09 May 1884
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1884
Page
1
The era’s campaign dynamics feature McKinley and Hurd debating tariff positions in Ohio while partisan contests unfold in Henry County and surrounding districts. Memorial Day events loom in Springfield with Ex President Hayes invited, and discussions swirl around Sherman, Arthur, and congressional conventions.
The State of Florida, carrying eighty six passengers and eighty crew, may have been lost by dynamite placed aboard for sabotage to England. The incident prompts public outrage and calls for suppressing plots by Irish revolutionists and formal protests from Britain. A Shelby county jury-scale proposal is suggested to weigh witnesses by body weight for fairer justice. The Toledo Post covers a Congressional Committee meeting in the Sixth District with disputes over convention dates and candidate selection.
A Fr Wayne man bought $85 in cigars on credit from D Malony, a Toledo area cigar maker. He sold his Delphos hotel and came to Toledo to settle, but refused to pay despite carrying $3,700. Malony chased him to Union Depot, but the man eluded him and left the city by 8 pm. Malony vowed to pursue the matter, claiming the incident tested public peace.
The New York Tribune attacks six days walkers led by Fitzgerald and Hazell as professional law-breakers and mock heroes. It questions the 610 mile claim and condemns their sleep deprivation and physical toll as brutal and inhuman.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitten quickly cures Mig Liver Complaint Bright's Diseases weak back and purification of the bowels with direct action on the liver. It promotes a bottle priced at 60 cents by Hill and Wilson.
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