23 May 1884
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1884
Page
1
Long column of notes covers political withdrawals, royal marriage debates, Wall Street panics, educational access in New York, Nantucket lawsuits, temperance advocacy, wrecker charges, public works in Ohio and Chicago, presidential nomination schedules, and local curiosities about Celina reservoir and fisheries.
A Sunday early morning fire swept through nine frame buildings on Main Street Lima, starting in Richards carriage shop and spreading to Townsend Moser undertakers, Kibby and Martin properties. Firefighters contained the blaze but losses totaled thousands with multiple insurers and plans to rebuild brick fronts.
A meeting under the code is planned between Col. J. C. McGuire of Mobile and John Spies of Boswell over a Davis affair. Spies recalls Mrs. Davis gave him a flowers bouquet. McGuire denies it. The dispute sparked by a Courier report fuels a promised duel with Harris as second.
The notice asks for bids for building a school house in District 7. Each bid must disclose all interested parties and include a guarantee that a contract will be entered if accepted. Prices for each material and labor must be stated separately. only the lowest responsible bid will be considered and the board may reject all bids. May 2, 1884. Township Clerk.
The Allen County Democrat voids Le Fevre from the Democratic party for not supporting Morrison's tariff bill with a 20 percent cut on wool and other goods. The piece notes Garner Grant support abroad with The London Times praising him and a Senate plan to loan 1,000,000 to the New Orleans Exposition, signaling the World’s Fair's assured early enactment and grand scope.
An 19th century style advertisement markets a patent medicine claimed to cure cuts bruises chapped skin rheum fever tetter and chilblains. It promises a money back guarantee and lists Hill & Wilson as sellers with a five cent per box price.
The Blaine managers held a meeting in New York last Friday with prominent attendees including Gov. Foster of Ohio and Senator Miller of New York. Whitelaw Reid was also present.
A Kingston Virginia rope walker Harry Leslie died recently from a head wound received in 1876 when he saved a child from danger during a Richmond rope act. He steadied the child and kept his balance but struck his head on a window as he descended. The crowd cheered as he saved the girl though fatally wounded. Political notes include wool growers at Chicago pledging to restore the 1867 wool tariff and parties unsure how platforms will reflect that stance. The Republicans favor restoration. Democrats are shown opposing it in the current House.
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