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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1885
Page
1
A fragmentary advertorial voice touts bitters and hop remedies claimed to cure indigestion and stomach distress. The speaker asserts dramatic personal relief after using these products and recommends the Hop brands as the best medicine.
An advertisement touts sas Yellow Dock and arilla as a universal tonic for blood, kidneys, digestion, malaria, rheumatism, and general health. It claims a positive cure, strengthens the body, and urges readers to take the remedy now without substitutes, promising full relief and wealth of health.
An OCR fragment describes sheet music items and songs by Abee and Dow with prices. It mentions Making Melodies and Cantatas, retail details, and a listing for Diston Co and partners at 867 Broadway. The note references choral and vocal pieces and school songs for sale through a music publisher.
A long montage of curiosities from 19th century life. The items touch on public figures like Miss Cleveland and ex President Arthur, educational facts about Harvard and Virginia, oddities such as a dog that rings bells, cats from Russia, Fenian drills in Buffalo, and cattle losses in Arkansas with many brief vignettes spanning politics, science, travel, and daily life.
A conference in St Louis between Missouri Pacific Railway officials and governors of Missouri and Kansas led to a proposed settlement over the railway strike. The plan calls for restoring wages to September 1884 levels with extra time pay and reemployment of striking workers, taking effect March 16, under the supervision of state officials and railroad heads.
Lenpox March 15 English faith in diplomacy masks rising readiness to meet force with force. Russia and Germany move to smooth their rift while general officers bolster positions in Herat and Soudan. Osman Digna vows more clashes as Kassala falls, Paris questions Tonquin losses, and De Lesseps warns that England must withdraw from Egypt or face war with France.
In Lowe Massachusetts Daniel Ford was arrested after a 2 year old boy at his Gorham Street home Saturday evening died from severe injuries. An undertaker supplied a coffin and reported multiple bruises and abdominal damage upon autopsy. Ford, married seven months, has two other children by a former wife.
In New Haven on March 15 the Malbone grave monument nears completion. The deceased, Rufus C Malbone who died October 1, 1884, arranged his own funeral details including an obituary for his horse Dolly who died October 25, 1884. Malbone lived as a hermit near the Pomfret line and remained unmarried.
A mysterious box described as a potential explosive was found at West Philadelphia Post Office for Miss Alice Fisher, head nurse of the Almshouse. Clerk Wilson and Superintendent Barber alerted officials, with the box later moved to a cellar. a later suspected Irish woman attempted delivery that evening, while a threat to Miss Fisher’s life was noted two weeks earlier. The case remains under investigation for links to a hospital discharge.
St Petersburg reports bellicose Russian press tone and claims of intent to seize Herat. News notes Dondenkoff Korsakoff returns to Tiflish, Dufferin meeting framed as military on frontiers, and Afghan Balkh fortifications. Paris interview with Malchrenheim predicts William’s influence to avert war and Russia’s firm stance. Dr Giers seeks peace while war party fades after Skobeloff’s death.
Wasusington March 12 Mr Anthony Janus son of Prof Janus of Columbian University died suddenly last Tuesday at his father's residence from heart trouble superinduced by excessive cigarette smoking. He was about twenty five and a clerk in the Patent Office. Since Christmas he had been failing and two eminent physicians were called in. Examination showed his habit of inhaling cigarette smoke for years though warned against it. The primary cause of death was aortic regurgitation increased by inhaling cigarette smoke.
Washington reports General Hatch in Caldwell Kansas says no trespassers remain in Indian Territory. About twelve hundred settlers near the border threaten to cross but have not yet acted. Troops in the Territory will drive out invaders. Cabinet considers invasion fears and drafts a proclamation like the Arthur era to forbid trespass on Indian lands.
President Barrios of Guatemala declares Central America should form one republic and assume command of regional forces. Honduras accepts while San Salvador Nicaragua and Costa Rica reject. Guatemalan troops move to attack San Salvador.
San JosE city reports General Don Prospero Fernandez, Costa Rica’s president, died suddenly this morning in the capital. The shock announcement came as officials arrange a formal notice and mourners gather at the presidential residence.
Washington reports a Post-office bill clause outlining postage changes for letters and newspapers. It doubles letter weight at the two cent rate, cuts drop letter rates where no free debt point exists, and reduces first class rates to two cents per half ounce with delivery provisions. Publications second class gain one cent per pound postage from July 1, 1885, prepaid. Any article in newspapers may be marked for observation without postage increase.
In Cleveland, Dr T H Bingham of Linndale admits forging nickels to feed his wife and child as they faced hunger. He testifies he is a Massachusetts graduate and explains the hardship that led to the crime. Bail set at $100. he is jailed awaiting further action. The court and audience show strong sympathy for the family.
New York reports Rev Elias Bray, once inmate of Flatbush Lunatic Asylum, arrested for wandering city streets and professing hostility to the current government head. An ex clergyman and bricklayer, Bray claimed a divine mission to topple high officials. He sought an audience with President Cleveland, was barred by Secretary Bayard, and is to be sent to England as an alien. He previously escaped from Flatbush in 1831 during a fire.
Reporting from Svuaxim on March 12, rebels shelled the works for 24 hours while Sikh regiments and East Surreys returned fire. Six British guards were killed and seven wounded as outposts fought a hand to hand battle, with rebels repelled after gun-boat support arrived. Abdul, Osman Digma’s standard bearer, was dead. many rebels killed or wounded.
March 12 report from Coumsus Ohio describes a heavy thunderstorm with lightning striking three barns near Lancaster and burning them completely. Ottawa Ontario also saw a cold wave with Mat tewan at 23 degrees below zero and Pembroke at 18 below. Weather moderate today in Rockcliffe and surrounding areas.
Hanrt Tvorp Conn March 13 The House today passed a bill granting women the right to vote at school district meetings.
In Philadelphia on March 16, police arrested George Rush a Penn Street butcher suspected of killing dogs and selling the meat as veal. A dressed dog carcass was found in his cellar along with sausages and other meat. He awaits trial for cruelty to animals as neighbors report repeated slaughtering of canines and dog thefts.
In New York on March 16 a union service at Dr John Hall's Fifth Avenue church gathered about three hundred Chinese worshippers. Chu Seung read in English from Isaiah and Saum Long Bo offered a long prayer urging lawful respect for the U S. A large white banner with Chinese hymn characters was raised and sung by the assembly. Nam Au Yang, twelve, son of the Chinese Consul, read a scripture passage.
In January near Fairfield Nebraska a man named Roberts was killed. A boy named Taylor was arrested and, with his mother and her brother Tom Jones suspected, a mob of fifty citizens later seized them and hanged Taylor and his brother at a bridge over the Little Blue River. The coroner cut down the bodies this morning.
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed near Carpenter's Station Greensburg Pa. three tramps and a brakeman died in the wreck along with four other tramps injured or killed as cars demolished. Victims include James Dellio of New York Amos Gibson of Montrose Scotland and George S Merrill of Philadelphia who died or were fatally injured.
In St. Louis on March 16 Vice President Hoxie reported telegrams from Missouri Pacific superintendents confirming an end to the strike. All employes have resumed under Sunday circular terms and trains are operating. Dispatches from Wabash lines indicate strikers returned to work and business is fully resumed.
At 4 a.m. Panama city faced an assault by 250 insurgents led by General Aizpura. The government defense holds as firing continues throughout the early hours.
Leoni, known as the "King of the Air," toppled from a cable stretched across a street during a performance in Stockton on March 15. He shattered his neck and died about an hour later at a local hospital.
London march 16 three thousand operatives in the alpaca and worsted mills at Salton Yorkshire struck today against a ten per cent reduction in wages.
The will of Willard Dodge probated today leaves forty thousand dollars to the Michigan Female Seminary in Kalamazoo Michigan. The remainder of the estate is to be divided among several named heirs. The bequest highlights the institution as a key recipient in the local legacy.
Dover March 16 Attorney General George A Gray has been nominated to succeed U S Senator Bayard.
United States Senate records from March notes Sherman declining Finance Committee service. Ingalls proposes a resolution to request President Carter Piitree for Oklahoma occupation details, objected by Cockrell and postponed until tomorrow. Later, March 16, a resolution to continue capital and labor dispute investigations is postponed. Senate adjourns without action.
A 479 foot cantilever bridge over the St Johns River connects the colonial and American railway systems, cutting New York to Halifax rail distance to 640 miles and promising a fish trade revolution in the Gulf of St Lawrence as catches move in refrigerator cars. ferriage prior to this bridge stood at five dollars per car.
Col umbus reports March 10 to March 18 detail Senate and House actions. Topics include repeal of burglary tools penalties, cemetery lot taxing, newspaper circulation certificates, exemptions for women, and aims to curb immoral literature. Adjournment set for April 13 with various local bills and a jury law amendment noted.
A parade of brief notices from Ohio and adjacent states reports crimes and accidents. Bigamy conviction of Joux O’Brien in Cincinnati. Arthur McCullough burned saving a life near New Philadelphia. Sherman Zimmerman fatally injured at a sawmill near Akron. Sergeant Jm Dunn acquitted of manslaughter in Cincinnati. a woodsman crushed by a falling tree near Bucyrus. a woman named Incoe killed by a passenger train east of Cincinnati. civil suit filed in Erie County over false imprisonment for $20,000. further incidents include burns at Tinker’s Creek, a Dinmont-like steel accident at Portage street works, and a hospital fire in Steubenville with major property loss and a fatal fireman. Several suicides and deaths accompany these notices, plus assorted anecdotes and jokes.
A collage of brief notes and opinions from New York Herald and other papers. Highlights include Mark Twain smoking twenty cigars a day, claimants to fame and age, rail stations named for Colfax, aging Charleston residents, a London manageress idea, Henry George quotes, and colorful social vignettes from American cities with fashion and manners remarks.
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