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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1889
Page
2
The article surveys world population capacity and prospects for expansion in Europe Africa Asia and the Americas, then shifts to engineering projects from a Russian railroad to the Panama Canal. It highlights a Danish steamship test, the wreck of the Danmark, and shipping liability questions about cargo loss and passenger seating. It discusses labor eight hour laws, Indiana experiments, and management of long transcontinental routes.
Fire wrecks at Danan Momo and Bishop Brothers' shop destroy furnishings and plant with heavy losses. Bridge collapse near Chelves Park injures twelve. Timber and ore reports surface in West Virginia. Docks strike in Danrh, Minnesota, shifts endanger labor. Charloe Williams family burns claim three children killed. parents burned but survive with infant. Northern Pacific collision at Crystal Springs results in multiple deaths of rail staff. passengers unharmed.
Fragmented dispatches cover art sales in Meissonier works valued at two million dollars and a May 24 birthday celebration for Queen Victoria. The text blends royal, political, and criminal notes, including trials, imperial ambitions, and global events with sporadic errors and garbled names.
A chaotic OCR mash reports robberies, arrests, and violent incidents across towns. It notes jewelry thefts worth $1,200, gun confrontations in Arkansas, a roommate robbery, saloon destruction, embezzlement charges, forged checks, a lethal street shooting, and a fatal domestic dispute in Saginaw with multiple victims and suspects identified or alleged.
The article notes Secretary Treoy awarding Dolestron Works of San Francisco the contract for an armored defense vessel at 1 628 000 dollars. It states Pension office official Comscanr0xen Tanexs seeks pension numbers for total blindness at 72 dollars monthly, totaling 858. Curry Jeannot Furies buys Judge Andrew Woyler’s residence on Fourteenth Street for 100 000 dollars, with possession planned next autumn. Wirstax Wanern and ex-Gov Charlee Foster, both from Missouri and Ohio, meet with Interior Sec Noble to set plans for Obiotgo on May 27 with Gen Crook to join. Dr B A Kanard, ex-president of Columbia College, New York, was buried yesterday.
The article honors Kosuth as one of history's notable patriots and orators. It recounts his exile, imprisonment, and steadfast devotion to Hungary, praising his eloquence and leadership from exile to governor. It recalls his English language studies in prison, his early fight for liberty, and the lasting impact of his quoted prophecies and resolve amid tyranny.
A long historical tale recounts the duel between General Andrew Jackson and Nashville’s Charles Dickinson. The piece follows the heated challenge, the long journey to the duel ground, Dickinson’s fatal shot, Jackson’s mortal wound, and a dramatic aftermath where Dickinson’s widow honors a promise to pay a debt to a child. The narrative blends sensational detail with reflections on bravery and consequences.
The fragmentary text references a variety of items including a soldier execution, leprosy discovery in Spring Lake Wisconsin, a claimed five thousand dollars invested in U S special orders, a transfer of workmen in West Virginia, a Missouri river region oil and asphalt find, and disparate notes about railroad employees, railway liners, and California olive oil demand. The material reads as a garbled paste from several era items without coherent narrative or verifiable details.
The article discusses Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine, arguing Josephine’s moral high ground in their troubled marriage and Napoleon’s unmet divine mission. It then reports a fatal coach train collision in Pumerprima involving a lodge party, detailing victims and survivors. It ends with notes on a Pacific voyage and a native tribe’s fire-making mystery observed by Dr. Finsch.
Remarkably strange find reported by a Frenchman in Rays County Texas as heavy rains exposed the dig site. A four foot trench revealed vertebrae ribs and seven thoracic bones of a towering human and a concurrent serpentine form, with curious debris and a possible paleolithic hand stone noted by local geologists. The discovery drew neighbors to assist the excavation amid feverish speculation and references to Washington era anecdotes and public appointments announced later. A severe storm warning followed from the weather service with signals to be posted on Lake Michigan.
Fragment from a period commentary tracing penalties for drunkenness from ancient Athens to Rome and medieval times, noting harsh measures and public spectacles. Includes a humorous exchange on newspapers, editors, and paywalls reflecting early press bravado and social attitudes toward drinking.
Charles Richardson Charles Chrugae and Frank Pacha, attendants at the Cook County Insane Asylum, were arrested for the murder of an inmate named Boros. The detainees confessed involvement in brutal acts during the inmate’s care while a Chicago Times reporter observed, with Dr Kiernan possibly named as an accessory for certifying a discharge. The victim suffered a broken chest and severe injuries.
A mangled OCR fragment reports a morning blaze near a 28 grain elevator by the dam causing near total loss of three business blocks. Aid was dispatched to nearby towns, the fire controlled by noon, with loans totaling 1250000 referenced. miscellaneous city chatter follows about Philadelphians and New Yorkers amid scattered quotes.
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