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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1891
Page
2
A scrambled OCR page recounts assorted items: Indiana law changes on stockholder voting, Turkish cultural exhibits, a court-martial in London, railway locomotive weight growth, and social issues in the United States including Mormon polygamy and diphtheria disinfection. The fragmentary text mixes foreign affairs, transportation notes, and public health guidance with scattered names and places.
Fragmented telegram style items report bank failures, individual fortunes, ship launches, deaths, and stock market hints. Notable items include a Louisvillia private bank with 800,000 in units, a miner in Siumokid Pa, and deaths such as Winsan H. Hauspox near Springfield. A steel steamboat was launched in Chicago, and a university boat race result favored Oxford over Cambridge.
Debts totaling 200000 spark disputes as arbitrators divide assets among factions in Newfoundland. Insurgent losses reach 800 while 1090 allied casualties are listed. An arcanel explosion at Gidarnun kills 100 dervishes. city damage and wartime tensions rise. Widespread violence includes a linen works fire near Hastings and Gladstone notes on Liberal support while anti Jewish tensions flare in Europe amid failed cannery disputes off Newfoundland.
A chaotic survey of fires and accidents cripples several cities. Explosions near Chicago destroy freight cars and harm workers. A tenement blaze in New York claims lives and injures many. A Brooklyn residence and a Rockford home are destroyed by flames. Murders, suicides, and court actions thread through the day’s grim ledger, with investigations into arson and illicit distilling.
The report states that Coet Tar Hasesavor Gin Prius of North Dukote received a presidential assignment. Civil service commissioner Lynn reportedly refuses resignation and will be renewed. Lan Cyamtnister indicates resignation over policy disagreement with the Interior Secretary. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on the constitutionality of the current revenue law on the second Monday of the next term.
Fragmentary report from Mount Sterling Kentucky details Cuantes 8 and GarouEn of Chicago facing criminal charges. Gores Frants, a colored butler, is linked to an assault on the Lio family of Mrs Blarkery in Chicago. Mrs Wige Rintou is said to be hanged. Several alleged attempts to kill Mrs Albert J Suel of Chicago are mentioned amid chaotic phrases.
A scrambled mix of quotes and anecdotes spans crime notes, a famed lawyer's reputation, a derailed urban yarn, antiquities intrigue, a jury verdict on blood poisoning, and medical musings on malaria era remedies. The piece stitches together court cases, household confidences, and curiosities into a single issue.
Rome reports the death of Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte son of Jerome and heir to Bonaparte hopes. Described as a clever but failed political figure his career spanned Italy Crimea and French politics with a troubled marriage to Princess Clotilde and a noted rift with his son Victor. The obituary notes his religious leanings and a life marked by salon circles and public controversy.
In March sessions, Senate and Assembly move bills to raise county judge fees, amend charters across multiple counties, and authorize bridges and dams. Key actions include a veto by the governor on Kaukauna, charter amendments for Manitowoc and Oshkosh, and creation of municipal courts in Barron and Pepin counties.
Wisconsin lawmakers debate and pass civil rights legislation while overriding the governor’s veto on a Shelloygue site bill. Senate and Assembly consider railroad rates, dam building, and licenses, with actions on municipal courts and homestead protections. Observers on Mount Washington describe harsh duties and isolation amid weather, telegraph work, and life in the bleak station.
An early 20th century tale describes a rural school where a benevolent teacher Miss Grant disciplines an orphan pupil. The story weaves a past of adoption, a bite of punishment, and a later rise in life for the pupil, including ties to railroad figures and a fortune.
A quotation from an 19th century debate shows critics deriding George Stephenson as he advocates a Liverpool to Manchester railway. They scoff at high speeds, claiming birds would die, smoke would harm fields, and passengers would be seasick. Stephenson asserts speeds up to thirty miles per hour, provoking laughter at the committee.
A long discussion documents claims that Cobden Club publications and English influence were circulated in the United States during the Garfield era. It cites Frank Hurd and others, notes large-scale distribution, and contrasts protectionist views with Beecher and Garfield statements, including tariff debates and free trade arguments amid 1880s politics.
A New York Times excerpt argues against shallow plowing. Deep plowing to eight to ten inches is advised only when the soil is fertile, with deep fertilization through undercutting clover or pea vine prior to sowing.
An expedition notes abundant moss shrubs and berries along Yukutat Bay. A large brown bear crosses a glacial delta in search of food while a vast mosquito swarm drives bears to fury and near starvation.
A fragmented piece discusses poetry's power to shape noble thoughts and ambitions and recalls a dusky library scene. Transitions to a New York report noting Patrick Gleayson, city council president, confirming a 500 donation by the Irish national league branch for Teague and league aims, with a call for full explanation.
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