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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1890
Page
2
A garbled column from Marshfield, Wis, surveys czarist morality, China trade, German finance, and imperial politics. It cites imperial reactions to a jewel gift, China budget figures, German expenditures, and potential reforms. Mentions Dickens, Chicago estates, and Prince Bismarck amid speculation on Germany’s future governance.
Telegrams report frost damage across Florida reducing fruit yields with some areas facing total loss while Michigan sees a frost that threatens the peach crop. The piece notes a veteran publisher in decline, a crime spree and a dramatic snowstorm with four to twenty feet of snow on lines and poles. Interstate politics, court cases, and legislative actions fill the rest of the day with bills advancing and adjournments in Congress.
A New York Journal reporter examines female detectives in retail crime work. Women are praised for keen perception and stealth in shoplifting cases, with examples from Macy’s and other stores. One detective describes methods, including tailing suspects and recovering stolen items, while a manager notes trust and discretion are essential for women in the field.
Partial readability depicts a dramatic incident on the Pennsylvarens coast involving several individuals, with mentions of captivity and pursuit. Names such as Kuga, Sovakapis, Morabity fish, and Grove the river appear amid fragmented phrases. A death, illness, and familial losses are noted alongside references to Reegan and Heath of four.
A mangled cable summary reports workers striking at a factory as production halts in several areas while a grand opening ceremony for a bridge over the Frith of Morth is noted at Argadagg with attendance by Duke of Wise, Prince of Wales, and other dignitaries. Market news in Burma hints at upcoming military credits and an anti socialist bill, with European bonds and Italian and Hungarian securities showing volatility after the market closes.
The Senate adopts Lansing's favorable report on the Grosvenor bill to establish a Chickamauga and Chattynangi inlet Sonal pack and notes a forthcoming presidential proclamation warning against waters in Behring Sea. The president nominates Isaac Moments and Wan T. Ramangelit to posts in Illinois and Wisconsin. Indian agency policy blocks cattlemen from negotiating land grazing on reservations.
Senate action reports a joint resolution to take the census in Alaska, moved from the calendar and passed. The measure was offered yesterday by Mr Voorhoes in the chamber.
New Year’s early Friday fire at a Ludlow Street tenement housing seventeen families, many children, trapped residents. Firemen and scaffolding ropes aid several escapes through windows, some half-naked climbers slid to the ground. One child overcome by fright, others rescued with difficulty as smoke and flames filled stairways.
Fragmentary OCR note records a sighting near Burton involving a carved single block. Details are unclear due to damaged text, with words partially legible referring to a sign or inscription. No clear date, location, or names beyond Burton.
A long fragment details Mr Barton and companions exploring Mexican mining fields near Compostela Huideilia and Anahuac mines with talks of rich ore, railroad plans, and American investment amid soldiers and governors. It also reports a violent Chicago shooting where Patrick Crowe wounded a woman and two police, then eluded capture before being arrested.
A tangle of lottery references and personal notes describes individuals like Mr Wu and Mr Enatlake, with claims of prize draws, stock investments, and a Maine Missouri framing. It mentions a 341,000 capital print, a payment of 82,900, and plans to buy tickets as long as funds permit, plus a reference to Embezzlement case and a death.
Reports outline fresh connections to the Le Sonwell tragedy and debate whether there were just two victims or more. Statements describe a suspect’s movement to New York to meet a sister and ensuing questions about motive, with witnesses detailing a trip that ends without a clear explanation of the deaths.
August Schuster's examination in Baraboo, Wisconsin drew a packed courtroom as witnesses testified. The prisoner maintained innocence while bound over to the circuit court on $6,000 bail. Cases from Chicago and New York also appear in the day's notices, including a sheriff’s closure over a mortgage dispute and pension bureau leadership suggestions.
In a two day shooting contest ending this evening in Chicago Defea Cincnce, Kansas City town defeated the Chicago team by four birds. The final score was 420 to 416 with a total of one thousand birds shot from ground trail.
Gov Hovey confined to his room for ten days amid a severe illness described as scold and inflammation of the throat. His daughter arrived from Mount Vernon yesterday as symptoms worsened and concern grew about his condition.
Fragmentary report notes two concepts and attempts at a cave in on Worfole and Wertera road. It mentions Attorney General Crowbridge of Michigan likely resigning due to mental strain.
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