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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 23, 1893
Page
7
The readable text recalls December storms at sea, hunger aboard a drifting vessel, a captain praying for relief, and references to a voyage toward Liver and Montreal. It mentions geese, a mast, and survival efforts, with scattered names and places adding to the fractured narrative.
The B N A Bank loan of 100000 dollars to Kingston is accepted while Niagara Falls bridge remains undisturbed and crowds visit the cataract. Ottawa petitions press for constituency grouping and cumulative voting. Notable deaths, railways appointments, ship distress, and urban incidents across Canada Britain and the US with political and weather notes.
A census bulletin shows the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States is city centered, with over half the communicants in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. It thrives in large cities like Chicago Louisville New Orleans St. Louis Detroit Cleveland and Cincinnati, while rural areas lag. Growth 1880 to 1890 was unusually strong in urban centers.
A large company of English churchgoers joins a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, with Russian travelers forming a sizable portion. The Russian czarist regime requires return tickets before departure from seaports. Among all visitors, Russians show deep devotion at holy sites, rivaling that of Roman Catholics, while English and American visitors appear as curiosity seekers, archeologists, or globetrotters.
Citizens warned of possible spring cholera return and other contagious diseases seen on southern borders. Advice urges continued sanitation: disinfect houses, air them despite cold, inspect frozen food for spoilage, and keep gutters and catch basins clear to drain slush after thaw.
A Newfoundland correspondent reports on Mr. Nielsen’s Labrador coast visit with Dr. Grenfell aboard the Albert. Findings include ultra cool surface temperatures, alternating warm and cold water layers, and codfish thriving near certain bottom conditions, with deep sea thermometers urged to guide fishing despite widespread poor curing practices in Labrador.
Magliabecchi of Florence born 1633 possessed an extraordinary memory and vast reading. He could recite much of Europe’s books, guiding scholars to exact volumes and lines. He served as librarian to the Grand Duke and died in Florence in 1714 at eighty one.
A Southwold murder arose from a dog chasing a turkey. George E. Young shot Fred Glover four times, killing him, then surrendered to police. Glover, 21, from Lawrence Station, and Young, 25, a brick and tile yard operator, are linked to London Barrel Company work and a past forgery case. An inquest will be held in Lawrence Station.
The cholera outbreak persists in Europe and Russia, prompting calls for tough preventive steps in Canada. Toronto's water remains contaminated by Bay runoff, raising fears of further disease. Medical officers blame local governance and urge immediate action by city or federal authorities to protect public health and the country.
The Gretna bound from Cardiff to Hong Kong ran ashore near Rifleman Shoal on the China Coast. Ten men, including Captain Webster, survived five days in a small boat before Sakata Maru rescued them and landed them at Saigon after altering course to assist.
After thirty years the English Government withdraws jury trial rights from Indian subjects. Officials say convicting Hindus of serious offences is impossible and cannot find twelve honest men. Critics deem the move an attack on Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence and its familiar system in India.
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