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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1889
Page
2
Marshfield Wisconsin reports unusual weather and market notes on local commodities. The piece mentions misreporting and speculation about stock values and temperatures, with references to New York votes and humidity impacting trade. No concrete figures or clear events are provided in the available text.
A garbled report recalls the killing of Judge Yerrs and violent acts surrounding a Justice Field, with references to long-ago crimes by Terry and the public’s reaction. It mentions the Skaran divorce case, imprisonment, and the notion that Terry faced violent death amid alleged premeditation and legal fallout.
An excerpt argues war’s brutal driver and the Penosi Society’s influence. It critiques civilizational progress, martial theory, and the push toward peaceful reform, warning of the expense of constant conflict while urging restraint and alternative methods to resolve disputes.
A chaotic mix of reports covers a weigh of hogheads, rail pensions, burglaries, mining experiments, and international tensions. The item notes Illinois veterans heading to Milwaukee, a pension link to a railroad relief fund, a burglary at W C Holmes & Bon, experiments in Grose Valley vaults, and rising interest in Dakota coal and Turkish school openings. It also mentions Chicago to St Paul through rates, a spring valley minors protest, and various global political shifts including England’s stance and Rome’s church appointments.
A string of disasters and accidents unfolds from Wisconsin to West Virginia. Docks burned and property valued at thousands destroyed. a Duluth Railroad derailment halted freight cars. circus trains wrecked with horses killed. Fatalities include miners in Fayette County and several injured in outbreaks of illness and weather.
A garbled colonial era page lists fare changes in Crete and cattle trade to Mexico, plus a debate on a death sentence in England. It also notes college busts for a Catholic university, a strike cooling plan, medical remedies for assorted ailments, and a quip about a faulty typewriter.
A garbled crime roundup describes Sullivan manager found guilty and fined for Emancen Bupoxa affair, a man drowning after wife death, four murderers in New York City, counterfeit coins appearing, and Crigin murder probe updates. Also notes on political delays, pardons, and a noted outlaw connected to multiple killings with broad regional references.
A fragmented dispatch lists Philadelphia Cramp's works search for a target site, Samuel W. Tomlin named postmaster at Loga port, British and Argentine officials discuss participation in an international table show, Haitian troubles end with victory at Bippolyto, and a riot threat prompts calls for a new minister and coordinated naval command.
A mixed party including Nelson and Miller were halted by a highwayman near Batdoin Wisconsin. The assailant demanded valuables from the buggy occupants, drew a Winchester but it misfired. While the thief struggled, the party member swung a whip, and a volley of shots followed as the robber fled into the night.
A deadly blaze at 206 Seventh Avenue near Twenty seventh Street killed nine residents and injured many others. Firefighters battled the inferno from the kitchen to the stairwell as residents fled, with several found suffocated rather than burned. Names of victims include William Glennon and others. investigators questioned motives and conditions, citing an overheated range and possible incendiary factors. William Snyder and Walter Brooks, a cook, faced coroner questions as insurers and relief measures were noted.
The account describes Lincoln's planned course if defeated in 1864, detailing a memorandum written August 23 and a sequence of cabinet readings. It notes how he pledged to work with the administration to preserve the Union, and includes a diary excerpt recounting the moment of pledge and discussions with Cabinet members. also reports the death of Robert Marvel at ninety five, his illness and the remarkable fasting period.
Courtroom scenes unfold as six men accused in the Dr. Cronin murder face separation requests and jury deliberations. Attorneys press for isolated trials for Coughlin, O Sullivan, Burke, and others, while the judge considers motions amid intense security.
Aug 26 report from Minneapolis describes Black Bart style highwaymen near Gogebic Michigan and a Milwaukee Lake Shore stage hold up. Driver fired, bank bookkeeper Mackerobar wounded, G. Freesorbain mortally, one passenger killed, robber fled with $237 and valuables, pursuit launched. broader unrest including dock strikes and fatalities in Little Rock and New Jersey assault reported in brief.
Historial notes describe large crowds in Milwaukee with 100000 strangers, 40000 expected in line tomorrow, General Sherman arriving at the Plankington House, and a series of veteran gatherings at Elgin Hall and the West Side Turner Hall. Speeches by Governor Hoard and Commander Warner are planned, with addresses by General Sherman and others.
An Aug 26 editorial urges removing General Grant’s remains from Riverside to Arlington. It notes public pledges for a national monument have failed and calls on the Grand Army to petition Congress for action. Also reports the death of Gen. Tansa P. Shepard at 73 in Burlington, detailing his Civil War service and postwar career.
Reports from Aug 26 describe a London strike linked unrest and a furniture factory fire. Incidents include a Swed ish American firm’s plant burned in finishing rooms across two four story buildings, estimated losses near 10 000 with 40 000 insurance, and a local owner linked to ex mayor Tinker. Also noted are violent incidents and a series of unrelated local troubles amid rising labor unrest and a Milwaukee area reporting style.
Speaker Carlinhain travels from Mexico while Secretary Biriie delays return to Washington. Rumor spreads that Queen Victoria may award Edison the Order of the Bath. Dowager Empress Auguste of Germany speaks with pure tone. Olive Schreiner, South African author, remains visible in public life. Joaquin Miller, poet of the Sierras, travels to California to plant trees, claiming 15,000 planted in three years. Gov Lowry of Mississippi, with eleven children, sees his son Dr Robert Lowry wed Mary Foote of Oakland at Jacksonville, despite objections over her youth play a role.
Mrs Victoria Hamilton wife of K Hamilton is held after a dagger attack on Mary O'Donnell and Hamilton’s husband witnessed the stabbing. The couple, linked to Gen Schuyler Balliton and Alexander Hamilton, are amid a broad mystery with claims of a New York upbringing and a disputed reputation.
A passenger train on the Catouge Basia Fo and California line derailed near Kangon City as four coaches overturned after slipping on ice. Several passengers injured with at least one reported death, including Grace Peters of Emporia Ky. The wreck, caused by a broken track condition and speed, left cars toppled and a loud crash heard as the train plunged off. The responding crew battled to stabilize the scene amid frigid conditions.
Early today the Betma bank of the Erie canal breached at Snelby’s basin two miles north of town, widening rapidly to create a forty foot wide torrent. Water poured into adjoining farms, stripping gas works and swamping fields as crews struggled to stem the surge.
A garbled dispatch outlines widespread labor unrest at Spring Valley mills as manager Brame Varzer vows to discharge all workers while threatening a caput-down. railroad traffic on the Chicago and Northwestern’s Spring Valley branch is disrupted as workers are laid off. Reports from Michigan and Iowa note highwaymen, mine fires, and fatal accidents, including a tower barn blaze near Waazoaxin and a fatal injury at a Lake Shore Gas company tipple in Ciere station. several other incidents are briefly cited with limited details.
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