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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1891
Page
1
A disparate mix of 19th century notes reports Tamase se banishment and strained Germany Austria ties. Other items include weather bureau retirement plans, Anna Dickinson recovery, Irish land schemes, and oddities from crime to science.
Dr. W M Gentry of Chicago asserts he has captured a grippe microbe the first ever observed. The specimen rests on glass, examined by many scientists, with seven-lined, hair-like radiations around a recund body. He shows it to physicians and plans a technical report for the profession.
A Chicago weekly report cites pneumonia and related ailments as causing record deaths and vast illness. An estimated 200000 residents are under medical care while all business suffers. Doctors report overburdened caseloads as the grip epidemic rivals cholera in reach.
Weather in Pittsburgh late Thursday worsened, forcing closures at Jones & Laughlin iron mill and other shops. Estimated 15,000 workers affected as factories run short-handed amid gripping conditions.
The grip disease surrounds Dubuque with over a thousand cases reported. Many businesses report half their workers ill and most households have at least one victim. Doctors warn the illness can develop into pneumonia, with fatalities not uncommon, as cold weather aids spread.
On a Friday evening near official residences Premier StambuloiY and Minister Baltehet confronted a man who fired three shots at M. Daltchett. He died at the scene. The assassin escaped.
San Francisco actress Zn Gayton reached Ashhind house at 6 25 PM Friday ending a walk begun months ago toward New York. She reportedly traveled 3.59 miles in six months and twenty six days and will earn about 1500 dollars for the effort.
Five hundred kegs of lard were shipped from Ohio to Brazil with Ohio sending wheel-barrows and farm produce. Indiana contributed three dozen barrels of bacon. In total three hundred thousand dollars worth of produce left the Union in this single cargo.
A passenger train on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway crashed into a stationary freight train seventy five miles east of Charleston West Virginia. Fire swept through and the entire passenger train burned. Several people were slightly injured.
Mrs. Benjamin Vickerman, just released from Kalamazoo asylum, deliberately set fire to her clothing Friday morning. She was badly burned before flames were smothered and died minutes later at age 48.
Henry M. Stanley cancels all Texas dates due to harsh criticism over alleged desertion from the Confederate army.
White Brooklyn policemen refuse to share a dormitory with the city’s newly stationed colored patrolmen, highlighting persistent racial segregation tensions in the department.
The letter carriers nationwide will switch from gray to light blue uniforms. The change aims to standardize the dress of mail workers and update the appearance of the postal service workforce.
Illinois legislators introduce compulsory voting measures amid ongoing debates. The bills seek to mandate voter participation state wide with penalties for noncompliance and exemptions for certain groups.
A massive stand-pipe at the Maumee river site burst flooding the area and injuring several. The 24 foot diameter 145 foot high structure failed possibly due to an ice blockage, smashing the pump house and nearby residences while scattering iron pipe and debris.
The Chinese community at Uniondale cemetery faced a mob of about 1,500 Caucasians who trampled graves, tore shrubs, and jostled mourners during Jeu Seu funeral rites. Firelight offerings and paper prayers were disrupted as coins and mementos were fought over amid cat calls and jeers.
The American Legation in London reports President Harrison awarded a gold watch and medals to the captain, mate, and owner of the British ship Atlanta for aiding the crew of the Spotless. A pair of marine glasses and a watch were given to the captain and mate of the Deepi for helping the Angelia. a medal was given to the Amoret captain for enforcing action on Navasse after a 1885 negro laborer uprising and massacre.
Before Davitt arrived in Sligo a fight using blackthorn sticks broke out on the town hall steps. Mr Parnell later complained of an assault during the affray by a local resident.
A Manipur dispatch reports a camp near Assam attacked by hostile tribes during a durbar. Chief Commissioner James W. Quinton and seven British officers are missing after a two day battle. 470 Goorkhas were killed in the defense.
A Mexican foreign office table shows 2 044 foreigners naturalized across 63 years ending 1891. Spaniards total 1 147, French 2 038, Germans 172, Italians 15, Americans 146, Guatemalans 37, other Central Americans 30, English 2, Swiss 12, with small numbers of Russians Chileans Austrians Poles Hungarians Greeks Turks and Chinese. The peak year was 1844 with 237 naturalizations. under Diaz the yearly average rose above prior periods.
A small bright comet with a fifteen minute tail was found Sunday night by Prof. BE. E. Barnard at the Lick Observatory. It is moving rapidly southward toward the sun at about one degree per day and is the fifteenth comet discovered by this observer. The body will soon disappear from view near the sun.
The grip scourge in Pittsburgh Pa remains deadly with seventy two funerals on Sunday and many postponed due to a hearse shortage. Deaths skew older as 24 percent are aged while overall fatalities rise from pneumonia and related complications.
The British steamer Sussex arrived from Honolulu Monday morning with a cargo of sugar. All tramp vessels are now in, totaling over twelve thousand tons of sugar. More sugar ships are expected to arrive soon to beat the McKinley bill coming into effect April first.
Rev Dr Howard Crosby, long time preacher to large congregations, died Sunday afternoon after about a week of illness. The end was calm and his dying words expressed the Christian faith he taught. Funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at the church where he preached for twenty years.
Governor Eagle Monday approved a joint resolution urging Arkansas congressional representatives to support an amendment to the constitution. The aim is to seal U S senators' election by direct vote of the people. The push reflects a move toward reform in how state leaders influence federal officeholders.
A young boy fired at General Roca as he rode in a carriage in Buenos Ayres. The extent of the prime minister's injuries is not disclosed. The boy was arrested and claimed he aimed to kill Roca to ruin the country.
The heaviest snowfall of the year blankets the Lake Benton Minnesota region beginning Sunday noon and continuing for thirty hours with persistent snow.
Mrs. Wm. C. Whitney is named as a potential lady manager in a discussion about theater or fair administration. The piece notes a debate over female leadership roles and recognizes Whitneys’s prominence in social circles.
Italian minister Baron Fava asked for his passports to Italy and left the United States after recall from Washington. The move follows dissatisfaction over progress in adjusting the New Orleans massacre issue and concerns about his administration, though relations between nations are not deemed radically affected.
An unrest among Italian railroad laborers near Hazelton Pennsylvania rose after a New Orleans lynching and a fatal clash with an American co worker. Pasco reported a secret meeting where Italians formed a Mafia to protect their group and avenge comrades, swearing to kill Americans if needed.
Washington received word that in retaliation for the New Orleans lynching eighteen American citizens were seized in Florence and imprisoned, with similar arrests said to occur elsewhere in Italy. Officials would not disclose reasons for the detentions.
The City of Detroit struck a rock about fifteen miles below roil between 12 and 1 AM Tuesday on the voyage to Cleveland. It pierced one air tight compartment and caused confusion among seventy five passengers, but order was restored and the vessel moved to the Canadian Pacific slip.
The severest snowstorm of the season began at Denver California Tuesday about five o'clock. The blizzard continued for five hours making all travel impossible. The storm is general throughout the Rocky mountain region.
Chicago facing high grip epidemic deaths with March totals reaching about 3 200. The death toll rises weekly throughout the month, signaling unprecedented mortality levels in the city.
The barge office recorded 5 324 Italian immigrant arrivals in March, nearly double the February total. This surge highlights sharp monthly inflows into the port.
Lord Granville is reported dead in London on Tuesday afternoon.
A Crawfordsville telegraph test proves viable between Crawfordsville and Indianapolis. Multiple Indiana cases include the murder of Mrs. Solomon Newwerrrr near Mitchell and a manslaughter verdict in Crawfordsville. Other items cover a new electric plant in Crawfordsville, burglaries in Indianapolis, and regional church and civic events.
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