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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1885
Page
2
Poem celebrates rural childhood and hardworking children. It depicts children gathering fruit, shells, and seaweed, farming tasks, and play in nature. The piece closes with a prophecy that from brown handed children will rise future leaders and makers in state, art, and government.
In a winter chat, Grandpa recounts the ancient wonders from Babylon to the Pyramids, including the Hanging Gardens, Pharos of Alexandria, Olympian Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum, and Gizeh pyramids with scales and legends. He links their fame to moral reflections on creation and gratitude.
Dynamite blasts rocked Westminster Hall and the Commons lobby injuring several, with a Tower of London blast harming visitors. Police halted exits as windows and stonework suffered extensive damage. Authorities noted fatalities among responders and discussed global reactions to the事件.
Police report a parcel exploded at the entrance of Parliament causing a large crater, torn ironwork, shattered doors, and injured officers. Investigations target dynamiters with a suspect captured near the Tower of London and a broader plot linked to Irish Americans. High security and heightened inspections follow across public buildings and ports.
The explosions in Berlin, Vienna, Rome, and Paris cause widespread alarm. The Daily News deems Parliament damage slight compared to the attack’s aim and notes the Saturday sightseers as evidence of cruel intent. The Daily Telegraph comments on Anglo-American extradition issues and the Parnell question.
The Crouch murder case unfolds with Jacob D. Crouch slain at his Michigan home along with Moses Polly and Eunice and Henry White found dead. Suspects include Holcomb and Judd Crouch, with raids by Pinkertons, revolvers bought, disguises, and a long inquest. The drama spreads to arrests, bail, suicides, and a drawn out verdict years later.
A Wisconsin farmer who buried 500 dollars in an oyster shell pulp has sent the remains to Washington. Treasury experts could not identify any notes and the farmer must appeal to Congress, showing more judgment for future.
A Wind Gap Pennsylvania girl is described with forward bent ears that have grown quickly toward her face. She is bright and possesses very acute hearing. Governor Roote of Maine is mentioned as a supporter of woman suffrage.
The Ohio Senate and House convened with the lieutenant governor presiding and passed and introduced multiple measures. Actions include bonds for Lisbon education debt, boards and commissions authority, and bills on taxation, penalties, and jury fees. Committees studied local bills while the session noted adjournments and reorganizations.
Ohio notes report attorney Oscar Meese's embezzlement conviction for 25.75 dollars, Auditor F B Everett's promotion for the Columbus Toledo and Hocking Valley Railroad, and Hancock County elder Peter Yerrick’s death at 86. John Cromick dies in Elsworth after decades as a wool and cattle dealer. Sunday Creek Valley miners earn 70 cents per ton. Lou Cochran and Joseph Cochran fined 100 dollars and jailed sixty days for Salvation Army disturbance. James Messenger, 56, killed while watering a horse near Bowerstown. A proposed sheriff sale notice bill advances in the Legislature. Guard C B Leland jailed for unstamped cigars, claims gift from a guard.
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