.
A fragmented youths section story hints at Dotty and a tale of a little voice in the wood. The text blends anxious lines about sleep and play and a child narrator seeking comfort and imagination. It mentions a storyteller longing for a gentle, quiet end to a day.
A nostalgic survey traces valentines from medieval English customs where bachelors drew names to modern cards created by lithographers and printers. It notes Roman origins, Papal attempts to curb the practice, and quirky past traditions while praising the craft and labor behind contemporary valentines and condemning crude comic varieties.
Nelson Driges sentenced to five years and a $5000 fine for counterfeiting in Springfield Til. Many drownings and rescues from ice and fires plague towns in Lake Whitney Conn. Wathena Kansas arrest of F J Mowry for forging school hands and flight to Topeka. Children drown near Almonaut RI after attempting rescue. Fires burn a man near Gloversville NY. wife escapes. Dartmouth College settles accounts with heirs and compensation for deficiency. A three year old dies in a hayloft fire. elder survives. A kerosene lamp explosion burns two people in Worth Township. George C Smith arrested in New York for asset theft from State Insurance. Guilford White tied to stolen government bonds sale. Cleveland plumber suffers severe burns. potential amputation. West Pittston mine explosion kills four to eight, injures many. Tipton Iowa jailer dies from clothes catching fire. Mrs Cross of Paw Paw snaps jealous murder plot by three brothers and drowning a stranger. Pennsylvania rail wreck near Johns Town due to landslide. cars damaged, few bruises. New London Conn bank robbed of 21500 plus securities. teller Geo Packer confesses impulse-driven crime. Oswego County donation note ends with local humor.
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