23 Oct 1884
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1884
Page
1
A fragment mentions ferries, teyo frogs guiding a railway and point switches on the set. It also notes Fiso's Cure for Consumption as pleasant to take though it is claimed to be sure.
The item surveys a wide array of notes from 19th century life: London deaths and marriages, Wisconsin farmers, idle actors, vast numbers of teachers and pupils, Brooklyn bridges, mica sources, fashion notes, songs, and regional curiosities. It includes tributes to Gladstone, Queen Victoria’s relatives, and various international facts from Canada, the Jersey coast, and New York City.
A boiler explosion at a Tyler County sawmill near Ten-mile Creek killed two workers and scalded five, injuries from the blast include crushed limbs and head burns. The catastrophe followed neglect to maintain boiler water, with twelve men at work when pressure and steam caused the blast. Several survivors were badly burned or crippled, and four uninjured men suffered scalds. The accident left a long list of casualties among workers at Isaac Wehrman’s mill.
GREENCASTLE October 18 The night express bound south on the Louisville New Albany and Chicago Road ran off the track at Putnamville five miles south of Greens t often at 2 30 this morning The entire train was wrecked and destroyed by fire An act of tampering with the switch caused the accident No lives were lost The train included express baggage car two passengers coaches and a Pullman sleeper Conductor Frank and Engineer Church were in charge American Express Messenger Cutler and Baggageman Clark were also aboard Four tramps rode the baggage car next to the tender and escaped injury Bayliss W Hanna Democratic Senatorial Elector was among the passengers Two prior attempts to wreck trains on this road had been reported and the perpetrator would face severe punishment if caught
William Shields of Keystone Indiana and his family were in a carriage when a broken harness caused their horse team to run away on the Hagerstown turnpike. Shields died instantly, his wife badly injured, the daughter with five broken ribs, a broken arm for Ollie Hunt, and the granddaughter uninjured. The two women were improving after initial fears.
In Erig Pennsylvania on October 19 a house fire trapped Volneyee's insane brother in a padded upstairs room. Bull rushed to free him but smoke and flames drove him back badly burned. The brother, found dead in the basement, was said to be worth $40,000 held in trust.
At Cithiingiam farm five miles south west of Carrollton, Job Henry Scholle, a resident, was attacked by fits while returning from the field. He fell face down into a small pond beside the railroad track and drowned. His family, alarmed by his absence at dinner, found him submerged.
Gainesville Ga October 18 A woman, Lelia Burgess, was sentenced to life in the penitentiary for the murder of her father in Franklin County. Two months earlier she and her sister were en route to church when her father rushed her and she returned home to adjust her bangs. He allegedly attempted to chastise her and she struck him with an ax, splitting his skull.
Independence Missouri October 1 Mrs John Oliver wife of a wealthy farmer near Union Point schoolhouse ten miles south of the city entered a clothes closet last night smoking a pipe A spark from the pipe exploded two pounds of blasting powder in the closet throwing her to the top and inflicting injuries likely fatal
In Coumsvs Ohio on October 18 the Prohibition vote reached 9 510 and Greenback Butler 3 700. The statewide total ballot was 780 373, up from 716 168 in October 1880.
Official returns from Ashtabula and Wood Counties give Robinson a 11 421 plurality while statewide totals show Republicans with a 26 053 edge and Democrats up 2 102. The congressional delegation ends 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans as 66 counties split the gains.
Paris reports General DeLisle states large Chinese forces attacked the Haiphong region on the 13th, but French troops repelled the assault with heavy losses on the invaders. No French were killed and wounded are recovering well. DeLisle asks for twenty thousand reinforcements to sustain offensives and repel the Tonquin invasion. The Figaro outlines a two column campaign with ten thousand men each to strike from Kwang-Si and Yun-Nan to Lao-Kao and Back-An-Son, urging deputies to approve funding to support rapid deployment. The article praises the valor of the French forces and calls for government action.
An incident in Albany recounts an assailant striking Governor with a right hand during an disturbance at the Executive Chamber. The attacker Boone attempted a second hit with cobbles but was restrained by Dr. George H. Houghton. Boone was arrested. he had prior sentences for shooting into a crowd. The governor spoke with officials in Elmira about clemency while reviewing the case.
Washington reports Professor Bell promotes the German speech system to teach deaf mutes to talk and argues sign language sustains isolation and intermarriage. He cites a New York conference sighting a deaf student reading words from shadows. In Martha's Vineyard he finds high deafness linked to consanguinity.
A large fire in Carthage destroyed about two hundred dwellings and extensive manufacturing facilities across a quarter mile riverfront. Flames crossed the river and overtook industries, leaving town with insufficient shelter for residents as losses approach one million dollars.
An explosion at the Chemung Canal Bank in Elmira on a Monday morning followed gas ignition in the vault since Saturday night. Cashier John Arnot tried to enter with a lit candle and was blown across the room, suffering facial and hand burns. Windows and doors were shattered. the vault lock torn off. A large crowd gathered. Arnot’s injuries are painful but not serious.
Charles Riley, thirteen, was found dead yesterday in the coal shed behind 514 West Indiana Street, hanging from a beam by a rope during a circus act with other boys. His companions fled in fear when he became entangled and could not free himself.
In Quebec on October 20 a family named Parent caused a lamp fire during drunken disturbance. Police found Mrs Parent with clothing ablaze in the backyard and she died soon after at the hospital.
LocustDale Pa October 18. Jacob Barber single and Thomas Jones married both of Locustdale were fatally injured when a fall of coal struck them at the Merriam colliery.
The Government will allocate one million pounds to strengthen fortifications at Aden Singapore and Hong Kong. War Office orders have been dispatched to accelerate the construction and safety measures in these strategic points in the empire.
At a Zion A. M. E. Church festival in Washington Pennsylvania last night a disturbance led to two men being shot one of whom is believed fatally wounded. Police are investigating the incident and have not released the identities of the victims.
A farmer at St Jacobin left four children in the house while he went to the field. The eldest, eleven, placed a flask of powder on the stove causing a blast that blew the stove apart and set the house on fire. Three children were rescued dying. the fourth may recover.
New Haven October 20 Flooding occurs after a dam breaks flooding Ansonia streets with four feet of water on the main street. All movable articles swept into the Naugatuck River. No lives lost. Mills to shut down.
Willie Webster aged fifteen claims he was part of six boys who started the large lumber-yard fire in Cleveland Ohio on September 6, admitting his participation while in St Louis on October 18.
Meprpian Mississippi October 19 reports a blaze destroying forty one horses estimated loss sixty thousand dollars. Fire officials say the stable was fully involved when discovered and several men suffered smoke exposure while fighting the flames. The cause is under investigation by local authorities.
White missionaries among the Fijians foster cricket with fervent competition. Clubs openly challenge one another, games are fiercely contested, and each match begins and ends with prayer. Their spirit of rivalry is deeply religious, always closing with Amen.
Ben Perley Poore resides at Faun Hill Massachusetts where he maintains a house with sixty rooms, reflecting a spacious historic residence. The detail emphasizes Poore’s notable property size and prominent status in the region.
The Building Committee of the Art Museum Association in Cincinnati formally accepted gifts of $25,000 from Reuben R. Springer and David Gibson for moving the old Postoffice building to Elon Park and will confer with the Chamber of Commerce on the project.
Billie and Jack Tyler return from a prospecting trip in a mountain region east of the Carson sink. They describe lush green slopes, mossy rocks, and ivy like cliffs. During a night spell in a sheltered camp they feel repeated ground tremors as if the bed is being lifted, an eerie earthquake experience in the wild.
The article traces the origin of the slang choused now meaning defrauded, linking it to a Turkish envoy who stole from London merchants during Elizabethan trade expansion. It notes the term appeared in Ben Jonson and Shirley and later Landor, illustrating how a single word reflects sixteenth and seventeenth century English life.
In a Kentucky mountain county two women served as Justice of the Peace for ten years without legal authority. The revelation raises questions about county administration and the validity of past rulings.
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