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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1890
Page
2
Fragmentary Marshfield Times text discusses the sale of an Alexander H. Stephens property near Murinth Que and critiques from a literary figure. It then shifts to a long interlaced report from a national inquiry on slavery, hypnotherapy, religious persecutions, and a detailed 19th century flood relief commission, including casualties, financials, and relief allocations.
Telegrams report Mekisner renominated for muggrose. Kansas City described as exceedingly quiet amid various dispatches. A fatal heart disease in Watros of Wirren, Florida, and a room mint substitute burned yielding gold. An intense prairie fire along the Little Missouri River, scattering horses and wreckage, follows a week of political shifts and regional events.
The senate submits a 290000 appropriation for the public building site and furnishings at Sheboygan. A House vote of 27 to 17 along party lines defeats related wool tariff paragraphs. A move to set a standard for grading and marketing grains within the Agriculture Department is discussed but uncertain in outcome.
A report details Pus City National Bank Hastings closing for loans and a nearby lumber mill fire. Fire at Tyne Tunnel House destroys a frame hotel near the St Claire River tunnel with at least one female employee missing. McVrexen's Chicago theater torched with a loss of 2300 dollars. A Norfolk and Western wreck near Bedford caused multiple deaths and injuries, with four workers killed and several others severely hurt.
Reported bombarded river crossings in Russia, landslides in the Vorworters district, and floods washing away bridges in Switzerland. Irish relief tours map famine aid in the northwest while German warnings link Protestant missions to political aims. A New York rail explosion kills two and damages cars. Wisconsin train arson attempt leads to a suspected juvenile plot.
The trial of Burchell, alleged murderer of Beowell, commences amid a bungled robbery near Haskell. A jury was rejected, a stagecoach holdup failed to yield loot, and a posse pursues the outlaws. In Crookston, a man named Kassel killed by a shot at Fisher. authorities close in after the incident.
The Senate and House proceedings include Aldrich proposing limits on debate and rushing votes on the tariff and ore duties as they observe the death of Representative Watson of Pennsylvania. Amendments on sugar tea and salt duties, and wool provisions, occupy the finance committee and rules, with resolutions honoring Watson and renaming committees. Political maneuvering unfolds as word of the nation’s mourning frames the bustling session in Washington.
The House convened from 11 to 1 and debated a bill adjusting favors, workers, and mechanics under the eight hour law. An amendment by Mr Brewer was adopted, restricting performers from contracts or implied payments, before the bill passed. The body then moved to consider the alien contrast provision.
A Victorian account describes Sally the elephant at the London Zoo demonstrating counting behavior. Sally progressively tallies straws requested by her keeper, selecting and delivering the correct number, while observers note her understanding and method.
The article describes Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machines used in the U S census to count population. Operators input data on punched schedules, transferring figures to an electronic connection and then tallying results with a precision process.
A Waad¢ Are! xe wai Mepeoun family from Wisconsin suffered a long Sunday trek after foraging for windfall apples and potatoes. They were found late Saturday evening in the old sk of SB Molway, af, Lic Crosse. Three matches to meals were found at a Bre site, with two potatoes to redeem. The group had traveled about fifteen miles Sunday, under a windfall tree in the pine choppings. Theo Hayden, Mrs Mol cigter, is in comparatively good health for the journey. the younger child had to be married to her home, while the others rest.
A stage traveling between here and Telluloid was robbed near Baskell by heavily armed agents. They seized no valuables, but attempted to steal retorts valued at 289000 from the King mine. A posse pursues the fleeing criminals as authorities coordinate efforts to stop further violence. Nearby, in Gneey Bar, Wisconsin, a saloon and dwelling were broken into and 0 was stolen from an antler pillow.
A temperate analysis of protectionism argues it shields American women from brutal foreign labor practices. It contrasts English free trade, citing harsh factory conditions, long hours, and low pay for women and children. The piece endorses tariffs as a means to safeguard domestic families, wages, and the nation’s moral fabric.
A garbled reminiscence mixes Civil War anecdotes about General Hardee and Brigadier Mugruder with humorous prison guard scenes and garden farmhouse scenes. It also touches on science items from New York aqueducts to naptha habits, plus notes on weather, a calving glacier, and a congressional probe into Raum’s investigations.
The twenty first annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland is set for September 17 and 18 with invitations accepted by General Rosecrans and ex-President Hayes. General Galen P Thornton to deliver the annual address. Also noted is the farewell sermon of Rev Dr Gardner at Nashotah College and cholera reports in Elbor with multiple cases since Thursday.
Warinxe7ox August 50 The house committee on commerce reported against repeal of the act incorporating the Nicaragua canal company after reviewing conditions along the line. The committee argues the project is fair and deserves time to prove its merit and that premature repeal would hamper the United States government and the project.
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