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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1887
Page
2
A digest of chaotic international events and domestic debates. Reports discuss political unrest, labor tensions, and constitutional questions across multiple regions, including parliamentary moves, strikes, and policy shifts. The text references labor leaders, ethnic tensions, and governance changes affecting several countries and territories.
A collage of telegram items reports a seventy one round boxing match near Ranticdke Pa with Hurley defeating Hoar, drought and pest impacts in Iowa and Minnesota, land disputes valued at 25 million dollars, and shipping and labor developments in Chicago and Milwaukee areas.
A string of disasters and accidents leaves several dead and property damaged. Incidents include a deputy attorney general drowning near Mt. Ctuwnana, a Pittsburgh iron worker losing $140,000 in a Sunday loss, a baseball pitcher's attack, and a lightning strike destroying a residence near Tong. A tugboat barge collision on Clinton River results in drownings, and a boy accidentally shoots and kills his brother in Charters Pa. Chicago reports a record-day death count from extreme heat with widespread fatalities anticipated as temperatures spike.
The article reports disorderly scenes in Balfast and Paterson New Jersey with minor injuries. It notes a Dublin University by election where Madden was defeated 710 to 1, and details a murder in Washington as Joseph O Kennedy is killed by John Daily a white laborer in a street ambush near his office.
The interstate commission has effectively dismissed the Dakota farmers complaint against the Manitoba Railway Company over grain transportation. Other items note reduced observatory use by Wisconsin State University, a Cleveland visit to the providence home, and a mix of scientific curiosities and social anecdotes from recent days.
A violent stabbing in an urban crowd ends with the death of a prominent Washington man. Kennedy, a long-time public figure with ties to former presidents, dies within minutes after identifying the murderer. The incident sparks threats of mob vengeance as details of Kennedy’s life and era unfold amid political and social reminiscences.
The item notes a large blaze at a wheat elevated facility near Manitoba, destroying about 1,100,000 bushels of wheat and equipment valued around 5700,000 with an unknown insurance status. It also mentions a separate Winnipeg area incident and various financial figures from 1886, including military and diplomatic notes and a mix of unrelated dispatches.
A July petition from Mineral City residents appeals to the president to investigate and address acts by large corporations fencing land in the No Man's Land south of Kennes. The claim cites thousands of acres fenced, persistent effort to deprive settlers of titles, and growing townships with surveys and grading under way. People seek protection of rights and timely actions.
In reply to letters from a local owner about Nom n land occupants forming an argspiration, Land Commissioner Aperks says no person or body has authority to regulate occupancy or land use. A Washington post office department report for the third quarter shows receipts of 13 012 497 expenditures 18 272 508 a deficit of 260 021. The year’s first three quarters show a deficit of 2 670 585 versus 4 890 494 the prior year.
A chaotic crime roundup reports a man jailed in Sing Sing for four years after a $5,000 robbery claim and a court encounter. In Brooklyn a defendant faces charges over horse theft and sale, tied to Aberdeen Maine owner James W. French. A Richmond County execution is noted as private, with details of a colored inmate Arnie Martin’s alleged crimes and admissions. Separate Arkansas abuse case describes a stepfather starving a five year old until death, with ongoing pursuit of the killer.
A cablegram from Dr Mwok wnzie reports the first operation upon the theater of the Crown Prince of Germany has been eminently successful. German press notes rising bitterness and increased reports of Germans facing persecution in France. The Boyne anniversary observed by the Orangemen amid rising prices in Ireland, Canada, and the United States today.
Grover Cleveland receives a warm welcome in his boyhood village Payetteville as crowds from Syracuse and nearby towns line streets. The president and Mrs. Cleveland and Secretary Morton are hosted by local committees before a Clinton Park reception.
Reports from Pittsburg Allegheny and nearby towns detail rising death counts from heat and stroke over six weeks with many victims under two. July tallies show multiple fatalities per day as heat lingers and temperatures rise above 90. Police logs note deaths from heat prostration across several cities and regions.
A mixed set of notices reports Belgium’s increased import duties on coffee and meat with new entry rules from January. In Washington, 212 clerks sat for civil service exams with 31 missing. London news notes royal assent to a Crimes Act amendment. Milwaukee temperance divides the Knights of Labor amid secession talk and brewery worker concerns.
In Oconto Wisconsin two Lake Shore Railroad workers strike over pay and are backed by Knights of Labor. Merchants are urged to refuse freight until reinstatement. Reports include multiple regional items: fatalities near Centra Junction, pioneer death in Earth County, and political unrest in Britain and France.
Prof Forks reports that oblong bugs have gained a foothold in the northern state, forecast a vast infestation next year unless weather halts development, with potential wheat and corn losses far exceeding recent animal disease outbreaks. southern counties show continued devastation. Storms in Balumura cause widespread damage, with lightning strikes and heavy rain destroying Cumberland Park and numerous hoaxes seen citywide.
The fragmentary report details land values in Rock County and farm sales at two to three dollars per acre, plus notes on high school funding in Greek Lake County. It also mentions Archbishop Welat urging Ireland policy pauses, a New York Republican conference endorsing Blake and anti prohibition plank, plus odd anecdotes about bananas and a novel Paris dress suit.
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