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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
2
A chaotic roundup reports political appointments in Geneva and Des Moines, court rulings validating bond sales and pool ordinances, fires damaging buildings and ships, accidents injuring workers and bystanders, arrests over liquor on reservations, and various criminal cases including Lizzie Borden’s murder trial developments and a Toledo area cyclone note.
The fragment shows an editor warning a reporter about avoidable tedium and mentions a Mr Darley described as wealthy and influential. It references a desk with pigeonholes for bills and a waste basket, implying a humorous or satirical newsroom scene. The text is incomplete and contains dialogue cues.
A severe June storm at a circus in River Falls Wisconsin caused a deadly wave of injuries with nine deaths and over fifty prostrations. Center-pole collapse, fire briefly started, and chaos followed as crowds fled to safety amid dramatic lightning and driving rain.
Milwaukee June 22 report on the Plankinton bank shows depositors offered up to 95 per cent in cash for their claims. Analysts expect creditors to receive full due amounts and the bank’s stock to yield at least a 60 per cent dividend. The sole weak claim concerns Lapp & Establishments, likely to exceed $100,000 if stock is properly handled.
A Washington telegram reports Senator Kruzka announcing that Blenski’s office has been merged into the executive division of the Weather Bureau. Blenski now heads the executive division with the same $2,300 salary and is reportedly pleased with the new role.
A description of a compound replacing rotten stone for wood polishing made from oil and sulphur boiled with turpentine. It also covers a machine for can production handling cutting tin components assembling seaming wiring and burnishing operations.
Waupaca Wis June 22 The trial of banker Mead continues with defense signaling it will argue he was shot before a blow with a club and not killed by a later shot. Witnesses describe blood stains and scattered shot while prosecutors press into Mead’s peculiar banking methods and missing books.
An excerpt touts a patent cordial as a medical cure all for digestion and vigor, promising purer blood and restored vigor through a “lenitive” tonic. It then notes Colonel Richard Wintersmith, named by a government agent in Colon Panama, reflecting on political delays and a quip about Grover Cleveland.
The article parries political mood with local tone noting many women who favor correctness over party loyalty and would rather see reform ahead of the mayoral race.
A Ste. Commurcia Adverisur report shows prosecutors asserting two elderly individuals were murdered in a shockingly brutal crime. Details remain sparse as the case unfolds with no final verdict yet.
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.