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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1886
Page
6
Fragmentary item from Han Wert Bulletin indicates Summersett and Wyandt as editors and proprietors in Van Wert Ohio with unreadable line half caught on OCR.
The article notes Trier WeNDrED observers are enlisted in Massachusetts to take thunderstorm observations this summer. It also reports the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling that pool rooms are disorderly houses.
New York capitalists discuss a projected canal linking the ocean to the sound across Long Island. The plan envisions a significant waterway promising enhanced trade routes and regional development amid ongoing transport debates.
Rear Admiral James E. Jowett, who commanded the North Atlantic squadron, retires after forty years of active service in the United States Navy.
Observers note a odd heaviness in the atmosphere as commencement orations are unleashed in numerous directions, sparking varied reactions among attendees and residents.
Yale professor and editor in chief plans the new English dictionary as the most comprehensive work, with an estimated expenditure of two hundred fifty thousand dollars before printing begins.
A careful scientific autopsy on King Ludwig of Bavaria reveals an abnormal skull structure and degenerative changes in brain membranes, attributed partly to chronic inflammation.
General Sherman recalls in youth his father hoped to name a son Tecumseh but failed until after the mother had named a son for each of her three brothers and then came the General’s turn, giving him the name.
Encroaching waves destroyed the beach in front of a Coney Island hotel and threatened the building during severe storms. The manager rises to the occasion and proclaims that the hotel and its environs now have a Venetian appearance.
The Boston Transcript notes in Illinois a woman may be wife mother widow bride for a second time and an divorce applicant within a single year. It suggests it is eccentric for a woman to endure the same great wrong from a man for two or three years.
JoanGe Trey interviews county commissioners about court costs in Chicago and cites a man jailed ten months for assault with a deadly weapon who was found to have been charged over a bologna sausage.
Accounts report an eleven year old girl from Louisville named Rosemer who died after a rope jumping incident at a picnic. She reportedly matched against playmates and developed unmanageable heart palpitations.
Sister Lavender a negro exhorter opened a season of Sunday meetings at Bath on the Hudson telling young women to stop flirting with big hats and to go to the rubber and jump in declaring here to goes nuffin.
Report says an exercise by the U S sloop Juniata caused a mock quake along the New Jersey coast after firing three broadsides with shells. Officers reportedly amused by the sensational accounts of shaking earth.
Three years after a tornado devastated a Georgia farmer's land a two year old boy was found wandering among garden shrubs. The farmer kept the child and cared for him. Last summer they moved to Mississippi where another tornado occurred and the boy has not been heard from since.
A wealthy bachelor who died in St Petersburg left all his fortune to a nephew on condition the man never smokes, never plays cards, and marries within six months after probate. Three executors will oversee compliance and, if violated, their children become heirs of the testator.
Resister Rosecrans writes to Congressman Warmer in reply to a query about government expenses for the main wars. He states the Revolution cost 6 million dollars, the War of 1812 about 115 million, the Mexican War 15 million, and the Civil War around 6.19 billion.
In Oyster Bay the elopement of heiress Miss Carrie Mason, twenty seven, with oysterman and summer stage driver William Underhill, twenty one, sparked village celebration after their marriage at Cold Spring. Underhill’s fine tenor voice contributed to the event as bonfires lit in honor.
Frank Modoc or Steamboat Frank, a Modoe chief who surrendered to General Crosby in the Modoe war, died recently at Deering Maine while being educated. He aided the conversion of fifty fellow Modoe to Quakerism through A C Tuttle and Emmeline Tuttle after being influenced in Indian Territory.
Senate debates repeal of Pre-Emption and Timber-Culture laws and limits on desert land ownership. House discusses Pension tax plan. vetoes rise. Porter bill passed. land grants to railroads in Kansas reviewed. Virginia wheat harvests bloom. diphtheria outbreaks shy. multiple political nominations announced across states.
Washington reports Sumner Howard resigns as Arizona Chief Justice. President vetoes 29 pension bills on the 24th. DC Supreme Court rules Indians foreigners and dismisses Cherokee fraud indictment. Calls rise to end tribal status and grant US citizenship. 29 railway postal clerks dismissed for conspiracy. Internal revenue up to $107,104,485 for first eleven months of fiscal year.
A survey of 19th century events notes graveyard insurance schemes exposed in New Hampshire, strike settlements in Troy and collar districts, the death of Moses A Dow founder of Waverly Magazine, a national association of harness makers formed in Pittsburgh, Irish fund drives, Greenbacker candidate John Hull, a Supreme Court justice marriage in New York, a Philadelphia dry goods firm failure, Providence anniversary, arsenic ice cream fatalities in Pottersville, a Barnum telegram from Bridgeport, Antara’s move to New London, a medical progress report, a Pittsburgh compromise, and a New York Court ruling on sale of alcohol in amusements.
Fragments describe a chaotic mix of political conventions and local events. Mentions include a Republican committee planning a territorial convention at Yankton and scattered references to Indiana Georgia Minnesota and Missouri locales with vague dates and actions.
Foreign intelligence notes the French Senate passed the tax bill for expelling the Princes. A Valparaiso to Coquimbo voyage aboard the Cachapolo saw six passengers lost in heavy seas. Floods spread through Silesia Bohemia and Hungary with deaths and extensive damage. A Bohemian ferry capsized on the Sazawa river drowning twenty five. The Princes were expelled on the second. Canadian Fisheries Minister Mitcher criticizes recent seizures of American vessels. Midlothian Conservatives to refrain from contesting Gladstone. An eight year old French girl dies of hydrophobia under Pasteur treatment. Count of Paris expelled to England. Bonapartists to reside in Switzerland. A mine explosion at Rochamp kills forty. Queen Victoria dissolves Parliament. Elections planned for early July.
Blooming ton resident Jenex Davis Davis dies at six in the morning. The report recalls his roles from Maryland birth March 9 1515 to service on the constitutional convention and U S Senate. Nearby, rail strikes, political clashes, mine killings, stock exchanges, and Prohibitionist campaigns are noted alongside traffic accidents and riots.
The venerable Judge David Davis died at six a m in Bloomington Illinois after a long illness attributed to diabetes with erysipelas as the immediate cause He was born March 1815 in Maryland and served as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court and a longtime Senator He leaves two children and a large Illinois estate including about sixty farms Bloomington residents recall his career and friendship with Abraham Lincoln.
A lake shore quarrel in Fairport Ohio pitched an excursion party of about 300 against local Polanders. After window smashing and a stone attack, Polish youths armed with clubs chased the crowd toward the boat, but the vessel pulled away to avoid further violence. One Pole, Michael Peeler, was struck and knocked unconscious. Local Clevelanders sustained minor injuries.
The overnight mail pouch to Ann Arbor was stolen in Anson Michigan. The open bag and scattered letters were found in a field. Drafts totaling about 1000 dollars were left in the bag and more cash is believed taken as university students receive final remittances. Investigation is in progress.
Bomby the large rhinoceros imported from Hamburg died at Central Park Zoo Saturday night. The animal, cost $5,000, had just moved to new quarters. An affection of the lungs is suspected to have caused the death. it was believed to be the largest rhinoceros in captivity.
Patanellenta June 28. C. D. Graham a city cooper spent the week studying current at Niagara Falls and proposes to swim the whirlpool rapids in a barrel on July 5.
June report from the Department of Agriculture says the coming apple crop is materially below average. Orchards in the Ohio Valley and Northwest suffered severe cold winter and light frosts in April, reducing prospects.
In Pirmennian June 28 the Austrian Emperor awarded Consul Max Chambery of this city a diamond ring valued at 2500 dollars. The honor follows his services to Hungariana during the coke region strike.
Chicago on June 28 saw a violent clash as about fifty strikers seized two engines and chased a Lake Shore train toward Englewood. Police and Pinkerton guards were forced to retreat after a chaotic pursuit with gunfire, broken windows, and multiple injuries though no fatalities.
In Provience Rhode Island on June 28 the sailboat Wanderer capsized near Potter cave during strong winds. E G Farmer his wife and daughter Mamie Mrs C W Girsch and two children of the firm Farmer Girsch & Co engravers and printers and traveling salesman William G Brayton and his wife were aboard. Five passengers drowned including Mrs Palmer and her daughter and the two Girsch children and Brayton.
A old negro man in a roadside cabin confronts Judge Neckelson after a past court incident. He demands water from a well and warns the judge of retribution, recounting being cross questioned and accusing a lawyer of dishonor. The Western piece notes a whale sighting with dramatic description.
Paris authorities expel Prince Victor and allies amid public protests and arrests. Count of Paris and suite sail to England. Prince Jerome Napoleon departs for Geneva. Resignations loom as ambassadors contemplate embassies abroad, while royalist and republican voices clash over the decree.
The Senate Commerce Committee nears completion of the River and Harbor bill with net increases of 2.87 million over the House totals. Provisions authorize the Illinois and Mississippi river canal from Hennepin to the Mississippi with 80 foot wide waterway, 7 foot depth, 280 ton capacity, and related works, to be built as determined by the Secretary of War under eminent domain if needed.
Wasumatox June 25 report that the President issued twenty nine veto messages on private pension bills, keeping cabinet members waiting while he focused on the action. Debate over Senate and House response to the vetoes grows, with expectations of sustained vetoes but possible rare exceptions.
The Lake Shore strike spreads to Chicago and eyed Buffalo Cleveland Detroit and Toledo. Switchmen allege the union backs the action and demands removal of eight objectionable men kept from duties after a prior walkout.
John TH. Dana John Doyle Edward Barnes and George Saulspaugh cigar-makers were arrested in Biychampton New York on federal charges for boycotting Fred J. Hill. Hill claimed the right to manufacture cigars after paying internal revenue tax, under Section 5508. The action seeks penalties up to 5000 dollars and ten years in prison for conspiring to oppress any U S citizen in rights protected by law.
A mass meeting in New York last night adopted resolutions urging Congress to pass a bill limiting post office employees labor to eight hours daily. It warned that any party member aiding defeat of the measure would be held responsible at the polls. Letters of regret from R G Ingersoll and Governor Abbott of New Jersey were read, with General Master Workman Powderly present pledging Knights of Labor support for the bill.
In Sackmore Maryland on June 25 a dispute between Jerome Kuhn and Wallace Owings led to Owings cutting Kuhn with a knife. Kuhn was arrested. Before witnesses testified Owings shot Rubin in the heart. Owings was jailed.
Reports from St Paul and Shakopee describe a heavy thunderstorm with destructive hail in Eden Prairie township. Corn crops shredded and wheat flattened while a Hutchinson tornado struck near the village with trees uprooted and fences carried away.
IxpiaNapolis Ind June 24 For permanent disability caused by rheumatism contracted in the army a pension of 12251 was Wednesday paid to Napoleon McPherson residing in Lake County Ind
A boiler blast at T. R. Adams saw mill near Atkins on the Little Rock Fort Smith line instantly killed proprietor T. R. Adams and workers L. N. Clark and John Wilson. Two others were seriously injured.
A fire followed by an explosion razed the American Forcite Powder Company works in Hopatcona New Jersey on Monday afternoon causing about 100000 in damage. No one was seriously injured.
The Porter bill passed the Senate by thirty to two and moves to the president. It authorizes appointment of General Porter to a Calvant rank and retirement with no prior compensation. Also notes President Cleveland vetoed several pension bills and issued fifty pages of veto messages personally. Knights of Labor push for repeal of Timber Culture and Desert Land acts and broader land and election measures.
The Queen prorogues Parliament to seek public opinion on Ireland home rule. Election dates announced with July openings for boroughs on the 2nd and counties on the 5th, closing the 14th. Parnell argues the Gladstone plan protects minorities and resists separation. Victoria returns to Windsor.
Paris reports great excitement as the Comte de Paris protests his expulsion. A pamphlet of his manifesto sells by the thousands, shaping opinion against the government's action. The expulsion bill forbids ruling heirs and their direct heirs from France and tightens penalties for violators.
In Lake, June 26, Lake Shore rail workers from Toledo began duty in Chicago but operations were halted as strikers uncoupled a freight and derailed it. Police and town guards assisted, while a train blockage at Fifty fifth Street disrupted Chicago. The Lake Shore solicitor seeks temporary injunctions and Judge Gresham may order U.S. Marshal enforcement.
At Evxpany Indiana on June 25 during a heavy jog a limited express on the Lake Shore road struck a freight train. Engineer Thomas Stephenson clung to his post and jumped clear after applying air brakes. The locomotive was demolished and passengers offered him 200 dollars, praising his heroism and urging recognition.
A fire-damp explosion at Rochamp on the Saone killed twenty-four miners and entombed sixteen others early yesterday morning, according to a dispatch received in Paris.
Frank Wenland, an inmate serving a larceny sentence at the State House of Correction in Tota Michigan, was shot during an escape attempt Thursday. His release date was about a month away and there is little hope for recovery.
Panama reports deny daily yellow fever deaths in Colon and in this city. The circulation of figures claiming forty deaths daily in Colon and sixty daily in Panama is false, authorities say.
After more than a year long stoppage, nailers in Pirtsuuncu Pennsylvania reach a settlement at a conference between manufacturers and workers resolving the dispute.
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