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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1893
Page
3
A garbled OCR text fragment mixes mentions of peaches and heavy industry with scattered names and places. It references Delawarga peach crops, Norwegin railways, and London hostels, then drifts into scattered biographical notes and scattered references to historical figures, places, and events. The overall piece reads as a noisy collage rather than a cohesive story.
A colossal hurricane across the Gulf leaving an estimated 2000 dead and thousands homeless. Reports detail destroyed homes, sinking ships, and widespread ruin from Grand Bayou to New Orleans with relief efforts mobilized as authorities estimate massive property losses and ongoing searches.
Washington reports show Senate and House activity on the silver purchase repeal and federal election repeal bills. Debates address compromise aims, with leaders urging speed and others pushing for delays. a separate note covers a bank robbery on Eleventh Street and mill closures affecting workers.
A collage of disjointed items recalls chaotic era journalism. Mentions include a controversial bill, wage and war population figures, a Detroit note on a bus service, a stabbing and suicides, a statue riot in New York, a church performance in Cheong, and various local incidents. Names and places are scattered, with no single coherent focus.
A garbled report describes a shooting accident near Worcester and mentions life and accident policies totaling 210,000 with weekly sums of 409000, plus various insurance claims and discussions. It references multiple companies, a passenger train incident near Trurs, and ongoing insurance data collection, with dates and names obscured.
Delegates at the Ten Atlantic convention discussed silver coinage and monetary policy led by Gov Tillman. Resolutions favored restoring silver to its 1810 role and opposed land currency schemes while urging balanced western and southern improvements and river work.
A collage of oblique anecdotes and oddities describes diverse scenes from 19th century Georgia and New York. It mentions an alligator caught in Mississippi River regions, a curious restaurant advertising with sidewalk art, and scattered vignettes of crime, marriage, and social change. Names and places blend in a mosaic of dated anecdotes and regional color.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a misrouted car line and a string of names and places. The text mentions Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis routes, with references to transit agents, care of business, and a placeholder remedy phrase amid garbled terms.
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