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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1889
Page
2
Disjointed OCR text captures Wisconsin newspaper notes on politics local culture and history. It references weather, industry, German heritage, education, and public discourse with scattered names, places, and events, reflecting a period column with varied topics and opinions.
A jumble of late 19th century dispatches covers state elections in Montana Ohio and New York Paris and Washington. It notes slim church attendance in San Francisco. a giant pool planning price setting for window- glass makers. provisional election tallies. hints of prohibition repeal talk. and global notes on wars, exhibitions, and colonial affairs with mentions of Paris, Zanzibar, Emin Pasha Stanley and Native uprisings.
A blast at Wiley & Wallace plant in Philadelphia killed three workers and injured several others. Fire spread through the factory as men and women fled. windows shattered and portions of the structure were damaged. One man, Joseph Wiley, was killed. his family and nearby workers suffered injuries as rescue crews responded to the scene.
A garbled historical column mashes medieval memory with modern commentary on nobility and female roles. It references Bourbon lineage, royal titles, and social expectations, then shifts to manners and a domestic ideal, praising hostess virtues while critiquing social constraints and gender norms.
A lengthy dispatch from New York outlines Dom Pedro’s acceptance of the new republican government in Brazil after a protracted revolution. It notes the empire’s collapse, Don Pedro’s exile terms, pension arrangements, and the consolidation of provincial administrations under the republic. The report covers reactions in Rio de Janeiro and Lima, with implications for Brazilian governance and international relations.
A mangled account describes a person learning of a relative in poverty and urgently wiring New York for funds. Details are garbled with numerous proper names and places, but the core depicts an anxious appeal to a financier for money to avert hardship and potential loss of estate.
An OCR laden report describes famine and misery amid wartime upheaval. It notes vanished livelihoods, wealth loss, and widespread poverty as Mosquitoes plague camps and forests echo with warmth and danger. Authorities discuss selling youths for food and winter relief, while observers mourn the ruin of communities and the collapse of normal life.
The fist squadron of the new navy left New York harbor at noon on the voyage that will last a year. It includes four completed and steel hull ships Chicago Beston Atlanta and Yorktown with Acting Rear Admiral Wilker aboard. The fleet will visit Boston for a week then proceed to Lisbon, Portugal, under Navy Department orders.
New York Nov 18 pressure eased as news that the steamship Italy, last seen leaving Liverpool with sixty steerage passengers, is reported Circe dark and overdue. The public fear over her safety persists pending further word.
A night explosion at a mine near Moniluy district killed six miners and blinded two others. In another incident near Cowtidge eight miles away, a group returning to mines from New Castle perished after losing their way. A separate derailment in Jackson Mississippi involving an Illinois Central line caused multiple injuries. In Danbury, a family’s four year old and one year old were burned severely while the mother tried to rescue them as clothing caught fire.
A chaotic European trade update notes a shipwreck near New York with loss of life including a drowned crew member. It reports on iron and steel prices, declining beef supplies in Germany, and rising meat demand. Also cited are remarks attributed to Mr Gladstone on colonial liberty and profit estimates from opera star Parr at the Albert Hall.
Since Commissioner Ravin took charge of the Pension Bureau there has been a rush of applications to the War Office pension division for records supporting pension claims. Min Ranvati’s health is cited as the cause in the fragmentary report.
Crisis reports span Wisconsin and surrounding states with arrests for assault and burglary. Marshalltown suspects face amundering charges after a disoriented brawl. Fortner’s heirs contend a 125000 claim amid county treasurer defaults. English arrest for a brutal county murder prompts extradition notes. a judge delays Kahntwiht trial to January.
A long faded tale recalls a boyhood theft and a later Aleck of the Senate race. A younger boy, after bravely reporting the theft, grows up to be a clerk and a lawyer who later sought the U S Senate. The record shows war service, charges of cowardice, and a controversial war department report.
John Ward announced that the brotherhood has bought land for a new Brooklyn club. The site is at the Fulton Street and Manhattan Beach Crossing corner in New York, and the purchase price is reported as $100,000.
The November 18 meeting of the international American conference opened at noon with only Brazilian delegates present. Sec Blaine presided as the organization planned to meet again next Wednesday. Proceedings were unsettled due to delegates not understanding the Bug.
A eastern express crash near Vitl street injured many aboard a crowded car. Six or more people are seriously hurt, including several named residents of Pittsburgh and New York. one passenger may have died, and others were trampled as passengers fought to escape. Local and national figures debated reforms as investigators examined the scene.
The state supreme court issued a ruling in a case involving Pacific vs. South Pacific Railroad and Huntington and could roads, enforcing certain contract terms and assessing damages. The opinion highlights issues of price manipulation and public interest, with the court ultimately denying rights claims that could be enforceable in court.
A missing young woman, Miss Dyckinen, was seized from Lafayette Park at nine this morning and forced into a closed carriage. The abductor fled, sparking a hunt led by Mrs Brauthers and John E B Taylor of Richardson Taylor Drag Co. The heiress to a fortune, the Dahles family seeks her return as her whereabouts remain unknown.
A unity of civic pageantry marked the inaugural events in the capital with great crowds in attendance. Mayor Gower presided as territorial Governor Moore delivered the first address, recounting the history of the semitary and the new state. The ceremony featured music and floral tributes, highlighting the solemnity of the occasion.
Following menry George form 4 new plan tract The Knights of Labor convened a general committee to debate land policy. A fourth principle declares that land is the heritage of all, to be held under public ownership and not speculative gain, with taxes on land value sufficient to fund community needs.
Margaret Leantae of Wilmette disappeared Friday and was found this morning in an oil well away from her home. Police suspect foul play and say an investigation will proceed.
President Mc Bride of the progressive miners union proposes arranging next year’s prices, citing a plan to form a price scale for the past year. The effort centers on Toomer 18 and related diapapain measures as part of the pricing framework.
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