04 May 1891
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Newspaper
Eau Claire News
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1891
Page
1
Fragments describe diverse topics from advertising costs in a lengthily noted figure to a frozen Yakutak ground and a cold storage concept, with stray mentions of divorces, estate notes, immigrants, and a long garbled transcription of various local concerns.
The weekly market and treasury notes report a 20 million pound rise in U.S. tobacco, a 20 percent business gain week over week, and a visible supply update. Treasury funds total 751 million with 493 million earmarked for gold redemption. The East reflects opening season baseball, a New York state farmer assembly, and a spate of incidents including a woman shot in Pennsylvania and other unrest.
The death of Hill reveals a $400,000 defalcation at a Broadway bank. He used his position to divert funds into speculative Wall Street ventures, keeping the scheme hidden by falsifying collateral and disguising securities from New Brunswick estates where he served as executor. Executors in New Brunswick and New Jersey investigations uncover the missing securities and bank dishonesty, while the bank’s customers face undisclosed losses though overall assets remain sound.
An aged traveler dies by his own hand amid a chaotic scene as reports detail a string of lurid events across cities. The narrative covers political rumors surrounding Blaine and Elkins, lynching reports, drugging incidents, and various crimes, all tied to a tense early 20th century atmosphere. The piece notes familial losses, artistic circles, and connections to figures like Hinchley and Kempe, with international implications voiced through Italian claims in Washington.
Wisconsin reports multiple local events including an estate valued over 1.9 million with proceeds to widow and children. fatal barn fire injures Mathilda Bruno. disappearance and death of Nick Barker. M J Paul killed jumping from a train at Merrill Park. Amelia Lindner dies after oxalic acid. tobacco production figures show state leads northwest. smallpox in Patch Grove. various accidents, crimes, and civic notes across Green Bay to Door Peninsula. telephony line expansion. Palmyra Springs sale. new state baseball league organized. body found in Wood County bayou. labor efforts on ten-hour workday. post office theft incident. structural collapse near West Superior injures several. several deaths and legal actions noted.
The assembly adjourned sine die after a busy session in which lawmakers adopted a memorial to Congress and considered a law to elect United States senators by popular vote. The chamber passed numerous measures as leaders pushed bold reforms and the house completed its work for the period.
A Tennessee case reports Larkin Lancaster convicted of murder in the first degree for dismembering Zack Dixon. He faces a June hanging, marks of repeated April convictions on the same day of the month. Appeals to the supreme court continue amid unresolved questions about execution timing. Alabama outlaws loot stores in New Haven and a deadly clash with a posse follows.
A garbled OCR page mix shows courtroom dialogue hints with a burglar remark, scattered product pitches and public notices. It references Light, Maks Funeral Glaccas, Hostetter’s Bitters, and Carter’s Little Liver Pills among jumbled lines about medicine and everyday items.
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