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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1885
Page
1
A garbled 1880s news digest discusses global famine, court cases, and trade figures. It mentions Mexican politics, a criminal defendant offered leniency in a high profile case, and a critique of meat and dairy exports. The piece references a U.S. Supreme Court docket lag, Kansas City growth, and immigrant migration to mining regions with Hungarian settlers headed toward Canadian northwest regions.
Reports describe ceremonies, tomb placement, and processions for General Grant in New York. Details cover Riverside Park site, the planned tomb near the St Clare estate, and the evolving funeral route with Army units, rail logistics, and public turnout expectations.
A lengthy, fragmented report details the Pall Mall Gazette inquiry, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other church leaders signing a report, and actions in Parliament including a monster petition on age of consent, a criminal case vote, cholera and other diverse items from London and international notes, with various dates and figures. The text also mentions Salvation Army demonstrations at Parliament and a sea of legal and political events across Europe and Britain.
Heat waves and storms devastate harvests from Wisconsin and Minnesota to the Dakotas. Wheat and corn suffer 25 to 50 percent losses. Minnesota and Dakota crops see 33 to 50 percent damage, with some higher estimates. Weather also feeds heavy grain damage in Minnesota and nearby states while unrelated reports note mail-rate disputes and other nationwide items.
Fragmentary notes describe a Chicago saloon keeper Jemup Harris shot at a tavern on Wednesday, amid scattered reports of banked debts and local disturbances. Fire damages reported at a coastal store, dispatch changes for foreign correspondents, and several brief mentions of deaths and weather incidents appear among miscellaneous items.
A chaotic court narrative from a Texas locale describes a hangman’s procedure with missteps and a dramatic fatal outcome. The report cites jurors, judges, and legal officials, noting the execution proceeded amid confusion and public attention. An accompanying dispatch details separate incidents in nearby locales and names individuals connected to the cases.
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