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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1882
Page
2
The Marshfield Times reports on European war anxieties, a purported corruption link between a Philadelphia detective and criminals, and a pending French parliament bill to curb neglectful parenting. It also notes Oscar Wilde’s Indianapolis reception and his remark about meeting the peasantry of the West.
Coronat Jos L Burnace a Michigan tale senator and Chicago figure appears as a Shakespearean stage figure with noted readings. Juabo the elephant faces an injunction in London gardens over removal. The French Meteorological Association plans a Paris balloon exhibition as part of balloon history. Cape Colony migration statistics show grants and occupations, with agriculturists sending $77,525. notes on exchangeable fractional currency and old regulations are described.
The passage states the House of Commons has 652 nominal members but 699 deputies are present due to suspension of write issues. It lists 30 as Ministerialists, 24 Conservatives, and 60 Home Rulers, yielding a ministry majority of 23 over the combined opposition of Democrats and Conservatives.
Vital statistics show January deaths at 3595 and February at 9305, totaling 128... wait. City health officials note the rise is too large to be explained by population growth. The report flags a concerning spike in deaths over the two months.
A week of items from the United States and major cities, noting trials for surgeries, athletic feats in New York pedestrian events, local elections in Milwaukee, birthday celebrations in Chicago, a dramatic company’s detours, and funding shifts. Governor Cullom calls a special Illinois legislature session for March 23 to address district apportionment, federal transfers, and university funds. Telegraph workers in Pittsburgh oppose a national convention in Cincinnati, planning a March 26 gathering in Pittsburgh. clerical wage cuts foreseen and calls for reorganization.
The item cites a string of disasters including a mine shaft collapse near a river, a Buffalo merchant dying in delirium, a Chicago bookkeeper’s suicide, a nurse’s fatal shooting, a tannery fire in Cincinnati, and floods around Gullatin County. It notes wrecks, explosions, and railway incidents with injuries and losses, plus business failures in New York and Versailles.
A garbled dispatch reports Gertiisn Excen of Milwaukee convicted of forgery. Wyoming authorities plan to relocate 107 prisoners to Jolial penitentiary. Tuts T. Mone from Missouri surrenders in Ohio. New York customs nab Deputy Collector Briges and a steamship physician for smuggling silk cloaks. Chicago gamblers and landlords indicted. bail posted. Delineated items mention General Curtis facing campaign expenditure charges and a youth crime case involving Dasrex Dser.
A quarrel escalated at presaurant involving Dyer and a disrepersile woman. Wilson Fadano rtch ejected Dyer, who returned, a struggle ensued, pistols flashed, and Dyer was shot three times but survived. Readanovitch is in custody. In Kirland street Mrs Hanser Rut of Boston was followed into her home and stabbed in the neck, dying minutes later. Three arrests have been made.
The Tug mercantile firm Fill MacMaster & Plant of Blanchester England suspends payment with liabilities listed at 370 000. MacMaster absconded amid widespread church services across England during queen's jubilee period. Decrees and arrests reported in Odessa and Moscow as various officials and naval inventors gain or seek titles. An English naval inventor is elevated to Knight of St Anne after Kuria relations and a treaty framing begins between Peru and Chile while a Northampton election unfolds. Redmond attends a return to Irish agitation and cavalry movements are ordered to Northampton.
From Washington reports mix of military promotions and retirements. General Rochester debated by military committee as paymaster general. General Rufus Ingris named to fill vacancy. Senate Commerce Committee backs a $50,090,000 ship railroad bond guarantee. river and harbor bills seek $100,000 for Milwaukee harbor of refuge and $10,000 for harbor repairs. Secretary Lincoln reports flood disaster in the south with 18,000 affected. Postmaster appointments honor requests from Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Mahone, Conkling, Gary Field, and Blaine. European tensions rise as rumors of Russia Austria war loom while Turkey readies measures. French deputies seek higher pay and railway travel reforms. Republicans debate compulsory retirement and pay raises for long-serving officers. Garfield memorial services feature formal proceedings with Blaine delivering an oration. House sets aside diplomatic, internal revenue, and pension measures amid broad legislative activity.
Report notes demand in the House for placing General Grant on the retired list and securing funds. A $250,000 fundraising effort by a New York publisher is exposed as fictitious, tied to a flawed scheme in a Wabash railway locker. Grants ventures in New York fail, missteps in relocating hurt public perception of him.
The report details erratic price movements in grain futures with references to wheat and corn bids and seller demands. It notes mixed demand, occasional price declines and rallies, and general market volatility among sellers like April May and June contracts amid uncertain weather and buyer interest.
A vintage travel remedy touts a purifying tonic said to quell fever bowel and stomach complaints when traveling in tropical climates. It claims to ease loss of appetite weakness headaches nervousness and sleeplessness and is described as a reliable family medicine with favorable comparisons to other remedies.
A congressional session features memorials and reports on a Missouri river bridge at Omaha, bankruptcy reform, customs payments in legal tender, and bills from Morrill Ingalls and others. Debates cover consular funds, pensioning, and river improvements while the House schedules calendar actions and committee amendments. The scene includes memorials from Lenine Alton, and notices on appointments, sales, and public hearings.
Reported results show net receipts and expenses with stakes totaling $10,000. Payouts include Hazel $1,000 and Fitzgerald & L,000, plus gate money shares distributed among Hazel $9,830.51, Fitzgerald $3.2, Noremac $2, Hart $3, Hughes $1,125.70, Sullivan and others. The accuracy of stakes is in doubt and a Haznel receiver cites $1,484.8 for St.E. and Fitzgerald $4,752.55.
A deaf intruder entered a church on Begguiline Hill in Rome and began eating sacred wafers from the ciborium. Prayers were interrupted as police were summoned and the man was manacled after a brief confrontation. The incident lasted about forty eight hours. DemoniT's Mostar Macause issue features art and literary contents including The Admirer's Ward by Mrs. Alexander and Society Life by Nennie dune, with Current Topics of the Day Work Table, Kitchen, and Fashions for Spring. Two dollars.
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