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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1890
Page
2
A December Bethlehem visit frames Solomon's pools and gardens as a moral beacon. The speaker links Solomon's irrigation and wonders to Christ's birth, urging readers to value humble cradles and deeds for Christ, noting mothers and everyday favors as true world changers.
A Sunday school lesson on Luke 23 1 12 tracing Pilate and Herod deliberations over Jesus. It notes Pilate finds no fault yet shuns responsibility by sending Jesus to Herod and back, highlighting evasion of duty and the need to do right. It cites authorities and parallels and ends with moral exhortation to personal responsibility before God.
The piece states artificial stone made from granite sand and hydraulic lime or Portland cement is cheaper and superior to natural flag stone. It notes artificial stone is homogeneous, resists wear better, and cites a London bank test where artificial stone floors lasted longer than natural Portland stone.
A Grand Rapids woman is described as an extreme proponent of the color black. Her clothing, undergarments, sheets, and bed draperies are all black, reminiscent of the wife of Senator Davis of Minnesota.
The article notes New England has built sixteen miles of railroad this year while North Carolina’s growth and rising real estate values are tied to the elevator. It cites savings totals across several states and lists last year’s city housing counts and averages in Philadelphia New York Chicago Brooklyn Boston Minneapolis Washington Denver Omaha and more. It introduces Monster Brrier’s steel bridge for both peacetime and wartime use and cites M Eiffel's 147 foot test bridge weighing 86 tons capable of carrying a railway train or military stores.
Washington reports Bulletin No. 120 shows U S population June 1 1890 at 62 480 540 excluding certain groups. The text argues 1870 census omissions inflated growth 1870 to 1880 and details state by state rankings and regional trends amid immigration and birth rate shifts.
Over the past decade Dakota Nebraska and Kansas saw large population gains driven by agriculture and rainfall. The subhumid belt's variability spurred migration to Oklahoma and the Rockies as rainfall dropped. Eastern states show slower growth due to emigration and census flaws.
San Francisco reports Alaska's delegate election favored Captain James Carroll of the Queen steamship though no seat exists yet. A Alaska convention urged Congress to grant representation and issued a memorial complaining of justice delays, land titles, homesteads, schooling, liquor laws, and inadequate postal service.
Four Italian impostors posing as wine merchants stayed at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal two weeks ago and befriended Chief of Police Leadman. After inviting him to dine they left, while he was called away, and stole a package containing 4000 dollars from his home. Detectives are pursuing them.
Leavenworth Times published Catholic fair raffle list and was declared unmailable by Postmaster Ritchie. Postmaster General Wanamaker sustains the action and a $10,000 damages suit is filed in district court claiming no law can bar an American newspaper from printing news.
Noah J. Swenson was killed at noon Thursday when he was thrown under a large engine crank at 34 West Chicago avenue by fellow worker Henry Lundstadt during a wrestling game on a slick engine room floor. The accident occurred at the Western Paving Supply Company plant in Curiaco.
Van Abel, confidential clerk for the L. H. Harris Drug Co, is missing from Pittspurn. His accounts are $10,000 short and he had lived beyond his means. The firm says they know his location but do not seek prosecution. He confessed before leaving and turned over household goods to cover about one third of the deficit.
At the final session of the International Bee-keepers Association in Krokuk Iowa officers were elected. P. H. Elwood of Starkville New York was named President Eugene Secor of Forest City Iowa Vice President C P Dadant of Hamilton Illinois Secretary Ernest R Reot Medina Ohio Treasurer Albany New York was chosen for the next meeting location.
In Little Rock on November 1 the U S Circuit Court judge filed the opinion in H M Van Vliet Iowa original package case. The opinion covers all raised questions in over fourteen pages and holds both the federal act and state laws to be valid.
A Hague dispatch reports the King of Holland is sane physically but suffers a mental illness rendering him unfit to rule. Doctors and ministers misrepresented his condition, calling him a lunatic.
Peoria Illinois revenue collections for October reached 2 105 635 dollars not counting Rock Island amounts. The report notes 240 packages were taken out of bond for export during the month.
Chicago observes the silver jubilee of Most Rev Patrick Augustus Feehan with a grand procession to the Cathedral of the Holy Name. The day features a pontifical high mass, messages from the Pope, a 1000-strong clergy procession, a lavish banquet for 850 bishops and priests, and a 25,000-strong torchlight parade through Cook County. Feehan, born in Ireland, rose from bishop of Nashville to archbishop of Chicago in 1880, shaping the diocese through war relief, hospitalities, and new churches.
Mr. Balfour advances plans to build railways in distressed western Ireland districts. Construction will provide jobs for many laborers and residents along the route, stimulating regional employment.
Henry Cassin a bell boy who stole 17000 from two bookmakers at the Hotel Vendome has been convicted of larceny and sentenced to nine years in State prison.
Examination of the books shows Fred C. Mehl's shortage at Mueller Bros. now estimated above 40 000 dollars, not 6000, with potential rise. Mehl remains in jail after three weeks’ confinement.
New Beptoro Massachusetts reports the Arctic fleet has taken ninety three whales by October 6, nearly double the number taken by the previous year.
The Official Gazette reports Senor Miguel Suarez Guanes, Spain's Consul General in New York, will become Spanish Minister to the United States replacing the resigned Senor Muriaga.
Northern Pacific wheat elevator at Eureka Junction near Walla Walla burned down destroying 60 000 bushels of wheat. Total loss placed at 100 000 dollars with full insurance.
Five thousand Catholic citizens from diverse nationalities gathered at the Auditorium to honor Archbishop Feehan on his silver jubilee. Addresses were read in multiple languages while songs and flags colored the celebration. The Archbishop praised unity in diversity and urged language harmony within the republic.
The Treasury Dept reports the Board sustains the woolen and worsted classification act of May 9 1890. It holds that when a quorum is present the House may show it in the journal even if some members do not vote, and that presence of a quorum constitutes participation in the business.
Captain W M Marshal reports to the Secretary of War with plans and estimates for the Hennepin canal dam on the Rock River. The 500000 dollar appropriation will fund the dam, and work is expected to begin in the spring with department proposals to follow.
The government plans to sell swamp and railroad indemnity lands on November 10, but investigators find timber stripped from all lands. Allegations accuse the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha railroad of selling parcels to lumbermen who harvested about 1 million dollars worth of timber, while claiming the railroad had no valid title.
The Department of State has received a Cuba tobacco growers and cigar manufacturers union petition sent to the Spanish government urging negotiation of a reciprocity treaty between Cuba and the United States.
James Norton, a Mexican War veteran and Civil War participant, died at his Suerwoop home Wednesday night at age 93. He was widely known in the region for his military service and long community presence.
In Chicago on October 31, William Notley and his wife Fannie were found dead in bed from gas asphyxiation at 4457 Ellis Avenue. Authorities call the deaths accidental.
In the constitutional convention a resolution was adopted requiring Mississippi voters to be able to read the constitution or understand or interpret it intelligently when read.
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