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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1883
Page
9
The Senate honors a late member with memorial services and adjourns. The House debates naval and tariff bills with amendments and votes. Tariff reductions, pension proposals, and foreign trade issues dominate sessions through January 29, with nominations confirmed and various notices and local incidents reported.
President nominates Barstow Salisbury Fay Osborn Wingard to public offices and judiciary. Notices warn a Chinese laborer may land without a certificate, and an Interior decision grants Winnebago Indian women an eighty acre allotment. A Kentucky murder indictment challenge leads to a Supreme Court reversal on Fourteenth Amendment grounds.
The Sandwich Mass tack factory owned by Ibald and Jones was destroyed by fire on the 25th after recent refitting with new machinery. The New York assay Office held 1,000,000 ounces of silver bullion on that date, with 100,000 ounces sent to Philadelphia for treatment charges.
A fire on September 25 destroyed the Tolbrook Normal School in Lebanon Ohio. Origin traced to a hot air register, with losses around $30,000 and insurer unspecified. Nearby Milwaukee disaster news recounts citywide mourning, funeral services, and interments for victims.
Paris dispatch reports agreement to accept Fabre project barring Orleans Princes from civil or military offices. Victoria dispatch notes Parliament opening with weak government speeches. Heavy gales across England cause widespread destruction and loss of life including a vessel sunk near Marblehead with numerous drownings. Ships Royal Tate and another steamer suffer damage. ten bodies wash ashore. Follieres becomes French premier designate and explains ministry divergences. Placard warns public about court areas in St Petersburg. ChinaJ toward Japan uneasy due to unsettled Too Chod Islands status.
Sear Admiral Andrew Kryson placed on retired list. Captain Payne alleged for another raid on Oklahoma land. Senate completes metal tariff schedule with reductions. House at preliminary stage. Ice on Lake Michigan reported twenty feet thick. Fatal bran elevator accident in Mansfield Ohio. Death of Rev H B McCottem Florida Union editor. JoAn Gibbons shot in Oregon County Missouri. Ruby Peak snow slide destroys mines. eight buried. Navy land transfers proposed. duplicate mint checks favored. Rail line unification for Southern Pacific discussed. Census work funding debated. Amsterdam Exhibition invitation in view. Post Office budget amendments debated. tariff bill adjourned.
A 1883 endorsement letter lists physicians from Philadelphia Schenectady Albany and Gramville praising Dr Free. It notes his office at Aan Bier House Wooster Ohio with free consultations February 15 and 16 1883 and calls for public examination to verify his abilities.
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