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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1881
Page
1
The Iowa Methodists declare tobacco use sinful in God's sight. Other items note a balloon fall, emigrants leaving Germany, and various oddball news from Boston to Philadelphia, including legal quirks in England and local politics. The report blends dramatic incidents with social observations and brief curio items.
Tension rises in the Dunkard Church of the Miami Valley as a Progressionalists faction pushes to discard time honored customs. At a recent Arcanum Ohio convention 1400 delegates from eight states debated the issue. the Progressionalists carried the majority but divisions in the church linger. About 150000 Dunkards are said to be in the United States.
A public appeal argues that the last Democratic Legislature sought to redivide congressional districts to aid the party and upend municipal governments, turning city institutions into tools to boost Democratic votes. it urges voting the Democratic legislative ticket to prevent such plans.
A Boston man seeks counsel from a distressed eminent clergyman about three dire truths: love, debt, and doubts on the Trinity. Separate reports note Professor Fort’s claim that artificial respiration revived a five year old after over three hours of effort, and another physician recounts reviving a person after four hours in water.
A man is killed by Indians in the vast West leaving a boy bound to the corpse with rawhide. The dog is spared and gnaws the bonds until they loosen. The boy frees his hands, unties the knots, and travels on with the dog toward a distant ranch.
Democratic leaders led by the Vicksburg Herald urge a fair vote and count, arguing it is better to elect General Lowry by an honest majority than by bulldozing or fraud, with a note that victory by honest means is preferable even if narrow. A separate tale recounts a Wallis Orcadian whale incident ending with the whale freeing itself and the Americans pursuing in boats.
A narrated lament from a farm family about a persistent mortgage that dominates every aspect of life from seasons to sorrow. The speaker recalls wealth loss, foreclosures, deserted children, and a wife’s death blamed on debt, ending with hard practical advice wrapped in irony: avoid mortgage ruin at all costs.
A father disciplines a sensitive boy who craves drawing materials and fears the loss of control. The child steals money, protests, and dies of a broken heart after a final plea for love. The piece contrasts stern paternal discipline with a mother’s protective indulgence, ending in tragedy and remorse.
The piece explains stock exchange style gambling in grain and produce markets. It describes short and long positions, margins, and the practice of cornering wheat, with examples of price moves from $1.22 to $1.50 and potential large losses or gains. It notes hundreds of operators in major cities engaging in speculative bets on future prices across wheat, corn, oats, and other commodities.
The Harrisburg Patriot notes Democratic criticism of wine press maker and Ohio Prohibition candidate Ludlow. It says his presses mainly process cider into apple butter and that few presses will be produced this year. It claims he advised Lucas county grape growers, who make excessive wine for medical and sacramental uses, and suggests retirement may be near.
Congressman Peelle of Indiana toured Northern Ohio, Garfield’s old district, praising the President’s strength and willpower. He notes broad sympathy for Garfield and belief in his recovery, saying the region hopes the President survives and returns to duty soon.
The New York Letter notes plans for at least one hundred new ten story buildings costing top prices to rise in the wholesale business district below Canal Street within the next year. The city is rapidly elevating its architectural skyline as Engineer William Page is credited with a locomotive that safely delivered the President.
A rate clash between Pennsylvania Railroad and Vanderbilt lines has driven Chicago to Boston fares to 95 cents for New York bound passengers if Vanderbilt matches. Vanderbilt charges $6 Chicago to Boston, while Pennsy pays $5.75 for New York to Boston under contract, leaving a meager quarter for the long trip. Chicago managers pull ticket cases and sleeping cars from rivals, exposing a childish fray among powerful companies. The clash, laced with humor, questions the need for a more stable rail management system.
A London newspaper notes daily concern over President Garfield’s health. A Philadelphia letter to George H. Stuart from John Wanamaker describes Exeter Hall meetings in London. Wanamaker recounts Americans’ sorrow at Queen Victoria’s sympathy to Mrs. Garfield, with strong applause and tears among listeners.
The King of Denmark commuted the death sentences of thirty-nine colored residents of Santa Cruz who joined in an insurrectionary riot months ago. Five receive life imprisonment, with likely later clemency. the rest face shorter confinement terms. A historic comment notes executions would have occurred half a century ago.
Detroit of September 5 reports a catastrophic hurricane and fires across Huron and Sanilac counties along Lake Huron. An estimated 300 or more perished with widespread homelessness, food shortages, and shattered farms. Reports describe towns wiped out, people found amid ash, and a large relief appeal from Port Huron leaders seeking aid and supplies for thousands facing winter hardship.
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