26 Jul 1882
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1882
Page
1
Reports from Egypt describe Arabi Pasha's forces, British and Turkish maneuvers, and shifting control near Alexandria with naval actions and reinforcements. U.S. political debates cover pensions, tariffs, and river and harbor bills as Congress debates tax policy and contested seats.
The report states that since the hot season began sixty four ship captains have died of yellow fever at various Cuban ports. Lazz reports come from Ireland about crop conditions amid unsettled markets and weather concerns.
Fragmentary note notes repeated delays affecting operations as British troops lag in deployment. It references the 20th day and ongoing patience with leadership addressing the protracted timeline.
Delegates in Columbus elect temporary officers and nominate state officials. John W. Okey is backed for Supreme Judge, then Newman wins Secretary of State after multiple ballots. Follett and Pendleton deliver keynote passages urging liberty and anti monopoly principles.
The report outlines Democratic principles including equal rights, honest civil service reform, free ballot, and opposition to corruption. It denounces Republican excess in spending, calls for tariff reform, money stability with gold and silver, and anti-monopoly measures, plus civil rights protection. It lists candidates James W. Newman for Secretary of State, Henry Weible, and Judge John W. Okey for Supreme Court.
In La Rue Ohio Edward Martine shot his brother John during a quarrel in a saloon. John was struck in the abdomen near the spine and may die from the wound and possible infection. Edward is under arrest as the incident is investigated.
The dispatch of about 8,000 English troops to Alexandria and Port Said signals a planned follow up after the recent bombardment. Egypt’s army, rebuilt in 1879, is portrayed as cowardly yet numerically challenged, with forces in Lower and Upper Egypt around 8,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry, and 1,000 artillery, armed mainly with Remingtons and Amre guns.
A 6000 foot telegraph wire spans between two 1200 foot hills over the River Kistah in India near Bezo rah and Secanagram. In Germany sawdust and glue form piano keys and a variety of knick knacks. San Francisco plans a Garfield memorial.
A long list of local deaths includes morphine overdose for Joan Hess of Woodstock and drowning of Cuaries McGee in Lawrence. Other items note suicide by Silas Mrapg near East Trumbull, crushing death of Joan Van Voorhis near Nashport, and various accidents. A Petersburg feature examines Guiteau autopsy findings and brain condition, with doctors disputing earlier procedures and Lamb's role.
The Zuni executioner in Washington desired to witness Guiteau's execution. He failed to gain jail admission but obtained a full description of the hanging to imitate in his desert home using a rope and scaffold instead of his usual wooden club.
An American Baptist missionary in St Petersburg has been permitted to baptize a convert inside the city walls. Previously baptisms were required to take place outside the walls, marking a change in local religious practice.
Three thousand tons of sand are annually dug from Neversink Mountain near Reading Pennsylvania for use in the local foundries.
A Chicago Journal note remarks that Kansas faces a surplus fruit crop and that losing half the fruit buds would have been better for the trees, expressing agricultural frustration.
Legal notice outlining transient advertisement pricing at one dollar per square for first insertion and fifty cents for each further insertion. Business cards offered at six weeks for six dollars per year with liberal annual reductions.
Arabi Pasha says fellaheen suffer under Ismail era debt, trapped by moneylenders from Greeks Syrians and Jews. He praises a proposed National Bank to ease poverty but notes Europe, the Control, and the army party hindered it. The London Standard presents both sides, citing reduced rates yet credit freezes.
A Beidgepers Connecticut cat gave birth to five kittens that died after about ten days. New Jersey faces outlaw activity along railroads with bandit precursors in woods and caves. An offer of one hundred dollars at fairs for trotting horses and one dollar for bread loaves is reported. a York letter criticizes spelling errors and postage delays.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.