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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1885
Page
2
Reports from Dakota Territory fire outbreaks to Anglo battles loom. Rail finance and legal actions grip the nickel plate line. Military torpedo tests, cliff dwellings study near Espanola, and sixpenny British telegraphs employ thousands. Nellie Grant saga. French steel treatment advances. U.S. commerce revives with rising bank clearings and grain prices. overall prosperity hopes rise.
A scattered report details a foundry fire at Pitchberg Mars and many other disasters. Killed include Leiis Graves and two engineers near Andover plains New Hampshire. A sugar refinery at West Point was destroyed by lightning with losses around 29000 dollars and 5000 insured.
Tax University of California called to presidency professor Edward Holden of Wisconsin. Rhine, killed by sewer collapse at Massillon, left thirteen destitute children. Southern states spend 52 million on mining and manufacturing. Philadelphia iron and steel trade brisk though prices firm. Detroit loses Browthers and three Buffalo players to baseball pact. Eau Claire schools closed over diphtheria. board to prosecute policemen blocking entry. German hermit family in Cleveland fuels local fascination. no taxes paid. Bernard arrives at Portland with crew to Shanghai dispute. Ward case in New York shifts to not guilty plea. jurors drawn. Chicago wife-murder trial ends in 15 years. Indiana murders lead to indictments. mob hangs Rosear J. Daxex in Mississippi. Pennsylvania man shoots son amid domestic dispute. man may self-harm. Rumors of Servia mission and Bulgarian invasion grow. English Farmers’ Alliance urges rent cuts. Crete votes union with Greece amid war fever. Greece mobilizes reserves. tens of thousands conscripted. War fever grips populace.
From the Capitol the report notes no government change despite recent French elections and lists James T. Healy in charge of Chicago sub-treasury counting 5 500 000. It covers a new interior department rule barring certain officers from practicing law and a German American citizenship issue with Pendleton and Bancroft treaty discussions. Dr W T Vredenburg’s cholera findings urge sanitation, waste handling, and clean water measures.
Fevered scenes over a three vote joint ballot majority as Republicans claim a 75 to 72 edge excluding Hamilton county while Democrats challenge counts. Fraud alleged in ward returns and ballots, with testimony detailing duplicate votes and tampered papers. Courts weigh mandamus to force proper returns as officials anticipate certificates for most officers.
A report shows the one mill tax and school fund income allocations for education and charity. Totals include education 773740.42 for educational purposes and 114278.60 for charitable needs, with school fund income 194559.36 and university related funds. County charges cover state hospital and institutional care with figures for Milwaukee insane asylum and other facilities. Provisions note apportionment to counties between June 10 and 15, 1856, and no levy for current state expenses.
London dispatch reports the Privy Council rejected Louis Riels appeal of his death sentence by the Canadian court. Patrick, Riels Canadian counsel, says the trial was not unfair and notes political motives in the uprising. Officials announce Riel to be hanged on the tenth of next month amid French Canadian unrest.
A twenty five cent bottle of Red Star Cough Cure is praised as a vegetable remedy for throat and lung troubles especially in children. Authorities from Maryland to Delaware endorse it, claiming it arrests disease and offers a safe alternative to morphine or opium with remarkable results in hospitals and charitable institutions.
A morning wreck on the Northern Division between Haat Andover and West Andover kills three and injures five. The Chicago fast freight broke in two near Andover Center after a misrouted move. Engineers L Graves and John P Emerson die. William Harvey, a freight brakeman, also among the dead. Fire in the baggage car is quelled with no further casualties.
The Oct 22 tally updates the county results after a mandamus case. Judge Buckwalter rules the republican judge Thompson did not witness the count, orders amended returns in proper form, notes illegal votes may exist, and reports Hoadly ahead by 685 with Kennedy and Wilson also leading in their races.
A survey of early twentieth century baby culture notes evolving fashion from costly wardrobes to practical outfits, rising doll and music toy popularity, and increasing infant care emphasis. It cites plentiful baby foods for the poor and reports on infant mortality and illnesses as doctors handle whooping cough and diphtheria. It also mentions crop pairings for New Jersey twins and a global wheat crop surplus study by Benton TM highlighting regional deficits and potential world stock draws.
London dispatches detail a tense Balkan scene with Austria Germany and Russia seeking to steer the future of Roumelia and Bulgaria. England France and Italy weigh a counter move at the Constantinople conference as Belgrade and Nissa face disrupted traffic and troop movements.
Silas Glabe traveling west with three young children to San Francisco explains his wife bore twenty three children over many years. He describes ages from 3 to 40, states most are married with many grandchildren, and that his wife died in New Jersey in an accident. He plans to join eldest daughter in California with several children remaining at home.
A farmer stopped at a Grand River avenue blacksmith shop with a huge dog attached to a rope and a small dog nearby. When a passerby cut the rope the two dogs tangled and the big hound chased the small one away, while the crowd laughed and the farmer claimed his dog would not fight anything but a panther.
A Treasury Department circular approved by the President orders medical inspectors to screen vessels and travelers from Canada at the northern border. It requires vaccination for unprotected individuals, disinfection of baggage and merchandise, and cooperation with state and local health authorities to prevent smallpox and other diseases entering the United States.
Regulatory section grants quarantine officers authority to enforce rules and prevent entry of ships, vehicles, people, goods, or animals prohibited under the act. Officials are empowered to coordinate with state and municipal authorities without interfering with existing quarantine lanes. Signature approvals by Danre Manning secretary and Grovia Cleveland president.
An 18th century tale recalls Oliver of Mattack Hill hosting royal balls in a Gothic mansion with wax lights and fine English oak. Loyalist judge flees to England as a mob burns the house after the Revolution begins, while he rarely speaks of colonial life.
A Philadelphia Record tale recalls grooms embarrassed at marriage, such as one who pulls a cigar during the vow and another who spins on a finger while the minister speaks. The piece notes Massachusetts divorce data: 67 percent of petitions granted, with adultery and intoxication cited among grounds.
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