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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1889
Page
6
A historical note recalls James G. Blaine and Chief Justice Melville Fuller as Augusta reporters in 1855, mentions France’s 1850s public schools and pupil totals, and cites a Strasbourg congress finding railway passenger classes in Prussia with 32 percent fourth class and 8.9 percent first class travel.
Farmer Brown of Tuscarawas County owns an old dog aged sixteen, a cat nearly seventeen, a rooster thirteen summers old, and a cow twenty-two years old.
The United States builds over 8300 miles of railway this year, projecting 5000 more by year end for a total of at least 160000 miles nationwide. A Serb law forcing business closures on Sundays and holy days to 180 days a year is criticized as reducing civic virtue.
An Eastern Ohio resident claims he contracted rheumatism from a horse chestnut carried in his clothes as a preventive. He says he found the nut in the street and believes it was planted there by someone who loaded it with the disease.
A Kansas City policeman attributes the prevalence of vagrancy to men lacking trades. He argues that poorly dressed men struggle to find work unless they are mechanics, who can always secure employment.
A dinner in Paris used rose leaf place cards to indicate seating as an electric current faded the petals. Fire losses in the United States and Canada for September totaled 9.7358 million dollars, lower than 1888’s 10.6247 million. Nine month totals reached 96.1963 million, down from 98.6500 million in 1888 and 93.1835 million in 1887.
The article notes many young women in the Treasury Department have recently secured posts via civil-service tests after normal school training. It adds a historical reflection, recalling Daniel Webster’s remark that vast Northwestern territory was hard to govern and its congressional delegates could scarcely reach Washington before their terms ended.
A Summerside girl wrote her name on an egg sent to Boston where her parents later met the recipient, now a Bostonian who learned of the daughter. The families corresponded and the wedding is planned for December.
Promoter R R DeBerg of Quebec says preparations are complete and construction will begin next year. London firms bid 1.5 million dollars to supply lay and guarantee a 1900 mile cable from near Clew bay Ireland to Greenly Island Straits of Belle Isle.
The report notes C.181RaL Green B. Baum's control of the Pension Office on the 21st, a vice secretary of war remarking on Empireless powder tests on the 22nd, Septembers immigration and trade figures, and a Postmaster General contract award to the American Bank Note Company for four years. It records 188 U S business failures and 37 in Canada for the week ending the 25th.
The bulletin recounts baseball games between New York and Brooklyn with multiple results, a hanging in Pottsville for a 1888 murder, a 114 year old death in Salisbury, church resignation in Boston, and various fires and accidents from New York to Pennsylvania. It notes a ship loss near Darien and a capital punishment sentence at Sing Sing, all dated around late May through June.
Mrs Lina H Watproy of Madison Wis dies aged 103. A house southeast of Des Moines Ia burns killing two children. Other notes: Wyoming Territory report cites population growth toward statehood, drought and fires in Northern Michigan, and various local incidents across states with deaths, weddings, and accidents.
A compilation of election totals from Washington Territory with a Republican majority and defeat margins on suffrage prohibition and the constitution. Fires devastate Port Clinton planing mill yard and Fort Worth homes. Maryland hosts first colored troops reunion. repeated fires hit Downs Illinois. In Chicago, murder trial evidence links remains to a slain doctor. Fire at Art Girard furnace kills man and two sons. Marble bust of Oliver P Morton arrives in Indianapolis. Northwest rail freight boom strains cars and engines. Cannibalism claim by wreck survivors from Barnmoor. Kokomo wreck causes oil tank fires. Joe Harold colored lynched in Mississippi. Chapman's ninety? year old marriage to sixty-five year old widow. Additional fire losses at Fort Worth.
A balloonist named Dewey descended safely at Wolverhampton England on the 22d with a parachute from 14 000 feet. Reports note Events include slave trade in the streets of Wolverhampton and a string of other international incidents and disasters.
The seventh game of the World Series between New York and Brooklyn ended in an 11 to 7 victory for New York at New York on the 26th. Other reports note fires in Pindlay Lake and Selma, deaths from various accidents, and trial openings in Chicago as part of a wide range of dated events.
Witnesses described the motive alleged by the State as rooted in the doctor being an active Clan na Gael member. The State traced the conspiracy to the killing, naming the executive board and the so called famous triangle of Sullivan Boland and Feeley. Evidence included the recovered bloody trunk and identifications from several witnesses as the court adjourned at 4 40.
Judge Wing and Mr. Forrest pressed for an admission that injuries occurred during removal from the vault while Dr. Egbert testified the wounds were inflicted before death. Undertaker John Carroll identified the body in a post mortem as that examined by Dr. Lewis. Defense did not cross examine. Court adjourned to Saturday at 10 am.
Witnesses testifying on October 26 swore the body found in a catch basin was Dr Cronin. Friends and acquaintances named, plus laborers who found the body, all confirmed identity and details of the autopsy showed death from violence with no disease.
In Pineville Kentucky Wilson Howard leader of the Howard faction defeats County Judge Lewis forces and takes possession of Harlan court house after ambushes and a march into town. The judge's party retreats to camp outside town with predicting further fighting.
The preliminary examination of Bill Chambers for the Bowman killing ended at Clayton. Chambers was held for the grand jury without bail after testifying that Bowman reached for a revolver and he fired in self defense. He said he was glad he killed him, claiming Bowman would have robbed him of his last penny.
Postmaster General Wanamaker awards a four year contract to American Bank Note Company for adhesive postage stamps starting January 1. Stamps will be about one eighth smaller with redesigned engravings. The one cent stays blue while the two cent moves from green to bright carmine and other denominations will be updated.
The Pan-American party arrived from St Paul at 9 am and was welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce in Minneapolis. They toured educational institutions and local mills, then had lunch at the West Hotel followed by a dress reception before departing for Sioux City.
Diphtheria has appeared in Cisco and spread across Central Illinois including Iliopolis where schools closed. Reports list two deaths in Decatur and two in Greenville with several other fatalities linked to the outbreak. Officials point to decaying vegetation as a possible cause.
A large section of Port Leyden Lewis County burned in early Friday dawn. Douglass House opera house eight stores post office and several dwellings destroyed. Fifteen families lose homes and possessions. Loss estimates reach 100000 with 60000 insured. In Minneapolis the Collom case defense argues confession was coerced to aid creditors with signatures alleged forgeries by D S Ames.
The Polo Grounds hosted a seesaw world baseball championship game that went eleven innings with New York beating Brooklyn 2 to 1. O'Day and Ewing pitched for New York against Terry and Wisner for Brooklyn as both clubs now hold three wins apiece. In Boston, Brown University funds shortfall linked to ex-Registrar G P Robinson is pegged at over 16000 dollars by an expert accountant.
In Zanesville Ohio on October 26 ex-Constable William Nevitt aged 50 was fatally injured when a cannon fired during a political speech prematurely discharged. Both arms were blown off and both eyes destroyed, with injuries deemed unrecoverable.
Judge McConnell excludes prosecution witnesses who read newspaper accounts, prompting threats to pause the Cronin case. The scene centers on Dr. D. G. Moore’s testimony about Cronin’s wounds and the possible involvement of the white horse linked to Dan Coughlin, with liveryman Patrick Dinan detailing the horse’s movements and a Mexico train sighting.
Sensor Cox planned to lecture on Wonderland while a death occurred at his scheduled hour. Calipinal Mannings exact routine, Mrs Stonewall Jackson writes her husband biography, Jesse Grant grows wealthy farming in California, Edison jokes with cigars, Senora Manuela de Moncapo, cattle queen with 400000 sheep, Edison’s humor, M Sancey’s charity gesture and theatrical verdict by the critic.
In Athens on October 28 the wedding of Princess Sophie of Germany to the Duke of Sparta, Crown Prince of Greece, drew emperors and royals. The procession and cathedral ceremony featured lavish uniforms, roses, and a white satin bridal gown with orange blossoms. The couple later appeared on the palace balcony, amid cheering crowds, before traveling to the Duke’s palace for a Lutheran rite ceremony.
A twenty year feud between the Doud and McKenna families erupted in a barnyard clash near New Hampton Chickasaw County. Thomas Doud and Mulvihill fired. McKenna was killed and Doud wounded. Doud's two sons were jailed, with several others injured. The dispute stemmed from land ownership over a forty acre tract.
A St Louis appeal from the Western Economic Association urges a congressional push to have the next census measure farm and home ownership, debt, and mortgage shares. The group asks local bodies to adopt resolutions demanding data on ownership, tenancy, debt levels, and mortgage concentrations, to be sent to Secretary Noble and the district congressman.
London authorities report a fierce clash at Savaii between Malietoa and Tamase se followers. About 1 000 combatants took part with several killed and many wounded on both sides. winner unknown.
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