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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1891
Page
1
A fractured column mixes legal drama in Chicago divorce cases with a New York official’s flight to Canada over unpaid salary, a looming army of grasshoppers threatening grain in Colorado and Kansas, and a portrait of Spurgeon on his deathbed. The piece blends odd current events with colorful character sketches from a distant past.
A broad telegraph roundup reports an earthquake near Alitula Georgia, a Seymour Indiana sleeper awakening after 109 hours, drought damage in McPherson County, and various political and commercial notes. It mentions South Dakota prohibition ruling, a New York syndicate buying properties, and multiple international incidents. The item blends science, crimes, and economic moves into a rapid-fire update.
A gang of bank robbers has been arrested in Des Moines Iowa while other reports include Warner pleading guilty in Pittsburgh to burglary and getting a year in the penitentiary. A murdered man’s body was found in an old Indianapolis well and other scattered crime notes across cities.
A compilation of disaster reports cites boiler explosions killing two men near Lakeview Michigan and others in New York Philadelphia and Ontario. Casualties include drownings and asphyxiations with several large fires causing substantial financial losses.
A Winslow woman, Melissa Van Marte Shull, recalls Black Hawk War memories and early Lafayette County life. Her husband helped bury white casualties at Kellogg's Grove and he aided to protect Galena during the conflict. She describes frontier travel from St Louis to Galena, meeting Native families, and the 1812 war service of her husband and others. The account includes Black Hawk events aboard a keel boat and her views on General Beott.
Seven year old Jimmy BieCormick of Waterloo badly cuts hands after finding nitro glycerin cartridges and pounding them. Reports from Wanwalono Oshkosh and Neenah describe carriage accidents injuries to Mrs Hesre and Miss Ribr. Various incidents include a postmaster’s money shortfall captain’s arrest, a church ordination, a newspaper sale, and a bear sighting in Oshkosh. Also noted are county fairs, grain losses, drownings, and a railroad accident.
The article discusses the McKinley wool tariff and its mixed impact on American wool growing. It notes imports fell during enforcement, boosting domestic demand, yet world prices remain low enough to allow Australian wool imports. It cites Consul Gritsias and argues protection has not delivered broad private gains for wool industries.
The table shows wool prices and sales through December and October, noting a 24 percent tariff-driven shift in the first five months of the new tariff. It argues McKinley law kept American wool prices near last year’s level despite a 23 percent fall in global prices and higher imports, with optimism for future American wool growth once Australian prices recover. The article then criticizes Democratic temper and Times coverage, linking tariff debates to economic distress and political manipulation, and laments illness and misfortune used for political ends.
A long critique condemns Welsh control of tin plate in Britain and warns of potential American migration of industry and workers if the United States gains tin plate capacity. It laments monopolies, urges American production, and comments on wool and dairy farming as broader economic issues.
General John W. Foster, in New York, discusses the reciprocal commercial pact with Spain, noting British influence in Madrid and expectations the agreement will be signed soon with Cuba sugar exports gaining United States access. He mentions duties on imports, dairy and root grafting notes, and agricultural tips amid a miscellany of farming advice and local notices.
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