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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1886
Page
6
Dr Talmage argues that religious faith should inseparably guide daily work. He frames business life as a school of Christian energy patience and knowledge, urging honesty and patience amid trials, warning against dishonest gain, and urging traders to seek grace beyond earthly success.
A St Louis to Pacific Mo train robbery yields over 50 000 in cash. Messenger Fotheringham restrained tied to the safe and the thief a 24 year old man about six feet tall weighed 200 pounds and wearing a dark overcoat escaped near Meremac. Police provide details and express officials confirm the loss.
The 1884 Foreign Mails report notes 7,002,893 letters sent abroad and 30,405,847 received, with 47,049,064 newspapers sent and 26,700,050 received. Sea transport cost $397,443. It compares post office density, railway and nonrailway routes, and revenue deficits across nations, led by the United States in miles of railway service and other metrics. The world exchanges total about 11.64 billion items daily, with 401 million packages and $11,54,045 money orders valued globally.
Report from Loxpon says Uganda King Mwanga ordered brutal killings of native Christians, including torture and 32 burned alive. Missionaries failed to halt the atrocities, but many natives sought baptism after. Leaflets of Uganda scripture circulate at risk. Bishop Hannington diary to be published in London.
The article notes Mr Gladstone declining to author a political program book, saying he will leave party operations and specific subjects to others while focusing on the Irish question. It also reports a New York killing over support for Henry George, and a St Louis delay in Maxwell and Chinese highbinder cases until January 1, 187.
News from Gaursoune Illinois reports a two year old inmate Harry Nelson found dead near a creek at the Knox County alms house. His skull crushed by a club. Insane inmate Crazy Hannah suspected though she denies guilt.
The steamer Rowena, fitted with refrigeration by a London company, has arrived in Galveston to ship 300 tons of fresh beef to London marking the first Texas port beef cargo. If successful, more vessels will be built for the Texas trade.
In Curiaco on October 27 the jury in the Begley inquest recommended that the four prisoners who admit firing from the Pinkerton train be held to the grand jury without bail.
President Cleveland issues a proclamation stating Spain has pledged no discriminatory tonnage or import duties on U S imports to Cuba and Porto Rico. The suspension applies to Spanish vessels and goods, lasting while reciprocal exemption for U S citizens’ vessels remains in those islands.
National W C T U meeting in Minneapolis adjourned after urging a Congress memorial against alcohol in soldiers homes and endorsing Sunday work limits. Resolutions praised Knights of Labor for temperance stance and wage earners, while Miss Pugh became American treasurer.
General Superintendent Jamison reports 571 railway post office lines with 435 cars, 1 769 apartments, 110 072 miles of routes, and 100 923 910 clerk miles. Money Order head McDonald notes 14 453 153 orders issued worth 132 716 317 dollars, fees 1 214 506, net profit 39 164, with 9 percent more remittances and 350 551 revenue. He hopes a House bill authorizing postal notes at small offices will pass into law.
Curenco Oct 28. George May Powell chairman of the US Arbitration Commission told the Chicago Board of Trade that arbitration should precede strikes and lockouts, with conciliation handling most cases as in France. He noted representation by labor and capital and cited profit sharing and savings banks as friction preventers. He aims to scatter practical facts to aid labor and capital interests.
Pittsaceran Pa Oct 28 Ex Governor Curtin says prospects are good for effective legislation against freight discrimination. He will introduce a bill in Congress covering all points with aid promised from prominent members. He notes how candidates in the state will be graded on the issue and cites Justice Miller's decision as paving the way for national action.
Mrs. John Denny of North Dixon was murdered by her husband yesterday morning. He had a history of mental disturbance and had been treated in the Elgin asylum. He escaped custody recently and has not been recaptured. The attack occurred as she entered the house at about 8:40 AM, with an axe delivering a fatal neck wound. Their son Dennis, ill at home, faces potential distress from the tragedy.
The Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland was wiped out by fire yesterday morning along with its physical, chemical apparatus and a fine geological collection. Total loss estimated at 200,000 pounds with an insurance of 15,006 dollars.
County Treasurer Ward was attacked Tuesday night by two men who hooded him with a sack, knocked him senseless, and after taking his keys robbed his office of more than 11 thousand dollars in Little Rock Arkansas.
A memorial scene unfolds with a hearse leading a solemn march as veterans pay tribute to a fallen soldier. The poem recalls his battles at Gettysburg and Athinta, his sacrifice, and the duty endured beyond personal gain, urging lifting the young to honor his heroism and the flag.
Chicago Tribune reports on Edgerton, Civil Service Commission chairman, denigrating General Doubleday in a curdling exchange over Captain Sheibner and Sumter medals. The piece urges removal of the official for contemptuous language toward a retired army officer and calls for action by the President.
In Washington and beyond, officials debate feeding soldiers and workers while testing Civil Service rules. Pension Commissioner Black, praised for reform, faces accusations of duplicating prior pension expedients, drawing counterclaims from critics who see him as a hypocrite in the administration’s reforms.
Secretary McPherson accuses the Democratic National Campaign Committee and the Register of the Treasury of a false defalcation claim through the executive document of 1863. He asserts the balances were misrepresented, with many named creditors and debtors misclassified, and labels the list a political trick.
The story traces a Northern and Southern plot to surrender the Northwest to the Confederacy and attack Chicago. Judge Hines plans to publish Jacob Thompson letters and extensive documents, naming prominent Northern Democrats and possibly a current U.S. senator. The series of alleged plots will form a major wartime literature milestone.
In this final issue the Buffalo Wallow World laments cannot remove print paper from Adams Express and reviews two years of editorial battles. The writer mocks unpaid subscribers, celebrates past campaigns, jokes at local politics and economics, and announces resignation with sharp, humorous jabs at readers and townsfolk.
A bull refused to move from an express train corridor near Madison. The engineer stopped the train and a brakeman drove the animal off the track. The brakeman reports his coat nearly was punctured by the bull’s horns.
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