29 Nov 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1882
Page
1
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Summary of notable events covers Corertt Bovine resigning the captaincy of the American Military Rifle Team of 1883. It also lists Treasury Solicitor Raynor’s annual suit and judgment totals, Alabama governor vote, and varied incidents from robberies to deaths, indictments, and international notes.
The Secretary of the Treasury instructs Assistant Treasurer Acton to accept unmatured bonds including the 119th without rebate interest at ten million dollars weekly, payable at Acton's New York office, in response to a panicky money market.
In Westminster a 40 year old Mormon father Josiah B. Smith killed his son claiming a revelation from the Lord. The body was buried near the island home where the family lived off the coast. The murder occurred on the 4th inst and was discovered after hunters alerted authorities. Smith pleaded guilty and is held for trial in Los Angeles. The mother and remaining children were taken in for questioning. the family shows as deeply devout but eccentric in the eyes of locals.
The annual report by Chaplain Mullins shows 105 posts with teachers, 1,500 enlisted students and 1,700 children served. It notes 147 posts with libraries totaling 47,709 volumes and 4,375 daily reading-room attendees, urging Congress to fund 150 teachers and expand night-school lighting for colored schools.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania Mrs Helper a 45 year old farmer's wife awoke to a fire at her home in the Williamstown Valley near Tower City She rescued five of her six children before perishing with the infant who lay in her arms The child perished as did his mother after she failed to escape with him alone to safety
At five o'clock Saturday a team pulling George Coats' street float dashed through St. Joseph and Carondelet streets. Blacksmith John Metzler sprang into the road to save two boys, lifting one clear, then taking the other to safety before being struck by the wagon. He died at City Hospital at eleven o'clock.
The report to the Governor shows the fiscal year ending November 15 1882 with balances in General revenue Sinking and Common school funds and total receipts and disbursements. Other notes: Maxwell guardianship decision in favor of the elderly guardian. incidents include an umbrella mender badly injured. a clerk fleeced by a former employer. highwayman pursuit. accidents in Wayne and other counties. Florence Gotossoro sentenced to seven years. several incorporations. a farmer turned violent. charity workhouse reform talks. a widow passenger dies in Washington pension pursuit. several local crimes and accidents detailed.
The Massachusetts election pivots on Benjamin F. Butler's rise to Governor, seen as a dramatic shift from old aristocracy to populist demagoguery. The New York Times notes Republicans and critics react with mixed admiration and shock as Butler pursues reform and future power, reshaping state politics.
A collection of editorials and snippets reflects sharp political critique of Massachusetts leadership and demagoguery. The Philadelphia Press denounces a corrupt politician for high office while a Cincinnati citizen offers a caution about gun violence. A Canadian correspondent warns Ottawa timber resources may vanish in two decades. England sees vegetarianism grow with temperance advocates backing meatless dining rooms. The Herald notes author William Black joining the vegetarian trend.
The piece argues the 1882 Republican split threatens future electoral fortunes. It recalls past upheavals from 1862 to 1880, noting how parties recovered by reuniting the base and distinguishing administration from factional fights. It urges calm, broad appeal, and disciplined organization to rally voters for 1884.
A collage of humorous clippings notes a Knight Templar parade moment and various quips from papers like the Washington comet parties and the Norristown Herald. It references light satire on social manners and playful anecdotes about everyday life.
A collage of tech notes shows Ansonia's huge electro plating shop, a stirrup that frees the rider, pine cone exports from Washington Territory, and Virginia's rising capital investment. Other items cite a stone cutting machine, artificial ivory from celluloid, vanadium from Arizona, and a glossograph poised to replace shorthand with a tutor in London papers.
In Lucca the conscript fathers imposed rules for newsboys including decency in dress and silent paper announcements. On September 1 the sellers briefly failed to appear, prompting concerns of a strike before a prearranged parade of properly dressed boys appeared, delivering papers in orderly fashion to comic effect.
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