14 Apr 1893
Page 1
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1893
Page
1
A wide jumble of notes touches on wills, polling, and public notices. It mentions men aged 21 to 60 for a poll tax, Chinese medical diplomas, expositions and tariffs, electric vehicle trials, and a World’s Columbian Exposition salute. Details blur but highlight a Chicago Garfield Park entrance, export timber, and diverse international topics.
A devastating windstorm and electrical upheaval hit multiple towns, uprooting trees and damaging buildings. In Chicago area zones near Lockport and Joliet, a 26 ton cantilever collapsed after a wind event, injuring several workers while nearby homes and roofs suffered extensive damage. The event disrupted the city and region with falling debris, hail, and high winds, and similar storms impacted Wisconsin and Michigan communities with structural collapses and livestock losses.
Fragmentary report details six fishermen drowned near Kentucky while a woman, Abbie Diver, 12, and others faced charges after a collision and fatal injuries. The article lists names, locations, and unclear courtroom actions with multiple unrelated names and events, reflecting damaged OCR.
From Washington a report details appointments by governors of Blontann Wantington and Wyoming, including nominees for governorships and diplomatic posts. The Senate accepted officers to begin with the new Congress and considered ministerial nominations, while mass promotions and impeachable posts were queued for further action.
Reports mix garbled events with notes on deaths and funerals in a city. A banker's name appears amid scattered references to April dates and a Water Street area. The text threads through weather mentions, a hospital, and a planned public event week.
A patchwork of incidents spans Anson and surrounding areas with fires, drownings, and fatal accidents. Notable items include a Lockport fire, a barn and cattle losses in Indiana, bank defaulter notes in Bath Maine, and several executions and criminal cases across the country.
A mill fire destroyed the Vilarit et 420,000 ne Tras plant near Daryrex on April 1, killing Bins Htrinb and leaving twenty-two families destitute. The Norfolk & Western line was halted as the blaze damaged the trestle. The Chicago company mill, once led by Dr. Greet, faced losses exceeding 4010,000. A boiler explosion caused the blaze amid scattered sparks and property damage across thirty dwellings.
Widespread prairie fires rage across Nebraska and Kansas towns causing extensive property loss. Descriptions mention towns like Meck, Antonore, and Kearocy, with bridges burned and houses destroyed. A nurse Bartlett was badly burned while saving others, and livestock losses are reported. Strong winds and dry conditions fuel the fires across multiple counties, with railroad disruptions noted.
Report of an attack on the United States consulate in Peru and protests by Secretary Gresham requesting prosecution and reparations. Also covers a Mormon temple dedication and a cholera quarantine meeting in New York, with notes on local deaths and city population estimates.
A patchwork page covers random notes from culture, technology, and society. Items include theater chatter with fashion critiques, a cold weather oddity about a tree slug on coal trains, weaponized daggers sold as portable defense, a coal monument exhibit plan, apothecary poison safety devices, and a club valet overview. Also referenced are dispensaries in New York, Showlands of mewapapern, and a quirky newspaper collector in Aix-la-Chapelle.
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