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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1889
Page
2
A chaotic mix of quotes and notes covers labor unrest in Chicago, immigration anxieties, a plan for isthmus work financing, and political tensions in California and Iowa. Also recounted are a violinist death in a snowbank, cross country political tours, and debate over single tax economics and land value.
A spate of conflagrations and disasters ravages Dalath Antwerp and Buffalo with losses ranging from thousands to millions. Measles outbreaks close Monticallo schools while smallpox strikes at the Osunago poorhouse. Fires destroy lumber yards, hotels, and warehouses causing substantial insured and uninsured damages amid widespread disruption.
Forty years ago Brid read of Black Hawk a noted chief and diva. a new novel by Charlee J. Gottowa is cited as defending her brother. Other items mention Dr Oliver Wendel Hulmes gifting a medical library to Ruston, coal trade demoralization, a 80,000 pound coal shipment, and an innovative wound treatment by T E Tinsley.
The Indianapolis grand jury returned 166 indictments primarily in election cases after Judge Woode granted a one week recess. The report covers various crimes from bank frauds in Illinois to robberies in Mississippi and a murder inquiry into Mrs Latimer of Michigan.
A mixed World War era update reports German wartime actions and U S responses, recalling diplomats and Hungarian letters. It notes patent office finances, shipwrecks off the Deronrhira coast, and a steamship disaster with multiple deaths.
The record covers a flurry of legislative actions and international notes. It details amendments to ambassadors rankings rejected. a privileged status ruling on an Oklahoma bill. homestead clauses for discharged soldiers. a Samoa war correspondence involving Bayard, Berlin, and Pendleton. and Senate actions on South Dakota statehood, foreign relations inquiries, and other measures.
The Senate resumed debate on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill amid amendments about Samoa rights and American interests. House actions included Oklahoma homesteads and bills on courts and government, with filibuster tactics noted and opposition to private corporate ventures discussed.
The fragment reports a fire at Young distillery in Chicago causing an estimated $40,000 loss. It mentions an employee named Zack Keats and references an election or appointment involving K. Harry, but the text is too distorted to determine roles, dates, or outcomes.
An 19th century style notice outlines prohibitions on agreements to restrain production or fix prices for goods in Samoa. It bans contracts that prevent, restrict, or compel behavior adverse to free manufacture and sale. The act allows defense against such contracts. Adjourned until Thursday morning.
A long manuscript excerpt discusses Talleyrand and Washington with protest notes on Franco-American ties and a plea to fund a commemorative Washington event in Paris. It reviews Samoa treaty dynamics among Germany Britain and the United States, plus anecdotal recollections from Apia and political petitions in Wisconsin state proceedings.
President pro tem Dyson opened sessions and received petitions on relations and defense. Pettibone’s resolution approved for new desks and apparatus. Bills include trout protection in the northwest and laborers’ support exemptions for execution delays. Persico seeks widow’s dower reduction to one half. Senate adjourned until tomorrow. Petitions circulating on hotels and houses of ill fame amid bill considerations.
A fragmented narration blends antebellum attitudes with medical remedies and a robbery tale on a southern railroad. It recounts a displaced dialogue about fever, high water, and a white man’s questions to an older Black woman, interwoven with advertisements for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and a vivid diphtheria anecdote. The piece also notes a railroad theft thwarted by a messenger, a British shipwreck tale, and a discussion of Napoleon and Washington’s legacy amid revolutionary praise.
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