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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1881
Page
1
Readable fragments mention property terms and wear in advance with a one year net price. No clear names, dates, or locations are extractable. present text is too incomplete to identify parties or specifics.
Trade picking up as wholesale dealers report brisk fall activity. The Fast Female Sr. suffered a sprain at Hart recently. A Littice Blaze reports a large Evansville fire destroying property valued at 200000. Slaughter Threatened. A Dynamite Council proclamation threatens slaughter in England. Stanley Tl. Henry M Stanley is said to lie dangerously near the Congo mouth. Weapprociable Authorship. Effort to publish the life of Charles J Guiteau. Very Warm. Tanis adverts claim heat. hospitals at Goletta and Manouba crowded with sick soldiers. Cuba election favoring Conservative candidates. Wholesale destruction of fish in Indiana using dynamite cartridges. Reported hotel rate hikes during Exposition denied by Cincinnati hotel proprietors. New Treaty Desired. Mexican Government to form basis for a new treaty with the United States Italy and Belgium. Canadian Defaulter Absconds. A J Whitton, Montreal weights official, absconds to the United States Alaska. Alaska seeks delegate and a territorial government. A Husband's I noble Act. A dog Mansfield in New York threw his wife from a third floor window injuring her. Boiler Explosion. Portable boiler explosion at Bay City kills James Keeley and engineer William J Abrams.
A movement is under way to replace General Hazen as Chief of the Signal Service with Prof. Vennor. The effort centers on elevating Vennor to oversee weather forecasting and related duties within the service.
Arrangements for the removal of the Uncompahgre Indians to their new Utah reservation have been perfected and the removal began on the 25th inst.
The Norwegian bark Bellona, now under quarantine in New York, reported four passenger deaths from yellow fever with nearly all others affected or ill.
Sleepy Tom had its pacing record lowered by half a second at Hartford when Little Brow Jug clocked three heats in 2:118, 2 113 and 2:123 respectively, setting a new pace sequence.
A political conference in Jackson Mississippi brought together Greenbackers Republicans and Independents. Ben King of Copiah County was nominated for governor by acclamation.
The Rev. George Granville Bradley M A Master of University College Oxford and former Honorary Chaplain has reportedly accepted the Deanery of Westminster. The move follows lengthy deliberation by church authorities and reflects Bradley's distinguished academic and clerical background.
A devastating blaze destroyed the business section of Irvine in Estell County Kentucky a few days ago. Authorities suspect an incendiary started the fire, with the origin under investigation.
In Oakland California a young girl named Maggie Campbell has not eaten for fifty days and subsists on a small water allowance. Doctors diagnose her illness as ulceration of the bowels and fear for her health.
The Prince of Wales has fallen severely ill with a cold causing public alarm. Attending physicians issue regular bulletins to keep the public informed on his condition.
A Cairo cablegram reports an affray in Soudan between locals and Egyptian soldiers after a false prophet’s preaching. One hundred twenty Egyptian soldiers were killed in the clash.
The Massachusetts Greenbackers repudiated the two old parties and monopolies in their State Convention. They condemned national banks and railroads and proclaimed suffrage as the right of all citizens regardless of race color sex or taxes.
A reunion in Portland Maine on August 25 attracted about 25 000 visitors. A sham battle featured Americans and their French allies facing the British as a highlight of the celebration.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania the Mollie Maguires case results from the preliminary examination. Martin Donohue was discharged, John Kane remanded to jail, and James McFarland Pat Dolan Mike Dolan Bernard Fiood and James Regan were admitted to bail awaiting further proceedings in the murder of Maurice Healy.
Great apprehension grips England and Ireland as persistent rain prevents reaping. Cut crops fail to be gathered and grain sprouts in the fields while root crops like potatoes show a second growth.
In President Pennsylvania last week three children from one family died under unusual circumstances. Two were bitten by snakes while playing in the yard. The mother, rushing to help, left a kettle of boiling water on the floor and the third child fell into it.
A general reunion of orphans will be held on the sixth of the month. Details actionable today are not provided, but attendees are urged to prepare for a gathering that will reconnect former wards and share updates on the group's activities.
On September 7 and 8 the O. H. and 8. O. Home in Xenia Ohio hosts a benefit for past pupils and teachers. Trustees push for reduced railroad fares to help attendees travel to the gathering. Rarages of Cholera in Siam. Advices from Bangkok report Asiatic cholera raging with daily deaths estimated from one hundred to three hundred natives. Lightning kills couple near Fulton Illinois during a storm. an infant and four other children in the same room survive.
Parnell launches a manifesto aimed at electors in North Durham declaring opposition to any alliance with a Coercionist Ministry and condemning the Land Act. He criticizes the Irish party’s stance and asserts personal liberty is severely restricted in Ireland, likening conditions to Russia under the third section. A separate item notes a surgical procedure on the president involving drainage of a swollen parotid gland with a half inch incision.
A Peoria dispatch reports Captain Hall’s will leaving one seventh of his estate to the humorist Bob Burdette’s wife, who was his granddaughter. The value is about 70000 dollars, not to be divided until 1889, with the property to be sold and proceeds invested meanwhile.
In a turmoil over crackdowns on peanut fruit and candy stands, Chicago officials move to clear street corners. The piece laments the impact on Italian workers, noting their inability to earn a living and the perceived heartlessness of the enforcement. The tone protests government action and its social fallout.
Not less than twenty five settlers have been killed within ten days fifteen miles north of Nutt Station by Mescalero Apache Indians now moving south in Chihuahua. They crossed the Southern Pacific Railroad fourteen miles east of Gage about seventy five strong. A hundred soldiers and fifty Indian scouts struck the trail and are in close pursuit. Regular trains are again running but slowly as the track is much damaged.
On the 25th inst the evidence of blood poisoning in the President s case was so manifest and the progress of the disease so virulent that even the physicians gave up all hope but Mrs Garfield clinging fondly to the last ray of hope would not give up I still have hope she repeated hoping against hope Brave woman standing firmly with utter despair staring her in the face a burden of grief too great for her frail body to bear
Dora Frazer, a Black woman near Hutchins, Texas, was bitten on the head and neck by a panther that leaped from a large oak. She died in East Dallas after seeking medical help, exhibiting hydrophobia symptoms such as screaming at water and frothing at the mouth.
The Times of Danville notes a Pittsylvania County tale where a normal roosters lay eggs after death. J. D. Lippard recounts a rooster cut open with two hearts two gizzards and two livers showing organs of both sexes. He vouches for the tale as a man of veracity.
General Hazen adds a new count accusing Captain Howgate, a Signal Service officer, of embezzling fifty thousand dollars. Detectives found vouchers for large supply payments from New York parties who deny any knowledge of the transactions and swear the money was not received from the Signal Corps disbursing officer.
In Cook County, Texas, ex-Sheriff Benj Blanton and James Todd, a plaintiff witness in a prior suit, quarreled after a heated insult. They separated vowing a final settlement, then met and shot each other. Todd was killed by a shot to the heart and breast. Blanton died as well. Both were found dead.
The article reports on President's precarious health amid illness and long confinement. In Scott County Arkansas two gamblers Folsom and Hobbs killed whisky buyer Stewart, then shot Billy Messingale, with multiple gunshots ending in fatality.
The Little Dory City of Bath arrived at Falmouth from Newfoundland on the 25th inst. and sailed to Hamburg where its two crew members plan to recross the Atlantic. Their capsizing days after leaving Newfoundland left them nearly without provisions and soaked by waves, with no dry clothes since departure.
The Yorktown Centennial Commission reports ongoing inquiries from military bodies about transport and ceremony involvement. Signatories include The Mayor's Guard of St. Louis, a Clarksville Arkansas company, and the Fleet Battalion of the Virginia Militia with three artillery batteries. Completion of the C. and O. Railroad branch to Yorktown should ease wharfage issues at the port.
A report on President Garfield’s condition describing two wounds on his back a draining gland and swollen glands with ongoing nausea and distress from his illness.
The Presidents physicians repeatedly claimed the left parotid swelling was painless and not serious. Surgeons finally performed a small incision to drain pus, reporting slight inconvenience and considerable relief, a discrepancy that raises questions about medical candor from doctors.
A yearly volume on global harvests indicates better wheat in France but generally below last year in many regions. Britain sees wheat and barley under or near average, while Austria Hungary improves. Italy and Russia report varied yields. Germany sees mixed sowings. Spain poor for all cereals. the United States under average.
A Star reporter describes breakfast with Millie Christine, the double headed girl, invited by J. R. Smith. Five people attended as the two-headed woman and Nightingale head shared table space, arguing and conversing across two faces, one side preferring fried chicken and toast the other porterhouse steak, with drinks split between iced milk and coffee. The meal ends as the pair head to Bunnell's Museum for a mid day exhibition.
In Dortmund a woman jailed for stealing a gold watch from her fiancé to pawns it for a wedding dress confessed. The groom, generous and in love, urged the judge to free her so they could wed at once. The court released her and the lover escorted her away.
A New York girl presents rings she received from captors during matrimonial engagements, described with a wartime tone as war hoops. The report notes the unusual collection and the context of captivity and marriage arrangements amid conflict.
The report notes a general rise in wheat prices at Liverpool driven by wet weather in England and Ireland. It covers other items including a crank in Washington, the illness of President Garfield, insurance and fund details, and a New Haven murder case linked to Jennie Cramer.
Mr. and Mrs. Topnoody discuss clothing as she models bright colors for a night out. He counsels subdued tones, while she retorts with a bold idea about wearing black after his death. The exchange ends with her choosing colors, leaving him tying his necktie. Steubenville Herald.
A Dresden man reports a new lubricant for shafts made by mixing egg whites with finest graphite powder into a dough. The mixture is boiled until coagulated and then ground to a powder, claimed to outperform the best oil.
An Ohio anecdote from Youngstown humorously recalls a man who proposed to a woman several years older and was rejected with I guess I don't want to take a boy to raise. He is now growing a mustache as a silent comeback.
Fremont elder Stephen S Lancent dies amid a flood of misfortunes across Ohio. Pockets are picked at a Zanesville circus, a cavein claims George Trowbridge near Gore, and a boy is fatally crushed near New Philadelphia. The piece catalogs accidents, murders, arson, and legal trouble in multiple counties, with remarks on local services and safety.
A ragged claimant, posing as a long-lost Indiana brother, visits a Jersey City shop. He asks for money and offers a quarter as proof, then presses for more while admitting he is a tramp and a dead-beat. The scene ends with the merchant wary of further demands.
A well known educationalist vouched for a tale about a six or seven year old pupil named Mattie Brown. When asked her father's first name the child said her ma calls him a darned old fool. The anecdote mirrors insular school life and local humor.
In a Tribune excerpt the Democrats, alarmed by Republican gains and corruption, rail against the era’s politics. They fear capital consolidation, patronage, and betrayals from leaders like Conkling and Platt, urging reforms and a return to Jeffersonian ideals.
The Ohio Democracy now favors the candidate with the most money and willingness to spend for a nomination. The 1876 episode showed money alone failed through faulty distribution. Since then Tilden has boosted his wealth and influence, making him the only plausible nominating prospect in Ohio, with calculations likely irresistible.
A Cincinnati Gazette summary notes Democratic journals push a plan to seize control of the National Senate by suspending entry of New York Senators. It cites Republican precedents, cites the 1866 Stockton case via the New York World, and recalls Maryland Governor Thomas’s election questioned for Confederate sympathies as supporting arguments.
A political remark by a speaker declaring he will vote for Hancock drew swift criticism from the Cincinnati Commercial. They called the proclamation vain and absurd, noting the speaker claimed the establishment would not close regardless of election outcomes. The piece analyzes constituents' indifference to party labels and questions the speaker's propriety.
The Ohio Eagle accuses the Democratic platform of denouncing Guiteau’s crime while the Republican platform fails to condemn it. The Columbus Times reprinted this view. The Republican Convention occurred June 8 and the President’s assassination on July 2.
Ex Governor Bishop predicts Mr Bookwalter will win the governorship while the Dayton Democrat and Ohio State Journal mock his certainty. The commentary recalls Bishop’s past confident forecasts about renominations and elections, noting it is unsafe to rely on his judgment.
Ex Senator Bruce says Mississippi is Republican in fair count but votes are suppressed by Bourbon control. Greenback and Independent Democrats seek unity to defeat Bourbons with Ben King as governor candidate. King later nominated by three factions and seen as likely to win.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes the dislike of candidate Book Walter to be dragged into supporting Tilden and Payne for 1884. It adds he is now in the Democracy and likely opposed Samuel J. in 1876, but concedes they share a common cause as bar candidates.
The New York Tribune notes some Ohio Democrats privately support Mr Bookwalter and expect his victory, though they avoid public attention.
Mr Booxwatter is expected in Colum bus soon. The boys begin to think it is a pretty long time between bars.
Nellie Rossiter of Philadelphia shares her silk worm enterprise from a young age. She started with 200 worms, expects 100000, and earned 300 this year, aiming to triple income next year. She explains feeding, temperature needs, egg freezing, and selling eggs. Her book on silk and the worm is subscribed to by Garfield and Grant.
The piece cites English mining statistics to argue the Channel tunnel is feasible. It notes 370,000 underground workers, nearly 59,000 miles of tunneling, and the deepest gallery at 2800 feet. If the Channel depth is 180 feet, the tunnel would run about 200 feet below the surface.
Legal and transient advertisements cost one dollar for the first insertion per square ten lines and fifty cents for each further insertion. Yearly ads receive liberal reductions. Business cards up to six lines are sixty six dollars per year.
A collection of aphoristic quotes from Dryden Longfellow Voltaire and others on memory age opportunity habit and virtue. The pieces explore patience perception happiness melancholy reaction to truth and the value of steadfast work and eloquence amid human folly and social satire.
A London World clipping discusses beverages and temperance with quips on chocolate versus ammonia, lemon water, barley water and milk as coolants. It comments on cider, spirits, and the extravagance of drinkers among mowers and reapers, and imagines a Thames lock keeper retailing dairy and “coo” to thirsty oarsmen.
Physicians emphasize pulse frequency as heart activity. Milne Edwards cites about seventy per minute in men, higher in women, with notable cases like Napoleon and Sir William Congreve described. Observations at Guy's align with general variation, leading to an illustrative table on pulse.
An English firm develops steel faced armor plates using a secret process to replace thick iron plates. Trials for the English and French governments show the plates shatter projectiles and leave no wounds beyond dents. French ships of war will be protected by this new armor.
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