19 Dec 1882
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1882
Page
1
The article notes Mer Beecher arguing church fairs and religious lotteries are as immoral as gambling in grain or stocks and opposes futures except theologically and for souls. It also dismisses a sensational claim about a Supreme Court judge losing $10,000 in a Washington saloon.
In Chicago two thieves stole a tin box from John Wentworth's vault containing $2,000 in registered bonds and deeds to vast holdings plus letters from Webster and other figures. Found hidden in a basement, the box was recovered as detectives watched a thief named Fowler attempt to reclaim it. Treasury notified. bonds non negotiable.
Chicago reports the city council set a $10,000 annual rental for Exposition managers. Several vessels and steam barges are ice bound as harbor freezes. Mrs. Scoville’s insanity case is stricken from the docket by agreement, with hopes the couple reunites and ends the family dispute.
Chicago December 19 General managers and agents of northwestern roads work out east bound freight and passenger arrangements from Minneapolis and St Paul. No firm actions yet expected today. Key points appear in the authorized Cable statement. Penalty for breach ranges from 2500 to 1000 dollars.
Promote Hop Bitters as a health tonic while urging hop growers to raise crops. Claims hop prices rose twentyfold, with an acre yielding large profits at $1.26 per fluid ounce. Advertises Hop Bitters as equal in hop content and price though hops are now much higher, promising wealth and improved health.
Recap of House votes to adjourn over holidays, Bliss case in Star Route probe, and Washington news including telegraph bill provisions, clerk retention, court actions in the Dickson case, multiple federal nominations, and Mississippi levee and Utah delegate matters.
Washington December 19 A memorial from the Western Tract Society of Cincinnati asks that monthly publications be mailed at the same rate as weekly batches. Sherman pressed forward the bill on distilled spirits while Plumb objected and Indian appropriation debate resumed.
The world abroad reports on Germany upgrading Bremen harbor facilities as famine and bread demands rise in Ireland. Berlin financial markets react with panic over Russian securities, while additional foreign items span miscellaneous updates from across Europe.
Columbus December 19. Legislative bribery cases are finally disposed of. Representative Wright was acquitted and a nolle entered in Representative Black's case. The state remains divided and the proceedings showed unfounded rumors and speculation as factors.
Washington December 19 reports cloudy weather in the Upper Lake region with intermittent rain. Southeast to southwest winds shift little, temperatures steady to slightly lower, and barometer remains low.
Twin Gate Newfoundland reports 24 hour wind and snow storm unprecedented in 50 years. Twenty two vessels wrecked in Green Bay with great loss of life feared. London reports north Scotland storm continues with three vessels ashore and crews drowned.
Berlin shows progress on rendering the Weser navigable for sea going ships from Bremerhaven to Bremen. Estimated cost is 3,000,000 marks and six years to complete, promising a large boost to trade with New York. The article also notes tense Germany Russia relations and a panic sparked by a Wasische article on Russian massing on the Gallican frontier. In Paris, officials say China has evacuated Tonguin and Franco-Chinese relations are excellent.
Cork follows reports of diminished enthusiasm at Parnell event while Dublin Mulhogar hosts a meeting to form an Irish National League branch. Harrington warns prosperous farmers that failure to join may invite the laborer movement’s force. In Langrea laborers march for work or bread, surrounding Bishop Dugan who passes out money amid town-wide unrest. Westgate faces police court charge in Poolepoix Park market case as protests flare and hunger demonstrations spread.
At midnight a blaze swept Grand Forks destroying Caswell's photograph gallery Ottawa saloon Boston clothing Morsted Christopherson Co clothing Maloney's barber Dr Johnson Meath grocery Union drugstore two real estate offices Webster McGillway Burrows Burrows St Julian Cox office and Baker's grocery. Losses reach about 100000 with insurance to half. Several residents lose possessions. Fire under control later with Merchants bank saved. Corsicana Texas reports incendiary fire causing 100000 to 200000 in damage.
In New York on Sunday December 18, few arrests for Sunday law violations occurred. Newspapers were sold, shops stayed open, and many merchants held injunctions. Saloons and barber shops operated normally while concerts at Bowery venues raised funds for charity. Police arrests waned as most prisoners were discharged by police justices.
A tramp assaulted a 70 year old woman named Fox in a lonely bungalow near Pittsburg, bound and gagged her, then ransacked the house taking 150 dollars and valuables. She was found many hours later in a grievous condition and not expected to recover.
The Fortnightly Review recounts General Scobeleff as a strict disciplinarian who never relaxed vigilance. An illustrated anecdote shows him proving a Berdan rifle’s mechanism to a soldier and forcing the sentry to yield the weapon or face possible capital punishment for disobedience during wartime.
The Atlanta Constitution piece recalls Bill Arp praising a baby as a wellspring of pleasure while describing the chaos of a new child. Mrs Arp governs the household with songs and infant care as the narrator tiptoes through round-the-clock duties and the mother’s demands. A grandmother provides help, and the piece reflects on motherhood, remedies, and the toll of caring for a newborn.
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