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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1881
Page
1
A Spirited Earthquake and Other Fractured Notices
Thirty six shocks of earthquake occurred in Azores overturning 200 houses and causing several deaths. A boiler explosion in a Louisville soap factory killed F W Meyer and seriously injured his son William. A Western Union capital certificate raises stock to 80 million dollars filed in New York. George Hall shot and fatally wounded a Nashville bartender after being refused credit for a drink. New York banks retire their circulation after the funding bill passage. Chilean peace talks stall as Lima lacks signatories and Peru refuses to return authority. Illinois Senate imposes 2 percent tax on telegraph gross receipts. Arkansas Senate fixes pronunciation of state name as Arkansan. Washington politicians lament Garfield era cabinet scramble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azores
America
Lower
California
Mexico
Alexander
Egypt
Friden
Rome
Liberius
Price’s Hill
Dorchester
Boston
South America
Amuratth IV
Turkey
Bagdad
Amurath
Murad I
Death in the Flames at Nebraska City Hay Barn Fire
John Jackson and Frank Otto died when hay collapsed during a rescue of horses from a blazing building in Nebraska City. Firefighters and neighbors helped battle the blaze, but the men perished. The incident underscores the dangers faced by rescuers amid the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Frank Otto
Nebraska City
Veteran Editor Robert Hatfield Dies by Own Action
Robert Hatfield aged sixty seven former Buffalo Courier editorial staff member died by suicide by shooting. The veteran editor's death is reported without further details on location or circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hatfield
The
Buffalo Courier
Four Men Die After Saloon Card Game in New Mexico
In Bacon Springs New Mexico four men entered a saloon to play cards. A quarrel erupted and in the ensuing fusillade all four were killed. Investigators reported no survivors. Officials issued no further details at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon Springs
New Mexico
Arkansas House Votes 66-17 On Liquor Prohibition Amendment
In the Arkansas House of Representatives a joint resolution passed proposing a constitutional amendment to ban liquor sales in the state by a 66 to 17 vote. The measure seeks to prohibit sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages within Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas House of Representatives
Americans are Perfectly Awful Said at Missionary Meeting
At a New York meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Mrs. Dr. Baldwin, a missionary for nineteen years, declared it costs three times as much to convert an American as a heathen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
New York
Dr. Baldwin
Deaths of Ellen Dunn and siblings in New York
Ellen Dunn the seventh of seven siblings died while on her way to school in New York City from heart disease. Several siblings died in a similar fashion within a short period, indicating a cluster of sudden heart-related deaths in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Dunn
New York City
Governors seek halt on calf exports over pleuro pneumonia
The governors of New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and Connecticut are urged by the Commissioner of Agriculture to block calf exports westward due to pleuro pneumonia outbreaks in their states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Connecticut
Commissioner of Agriculture
The Pennsylvania Senatorship Confirmed for John I. Mitchell
The thirty-fifth Pennsylvania Legislature ballot elected John I. Mitchell as United States Senator. Final tallies were Mitchell 150, Wallace 92, Mac Veagh 1, Brewster 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United States
John I. Mitchell
Mitchell
Wallace
MacVeagh
Brewster
The Tenth Cremation At Le Moyne's Crematory
The cremation of Dr. Kourden Astenburg who died in Indianapolis recently was held at Le Moyne's crematory in Washington Pa. It marked the tenth cremation and caused no public excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kourden Astenzburg
Indianapolis
le Moyne
Washington
Bernhardt’s Body Guard by Pinkerton Agency
Pinkerton's Detective Agency of Chicago appointed three detectives to accompany Madame Bernhardt on the rest of her American tour to guard against thieves eyeing her valuables and following her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkerton’s Detective Agency
Chicago
Ilic
Steamship Passenger Bates War Ports Rates Clash
A race in passenger rates among ocean steamship lines has driven the Hamburg Line to offer passages for 220 and Red Star Rotterdam Line for 13. Authorities are attempting to settle the rate differences through an arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Ocean Steamship Companies
Hamburg Line
Red Star Rotterdam Lines
Elopement Sensation in Furnaceville Marriage Amid Aging Couple
In Furnaceville, Tuscarawas County Ohio, an elopement involves a Mrs. Stewart aged over fifty who left a kind husband and three children. The man, Pettibone, is said to have appeared in similar cases before, leaving behind a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnaceville
Tuscarawas County
Stewart
Pettibone
Swindling the Gallows on Staten Island
Excitement runs high on Staten Island over a rumour that Edward Reinhardt the murderer was not hanged and that the gallows were cheated. Men vow to tear up the grave to verify the corpse is buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Edward Reinhardt
Indians on the war path attack in Chihuahua region
El Paso dispatch reports two hundred Indians attacked a settlement near Carrabas in Chihuahua, Mexico, killing several women and children and looting the settlement. The report notes renewed hostilities in the area with violence against civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Mexico
Carrabas
Tragic Fire Accident in Ash Grove Illinois
Mrs. Nancy J. Forbes fell into an open fireplace at Ash Grove Shelby County injuring herself and instantly burning her infant to death. She ran a quarter mile to her father’s house while her clothing burned, and she died soon after in great agony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash Grove
Shelby County
Illinois
Nancy J. Forbes
Death of Miss Merritt in Bear Attack at Home
Miss Lottie Merritt of Wayne County Pennsylvania, a famed hunter, killed two bears after they entered her hut while she was removing deer entrails from a kill. Snowbound, the bears overwhelmed her. they killed her and devoured her body, leaving only bones and one shoeed foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Lottie Merritt
Wayne County
Pennsylvania
Miss Merritt
Western Iowa winter harshest on record slows rail traffic
In Western Iowa residents report an unparalleled winter severity. The Pacific extension of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern saw no trains from February 2 to 19 despite tireless efforts to reopen the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Ireland's unrest eases as Land League loses sway
Dublin dispatch in London Times reports moderating Irish affairs with reduced outrages and rising rents. Parnell denounces the Government over the coercion bill while the Land League's prestige has weakened and public fear declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Dublin
Ireland
Land League
Parnell
Explosion at Dayton works leaves workers badly burned
At Stoddard's Agricultural Works in Dayton Ohio a truck toppled into water with a ladle carrying 1300 pounds of molten iron causing a violent explosion. Several workers suffered severe burns and plunged into the street gutter to ease pain. One man is expected to die while others’ recoveries are doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard's Agricultural Works
Dayton
Ohio
Senator Matthew H Carpenter Dies in Washington
United States Senator Matthew H Carpenter of Wisconsin died in Washington on February 24 from Brights disease. A native of Moretown Vermont born 1824, he studied at West Point, read law with Rufus Choate, and moved to Wisconsin in 1848. He served in the Senate from 1869 to 1885, known for energy and firm convictions, and was a respected Republican leader in Milwaukee and national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Matthew H. Carpenter
Wisconsin
Washington
Bright
Milwaukee
Vermont
Moretown
West Point
Rufus Choate
Boston
United States Senate
Doolittle
Senate
Carpenter
Republican Party
Masked fete tragedy at Munich academy
At a masked fete for Munich Academy of Painting students costumes caught fire. Four Germans died and four were fatally burned. Eight others were seriously burned, with four more slightly burned. An Esquimaux costume wearer lighting a cigar set off the blaze. No American injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Painting
Munich
Esquimaux
Washington briefs reveal inauguration plans and political maneuvers
General Winfield Scott Hancock will attend the upcoming inauguration. Senator Mahone and Republicans shape Senate organization. Treasury bids consider the Public Building at Paducah. Other notes cover Garfield cabinet talk, bond deposits, and diverse trivia about history and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahone
Virginia
Senate
Treasury
Paducah
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
John S. Mitchell
Boston
Schurz
Congressional Temperance Society
Robert Lincoln
Garfield
Arthur
Mr. Conkling
Scharz
Tommy Nichols
Indiana
Nichol
Cincinnati Commercial
Washington
House In Committee
Sun
Cincinnati
Toledo
Bright
Pendleton
Capitol
White House
Blaine
Gen
United States
Thurman
Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Courts
Post Office
Internal Revenue
Pension Offices
Bob Ingersol
Delaware
Girl Nester Denounces Brutal Father in Ohio Court
A sixteen year old girl near Coshocton Ohio testifies that her father whipped her with a rawhide and beat her after objecting to his role as housekeeper and a so called directress. Her back bore raw wounds and a bruised temple as authorities bind her over to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nester
Coschocton
Ohio
Home of Mark Twain Described in Hartford Letter
A Hartford letter to the Burlington Hawkeye extols Mark Twain in his home. It praises Clemens as a humane, unselfish entertainer with a warm fireside presence. The description highlights his family, architecture, and natural humor, noting his youthful look and fondness for cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Burlington
Iowa
R. J. Burdette
King of Humorists
Mr. Clemens
Clemens
Grant
No Fascinations in Snakes Observed by Nature Report
A Nature account describes animals, including a guinea pig and rabbits, showing no fear or fascination when near constrictors. Birds ignore danger while snakes coil or strike, with sparrows briefly touched before being constricted. Observations come from hundreds of hours around the Zoological Society collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Society
Evening receptions at Priory noted by George Eliot
Julian Hawthorne recalls Lewes signaling for silence during gatherings at the Priory in North Bank. He describes Eliot's careful, melodious replies when there was disagreement, starting with a courteous acknowledgment before presenting her view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Hawthorne
George Eliot
North Bank
Lewes
Captain Hangs Self After Foray At Farm House
Detroit Free Press recounts a Michigan cavalry captain under General Custer who, during Sheridan and Early forces near a farm, visited a young woman nicknamed Aunt Katie. He returned to camp with orders, later found dead by hanging in a well-ordered parlor. No struggle or signs of intruders. theories unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Mosby
Michigan Pavelty
Sheridan
Early
Katie
Detroit Free Press
Foreign tongue missteps teach tact in talk abroad
A Youth's Companion tale recounts Representative Orth of Indiana, German by descent, delivering an address at Vienna in German. A later audience member notes the Emperor and court heard Teutonic inflections, highlighting how language choice can shape impressions beyond the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur
Orth
Indiana
United States
Vienna
Peror
Austria
Mr. Orth
Elm Family Quip and Vigilante Mercy in Early Court
Chief Justice Mansfield questions two elderly Elm brothers about habits of life and notes an elm will flourish wet or dry. A North Carolina farmer, Robert Smith, kills an intruder who proved to be a harmless visitor. Smith is convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to hang. Neighbors attempt extralegal mercy, breaking him out of jail and sending him out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Board of Trade
Gen. Noyes
Paris
Germany
Mansfield
Elm
Robert Smith
North Carolina
Smith
Holmes County Thief Ring and Notable Local Tumbles
A wide range of crimes and disasters fill Holmes and nearby counties. The Athey Seneff murder trial proceeds in New Philadelphia while thefts, drownings, suicides, and accidents recur across Guernsey, Hocking, and Richland counties. Notable items include a water mill fatality at De Graff, a boy burned cooking in a paper mill, a fatal shooting accident at Oxford, and a large steel works plan discussed by Cleveland and Youngstown leaders. Authorities shift to rail and telegraph oversight as Gov. Foster appoints Hylas Sabin to a two year railroad post. A physician formerly practicing with Dr. Craig in Wellington dies by suicide amid poverty and family strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes County
Athey-Seneff
New Philadelphia
Dirskin Greenawalt
Greenawalt
de Graff
Joseph Culleson
Guernsey County
R. W. Windfall
Memphis
St. Charles
Norwalk
John Anthony
Union Furnace
Hocking County
Carles Richarpson
Dresden
Muskingum County
Wooster
Cleveland
Youngstown
Perrone
Conklin
Canada
Delaware
Henry Bre Magin
Harry Martin
Mount Blanchard
Hancock County
George Davis
Oxforp
Robert Hill
L. C. Bell
Miami University
Grarnce Davis
A. Kelty
Kelty
Hayes
Henry Dean
Columbus
Schofield
Elias Brandenberg
Earhart Banman
Common Pleas Court
Dayton
Brandenberg
Banman
Elliott
Arthur Carlier
Wellington
Ison
Craig
Erie
Penn
Sandusky
Ohio legislature debates rail expansion and telegraph competition
Mr Carlisle offers sympathy for Ireland. Sinks pushes monuments and public avenues in Montgomery County. Eggleston seeks railroad lines for commercial use, urging telegraph rate competition. Marriott moves adjournment to March 21. Reed requests scinding a canal contracts. Haibrand West Salem school bonds pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Ireland
Sinks
Montgomery County
Dayton
Eggleston
Mariott
General Assembly
Mrr
Chapman
Co-Operative Life Insurance Companies
House
Reed
Ross
Board of Public Works
Lawmakers Pass Several Local Bills and Set Up Monopoly Inquiry
A series of local bills were approved and introduced. Representative Robinson of Union County secured adoption of a resolution to form a five member House committee to probe school book monopolies and price structures, dealer collusion, and outcomes in states with contracted book supply. The Special Appropriation Bill and the Leggette Oleomargarine Bill advanced after extensive debate. Mr. Wolfe's joint resolution for a joint committee to study delay in publishing volume four of the Geological Survey Zoology and Botany was approved. A one man select committee report urged erecting an additional Deaf and Dumb Asylum but was defeated after third reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Messrs
Camden
Jackson
Fair
Committee On Commerce
Missouri
Yankton
Saunders
Messisalls
Williams
Maxey
Kirkwood
Morgan
cPherson
Johnston
Rollins
General Harrison
Indiana
House
Blair
Logan
Beck
Burnside
Washington
Ingalls
Virginia
Conkling
United States
Congressional Library
Capitol
Arthur
Carpenter
Cameron
Robinson
Union County
Green
Xenia
Wolfe
Geological Survey
Howard
State Board of Public Works
Bacuieston
Millikan
Congress
Ohio
Davis
Hamilton County
Str
Hopkins
Judiciary Committee
Carkan
Bulconne
Eaveston
Messrs. Robinson
Estill
West Virginia
Bloom
Thorpe
Wisconsin
Conrad
Stark County
Sena
Southern Road
Sinking Fund
Cincinnati Southern
Cincinnati
Kirby
Eggleston
Fleischman
Tyler
Wyandot
General Assembly
State of
Eeers
Wihoever
Manus
Diamonds On Display At Saratoga Breakfast Tables
French ladies adopt diamonds for all occasions while American editors wives wear diamond necklaces and solitaires at Saratoga hotel breakfasts without remark. Editors' club remains reserved for poets as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Hotel
Advertisement rates at Chedlermont Courier
The Chedlermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at one dollar per square ten lines for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. Business cards up to six lines cost sixty four dollars per year with liberal yearly reductions.
Ohio Measures and Bills Spark Debate in State House
State funds tight as Public Works panel eyes budgets. Proposals urge binding revised statutes in four volumes and strict penalties for adulterating food. Bills seek city council powers, railroad crossing controls, and tougher divorce-like penalties while a deadlock lingers over sale of the Cincinnati Southern.
A Sweet Thing in Girls
An essay argues educated women make better housekeepers. It asserts schooling enhances order, patience, and efficiency in household tasks, contrasting modern educated women with older housekeepers. The piece defends value of education for women beyond domestic duties and mocks the notion that learning is harmful to housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonat
Gr Iit
Ena
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