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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1889
Page
2
A patchwork of items from electric spares in Marshfield Wisconsin to fund drives for families, plus scattered notes on rail fare politics, census plans, Chinese engineering feats, and a London Times critique. Notable entries mention Perry Belmont aiding an injured minister, a Dakota population debate, and a variety of local mishaps and disasters.
A mix of global political maneuvers and local disasters are described. Reports include alleged passport pressures from Switzerland, a Berlin university faculty count, and a Russian withdrawal order. Local scenes mention a landlord assault in County Clare and the trial of Vathur Shephens for rent incitement, with official comments on German relations and Mulievon treatment.
A jumble of 1860s wire-service items includes figures like 424 pounds of wire, a New York editor’s death, a voting machine in Detroit, displays at the Pacifi Exposition, and various political, crime, and economic notes from New York, Chicago, California, Ohio, and beyond. The report touches technology, crime, business fortunes, and social life in brief, dispatched notes.
A chaotic Dow Moines trial finishes with a verdict of guilty in a criminal case. Separately, Gov Luce of Michigan resists revoking extradition warrants for Mrs Friend and backup candidates, with transfers to New York for trial. In other items, a wave of robberies, abductions, and prisoner movements are reported, alongside political shifts in Washington and new cabinet nominations under President Harrison.
The draft list presents Jamie G. Blaine as Secretary of State and William Windom as Secretary of the Treasury, with Renfeld Proctor as Secretary of War, General Tray as Secretary of the Navy, Noble of Missouri as Interior Secretary, John Wangmaeer as Postmaster General, W. H. B. Miller of Indiana as Attorney General, and Jotomin Rask of Wisconsin as Agriculture Secretary, reflecting early administration allocations.
The article recalls veteran Lt Colonel and brigadier general of volunteers career highlights from the Civil War end career, noting service with General Sherman, command roles, and a 1866 election as a comptroller. It also reports a violent White Caps assault near Judd and Beaten in Richton County, detailing the attack on two young men and the assailants’ alarmist aims and mob rhetoric.
A man killed his wife after threats and drove neighbors away, then set their home ablaze. He locked five children inside. they escaped as the building burned, while the suspect fled to hunt his wife. The incident followed years of marital trouble and ended with arrest for murder and related forgery charges.
An Albany paper notes an exhibition by the Phonographic Attachment Albany, with visitors from New York and Brooklyn. It describes the Mergen Thalen presses, a high speed linotype system, a four-way card feed, and a galley workflow. The piece highlights the machine’s speed, adaptability, and a female operator demonstrating typing and proofing. It mentions costs, and the press capabilities for multiple pages and jobs. It also references the Tribune and Courier offices and a phonographic attachment for the type setting system.
Report on a vessel test notes stronger vibrations at lower speeds while steady motion occurs at top speed. A vertical plane wave travels along the wake, increasing with shallower water. Temperature in fire and engine rooms stays cooler at top speed without forced draught. Bail set at 7000 dollars per indictment in the sugar windlass case. total potential bail per prisoner 31000 dollars. Sohn Ericsson burned from Trinity Church, New York, amid a large crowd with navy officers present.
A dramatic tale unfolds of Sutherland a wealthy banker under Imperial command in an unnamed realm. He is summoned by Reliew the magistrate amid fears of removal abroad after a tense encounter with a powerful Empress. The exchange reveals a misread order and a bizarre plea to explain the crisis as the banker confronts potential exile and the judge’s stern resolve.
Wisconsin legislature debate moves through petitions on temperance reform and county option bills. Measures pass and fail on municipal boundaries eminent domain and prison reforms, with actions on health funding and municipal charters. Senate and Assembly consider appeals, water works votes, and jurist salaries while the house adjourns to morning.
Silas Berry, while working on a farm near Philastelptin Presuz, fought a deadly rat infestation in a pit. After twenty minutes of fierce struggle he shouted for help and emerged covered in blood but alive. Forty eight rats lay dead, and Berry suffered numerous bites and scratches, with a long recovery ahead.
The White House holds a morning family worship at 8 o clock with President Harris and his family kneeling in the library to recite the Lord's Prayer and offer a petition. The habit has continued since his marriage and is noted as a regular custom in the executive mansion.
The Qosen approves appointing a British minister to the United States. Jack Woinlige withdraws $2,500 from fast stakeholder in toe. White House and president’s visitors closed Monday for those in town. A whaling gun exploded on Bee Foz killing an officer and servant, injuring five. Miss Sarah Marshall is shot dead by Albers Wilson at Watford Oct as she refused to accompany him home from church. Belolé college regents and students denounce charges of pledging allegations as false. Patents issued to a Baltimore electrician for heating by electricity. The inventor, it le
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