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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1886
Page
1
Fragments show Smith Mfg Co Palatine listing with blooded cattle and sheep names. Price cues include $5 and 3 for 50 cents. References to Breeds and catalog details appear with unclear quantities and product names.
Foreign Lands item reports Mount Etna in eruption with ashes and stones rising from the crater and faint earthquake tremors near the mountain. It notes dense mist obstructing observations from Loxpox on March 5.
New York and Brooklyn street car drivers end their strike after railroad directors concede two dollars per day for a twelve hour shift. Arbitration with Railroad Commissioner O'Donnell settles remaining issues and sets a standard for the Dry Dock and Battery Railway Co. All allied roads suspend action in sympathy.
Cuica o March 5. Rumors claim East managers discharge workers to weaken the Knights of Labor and that McCormick Reaper Works starts this effort. C H McCormick denies the plan, saying they will hire regardless of union membership and are not fighting any union.
A Providence special reports Rhode Island textile manufacturers unite in defense against Knights of Labor. At a formal meeting yesterday every Rhode Island textile producer pledged five percent of payrolls to support their defense fund, with total pledges reaching about $
Winnemucca Nevada March 5 Clarence Gray alias Isham Collins hanged for the Paradise store murder of RKH Scott committed Christmas Eve 1884. He feigned insanity for a month then, upon learning there was no hope, resumed his natural state and walked to the scaffold with a steady step. He delivered a speech denying guilt.
Washington March 5 The Postmaster General transmitted to the House a reply to a resolution asking whether any part of 81300 was used to raise railway postal clerks pay and if not the reason. He states salaries have been unchanged for nine years and no reason is known why compensation is not adequate as before.
The executors of the late Don Ferdinand Duke of Saxony and Titular King of Portugal report a discovery in his library of 6060 volumes. The collection is believed to include a copy of every important piece of forbidden European literature printed in the last twenty five years.
At about 3 AM a mob of 60 to 80 white men, many masked, forced 1125 Chinese wood-choppers away from their camp near Mount Tabor three miles east of Portland and transported them to the river ferry. The attack mirrors a similar incident last Sunday night in Albina.
New York reports 207 U.S. failures and 3 in Canada over the last seven days, totaling 246. This compares with 248 the prior week and 236 the week before.
In Chickering Hall New York on March 5 the final auction of Mary J Morgan’s pictures drew a big crowd of mainly millionaires and speculators. Eighty works sold for 457925, making three evenings total 885300 about a quarter million short of Mrs Morgan’s costs.
Thos. Christie and Horatio King two young clerks at the First National Bank in Braprorp Pa have been arrested for embezzling ten thousand dollars lost in speculative ventures.
Shocking abuses at the Mt Joy Soldiers Orphans School in Pennsylvania are detailed by Harrisburg investigators. Testimony describes poverty conditions, threadbare clothing worn for months, shared beds and towels, and squalid bathing quarters. The inquiry, led by Governor Kemp, includes cost observations and concerns over religious instruction, with the probe to continue Monday.
A large Salt Lake theater gathering of Mormon women endorsed a protest defending women’s right to choose marriage, asserted suffrage as a vested right, and condemned government interference in Utah courts. They praised outspoken wives in anti unlawful cohabitation cases and urged national support, with a committee appointed to petition the President.
Uniondale coal mine near Connellsville Pa suffers a fatal gas explosion about 12:30 PM. Of twenty three men inside, two dead and twelve gravely injured, several others burned or trapped as fire and smoke block exits. Owners cite fire-damp from Morrell mine as cause.
Mrs Miller mother of Joaquin Miller who married a 20 year old and was deserted won a divorce and wed again in Eugene Lane County. Arthur L Mackaye was granted a divorce from Maude Miller Mackaye McCormick in New York, a case of notable Chicago and New York interest.
Washington reports Commissioner Colman of agriculture issued a harsh assessment of the Government tea farm at Summerville South Carolina. Superintendent Wardell writes that severe winter and prolonged cold stripped foliage and may have killed some varieties to the root, prompting a recommendation to abandon the experimental tea project.
Rev J R W Sloane D D professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary Allegheny City was found dead in bed this morning. Former president of Geneva College Northwood Ohio and longtime pastor at Twenty third Street New York Reformed Presbyterian Church. Death likely from heart disease.
In Loviusvs LyLy Kentucky a mob of several hundred Pulaski County residents gathered at the Greenwood coal mines and demanded the convicts and property be removed within two hours. After a parley they granted two days for consideration. Governor Knott ordered militia to the scene to quell the disturbance.
News reports a band of thirty Apaches attacked travelers fifteen miles southwest of Nocosari Sonora Mexico killing a Mexican named Zess. They moved to William Brown's mine where McKerton was killed last September and killed Brown and James Moser. The raiders then stole eighty horses from settlers near San Pedro and headed toward the Sierra Madre.
Sheriff Welter arrested eight men in North Manchester who attacked Reuben Swank’s home on Thursday night. They dragged Swank out and whipped him nearly to death. All were bond for appearance in the Circuit Court. about fifteen more arrests are expected.
A powerful quake hit Cosenza, in southern Italy, collapsing houses. One person died and several were injured as the tremor rattled Rome and surrounding areas on March 7.
A Kansas hunting party near Lawrence entered a cave believed to house about 400 prairie wolves. After an all-day assault using dogs and guns, roughly 100 wolves lay dead and the cave was emptied, with four dogs killed. A grand hunt is planned to finish the work, with the animals thought to have wintered there.
A lengthy March period in Washington sees Senate actions including pensions, education, and army efficiency measures, with discussion of Chinese policy, private secretaries, and the national bank plan. House debates cover education funding, pension bills, and public building costs, with adjournments and funeral notices shaping the session tempo.
Four of five military companies guard state property and convicts at Greenwood mines in Pulaski County as free miners vow not to molest them. Lexington company and Gatling gun remain, likely to be ordered home soon. Free miners promise order and allow two weeks for the Legislature to remove the convicts.
Reports from Texas stock sections show high activity as preparations for the spring drive are completed. Several herds will start within ten days, with estimates of 1836 drive reaching 300,000 head and possibly more if prices hold. Prices vary with region from 7 to 14 dollars per head depending on age and quality.
Trica, N Y March 8 Mary Bleeker widow of Ex Governor Horatio Seymour died at 8 30 this morning at the home of Mrs Roscoe Conkling Mrs Seymour had been moved from his country home to Mrs Conkling s residence due to illness and while nursing her was seized by his fatal illness at the Conkling home
At a Knights of Labor meeting in Decatur Irv March, a new national political party was established to be named the United Labor Party of America.
Property owners at Coney Island discuss removing distractions that offend respectable visitors. They target small enterprises like booths sausage shops photo graph stands beer shops and whirligigs. A cited nuisance is wheezy horns echoing from cupolas of ten cent museums that drive quiet guests from their hotels.
The Spanish elections are set for April 4 and the Cortez will meet on May 11. The Russian Government proposes a Berlin conference to determine Bulgaria’s unity terms. Mail between Kiel and Korsov halted by ice. Marie van Zandt lies seriously ill in St. Petersburg under the czar’s physician care. Duke of Seville pardoned by Queen Christina during Princess Eulalia’s wedding. Corporal Rouse Berg agrees to shift Turkish officers into the Egyptian army, displacing British troops.
The Tribune describes Maud S. as modest and beloved, noting her calm nature. She greets admirers with affectionate nudges and a kittenlike playfulness, contrasting with typical fast horses. The piece emphasizes her appeal to many men and her friendly demeanor.
An Augusta resident identified as a woman orders a set of false teeth for her old pony, highlighting an odd household request recorded in local notices.
President Cleveland issues a special message to the Senate arguing that papers touching suspensions from office are unofficial and thus not to be transmitted. He contends executive discretion rests with the President, the Senate cannot review suspensions during recess, and warns against broader Senate access to executive files.
The article describes Krupp’s oversized breech loading guns, including a 71-ton weapon with a 15.75 inch bore and 28 foot long tube. It notes advanced crucible steel, lighter yet more powerful design, with King praising its supremacy over Armstrong. Containing technical details of bore, powder charge, shell weight, and breech mechanics.
The Rocky brook, long seen as a nuisance, suddenly flooded two square miles of residences near Boston's territorial center. Residents feared tidal waves from higher seas, but the local stream proved a dangerous power unseen before. The flood surprised the city and caused extensive property damage.
The Norristown Herald notes a newly repeated farmers rhyme predicting a dry summer if June July and August have no rain. It cites the growing trend of modern newspapers printing such rhymes as often as the old ones from a century ago.
A renowned figure claims Bryant composed every line of Thanatopsis before age sixteen, stating the poem was finished in youth. The assertion, cited by the New York Tribune, rests on a dinner remark and Bryant's supposed reply.
In Lawrenceville Georgia Little Billie Hutchins rushed to grab a powder can dropped into a basket of chips and hurled at a fire. The blast burned him badly but the three sisters escaped unharmed as the boy explained he acted to save them.
The article describes the bridal banquet and a traditional moment where the bride tosses her flowers to jesting maidens awaiting catching luck. It suggests the catcher will be the next to wed, a pretty but undetermined custom with uncertain origins.
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