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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1883
Page
1
Five men die as dynamite stored in a magazine near the Baltimore and Ohio tunnel explodes after a freight train clears a passenger train. Debris and shattered homes cover miles. coroner rules accidental death. Names listed include Geo Reynolds and Robt Hammond among the victims.
Washington reports October debt reduction of 10,904,708 with total debt at 1,866,052,995 and cash in the treasury at 304,347,571. The October decrease amounts to 10,304,798 while overall decline since June 30, 1833 stands at 19,584,470.
Rufus Reed a tall muscular man faced an affray charge after a fight with a circus elephant. The struggle ended when Reed knocked the animal down and injured its keeper. the mayor released Reed saying the elephant deserved the flogging. The incident drew many witnesses who recalled a prior bear incident in Lowell in 960.
A sandy haired man from Wood River arrived in Kearney on Tuesday with a swollen head and missing ear and thumb. He claimed to be owed a pony for wages and was allegedly assaulted by his employer and a brother. The incident suggests a horse theft accusation amid earlier horse theft reports in Adams county. Also noted are multiple local notices: farm land sale in Adams county, vigilantism among farmers, and several brief regional reports on accidents, arrests, and developments in nearby towns.
General Sheridan travels to Washington to assume command of the army. The week’s items cover court closures, railways, fires, accidents, murders, indictments, and political notes across numerous states and territories.
Hon. John has reconsidered his determination to resign from the position of assistant secretary of the treasury, signaling a change in plans amid statements of presidential direction. The report notes unclear details but confirms the official will continue in the role.
Reports describe chaos in Siberian penal colonies with official corruption. Exiles attempted to flee from Saghalien Island, three succeeding. Global notes cover emigration scams, Greek protest over a Turkish blockade, Nubian massacre, Tonquin policy debates, and a series of European incidents including a Frankfurt dynamite blast and a dramatic Arizona cloud-burst narrative.
Green County Wisconsin is described as the American Limburg home with forty eight Limburger cheese factories consuming nearly 200000 pounds of milk daily from 7355 cows producing 21183 pounds of cheese daily. Swiss factories use 60000 pounds of milk in twenty plants yielding 6700 pounds daily. Seven American cheese factories use 2300 cows and 70000 pounds of milk producing 6660 pounds daily. The piece notes growing competition and rising demand for these cheeses.
In Sheboygan Wisconsin Dr 8 B Myers recommends Brown's Iron Bitters for general debility loss of appetite and lack of strength citing its strengthening effects for patients seeking improved health.
A compact reflection on honesty and perception, citing Paley and the weight of truth in critical judgments. The excerpt questions who remains trustworthy when examining trivial aspects in works and the role of philosophers in discerning genuine meaning.
The Courier-Journal correspondent notes superstition and envy around building grand homes in Washington. It cites politicians Robeson Windom Pendleton Cameron and Blaine hurt politically by Washington residences and recalls Seward advising against full relocation, urging maintenance of state citizenship and residence to avoid alienation and weakened support.
In Mount Olive cemetery two prominent figures of the era lie neglected. Marie E. Surratt, condemned as a Lincoln conspirator, and Wirtz, infamous keeper of the Andersonville prison, are barely marked. A plain headstone for Mrs. Surratt and a lone marble slab bearing Wirtz’s name sit amid weeds while visitors place flowers out of fond memory.
An Indianapolis Journal account details baggage handlers at the Union depot overcharging travelers for trunk roping. A baggageman claims workers extract ten cents each after costs, with the Union company receiving the rope fee. He laments meager salaries and notes regional differences in practices.
The Scottish herring fisheries employ nearly one seventh of the population, with boats worth about 3.6 million dollars. Cured fish output grew from 90 000 barrels early in the century to 1 290 000, a trebling in fifty years, while net values also increased by about 75 percent.
A partial exchange shows a woman asking about losing and a man replying he never loses because he holds a beautiful engagement band. The dialogue fragment is dated to the Somerville Journal.
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