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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1884
Page
1
Notice to Teachers announces monthly examinations on the last Saturday, with extra sittings on the second Saturday in March April September October and November. A special algebra physiology US history exam will be the Friday before the last Saturday in August. Applicants pay fifty cents, provide character certificates, and must arrive by 9 a.m. by order of the Board M H Tuttle Secy.
The column surveys post election tensions with Southern calls to end whisky taxes, drowning risks from thin ice, and a teen suicide attempt in Ohio. It notes Allen O Myers at penitentiary, Blaine’s lead in national races, rebel-claims bills, Dakota statehood talk, and a fiery train wreck on the Ohio Central Rail Road. Also covers Dayton and Milwaukee dispatches, Moody’s convention invite, Findlay bank claim, Oyama wife’s Vassar education, and hog disease in Champaign. The piece concludes with political shifts, cut wages at Wabash line, jury hearings for drunken women, and scarlet fever precautions.
In Rraptine Pennsylvania a disastrous blaze engulfed several frontier houses near Mahanoy City. Miner Frank Farrell saved his seven year old son before perishing with the rest of his family as the flames collapsed the dwelling. Six bodies were recovered amid the ruined frame houses.
The Senate narrowly moved to discuss a bill admitting Dakota as a state with a party vote of 35 to 25. Senators argued for territory division, representation, and public support, while other measures included naval appropriations and land forfeiture bills. The House later addressed bankruptcy legislation and other fiscal matters.
Judge Joseph R. Swan in Swan's Treatise urges Ohioans to repeal the no license clause letting liquor regulation fall to the legislature. He argues legislators should be held accountable for votes and that Prohibitionists or tax supporters would drive the final law.
Farmers urged to buy Baker Drills featuring iron frames and spring pressure hoes at reduced prices. Each drill warranted. Call to inspect before purchase on easy terms.
A leading Senator predicts President elect Cleveland will not rush conflicts with the Senate. Most offices expire in the first eighteen months, allowing gradual changes after confirmations. The senator says Cleveland will wait, appoint new officials, and avoid direct clashes by a careful, staged approach.
Henry Cross, a young unmarried man, attempted to ride the locally used freight on the C C C L Railway and was killed two miles from Belle Fontaine. He fell between moving cars and was ground up with both legs and arms torn away, his head mangled, and clothing torn from him. A whisky bottle, partly filled, remained intact among his clothing. The body and garments were dragged for rods, with his head and one foot found far from the trunk.
The periodical notes Beecher’s poor first attendance, attributing the decline to Republican and Democratic shifts. It adds Grant rejected a $5000 yearly pension, Senator Mitchell pulled his bill, and critics who doubted Grant’s acceptance are rebuked. It concludes with an appeal for surplus treasury aid to deserving soldiers.
A New York World correspondent reports that Independents in Washington will seek only the first cabinet post for Cleveland as a start. They pledge no office for themselves and urge civil service reform, proposing George H. Pendleton as Secretary of State to vindicate his record.
The steamer W. P. Thompson collided with Captain Miller near St. Joseph Louisiana and sank on a bar. The Wild West show aboard lost buffalo and mountain sheep as the barge crew rescued all but two horses. Passengers narrowly escaped as the boat went down quickly, a tug and barge from Vicksburg assisted in the rescue.
East Saginaw Mich Dec 10 1883 Alexander S Hill formerly of Caro charged with embezzling 10000 from his wife in Salt Lake City was arrested in April 1883. After a legal battle he was sent to Utah on a requisition and jailed awaiting trial. Judge J P Sutherland arrived from Salt Lake to confer with Hill’s attorney and Hill was released after adjustment of the case.
The Madison assembly chamber met at two o clock yesterday afternoon and will remain in session until Friday. The afternoon focused on organization and preliminary work with the proposal to establish an independent agricultural college drawing favorable discussion.
In San Francisco this morning Daniel Kennedy was shot and killed by his wife in front of the new City Hall. The incident occurred during a domestic quarrel and is under police investigation.
Hon De Witt Smith of Bates issues call for state and national swine breeder associations to appoint a delegate to a National Convention in Washington on January 14 1885 to plan actions against restrictions and suspicions on American hog products abroad.
A compact notice promoting subscription to the weekly bulletin touting itself as the best local paper in Van Wert county. The appeal highlights ongoing subscription offers and community coverage.
MoniTIREAL Canada December 10 The Tiffin Brothers wholesale grocers and tea merchants suspend operations. Liabilities are estimated between 250 000 and 500 000 with banks including Bank of British North America Quebec and Eastern Townships involved. The failure is linked to a sugar price drop.
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