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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1882
Page
1
Classified fragment notes terms and pricing for a publication with unclear context. It mentions a yearly rate of 3h 50 and payment terms, but missing full details and entities.
A sweeping roundup notes the Tariff Commission bill passing the United States House. Other items include Irish agrarian outrages for April totaling 483, a fire destroying twenty businesses with $100000 loss, and a Michigan minister arrested for burning a parsonage.
A law closing saloons in Ohio on Sundays is effectively in force. In Cincinnati officials gathered to revive and enforce obsolete Sunday laws as a retaliatory measure against opponents.
The article notes horror and indignation across Ireland and sympathy for victims. It cites Forster on the murders aimed to show Fenian impossibility of conciliation, mentions the Manchester Guardian linking the crime to Fenian activity in America, and reports a large reward offered by Britain for information leading to the murderers with Burke described as particularly obnoxious to the Fenians.
Marie Ronig, a German widow, tried to murder her four children and herself in Boston. She attacked August five with a throat wound, Mary thirteen fled after three cuts, Alfred ten stabbed multiple times, Emil seventeen wounded after resisting. Ronig then cut herself and is held as insane.
Senator Hawley on the 9th proposed in the Senate a resolution directing the District of Columbia Committee to probe jail management, prisoner treatment, and visitor access amid reports of an escape and a prisoner running public levees with heavy visitor attendance. The warden has begun excluding visitors.
A cyclone devastated McAllister Indian Territory on Monday night killing twenty one people total with forty two injured. Fifty nine houses were demolished and twenty seven partially, with extensive damage to Osage Coal and Mining Co. structures. Nearby Mound City and Denison Texas reported severe destruction and loss of life as two storms converged.
The May 12 storm dumped four to six inches of snow across Iowa, with Cherokee City reporting a cyclone that killed two, wounded thirteen, and destroyed forty houses. Other items note racehorse Iroquois in England, Paynes crossing to Oklahoma, a London Mansion House blast attempt, and Ohio murder case appeals.
The Senate debated an investigating committee of five on money raised through spirits measures and related allegations. The Court of Appeals bill, Fitz John Porter relief, and a $300,000 Executive Mansion extension were discussed. A House tariff commission bill passed 35 to 19 with cross party support, while jail management and Howgate escape were investigated. An assay office at Deadwood was approved.
The House debates the tariff commission bill with Randall and Curtin supporting it and Whitthorne opposing. It funds an annual review, while Townsend seeks a forestry division and an Agriculture department measure passes 172 to 7. Fortunes of Fitz John Porter are discussed as a separate relief bill moves. International reactions condemn Dublin killings and Ireland’s strife, with US papers urging contempt for violence.
London papers demand Gladstone prove insight into Ireland’s troubles and condemn violence. American outlets echo horror, urge decisive action, warn Ireland’s fate could redefine British rule and political realignments.
The report covers congressional and executive notes. President may sign the Chinese bill while Arctic expedition plans face secretary Chandler opposition. A corrected dispatch notes no lives lost on the Rodgers fire. Porter sentence remission clears a long legal case, with Porter expressing gratitude to the President and Secretary Frelinghuysen.
A man who ran away with a Wisconsin woman left a note for the husband claiming he has taken the wife and offering his unpaid wages as settlement, stating the issue will be resolved by that payment.
In the United States a large volume of shovels and spades are produced while a man resists borrowing one. The text urges reliance on collective effort rather than individual strength to accomplish any undertaking.
A column fragment covers The Young Widow with hints of gossip and moral tone, then shifts to fashion. It discusses a court bar admission for women, riding habits with detailed gown construction, and the practicalities of riding in tailored skirts and trousers. The piece blends social commentary with period dress analysis.
The scene shows a gentleman meeting a friend and bringing him to his house for a meal. A shrill voice protests while a hoarse voice asserts the friend is present and listening from outside. The exchange ends with a sneaky aside and a departure.
A curvilinear poetic piece praises the ideal girl as a rose bud yielding sweetness. It extols purity, gentleness, and restraint in beauty, urging a graceful progression from girlhood to matrimony. Strong imagery likens Una and moral virtues to protective, blossoming paths for young women.
Gov. John W. Hoyt argues in Wyoming Territory that women citizens with civil rights show little desire for public life. He cites a saloon keeper wooing his wife to vote for a female-rights bill and notes the governor later vetoed it. The bill passed despite opposition, and a repeal attempt failed as women voted the wrong ticket.
Miss Lelia Josephine Robinson, Boston area graduate, campaigns for women’s right to practice in the state courts. She argues in favor, noting fifteen states already authorize women to appear in courts and denounces views that women are unsuitable or would unduly influence juries.
An old gray-haired Wall Street clerk recounts his fall from stock gambling. After stealing $8,000 from a sodden store and a forged entry, he planned more theft until a robbery murder he committed yielded $10,000. He fled, hid the body, bought property, and claims never to have been discovered, warning listeners to keep silent about the crime.
A mother advises her daughter before a party to oil her hair. The girl faints when the daughter retorts that it could spoil the gentlemen's vests. The humorous exchange reflects social modesty and fashion norms.
A mysterious note describes items named accoutrement from Accorpine to Xenop, stating a total weight of one hundred pounds. It reads like a cryptic inventory or contest entry with unclear origins and no clear buyer or destination.
The Che Glermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. A yearly reduction applies. E-cards for over six lines priced at 4.68 per year.
Report from Lancaster on a telephone exchange and tensions over saloon tax laws. Cincinnati saloonists face mandates, boycotts threaten bonds, and a destructive storm sweeps the state. Incidents include arrests at St Francis De Church, a brutal beating in a shop, and a child abuse case in Cincinnati.
A fragmented tale recounts a philosopher bitten by a flea and the ensuing chain of jealousies and murders. The wife exposes a rival, a widow seeks revenge, and a judge condemns, leaving the philosopher and the flea as sole survivors of a grim sequence.
A garbled grocery dialogue shows a grocer offering butter at forty five cents a pound and cheaper stock at forty cents. The fragment hints at a shopper weighing options and negotiating price, with unclear surrounding actions.
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