Swedes Purchase 30000 Acres in Kentucky for New Settlement
A Swede colony has bought 30,000 acres in Laurel County Kentucky to establish a settlement called The Leary Belt. The O'Leary belt, contested in New York by nineteen contestants, draws attention. In Missouri, two young farmers at Waverly, Lafayette County, Martin Ross and William Pickett, clashed. Ross was wounded in the right lung while Pickett died from a stab wound to the heart.
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Laurel County
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O'Leary
Hart
New York
Waverly
Lafayette County
Martin Ross
William Pickett
Ross
Pickett
Edison Leaves Menlo Park for New York Home
Prof Edison relocates with family and staff, leaving only one assistant behind, and resides at No 65 Fifth Avenue in a four story double brown stone house leased for a long term.
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Menlo Park
New York
No. 65
Fifth Avenue
Cool Batchery Murder in Maine Village Case
In a Maine village near Augusta a man named Charles confessed to murdering a woman by concealing her body, preserving it until freezing, then cutting and burning parts and burying others. He was arrested as the suspect and described the crime in detail. Frank J Wright, a Maryland and D C bar member, was killed in Colorado after buying mules from thieves. a gang hanged him and his servant, leaving his family in grief.
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Augusta
Maine
Charles
Frank J. Wright
Carroll County
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Effect of the Carr ie Bill in Dublin Dispatch
Dublin dispatch says police are active in arranging arrests and lists of persons ready for presentation to the Viceroy. Land Leagues may operate within bounds while enforcement of the Coercion Bill nears. Several Atlantic dissidents have disappeared from Dublin and Fenian elements are deemed contemptible by authorities.
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Dublin
A Horrible Suicide At Flat Bush Greenhouse
Philip Truschel aged eighteen at Flat Bush Long Island opened a greenhouse grate and crawled inside as heat peaked. Found with head and arm burned nearly off he left a note saying good bye and that anyone tired of life might do the same.
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Philip Truschel
Flat Bush
Long Island
Wrecked brig Isabel reported off Gull Island
The brigantine Isabell, from Newfoundland, wrecked at Gull Island during a snowstorm and violent gale. All hands are presumed lost as wreckage washed into the ragged reefs, with no signs of any survivors among the crew. The vessel was among the first ships engaged in the Brazilian trade.
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Newfoundland
John
Isabell
Gull Island
Isabel
Gossip on Harry New Stirs Indianapolis Press
The Indianapolis correspondent John Q Thompson of the Chicago Times reports on a sensational article about mental capacity and marriage by Harry 8 New son of Indianapolis Journal owner. New was convicted for his trouble as Thompson claims he was attacked en route to his physician. Sentiment is divided.
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John Q. Thompson
Indianapolis
Chicago Times
Harry
New
Indianapolis Journal
Thompson
the Times
Man Fatally Axed by Farmer Near Warsaw Kentucky
Four miles below Warsaw Kentucky James O Neill a farmer believed mentally unsettled over five to six weeks murdered Anthony Gilcher an elderly man employed to tend stock O Neill seized an axe after supper and felled Gilcher with a shoulder wound then a back of the head blow killing him instantly in the barn areaAuthorities are reported to be pursuing O Neill in connection with the brutal act.
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Warsaw
Kentucky
James O'Neil
Anthony Gilcher
O'Neal
O'Neil
Gilcher
Evictions rise in Ireland amid landlord drive
News from Ireland reports increasing distress as evictions mount under the coercion bill. The Average Emergency Committee plans to match landlords with Protestant tenants from Ulster and other areas, with lists to invite willing applicants. The eviction of Rev. Patrick Hurley at Kilkomann, Kings County, provokes strong concern.
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Ireland
Dublin
Ulster
Land League
Patrick Hurley
Kilkoman
Kings County
Howell Hungarians Stranded Near Reading In Dire Straits
Newly arrived Hungarian families are scattered around Reading Pennsylvania, homeless and desperate. They were lured across the ocean by steamship agents and posters promising work in iron and coal mines, but found no jobs and forced to beg or sleep in barns. Families paid agents in Europe for letters and passage, then faced widespread unemployment among migrants in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Europe
Garfield Inauguration Amid Stormy Bright Washington Pageant
President Garfield, an Ohio native, is inaugurated in a grand Washington ceremony despite a severe storm. Hancock attends. crowds surge along Pennsylvania Avenue as the parade, reviews, and address unfold with nationwide representation and intense public interest.
De Lesseps Canal Aims to Complete By 1888
The Panama Canal is planned to finish by 1888 at an estimated cost of 512,000,000 francs with 8,000 to 10,000 workers drawn from Colombia’s colored population and the West Indies. Jay Gould calls the project impracticable, favoring Nicaragua if any canal is viable. A separate Shelbyville poisoning incident sees a family of five gravely ill after beef soup seasoned only with horseradish, with doctors unable to halt the sickness and no clear analysis possible since the soup was discarded.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Joe Kepp
Death and Disaster on the Rail Near Macon Missouri
A passenger train on the Hannibal and St. Joe line derailed after a broken rail near Bevier, Missouri, sending a coach and sleeper down a ten foot embankment. Ten injured, seven killed on the wrecking car line. Dr. Woods of Brookfield among the dead. A Brookfield wrecking train failed to reach the scene. several more perish in the follow up wreck. Also reports the burning of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul with heavy losses, and Senate actions on river and harbor appropriations, funding measures, and apportionment bills.
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Missouri
Bevier
Hannibal and
St. Joe
Brookfield
Brush Creek Bridge
Woods
Minnesota
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Panama
House
Messrs. Lapham, Tucker, Robeson, Carlisle
Page
Carpenter
Secretary of the Navy
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Butterine Cholera and the Butter-False Food Taint
Winter cholera in Chicago blamed on butterine may alarm shoppers. Doctors link the illness to a lax dairy practice where raw lard is neutralized and mixed with creamery butter to mimic genuine butter, creating an almost indistinguishable counterfeit product that may spark intestinal distress.
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Chicago
Kalioch Murder Trial in San Francisco
In the Kalioch murder trial in San Francisco defense counsel seek to prove the prisoner acted from fear for his life. They note an interview with a De Young ally and an appointment to stop publication of a critical pamphlet about the prisoner’s father. The defense claims De Young threatened violence as the prisoner entered the Chronicle office and that the shots were fired simultaneously. They aim to support Clementshaw’s perjury testimony regarding who fired first. The case may extend for weeks.
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Young Kalloch
San Francisco
Charles de Young
de Young
Kalloch
Chronicle
Clementshaw
Walking Pestilence Stirs New York Police Districts
A man with a red blotched face entered New York Police Headquarters via Mulberry Street and wandered through several offices then rested in the Health Department clerk’s room. Claiming smallpox, he sought treatment, was redirected to Riverside Hospital, and his infective eruption was noted as the case moved through Sanitary and Vital Statistics offices.
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New York
Mulberry Street
Health Department
Mott Street
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Riverside Hospital
Effect of the Coercion Bill in Dublin dispatch
A Dublin dispatch reports police are very active in making arrangements for arrests as the coercion bill impacts measures and enforcement. The note highlights heightened police activity and government control during the crisis period.
Welsh minister whipped for theft in Richmond
Frederick William Davies a well educated young Welsh minister was publicly whipped in Richmond Virginia last week for stealing clothing He received twenty lashes on the bare back and was ordered to leave the city immediately.
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Frederick William Davies
Richmond
Ohio State News Roundup Highlights This Week
Newark reports fever. Southern Ohio socialist leader dies in Cincinnati from pneumonia. Bellefontaine woman sues John Dickinson for 2000 after being struck with a shovel and awarded 20. Senate passes a bill for marsh lands in Lucas and Ottawa counties. House to follow. Warren store looted, 1200 pound safe opened, $300 taken. Dayton murder case Becker results in second degree verdict after twenty-four hours. Dexter City farm laborer William Finch fatally wounds himself. blood-trailing rescue. Urbandale banker E G Wixzy dies after being crushed by train wheels. age 49. New Philadelphia Athey Seneff trial features confession. Mary killed with axe. defense to argue nonpremeditation.
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Bellefontaine
John Dickinson
United States Senate
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Ottawa Coun
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Warren
John Hetterick
Dayton
Charles Hites
Joax Taylor
Millersburg
Mr. Taylor
Dore Federa Eee Tee
Canton
Eastort Wayne and Chicago
Youngstown
Youngstown Bessemer Steel Company
Washington
Columbus
Jackson
Becker
Dexter City
William Finch
Hussey
Wixzy
Third National Bank of
New Philadelphia
Seneff
Crite’s A
Mary
Cron
Ashe
Sugar Creek
Columbus Notes raise a storm on school books and state pay
Japan Okey sick in Supreme Court circles. legislature suffers from no quorum and tight speech limits. House debates teacher certificate renewals, county official advisement, and Governor Foster's delayed duties. A rash of theft attempts on the Governor’s Mansion prompts security notes. Death sentence cases and pardons surface alongside personnel shifts as Adjutant General Gipson resigns. Smith becomes Adjutant General with Axline as assistant.
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Okey
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Board of Examiners
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Gomecanenae
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Nee Wilburs
Zeigler Benjamin
Egel
Brooks
Frank F. Rankin
C. Rickenbaugh
Cramer
Cincinnati
Samuel Brinkerhoff
Richard Gainor
Newark
David Jameson
Warren
George Kinney
Wallace L. Handley
Carrollton
Kert K. Knowles
Xenia
George Hayden
Medina
Portant
Roth
Hulburt
Foster
Hickenlooper
Ohio
W Dawit
Onstantseco
George Grinnell
Ferdinand Seitz
Holssum
Gio
Barr
Robe
Seitz
Grinnell
General Gipson
Onto
Adjutant General’s Office
Coxiumsus
Charles Foster
Adjutant General
Ginson
Smith
Major Axline
The Lily and Its New Year Chinese Customs
The lily, China’s national flower, is tied to New Year luck with superstitions and careful cultivation. Chinese ay is grown on glass or stone with ample water, producing a white flower with a gold center. The scent is delightful. In the United States, sixteen of every hundred people live in cities.
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United States
Advertising rates in Chedlermont Courier
The Chedlermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at 1.00 per ten lines for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly discounts apply to advertisements. Business cards limited to six lines at 6.00 per year.
Stubbs Sunday Bill memorial linked to Knox County Patrons of Husbandry
Ohio Legislature receives a memorial from the Patrons of Husbandry in Knox County urging passage of the Stubbs Sunday Bill. A gubernatorial message nominates nine-year term appointees for Estee universities beginning March 1. Nominated: W. Chidlaw Ili Smith Senedd F. Hunt H. W. Hughes Jamak Botan J. McLean Smith vin I. Brice. Committee on Colleges and Universities assigned the matter.
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Mr. Harker
Memorial Presented and Education Counsel Bill Introduced
Mr. Hill of Hamilton presented a memorial for a Botanical and Horticultural Department at Ohio State University and it was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. A bill was introduced to make Prosecuting Attorneys and Solicitors counsel for Boards of Education without extra pay unless two-thirds consent of the board, and to ensure no other counsel is employed except by a two-thirds vote of the board.
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The Unitarians in America and a Chicago quip
An overview traces Unitarianism from 18th century Britain to its growth in the United States led by Channing after 1815, noting Boston as headquarters and census figures around 1870. The piece ends with a Chicago anecdote claiming big ears mark generosity as locals give themselves away.
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