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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1890
Page
9
A long reader piece surveys famous apparitions and banshees from West Virginia to German royal history. Witness accounts of the Singing Woman, the Banshee, the White Lady of the Hohenzollerns, and Rich’s Spook accompany recollections of Brutus and other spirits, framed as sober testimony and tradition.
A column cites a fairy tale of dancing fever and a real influenza outbreak sweeping Russia Germany and France with Grand Duke Alexis as a trigger. It traces recurring European flu waves from 1510 through 1890 and critiques doctors terms while noting America’s looming threat and a sobering criminal court anecdote.
A Boston Courier item notes a woman attempting to pass a sled and rocking horse through Union Station gates for a Belt Line train. The sled jammed the railing and gate, prompting complaint about gate width before a bystander ferried the sled. The vignette is part of a newspaper collage with humorous exchanges.
A brief note from the Trenton Times quotes Blinks and Mrs. Blinks debating a prejudice from misdirected correspondence. Blinks recounts sending a letter to a man who never replied, then reveals he disliked the recipient before discovering the nonresponse and has hated him since.
Thousands of Pennsylvania coal workers face idle lines as collieries shut down amid a stagnant market. Hillside Coal and Iron and six Delaware & Western mines pause operations, with more closures likely as railway car shortages bite. End of week sees Delaware and Hudson Canal Co cutting about half its Carbondale Plymouth pits, threatening 13,000 to 18,000 jobs and sparking broader layoffs in Lehigh Valley Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming mines. Weather and demand remain the bottlenecks, with output likely to fall by nearly 0.5 million tons from last year.
The president approves Secretary Windom’s proposal to issue government notes on silver bullion. He will send a special message to Congress after the holidays to endorse the Windom plan. Windom’s idea has drawn praise from Republicans and conservatives, with financial leaders nationwide sending favorable letters and clippings.
Ricamont Va Dec 27 Mayor Ellison has received a letter from Mrs Jefferson Davis replying to a request to bury her husband in the city She says many southern states have strong claims and she cannot decide where the remains shall rest and will wait a year before choosing.
Natural gas was found at Redfield in Spink County, described as the strongest discovery yet in the state with high quality. The find occurred while parties were digging for water.
A Kansas City love triangle ends in violence and death. Frank B. Clyde and Mrs. Ebler, each married, pursued Mrs. W. R. Ebler. Hyde killed Ebler, then wounded Mrs. Ebler and killed himself. The report also recounts a social scene in Philadelphia with a visiting Western woman and a detective, highlighting contrasts in society.
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