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Newspaper

Van Wert Weekly Bulletin

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1889

Page

3

Boston Fire Devastates Bedford Street Block Area

Daybreak blaze in Boston destroys two and a half acres of wholesale dry goods districts. Six killed or missing, dozens injured, and hundreds of firms displaced as Brown Durrell Co. and adjacent blocks burn. Fire overwhelmed by rain later subsides, with insurance losses mounting and city poised for postfire relocations.

Boston Jordan, Mass#'s Co Brown, Durrell & Co Bedford Street Kingston Summer Streets Bedford Chauncey Columbia Streets Webber Protective Department Department Brown-Durrell Shoe and Leather Exchange Kingston Street Farley, Harvey & Co Chauncey Street PL. Ames Taylor Brothers Nevin’s Rowe Place Exeter Place Harrison Avenue Essex Street Allen and Larrabee Chauncey Streets Ames Samuel Williams and Brigham & Co Rowecourt Chauncey and Bedford Streets Smith, Hogg & Gardner and Allen Block Essex Place Warren Street Charles Maynes Benjamin City Hall Edward E. Whiting Whiting Maynes Kimball Haynes David E. Barry Michael Atkinson John Halley Thomas Quigley Bartlett Edward Frohan J. Dacy Russell South Side Frederick L. Ames Helena A. Ames Wilson, Larrabee & Co Morse, Williams & Co Barnes, Hutchinson & Pierce Floyd Brothers & Co J. H. Lane & Co Continental Mills George Frost & Co Underwear Insurance W. B. Allen O.N. Sampson & Co W. H Walker, Stetson & Sawyer Taylor Bros Clothiers New England Shoe and Leather Association Eben D. Jordan Charles Marsh Woonsocket Rubber Company W. Treson & Co William H. Huntington R. C. Salamon & Co Caroline M. Barnard John J. Richards Ewing Brothers Nations

Rice and Cotton Damages in Yangtse Valley

Consul General Leonard reports heavy rains in September and October ruined 15,000,000 acres of Yangtse rice. Shanghai rice prices rose from 3.50 to 4.50 per pecal of 185 pounds. Cotton also suffers, with raw cotton prices up 30 percent.

Washington Leonard Shanghai Department of State Yangtse Valley China Yangtse

Preservation Plan Sought for Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park

New York park officials form a committee to study methods to preserve the Egyptian obelisk in Central Park as the stone shows rapid decay from climate. Inscription loss feared unless an intervention is found.

New York Park Board Central Park

National Banks Report Shows Stable Condition with Few Failures

The 1889 Comptroller of the Currency report notes 4319 National banks with $620 million capital. At Sept 1889 there were 3290 banks, $1.95 billion deposits, $1.81 billion loans, $203.66 million circulation, and two failures this year along with 41 new banks and $4.38 million in bonds deposited to secure circulation.

Washington Lacey United States Treasury

Big Train Robbery Nets Substantial Loot in Indian Territory

An express train on the Topeka and Santa Fe line was held up by fifteen masked men near Berwyn, Indiana Territory, at midnight Monday. The robbers detached the engine and cars, overpowered guards Frazier and Deputy Marshal Ellis who fired twenty shots, and escaped with what authorities say may be as high as $50,000 though express managers report only $900 received. A wounded robber left a blood trail.

Gainesville Tex Topeka & Santa Fe Berwyne Ind. T Frazier United States Ellis Express Company

Hanged by a mob in Wisconsin lynching of Olson

Hans Jacob Olson, a quarrelsome Swede who beat his family, was hanged to a tree near Preston by a mob Sunday night. His wife and 17 year old son helped with the lynching. Other participants’ names were not released and no steps are expected.

Wisconsin Olson

Fire tears through Leechburg destroying dozens of buildings

A blaze in Leechburg Pa on Tuesday night raged for three hours, destroying the Anderson block and numerous surrounding structures. With help from Pittsburgh and Allegheny City the fire was brought under control by 9 p m. The loss is estimated at eighty thousand dollars, including the post office Leechburg Advance building bank and Cochran Squires blocks and many dwellings and stores.

Leechring Anderson Block Pittsburgh Allegheny City Leechburg Advance Leechburg Bank Cochran's Squires Berks County DiLaware County Chicago Public Library Philadelphia Washington Winchester Cleveland Memphis Tenn Annie Evans Conway America Fall River Iron Works McAvow Montana Helena Warren County Allegheny Western Penitentiary Oil City

Mrs Parnell complains Irish leaders hinder aid

Mrs. Parnell in Trenton alleges President Fitzgerald of the league James Redpath and others blocked fundraising for her. She says her son Charles Stewart Parnell has no personal funds and that his money was for Ireland's cause only. She notes her dowry was given to aid him and Ireland.

America Trenton N. J Parnnell Fitzgerald League James Redpath Charles Charles Stewart Parnell Ireland

How to Grow and Shape Wooden Hoops for Barrels

An 1870s guide explains growing poles, selecting sizes, and cutting timelines for hoops. It details pole counts per acre, recommended diameters, autumn cutting, and methods to thaw and split logs into hoops using a splitter, shaving horse, and tying rack.

Outlaw Jennings Captured in Kentucky Jail

Frankfort Kentucky Navy reports the notorious Harlan County outlaw Will Jennings is in custody here after capture in Sisponit. He faces murder charges tied to the Howard Turner feud.

Jennings Frankfort Navy Will Jennings Harlan County Sisponit

Mrs. Southworth Held Without Bail In Petteus Case

New York nov 27 coroner inquest found that Petteus died from a pistol wound inflicted by Mrs. Southworth and bound her over to the next grand jury without bail.

New York Petteus Mrs. Southworth

Woman Burned to Death After Fire ignites Clothing

In Napouts Indiana on Tuesday morning Lattie Butler a 76 year old colored woman lit a fire and while sitting to smoke her pipe her clothes caught fire and she was burned to death.

Inpia Napouts Ind Lattie Butler

Fallacious Fancies About Animals and Objects

A printer’s curious note debunks common myths. It corrects beliefs that cows crave buttercups and that birds sleep with heads under wings, explaining true behavior and the physics of fire water pipes bones and mirrors during storms.

Iris

Gabilan ranch sold for two hundred thirty thousand dollars

A 7655 acre Gabilan ranch in Monterey County changed hands recently for 230000. The report notes other assorted items from legal notes to medical ads and humor columns, reflecting a snapshot of local notices and miscellaneous chatter.

Gabilan Monterey County

New Home Treatment Promises Cure for Catarrh and Hay Fever

Sufferers can cure Catarrhal Deafness and related nasal ailments in one to three at home applications every two weeks. The remedy is not a snuff or ointment and is being distributed via a pamphlet from A H Dixon & Son in Toronto.

A. H. Dixon & Son, Cor John and King Street Toronto Canada cChristian

Oriental excursion to East and Europe via Circassian charter

Geo May Powell of Philadelphia acts as special manager for an East visit by ladies and gentlemen. The Ocean Steamer Circassian 4274 tons will start from New York February 19 with a return about June 7 via France England and Scotland. Main trip under $00, with radiatory excursions to Ephesus Constantinople Vienna and more. Rolla Floyd will head the Oriental section and Gaze & Son of London manage Europe. Dr C F Thomas will have general charge. Mrs Thomas oversees a depart ment for young ladies. For details write Circassian P O Box 700 Philadelphia.

Geo. May Powell Philadelphia New York France England Scotland Ephesus Constantinople Vienna Rolla Floyd Messrs. Gaze P. O. Box

Shenandoah receives high praise from multiple papers

The Tribune calls Shenandoah the most brilliant American subject drama, superb. The Inter Ocean hails it as the cleverest local comedy drama. The Times notes its phenomenally successful run, while The News praises its war inspired polish. The Globe declares it a resounding success beyond peradventure.

the Globe

Campaign slogans and patent medicine jab in 1900s ads

A短 collection of clipped quotes from papers praising or mocking products and campaigns. The items mix patent medicines with political ad lines, mentioning Carter's Little Liver Pills Tansill's Punch and an oyster campaign amid shells and enemy references.

Tansill Baltimore American

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