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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1889
Page
2
Mary Woodbury of Louisville shoots her lover after he ran away to marry another. The piece reports on crime, politics, and public sentiment, noting Prohibition debates and Irish leadership fallout, withions on Lord Salisbury era policy and parliamentary moves.
A sprawling, error-ridden report details numerous accidents and incidents from mills to railways. It mentions a mill collapse at Port Evany and Pavro Lumber, deaths and injuries in Pittsburg and Detroit, a theater fire in Worcester, and drownings near Vicksburg. Also cited are a bank robbery arrest in London Ontario, a murder-motive claim near the Cheyenne Agency, and a mass-stoning incident in Greenfield Massachusetts. The piece reads like a chaotic collage of mishaps with minimal coherent context.
Fragmented dispatches report turmoil across Jerindurf, Princa Helen’s realm, and Bi and Bouliger areas with riots, strikes, and fires. Death tolls and property damage mount as clashes echo through Berlin and Sydney, while political paralysis and court battles unfold in France and Italy.
Epwen promises to be the tion of the Paris exposition. Cor F Guayr the American minister to Acelris has enraerved at Vienna. Tum Wabsah Railway sold by order of Judge Gresham Wednesday to a committee to prevent a majority of landholders for 16.5 million. A woman’s suffrage bill reseated to cho wenate at Lanning Mish by 1 vote. New York’s isolated family and a young South American in a German hospital. Leprosy not contagious in this climate. Monument in Cr ag Nyaa New Terx. Bronze statue to cost about 25 thousand dollars. Three New York physicians vouch for autopay on mind reader Diabop. bail set at 2,500 each for inquest. A divorced couple from California reunited after 40 years. Browniwp John Party, proprietor of The Sherring Bons, robbed of 87,000.
A chaotic Bolivian notice hints at appointing five ministers to Washington Wisconsin. Names such as Charles Rowser Jr and David Enright appear in a murky roster of posts. Other items mention Camp Douglas Wisconsin militia range, pending Senate-announced engagements, and various federal appointments. The piece also reports pension applications, including a widow from Samos, plus a street tale from Nora China News about a Pekin incident and a man entangled in an attempted suicide plot.
A report from the Gold Weather notes cold rains across the north and central areas. Farmers face flooding and ground saturation for weeks, with bountiful harvest prospects if weather improves. Milwaukee market reports wheat at 75 3 4 to 70 4 per bushel, corn at No 3 mild, rye and barley prices listed, pork figures omitted.
A garbled Chicago market page lists grain and meat prices, receipts, and futures alongside local notices. It mentions flour, wheat, corn, rye, barley, pork, lard and butter with scattered sums and percentages, plus reports of strikes at Bearowoon and a Port Thomas theft suspect named Opelone Bel.
A fragmentary historical note discusses H. P. Barber, long resident in Auckland, New Zealand, with ties to Detroit and New York, and his stake in New Zealand’s Ragri Gum trade for paints and varnishes. It mentions plans, colonial context, and attitudes toward independence, work, and family duties, reflecting era concerns about self-reliance.
A female physician from the University of Michigan, Miss Cary, was admitted as an honorary member by the Indian Medical Society. The article recounts her work in Foo mow China, her surgery skills from tooth extraction to operations, and details about the hospital for native women and children in Constantinople, plus a discussion on living costs and wages in New Zealand.
A fragmented account details unusual foods from various peoples and early medical practices. It references parrots, cranes, octopus preparations, and regional delicacies, then shifts to medical anecdotes about surgery, Chinese remedies, and beliefs surrounding death, amputation, and the binding of feet, including anecdotes from Dr. Corey and various patients.
The Empress Eugenie holds a capital sum from Napoleon era acquisitions and private property in France, with a large social income center in Grands. She plans to leave England soon for Espigos in spring and revisit her former imperial residence. A Portuguese queen’s wardrobe orders signal spring fashion plans and extensive purchases in Parelantantoma.
The article narrates the entombment of Cornish miner Willing Bone and John Rose in Drake Walls mine. After days of darkness the two men survive on scant rations, with rescue efforts culminating when a lantern lights their passage and a rope haul brings them to surface, amid a boatload of peril and hope.
A reader laments how mothers wait on sons who refuse early self care. The piece argues boys must learn to tidy, pick up after themselves, and do tasks without help. It warns against coddling, noting habits of order formed in youth shape mature husbands and fathers.
The article notes Georg Meredith at 61, twice married with two children, one daughter and a son who are adults living with him. mentions his late second wife buried at Boxhill. It recalls Charles Dickens’ past remarks on parliamentary service and Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens as a parliamentary member, with references to public reception in New York for Boer von Bulow.
May 1 note from Cotosco reports June 2 start of Sunday closures for ticket offices outside depots as city offices also cut Sunday hours. Depot actions include opening in ample time for outbound trains, reducing Sunday operations and relieving workers from Sunday duty. London-York convention location shifts to Sioux City with $75,000 in cash toward a $200,000 headquarters building. city promises a gift, and the order contemplates site sale with a 0 percent ownership if desired. A sanitation move in St. Louis, and strikes in Warraam and Tevan reflect labor tensions and wage disputes across several regions.
Debates at the American delegation room in Brezin and in English and German quarters reveal concern over restoring Malietoa as king and over indemnity payments. US commissioners push for restoration. Germany urges compensation while blaming Samoan leaders for wartime acts. crisis slated for conference today.
Loypoy May 21 Wm O'Brien testified to large crowds about Tipperary and Mayo conditions before the Parnell Commission. He described landlord oppression, the “no years” rent era, and the National League’s rise, while noting a belief that boycotts prevented crime and citing broader Irish unrest. In separate items, river drownings near Mennacggx and other local happenings are reported.
King Humbert of Italy the crown prince and Prime Minister arrived in Berlin. They were greeted by Emperor Willi s and Prince Bismarck, processed to the royal castle amid troops and bunting, then toured the royal princes and finally laid a wreath on the tomb of the late emperor at Charlottenberg.
The Bras fight between bucket shops and the board of trade renews as Barley Willis Co sue to restrain the board and allied telegraph firms from actions challenging exclusive jurisdiction over quotable prices. Indyge Teley grants a temporary injunction preventing the telegraph ticker from removal.
In Wisconsin and North Dakota the Sioux land allotment push gains momentum. An agent for a colony of sixty families from Devil's Lake moves to secure land as Sioux commission access nears. Reports from Waukesha court list 76 civil cases and a few notable criminal matters, including Milwaukee policing and three Port Washington Landolt cases.
An 18 year old named Miss Annis Dominie left Hillsboro for a western trip two weeks ago and has not been heard from since. A few days ago her ticket was returned by railway officials but no trace of her remains. Authorities suspect foul play.
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