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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1885
Page
6
Wooster Ohio Herald Printing Co Publishers notice details unclear but identifies the publishing entities Aldiyre Co and Herald Printing Co in Wooster Ohio.
Congress reopens with debates on a revenue commission to overhaul tariff and internal revenue laws. Measures include portage canal purchase, leasing Indian lands, and a $3,000 claim for wartime property. House actions cover bankruptcy uniformity, taxes, and court and currency proposals amid numerous notable obituaries and social notes.
A Madrid dispatch dated January 3 describes Alhama in ruins after new earthquake shocks felt last night across Antequera Granada Malaga Nerja and Algarrobo. Panicked inhabitants abandon towns many sleeping in railway carriages while a royal decree orders a nationwide relief subscription.
Notable items include the Grand Army of the Republic placing a tablet over Kit Carson’s grave in Taos County New Mexico and the death of bank president Samuel Wade of Alton Illinois a former mayor. Also reported are Dr J H Harris of Indianapolis and Dr Shillock of Chaska Minnesota amid body snatching charges.
The piece notes widespread unemployment in St Louis and mass layoffs in mass production hubs. It cites Sanitary Aid Association funds for destitute workers, Pemberton Mills resuming in Lawrence Massachusetts, and a large rise in pig iron output from 1880. It records national debt shifts, bank note redemptions, and multiple corporate assignments as a broad economic update. It also mentions a New York land deal plan, Rindskoff debt, New York public debt, and labor recoveries in glass, iron, and coal sectors with mills restarting and miners returning to work.
Reports indicate thousands of stock are dying of hunger in Montana ranges. An Adams Express package valued at 8800 disappears between depot and express office in Indianapolis. Southwestern Texas cold weather harms live stock. The Seven Ravens ballet from New York opens in Chicago at McVicket's Theatre after long runs in New York. Mills predicts no new legislation this session beyond appropriation bills. Col Stevenson Gallery of Ethnology curiosities to New Orleans Exposition. Supreme Court rules cadetship counted in longevity pay. benefits 1000 officers to 400000–500000 total. President Lucas buys the Cleveland Club for Union Baseball Association. says Cincinnati and St. Louis...
A garbled 1884 report notes claims against the railroad amounting to 3,000,000, with an appeal planned. It mentions a Philadelphia filing in a fire losses case for Canada and the United States year 1884. Other items cite Supreme Court retirements, Frelinghuysen, and an Orange outbreak with armed parades in Newfoundland and New York Redemptorists besieged.
The text notes Congressman Holman endorses McDonald as Indiana’s Cabinet candidate while Holman declines any personal placement. It also mentions Michigan Democrats seeking a Cabinet role for D M Barnes and a New York senator kneecapped by factional doubt about accepting Marshal Wight’s cabinet offer. A key witness describes appointing thirteen hundred duties equipped with bulldog revolvers sent by the Republican National Committee.
Casualties from a Chicagoy tug boat explosion. Evansville fire destroys Miller Brothers dry goods worth 250000. Lisle wreck off California coast with eight or more drowned. Hog Island storm cost lives. Ice jam floods Grand River Michigan. Wabash White Rivers drive families from homes. Indianapolis train derailment fatally injures one. Blizzard leaves fourteen dead near Gordon City Nebraska. Holley fire hits 50,000 damage. two Waterford children die in house fire.
A Baltimore dispatch reports a train siege in Cecil County Maryland where attackers forced passengers to surrender watches and valuables before leaping from a speeding train. In Bay City Michigan a man named Jake Knight killed a woman named Lou Hall with a knife and then slit her throat. A night watchman at a factory in Lorhington was killed by an unknown assailant. A Maryland execution is set for January 23.
The Railway Age reports 1884 main line additions near 4 000 miles, down from 1883 and far below 1882. It notes total U S main line mileage at about 125 500 miles and predicts continued rapid growth, with regional development driving new construction.
London Ontario's Charles Abbey allegedly participated in a scheme with a gang to thwart an election. Attacks occurred as constables attempted arrests, with five men seriously wounded and others cut with knives. A prominent Haaxleubur church figure forged a $100 order before shooting himself in front of officers.
President elect Cleveland resigns as New York Governor and Lieutenant Governor Hill is inaugurated. Hill lauds Cleveland administration for integrity reform and anti corruption efforts while praising its honesty and leadership. The Mississippi River Commission reports on flood damages and repairs after February storms.
The text notes Massachusetts savings banks saw deposits increase by about 10 million dollars in 1884, concentrated in small sums from workers. It also mentions an Indiana couple delaying a decision until ages 70 and 64, then rushing through a snowstorm to see a clergyman, and a mention of Butler and a book project.
The Age of Steel collects 200 letters from U S furnace men dealers in iron-working machinery steam-engine builders and trade editors on last year s state of trade and six month outlook. They note 1884 sales similar to 1883 with 15 percent price declines and lighter stocks yet expect improvement as raw material and product values fall to new lows and spring demand rises. Pig-iron output in the U S fell about half from 1883 levels while South coke and charcoal furnaces run far below capacity.
Ex senator Sharon's estate, court ruling names Sarah Hill as Mrs Sharon and sets the value at 4,000,000 dollars. Ex Judge George W Tyler, Hillis counsel, reportedly earned half of potential recovery by handling divorce cases on these terms.
In York County Pennsylvania a man had his wife arrested after claiming a gallon of molasses was poured on his head and that he did not want his taffy that way. The piece also notes new hotel clerk inventions such as electric breastpieces.
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