08 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1879
Page
1
A fragment from an Ogden Utah notice references a public office in the Peery Block on Fourth Street and names Williams and Tormerly as officials. The readable segment provides location but lacks full dates or actions.
A grand stand collapse at the Adrian Michigan county fair grounds during races sent 44 injured and 16 dead as rescue teams moved victims to the opera house. The disaster is blamed on shoddily spiked construction and the architect. The accident follows earlier reports of casualties and ongoing relief efforts.
A digest of international items notes Gortechakoff’s possible visit to Bismarck in autumn, Syria unrest with Arabs and Kurds opposing Midhat Pasha, Bonapartist reconciliations in London, Austrian military dinner linking to Austro German understanding, furniture gift from Arctic ship timbers to Mrs Grinnell, and Wigan cotton operatives resuming with wage cuts as mills reopen.
Freon the Lonoke Democrat reports a race to wed Leonora E Powell of Austin Arkansas. W D Bowers and J B Alison both secured licenses the same morning. By day’s end Leonora chose the second suitor and set a wedding for the same day, one hour earlier than the first planned ceremony.
Aleko Pasha travels through Eastern Romania to quell growing tensions between Austria and Russia. A violent cyclone and heavy rain swept the Watronaville county fair in Tuscola yesterday afternoon, causing extensive damage to fences and tents.
The Brigham Young estate litigation ends in a consent decree barring further suits on past actions. John Taylor Trustees in Trust for the Church receive conveyances, $75,000 paid to plaintiffs, and the Emeline A. Young suit resolves most heirs. Attorneys Richards & Williams praised for handling a complex case. Sart Laxey, Oct. 4, 1879.
Report from Puyessaut timber near a slough shows a coon leading a hound into water where the dog drowns after being seized by the raccoon. The tale shifts to a Montana fallout with a violent pistol confrontation at a Faro Bill meeting ending in multiple deaths and injuries.
Hop Sing of Salt Lake City recalls an ancient Chinese meteor tale translated from a book. He describes a fifty foot meteor that struck Che-Keang province, buried in Nang-ling mountains, setting a village ablaze and creating a water-looming stream that feeds a river near Ning-po.
A dispatch from St Louis reports the death of Guillaume Alphonse De Forgie an eminent French physician and medical writer. News from the missing balloonists remains silent. In Kentucky the cabinet makers strike at Jquisville has ended with employers yielding to workers. Infantry units are being dispatched to quell demonstrations as events unfold.
Chief Justice Hunter presided. Ann Coulam sues John Coulam, defendant demands jury trial, plaintiff objects. Sarah B. Phelps notes Claud Clivey order to bring original files into court and abide by the court. Court adjourned to 10 o clock Saturday morning.
New York October 4 A dispute over the Astley belt arises after a race find shows the track fell short by about fifty feet of a full mile in eight laps. Lawsuits loom with Ben Butler said to seek gate money restitution against top pedestrians.
The Lemara bimet and Okolona Southern States editorials echo calls for a nation or drastic union separation. The Lemars Sentinel criticizes frenzied rhetoric as printed in this era, noting compositor challenges and distortions in the era’s political discourse.
In Gainesville Ed Bomar's defense, J W Throckmorton demonstrated mock weaponry to jurors. He removed his coat, showed bare arms, then produced pistols, a knife, and a bowled knife to prove a shirt sleeve defense could be misleading.
Mr Isaac Staples of Stillwater Minnesota a lumber dealer has a memo noting every misspelled first name in letters to him. His book keeper lists fifty one erroneous spellings from the correspondence which spelling reformers may enjoy reading.
A playful 19th century exchange features Jones calling women “the salad of life” and Brown quipping they are both a Loon and a blessing. The banter centers on women and dressing time in a light, humorous tone.
Major Chard and Surgeon Rey Reynolds of Borken Drift South Africa arrived at Portsmouth a day ago. Dispatch to Slammerfest Norway states the Dutch Arctic expedition has returned after penetrating as far as Francis Joseph Land.
A historical note lists headaches shoulder pain cough dizziness sour stomach eruptions bad taste in the mouth heart palpitations and kidney region pains as offspring of dyspepsia.
A historical medical promotion claims Helmbold’s Buch cleanses the blood, stirs sluggish organs, and imparts new life to the body. A single trial is said to prove its valuable remedial qualities.
A Philadelphia druggist advertises home delivery at $1 per bottle and mail consultations from Dispensatory Filbert Street. Patients submit full personal details and a $1 fee with questions to reveal their disease and suggested cure. Competent physicians will attend to correspondents.
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