26 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1884
Page
1
A digest of 1884 political chatter and new notes from the nation. Reports query Lou Kossuth’s death, a concealed weapons badge bill in Alabama, cabinet maneuvering around Grover Cleveland, and Western fears over prices, rail rates, and freight. Weather, factories, and disasters fill the column from Iowa to Pennsylvania.
Local dealer announces a closing sale on Baker Drills featuring an iron frame and spring pressure hoes. Items are on reduced prices with easy terms and full warranty. Call to view before purchase.
The Cleveland Leader reports that anthracite coal producers have dissolved a price-fixing combination after the Lehigh Valley Company acted. The move, if followed by others, could lower coal costs by about fifty cents per ton, benefiting consumers especially the poorer classes.
The message promotes subscribing to the weekly bulletin from the Van Wert county paper. It touts the paper as the best local source and urges readers to subscribe for weekly updates and coverage.
A Bellows keynote text from Bill Nye in New York Mercury recounts a candidate who rode to office without funds, then eloped to the mountains to assess mining claims. He returns, shakes up deputies, raises county scrip, and rails against campaign corruption and moneyed influence. Terrific applause follows as delegates toast the ora.
At Cherubusco in the Valley of Mexico a drumhead court martial hanged deserters who joined the Mexicans and fired on their own troops. As the assault neared Chepultepec the American flag rose and the doomed men stood as witnesses to discipline and loyalty amid heavy fighting and casualties.
A Windsor Hotel telegraph boy known as Johnny Dooney swallowed a five dollar gold piece while in line for a Boston ticket at Grand Central Depot. He and his employers fear the coin is lost, with recovery unlikely, while Boston Grobe reports the incident as a humorous misfortune.
The hero is George Parker a longtime South Carolina railroad conductor known for his smartness and fiery temper. After a series of transfers he joined Brunswick road workers who ride trains without paying fares, clashed with a passenger he tried to arrest, and was discharged. He sought a job from General Wade Hampton who gave him a letter to President Hayes. Parker traveled to Washington, asked for a consul post but was offered a position at another eastern port. He returned to Augusta, secured funds with help from friends, and departed for his consulate where he repaid his salary and later married a countess.
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