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Newspaper

Marshfield Times

Location

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1885

Page

2

Morning News Briefs on Finance and Industry

The Calcagy and Northwestern Railway profits for September exceed last year by 36400. New Jersey school officers move to curb cigarette use among students and staff. Canada faces food scarcity as winter approaches due to wartime planting delays. Sir John MacDonald cites English privy council in Riel fate. Glasgow steel talk claims ships can be cheaper to build than dron slips. Sinking of Clarke & Co. Solarlron Works mill in Pittsburgh injures seventeen. four more believed mortally hurt.

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Telegraphic General Notes From A Busy News Page

An active demand for steel rails at 89 to 31 per ton. A licence of 500 At year imposed on roller skating rinks at Freazort Illinois. Postmaster General ends Sunday mail delivery. Wheat and corn stocks in New York Commerce show 43 602 813 and 8 138 493 bushels. A hailstorm hits Dinwiddie Virginia impacting cotton tobacco and peanut crops. Wage gaps between Pittsburgh glass workers and crews settled. Dominion commissioners conclude Ball-Breed claims work with allowances over 290. Counterfeit 7 percent 1000 bonds circulate in DC and Cyprus City. Michigan supreme court ruling strengthens local option. Louis Knoll identified in fatal freight-car incident in Kengal City. Coroner declares Professor Broder murdered after initial inquiry at Janesville. Peabody Fund trustees report 807 705 paid this year. CLeland and Pierrepont Morgan elected to board succeeding Grant and Whethmore.

Freazort Illinois Tue New York Dinwiddie County Virginia Pittsburg Dominion Paul Broder Beloic Wis Atsurs Janesville Professor Broder Peabody Educational Clareland Je Pierrepont Morgan Ward Guerral Grant Samuel Whetmore

Global tensions spark multiple wars and political shifts

Reports describe Sekvia threatening mobilization of the Turkish army, irish labor pressure on farmers, proposed Cossack action in Transcaucasia, and German colonial interests in East Africa. London fire devastates warehouses costing about 15 million dollars. Madrid officers duel over politics. Czech club house bombing attempt blamed on Germans. France faces cabinet reshuffle threats as deputies defect. Treasury notes show September dollars in circulation, with naval and customs reforms under review. Wheat, flour, and meat markets show fluctuations amid broader geopolitical unrest.

Sekvia Aldergete Street London Jessea Garrigan Madrid Spain Duc Botem‘a London Times Paria Yas Chamber of Deputies Chumbura France Repube

Attorney General Garland on Bell patent suit stance

Garland writes President Cleveland explaining his position on the United States suit to test the Bell telephone patent in the attorney general’s absence. He cites disability and independent action by the solicitor general, notes precedent and cabinet practice, and describes how filings are referred to the issuing department for guidance before final action.

Bell Telephone Wasmindton Garland Cleveland United States New Orleans Times-Democrat Organ Juinge Pan Electric Telephone Company Casey Young, Colter van Berthysch U.S Bell Pan Electric Company Times Democrat Arkansas Aiterney General Tus Supreme Court U. S Department of Justice Whch Esecurve Washington Ju. Goode Sirz—Taubreitte Atty Gee Jon Lo Bes Uie Nate Na! Ae Telephony Co Lowil Sur Attantom Department of Justica Interior Department

Ambitious Carline island terms reach amicable accord

Spain gains Yap by Germany pledge and Caroline waters trade resume with island inhabitants. Coaling station privilege granted, pope’s mediation unnecessary as agreement restored, reflecting Berlin era borders and regional commerce normalcy.

Gkemasy Spain Caroline Islands Germany Caroline Waters

Widespread Fires Cause Heavy Losses Across Several States

A series of blazes and accidents caused extensive damage and injuries. In Jersey City a Monday fire caused $100,000 in losses with one fatality and injuries from a boiler explosion in Pittsburgh. Prairie fires devastate McPherson County Dakota, with $200,000 in property losses and Creal County reports. Nevada Missouri clothing firm Hall & Linton burned, $30,000 loss and $25,000 insured. London England suffers a $15,000,000 conflagration. Aldergate destroys three eight-story business blocks. Amity Arkansas fire and coal oil explosion wreck Willard’s drug store and Joe Coker’s dry goods house. Coal train wreck near Baton Pa. one worker, George T. Transue, killed. Franklin Dale Cotton Mill at Wappingers Falls burns, $100,000 loss, likely mill closure and 200 jobs lost. Port Jervis NY boy dies after being crushed in shifting machinery.

Armagline-Shol Wartolouae Drydavka Jersey City Pittsburgh McPherson County Dakota Campbell County Honga Hall & Linton Nevada London Aldergate Amity, Ark Willard Joe, Coker Tite Joss Layhigh & Susquehanna Baton Goorra T. Transue Franklin Dale Cotton Alill Wappingers Falls Garner Ita Port Jervis New York

Modern Architecture Favors Cough Cure Trial

Mr W W Armitage a San Francisco draughtsman reports a severe lingering cough greatly improved after using Red Star Cough Cure. He credits the remedy with curing his own cough and helping other family members, claiming widespread relief at home.

W. W. Armitage Montgomery Street San Francisco California

Eskimo Themed Paper Sparks Controversial Reception In Winnipeg

Lord Lansdowe's official Winnipeg reception faced a boycott as residents objected to formal evening dress. Two entrances were provided, one for the public and another for officials, reflecting local tensions. The piece notes grand financial figures for Buenos Ayres Bank, contrasting with U S banks.

Boston Eskimo Greenland Ataygagdlivuit Nalinginarmik Tysaruminasasseimik Lord Lansdowe Winnipeg

Attorney General Rejects Reference Precedent in Patent Suit

The Solicitor General discusses the propriety of referencing a department in the patent matter. He notes the exhibit from the patent office as sufficient and decides not to refer the application to the Interior Department. He concurs the precedent is poor and directs U.S. Attorney McCarey to discontinue the suit.

Goode U. S Patent Office Bell Interior Department U.S McCarey District of Ten Bessee

Home Made Games Provide Mental and Social Benefit

The article urges households to make their own games using simple materials and crafts. It notes historical games cut from boards and cards, promotes word making, puzzles, and counting games, and argues home creation develops inventive faculties and lasting value beyond commercial toys.

Bristol

Eads Demonstrates Ship Railway Model in Public Exhibit

James B. Eads recently showed a working model of a ship railway at the Mutual Life Insurance Building. A three foot wooden ship rode a hydraulic pontoon across a land and sea section with a turntable and water pump system illustrating the concept.

Eads’ Ship Railway York Teloun Tehuantepec Ship Railway Company Séyeute Suor Mutual Life Insurance James B. Eads Eads

Mosby Returns After Financial Wreck From Dog

Mosby explains his ruin came from a bridge toll register that charged him 275 as a Newfoundland dog scratched itself on the device. The tale appears in Arkansaw Traveler as a humorous note on misfortune. Also mentions Austrian maneuvers with bicyclist orderlies.

Mosby Jim Moshey Bridge Were Tama

Flood Rock Explosion Destroys Historic Island Reef

Thousands gathered as 300 000 pounds of explosives blasted Flood Rock in New York harbor at 11 10 am. Police and guards protected inmates and crowds while the river shuddered, water shot hundreds of feet into the air, and wreckage littered the site. Only minor injuries reported, engineers assess debris and bed changes.

Rock Island New Yeoix Harbor Blackwell Island Wards Island Blackwells Island Almshouse Workhouse Lunatic Asylum Navy Yard St. Ann's School Halluts Point Mary Newton General Newton Mises Tell Gate Astoria Imure Corps of Engineers Newton Rackarock

It Was Cheap It Seems High At A Dollar And A Half

A clipped New York Times exchange shows a clerk quoting a price of one dollar and a half per yard for silk while a customer seeks a discount. The piece contrasts remarks with a statistical note that UK mineral production in 1884 totaled £61,232,028 versus £64,635,834 in 1883.

United Kingdom

Terrible Fargo line wreck kills five. dozens injured

A collision on the Fargo and Milwaukee branch seven miles west of Fergus Falls killed five men and injured about forty. A rear section derailed after a broken coupling sent cars speeding into the intact engine, burying workers in debris and delaying rescue efforts.

T. Paul Fargos Fils Padge Here John Rovinson Whapeton D.T Fergus Falls Freveh

Balloon Drama Off Dover Ends With Rescue At Sea

A balloon sighting near Dover leads to a rapid descent and a dramatic rescue. The craft drifted toward Ramsgate after breaking gas loss, with crew pulled from the water by a galley and tug, while observers and steamers pursued. Captain Dale blamed for valve failure.

Dover Shakespeare Dover Castle Reader Dover Harbor Granville Ife Birracke Serandals Admiralty Pier London Sitam Navigation Company Sir Walter Raleigh Ramsate Dale Ramsgate

Hello Tom Gives Stranger Bed and Board Tale

A police officer questions a vagrant about his failed farm work stint. The man recalls being taken to a farmhouse with a plank bed and shed confinement, but he left after stealing bread and a shin bone and has wandered town since.

Tom

Limited liability in corporations and Mint output in 18S4

The word limited signals a corporation is liable only for its stockholders' agreed payments. Public must seek payment from the corporation, not stockholders. Mint estimates 1844 gold production at $30.5 million and silver at $48.8 million in the United States, totaling about $79 million.

United States

A Dull Market On The Genesta And Puritan Ships

In a murky market talk a broker notes sinking activity as Genesta’s bowsprit breathes weariness and Puritan bets fade. Partners are away at races and winds shift, leaving yacht stocks and sail fancies in limbo while bids flutter and offers dry up.

Bouton Puritan Genesta Danil

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