18 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
1
The itemized report covers varied topics from construction funds in Michigan to a rabbit clock novelty, and legislative actions in New York. It notes library holdings in America, fire prevention tech, maritime coal stations, railway policy, and a steamboat icebreaker prototype from Detroit.
At Washington, officials say no change in Behring Sea stand until Lord Salisbury responds to the president’s March letter. President Harrison authored the stern note urging continuation of pelagic sealing suspension and possible naval enforcement if Britain declines the modus vivendi. Navy ships Charleston Boston Mohican Nipsic Yorktown and Bos ton, plus revenue cutters Best Rush and Corwin, prepare for enforcement if needed.
A Belgian mine disaster at Ander-Tens near Charleroi entombed over 200 miners after an explosion wrecked shafts and ventilation. Rescue attempts were hindered by caving and flooding. by day’s end at least 150 were reported dead with 29 bodies recovered and many more missing.
A New York tenement fire trapped Katie Knobloch 18 on the fourth floor while two children she cared for hung from a window. She dropped one child to a passerby and held the other before also letting it fall into arms. The first child died on the sidewalk. the second was saved by men below. Katie then climbed out and, after hanging, released herself. The bystanders caught the second child.
Daily summary of Senate and House actions March reports from Washington March 3 to March 12 including bans on firearm sales to Indians, Behring Sea considerations, opium duty, tariffs, pensions, and the Columbian exposition budget. King Oscar II may attend Chicago world fair. multiple local crimes and civic notices.
A long list of brief items: Edgar Wisconsin wiped out by fire. William Roach dies at Menominee aged 103. Arkansas to Oklahoma migration. Edward H Conger arrives in New York. Illinois train wreck near Jackson no injuries. Dover Minnesota fire destroys business blocks. John F Winslow dies in Poughkeepsie. Liabilities and assets of Otto L Phelps. Isaac B Johnson commits suicide in Indianapolis. Caldwell wife gives birth to four boys. Vermont Democrats set May 5 convention. Central Missouri M E conference admits women. New York Assembly approves $300,000 for world fair. Mrs Sallie Enos swallows needle as child. James Mooney dies in Chicago. burglar Wright killed in Ohio. Lamar Missouri mob lynching attempt. Arkansas Democrats set June 10 convention. Ex Premier Mercier seated in Quebec legislature. Sept 22 holiday approved in France. Oxford tutor Moreland jailed for blackmail. Frank Lewis sues railroad for 5000. three duck-hunt bodies found near Erie. US agriculture reports wheat and corn holdings. Henry Hess of Bay City commits suicide. robbers attack C M Britain near Las Vegas. Waverly Illinois fires. Sturgis liquor case threats. reign of terror in Kansas City. Baker sentenced five years. pitcher's death in Troy. Alexander Daxner celebrates 112th birthday. jury in Sieboldt lynching case acceptable to both states. Amanda Bentley marries stranger for fortune. Archbishop Corrigan confirms McDonnell as Brooklyn bishop. Judge Gaslin faces $50,000 suit. burning of packing house in Burrato. bills on capital punishment. journalist A P Wood dies. two children burned in Port Townsend fire. E H Jones pleads to be hanged.
The report details a brutal blizzard spreading from Curacao to the eastern states with heavy snow, chaos on railways, and numerous deaths. It chronicles individual cases from North Dakota to Wisconsin, noting people found frozen, families separated, and ships and trains facing severe disruption.
A neighbor dispute unfolds as a top flat tenant bluntly questions a lower flat tenant about burning three stoves while coal prices rise. The lower man defends his heating and chides the other for neglecting his neighbors, leading to tension and a near altercation. Nearby, Tribune notes royal family sensationalism by rivals, while London World counters as unfounded.
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