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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
2
The piece details severe drought hurting corn and cattle across Wisconsin, rising costs, shrinking water supplies, and impact on public schools. It discusses political contests and national policy, noting railroad earnings and broader economic themes shaped by expansion, taxation, and urban growth.
A scrambled telegraph digest notes Swiss geologist Pave, 80, dead, in touch with American and Canadian scientists. It mentions Native education efforts, railway strikes involving Heliware & Hudson, and unsettled freight issues. It also reports on Minnesota crop yields and state harvest prospects, with rough figures for wheat, corn, barley, oats, and total value.
A telegraph from Secretary of the Interior to the New Mexico governor requests troops to quell white unrest. Senate and House debates hinge on tariff changes, land sales, and veterans pensions as Congress presses multiple bills.
A Kansas City bound express on the Missouri Pacific line near Passaic Missouri was robbed by six armed bandits early this morning. The gang seized the Kansas City limited No 3 as it passed Otterville and forced the express messenger to open the car door. They secured the cash and valuables in the express car while passengers were left unharmed. The engine crew complied under threat as the robbers looted the safe and emptied baskets, with no injuries reported among passengers. Local authorities pursue leads linked to the Wells or Younger gangs, tied to past capers in the region.
Aug 14 Grand Army Week concludes with Gen Sherman Alger Hart Sickles Bevens Fairchild Warner and others attending ceremonies. Gen Sherman praises military virtue and civic duty while Corporal Tanner honors volunteers. Aug 16 Captain N Morgan touted as potential railroad commissioner candidate in Wisconsin. speculation notes Morgan’s vigor and soldier background.
D B Martin general passenger agent of the Big Four railway was arrested by the United States marshal on the interstate commerce commission complaint. He is charged with violating interstate law by providing free transport over the road in an apparent scheme. In Virginia Fifer arrived yesterday and proceeded to Riminy Gap where he was torn. the Stonewall brigade band serenaded him tonight and he responded.
The article quotes Carfield arguing that patriotism must drive the pace of universal brotherhood in economic policy. It frames his stance as linking national loyalty to broader social aims and critiques opposition views on wealth distribution and cooperative effort.
An article argues over sugar imports from Brazil and the Caribbean, analyzing how duties affect American consumption and reciprocity with Hawaii and British trade. It cites Garfield and Cox, debating protectionism, manufacturing needs, and the impact on cloakmakers, sugar, and beef imports.
Washington reports show a struggle over the election bill and tariff reform. Senator Quay leads a bloc to delay action while wary Republicans seek a path to pass the tariff bill by a rules change or agreement, as minority rights and protracted speeches shape the stalled legislative scene.
A Philadelphia manufacturer group, including Oonux and McCummace, reported a disastrous explosion at a Newbury DC site and a blaze at a Pawtucket print works. Four men died, one white and three colored, with no serious injuries among the latter. Total loss estimated at 158000 dollars, fully insured.
In Cardiff and Welsh towns a wave of unrest prompted police and municipal authorities to summon aid as crowds gathered. The military was placed under arms to protect railroad property and deter potential acts, though no overt violence had occurred yet.
Cracking fragment notes violence in Central America with references to Guatemala and El Salvador. Mentions a diplomat Mizner and a strike by machinists causing thousands idle. hints at a conflict with Westinghouse interests.
Recruitment notices from Bob Pinkerton seek five foot tall, robust men to guard NY Central property. Pay $16 weekly with board and lodging during active duty, half pay when idle. About fifty recruits chosen, destination West Albany. Pinkerton warns duty will be hard and long hours with limited boarding options.
Aug. 1. The wife and daughter of W F Horton drowned last night after a suspected boat accident on the river near South St. Paul. Horton, present at the boardinghouse, reported the craft capsized and both women went missing. He was arrested as police investigate the incident amid a mysterious, unresolved event.
The article recalls Charles II and the Stuarts amid court intrigues and royal mistresses, noting Charles II's personal charm and public mourning after his death. It also reports Bridget Deny, the centenarian of Mineral Point, Wis., dying at age 120, with Ireland birth records cited by Rev. James O’Keefe.A final note mentions a family line in Sennolt, N.Y., with thirty-four Tonald married twenty-four years and a brood of sixteen.
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