13 Sep 1882
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1882
Page
1
A sprawling summary mixes federal finances, treasury balances, and debt details with international war reportage and political intrigues. It notes bond and tax figures, a West Virginia reunion, rumored White House romance, election tallies in Vermont and Georgia, weather disturbances, and violent incidents in Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
English troops at Meks suffer from diarrhea and dysentery due to bad water in forts Bedouins push trenches near British outposts Aboukir side Khedive authorizes dyke cutting to flood Meriot Lake halting enemy attack Experts believe farming lands in Behera provinces will not be harmed Col Solahad arrives as new Russian Consul General and meets the Khedi
Reports from Kagsassin and Alexandria on September 8 describe Egyptian resistance, enemy positions from Karraim to Tel el Kebir, and six enemy fatalities near Mandara. Dispatches note Arabi Pasha’s illness, cholera and yellow fever outbreaks, the Manila cholera toll, and a Sioux prisoner given a further sixty day reprieve.
Testimony from Pratt Welch and Welch outlines a planned bank raid at Kewanee First National Bank involving drilling a safe and a tunnel, with Scott, Welch and Pratt accused. Welch and Pratt describe the theft, disguises, ruses, and money split, while Scott denies involvement. The case proceeds to trial.
The W. Y. Herald notes pecems bitten by snakes and lightning-struck people bearingvaried colors and images on their bodies this summer. It suggests adding a few more snakes and storms could stock a fine museum.
Ex Senator Blaine extols the Republican party in Maine praising its prosperity and law driven progress. He credits legislation and a strong administration of law for national growth and envisions continued unity and reform as the party's enduring mission.
Congressman Horr denounces the Democratic party as a negationist force that opposes war measures, bonds, banking reform, railroads regulation, and Mormonism, while praising the Republican stance on liberty currency and labor harmony. The speech contrasts two party pictures and appeals to old and young supporters.
United States readers treated to sensational dispatches about a supposed massacre threat in Choctaw County Alabama with a large white population facing alleged black violence. The New York Herald criticized the tale as credulity and noted a lynching incident involving a man named Jack Turner. A separate item recounts a drowning in the Severn England where a boatman refused aid.
The piece argues the Democratic claim of political assessments by the ruling party is unfounded and that Republicans deny any compulsory contributions from government employees. It defends the right of private funding for campaigns, cites a railway mail employee’s claim of not paying assessments, and criticizes attacks on the spoils system while highlighting the integrity of certain departments.
Legal and transient ads run at one per square for ten lines on first insertion with arty cents for each addition. Yearly liberal reductions apply. Business cards limited to six lines and priced at $8 per year.
Reports from Corsicara Texas recounts of a black founded company with a $25 000 capital for new ventures. Consul Stevens notes long used Chinese chain pumps and double headed tacks. A Liverpool farmer patents an ventilating device to keep hay dry. Locomotive shop data suggest five men can build a locomotive yearly with modern tools. Inventors promise nails from Bessemer steel three times faster. California sand is repurposed for Secnrola and roofing cement. A fuel from a new source may outcompete coal if proven economical.
A Western town debates inducements for a new factory. Proposals include donating land, bricks, 100 days of labor, a superintendent residence, and machinery funding. A tanner cautions cautious steps, joking about hiring a foreman only after assessing baldness.
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