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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
2
A garbled news montage reports Congressman Wrigh of Merusylvania dead amid a long list of varied items. Other notes include two new sindhipox cases in Washington and multiple political, economic, and crime updates across the nation.
A chaotic report details a coroner in Washington Court House declaring five people died from leaden pistol fire by Ohio National Guards in 1804. Indictments against Colt and Cook loom, with possible venue change rumored as court action awaits.
Reports from abroad describe inter-colonial free trade discussions in Australia, devaluation moves in Honduras, and mediation talks with China over a war settlement. Other items note Japanese advances, disasters in Europe, Madagascar politics, and imperial dispatches from Berlin and Shanghai regarding military leadership and negotiations.
Ebie Shaw marries again at Wunkeshy following a Jove ilar begue two years past. The bride is Charlotte Sincere daughter of Dr Emil Sincere and wife. Shaw also known as Bil Eogardus Shaw has previous marriages to Jessie Caldwell with elopement to May Yohe. They wed May 16 1887 and divorced Dec 18 1888 then remarried Sept 7 1889 and divorced Feb 2 1890 on grounds of cruelty.
Champion James G Corbett says Steve O'Donnell trains to challenge any man for 5000 a side. Preferred opponents include Peter Maher or Jim Hall, with the bout to occur the same week Corbett fights Fitzsimmons. Corbett reports O'Donnell and McVey conditioning for the match and has run twenty miles in good shape. He also offers a 50 reward for the restoration of a stolen diamond.
Turaday records filed with the secretary of state show several new incorporations. Konoshe Business Men's Association lists no capital with incorporators including Wo. Fr. Pisher and others. Freeman Neckyoke Company reports capital of $5,600 with Michael Higging and George B. Freeman among incorporators. Ashland Box Company forms to manufacture wooden ware with $5,000 capital and incorporators Wait B. Buckingham and Emmons Bure Joy.
A long fragment discusses Robert Lovie Stevensud and a CT rertsite Island tale, then shifts to quotes on originality from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lincoln, Jefferson, Shakespeare, Hippocrates and Goethe. It critiques who originated phrases and ideas, citing classic lines like Gettysburg, public trust, and Con science as a shared heritage.
The passage surveys famous writers accused of copying others from Goethe to Dryden, arguing plagiarism is widespread and often ignored. It cites Mollere, Disraeli, and Wellington era panegyrics as examples, noting critics on failed literatures and the blurred line between influence and theft.
A fragmentary piece from the Scottish Review questions Sunday observance in a quiet Scottish village or rural town. It contrasts peaceful worship with bustling Sunday commerce and travel, debating expectations for public behavior and inward reverence amid modern diversions.
A lively colonial-era account describes children in Japan capturing dragonflies at rice fields and gardens. Boys spear bamboo poles with paper kites to trap dragonflies, twisting the bamboo to guide prey, then tethering them with string and releasing the makeshift kites. The captures end with the dragonflies dragged away and often starved or caught in trees.
In Mingerpolis Nevada 19 year old Mingerpolis resident Aloun G Rerney a freshman then a sophomore died at St Marc's hospital from injuries received in a cane rush at the state university about a year ago. He was among nineteen freshmen who faced fifteen sophomores in the university's first cane rush. he ended up beneath the pile with hands on the stake and later required hospitalization for nine years.
Washington November 16 Representative Bellamy Storer of the House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to present a resolution of inquiry when Congress reconvenes. It questions Secretary Gresham's suggestion that China and Japan could act as mediators in the current war and urges careful congressional attention without embarrassing the executive branch.
Bays by Riviere Onelle reports in the parish register the wide spread of large families in French Canada, noting many children per couple, immigration impact, and historical policies from Colbert to Talon. The piece cites census-like figures, grandfamilies, and a 18th century grant attempt to encourage large families, with limited uptake on land grants.
Details from the fires arrive slowly with reports mainly noting normal damage. In Oakland Tent a house caught fire while a colored family worked in the field, killing three children aged 8, 6, and 4, as Jo Raynor and his wife perished trying to reach them.
In Boston on November 16 the Protestant Episcopal Church of Today topic dominated the montox session of the Episcopal church congress. Afternoon activities included a banquet hosted by the Episcopalian club of Massachusetts for visiting clergy and congress members.
The completion of census work at Whahinewon has thrown twenty nine clerks out of employment and 200 with following few data.
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