02 Aug 1890
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1890
Page
1
In New York City experts assert that the number of insane persons increases at a rate far exceeding overall population growth, noting a rising proportion among residents.
Issac Perat, a Spanish naval lieutenant, has constructed an electric submarine boat hailed by the Spanish press as the greatest invention of the age.
General Fremont uttered his last words, saying I am going home, before dying. The veteran pathfinder has begun a journey where no further guiding paths are needed.
Willitan Manconi died in Syracuse New York carrying the secret of the Milcolm lens a priceless scientific instrument valued by about 190 astronomers and others.
The United States shows a strong patent output with 23 560 patents issued in Washington last year, far surpassing 1 585 in the previous year. The year tops all preceding years in patent activity.
A group of women in Washington, D C have organized as a stock company to provide suitable headquarters for the many associations that meet annually in the capital. The organization bears the name Wimwlauchsis.
NeNERAT W and T. Sieusran report that the annual sal ly as General of the Army will end with the abolition of the office. He will hold no duties, aided only by a clerk, making retirement pleasant for the aging hero.
Anrico, an Italian banker, was held by Romacillan banditti who demanded 25000 pounds in gold. He says his captors kept him buried at the bottom of a well and furnished him with food, threatening death if payment did not arrive in time.
Torquin Millar has permanently retired to a mountain home three miles back of Oakland California. He avoids all intercourse with the world. He has built quaint cottages with a poet dwelling in one, his mother in a second, and his wife and children in a third dwelling.
Large wheat fields near Merced were set alight, burning across thirteen miles before crews could stop the blaze. The incident caused an estimated loss of 70,000.
General Sperman told West Point cadets that civil service exams alone won't guarantee success, insisting the path is to gain experience, trust in God, and follow the U S flag as Tekumseh advised, with outcomes aligned to effort and faith.
A new survey shows the first meridian eastern limit extends twenty eight miles further than expected. The U S gains territory previously regarded as Canadian with rich lands.
A total of 314,000 votes were cast by New York school children to choose the state flower. The golden rod led with 1,308 votes and the rose was a close second with 79,666 votes, while the remaining ballots divided among daisy violet pansy and others for a total of 181 varieties.
The new cruiser Philadelphia is officially certified at 194 knots and earns builders a 100110 premium for extra speed beyond contract requirements. Contractors claim she could go faster, but tests are unlikely to occur often.
The six months ending in June show a total fire loss of 47,111,945 dollars in the United States and Canada, down from 54,256,000 in 1889 and 67,280,850 in 1888. The June total stood at 5,655,000 dollars, lower than 7,585,000 in 1889 and 2,594,000 in 1833. The report notes a great and gratifying decrease and hopes for continued decline.
A traveler warns amateur photographers to keep cameras out of sight in many locales where local rules limit autographs or photography. The note urges discretion to avoid interference and respect local customs during overseas visits.
The London News reports soldiers dispersing Armenians meeting in a church yard at Erzeroum on June 20. A four hour massacre followed with Turkish crowds looting shops and homes. The British Consulate was attacked and the American Mission sheltered fifty fugitives. About 350 wounded, 50 dead, and 100 missing amid civilian casualties.
In Portsmouth Ontario Mrs Doyle wife of a penitentiary guard contracted tetanus after foot injury. She endured days of jaw lock and full body rigidity fed by a clay pipe, then gradually recovered as jaws and limbs loosened. Dr Phelan calls the case highly unusual and noteworthy.
Civil unrest spreads across Central American fronts with Spanish naval involvement. Guatemala and San Salvador race to mobilize troops while discontent spreads among Guatemalan soldiers. London Times dispatch reports clashes at Government House in Buenos Aires style revolt, heavy fire, and several fatalities.
Io John Williams a farmer of Columbus Junction, aged about forty, went berserk minutes before a marriage to a Welsh bride. He seized a knife and attacked the woman as guests and officials intervened. Doctors attribute the breakdown to loneliness on the farm.
United States Deputy Marshal John G. Harris and John Cleary were fatally shot at a Farmers Alliance picnic in Oliver G. after a family quarrel. Harris returned fire fatally wounding Cleary. the killer father was captured by the sheriff with three empty revolvers on him.
The New York cloakmakers resumed work in all factories and shops after a strike that began June 16. Manufacturers say they can meet all contracts and will discharge non union workers while retaining American girls already employed. About 6 000 men have returned.
Salvadoran troops invaded Guatemala and planted their flag in Guatemalan soil. Both sides suffered heavy losses before Salvadoran forces were driven from Guatemala on the 14th.
Agency agents for the Louisiana Lottery Company plan to oppose a proposed bill in Congress aimed at restricting lottery operations. Officials say the measure threatens state revenue and legal gaming rights, and they anticipate a heated congressional debate this session.
Five persons die in New York from falls at home and work. Thos MecHurd 27 fell from a roof at 259 East Nineteenth Street instantly killed. Daniel Brennan 51 fell from a third story window at 431 West Thirtieth Street. John Callahan 35 fell into a ship hold at Pier 42 and died. John Huber 30 a driver fell from his team. Henry Morse fell from a second story window at 449 Ninth Avenue fracturing his skull.
The Golden family Sylvester and his wife with three children aged seven and under were struck Sunday morning by an express at Grafton West Virginia while crossing to church. A freight train on the adjacent track hid the approaching train and the warning whistle. The father was found holding a child in each arm. all perished.
John Fielding, a Clay County farmer in West Virginia, was bitten on the ankle by a coiled rattlesnake while picking blackberries half a mile from home. His foot and leg swelled rapidly despite country remedies, and he died seven hours after the bite in great agony.
The strike by fifteen hundred Chicago bakers began Saturday night and ended Sunday evening with nearly all employers conceding demands. Journeymen had worked twelve hours on Saturdays and ten hours on other days. The union's victory secures a uniform ten hour work day.
Alfred Parmenter shot his wife in the tack and then killed himself with a shotgun near Zanesfield Logan County Ohio. Mrs Parmenter lived four hours after the shooting. Parmenter, a young farmer, was jealous of his wife who was twenty two years old. Both bodies were buried in the same coffin.
A Sunday collapse at Colliery No 14 of the Pennsylvania Coal Company Wilkesbarre affected about fifty acres. The mine is flooded to drown out a recent fire so no one was underground. Surface damage was minor but mine losses will be heavy.
The French Chamber of Deputies adopted by 284 to 227 a bill renewing the sugar tax. The measure extends the seven franc tax on raw sugar to August 1898.
The Virginia and Louise collided off Fort Carroll near Baltimore as a schooner tow warned by foggy rain. Five excursionists are known dead. several others injured or missing. Names of the deceased include Mrs Mahalia Marshall and Charles Grezer.
A single vivid lightning flash from a small cloud in an otherwise clear sky struck two men by a barbed wire fence near Americus, Missouri. One man died instantly, the other was paralyzed from the waist down. Horses hitched to the fence were killed or injured, and the shock was felt throughout the village as several people were stunned and a nearby boy was knocked down.
Desperate fighting continues as Government troops face insurgents in Buenos Aires. Government forces suffer heavy losses with around 1000 killed or wounded. Navy supports the insurgents while insurgent artillery bombards the Government house and barracks. A 24 hour truce is agreed, and Argentine authorities suspend telegraph lines routing through the country.
A cloud burst in Horse Creek Valley caused massive flooding. The Horse Creek Coal and Coke Co. reports 33 coal cars ruined, a coal chute worth 24000 destroyed along with tracks and store. Estimated losses reach 87000 for the company and up to 25000 to 59000 for farmers with homes flooded and livestock lost.
Salvadoran forces push forward as General Rivas arrives with 6,000 Indian troops from Cojutepeque to reinforce Ezeta's army. Guatemala reportedly faces another setback as retreating forces withdraw amid rising Salvadoran enthusiasm.
A trestle under construction on a new Chattanooga bridge across the Tennessee river collapsed when the beat broke. Twenty five men on a barge were knocked into the river. Sam Gifford drowned while George Hosmer and Alf Reynolds were seriously injured. The remaining workers were rescued.
The cruiser Philadelphia was placed in commission by Commander Captain Robert L. Bradford. The ship is to depart soon for the Brooklyn Navy Yard to gather a full crew.
The Department of State received a telegram from U S Minister Pitkin in Buenos Ayres reporting a revolution by force of arms in Argentina. The army is divided and a state of siege has been declared.
Iowa faces a total honey crop failure this year as leading apiaries report no nectar in flowers with clover and buckwheat yielding nothing. Beekeepers warn of severe shortages impacting production and prices across the state.
Census supervisor Huss cites New Hampshire population at 377000, a gain of over 30000 from prior counts, reflecting growth in the state.
A deadly accident on the Erie railroad bridge over the Passaic near Paterson New Jersey killed five children who were crossing with a blackberry party. Three were struck on the tracks and killed while the others leaped or fell into the river seeking escape as a fast passenger train approached.
Passengers on the Black Hills Express from Omaha report a train robbery at Arabia between Long Pine and Valentine. Two men boarded the two day coaches, fled after a diversion, taking six passengers. A rear brakeman was shot at but unharmed. Cherry County sheriff pursues the robbers with a posse.
A New York dispatch reports an ex-Colonel of the Seventh Missouri Infantry offering to raise and equip 3,000 recruits for the Republic of Guatemala within two weeks if $30,000 is deposited in a New York bank as guarantee. Two ex-officers, including Captain Thomas H. Phelan, are in Kansas City. he refuses details or confirmation of his involvement and says more correspondence may be released soon.
Henry Dudley, a colored man, was executed at Scranton Mississippi on Tuesday for the wilful murder of Henry Fleigge, a white sailor, committed around the first of last April. Dudley climbed the scaffold without fear and a large crowd witnessed the hanging. no palliation was found for the crime.
Dr. Thomas Hatchard and wife Nancy Josephine Hatchard, convicted of manslaughter in a fatal operation on Minnie Beardsley in Milwaukee, were each sentenced by Judge Walker to four years in the State's prison.
The President addresses Congress urging a mail protection bill and expansion of Postmaster General authority to halt lottery related mail. He also calls for a law to stop express companies from carrying letters tied to lotteries.
Reports indicate Texas fever has appeared among cows near Chicago’s limits, with about twenty head dying from the disease described as the genuine malady. The outbreak prompts calls for veterinary inspection and quarantine measures.
A schooner arrived at Victoria Sunday night with 18 000 skins marking the season's best catch in the Behring Sea.
Hon James B Reilly was renominated for Congress by the Democratic committee in the Thirteenth District of Pennsylvania. The move positions Reilly to seek reelection as the party standard bearer in a district with salient local concerns and party leadership backing.
The period covers July 23 to July 26 with Senate action on the Indian appropriation bill, tariff debates, and related resolutions. Nominations as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary were sent for Boliva Denmark Switzerland and Paraguay. The House debated the bankruptcy bill, passed the Torrey bill with amendments, and considered sundry civil appropriations.
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