20 Jul 1881
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1881
Page
1
Partial OCR item shows a price notice or advertisement for CHAS W FE with a yearly rate of 1.50 and mentions terms, but surrounding context is garbled leaving the exact scope unclear.
An item reports 23 deaths from yellow fever in Havana during last week, a fire in Joliette Quebec destroying 35 buildings with $50,000 loss, an autographed Bobby Burns letter sold in London for £31, Sultan’s death sentence commuted to life banishment, a Swiss Bern landslide described as highly deadly, and Cincinnati issuing 96 burial permits in July for heat prostration.
The young Chinese emperor battles smallpox and leprosy. reports say he is recovering from the former but the latter causes grave concern about his remaining life.
Chicago issued eighty three burial permits on July 9, the highest one day total in the city’s history, signaling an extraordinary death rate for the period.
Insurgents rout two battalions of Turkish troops near Mecca with reports of 250 Turkish casualties. The dramatic fighting underscores local instability and shifting control in the region during ongoing conflicts.
Two sheriffs died in the incident. The Williams brothers, alleged Illinois horse thieves, shot and killed Deputy Sheriff M. Coleman of Deen County Illinois and Charles Coleman, sheriff of Pepin County Wisconsin, in a deadly confrontation.
Allan Rutherford a Toronto chambermaid's son inherits the Earldom of Teviot in Scotland and the rent roll of 60 000 pounds a year for his new title and estates.
Intelligence from St. Petersburg says it is probable the Czar will commute the death sentence of Hessy Helfman who was involved in the murder of the late Czar.
The Dominion of Canada crop reports indicate a harvest below any year in a decade except 1876. Fall wheat averages 12 percent under and spring wheat 8 percent below normal in the latest surveys.
Gaiteau made a full Washington statement describing six weeks of seeking an opportunity to kill the President. The account demonstrates his sanity and intent prior to the attempted assassination.
Maud S trots a mile in 2:103¢ at Pittsburg Driving Park on July 13 breaking her best by a quarter of a second per official decision though outsiders dispute the time. Driver Bair claims she could have gone two seconds faster.
The Siberian plague has appeared around St. Petersburg and spreads rapidly. Horses die by the score and many people are affected. Local authorities lack effective doctors and peasants sell the beasts skins.
James McElson was arrested in Falmouth Kentucky for the long unresolved murder of his brother in Bracken County. He has confessed to killing four other men and hiding their bodies in a Berlin cellar, sparking widespread local excitement as investigators recover the remains.
In Philadelphia a man named Gibson faced a petty crime charge. When asked if he was married, he quipped about seven wives in Salt Lake City and seven more elsewhere. The judge sentenced him to the insane asylum.
Dispatches report insurgents surrounding Sfax in large numbers. They threaten widespread consequences if not checked by strong action. About 15,000 insurgents are active around Sfax, growing at night while French forces destroy positions by day.
Four bottles of Jamaica rum nearly a century old arrived at the White House. The bottles were part of a gift to a New York friend of the President from an English nobleman. The stock entered the EnglishNobility in 1787 via the Governor of Jamaica and is now used sparingly in the President’s meals.
The youngest daughter of William Morgan claims his murder by five men who drowned him in a lake after he divulged Masonic secrets. She says one helper lived in Portland for years and is now dead, and that she now resides in Marion County Oregon.
Charles Bradlaugh, removed from Parliament for denying God's existence and refusing the oath, gives notice that by August 8 he will appear at the House table and warns that any attempt to阻 prevent him will be unlawful.
A Geneva dispatch reports false coin shipments to Egypt and other eastern regions totaling 10 to 40 million francs. Villages inland face widespread circulation, prompting possible government action to replace piastres with coins of equal value but altered appearance.
Wm J F Darling of Northeast Maryland writes to District Attorney Corkhill urging to starve Guiteau by daily two ounce portions of fresh meat until he dies to gain a historic role as the man who shot a president. He offers to do it if no one in Washington can.
Josephus Whitlam of Ripley County Indiana moved with his fourteen member family toward Oregon in spring but burned to death with all others except him and one child when fire struck their wagon train on the plains as they attempted to return to Colorado.
A 13 or 14 year old girl from near Des Arc Arkansas vanished on Friday and was found Sunday in a bushes corner badly mutilated. Her rape and murder sparked fear of lynching as two alleged Black suspects fled the area.
The report outlines an unprecedented heat wave with a surge in prostrations across the country. On August 11 in Cincinnati there were 82 cases with 38 nearly instantly fatal, while Covington and Louisville each recorded seven fatalities. Franklin Ohio reached 108 degrees, with widespread suffering across villages.
The whaler Thomas Pope, Captain Willard, has arrived in San Francisco from the Arctic after leaving the Straits on June 21. Indians near East Cape found the missing whalers Vigilant and Mount Wollaston. three corpses were recovered from the Vigilant, suggesting death in the first year of captivity. Objects from Vigilant were taken. Mount Wollaston yielded no bodies. The Corwin searches for the stolen items and more information, and there is no news from the Jeanette.
The Ohio Democracy nominates John W. Bookwalter for Governor Edgar M. Johnson for Lieutenant Governor E F Bingham for Supreme Judge F C Doherty for Attorney General A P Winslow M D for State Treasurer and John Crow for Public Works member Their platform calls for equality before the law equal taxation and a free pure ballot They condemn monopolies subsidies harshly criticize the late Republican legislation and advocate civil service reform and economy in all government levels The party supports common schools opposes the state prison contract system and seeks to ease labor burdens while advancing free institutions
Albert Nealus a Cincinnati plasterer is charged on strong evidence with trying to burn his wife and two children. He allegedly vowed to set her alight after she attended a picnic against his will. Nealus allegedly started a cellar fire under their bed. neighbors detected flames and four houses burned before firefighters stopped the blaze. He was arrested soon after and jailed.
A partially completed San Mario church roof collapsed while workmen finished it at 5 pm. Initial reports listed 59 dead, later figures said higher. The fall occurred during afternoon services with many women among the casualties. twenty workmen died instantly and others were severely injured.
Griscom ends a forty five day fast at noon on July 12 after losing fifty pounds. He weighed 1477 pounds, with a temperature of 99 and a pulse of 55. About two hundred people witnessed his first meal, which included a small sugar cured ham two chickens stuffed one tongue boiled and four hard foods.
Griscom told an audience he bought a full spread of boiled eggs cheese pie fruit and desserts not to eat but to satisfy his imagination. He fasted briefly then dissected milk toast and endured a headache before nibbling at many items as the crowd watched.
Two strangers from Texas tried to buy corn at Thomas Holder's Arkansas home while he was away. After being refused by a black caretaker the men fled with corn. Holder and John H. Wilson pursued and shot one man dead. the other was captured and later freed by a magistrate. An inquest and burial followed. Wilson used a needle gun with a large minie ball.
Thomas K. Pugh son of ex Senator Pugh of Ohio was lured to El Paso to finalize a land deal for 175 000 acres near Memphis Grant. A New York broker Altman sought the commission, and Pugh’s arrival sparked danger. Mexican dispatches report Pugh’s body found near Carreras Chihuahua, horribly mutilated after torture and multiple gunshot wounds.
James Gamble recounts a trek from San Francisco to Stockton and San Jose illustrating early telegraph use. A rancher bets on the system’s reality, invites the narrator to his house, and ferries him with watermelons as proof of successful messages. The convoy continues to camp, then returns to resume work.
Female suspects have been arrested in Kentucky for illicit whisky production marking the first known case of a woman running a still. Authorities report the operation involved concealed distilling equipment and liquor distribution ties within the region.
The itemized dispatch notes reduced cable rates effective August 1, a Delaware peach crop failure, political support shifts to Mahone and the Readjusters, and a string of heat related incidents. It reports a large sunstroke outbreak in Columbus and a 137 degree sun reading in Wimbledon, with July 15 crops outlook. Also covered are a $10,000 bank theft in New York, lava from Mauna Loa threatening Hilo, sunstroke remedies, rising toy pistol fatalities in Rochester and Baltimore, and a deadly train robbery near Cameron Junction Missouri. Details on famine shortages in Ohio Illinois Michigan Iowa total 80,500,000 bushels. The Fiji Times massacre reports and a brutal execution in Arkansas Missouri. A graphic hangings account ends the row.
The geraniums provide constant bloom and heat tolerance. Small plants bought in May fill a bed in three weeks and, by early June, create a mass of flowers that improves until frost. Varied colors and leaf forms allow artistic, intricate beds, even in large European gardens.
A South Carolina lawyer refused to sue a client over an excessive fee. He stated he would not underbid fellow lawyers and trusted the client to decide. The client paid the bill and left a note with a generous gift as thanks, while critics warn against credulity in newspapers.
A German naturalist compares animal reactions to steam engines. The ox stands calm on rails before a locomotive, dogs tread wheels without harm, and birds show fondness for steam. Larks nest under switches, swallows live in engine houses, and pairs rear young near mills and steamers alike.
The New York Herald columns say the President shows daily signs of improvement with nine days passed without alarming symptoms. Suppuration is progressing, but secondary hemorrhage risks are deemed unlikely if the bullet did not travel to dangerous tissue.
Official bulletins increasingly align with unofficial reports from the sick room as the President remains feverish but his condition slowly improves. Doctors express hope, noting nourishment and sleep aids, while Mrs. Edeson reports weakness and limited movement with occasional confusion, and routine morphine injections continue for sleep.
A New York retailer describes his shop as a good place doing a lively trade yet hostile to customers and staff. He notes frequent abuse, low funds, and a rough atmosphere but cites health for leaving and asks not to publish the address to avoid celebrations by customers.
The piece compares 1880 coal outputs by nation including United States Great Britain Germany France and others with figures in millions of tons. It notes growth in the US Russia and Australia and cites a humorous domestic dialogue about being president with family banter.
A reflection urging gentle childhood guidance for three to six year olds. Emphasizes nurseries tales songs outdoor play with animals, kindness over harsh learning, and the lasting value of loving, attentive care from parents and especially mothers. Encourages natural curiosity and open air activity over fear and overexposure to grim material.
Professor Wilson of Scotland, famed for long reveries and early bed rituals, nearly suffocated after sleeping beside a lit gas lamp while absorbed in castle dreaming. He awoke gasping, ripped up gas pipes, and fled outside, narrowly escaping a fatal outcome.
A Sioux City Journal report notes Mrs. R. W. Johnson of Anamosa attempted corporal discipline with a glass fragment in hand. The child drew back, cutting the mother’s wrist and causing a heavy arterial bleed before medical aid stopped the danger.
An elderly Massachusetts resident recalls fashions and manners from six decades past. He contrasts a miller father supporting twelve children on under a dollar a day with today’s wealth, schooling, and wages, noting shifts in discipline, education, work, and mobility.
A brief fragment reflects on aged authorship and praise from Wordsworth. The lines speak of enduring companionship through pleasant and cloudy weather, with the sorrow of friends parting and choosing their own time to leave.
The Clermont Courier prints rate details for legal and transient ads at 100 per lavender line per first insertion plus 0.50 per extra insertion. Yearly bulk reductions apply. Business cards up to six lines cost 6 per year.
The report lists numerous deaths from drowning and accidents across multiple towns including West Brownfield Byesville Pomeroy and Millersburg. It notes jail escape in Wooster, sunstroke fatalities in Cincinnati and widespread heat injuries, plus arson sabotage at New Vienna and a fatal gun accident in Crawford County.
The London Globe notes that kangaroo tails are exported to England, offering Londoners a rare luxury from Australia. The soup, made with white wine and hard boiled yolks, is praised for its rich flavor, though liver and digestion may limit enjoyment.
A 6 year old boy interrupts a lengthy recital and quips that the tale should have been issued in numbers. The remark highlights a playful, sharp wit during a family gathering.
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