05 Apr 1873
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1873
Page
1
A dramatic railway tale recounts Johnny Bartholomew who steadied a burning tunnel train in Nevada. He ordered the throttle open and the crew to push ahead, guiding passengers to safety as smoke and flames raged. The journalists offer few personal details beyond his name.
A soldier's wife in Ireland fears lurking dangers on a snowbound lane. She flees with her infant as a pale intruder watches, discovering later a murdered cook and an attempted assault by an escaped convict. Police pursue, one killer killed, and the family returns to England aboard a steamer.
A Paris excursion by air shows balloon rides at twenty francs with a large brown silk globe tethered by a long cable. The experience is vivid but advised against for nervous women and weak men, while a German chemist reportedly went mad from a prior ascent.
Turbulent commentary warns that Japan may push reforms too far, including abolishing floor mats, banning kite flying, and shifting to a native calendar. Critics fear household disruption, economic strain for merchants, and cultural friction as new regulations roll out amid a surge of reformist zeal.
Louisville dispatch dated March 24 notes J Holtshauzer of Bardstown Ky killed his brother with a navy revolver. William Langston confessed to killing his mother at Paradise and was incited by his wife. Riot by Colored Missionary Baptist Church Cairo Ill. rioters arrested. Stockton Cal marshal Wilkin found with skull fracture. T G Nicholson died in Chicago from morphine overdose. Goodrich murdered by a woman in New York. Morse and Morton swindlers jailed. Manley hanged at Alexandria Va for murder. A negro Thomas Smith hanged at Louisville Ky for killing Joseph Braden. Chicago man Scanlon shot Scott near his sister. Train wreck near Saratoga NY kills three on engine and injures twenty in cars. G Clark murders wife in Warren County Ga and flees.
News from New York reports a rising push among workers for an eight hour law and a general strike. Brooklyn carpenters threaten a April 7 walkout over pay. A March 27 gold sale in New York totals one and a half million at 116.33. Senate adjourns sine die March 26. Illinois and Pennsylvania railroad disputes and postal car operations under review.
Advices report Servia asserting independence from the Sublime Porte and refusing the annual tribute of one million dollars. The Serbian government plans troop concentration in Bosnia near Servia’s border. Germany orders its fleet to cruise Spanish waters and the Bank of England raises the discount rate to four percent.
The Senate adjourned sine die after passing measures including printing the Congressional Record for executives, congratulating Spain on Porto Rico slavery abolition, and directing reports on the Agricultural Report of 1872 and Central Pacific bonds. Committee actions on Clayton and Patterson were resolved, with executive session votes and appointments to committees.
The British Lords again refused to sanction a bill legalizing marriage between a widower and his deceased wife’s sister. The Commons has reported it sixty three times, with Birmingham alone contributing twenty thousand signers. The piece notes the paradox of broad popular interest in a matter unlikely to affect most people. It ends with a general remark on human nature drawing interest to distant issues.
In the Old Arsenal area of Central Park a heated eagle battle erupted in the zoological cage. A white headed smaller eagle defeated a larger gray rival after a water struggle, snacks and feathers flying as keepers intervened with a stick before the victor settled on a perch.
In an address, Dr Wint argues drunkenness is a disease that defeats self control. He warns alcohol poisons the body, compares pure spirits unfavorably, and notes varying alcohol content in beer wine gin brandy cider. He urges education on alcohol's effects and urges abstinence despite incentives.
A London Daily Telegraph correspondent details slave traffic in Egypt. He notes that all social classes, from pashas to shopkeepers, engage in owning female slaves who are used as concubines or wives and resold. He reports private slave establishments in Cairo and interior towns, with both white Turkish imports and black slaves sold, high prices for young women, and education in manners and music to please Turkish and Egyptian elites.
Scientific American reports successful calf rearing using a Liebig style substitute. Mix seven pints water with three and a half pints milk, boil with 10 ounces wheat flour to pap. Add three and a half pints milk and one and a quarter ounces potash solution. Strain, feed six weeks on pure milk then gradual substitution. Calves gain about two pounds daily. one calf weaned February 22 averaged 2.12 pounds daily. Diarrhea rare. substitute aids pig care as well.
A colonial era note on the title Mister as a grand badge of respect once reserved for freemen and church members. An old army officer recalled brevet ranks and defined Mister as the true nobility of an American gentleman above princes or civic honors. Also includes a mustard recipe and stray humorous lines.
Harper's April issue surveys carrier pigeons noting average speeds around thirty miles per hour with instances of higher bursts, but stresses limited endurance for long flights, nighttime descents, and guidance by sight rather than instinct, debunking popular myths.
A satirical piece describes the egotistical talker who dominates discussion with pedantic corrections and philological digressions. He never leads yet always follows, correcting others and exposing supposed past missteps while offering no original thought.
Prorissorn Winprr of Cornell University offers concise accident guidelines. The advice covers eye dust removal, ear care, artery or vein injuries, choking, burns, smoke passing, poison treatment, and fainting. It emphasizes cooling burns, not forcing objects into wounds, and gentle actions before seeking aid.
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