This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1891
Page
2
A jumble of society notes from Marshfield and beyond reports on marriages and manners, Hollywood gossip, and civic chatter. It mentions Chicago papers on marital longevity, Empress Eugenie bequests, and a St Louis women’s campaign to shield typewriter wives from employer intrusions, reflecting late 19th century urban society.
Telegrams report a broad mix of incidents across the region. Three children David and Luther Carndal and Arthur Elwarm remain missing after Tuesday, while a boiler explosion near a railroad in New Jersey injures several and triggers a broader wave of accidents deaths and legal woes. A world fair invitation, stock-market shifts, train wrecks and strikes headline a chaotic panorama of 19th century turmoil.
Reports from around the world allege a May insurrection crushed in various regions with 280 killed. Turbulent events include Turkey placating revolts, Chilean presidential shift, and unrest in Argentina. Weather and labor actions impact Europe and the Americas, while diplomatic shifts touch Brussels and German financial policy.
A string of accidents and calamities. Ashland collieries burn with $500,000 loss. a drowning in Chicago. sunstroke deaths in California. two children and a domestic burned in various incidents. boiler and power plant incidents. four railway workers killed in New Jersey. poisoning at a church sociable in Brighton New York. mixed fatalities and injuries reported nationwide.
The department of state records the death of Alexander Clark United States Minister to Liberia, with his will and burial to follow in Kellogg Minnesota and other details. Samuel Crookebank resigns as postmaster at Burlington Minnesota. A.Loopey Swownen of Pennsylvania is named imperial envoy to Greece Raymada and Beriva and Romual de Parheos of California. Chilean envoy Most reports dispatch from Iquique that congressional army has occupied Huasco. War secretary abolishes general military division, commanders report directly to the general in chief. J D Woodruff Charles H Morillut and J S Brigham named to negotiate with Wind River Shoshone for cession of reservation land.
Dispatches from Admiral Belknap, commander of the Asiatic squadron, report officials have taken precautions to protect foreign settlements in China after an outbreak near Shanghai. The violence is tied to the harsh treatment of locals by French colonial police.
A legislative committee ends its inquiry into sensational charges of wheat theft by elevators, chiefly Duluth, finding the accusations unfounded. It concludes the original report was baseless, even reestablishing that the prior charge report was not accurate.
Frank W. Flolt of Wisconsin was promoted from third to second assistant at the Patent Office, with salary raised from 1400 to 1600. Electric motors are now used by many small printing offices nationwide.
Memorials circulated by Herr Cahensley urge the Holy See to appoint German clergy to American sees. They claim multilingual parishes, adequate schools, and diverse national representation will boost German influence, while predicting a larger German share in episcopal leadership and a strong response to Irish bishops in America.
The scene at Niagara Falls features a Syracuse farmer urging a man to go over the fall so the farmer can witness and report back to readers about the act. The exchange grows heated as the stranger resists, while a tense undercurrent of fatalism and curiosity runs through the contact.
A violent incident unfolds as Albert Paro nitaka shoots and wounds James Warren after forcing entry into Warren’s sister’s room. Warren wards him off, Paro retreats, then returns with a rifle and shoots. Lynching parties scour the surrounding country as details emerge. The report also covers Iowa crop prospects, a destructive storm, and a royal visit to the Netherlands with a grand reception for the German emperor and party.
John B. Ford, brave late fellow who defended his mother and little brother against his father, on November 25, 1890, at Mount Carmel, Pa., born 1878 at Sunbury, out 12 years old. His mother, principal witnes in the McManug and O'Neil murder trial in February 1878, was suspended and forced to attend court at Sunbury, then fell ill.
In Conemund Ohio a political frame unfolds as Campbell and Foster entangle voters. The Campbell camp prepares to use all political avenues to gain support while a local tale from Huldy Prather’s house reveals tense bravado and a dramatic exit. Sheridan’s pardon sparks renewed debate on mercy and punishment amid party maneuvers.
A travel note lists seven wonders of Corean lore including healing springs at Shantao, paired wide springs, a wind driven Cold Cave, regrowing pines, the floating stone near a royal palace, a heat-glowing bot-stone, and a Buddha sweat drop where no grass grows. Mixed with reflections on Colombo, Colombo’s pearl drop, and social contrasts, the piece shifts to brief facts on silkworms, rail costs, and McKinley era china patterns, then anti-McKinley tariff commentary and Brazil-US trade talks.
A prominent Washington Democrat argues the party plans in the next House to pursue a broad investigations drive across all government branches to build political capital. They also seek to block positive legislation, banking on a party record of restraint to shape the coming Congress.
The Liverpool Post urges tin plate price cuts by British manufacturers to blunt American tariff effects, claiming price under the old tariff would force U.S. mills to struggle. Washington report discounts talk of treasury depletion as sensational but impractical, arguing no government risks bankruptcy with a strong credit.
The article discusses a traveler’s analysis of tariff impacts on silk, noting a dull period followed by predicted prosperity for velvet and silk demand. It cites French exporter Monsieur Ch. Cien on past stock surpluses, protective measures, and international trade nerves, while contrasting American openness with France’s cautious protectionism. The text shifts topics to moral instruction, urging restraint from temptations to achieve character and judgment, warning of bitter versus sweet choices in youth and social life.
The piece argues that the next Congress may repeat past patterns, with Democrats claiming experience and efficiency while neglecting memory of earlier investigations. It notes the cipher telegrams scandal and questions their lasting political impact, contrasting U S tariff and industrial shifts with Britain as a iron producer.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.