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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1885
Page
6
President dispatches General Sheridan to suppress Cheyenne uprisings with four thousand troops expected in Indian Territory. Kansas and Nebraska reports confirm rapid troop movements and a broad call to action as Washington vows strict order and potential measures to quell violence.
A Chicago firm shipped dried beef to Momence, Illinois. Sixty villagers fell ill with severe cramps and vomiting, and one woman died. Worms covered the meat under microscope. several other residents remain gravely ill. Rice Butcher Supply Co. reports selling 30-50 pounds weekly. officials probe with health boards and chemists.
Land Commissioner Sparks affirms right of entry to lands withdrawn by General Land Office actions for railroad indemnity. If approved by the Interior Secretary, vast areas may be restored to entry under Homestead laws. Ruling stems from Northern Pacific land entitlement inquiry at Walla Walla, linked to a changed railroad line.
Governors appoint eight commissioners to locate the Soldiers and Sailors' Home with nominees W. W. Berry M. R. W. Wallace Harvey M. Hall Frederick O. White M. C. Crawford Henry T. Nobie and Francis E. Bryant. They will meet for preliminary work today. Satt Lane July 14 The People’s Party Mormon county convention nominated a straight Mormon ticket and pledged to boycott Gentile merchants opposing the Mormons.
The World's Exposition plant, buildings, and machinery in New Carteans La were sold at auction for 175000 dollars. Mr Newman bid the property in but it is likely to go to the new Exposition Company. In Washington on July 18 President appoints Colonel John Gibbon of the Seventh Infantry as Brigadier General to succeed General Augur.
Attorney General Garland holds the Dolphin cannot be accepted under the act, no contract exists with John Roach, and much of the paid money may be recovered. He notes the vessel lacks required strength and stiffness, and that only an act of Congress could authorize acceptance. A court of inquiry may pursue actions against the ship and Roach.
Pittsburg Pa July 14 A dramatic storm consumed the Allegheny Valley with heavy rain and hurricane winds. In Harmarsville lightning struck the telegraph office killing James McFeeders a twelve year old student and stunning operator Miss Mary Hazlett. Flooding and washouts disrupted rail lines and damaged Kilpatrick Co steel plant at Leechburg with losses running to thousands. Numerous ponds and derricks were swept away and crop losses expected to be heavy.
After a year of negotiations the Brush Electric Company New England Weston Electric Company and Merchants Electric Light and Power Company unite to form the Union Electric Light and Power Company of Boston with capitalization of 700000 dollars. Stock shares assigned Brash Company 250000 Merchants 205000 and Weston 065000.
Portrait of William H. Vanderbilt detailing his simple, regimented routine. He prefers plain meals with roast beef and mutton, avoids grease and spices, and values sparing portions. He retires early, drinks coffee sometimes, abstains from liquor, and has not used tobacco for thirty years. His health-focused lifestyle sustains his vigor and family-centered evenings.
A silhouette of moth distribution notes how mountains shape species in North America and how eastern and western faunas differ. It cites Prof. F. R. Grote on moth migrations and adds a remark that the three judges on South Carolina’s Supreme Court form the heaviest aggregate among U S judicial triads.
Andrew Cruse of Minwauer Wisconsin died yesterday after a rabid dog bite three years earlier. Also reporting is Christopher Mann, aged 111, who died Saturday night in Impurexpence Missouri. Mann was born in Virginia in 1800s and survived long life before his death.
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