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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1890
Page
12
Warped editorial rant discusses Mrs President Harrison petition misnaming, Burke’s life sentence for Dr Cronin murder, Emin Pasha alias Edward Schnitzer, race and salary politics in Congress, and calls for tighter bookkeeping in the sergeant-at-arms office.
A Brooklyn woman who trusted in faith cure died of quick consumption after refusing medicine, with officials delaying burial certificate pending coroner's inquiry. The piece notes similar cases, legal actions, and broader debates about medical trust versus faith in doctors across the era. It also surveys 1889 in review, praising southern growth, global events, and optimistic 1890 outlook for the United States.
A Washington dispatch outlines early work by committees, with Reed praised for quick setup. It details a push to end the internal revenue system, likely abolition of the tobacco tax, and a plan to replace silver dollars with bullion certificates. It warns that removing national bank circulation could trigger a wildcat banking crisis, urging strong reserve requirements and a stabilized national banking framework.
Heavy rain bursts Los Angeles river levees causing widespread damage. Rail lines washed out and bridges destroyed blockading all trains from Los Angeles to beyond. Houses swept away, Nassau winery reportedly destroyed, no lives lost on flood plains after authorities evacuated. Sixteen miners killed and thirty injured at Lane mine in Calaveras county. rescue efforts continue with uncertain prospects. Separate Indiana court denies appointment of receiver for New York Loan and Investment Co. case against Henry Crawford and Midland railway.
United States Marshal Jack Walker was sent to Oklahoma City to quell rising factional strife between Kickapoos and Seminoles as an election nears. Masked gunmen attacked a newspaper correspondent, threats rose against officers, and horse thefts spiked from No Man’s Land. Mayor Beale’s secret group aims to topple the city council, with telegraphed appeals for federal aid.
Indianapolis December 27 Patrolman Asche failed to arrest Mattie Barbour as she grabbed his throat and fought off bystanders. She toppled into a vehicle then fell, breaking her thigh. Also in Indiana Miss Mary Miles, daughter of Auditor Miles, accidental curling iron burn scar across both eyes risking sight. Chicago reports seven fatal railroad crossing accidents in a 24 hour span.
A Village Store corner shop on East Main and Walter streets was broken into early Sunday. A 500 pound safe was dragged over a mile to the north end, found in Patrick Riel's cellar with suspects Connolly and Burns asleep nearby. Riel and wife arrested. safe intact.
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