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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1887
Page
2
Fragmented dispatches report a schooner wreck off Alaska with crew losses and rescue aftermath. Other items note political shifts, indictments, and oceanic trade, interwoven with dispatches on cholera, crime, and maritime events across ports.
The latest telegrams report Tex coal miners in Hazleton Pennsylvania seeking a 40 percent wage advance. A memorial to John C Calhoun was unveiled in Charleston by thirty two young ladies. A divorce on grounds of abandonment is noted. An Arizona train wreck near Rusk Papago Station involved a smashed engine and coach, about $5 000 in damage. A funeral service for Alexander Mitchell was held in Baton Rouge with a cemented casket and a heavy drone atop the tomb. A banquet for Americas Republicans in Pittsburgh honored General Grant with Governor Foraker delivering the main oration. Charles B Alexander of New York married I Mink Hierius Crocker, the daughter received $1,000,000 in a check and a New York residence. A San Francisco parroot notes Nevada bank turmoil affecting Chicago wheat markets. Texas crops are forecast to fall with drought, cotton prospects weak as rainfall delays loom.
A jumble of early 20th century disaster notes reports fires and accidents across multiple locations. Tax Haron stamp mills at Hancock Michigan valued at $75,000 burned in the afternoon. Tarx A Epson and eight friends escaped drowning near Bartow Florida after a boat capsized two miles from shore. A factory bailer on Canal Street New York suffered a loss estimated at $500,000. A Chicago-bound ship’s crew survived a capsizing two miles offshore. A train carrying Kansas board of railroad assessors plunged down an embankment injuring some. St Lawrence River and Montreal areas fear a gorge subsiding. D. MouGax of Madison Wisconsin died. Several deaths and illnesses reported in Milwaukee area. Hotels and restaurants in Amharat Wisconsin burned, causing heavy losses. Murray iron works at Burlington, Wisconsin burned, delaying rebuilding. Louis O’Neill lost in a collision with the vessel Thomas Parker. white crew perished.
A scrambled crime digest reports a Milwaukee bakery worker shot and wounded, an assumed prison escapee from Brooklyn Bridge and a three month manhunt, and a Michigan man expelled after a bribery conviction. Philadelphia treasurer embezzled 100000 dollars. a Cleveland baker's servant killed herself. a Coldwater man fatally shot another then killed himself. Chicago counterfeiters seized hidden silver dollars. canal workers warned of treachery. venue battles unfold in Illinois. Brady Michigan witnesses a fatal morphine overdose after an alleged confrontation.
The April public debt is estimated between 12.0 and 15.8 million. Reports discuss Canadian Pacific sugar shipments, suspension timing, war powers in militia funding, land withdrawals for indemnity, and rail rate protests. A Philadelphia Wool Association letter opposes suspension of routes and cites rising transcontinental freight rates. A column laments railroaders and predicts advertising-driven shifts in the industry. A robbery reward is offered by Southern Pacific and Wells Fargo for mail theft.
A detailed wire service summary describes a Spring Ridge, May robbery of a train east of Paguy Sur, with robbers forcing engine crew to move and detaching passenger cars. Estimates say about 500 from Wells Fargo, officers pursue, and a manhunt ensues across multiple towns. Additional dispatches note Pacific freight shipments rising in Chicago and a Colorado mine cave-in with fatalities.
A May report notes Hadendows Arabs aided by friendly tribes dislodging Anmnaxa in Wisconsin. Train sightings near Ashland describe Kasuella and others, with Ami Digaw and Aba captured. A woman died near A gentleman, and a trade interest notes a large propeller cargo capacity for grain and corn.
A garbled dispatch cites outbreaks and royal intrigues from Scotland to Vienna. It mentions a near storm across Scotland, a dispute over Breall, the Portland route, a murder at a wedding near Merida Focutua, and rumors of oboleras arrival. The Mexican interior secretary denies unauthentic claims, while Victor Sumangel’s statue is unveiled in Vienna by his son. A journalist departs Queenstown for Canada to stir affairs with Lord Lanedowne, and Berlin notes deny irregular arrest pending release.
A buggy ride last night ended in a fatal shooting as robbers attacked a mail and express conveyance. One man died instantly and Mrs Cadell is not expected to survive. Known assailants were behind the incident, with a shooting gun used in the attack.
A Viroqua murder case opens with juror issues and a second venire as Ole Nelson is accused of stabbing a man during February fighting. Meanwhile a westbound Southern Pacific train near Tucson is robbed with multiple gunmen, a safe blast, and a few thousand dollars seized. no passengers harmed, and the robbers depart toward New York and London. In Italy and Wisconsin local dispatches note martial mood and railroad tensions. The Royal Hawaiian suite and travelers arrive in Chicago adding to the day’s varied headlines.
A warrant was issued for District Attorney Thomas F. McGowan on charges stemming from alleged misappropriation of town funds by Supervisor Van Nustrands of Newton. McGowan, believed to have fled to Canada after leaving here Saturday, is tied to an estimated deficit near $19,000.
Five hundred cooper workers in Milwaukee stage for a five cent raise while a one hundred stone cabtera faces a fifteen cent daily cut. Reverend Sam Jones’s wife is seriously ill in Illinois as May 3 reports a fatal rise. District attorney Jones receives telegraph about illness and the revival in progress. Jobo Carbell assumed leadership as Buy Bam Smell departs.
Reports reveal the steamer John Knox and its crew perished near Channel harbor after a night wreck. Captain Grolly and 16 crew men recovered. many missing as storm and fog hampered rescue attempts amid a fatal maritime disaster.
The correspondence on fisheries limits includes British and Canadian positions. Bayard proposes exclusive rights rules, with implications for arbitration, past conduct, and potential concessions. London and Ottawa exchange telegrams, discussing reverting to Washington treaty conditions and mutual openness for United States vessels under new terms.
A swarm of reports from multiple cities on May 3 describe earthquake shocks felt across Texas New Mexico and surrounding areas. Ground vibrations lasted minutes with chimneys windows and lights affected. No major damage reported though fear and minor injuries are noted in several towns.
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