04 Apr 1889
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1889
Page
1
A patient, once hopeless, recovers after taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, described as a purely vegetable tonic for women. The advertisement claims it raises the frail to health, boasts a long-standing guarantee, and is sold by drug manufacturers. It highlights the Medical Association as proprietors and urges trust in the remedy.
A note on anti bilious granules states the dose is two sizes of the standard dose. The text emphasizes a doubled quantity for administration. It preserves the historical medical phrasing and presents a concise directive for dosage.
Established 1871. Frioops damage in Prussian Silesia. Nine thousand Chinese settled in New York City. Brit NYE wrote a play titled he Hired Girl. St. Louis taxable property at 224,021,009 dollars. A frog sixteen inches low captured at Orlando Florida. Dressed coon sold in Mexico Missouri market. Australian wheat crop under expectations. Wife of ex Secretary Whitney has a wardrobe for every day. Mr and Mrs Gladstone readied for their golden wedding. Supreme Court will keep six Republicans and three Democrats.
The Navy Department announces to send the steamers Richmond Alert and Adams to Apia as part of a U S display at Samoa. The ships are older vessels with limited speed and firepower compared with more modern German ships, but will fulfill the mission amid the ongoing South Pacific tensions.
In Apia harbor a hurricane drove German warships Eber and Adler onto the reef. The Nipsic and Vandalia were wrecked with heavy loss and many sailors perished or were saved after desperate battles with waves. The Trenton also damaged, and Olga remained beached after the chaotic night. Mataafa sent men to aid the wrecked crews.
A Murphy to Milton stage was halted by a lone highwayman near Angles. The driver dumped Wells Fargo treasure and mail boxes. robbers rifled them but secured only a small amount. A second bag with registered items escaped untouched. The five passengers were unharmed.
The Secretary of State issued a license of incorporation to the American and Mexican Improvement Company of Chicago with capital of 3,500,000 dollars. The firm is authorized to develop mineral and other lands and contract for public and private improvements in Mexico. Incorporators include Charles W. Zarember Robert Linn and William Armstrong.
MILWAUKEE WIS April 1 Mrs Margaret Kinlein and her three children were burned to death in their home at 554 Fifteenth street early this morning. There is every indication the mother deliberately burned herself and the children. Her husband, a carpenter, died about ten months ago and she supported the family by taking in washing.
Rochester April 2 Prof Swift of Warner Observatory reports telegram from Lick Observatory announcing Prof Barnard has discovered a new comet Its position is right ascension 5 20m 50s declination 16 deg 7m It is faint and moving slowly southwest continuous observation expected work by astronomers with noted celestial coordinates.
Knoxville informants say the body of Mrs. Sallie McGill was discovered hanging to a porch rafter at Walden's Creek. The body bore multiple cuts. Her young son is missing along with $125 she reportedly possessed.
Curxfox Missouri news reports John Boyles his wife and six children attempting to ford Grand creek. In the middle of the stream the wagon overturned and four of his children drowned.
Harold Poe sixteen year old son of General O M Poe United States Army stationed in Detroit died of heart disease caused by playing baseball The tragedy highlights dangers of sports on youths and follows a military family story in Detroit Michigan with local interest this April.
Berit reports a cruiser Sperber and corvette Alexandrine will depart for Samoa to replace German warships wrecked at Apia, signaling a shift in naval deployment amid colonial rivalries.
A period style etiquette note advises that a gentleman precedes a lady on stairs and that bread should be taken from a plate with fingers. It prescribes courteous leave taking only with the host and hostess and proper card leaving when a lady is engaged. The piece notes a minister is a doctor of divinity and that Mr. is proper. It describes a formal call with the heavy coat left in the hall and the hat held in the hand, with a doctor as appropriate title.
London reports Samoa advices say a violent hurricane wrecked three American and four German men of war. Many drowned. From Auckland dispatches Samoa states the US ships Trenton Vandalia Nipsic and German Olga Adler Eber driven onto a reef. American crew losses include 4 officers and 46 men. German losses 9 officers and 87 men.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania thirteen year old John Harris fell from a larry into a coke oven mouth. He was enveloped in flames and burned severely all over. The incident occurred yesterday evening and, despite rescue within ten seconds, the boy died from his injuries. No blame was found.
In Washington on March 30 the Senate executive session mostly debated nominating Mr. Murat Halstead as Minister to Germany. Five speeches occurred with Hoar and Spooner supporting confirmation and Teller Evarts Payne opposing. Teller read Halstead's Lincoln and Grant letter. Payne spoke bitterly. Sherman sought to respond. motion to reconsider the rejection vote kept the question alive at adjournment until 12 o clock today.
A. Squires, famed as the old California miner, received 2201.78 dollars from Mint Superintendent Fox in Philadelphia after officials confirmed a 1855 gold dust deposit. Washington authorities verified the claim, after extensive identification and corroborating letters from California and Wheeling.
Lawrence Massachusetts report states Charles Lincoln, an escapee from Nebraska State prison for murder, was captured for trunk theft and handed to a Nebraska officer. He will be transported to complete his sentence while ironed with nine pistol wounds noted. Lincoln admits intent to do mischief locally.
A medium sized Gervavis whale, about thirteen feet long and weighing three to four thousand pounds, was stranded near Chelsea, New Jersey. The Government Life-saving Station crew captured it after a severe struggle and plans to send it to Washington in a few days.
London dispatch reports the discovery of illicit bomb production at Zurich as a clue to a vast Russian conspiracy to assassinate the Czar. The note cites numerous arrests in Moscow, Kiev, Odessa and other Southern Russian locations.
The Tradesman reports a strong start to 1889 for Southern industry with 691 new establishments in the first quarter, up from 625 in the same period last year. Northern capital flows into Tennessee Alabama Georgia and other states, while Kentucky and Virginia attract outside investments.
In Shelbyville Maryland on March 30 Mollia Carmin filed a suit for divorce against her sixth husband. She had been divorced from him last term of court and remarried shortly after.
Parkerspare West Virginia March 39 Charles B Smith Republican candidate for Congress in this district served notice of contest on James M Jackson who holds the Governor s certificate.
The British schooner A Anthony, Norris master, sailing from St John to Boston, was seized by customs at Boot Bay on March 3 for not reporting. A $1000 fine was imposed.
Daniel Burke, a 114 year old resident of Linois for thirty five years, died of pneumonia at the Little Sisters of the Poor institution in Cnicaco. The death certificate filed with the Registrar of Vital Statistics confirms the age.
In Washington on March 3 Edwin Wil lits assumed the role of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture after taking the oath at the Department of Agriculture.
WasinxGaTon March 30 President Harrison is said to have given semi official notice to Senators that they may adjourn on Tuesday next as far as executive business is concerned. It is believed no successor to the late Associate Justice Stanley Matthews will be nominated before adjournment.
The great Eiffel Tower was opened officially yesterday for the Paris Exhibition. Premier Tirard delivered the opening remarks as the landmark becomes a principal feature of the event.
A trial trip is postponed for a fortnight due to difficulty installing electrical appliances lights and signals on the finishing roweries in Charleston. The note mentions San Francisco as a related location in the report.
The United States Senate held multiple sessions in late March and early April, hearing nominations for diplomatic posts and executive positions. Nominations included envoys to Britain, Germany, Russia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and others, with debates on presidential tenure and committee inquiries. An executive session focused on Murat Halstead's ministerial nomination, which was rejected, while other nominees were advanced or sent to committees.
In Wichita Kansas on March 29 crowds celebrate President’s Oklahoma opening proclamation. Flags rise cannons fire bonfires blaze as boomers prepare to move into Oklahoma. Cattlemen rush to stock territory amid fears of violence from boomers. Soldiers have left Oklahoma City as 800+ people rejoice.
John Hicks of Oshkosh Northwestern and native of Oshkosh, aged 48, is nominated by the United States to be Minister of Peru. A former president of the Wisconsin Press Association, he has never held public office. His appointment follows urging from Senators Sawyer and Spooner.
Colonel Holliday, a veteran miner, reports discovering a large tin ore deposit in the Pecos mountains north of Langley. He brought back many specimens and tested them, noting the ledge crops out at the surface and the quantity appears enough to justify mining.
A Washington dispatch reports Captain Robert Platt of the U S Fish Commission steamer at Charlotte Harbor Florida hatched 3 500 000 sheepshead eggs. This marks the first recorded instance of artificial hatching of this important food fish and promises to enhance the Commission s work.
In Naperville Illinois two burglars were found at Hilgus and Co hardware store vaults by a policeman early yesterday. They tried to flee through a window but one suspect was fatally wounded by a pistol shot. The other was slightly wounded and escaped.
Chicago March 29 Hon Robert T Lincoln has telegrams of congratulations on his nomination to the Court of St James. He has not decided whether to accept and a friend believes he will decline due to his wife being a confirmed invalid.
Washington March 29 Cramp and Sons the Yorktown contractors claim they are entitled to about 40 000 as a premium of 100 dollars on each unit of excess independent horsepower called for in their contract. Current due amounts exclude reserved funds of about 16 000 dollars set aside from prior payments.
Washington March 29 The Indian Bureau announced contracts for livestock for Indian reservations totaling about 89009 dollars.
Early yesterday morning the livery stable of Thompson and Springer in Jacksonville Illinois was destroyed by fire. Fifty horses and mules, plus a large quantity of hay and grain, were killed or burned. The barn and contents were a total loss, estimated at about 40 000 dollars with 25 000 dollars covered by insurance.
Theodore Noax, a schooner hand, shot London Johnson after a quarrel over finding a cockroach in the soup. The weapon fired heavy duckshot and Johnson, a colored man, is reported fatally injured.
A playful collection of wits on piano playing with a garden hose, bookkeepers as adders and subtractors, a Montreal woman who says she has eaten nothing since 1880, and a doctor noting progress in preventing burial alive, all delivering quick quips and laughs.
George H. Daniels, longtime Central Traffic Association and Chicago Eastbound Passenger Committee lead, is appointed general passenger agent of the New York Central system. Reports praise his railway knowledge, newspaper background, and proven industry, forecasting strong leadership for America's great railway.
A city missionary questions the poor to highlight growing inequality in the United States. The piece argues wealth gaps rise with dense urban growth, but merit can prosper through bold advertising. It credits H. H. Warner and Warner's Safe Cure, noting ten years of ads built belief in a genuine kidney remedy and eventual commercial success.
The Safety Valve reports 1888 boiler explosions totaling 263 with property losses about 4.109 million dollars and business stoppage losses near 1.05 million. About 10,000 workers were temporarily out of work and 326 lives lost. Specific sectors include sawmills 69, locomotives 21, steamships 19, portable boilers 27, mills 13, distilleries 21, flour mills 13, textile 16, and miscellaneous 21.
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