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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1873
Page
3
The Atlantic Monthly essay ponders ten miles down in the ocean where light fades and mysterious life thrives. It contrasts familiar surface creatures with immense unseen abysses, imagining horned rays, colossal polyps, and giant bivalves that could swallow a man, all lurking in the bases of submarine mountains far beyond our reach.
The first 1872 railway accident report outlines totals of 1,145 killed and 3,088 injured across the UK system. It notes about half the deaths and injuries involve company servants and attributes many to personal fault or carelessness. Passenger deaths from victims themselves number 105, while 215 injuries arise from passenger carelessness. Only 19 train accidents caused deaths on board, yet 4,280 injuries occurred in train-related incidents. Ten killed and 117 hurt occurred in genuine on or off-carriage incidents.
The Times report details 199 passenger deaths and 742 injuries from railway accidents, citing broken rails, collisions, broken axles, and obstructions as top causes. It notes trains leaving rails caused three deaths and 162 injuries, with collisions between passenger trains injuring 414 and killing none. It calls for better data and safer stopping methods to prevent future accidents.
The aeronaut Donaldson resumes inflation after favorable weather and launches from New York with Lunt and Ford aboard the life boat Chicago. The balloon travels northeast over Rye and Norwalk, then into Litchfield county's storm, forcing a desperate landing as the crew jump just before impact. Lunt clings to the ropes, survives the descent, and the balloon is captured a mile away in damaged condition.
New York October 8 Six years ago J S Hoke a wealthy Atchison lumber merchant married Leland of Atchison Their child was born A man named W W Marbourg a schoolmate trusted friend was a constant visitor In January he learned of a criminal intimacy between his wife and Marbourg He shot Marbourg then learned his wife had gone East with the child Hoke searched the U S and Canada for over six months traveling 18000 miles finding clues in several places finally spotting the child in Brooklyn at the home of Mrs J C Leland his mother in law He obtained a sheriff helper and demanded custody The hearing was set for tomorrow with custody awarded to the sheriff Hoke vowed to retrieve his child even at the cost of his life
Special notices tout health tonic HAM ILTON'SS BUCHY AND DANDELION for urinary issues and claim strong disease-fighting action. Swarts & Stocking sell 18%cows. Advertises earnings up to 12,560 daily or 75 weekly by applying for territorial selling rights free to agents, or buy for 5. Jerome B. Hudson & Co. promotes free express shipment from New York addresses Greenwich and Cortlandt Streets.
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