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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1880
Page
1
A mix of short items notes public life from Boston to New York. Sun stroke cases tally in New York and Brooklyn, a Gettysburg ceremony crowds 5,000, wheat arrives in St. Louis from Fort Worth, debts of Archbishop Purcell reach 3.8 million dollars, and a deadly incident in Arrow Smith Illinois follows a nurse’s death.
Mrs. Warden, after a Eastern visit, forms a literary and social club in Jonesville aimed at intellectual improvement. She includes Mrs Harmon, a previously scrutinized housekeeper, as Vice President, shocking some town ladies but gaining broad support. The club elevates local culture through music, essays, readings, and inclusive membership.
A report to a Mormon conference cites Utah Mormon growth with 111 820 population, 600 losses and 1 500 gains in a year, and church receipts over 100 000 dollars. A Philadelphia arrest for bigamy involves an 18 year old girl with three husbands. Other items note John Brougham near death in New York, shifting theater tastes, Italian emigration, and Turkish spy gossip mills.
Mtesa of the Lake Nyassa region, now allied with Protestant and Catholic missionaries, sends six envoys to London to gauge missionary standing and request rum and rifles. He hints at converting to Christianity if allowed to keep idol worship of the great snake the lord lion and the strong elephant.
At an Indianapolis National Convention led by Susan B. Anthony the suffrage declaration declares support for no party unless its platform endorses and supports exact and permanent political equality for women. It states parties opposing woman suffrage are enemies if they fail to make it a permanent and immediate demand in their principles.
A decade after peace France paid indemnity to Prussia. The imperial report shows the funds, about £160m to £170m for German states, were used to arm and defend the empire. £51.5m in gold locked at Spandau, £28m to the Imperial Invalid Fund, £17m for Elsass-Lothringen fortifications and damages, with remaining sums financing railways and fortifications.
The Troy Times notes the Senate repealed the prohibition on pensions for those who fought in the rebellion. It warns that if the Democrats seize the Presidency or Congress, Confederate veterans may claim back pay and arrears, sparking public astonishment.
An enormous cattle drive from lake country and eastern Oregon to the Yellowstone Valley moves forward under Lange & Ryan of Portland. They have purchased 24,800 head from 29 stockmen plus 7,000 at Silver City and 2,500 at Fort Hall Idaho. The operation requires 800 horses and 120 men, with forty wagons and about 160 Spencer rifles for defense against possible Indian attacks.
A Vermont couple postponed filing for divorce to benefit from a tin wedding milestone. They chide the public for being reckless and wasteful while framing their decision as a prudent ploy tied to a ceremonial anniversary.
A historical quotation on human frailty notes two constants in life: good advice and bad whisky, implying people seek counsel yet fall for impropriety in hard times. The line reflects a hardboiled coinage of vice and virtue.
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