07 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1885
Page
1
The Clermont Courier records a weekly publication with Rev. C Gregg as minister, announcing a yearly subscription rate of $1.50 in advance and $2 if not paid within the year.
A mosaic of items including he N E U S about politics amusements and science. Notes mention a plan to raise 150 000 for reminiscences efforts a nautical tower idea for a Paris exhibition and a surge of strange curiosities from India Ireland and Kansas. Names such as Samuel J Randall Thomas Hendricks Veron and Arthur surface amid remarks on pensions telephones and a new museum.
Six members of the Green family die in a string of accidents and murders in Chicago. An outline of a body is drawn on an elevator wall. Captain Andrews and fireman William Bowen perish near the scene. The family history traces back to 1865 with a train incident, a tug explosion, drownings, and a horse fatality, all linked to recurring tragedy.
St George Best, 27, convicted in U S Court of using mails to distribute immoral books, sentenced to three years hard labor. He tried to kill himself by poison in court, was revived with stomach lavage and hot coffee after witnesses heard his wife cry out in distress.
Yesterday at L A Carr & Co s large figuring mill in Buffalo the governor belt broke causing the engine to speed uncontrollably. The twenty foot fly wheel flew off and shattered parts of the roof. Damages around 1000 dollars. No one hurt.
In Dayton Ohio on January 1 Mrs Charles Gillis unintentionally shot her husband in the back while he cleaned a pistol she claimed was not loaded. The wound is dangerous. Earlier, a unloaded pistol fired at the Phillips House office startled a crowd, the ball lodging in a counter and causing relief among bystanders who feared a fatal outcome.
Maprio reports ongoing tremors felt in Jaen Malaga Benamargosa and Velez Malaga with severe shocks at Torrox destroying buildings. Townsfolk abandoned homes as a church in Terre was damaged and services moved outdoors. Arenas del Rey lists 350 dead and 250 injured.
New Year's Eve two burglars raided a Wilmington widow named Rooney seeking $3,000 said to be in the home. They beat her and inflicted cruelties after failing to locate the money, then left with $8. The woman's injuries likely to prove fatal.
New York January 1 Articles of incorporation for an electric railroad running from Far Rockaway to the Long Island Railroad have been filed with a capital of 200000 dollars.
January observations describe extreme cold with temperatures 20 to 27 below zero. Rail travel faces minor disruptions in some areas while storms affect trains from Iowa. Livestock losses are reported in southwestern Texas as cattle and sheep perish amid the deep freeze.
The Sentinel reports Milwaukee mills produced 1,177,676 barrels of flour in the year, up from 875,892 in 1888, a gain of 301,784 barrels.
A western bound B and O railroad train near Grarton West Virginia was wrecked by a piece of iron driven into the frog at a switch. The engineer Carl Bruner was seriously injured but alive. several details remain unclear as the report ends mid sentence.
Fresh dispatches describe widespread ruin across Nerja Granada Priego and Malaga. Alhama and Santa Cruz are described as completely destroyed with many corpses found in ruined buildings.
The fifteenth annual report of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Xenia is presented, noting 642 children and a per capita expense of 141.24, with $136,034.83 disbursed and a $44,081.26 balance. Other items include the death of Cornelius Aultman of Canton, the conviction of Widow Halderman for manslaughter, and crime reports from Columbus alongside university and state notices. Additionally, Prof. T. C. Mendenhall contemplates a Washington service position amid ongoing repairs discussions.
A national paper rails against Mississippi politics arguing the state lacks a true Republican form. It cites suppressed elections since 1872, mentions Yazoo County results, and recounts a letter from Jackson about intimidation by Democrats. The piece touts Mr. Chalmers’s bill to restore republican governance and warns of renewed violence if elections remain restricted.
The January cold snap sets records as Winnipeg reports 55 below and Stillwater 50 below while signals show 36 below in St. Paul and 50 below at Lacrosse Moorhead and Duluth also registering deep freezes. Blizzard winds hamper lines to Chicago and Des Moines notes 15 to 40 degrees below.
Elbel, Gilliam & Co in Canton suffered a disastrous fire destroying a $160,000 building with total losses around $200,000 and $100,000 insured, leaving 200 workers unemployed though plans to rebuild are set. Char don dry goods burned for $4,700. Jailbreaks, post office robbery, and youth injuries also reported in Ohio state items.
A Williams College professor, A L Perry, warns that Democratic revenue reform could adopt Cobden Club policies. He argues abolishing duties on raw materials and cutting tariffs on manufactured goods would open U S markets to foreign competition and lower wages toward European levels.
After Congress reconvenes, nine committee measures include Mr Buckner’s plan to halt silver dollar coinage. Committee Chairman Mr Bland, lately ill, returns and signals opposition to Buckner and support for a bill for free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold.
Paris reports a French transport carrying 600 Toulon troops was sunk by a Chinese cruiser between Singapore and Saigon. The ministry is in great excitement as details are eagerly awaited.
Philadelphia reports the United States Mint coinage for the past year totaling 52,270,000 dollars with a valuation of 16,949,000. Gold sales reach 1,740,000 dollars while silver coinage amounts to 14,412,000 dollars and base value coins total 765,000 dollars.
Springfield report from the Illinois Department of Agriculture shows winter wheat seedings totaling 2,317,000 acres, down 405,000 acres from last season. The crop's condition is reported as fair as the state enters winter.
In Hannibal Missouri Joseph Simmons an inmate of City Hospital plunged from Lover's Leap a historic hill near the city tonight. He fell over two hundred feet onto rocks below and was found with a severe head wound as workmen nearby tried to assist.
Notice reports the death of Mrs. Ex pe a U.S. Senator Lamar with date noted as December 30. The item records the death of a former senator’s spouse and provides a brief obituary notice context.
The article reports Encke's comet returning, discovered by E. E. Barnard at Vanderbilt University Observatory. Discovery occurred at 7:45 p m Washington time with coordinates right ascension 22h56m54s and declination 4°1′56″.
A Arab tramp was arrested and jailed at White Plains after officers found on him a money belt containing $10,000 in British gold. The incident occurred this evening and authorities continued investigations into the case.
New Orleans Exposition commissioners report the Mason cotton picker a complete success. Driven by one mule, it operates with one picker and three gleaners to do the work of forty hands, plucks only full-down cotton, leaves plants unharmed, and automatically bags the fiber.
The 1880 Connecticut census counted 622,700 people, with a present estimate around 650,000. Frederick H. Nash identifies more than 6,040 residents over 80, listing them by township. Of the over-6,000 cohort, fewer than 90 are over 90, and about 120 exceed 100 years.
A New York resident reportedly shed significant weight by focusing on abdominal exercises and a disciplined diet. Details are sparse, but the claim highlights a strong body transformation through targeted workouts and lifestyle changes.
The notice lists advertising and transient rates including ten lines for fifty cents and a liberal annual reduction. Business cards priced at six dollars per year. The fragment indicates a Clermont Goweee posting with unspecified date and terms.
A lengthy critique argues that the public school system overworks ten million children at a cost near one hundred million dollars annually. It cites cases of study pressure, nervous strain, and failed family guidance, warning that excessive schooling harms health and impairs learning. It urges parents to curb home study and avoid pressuring children beyond healthy limits.
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