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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
10
A chaotic batch of telegrams reports fires, robberies, drownings, and deaths across towns in multiple states. Incidents include a bank robbery in Ripley Ohio during a Bryan celebration, bank closures in Beatrice Nebraska, deaths of several individuals including Rev. Eckert in Lancaster County, and various political notes from New York to Indianapolis.
The Irish national convention met in Dublin. Fourteen British warships left Malta for the Levant. Vienna reports accuse England of fomenting Turkish troubles. Rostovsky, Russia’s foreign minister, died of heart disease. Turkish Bulgarian frontier clashes continue. Cerqueira appointed foreign minister in Brazil. Japan’s ministry resigns. Count Kuroda acts as premier. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, aged 16, betrothed to Prince Charles of Denmark. Rumors say King Humbert may abdicate after the Prince of Naples’s marriage. Rebellions and plunder spread in Madagascar. Italian mission to Brazil seeks reparation for Italian injuries. News from Japan notes a major earthquake with many deaths. Asia Minor violence and Christian losses rise. riots in Constantinople’s Galata. Ambassadors urge Sultan to quell disorders. Baroness de Roques discusses her daughter Maybrick’s condition in hospital. Blanco reports a thousand rebels faced Spanish troops in the Philippines. insurgents defeated. About 1,000 troops sent to the island. Russian officials in St. Petersburg expect Rostovsky’s death not to shift policy. czar approves pacific stance. Cuban coverage contains exaggerations. weight of evidence leans against Cuban suspects.
The largest dynamo ever built at the Weating house works in East Pittsburgh for Allegheny County Light Company will weigh ninety tons when finished. The base sections weigh 56 000 pounds each, base 17 feet 5 inches, armature about 16 feet 3 inches in diameter. Dynamo capacity 1.6 kilowatts. Four units to be built. Newark and Hartford contend for first in the Atlantic League.
New York reports a cautious upturn in metals and manufactured goods as gold imports ease money anxiety. Wheat prices recover while iron and steel lead a broader market upturn. walnuts and wool show mixed demand as U.S. and Atlantic exports rise and weekly bank clearings climb.
Vermonters swear Mrs. Harriet Wineh of Middlebury can drive a horse as well as any in the nation. After a late illness she began racing, driving Major Wonder to a track record at Sandy Hill and again at Glens Falls, driving a 3 mile race in 2 17% and finishing 2 12 1 2% for a new mark.
Miss Hanna, daughter of Mark Hanna, is noted as a flag horsewoman who rejects skirts for riding astride in a suit of clothes that could be for a man. She lives in Lakewood near Cleveland, along Lake Avenue, with views of summer homes and wealth on the avenues leading to her property.
The article notes that tailor made gowns will be prominent this autumn and winter with heavy crovh, shot goods patterns, greens browns blacks and many shades. Gowns will be more ornamented with dyed buttons of varying sizes and materials. Pockets will appear in coats and skirts to hold small items, promising practical style for women.
A miscellany of farming guidance covers feeding, work limits for young animals, mulch for new trees, proper horse handling, weed control, and crop tips. It discusses cow peas advancing north, home use crops, and a note on Vladivostok port development with dated expectation, reflecting 19th century agricultural periodical tone.
Veterans from Grand Army posts gathered for the thirteenth annual encampment, with speeches, ceremonies, and reunion activities highlighting veteran support and remembrance. Local organizers and attendees from multiple departments chaired the event in a downtown venue.
In the Grand Army encampment Maj. Thaddeus S. Clarkson of Illinois was nominated and elected by acclamation as commander. J. J. Mullen became senior vice commander, with Buckley and Sholes winning the vice positions. Clarkson, born 1840 in Gettysburg, survives a storied Civil War career from Antietam to Arkansas campaigns.
1863 he commanded the third Arkansas cavalry of union white men, promoted to major, active in most Arkansas campaigns under Gen. Steele. Married Mary Beecher Matterson on Nov 12, 1862, had children, moved to Omaha in 1866 with brother the late Bishop Clarkson, served as postmaster under Harrison. He held G A R executive post three years, Nebraska commander elected 1890, Loyal Legion member, and chaired early national G A R leadership selections. The Ladies and W R G officers and Daughters of Veterans groups are noted with no union action taken toward amalgamation. Ninth officer of day listed as Gunder Largon of Clinton Wisconsin.
A nurse describes the hidden risks nurses and doctors face in hospitals and operating rooms from infected cuts and blood poisoning. She notes that even with sterilization and antiseptics, danger remains, but early signs allow quick treatment and few deaths.
The piece describes new buckle materials in aceel and pearl and a butterfly pin, with lace planes at the collar. It notes collars in music, lace and silk trims, and suggests Japanese silk for ease of home sewing, highlighting gray silk with peach trims and outfits like white pr yde options, duck coats, and trimmed sailor hats for garden parties and festive wear.
Notes Of The Day reports a cattle plague in Jamaica with a 2000 dollar appropriation for Professor Williams to advise on a remedy. England doctors oppose rabbit meat as possibly infected. Pittsburg orders 20000 more tons of coal for upper lake ports due to railroad cereal transport. A South American lady claims watermelon juice washed away freckles after water scarcity.
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