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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
3
The Van Wert Times from February 6 1891 reports on the 1891 World’s Fair outlook including Missouri and German tariff actions and regional economic notes. It lists two local auctions near Van Wert with items from farms, livestock, machinery, household goods, and details of sale dates and terms.
A travelogue notes Muncie and Elwood rapid growth in Indiana gas country with new factories and glass works. Winchester, Ridgeville, New Castle and other towns show rising populations, substantial civic buildings, and booming industry as rail lines connect Chicago and Cincinnati. The piece ends with a civic notice about Clover Leaf excursion fares.
Hazleton Pa Feb 5 eighteen men buried in watery graves after the No 1 slope at J C Hayden Co Jeanesville flooded while Charles Boyle and Patrick Collins drilled a hole. Brislin barely escaped as water rushed 624 feet deep, many saved, many mourning. Authorities weigh pumping time with estimates from four weeks to longer. Another disaster follows at Grand Tunnel Wilkesbarre as water breaks through an abandoned section following a heavy blast. Three men missing presumed drowned. An explosion at Neilson colliery kills John Duceman and injures two others.
The plan envisions two bodies, one elected from each Republic and one per 5 million citizens, to form a Pan Republic congress. It seeks to advance free institutions, arbitration, disarmament, international morality, equal trade, and improvement of education, press freedom, sanitation, and public health, while excluding religious institutions.
A deadly home invasion in Cuanss Neb shocks the town as Mrs B Cowles wife of the Pacific Bank president is murdered during a burglary. The banked attacker, described as five eight, dressed, with jet black hair, robbed the house of valuables totaling about 800 dollars while the couple’s child slept nearby. The husband survived and offered a 1500 dollar reward for the perpetrators. Police and villagers search the countryside for the suspected burglars.
William Lee teaches in the district for a five week term. Rev H Kohn has been in Fort Wayne two weeks helping at a Methodist protracted meeting. Oliver Sheets serves jury duty in Van Wert common pleas court. James Swigart notes misfortune often comes in droves after a train hits his dog. Margaret Roop, widow, suffered paralysis after a fall. prognosis is poor. Twelve to fourteen locals subpoenaed in a Van Wert common pleas case where Levi X Jacobs is plaintiff and J L Moser is insolvent. Postscript commentary: since the force bill’s death, Republicans claim the party’s day is done, implying its demise.
Notice indicates John C. Miller is deceased and that an undersigned party has been appointed executor or administrator. The document references a date 1-30-3w and mentions Martin H. Miller, suggesting a familial or related appointment context within the estate proceedings.
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