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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1893
Page
2
A single track collision between two trains causes a rail pass to lose its value as service halts and investigations begin. The incident blocks the line, prompting emergency response and railway officials to assess damages and safety implications.
The cost of the Lehigh strike will fall on the people. They will find it all charged up in their coal bills.
A comedian tried to poke fun at an editor prompting a firm stand against humor that undermined the publication. The editor stated the prank crossed professional boundaries and declined to engage.
Beenhardt described Rio’s bombardment as exquisite and mused on how she would have commented had she entered a Senate race or a silver fight.
The Turkish bath has marked its thirtieth anniversary in Brooklyn, an institution that has thrived despite strict rules and the challenges of early reception.
A sensational claim alleges Pentecost island natives killed and ate a San Francisco man. Reportedly the same islanders may be displayed at Frisco's midwinter fair, awaiting official confirmation.
John J. Wisk Hubert T. Lincoln and Fred D. Grant attended a group talk in New York discussing family ties to Civil War events. The article notes their fathers’ roles and the ongoing discourse linking past and present.
The famed Greek bandit FituiipreE Manocanis surrendered at his wife’s urging after she said she faced imprisonment and wished to save herself and her children. Marganis, described as thrifty, Quixotic and a politician, is expected to receive lenient treatment from Greek authorities.
A report quotes Prince Colonna threatening to take his wife's American independence. He plans to sever Mackay money support and fears legal action may shield her. The piece questions whether an American girl will keep to a European titled suitor or suffer further misfortune.
A physician proposes that excessive exertion in polar athletic games such as foot dirt polo and rowing, plus unusual postures, may force intestinal contents into the vermiform appendix and trigger inflammation. The hump-backed position of bicyclists during supreme efforts is also mentioned as a possible cause. Appendicitis has become common, but this is a new causation idea.
J. Crawford outlines ten months of exploration across 10 000 to 12 000 square miles of wilderness in Northeastern Nicaragua. Evidence suggests a past glacial epoch, with auriferous reefs and lodes, gold in banks and stream sides, and dense undeveloped wealth in timber, medicinal plants, and fertility of soils.
A distorted report hints Oklahoma’s bid for statehood during a Congress session. The note mentions a territory with a population over a million, claiming it has grown five times larger than a state admitted in 1884, tied to Cherokee history and other regions.
The governor notes Oklahoma, four times Wyoming and five times Nevada in size, has about 300 churches, many banks and active newspapers. The territory is three years old and worthy of statehood for its development and improvements.
A New York Times critique condemns modern college football for consuming study time and trivializing education. It denounces brutality ticket speculation and profit motives, urging faculties to curb the sport’s development and restore scholarly priorities.
The Illinois sophomores who “fell into the hand of the police” at Champaign should face faculty discipline for hazing. The piece condemns hazing as a vile, un-American and un-Western practice, contrasting it with British attitudes and Yale Harvard imitation, urging the university faculty to end the nuisance through firm action.
A large egg fragment linked to the legendary roc from Arabian Nights is described as part of the extinct Madagascan woyornis lineage. The discovery fuels debate over whether such eggs could belong to the giant bird cited in old tales.
A giant egg from the extinct Madagascan bird zepyornis was secured by J Proctor of Tamatave and Prince's Square London. Found about twenty miles south of St Augustine's Bay, the egg measures 334 by 28 inches and dwarfs ostrich and crocodile eggs. It was sold after drifting ashore in the calm sea and fetches a high price, the previous record egg selling for £100 cracked.
Rev Dr Talmage preaches in Nashville on a Western tour about spiritual encouragement for the weak and humble. He cites poets and artists who triumphed despite disability and argues the lame can still claim divine abundance through faith and perseverance.
A sermon extols humble workers over talents in saving youth, urging all to march with the rank and file. It highlights the power of ordinary people and plain talk to spread the gospel, using stories of mercy, sacrifice, and personal conversion.
Alaska native craftsmen show carved totems chests and tools in the Alaska and Fisheries exhibits. Copper and bone articles plus ceremonial gear reflect traditions and the influence of Christianity. Copper knives bear carved crests and, in one piece, a copper blade with a central handle. Big Country Little Song notes national anthems vary in length with San Marino having the longest hymn.
The article argues fame often rests on a single act from heroes to criminals, citing figures like Napoleon, Meade, Perry, and Booth. It notes notoriety can outlast lasting achievement and compares mule and horse prices across states, highlighting Rhode Island and Illinois mule counts.
The New York Sun notes mules outrank horses in nobility by dollars. Census data show the average mule price exceeds the horse price by about seven dollars, with North Carolina owning some 54,000 mules valued around 490, while Texas mules average 11 dollars higher than Texas horses. Missouri and Kentucky follow with similar margins.
Florida oranges now shipped from Jacksonville to New York or Philadelphia for repacking and export to Europe. First Jacksonville shipment September 21. Liverpool buyers paid 11 to 16 shillings per box, average 13 1/2 shillings about $3.15. Output rose from under 1 million boxes in 1885 to an estimated 4.5 million this year, a 500 percent increase, with potential to meet European demand in eight more years.
After thirteen years the Roserline Glacier near Meiringen yields a dead man from 1880 expedition by Dr. Haller and two Grindelwald guides. A decayed drinking cup and magnifying glass lie beside the body. The tale recalls a glacier era tragedy of a lover recognizing the dead in ice after decades.
Lucy Stone marries hardware merchant Henry B. BlackWeil after long debate over marriage terms. They wed with a minister who refused the word obey and issue a joint protest against coverture laws granting husband control of wife’s property and children. The couple’s action spurred wider public debate and helped fuel law amendments.
The article breaks down UK annual government costs around 440 million dollars. It highlights duties on tobacco and tea and related goods, taxes on sales of spirits and railways, income and property taxes near 100 million, and post office plus telegraph and crown lands contributing significant revenue.
A refined French man at a Toronto Mail noted party discusses ladies ages. A fashionable dame asks how old he thinks she is. He pauses. She declares her birthday yesterday, and he replies she does not look it, interrupted with a graceful shrug.
A collection of light vignettes and quotes about Pierre Loti, his aging mother described as an endurance feat in mountain climbing, his married happiness, and quick jokes about tombstones dives and marriage. Also a note on Apples valued at a shilling to two pence during Henry VII’s reign.
A Harper's piece extols the Tower of London as the most ancient and storied structure commanding the Thames from St Savier's creek to St Olave's wharf. It links its 800 years of life to English and world history, noting writers who found inspiration within its walls and the tower's influence on literature and philosophy.
A sealing brig in thick fog drives on a reef and sinks. Forty men abandon ship and, led by Captain Knight, endure a brutal march across ice toward Cape Bonavista. Thirst, hunger, and exhaustion threaten all, but a providential sighting of another vessel offers hope and rescue.
The speaker laments no earthly wish surpasses the life beyond, recalling a war career marked by prosperity and happiness, and notes God heals the heartache of those left behind. A closing quip: men in jail favor lock-out, underscoring a wry, unrelated thought.
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