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20 Apr 1881
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The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1881
Page
1
News of the Week Highlights Smallpox Fears and Global Strikes
The week reports mounting smallpox concerns in New York and Chicago along with varied events. A California quake tremor, a Tennessee murder execution, Vermont and Rhode Island snow, Ireland land bill agitation, a Cincinnati carpenters strike, and an Oregon Railroad wreck with fatalities are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Bomb threat at Custom-house site in London noted by Liverpool
A note from Liverpool warned of a planned explosive attack on the Custom-house in London during a performance in Philadelphia, prompting removal of the building to a hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liverpool
Civilian Casualties Rise in Ohio and Nevada Dispatches
A April 13 dispatch reports 8,000 killed and 10,000 injured in Ohio with ongoing tallies. Nevada records 1,000 killed. Figures show steady increases and evolving casualty totals across regions.
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Ohio
Nevita
Irish Editor in Trouble Arrest Sparks Excitement
James Daly editor of the Connaught Telegraph was arrested at Castlebar under the Coercion Act and conveyed to Dublin. The event has caused considerable excitement in Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Daly
Connaught Telegraph
Ireland
Castlebar
Dublin
West floods cause decades of damage on Missouri River
Spring Fresets reports the Missouri River floods as the most disastrous in years, with incalculable damage across its course and riverside areas, continuing to rage at latest accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Rested. They all had bombs in their posses ao
A fragment notes individuals harboring bombs in their possession. Details are unclear, with limited readable names or places. The report references a security incident or arrest context but lacks verifiable specifics for full confirmation.
A Ute War Likely Says Army Paymaster Broadhead
A Denver dispatch reports Colonel A. J. Broadhead Paymaster of the United States Army just back from the White River Agency believes a Ute war is almost certain. A Wisconsin dispatch notes Mrs Hobson, aged sixty, is abstaining from food, having lived eight days on nothing but water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
A. J. Broadhead
United States Army
White River
Waupeka
Wisconsin
Pallares Reports U S Failures Rise from 1880 to Present
Bradstreet records show 1,986 total failures in the United States for the first quarter of the current year, up from 1,394 in the same period in 1880 and 2,350 in 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
United States
Emigration Trends Push Kansans Southward
Kansas residents show reluctance to move into regions with famine fears as spring emigration rises south of the state. The public signs a rising outcry over starvation and seeks safer destinations.
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Kansas
Rees Trusts Letter On Charley Ross Case
Christian K. Ross, father of Charley Ross, expresses faith in a letter to Col. Forney about finding his son in England and has taken steps to pursue the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rees
Christian K. Ross
Charley Ross
Col. Forney
England
No Hope for Lecinda in Virginia Hanging Case
Governor Holliday declined to interfere in the case of Lucinda Fowlkes of Lunenberg County who was convicted of murdering her husband last January. She was sentenced to be hanged on the 22nd inst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holliday
Virginia
Lucinda Fowlkes
Lunenberg
Florida Ship Canal Notable Charter and Route Details
A company has secured a Florida charter to build a ship canal across the state via the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee to the ocean near the St Lucie River mouth. Capital is $30,000,000. The Irish World reports Liverpool sources say Irish authorities will seize future copies in transit between New York and Queenstown as treasonable publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Caloosahatchee River
Lake Okeechobee
St. Lucie River
Liverpool
New York
Queenstown
Honest Legislator Delays Prohibition Bill in Rhode Island
A Rhode Island House member recounts being offered 100 dollars to vote against the prohibition bill, but he refused. The bill's consideration is postponed to the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
House of Representatives
Blackmailer Vogel Held on $10,000 Bail After Conspiracy
Albert Felix Vogel and an accomplice plotted to extort 260000 from Louis Strasburger of New York. Vogel is held on bail of 10000. his accomplice was killed by a detective during arrest resistance. The conspiracy described as atrocious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Felix Vogel
Louis Strasburger
New York
Irish Traveler Arrested at Claremorris Under Coercion Act
Gordon, a Traverse in the Irish State trials, was arrested at Claremorris under the Coercion Act for language used at a recent land meeting. He was escorted to the railway station by a crowd and a brass band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Claremorris
Degener Family From Cleveland Noted in List
Wm. Degener, two German residents of Cleveland, his wife, and their sixteen year old daughter are recorded in the census style list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Degener
Cleveland
Washington briefs reveal mixed federal moves and Senate deadlock
Senator Davis shifts to an independent path as Garfield era posts fill the Pension and Indian offices. Treasury plans bond redemptions. Yorktown Centennial plans stir talk. Senate adjournment risks rise with pairing and party divisions. commissions study clerical organization and schoolbook reform proposals advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Don. Cameron
J. H. Paine
Wisconsin
Department of Joulture
E. A. Catlon
Treasury Department
Senate
Danzeau
Pension Bureau
Washington
Garfield
Mos Portan
James
Penn
Pri
Iowa
Indian Office
Price
Garfiel Representative Goong
Virginia
Yorktown
Neot
Aho
Ahone
Georgia
Mahone
Hill
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Cincinnati
Dawes
Ben Hill
Riddleberger
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Ben
Trichinosis Outbreak Tied to Raw Pork Diet
Authorities report multiple cases of trichinosis linked to consumption of raw pork and sausage. Patients exhibit flesh samples containing thousands of parasites under microscopic examination. Investigators urge caution and advise thorough cooking.
England to be represented at monetary conference
The London Times reports England will be represented at the Monetary Conference with caution against committing to bimetalism while showing preparedness to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
The
London Times
Convention of Colored Soldiers and Sailors in Maryland
At the Maryland State Convention of Colored Soldiers and Sailors resolutions were adopted urging Congress to revise the homestead law to permit those with warrants to sell lands rather than settle on them and to secure more equal political recognition of colored Republicans in distributing official patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention of Colored Soldiers and Sailors
State Convention of Colored Soldiers and Sailors
Maryland
Congress
The Dakota Floods Crisis Across Missouri River Valley
In the Dakota valley along the Missouri River residents of towns listed as Gayville Meekung Vermillion Elk Point Jefferson McCook and Burbank faced widespread inundation. Four hundred ten farmers and their families in the river bottoms were rescued by boats amid rising waters.
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Missouri River
Dakota
Gayville
Meekuing
Burbank
Vermillion
Elkpoint
Jefferson
McCook
World’s Fair scheme faces potential failure after missed deadline
The plan to determine the fair’s success by April 15 faltered as most Commissioners were out of town in New York. The required funds had not been subscribed by the date, making the scheme look likely to fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ah Luck the Chinaman Hanged for 1879 Nevada City Murder
Ah Luck, a Chinese man, was hanged at Nevada City last week for the murder of a fellow countryman in May 1879. Baptized by a Catholic clergyman, he professed innocence but accepted his fate. On the gallows he spoke briefly, then broke down as restraints were set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ah Luck
Nevada City
Angel
Marmaduke Framingham
Glens and
Braes
Josephine Frost
Angela Frost
Charlie Ross Found In London Suburb
Col John W Forney reports a letter from Robert Benjamin Hagman a London suburb resident stating that Charley Ross has been found The boy named Georgy attends the same school as Hagman children and claims the woman he calls mother is not his mother his true name is Charley Ross and he is living with Hagman family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Forney
Robert Benjamin Hagman
London
England
Charlie Ross
Mr. Hagman
Georgy
Charley Ross
Feanties of the Frontier Rob the Toledo County Safe
A masked band rode into Toledo Arkansas within the past week seized the county safe from the courthouse. They opened the safe and carried off between 5000 and 10000 dollars before fleeing. No arrest or capture reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Little Rock
Arkansas
French Expedition Massacre and Prisoner Exchange Hint
Dispatch from the Governor of Algeria reports part of Colonel Flatters expedition massacred while the rest are prisoners of the Kadorus of Onargla. It is believed Flatters is a prisoner. Kadoras demand prisoner exchange: surrender Flatters and others in return for French surrender of women and children confined in Algeria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Colonel Flatters
Kadorus
Onargla
Kadoras
Tragedy at Martin's Depot leads to lynching of accused arsonist
In Laurens County D C on April 3 a barn owned by J S Blalock burned and a warrant was sworn against Judy Metts a negro woman. As Blalock and sheriff escorted her toward Clinton masked riders overtook them seized the constable and hanged Metts to a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin's Depot
Laurens County
D. C
J. S. Blalock
Judy Metts
Omaha Woman Delivers Quadruplets in Surprise Birth
Mrs. C. A. Evans of Omaha gave birth to four children two boys and two girls last week. The husband, expecting one newborn, was shocked to find two additional infants upon the doctor’s arrival. The physician assisted as Mr. Evans fainted, and after five minutes he recovered. The mother, pale and anxious, asked if there were more.
Anthony Comstock in Trouble Indicted for Assault
Anthony Comstock, famed for hunting obscene literature, has been indicted by a New York Grand Jury for assaulting Fannie M. Hoffman. He allegedly entered her apartment on November 5, 1879, with another party, accused her of sending obscene letters, produced two letters, and in the ensuing confrontation pushed her back when she ran for help. She had him arrested. he claimed an arrest order existed but failed to produce it when demanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Comstock
New York
Fannie M. Hoffman
Fannie
Six Dead Men In Street Tragedy At El Paso
Six men died in a clash in El Paso after two Mexicans Jourique and Sanchez were killed by Americans eight miles away. The Mexican Consul led a force to reclaim the bodies, prompting a dispute in front of the Justice's office where G W Campbell John Hale and policeman Krempkan contended over armed Mexicans. Hale fired on Krempkan, the City Marshal shot Hale, Campbell and a Mexican died in the street making six dead.
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el Paso
Jourique
Sanchez
G. W. Campbell
John Hale
Krempkan
Hale
Campbell
Outlawry Alarm From Durango Menace to New Mexico Cowboys
Advices from Durango Colorado report Ike Stockton and his gang linked to Lincoln County trouble plan raiding parties toward Farmington Rio Arriba New Mexico to steal cattle and kill cowboys. They recently drove 35 cattle into Durango butchered and sold them. Durango authorities fear anarchy. Citizens avoid publishing statements. a Denver reporter was threatened by Stockton. Six marshals struggle to curb the outlaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Colorado
Ike Stockton
Lincoln County
New Mexico
Farmington
Rio Arraba
Denver
Sitting Bass to Fort Buford Courier Report
Major Seventh Infantry Commander D C Brotherton at Fort Buford dated April 11 sends to the Assistant Adjutant General a report that a courier arrived from Poplar River with news of Captain McDonald of the Northwestern Mounted Police and three Indians including a nephew of someone, details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass
D. C. Brotherton
Seventh Infantry
Fort Buford
Department
Dacota
St. Paul
Poplar River
McDonald
Northwestern Mounted Police
Surrender Talk With Sitting Bull Foreseen At Buford
Sitting Bull nears surrender after reports on captives' treatment. Captain McDonald expects to reach Buford tomorrow and relay full details on arrival. If the reports are favorable, the Chief may surrender the entire camp and depart for Buford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitting Bull
Captain McDonald
Hir
Buford
McDonald
Maiden Lady Recovers Teeth Swallowed Twelve Years Earlier
In Middletown New York Miss Cole recalls swallowing a full set of false teeth in 1869. A recent pain revealed teeth migrating under the skin and she has recovered twelve of fourteen teeth. The remaining two await arrival while the found teeth are kept in a glass case as mementoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Orange County
New York
Miss Cole
Cat Hatchery Mystery In Brooklyn Nesting Cat
A South Brooklyn mason Thomas Leonard owns a cat that nests eggs and hatches chickens. The cat, about three years old, has hatched twenty one broods and now cares for her latest. She guards each nest, warms the eggs with her fur, and assists chicks breaking their shells. The chicks treat her as mother and follow her when she moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Leonard
Brooklyn
Miss Deuel Dies After Forty Day Fast
Miss Hattie Deuel passed away at half past twelve on April 12 after fasting forty days. Surrounded by family, she showed moments of strength and could communicate with fingers, yet refused food. Post mortem by Dr Cowperthwaite found no blood and a empty stomach in the forty five pound body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Deuel
Cowperthwaite
Homeopathic Department
University
Executions in St Petersburg for Czar Assassination Plot
All the Nihilists except Hessy Helfmann were hanged in St Petersburg on April 15 at 10 am for involvement in the Czar's assassination. Michailoff's rape claim failed. crowds gathered as Cossacks and guards secured the scaffold. Prisoners were bound, escorted from the fortress, and prayers offered. Russakoff fainted. Hessy Helfmann, imprisoned with child, to be hanged after confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hessy Helfmann
Russakoff
Michailoff
Kibaltschitisch
Jeliakoff
Sophie Pieoffeky
St. Petersburg
Roniakoff
Nebo rescues crew after cannibalism threat aboard Tiger
The Nebo from Rio Janeiro met the Liverpool bound Tiger at sea and found her crew starving after seventy seven days. They had survived on leather strips soaked in lamp oil and then on the captain’s dog before resorting to cannibalism and death. Two nearby vessels ignored distress signals. Water ran out nine days prior. most provisions were gone. The cat was spared by the captain. crew contemplated murder and further cannibalism. The Tiger’s captain warned that worse than starvation could have occurred if not for rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebo
Rio Janeiro
New York
Tiger
Liverpool
Baltimore
Muggeridge
Hee Frost
Ivy Glen
Angel
Angela
Frizzle
Marmaduke Framingham
Louisa
Mrs. Fitch
Lou
A Church Over Three Centuries Old Near Tubac Arizona
One of the oldest churches on the American Continent, Tumacaco Church near Tubero Arizona, was built by Franciscans in 1554 and is now 327 years old. Seventy six years ago Indians killed seven priests inside its walls and twenty five years ago priests from Rome uncovered a sepulcher revealing $80,000 in coins and jewels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuboe
Arizona
Rome
The Mississippi Cyclone Hits Hernando Mississippi
A severe tornado near Hernando Mississippi devastates homes and businesses along a broad path. It demolishes Robersons and Lauderdale properties, injures residents including the doctor and wife, kills several, and leaves Deputy Sheriff Sikes Johnston with two broken legs. Dozens of cabins, stores, and a gin house are destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Hernando
Mr. Riley
Frank Howard
L. Robertson
Jim Hunter
Liza Evans
Dan Glover
Bank
Glover
Johnston & Co
A. D. Lauderdale
Dr. Lauderdale
Lauderdale
John Chamberlain
SL. Glenn
Will. Johnston
Ben. Harwell
Sikes Johnston
Glean
Subcriber’s Burial Touches Editor with Odd Bequest
A Southwestern subscriber died and left a four year subscription unpaid. The editor attended the funeral and placed a palm leaf fan a linen coat and a thermometer in the coffin as a curious parting gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern
Ohio legislature passes multiple bills and confirmations
The Ohio Legislature approved bonds for Erie County jail and amended several local statutes including library control and jury laws in Hamilton and Cuyahoga. It received a state tax board communication, confirmed Joshua K. Brown as Supervisor of Public Printing, reported a Yorktown celebration resolution, and saw Senate concurrence on Van Wert turnpike improvements. Miami University trustees were named, adjournment rules were rescinded, and Scott of Warren carried a public debt appropriation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
House
Pond
Ohio
Senate
Joe Geiger
O’hagan
Henry Laskey
Cincinnati
Richards
Republican State Central Committee
Cleveland
Senate Committee On Railroads and Telegraphs
Carran
National Board of Health
Yorktown
General Assembly
State of Ohio
Brand
State of
Cornwallis
Derby
Erie County
Ran Ek
Portamouth
Sidney Soldiers’ Monumental Association
Hamilton
Cuyahoga
State Board of Equalization
Finance Committee
Joshua K. Brown
Committee On
Federal Relations
van Wert
Miami University
B. W. Chidlaw
Richard Smith
Samuel F. Hunt
H. W. Hughes
William J. Gilmore
Edward L. Taylor
Lewis N. Bonham
J McLean Smith
Calvin T. Price
Mr. Scott
Warren
Senate Bill 365 relief of Wick sureties read passed
Senate actions include passage of Bill No. 365 for relief of the sureties of Theodore A. Wick, late Clarke County treasurer, with a 66 to 1 vote. House bills and conference actions cover accountability in public institutions and appropriations for universities and a lake at Athens Insane Asylum, plus a pool act amendment tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pringle
Theodore A. Wick
Clarke County
Greene
Committee On
Lhe House
Conference Committee
Longview
State University
Athens Insane Asylum
It Is One Thing To Love Truth And Seek It
A reflective line noting that loving truth for its own sake differs from accepting truth only when it matches personal beliefs and biases. It contrasts pure pursuit with selective agreement.
When Men Bid Farewell to Girls in Salem Sunbeam
The writer warns men to consider how a brief goodbye can lead to long separation as women may drift from affection. Cautions about rumors, new suitors, and the risks of love in a city street are voiced amid urgings to focus on duties and avoid distractions.
Out in the Country Ends in Ivy Glen Romance
Two schoolteachers seeking a one month country getaway fail to find furnished housing and encounter a thwarted real estate agent. A chance intrusion by Marmaduke Framingham leads to tea, laughter, and a lifelong cottage match at Ivy Glen, where Jo and Angela forge lasting bonds with the valley.
Advice to Mothers on Household Training and Skills
Advice to mothers on raising children to work and help at home. Emphasizes organizing, inspection days, teaching sewing and crafts, mending toys, creating a convalescence box, scrapbooks, and garden projects. Encourages boys and girls to share chores, cultivate taste, and allow mothers rest as children mature. Ends with a proverb about four sons as four seasons.
Clermont Courier Advertising Rates
Advertisement rates for legal and transient notices set at 1.00 per line for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly discounts offered. Business cards up to six lines priced at 6.00 per year.
Bits and Bites of 19th Century Wit and Warnings
A collage of quips, quotes, and snippets from 19th century newspapers. Jests about caroms and pies, Eliza in Uncle Tom, salacious puns, a fond professor and a lion and lamb joke, a passenger haggling over fare, a chair protection irrigating social prudery, St Patrick’s Day humor, nicknames for Ray, a Chicago lake capsize rescue by shoe-holders, and Boston spinsters startled by a ghostly lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza
Mrs. Livermore
Miss Brappon
Eli Perkins
Lockport Union
Theopore More
Rome
Cee
South End
Boston Courier
Sue
Augustus
Rochester
St. Patrick's Day
Yonkers Gazette
Ray
Chicago
Globe- Democrat
Boston
Hess
Betse
Jane
Sparks From Human Bodies Reported by African Traveler
A.W. Mitcheson describes startling observations in West Central Africa where bodily excitement and environmental conditions caused natives and cattle to emit sparks when struck or touched. He notes one passive individual showed no signs, while others produced repeated discharges, prompting calls for careful verification by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
A. W. Mitcheson
Cea Africa
London Lancet
Learning Babies to Walk by Aunt Mary in Alabama
An elderly Alabama woman known as Aunt Mary, mother of nine near Selma, recounts her method to make babies walk by nine months. She describes guiding the child to the door for nine successive days, tipping the foot, then grinning the sole, walking backward with eyes closed, and finally the baby walks everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Selma
Alabama
A Babe and a Mother's Anchor in a Housebound Tale
A columnist notes a baby as a mother's anchor, while the writer laments shouting. A woman remains anchored to the house for about three years, reflecting on domestic confinement in a Detroit Free Press excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Exhilaration Seen As Result Of Liquid Breakage
A satirical note links exhilaration to a broken bottle of rum as a flow of spirits. A photographer collects negatives from Wey girls and smiles more with each addition. Some women resemble shotgun shells, attracting less notice without bangs.
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Wey
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