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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1893
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reveals a report of an ancient Roman sword unearthed near Desoto and Andrew counties, with speculation about historical explorers in the mid first centuries. The passage blends varied items from city planning taxes to railroad figures and a World’s Fair relics note, reflecting a noisy late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
James G Blaine dies in Washington at 11 am after a prolonged illness. Cabinet members and President Harrison grieve as news and a presidential proclamation follow detailing Blaine's long public service from state legislature to three terms as House speaker and a senate term before becoming secretary of state.
The article recalls James G Blaine born 1890 in Washington county Pa and details his ancestry, political career as Secretary of State and Civil War service. It notes reactions in Congress to his death and references his public life, health issues, and nomination history.
Estimates show 1893 revenues at 406 million with 464 million expenditures leaving a 2 million surplus. June 1893 cash balance placed at 120.093 million, including 1.6 million gold reserve. Next year revenues projected at 400.192 million, with working balance near 7.852 million after deductions, pensions budget at 166.531 million. House subcommittee enacts pension curbs targeting widows and service-disabled, while Kansas politics trigger a legal stalemate and a deadly Kansas City wagon buggy crash injures two men.
A roundup notes Sener Ceckett claims to be the last Civil War wounded by a Confederate bullet. It mentions a $500 sword bought for $55 from a New York pawn shop and lists veterans Joan Apan Cooper, A. F. Panxes, and others with long service records. It also cites French divorce statistics and Paris cheese consumption.
A mosaic of jokes, notes, and brief items streams from various papers. Humorous dialogues, travel quips, and social chatter mix with scientific curiosities, accidental falls, a cave salamander report, and a claim about plant respiration.
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