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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1896
Page
2
The Marshfield Times reports a broad array of early 20th century notices. Quarantine measures in Rio. arrivals and deaths including Genator Hill in New York and Turner of Petersburg. Marriages, legal actions, political shifts, and financial moves across multiple states are noted, with references to officials, banks, and public figures.
The article notes China planning a domestic postal service, the Transvaal executive approving the release of reform committee leaders with a £20,000 fine, and Gol. Francis W Rhodes escorted to the South African border by Boer officials. Dr Jameson and others in the Transvaal raid are to stand trial in London amid cautionary signals from Ale Janeiro.
Reports cite growth of a monarchist faction seeking to place Countess a Eu, daughter of the late emperor, on Brazil’s throne. Emperor William chairs a Berlin meeting of British Institute of Naval Architects members. Plymouth pilgrims plan visits to Pilgrim Fathers sites. Cuban operations limited to defense per Spanish advisers. A string of incidents and political notes follow across Europe and the Americas.
An American designer introduces a novel auto-car line seen in Philadelphia, praised for grace and artistry. The two seat automatic carriage resembles a Marie Antoinette era blue vehicle, is neatly painted and gilded, and aims for about thirteen miles per hour.
The two year-old Ta Marks, son of Be and Mrs J Marka of Suamico, was drowned in the river. High caution urged as officials investigate the accident and remind parents to supervise young children near water.
Madison Wis June 13 1896 Attorney General Mylrea declines to move for leave to bring suit testing the constitutionality of the legislative apportionment law. Michael Kruszka petitions to test the act enacted 1896, Burr W Jones to appear for petitioner. Court convenes June 19 1896 likely decision within a week before fall election, with AG Muhire declining.
Governor Morton signs the greater New York bill extending the city’s area. Even then New York will rank second behind London, which covers 4,211,000 people across 90 square miles of the metropolis. Expanding to 550.75 square miles by including Westchester and parts of New Jersey would vastly increase the population and area, far surpassing the current city of London.
The passage compares London's extent on both Thames sides from Woolwich to Hagbourne and Hampstead to Norway, totaling about 78,000 acres, with a London county riding of fifteen miles from Charing Cross. It cites London’s population at 4,213,000, and Greater New York’s 1892 population of 2,085,422, with natural increase pushing it above 3,100,000.
The League of American Wheelmen ends separate A and B classes and urges a national championship test. The racing board approves a joint meet at Louisville in August to let amateurs and professionals compete, boosting excitement and confirming supremacy among top riders.
Pittsburg sportsmen report wholesale illegal fishing on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. Thousands of pounds of carp are described as enagne recently and publicly offered for sale. Poachers ignore the law while violators act unfazed, drawing outrage from local sportsmen.
A renowned Englishwoman, an artist, spent years in Japan amassing a teapot collection of over a thousand pieces. The items span black to white in hues, various shapes including birds and beasts, and even a Buddha model. Materials include inlaid silver, hammered copper, iron, and silver-gilt alloys, with some prices up to 25 pounds, yet many bought for mere pence. total value exceeds 1,000 pounds.
The article argues that many so called heart weaknesses stem from general bodily debility and dyspepsia. It cites tight lacing and poor feeding as causes, advises brisk walking and full-body exercise to strengthen the heart, and warns that modern town life promotes widespread muscle and health decline.
A reflective travel piece on visiting the Alhambra, recalling Washington Irving and Fortuny, and arguing that the site’s true beauty lies beyond guidebook lore. The author describes sketching with blocks and ink, the room-to-room experience, and how sunlight and shadow reveal the palace’s loveliness beyond museum labels.
A young Diysees S Grant, grandson of General Grant, unveiled the equestrian statue presented by the Union League Club of Brooklyn to the city. The New York Journal notes old veterans cheering, bands playing, and flags dipped in honor as the boy felt pride in his famed name and ancestral legacy.
A small scene shows a boy and girl with a plate of two strawberries, one larger and one smaller. After a moment of thought the girl asks if the boy is greedy and he replies in a joking, rustic way, leading to a ditzy exchange. The fragment hints at a playful moral about appetite.
Prudent housewives are greatly interested in solid metal table knives made of silver migille and said to be the same all the way through. These knives have the appearance of a silver and the additional merit of durability.
Interest centers on the intercollegiate cycling championships to be run at Manhattan Beach track in New York on May 27. The question arises whether the LA4 organization intends to bar former professionals now amateur, with possible BAW racing board intervention if such action is attempted.
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