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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1887
Page
2
Long crowd packs Delaware for a public whipping noted in Marshfield era reports. Amid scattered items of national interest the article highlights tax appointments in Virginia and New York, stock speculation, a Paris theater panic, and DC political maneuvers.
The latest telegrams report a draw in a forty six round bout between Mitchell of San Francisco and Jack Hail of Australia in Sydney. Other items note a cattle quarantine across several regions, hints of Cambridge University rowing plans, Irish movement advocacy in New York, and political shuffles in universities and inductions in New York.
A Bray explosion of natural gas at New Cumberland West Virginia burned several people with injuries feared fatal. Michigan forest fires have been extinguished by rain. A New York professor of languages committed suicide the body to be cremated. A Kansas wreck destroyed five dwellings and damaged a schoolhouse. A Minnesota boxing match ended with a fatality amid crowd trouble. In Missouri six people struck by lightning returning from a meeting with one killed instantly. Hawthorny Wisconsin village swept away by forest fires. Lake Linden venture reports $897000 aggregate. Fires continue to rage in Michigan’s northern peninsula. Paris Opera Comique fire destroys much of a workshop, sixty bodies recovered and dozens missing. Namber perished during cumber deputy estimate reaches 200. A 40000 franc war debt aids relief for survivors. Glasgow area reports dire coal mine explosion at Udeton pit imprisoning 150 workers. forty-five rescued, many feared dead.
A recent coke workers riot in Jimtown Pennsylvania led to Saturday arrests of twelve ringleaders. The report traces other international and national crime, politics, and legal actions across the United States and Europe, including embezzlement cases, a California figure’s requisition, and foreign bank trials.
L W Rem of Virginia named resistant register of the treasury, with Secretary Damon Ban cone visiting Georgia on private business. Hatz becomes United States treasurer, taking charge Tuesday. A Treasury Department worker, Micwaze Tran, 60, died after a 60 foot fall from the building balcony. The President travels to Adirondacks with Mrs Cleveland and Col and Mrs Lamont. Governor Hill to host Provident and wife, mansion patio repairs noted. Lamans vows to curb cattleman Indian land leases. National drill draws many Western troops to Washington. encampment called Camp George Washington under General Angus.
A fragmentary report describes anarchist and revolutionary plotting in a city with secret meetings and a proposed five-person group system. The text notes secrecy, nightly gatherings, and a central organizer structure intended to build a larger network. Also included are assorted notices about a farmer’s dog return, medical advertisements, and local anecdotes.
Explosions and flames swept the Opéra Comique in Paris as ballet dancers and patrons perished or fled. Officials fear hundreds may be dead, with dozens already recovered and crowds lining the streets in a harrowing rescue effort.
A rumoured Mary Anderson tale recounts a haunted night in a long unused Knebworth chamber. The Earl of Knebworth, a believer in the supernatural, hosts Miss Anderson who insists on sleeping in the ancient room with her maid. Late, Miss Anderson awakes under an oppressive weight, crying out and waking the maid who rushes to help. The incident follows tea talks on England's haunted houses.
An Arkansas governor hosts an odd visitor from Gray Bayon who mixes boasts with threats. The exchange sparks talk of promises, accountability, mortgage talk, and local uproar as kin and neighbors react with warnings and humor. The piece wanders through comic jabs, domestic notes, and a beaver tail dish aside.
Boston May 31 The Pacific railroad investigation resumes with Gov Ames on the stand detailing his ties to Union Pacific and Jay Gould. He recounts Gould obtaining control of the road, noting Gould and Ames looked pleased after the deal. Ames says he never felt gloomier than among Union Pacific directors and cites a $1,939,785 payment by Gould.
The item notes fashion trends with a silver girdle and cites a Kansas count of 126000 old soldiers. It mentions Mount Hercules in New Guinea at 42766 feet, Logan land contributions of 63034.45 dollars, and a shift into US bonds except 180000 in investments. It references Itasha and Mississippi origins, Wellealy college cooperatives of 300 women, and a 42 minute daily task. Michigan crop bulletin cites below average yields with some weekly temperature help, especially for wheat, oats, barley and grasses.
A dense, era informal note surveys beliefs about baldness among men and women, arguing that heavy hats, close cuts, and indoor life influence hair growth. It cites arterial blood flow near the scalp, pressure from tight headwear, and historical figures while listing assorted 19th century names and events.
The United Presbyterian Church of North America assembly discusses contracting mission work versus increased church gifts. A resolution to halt instrumental music in worship passes 129 to 68, with protests noted. Davenport Iowa is chosen for the board of missions meeting. July observances and October prayer day planned.
The Minygarcem Iowa May Day Baptist anniversary reports progress of home missions among Indians in Indian Territory with 750 church members 160 ordained preachers and 160 churches and a call for more missionaries. Muscogee University has educated 360 pupils since 1880 and school support is urged. A resolution thanks the government for treaty efforts and calls for fair treatment of Indians. Committee recommendations favor small gifts over large loans for mission churches and expanded funds for denominational missions in Denver and Omaha. A committee on women is to study the advisability of a national Baptist educational society. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society met with notable addresses by returning missionaries. closing session held with new officers elected.
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