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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
2
A lengthy and incoherent memoir fragment examines a public figure’s retirement to private life after devout declarations. It blends political satire with scattered references to British colonies, American allies, and a looming constitutional dispute.
A garbled telegram summary reports Cannonsta celebrating its fortieth anniversary of admission, a pearl crush incident in Northern Wisconsin, and many opaque Leanties near Albany. It notes an enormous bar and trust company sale, a Milwaukee wreck with deaths, Wisconsin prohibition and political conventions, plus multiple fires and storms across several states with casualties and arrests.
From Washington the Senate Pension Committee favors an $8,000 widow’s pension for General McClellan. House action centers on the criminal package measure amid party votes. Senators Spooner and How continue work revising Lodge’s election bill as the death of a judiciary figures in printer news. Correspondence on the Boling Sea fisheries treaty surfaces with Lord Salisbury’s Three-mile limit cited against Blaine’s private rights view. British demand for explanation on seal poaching seizures also features.
A Pioneer Press special from St Paul reports a cyclone near Troil county causing five deaths in one family and severe injuries to a man and his wife. Widespread property damage noted in southwestern Troil. In Washington state, a disastrous fire destroyed the Monroe Street Bridge and adjacent buildings on Monroe Street.
A fierce cyclone swept through South Lawrence damaging 200 feet of street, destroying 73 buildings mainly homes, uprooting hundreds of trees, and injuring and killing residents. It cut a wide path from Springfield to Union Square, with firefighters and hospital care aiding the injured while officials assessed the widespread ruin and economic loss estimated near $100,000.
Fragmented OCR text recounts a bank robbery and lynx of a sheriff's prisoner, with mentions of Ohio farmers and Wisconsin towns. Njmed names include MoGwin and Hones CG, plus references to public health notes and senate actions on Sioux subsistence and Indian civilization funding. The piece also quotes a jail sentence, oil feud context, and household advice on food safety and nerves.
July 23 witnessed a long fight as Ily Woods of Colorado faced Jack Ryan of Omabs for 800. Woods won the bout in fifty rounds with a decisive right hand under the ear. Local printers faced excommunication for printing articles abusing church officials in Malta.
Retired Capt. W H Devenny recalls how steamboat racing thrived in the river era. He contrasts boats Fleetwood and New South, explains hull dynamics and wheel propulsion, and notes historic speeds, famous races, and widespread public excitement along river towns in the mid 1800s.
Brussels report on the annual Saint Willibrord dancing procession at Echsternach on Whitsuntide’s Tuesday. Some 20,000 pilgrims travel from up to forty miles, dancing and playing instruments while a priest blesses items near the old church.
A tender domestic monologue follows a family awaiting the return of their boy from the countryside. The child’s muddy adventures, fish tales, and playful mischief unfold as the parent reflects on love, pride, and the unspoken bond that defines home. The piece celebrates youthful energy and parental devotion through vivid, affectionate anecdotes.
Fr. Donor Iowa July 23 indicates a new local venture forming a company to operate wagons on rural routes. The aim is to distribute liquor directly to farmers at their homes in chosen quantities, avoiding town premises.
Royal luncheon at Windsor brings Queen Victoria and Queen Isabella together amid formal ceremony. Isabella, once exiled, now visiting England, endures curry and hot dishes while Victoria leads with restrained warmth. Attendants and royals observe but speak little as the two monarchs share polite, guarded moments.
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