21 Oct 1886
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions vegetables and symptoms with unclear context. No identifiable people places or organizations are readable. The text is incomplete and cannot determine a coherent news item or event.
Fragmentary text mentions a manufacturer and a person named Lee with unclear context. Unable to determine event, role, or outcome due to missing surrounding sentences.
A scattered scan of trivia and facts covers topics from science to society. It mentions Mark Twain’s wealth, Nevada peaks, Boston turkeys, and Harvard women students. Also notes telegraph rates, Beau regards, and a cedar rapids cat nursing a mouse.
The Knights of Labor ended the Chicago packing-house strike at Carcaco on Oct 18 after a mass meeting of 12 000 to 14 000. Barry the Knight of Labor delegate announced workers would return to 10 hour shifts, Armour pledged to retain old men and pay beef workers 50 cents more, with a winter wage schedule effective immediately.
A 29 1/2 foot python that escaped in City Hall Park New York earlier, broke from its box in a Boston museum transfer. It crawled under a stage, entered a furnace cold air box, burst its sides and bricks flew. Four men captured it after a 90 minute struggle. The snake bit one man on the wrist and squeezed another against a wall.
Braymont Texas report details a growing danger around Sabine as thirsty cattle roam wild in flooded pools filled by seawater. A steer charged three men near the bayou edge, likely to injure them before the rescuers escaped by boat.
The low lying districts of Ulster are submerged as a gale persists along the Irish coast forcing vessels to seek shelter. The Malcair river drainage works burst flooding the adjacent area, destroying crops. In France the hurricane caused major damage on the northwest coast with many ships delaying departures.
Curiaco Oct 18 The first of seven games for the world title and $10,000 saw the Chicagos champions of the League Association defeat the Browns of St Louis champions of the American Association 6 to 0. Attendance estimated between three and five thousand at start.
In Paris on October 18 a panther escaped from a Chambery menagerie and roamed the streets of Savoy’s capital. The beast bit several lions and killed a policeman before it was captured, amid a grey panic across the area.
Commissioner Starrs refused to allow forty three Gypsies arriving on the Netherlands steamship W A Schater from Rotterdam to land. They were ordered back to the steamer and the ship must keep them aboard until it returns to Rotterdam.
Cambridge Missouri October 18 Governor Henry Lloyd married Mary E Staplefort in Cambridge. They plan a short wedding tour before moving to Annapolis to reside in the Executive Mansion.
A watchmaker links the city’s telegrah and electric-light wires to watch variations and stoppages, while manufacturers pursue safeguards. Graphic feature notes a Saratoga fashion note about a lady paying three hundred dollars in doctors’ bills for a sick pet dog last summer.
Washington reports a new Department of Agriculture division will issue bulletins on how common birds affect farming. The English sparrow, now widespread and damaging to fruit crops, may be shot or nests destroyed though no permanent fix exists. The bobolink, though helpful by eating weed seeds, can devastate rice fields during milky stage, causing losses estimated between three and four million dollars annually.
A four million dollar blaze swept Salisbury Maryland on October 17 starting in a wooden stable. Southeast winds fed flames through the business district as residents watched helplessly. With aid from Crisfield and Wilmington Delaware, the fire raged past midnight destroying stores and homes. no deaths reported at that hour, but extensive property loss is feared.
Curiaco October report shows a long costly standoff as Armour and rival packers refuse terms. About 17000 workers plus many meat and sheep butchers abstain from work under Knights of Labor guidance. Pinkerton guards bolstered. leaders warn of continued conflict across the industry.
The Grant family objects to Holmes Co undertakers bill for embalming General's body. Dana replies the Sun should not be reimbursed, deeming the bill improper, and the check was returned.
Details filter in of great life and property losses from Sabine Pass Johnson’s Bayou and Cameron Parish coast. Pomeroy brothers rescued after thirty six hours in a capsized yawl, while a mother sister and others perished. Destruction stretches to Pointe la Hache Calcasieu Pass and Fort Eads with crops ruined and cattle drowned. Widespread storm outage hits Buffalo New York and wires, with damage across Michigan Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Ohio.
Wasuixeaton Oct 14 The death of Senator Pike raises the Forty-ninth Congress death toll to eight with earlier losses including Duncan Ellwood Rankin Hahn Cole Bach Miller and Pike. The article notes this rate surpasses the usual mortality level for Congress.
Ottawa Oct 17 authorities urge Britain to arrange extradition treaty with United States to cover crimes and criminals beyond the reach of current agreement. Enormous influx of US forgetters defaulters and swindlers has prompted action.
October incident in Modst Srexurne Inn details widow Greenwell aged seventy leaving home to visit Mr Williams. She did not return Tuesday. On Wednesday morning her bloodied remains were found torn by hogs. Scraps of clothing identified her. Authorities suspect she fainted and was attacked before recovering consciousness.
Beaumont Texas October 17 it is estimated by observers at Johnsons Bayou Sabine Pass and Taylors Bayou that the death toll may reach about two hundred fifty. Eighty five bodies have been recovered at Johnsons Bayou fifty four at Sabine Pass with many still missing at Sabine Pass. Thousands of acres remain submerged hindering search efforts as over sixty people at Johnsons Bayou await accounting and many bodies may have been carried to sea by the tide.
A violent gale hit Erie causing power lines to fail and isolating the city until morning. Bay water reached five feet, wrecking fishermen homes and many pores. Two men Samuel Oxer and Clayton Royer died when their carriages were struck by a train during the first gale. The storm is described as the worst in twenty years.
The Washington Navy yard will be transformed into a naval ordnance factory with old buildings removed or rebuilt. The Secretary of the Navy aims to deploy the plant quickly and employ about 300 workers within sixty days, growing to over 3,000 eventually. Appropriations have been made to establish the plant.
Reports from Babine Pass describe a terrible flood destroying Bravmmont Texas. Over one hundred missing, about ninety drowned. Loss estimated at half a million. town wiped out.
A slight but distinct earthquake shock occurred shortly after 4 am in Charleston and was felt in Summerville. Windows rattled but no damage or injuries were reported. The tremor disrupted early activity but caused no further effects.
Rienmwoxp Virginia October 15 Minneapolis has been selected as the site for the next annual convention of the General Assembly of the Knights of Labor after a long contest.
New Orleans reports Mississippi outbreak with 275 yellow fever cases in Biloxi over the last fourteen days. State Board of Health imposes quarantine to contain the spread.
At dawn a four story brick warehouse of the Keystone Brewing Company on South Thirty-fifth street fell in a loud crash, wrecking the building and destroying a large quantity of beer in kegs. The loss stands at forty thousand dollars. No one was injured as foundations gave way.
New Orleans October 17 Mike McCool a noted figure in boxing circles died at Charity Hospital here from kidney disease and related complications. He was 49 years old.
Wasneton reports that General Wilcox, recently promoted, has been ordered to take command of the Departments of the Missouri.
Judge McCann, a leading Sully County figure, vanished suddenly and is rumored to have fled to Canada after handling substantial funds entrusted to him. McCormick Reane and others stake interest. McCann's seat was declared vacant yesterday and a new appointment set.
Newark New Jersey October 14 Ten years ago Charles Smith treasurer of Kearney Township near this city faced robbery charges over 25000 dollars in bonds. He claimed refunds but canceled securities vanished from his office. Proceedings stopped. A buried strong box near his home contained 30000 dollars of Kearney Township bonds, confirming his innocence.
In Spring Grove Cemetery Crxcrnatt Oct 14 the remains of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase arrived from Washington by special train escorted by his family the Supreme Court justices and a House committee Memorial services were held in Music Hall where Governor Foraker received them Addresses were delivered by ex Governor Hoadly and Justice Stanley Matthews Rev Dr John Hall offered the prayer and the body was taken to Spring Grove Cemetery for interment
The 125 foot water works tower, recently completed, blew over in a windstorm at Kankakee Illinois. It crushed H H Johnson’s barn and damaged part of Joshua Aldrich’s residence though Aldrich and his wife were unharmed. The tower cost 31500 and no lives were lost amid wind damage to trees and roofs.
Duquesne Dairy Company of Pittsburgh and Chicago's C H Robinson & Co have consolidated to begin butterine manufacture in Pittsburgh next month. The plant will leverage natural gas advantages, become one of the world's largest, and produce about seventy five thousand firkins daily, with annual internal revenue taxes around 450000.
Two men entered Wilmarth's Bank around 10 am and forced manager Wilmarth into the vault with revolvers. They took 4000 dollars from a small safe and fled to the woods, with police and a citizen posse in pursuit.
Philadelphia October 14 work will resume tomorrow at all Frankford cotton and woolen mills long idle for nine days. About 1100 hands were employed at the mills prior to the stoppage and are expected to return to work as production restarts.
Private advices from San Francisco report cholera raging in Corea with no clear extent. The capital, housing about two hundred thousand, faces a death rate near one thousand daily, leaving observers aghast at the disaster.
Paris reports Louise Michel writes to Social papers declaring she will refuse any pardon and demand full amnesty, insisting on serving prison time rather than compromise.
In Belviprere New Jersey on October 15 the Titus case jury found Tillie Smith’s killer guilty of murder in the first degree. Foreman Lake wept after announcing the verdict as the panel’s initial tally stood 9 to 3 on the question of guilt.
Ottawa reports the Canadian Council upheld a $400 fine against the American vessel Marion Grimes and censured Captain Quigley for hauling down the flag during the incident.
In New York on October 14 Perry Belmont was renominated for Congress in the First District, confirming party support for his candidacy.
Experiments with the telephone from Washinton? This item notes a satisfactory talk with people at both ends of a three hop dreinite wire, connecting Was h i x ton to New York.
Rocassier New York October 1 Donovin studies Genesee Falls where Sam Patch leaped from a platform years ago as his companions watch and plan a similar jump attempting the feat.
Vermont seeks 66800 dollars from the General Government. Third Auditor Williams reports a charged balance of 543750 dollars in favor of the United States within the Ordnance Department. Pending Secretary Manning action, Vermont’s claim will be suspended.
Reaprya Pennsylvania October 14 Henry Toma hanged himself today in a distress linked to the recent drowning of his son. Local authorities reported the tragedy as a suicide amid family grief.
The Ohio State Board of Health issued a pamphlet outlining prevention rules for scarlet fever. Key points urge avoiding contagion, disinfecting books toys and clothing after exposure, excluding recovering patients from public spaces, limiting child contact with infected homes, bathing and changing clothing after exposure, avoiding close contact with sore throats, avoiding crowded unventilated assemblies, and keeping homes clean including cellars and sewers.
A collage of wry lines and brief vignettes from newspapers and periodicals. Jokes on earthquakes, double sculls, patent anchors, and buoyant gate posts mingle with literary quips. Snatches include poems by Lucy Larcom, a punchy exchange at a concert, and humorous classroom exchanges.
A string of small items notes marriages in Jamestown and Denton, a California boy blinded by sand, a New York banker famed for looks via his son, and two Barton County Dodd families with eight boys and nine girls. It also recalls a Long Branch pigeon correspondence, Boston’s second golden wedding among Israelites, and observations on fashion and aging in Baltimore and Dublin.
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