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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1886
Page
2
Georgia remains the sole state to stage elections in October as changes to voting timing face debate while Congress mourns the death of several grant members during the current administration.
A newspaper line notes that this season offers opportunities to buy what you do not want at very low prices, signaling a fleeting market for unwanted items and discounts.
The American Bar Association plans its ninth annual convention at Saratoga on September 18 19 and 20 with sessions and events outlined for attendees.
A Brooklyn Plymouth Church member writes a novel featuring Henry Ward Beecher as the central hero. The project centers on Beecher's influence and era, weaving historical context with fictional elements. The author aims to honor Beecher's legacy while exploring moral and social themes of his time.
Hat trend in the season shows a shift from white straw hats to other styles as wearers cut back on straw headwear after years of popularity.
The Omaha Herald calls readers to report any able bodied rain storm wandering the country. Send tips to the newspaper in Omaha explaining where and when the phenomenon was observed.
Prohibition candidate Josefa Wentworth for New Hampshire governor is identified as a brother of Long John Wentworth of Chicago in the report. The piece notes familial ties within political circles.
Josefh Root of Fairfax Village Vermont is ninety nine years old and still drives stages over eighteen miles of mail route each day keeping a rural mail delivery routine active amid his long life and daily work.
Mrs General Grant hosts no visitors at her Long Branch residence with neighbors Mr and Mrs George W Childs not included as guests.
Giman Hoyt of Newington Illinois sold 150 bushels of strawberries from under one acre this season. The record highlights small scale horticulture and productive yield from limited space.
The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company issued an order prohibiting the sale of liquors at any depot restaurant along its line, effective immediately.
A New Orleans inventor has built a motor powered by compressed ammonia gas and is currently operating a streetcar with the device.
Mrs Paul Tree aged ninety five of Pittsfield New Hampshire is down with the whooping cough but the Worcester Spy notes she expects to be about her work again soon.
A miniature weekly publication at Sea Girl New York offers nursery news from the summer resort, focusing on the children who visit the area and their activities.
Thomas A Epison declares plan to test earth currents and notes a previous trial with green currants yielding useful insights.
Minnie Hank rents out her Swiss castle this year with a clear condition that the American flag remain waving above the dome. A notable gesture tying national symbol to property, reflecting patriotic sentiment of the era.
A New Hampshire resident, tormented by extreme heat, writes that the weather felt like breaths sold at auction as everyone rose to higher bids, capturing the season's oppressive days.
Henry Peasiey killed himself in Brooklyn by severing his wrist arteries. He left a note stating it amuses him to lie dying in this misery while mentioning a brother described as a millionaire.
Edward Spencer Pratt of Mobile Alabama named United States Minister to Persia at age thirty five. He is the son of a banker and has spent most of his life in Europe since childhood, receiving his education in France.
Two women from West Newton Massachusetts prize communal spirit by maintaining a Bar Harbor residence with a roofed spring on the grounds. A boy serves glasses of the pure water to passersby, offering refreshing hospitality in an era of selfish exclusiveness.
A bee-raiser notes stings need not kill a bee. The stingee often hurries, so the proper response is to let the bee wiggle free. It may be a bit harsh on the person, but it saves the bee in the end.
George W. Civius and A. J. Drexel have arranged a brass memorial tablet for General Grant in the Episcopal Church at Elberon. The design mirrors the Garfield memorial and will be installed above Grant’s pew in the church.
Richard Chandler plans a twelve by four foot boat with fourteen foot gunwale, water-tight forward and aft compartments, and a centered cockpit. The craft will have a large food supply plus life suits, cork life jackets, a Boynton suit and other comforts for the voyage.
At the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in San Francisco officers were elected for national posts. Commander-in-Chief General Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin. Senior Vice-Commander General H. W. Backus of San Francisco. Junior Vice-Commander Colonel Edgar Allen of Richmond Virginia. Surgeon-General Dr A T Evarts of Colorado. Chaplain Rev Thomas C Warner of Chattanooga Tennessee. Mrs Elizabeth Kinney of San Francisco was named national agent of the Woman's Relief Corps with Mrs Sarah Nichols of New York as vice-president.
President Cleveland appoints Daniel Magone of Ogdensburg New York to be Collector of Customs for the port of New York replacing the resigning Hedden. The week notes various federal reports including agricultural conditions, silver coinage policy, and trade figures alongside weather and fire disasters across multiple states.
Drownings in New York Far Rockaway and near Erie report three daughters of Henry Vivian, plus Mrs Kreiper and three daughters, while Captain Lonestown injured by a swordfish in Gloucester. Secretary Manning improves, ex President Arthur flourishing in New London. Industry notes include Bankers meeting in Boston, silver coinage debate, and ship losses in Boston harbor. A hanging in Uniontown and a mushroom poisoning in Bakerstown closeout the items.
The report lists Democrats renominating W H Hatch and Republicans nominating William R Harris in Missouri while Prohibitionists back G W Goode in Illinois and R R Link in Nineteenth district. It covers Rev Sam Jones in Ohio, a fatal boiler explosion near Jefferson Wisconsin, an anarchist trial in Chicago, relief proclamations for Texas drought, mill lockouts in Augusta Georgia, and various state nominations and platforms from Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, and Kansas. It notes drought relief proclamations, forest fire damage, and border tensions as well.
Reports from multiple regions detail rioting deaths in Belfast on the 10th, American official Rev Moses A Hopkins to Liberia reported dead, Hungarian town Sillein razed, large cholera deaths across Italy, and a Lancashire mine blast killing forty. The Christine Nilsson marriage in Paris occurred on the 14th.
National League standings show Detroit leading with 50 wins and 21 losses, followed by Chicago and New York. A lynching occurs near Telville Arkansas. Exchange totals rise in the US as Park Bros. steel works burn in Pittsburgh. Fire destroys coal-field discoveries in Alabama and other disasters hit Newburg Indiana and Belfast Ireland.
Witnesses Schwab Spies and Parsons testified detailing Haymarket events and the McCormick raid. Spies admitted drafting the Revenge circular and discussed dynamite use while defending anarchist aims. Defense argues Gilmer’s account false and questions Schnaubelt’s bomb role as prosecutors maintain a broad conspiracy.
The National Association of American Bankers opens in Boston with Rev. Phillips Brooks leading prayer and Lyman J. Gage delivering the opening address. Discussions focus on banking reform, silver coinage, and treaty issues, with 1,466 members reported and praise for prosecutions of banking crimes.
Travana reports a deficit of about 1,500,000 in funds under the Public Debt Board. The Governor General is pushing to identify those responsible as a great sensation spreads.
In Sipataa Missouri on August 14 the Democratic Congressional convention has held 739 ballots with results Slead 43, Tear nang 28, Gosgrove 22.
Chicago August 16 Mr Ingham argues the Haymarket case ties to an organized conspiracy and condemns urging crimes. He warns the verdict will be significant and cites the bomb as opening shot to destroy government while defending law and order. Foster counters that murder must be proven and defense rests on due process and equal protection.
The arrest of Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson in Boston on a charge of poisoning her son with arsenic triggers claims she operated a longstanding poisoning scheme. Authorities say eleven people including her husband and children died under suspicious circumstances while insurance money was involved.
A squall and thunderstorm in Boston harbor caused two wrecks. The yacht Frolic capsized with six or more dead, and the schooner Orizon near Bath with four drowned and one survivor. A separate note reports a remarkable operation at Massachusetts General Hospital where Dr. Maurice H. Richardson removed swallowed artificial teeth from John McCarthy.
A San Domingo letter dated July 28 reports General Ulysses Hereaux elected President after the June 26 vote. Defeated rival General Mayer raised 3,000 men at Sama a attacked Santiago and was beaten by government forces. Hereaux leaves with 5,000 troops and will be joined by Scaraman from Port au Plat with 5,000 more to reinforce Santiago.
A Sells Bros circus in Edina Missouri was struck by a wind storm as the afternoon performance began. The canvas collapsed burying many spectators and causing serious injuries with a large crowd in attendance. Police and volunteers assisted in the chaotic scene.
New York August 14 Under a law taxing all public bequests five percent the Tilden estate will pay the state two hundred thousand dollars if public bequests reach four million dollars. The county treasurer is entitled to five percent of the tax for collecting it increasing the total levy to two hundred ten thousand dollars.
Bakerstown Pennsylvania on August 14 Mrs George Deakenhart and her eight year old daughter died after eating wild mushrooms they believed to be edible toadstools caused fatal poisoning in a family tragedy emphasizing a drastic misidentification and loss.
A Wis. dispatch details heavy forest fire damage in Northern and Central Wisconsin. Millions in standing timber and lumber were lost, with about 500 homeless families and total losses around a million dollars or more. Cattle, grain, cranberry marshes, and mills suffered extensive destruction across counties.
General Christopher Augur retired A A was shot four times at his residence in Wasnixcron. William Pope, a burly Black man, fired after Augur struck him with a cane. Augur's wounds are not serious but he may be confined to his house.
In Belfast on the Shankhill and Old Falls roads a four hour rifle fight left one Catholic dead and numerous wounded. Experts fired from rooftops and chimneys as crowds supplied ammunition and aided each side. Orangemen report one member killed and two mortally wounded.
In Omahua Nebraska on August 16 the state constitution 1875 provision allows a general election ballot for a U.S. Senate candidate before the term ends. Senator Van Wyck seeks a people’s expression via manifesto as the first direct vote by citizens, expected to bind the Legislature as a matter of honor.
John Boyd in Graxp Ravins Michigan shot William B. Johnston at his Rockford home after stealing a breech loading revolver. The alleged killer, drunk, threatened bystanders and boasted of the act, triggering deadly tension and calls for immediate mob justice.
Notwithstanding a Friday denial, Assistant Secretary Porter admitted some truth to a dispatch about a special envoy. General A. G. Sedgwick of New York is tasked to visit Paso del Norte and Chihuahua to study the Cutting imbroglio, though he lacks diplomatic powers.
In Arcansasox Kansas an attorney named Tufts secured punishment for a saloon keeper and injunctions against a brewer and bottler. At one o clock yesterday morning Tufts home was nearly wrecked with gunpowder as two men fled. Governor Martin offers a $500 reward for the attackers.
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