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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1889
Page
2
A jumble of clipped Marshfield items and global notes discusses repairs to a ship in Honolulu, property sales, and debates on constitutional law and currency. It references US Supreme Court views, Tennessee education theatre bans, Argentina turmoil, silver demonetization, wheat markets, and various international economic concerns, with scattered figures and dates.
An editorial excerpt discusses Henry George's land ownership critique and the case for taxing unearned increment. It analyzes whether land rights can justify private ownership and questions the removal of value through taxation as confiscation, highlighting debates on land reform and social ownership.
A jumbled set of Telegrams reports odd facts from various places. It mentions births and travels, a farewell tour, tonnage shipped, church and religious notes, a weighty mastiff, deaths of public figures, and political tensions across the United States and Europe.
A chaotic wartime style report cites indictments for lewd acts and criminal assault, with a note of acquittals. It also details investigations into missing funds in county treasurer accounts and election irregularities in Chicago's Fifth Ward, plus various local misconduct cases and arrests across multiple states.
A Burlington and Missouri River wreck near Gibson injures about fifty passengers and kills several as two engines and coaches derail and catch fire. The derailed cars, crowded with travelers, burn. injured include engineers Gilespie and Shultz and several passengers from New York, Chicago, and Nebraska.
A sensational Berlin murder trial focuses on jealousy and the executioner’s private life. The hangman and his assistant clash over an arranged passion as the go-between dies, leaving the jury to weigh the crime amid scandal in the capital.
A long paragraph lists various government appointments and dismissals across multiple states. It mentions former private secretary status, recommended consulates in Melbourne and other posts, and several figures such as J. C. George, A. Gasteumr, and Daniel L. Sheets. The garbled text appears to be a shuffle of names, positions, and locations with pension and treasury references.
A Burlington & Missouri River line wreck near Caryon night killed or hurt about fifty passengers. Jerome Rave, Lewes, and Cooney were among those stepping from a truck to avoid danger when attacked by soldiers. Two physicians face charges for assisting in alleged diphtheria cases. A Midland construction train wreck west of hers injured Sherman Urukumi and John Pitts fatally. Several others were severely hurt as freight failed to clear the main track. Conductor Peter Quin and crews died in the wreck.
A garbled dispatch lists Bevenor of Germany near Constantinople and Hyprontre amid Haiti turmoil. It notes diamonds looted from Kimberly mines, a Russian gunboat incident at Batoum with drowning crew, and Germany fortifying a point with barbed wire. The Mexico motive mentions two reporters to cover congress. another note references Stevens in Africa for the World.
A year old girl from Racine Wisconsin was attacked near Orange four miles west of here on Tuesday night. She escaped after being assaulted and taken toward a timber camp, then reached the home of David Stickney to tell of her experiences. Sheriff and police investigated and spread the description of the assailants to nearby farms.
A fragment notes that in Cameroons society young women attract attention through grooming and dress. It describes clothing and accessories, including head braids, jewelry, and the porticoat, with European influences evident in ornament styles and color use.
A mad dog bits numerous children near Meriden causing hydrophobia in two victims and hospital care for several more. Farmers report several bites as doctors treat convulsions and fear further fatalities.
A perplexing incident at Emerson’s grave Saturday night led to discovery of a skull while miscreants attempted an act. Authorities, Dr. Emerson W. Emaysay, and Chief Sanford examined the scene, guarding the grave as investigation proceeds. The family requests no further inquiry. a watch continues as masonry issues are addressed.
A foggy survey notes rubber tips on pencils and many clever devices yielding fortunes. It highlights roll er skates, copper tips for shoes, emery powder cloth, and popular toys like dance ing Jim Crow and Pharaohs serpents. The piece cites earnings in England and the United States, with figures from 1,000,000 to 12,000,000 plus patents and profits across decades.
An 1860s issue reports the Secretary of the Interior directing the General Land Office to amend the Wisconsin land grant allocations to benefit the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway. Indemnity lands totaling about 37 000 acres may be restored or shifted from multiple misstatements and past sales. Also notes two prominent tiger hunting figures in New York World and a chaotic newsroom exchange over an intruding article.
A historical note explains how countless microscopic marine animals, jellylike forms, and medusoids populate northern seas. It estimates densities up to 128 per cubic inch and extrapolates through cubic feet and miles to illustrate immense numbers beyond comprehension. The piece humorously contemplates counting such beings for a census.
An analysis argues wives generally should be wage earners yet old fashioned marriage norms expect wives to be supported by husbands. It weighs economic need, independence, and fairness to poorer women, concluding that the best outcome favors traditional support with cautious openness to employed wives depending on circumstances.
The aging Walt Whitman receives Sir Edwin Arnold at his Camden home on a Friday visit. Arnold presents a letter from Tennyson and Browning, praising Whitman’s work as the two discuss American poetry, transatlantic friendship, and the old poet’s life challenges.
A fragmented narrative discusses Gracie and her bizarre troupe including Caleb the dog Kate the cat and Topknot the rooster. It contrasts Turkish and Persian influences, portrays political apathy and religious fanaticism, and weaves in opium use and social unrest in Persia amid broader imperial intrigue.
A vessel Endeavor returns to New Elaven after a harrowing inland voyage during a preah storm. The schooner faced sixty to seventy mph winds, brokewater waves, and a blocked breakwater as two passengers and a publisher sought escape. A New York school principal imprisoned on the island watched, begged for rescue, and narrowly left by risking $200 with a group of sailors. The crowd watched as the schooner finally reached Stonington harbor after a perilous deep water approach with windward gusts.
Yesterday telegram items report ten thousand dollars in farming property lost or damaged. The note also mentions Chas Schultzman, aged 15, involved in a manslaughter case after a fight, and John Crerer, head of Crerar Adams Co., dying of heart disease in Wilwanker.
A Fargo report analyzes North Dakota prohibition and constitutional votes. It cites 27 for the constitution and 15 for prohibition, noting west east disparities. Prohibition supporters claim the separate clause was not adopted, while lawyers cite affidavits of irregularities potentially altering outcomes.
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