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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1893
Page
2
A sprawling digest reports political moves in Birmingham and national unrest, with notes on labor strife in Milwaukee and Denver, court actions in St Paul, marriage rumors of public figures, finance troubles in New York and Minneapolis, and early weather and crop forecasts. Names, places, and events appear scattered across cities like Chicago, Kansas, and Boston in a dense, fragmentary garble.
Horace Boies of Waterloo was nominated for governor by the Democratic party for the third time, with Samuel L. Bestow of Chariton chosen for the second spot. Boies spoke briefly condemning the current financial stringency as a Republican legacy blamed on McKinley tariff and related policies. The platform supported liquor production within the state to balance private property confiscations and promote equal rights for local manufacturers.
A massive blaze began in a three story brick building at Ninety first Street and Superior Avenue, rapidly spreading to the lakefront and docks. By nightfall it had consumed over 200 structures in South Chicago, leaving 4 000 to 5 000 residents homeless and causing losses upward of 850 000 dollars.
In Washington on Aug 22 Senator Voorhees urged repeal of the state bank note issue and called for a sufficient currency supply. He argued for elastic money, questioned constitutional limits on state banks, and outlined steps to curb centralized money power and protect state rights.
Dr Parkhurst plans five to six weeks of footcrest and diet on Swiss slopes to ready his lungs and heart for the Matterhorn ascent. He warns inexperienced climbers against attempting the peak too soon, citing a London barrister whose 48 hour climb cost him life. The regimen aims to strengthen health and mental vigor through staged training and exposure before the ascent begins.
R G Haliburton reports from Barce lona that Madrid inquiries found no definite information on a supposed dwarf or pygmy race in Spain. A Kosmos reference notes a Gerone province group with Mongolian cues, yellow broad faces and odd hair, while an Austrian says he saw small pendants with mahogany hair in Salamanca market.
The writer claims near identical features between dwarfs in Africa and Europe and describes discoveries from an old Spanish woman claiming half breed nanos with wool robes. The notes place these races in a valley near Toulouse inviting health seekers to visit the “Hitle people.”
The Cleveland Leader describes experiments by a doctor showing dogs cats and horses attempting to count or estimate quantities. A dog reportedly learned to count bones buried in sequence and the cat showed limited counting ability. Horses in rural settings appeared to gauge work and feeding by memory or timing, revealing that animals’ counting skills are unreliable and context dependent.
Sheriff Duno sold the coal yards of H M Benjamin to satisfy attachments and judgments. The Junesu avenue yard brought $5,000 with Judge G Rose as bidder. South Water street yard sold for 2300 with machinery and sheds excluded. Muskego avenue yard sold for 9000 excluding machinery and sheds. Judge Rose acted as attorney for FL0M Benjamin. Handkerchiefs first made in Paisley in 1743 and sold for $1. 60,000,000 dozen sold in the United States last year.
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