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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1887
Page
6
Tur Moscow Gazette reports Indian belief that Russia will push them from British rule. Kine Humuein of Italy, at thirty three, bears unusually white hair and is noted as Europe’s hardest-working monarch. A statistician notes a coffee stock in the US for every 120 people.
The proposal would grant Russian subject status from birth to children born in Russia of naturalized German parents. Historical notes mention Simon Cameron as the oldest surviving US ex Senator, with Ife born in 1799 and next Jefferson Davis born 1808 followed by Hannibal Hamlin born 1809.
Cremation has grown in favor in Berlin, leading to plans for a crematorium at the main cemetery. Previously Berliners who wished to cremate had to go to Gotha.
Florida papers describe a banana leaf two feet wide by eight feet long and corn stalks twenty seven feet long taken from an eighty acre field where these giants were only average specimens.
Paris vital statistics reveal births exceeded deaths by 52 520 in 1886, a much smaller margin than the previous year’s about 85 000. The year also saw 2 949 divorces, down from 4 277 the prior year.
Report from New York indicates no marriages or engagements followed the summer campaigns at Newport Bar Harbor and Narragansett. Butter flies at watering-places are not in demand among marrying men.
An eight year old girl in Troy Missouri now has increasingly white hair due to a fright she experienced at a fire three years ago. The child is described as the most venerable looking youngster on record.
Latest returns show 592 Americans 843 Germans 198 Frenchmen and 1423 Englishmen among foreigners in Japan. In government service there are 27 Germans 17 Americans and 3 Frenchmen 8 Italians 6 Dutchmen and 68 Englishmen.
Dona Isapora Cousiy of Chili is described as the richest woman in the world, with a fortune estimated up to 200 million dollars. She inherited cattle, married mines, and as a young widow now runs a wide array of ventures across railroads steamships and more in a sprawling business career.
United States consuls in Canada are to report exports at Canadian ports for the last three years to aid decisions on closer trade. A Glencoe Ireland boycott targets Bishop Healy over opposition to home rule. A Neen Wuirret monument notes a forty-niner’s death in Alameda. An American Magazine piece argues women’s education will outpace men. Mrs. Cussindam, linked to the Burdell murder, dies in New York. Rex Barien quips on presidential access for clerks. A magnetism story ends with a warning not to drink wine during a wet fortnight.
The week ending the 24th reports 1,359,465 standard silver dollars coined, vs 892,998 last year. Cleveland names Whitaker M. Grant U S Attorney for Alaska and proclaims suspending duties on Spain possessions merchandise. Miter denies beer analysis. mint faces coin demand for cents nickels dimes. Putnam Angell accept fisheries talks with Britain. Wess appointed U S Consul at Manila. Kimball resigns as American Consul Stuttgart. Cleveland and wife depart Washington for West and South. Third quarter 1887 business failures total 1983 in the U S and 308 in Canada, with liabilities rising over last year.
The issue reports on a Philadelphia brewery failure with assets of 15000 and liabilities of 203000, a bribery conviction with an appeal, a Pittsburgh labor pact against contract labor, the America's Cup race results with Volunteer defeating Thistle, a fatal ketchup accident in Reading, and various political, legal, and local notices across New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, and beyond.
A Mobile and Ohio passenger train derailed from a forty foot trestle near Jackson Tennessee injuring over thirty people with several fatalities reported. Lincoln Nebraska Fire Insurance Company closed after one year. Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association began annual meeting in Madison with Susan B Anthony present. Four Black individuals killed in a skirmish in Muteworda County Texas. National Command Union Veterans encampment opened in Cleveland Ohio. Payne Ohio business district destroyed by fire. Mins Prange W. Cousins became United States Marshal replacing her late father. first woman to hold that post in St. Louis court. Ohio Base Ball League finished season with Kalamazoo pennant. Zanesville second. Striking wool workers in Louisville returned to work on terms set by employers, seen as Knighthood of Labor defeat. Maxwell Brothers meat processing plant and J G Lobstein shop in Chicago damaged by fire. Muskegon Michigan family loses three children and home in a house fire. National Command Union Veterans encampment elected officers at Cleveland reunion with M A Dillon as Commander in Chief.
The 27th reports widespread fires in Trrevenour Ontario and Quebec with farmers suffering heavy losses including buildings crops and cattle. A waterspout on the Mier and Salado rivers in Mexico caused floods washing away or damaging around two hundred houses in Mier and inundating Guerra.
In St Louis on September 27 the Grand Army of the Republic rally drew an estimated 50,000 veterans, with trains and specials adding 12,000 to 15,000 more. About 40,000 veterans were expected to line the six mile parade route, marching twelve abreast with ten feet between columns. General D. P. Grier, Grand Marshal, issued the parade order as the arch and grand stand near Locust and Twelfth streets boast a cathedral portrait and large arch inscriptions.
A long parade of Grand Army of the Republic divisions gathers with thousands of veterans. Illumination across eight miles of streets, gas use valued at $20,000 weekly, and the Grant Memorial Arch on Broadway draw crowds. Officials, toasts, and a reception at the Merchants' Exchange Hall mark a festive encampment in the city.
The Woman's Relief Corps, founded 1883 as Grand Army auxiliary, now spans every state and territory with 43000 members. In St Louis, 100 officers and 10,000 members anticipated, while headquarters at the Southern Hotel draw praise for local committee work. Delegates wear a silver and bronze badge designed for the 1587 St Louis commemorative year.
Crowds lined the rain soaked streets as Major Francis and General Sherman led a grand procession of ten Grand Army divisions from Missouri to New York. Illinois Wisconsin and Pennsylvania contingents followed amid cheers while farmers from Colorado Wyoming and Nebraska waved roosters and vegetables. The parade lasted eighty four minutes with hundreds of veterans, Sons of Veterans, and diverse color contingents, and the Reviewing Stand honored General Fairchild. The encampment opened with a long address praising growth and unity, urging pensions and national service while condemning disunion and promoting loyalty.
The Grand Army encampment debated resolutions condemning President Cleveland over pension policy and the return of rebel flags. Resolutions urged support for a presidential candidate sympathetic to Union veterans. The majority urged shelving. minority urged endorsement. Next encampment location chosen as Columbus. A pension bill overhaul was proposed to aid 12,000 veterans and widows. The session also discussed Utah polygamy resolutions and a gift acceptance for the Grant cottage.
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