Missing Text Notice in Local Advert Row
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dated local advertisement asking readers to pay 1.50 per year in advance. No clear identities or locations are readable to specify the issuing organization or event.
01 Mar 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1882
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dated local advertisement asking readers to pay 1.50 per year in advance. No clear identities or locations are readable to specify the issuing organization or event.
The Virginia Senate deadlock favored the Readjusters after the governor vetoed an anti queling bill. Bradlsagh was expelled from the House of Commons on Northcote's motion by 1 in 291. Seventeen Chester PA explosion victims recovered. Canadian snowstorm reports show six feet depth. Wisconsin drifts eight feet. Substantial verdicts and political party notes follow.
Heavy waters in Louisville's Jate area flood 300 houses leaving residents in distress and seeking food aid as relief crews work.
A Senate introduced anti polygamy bill seeks to amend the act establishing Utah territory and rename it Altamont. The move signals legislative action on polygamy concerns and territorial governance.
Robert Bonner, owner of Dexter and other stock and publisher of a leading story paper, bought blooded young horses worth $15,000 at Lexington Kentucky last week. In the Senate, action was sought to authorize the Secretary of War to issue rations and extend aid to poverty stricken residents of Eastern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana.
Distress from high water and storm spread across areas dampening patriotic fervor on Washington's Birthday. The birthday of the Father of Our Country was not notably observed in any location due to the adverse conditions.
The notice states Kate Chase Sprague is to be granted a divorce. The filing details indicate a dissolution of marriage proceeding with the decree issuing in court.
Hapger Miles Thompson was executed by hanging in Belleville Texas for assaulting Mrs Johnson and killing her father who tried to arrest him. He confessed on the gallows and asserted he deserved his fate while expressing readiness to meet it.
Tre Avius of Haverhill reports a major blaze in Haverhill Massachusetts causing an estimated 2 million dollars in damage, with insurance covering 1 million. The fire destroyed 102 shoe factories and 200 other firms, leaving 2000 workers jobless and claiming three lives.
A Babems steamer survivor arrived in New York after drifting six days on a floating ice chest. The man went down with the vessel, surfaced, and clung to the chest until a passing ship rescued him.
Congress passes a bill allocating 100000 dollars to the War Department for relief of destitute people in districts overflowed by the Mississippi and its tributaries. The Secretary of War will cooperate with state authorities in distribution.
Twelve individuals are indicted in connection with a case involving former Senator Thomas J. Brady and W. Dorsey, with Dorsey’s brother Captain W. H. Turner noted as a former Post Office clerk among the named defendants.
Lieutenant Harber and Master Scheutze of the U S Navy departed St Petersburg for Jakutek via Orenburg to descend the Lena by steamer and probe the coast to the east in search of the Jeannettes third boat. Lieutenant Danenhower will leave Irkutsk for St Petersburg in a few days.
Fragment describes a vessel being chased for thirty five miles toward the Capes of Virginia before being brought to port.
In Jefferson County Arkansas a man named McAlfee feloniously assaulted his fifteen year old stepdaughter and his wife, the girl's mother. The next morning McAlfee was bludgeoned to death by his wife using a gun barrel while he slept. Mrs McAlfee is jailed but public sentiment reportedly sides with her.
Dispatches from Buenos Ayres recount the massacre of Pisco inhabitants by Peruvian troops led by Col Mas after sacking the town. One thousand victims are named including 300 foreigners and the French Consul. A separate Texas case details two enslaved men killed and wives wounded after an ambush by a white man named Lyle. Cincinnati Socialist meeting denounces refuge limits for political fugitives.
In Osrlisie near Millersburg Ohio a steam boiler exploded at Stutzman and Troyers sawmill killing five men and injuring a sixth. Names include Michael Immel George Stutzmer Daniel Hershberger Levi Beechey and Daniel Beechey with Michael Stutzman severely mangled requiring amputation and long recovery.
Five people drown on a Paducah flatboat when it breaks free as raging waters sweep the river. A boy, Dode Little, drowns after attempting a rescue, later saved with injuries. Flooding devastates Arkansas and Mississippi towns, with vast inundations from Memphis to Vicksburg and appeals for aid to Memphis New Orleans and St. Louis.
On February 21 the Ohio River rose to its highest level in a week, flooding the valley and causing major property and stock damage. In Cairo the river stood eight feet above the danger line and twelve feet above the danger mark.
Louisville stood eight feet six inches above the danger line as Cincinnati faced its highest level since 1847 at fifty eight feet six and a half inches. Business halted, homes evacuated, bridges washed away, and thousands laid off as rivers overwhelmed Indiana and Illinois towns. Rail lines failed, factories suspended, and shipyards shut, leaving extensive property damage and severe human suffering.
Congressional records show a bill by Mr Saunders to fund Missouri River navigation improvements opposite Nebraska and Iowa. Senate debates cover pension reforms, Indian policy, and a proposal to honor Ulysses S. Grant by appointing him to a general rank on the retired list with pay, amid competing amendments and votes on pension arrears and other measures.
Reports claim Carrain Howaare is seriously ill and Forz Joan Porter may be restored to the army as Colonel. Dr. Bliss may receive 10000 for Garfield illness services. Protests condemn poligamy. Gourrzay earns 12 to 15 dollars daily from autographs and photos. Swarm to finish flap over Flipper court martial. vaccine distribution favored. Davipee and Porter in Guiteau case paid 2500 each. House War Claims bills for Lee invasion funds. Supreme Bench and Court of Claims appointments soaring. Mason complains of confinement and bias in Guiteau case. Eads lobbyist, Star Route reforms advance funds and routes. Brady and Dorsey faces indictments. multiple perjury and conspiracy prosecutions linked to Star Route schemes. Senate pension changes proposed for soldiers and sailors. Army Museum building deemed inadequate. new museum planned near Congressional Library. Post Office cuts Star Route costs. 50000 bids received. March 4 setting date. Indictments likely before March 4 for Star Route ring.
The House rejected Colerick’s substitute fixing representatives at sixteen and passed the apportionment bill. Debates covered at large vs local elections, homestead payouts for soldiers, and water route and silver coin provisions. A $10,000,000 rail mail transport clause faced amendments on expedited service, with Holman proposals on subcontracts and a War Department relief appropriation of $100,000.
A dramatic flood in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Tuesday February 1st drives over three thousand people from their homes. Fires break out amid rising water as hundreds seek shelter in public buildings. Losses reach 200000 to 300000 dollars with many un accounted for and communications cut off.
It is proposed to light up the greater of the Suez canal by electricity to allow night operations and continuous passage for vessels, reducing the need for daytime limits and anchoring delays.
The Ohio Legislature advanced numerous measures including railroad reform petitions, town and county bills, and a waterworks bond authorization. Senator-elect John H. Evans took oath after Needham’s death, and committees may be adjusted to fill vacancies. Local bills were debated with several adopted.
Lawmakers reviewed remonstrances on canal policies and anti gambling measures, adopted a reso to study canal statistics, and advanced fiscal bills. A select committee on redistricting was formed, a State Library access bill passed, and a penal code amendment on adulterated liquors moved forward.
In a heated Arkansas court scene Lawyer McLaughlin declares contempt toward a remark he deems unprofessional. Colonel Howard rebukes the claim while urging quiet conduct. The magistrate works to restore order as tensions rise during the proceedings.
A Rome Sentinel note reports a man chased nine others away from a dam hunt this morning. The remaining crew are down with measles, and the writer says no report can be given.
Ohio State News reports a string of accidents and deaths across the state including Pat McLarenkin killed by a train near Hazelton and Frank Sullivan drowned at Massillon. It notes other fatalities, a railroad crash near Zanesville, and an assault case ending in lynching fears. It also covers a new Edison Telegraph Company charter, a marriage in Newark, and homestead laws with detailed entry steps.
Rosz Errixex, an actress and wife of Geo H Butler, sues for divorce. The pair counts as a neighbor of General Butler in their social circle.
A historic stone church dating back about 200 years is noted for its past ties to the Unitarians in Ingham..,
A Cincinnati Gazette excerpt discusses juvenile mortality, noting high death rates under five in cities and large towns in the era. It cites English data, laments preventable losses, and reflects on the value of intelligent care and surroundings for children’s survival.
A fragmentary sketch depicts colonial New England churches with wooden halls lacking steeples and heat. Congregants wore broad three cornered hats, silver buckles, and gowns. ministers wore large gowns and powdered wigs as winter winds chilled worshippers.
The notice lists rates from The Glermont Gourier for legal and transient advertisements at 1.00 per ten lines for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. It also notes yearly reductions and business cards up to six lines at 6.40 per year.
A fragmentary verse recounts a dramatic scene near Spuyten Duyvil in New York involving Vanderbilt era trains. It mentions parliamentary trains, a curve, a deadly incident, fires, and victims with references to representative men amid the catastrophe.
A fragmented Popular Science report cites attempts to synthesize almond essence from benzine and discusses varied topics from human antiquity claims to plant irrigation in Algeria. It mentions Behring Island vegetation, chestnut moisture experiments, wine testing with nitric acid, and early observations on electric effects along telegraph lines.
A garbled report describes a man defending feeding his horse with straw hats during a fire cleanup. A bystander questions sickness, the speaker argues straw remains straw and suits the horse, claiming cost savings and clear gain despite unclear context.
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