20 May 1881
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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1881
Page
1
A jumble of political names and moves dominates the page as Conkling resignations, senatorial battles, and editorial blasts ripple through New York and Ohio scenes. The piece wields strong names like Conkling, Reed, Evarts, and Dickinson while noting bonds, elections, and municipal frictions amid shifting power in the era.
A Common Pleas judge race is discussed urging Jefferson county to supply the candidate James A. McCurdy. The piece argues rotation favors Jefferson for the district judgeship, cites his twenty years as a lawyer, integrity, and judicial mind, and contends the county is best positioned to fill the next term.
A weekly call to Republican voters to canvass the primaries, discuss objections, and unite behind the chosen ticket. Emphasizes majority rule, post primary rallying support, and the need for a first class ticket by the 28th with broad party backing. Also notes a Washington dispatch about Postmaster General James repudiating part of a letter and a Washington pa student fined for whistling on Sunday.
The June Atlantic Monthly shows strong editor work with pieces like Bergen Days by H. H. and Who Lost Waterloo by J. C. Ropes, while in memoriam honors J. T. Fields. Alex. Sweet's Texas Siftings debuts with bold design and promise, Nat A. Ral shines in Random Notes, and Nashville and Columbus items reflect industry shifts.
The State Board in Columbus discussed reducing the aggregate duplicate of counties the State duplicate. A six percent reduction was finally adopted after debate pitting tax leaders against those fearing higher state levies. Mr Comly of Jefferson praised for his push for the cut.
In Drypen New York a civil damage suit revealed witnesses James Swart Ben Taylor and Charles Schultz detailing extreme lager consumption. Swart drank fifty four glasses in twelve hours and stayed sober. Taylor claimed daily gallons with no drunkenness. Schultz said he consumed two to three gallons daily and seven five glasses in one evening. Jury awards 2200 pounds to plaintiff.
The Salon of 1881 opens with a vivid inauguration scene in Paris. Artists face jury rules anew while the public witnesses a bustle of ladders, cries, and fashionable observers. Notable works from Baudry, Detaille, Bonnat, Bouguereau, and Van Marcke receive praise. Scandinavian pieces and Norwegian and Swedish landscapes impress. American artists Knight, Mosler, Picknell, Nicolls, Grayton contribute notable pieces.
In a Detroit Free Press critique White argues railway vs railroad names. He claims railway is British and railroad American, defines way as path and road, and condemns depot for station even as station shifts toward common use. He notes depot and station imply storage though trains merely stop. urges consistent naming.
A letter from Gath in New York discusses Anson G. McCook, noted as a senator candidate and long-standing figure within Republican circles. The text hints at McCook’s repeated elections and his stance amid the Conkling faction, reflecting tensions shaping early party leadership.
A Chicago Times despatch from Berner Springs Michigan recounts lawyer Josephus K. Tarver Turner’s arrest in Muskegon for stealing law books amid a prior Erie Federal Court sentence of twenty four years. Born in Titusville Pennsylvania, Turner once led a promising legal career, faced multiple disguises, a dramatic escape from a moving train, and months of survival aided by rural households before recapture.
A Viennese carnival ball at Baron Haymerle’s residence honored the Emperor and Imperial family. A fire nearly caused panic as a Baroness dressed during alarms. A theatrical display included a locomotive and freight cars bearing bouquets, while Princess Pauline Metternich showcased a white and silver court gown. Count Hardegg staged Windmill and Tambourine dances with aristocratic participants amid festive suspensions and elegant wardrobe details. The piece also notes a separate biographical sketch of a troubled man whose prolific legal career ended in forgery and theft charges.
Condensed notes from F Warne & Co on how to pronounce English aristocracy names and titles. Examples include Cholmondeley as Chumley, Molyneux as Molyneux with final stress, Des Vaux silent x, and Beauchamp as Beacham, among many others.
Paris gourmets note a $20 dinner that allegedly tops Apians feast costs. A single meal listed oysters 60 cents, bird’s nest soup eight dollars, caviar hors d oeuvre 60 cents, truffled partridge two forty, various sides and two grand wines totaling $20.60, claimed as the most expensive recent Paris meal.
A reflection on women's strength in hardship and a statistical note from the Eighth Annual Review of the Coal Trade listing 1876 world coal production by country. The Durango vigilance committee in Colorado drove eight outlaws from town after they responded with a street parade wielding cocked revolvers.
An opinionated piece traces trends in bed coverings and night attire from quilts and nightgowns to new sleepwear innovations. It notes rising interest in two bed arrangements, elaborate nightgowns with yokes and box plaits, removal of night caps, hair worn loose, and novel chemises with sleeves and integrated trousers. It also mentions doctored night gloves marketed to keep hands pale.
The Wisconsin governor Clo Governor Smith travels to Washington on swamp land rumors while Roscoe Conkling faces alleged violations of the antitreating law. The Sun questions motives of the trip and notes reported plans for arrest warrants, recalling a private dinner where wine was served and the governor reportedly sipped from a wine glass. The piece mocks the law and politics, urging the case proceed and praying for mercy on Conkling and the Republican party.
The New York Sun notes fashion costs soared last winter with lavish dress and grand entertainments. A social backlash forms toward simplicity as homes shed bric a brac and heavy decor, aiming to tone down colors and remove excess hangings to keep focus on art.
A satirical critique notes that roughs harm through a warped humor rather than pure cruelty. A street loafer recounts a fire scene where an old man tied to flames is taunted to jump, a cruel gag illustrating the mindset of such wrongdoers. Also quoted are fragmented humor bits about cucumbers and funerals from Yonkers Gazette and Boston Times.
A San Francisco streetcar incident ends with a young woman’s foot caught in a widening track crack by California and Octavia streets. Passengers, engineers, and bystanders attempt to free her as crowds gather, finally releasing the foot when a Derbyshire dialect Englishman jokes and unbuttons the shoe. The scene disrupts downtown transit and draws reporters to the Western Addition.
The Herald suggests readers test themselves on basic civic facts from Bible and Constitution to months and Presidents. It asks how many in the Ohio valley can name the Presidents, know month lengths, sun’s path, and the year their State joined the Union, urging readers to read and ponder these everyday questions.
The piece argues that every man can be a center around which affections gather and sustain him. It praises the unconditional canine and early-child love as uncritical, contrasting it with families and wives who critique behavior. Dogs’ devotion is valued for its ignorance of faults and unwavering loyalty.
A crowd watches a marksman miss on animated targets. A heckler taunts him inviting a duel, leading to a drawn pistols display and the shooter failing. Separately a New York girl, Fannie Blanchett, dies from poisonous face powder due to imitation products.
Wheeling C C finds mining machines, Zanesville opens a new bank with 200000 capital, and rail work with Connorton railroad resumes. A Martin's Ferry camp meeting starts July 15, several fires burn residences, and a foundry headroom lines. Drownings, robberies, and accidents occur including a child’s death by lye, a bridge fire, and a mine gas explosion. A tax reduction at Guernsey bank, railroad appraisals, and oil field tests unfold as communities prepare for fairs and road projects.
At the Melbourne Exhibition the Swiss watches took the palm for supremacy and the American for finish and general appearance. The Ft. Wayne shops at the outer depot Allegheny are running night and day with orders for thirteen locomotives and 200 freight cars. Dr Hostetter plans a glass factory at Mekco to make bottles for his bitters. Cardiff coke smelts Arizona copper ore. The Brush Electric Light Company offered to light Chestnut Street Philadelphia for a year for 25000. Baldwin Locomotive Works produced fifty two locomotives in April, the largest month's business yet. Mary Anderson says a three hours’ job for an actress to have her photograph taken.
A crowded string of dispatches reports plots against the Italian king, Russian military reviews, fires in Kiev, floods at Archangel, riots against Jews in multiple cities, and various political tremors. Other items note emigration, labor strikes, and accidents from Canada to Cuba, with Garfield’s health and public notices recurring.
In a morning quarrel Mrs Topnoody and Topnoody argue separation for their children’s sake. He claims they should live apart while she counters his claim and he agrees meekly to step out for chores, considering whether their marriage can endure.
A collage of quips and clippings from diverse papers. It includes jokes about drinkers, book agents, poets, and actors, plus brief notes from editors and readers. The fragment references Athens and Cincinnati satire, newspaper banter, and a case of playful wordplay amid headlines.
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