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03 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1895
Page
1
Readable lines reference a list of figures and places with unclear connections. The text hints at statistical notes and a date or rating but lacks coherent context or identifiable subjects.
Incomplete text from a local sports page mentions teams and players, including references to a Barbs game and an event involving Pike. Specific names, dates, or outcomes are unclear due to corrupted OCR.
The lengthy exchange centers on silver coinage and monetary policy with Messrs. Hore and Harvey trading arguments. Harvey cites mint records showing silver dollars coined at Carson City and questions the value and role of silver in the currency system while Hore defends differing views on coinage and price stability.
A garbled OCR fragment references a battle context with names like Antanas and Thermoine and a Centou aiesis. It reads as a partial note on a clash or plan with ceremonial terms and placeholders, lacking clear dates, places, or outcomes.
An OCR filled fragment describes a punishment or court related event with garbled names and dates. It references a West position, an electric act, and mentions a third class barbarian and various stray terms. Details are incomprehensible and context missing.
Fragment mentions a committee examining sanitary measures and the use of diphtheria germs from hospital patients on slate pencils. It notes Dr Williams obtained germs and that cultured material caused death in two to five days.
Baltimore tests show electric engines weighing ninety six tons hauling freight trains at fair speeds. A Massachusetts Old Colony branch is electrified and running tests prove one motor can haul five hundred tons at twenty feet per second. Tests cover typical curves and grades of thirty four feet per mile. Electricity is expected to replace steam on many short roads soon.
In Toronto July 2a police and detectives pursue an extradition while the attorney general declines expense and hints capital charges may be pursued. Philadelphia authorities have been asked to notify and Toronto may take precedence over Chicago or Detroit. Deputy AG Cartwright asserts strong interest in bringing Tomes Moneto to trial.
In a clash between farmers from the Aguctiorse and a posse near Sherihan a misidentification led to gunfire. The Willete party and Wilbur Henderson were involved. one Willet killed and another wounded along with Henderson. The Yeager gang was not implicated.
A severe July storm from the Mississippi River region killed George McClellan and his wife and three children in a shanty boat near Three States Missouri, destroyed their Kenosha Wisconsin home. Lightning also killed Andrew Thomas and his wife at Barnes Ridge two miles west, with extensive property damage.
Toby Crroach a Rush Medical College graduate and Harvey Medical College professor was found dead in bed Saturday morning at 224 Evind Street authorities suspect self inflicted death. In Newcastle Kentucky a three year old girl of Robert Swinger burned to death while pouring coal oil on a fire in the county July 2.
The saloon and residence of W J McCormick at 1121 South Park Avenue Buffalo were wrecked by a gas explosion Thursday morning. Domestic Louise Mies suffered severe burns to the head and body and may die. Expanded text notes labor shortages in the South Pacific colonies and a remark on Southey’s mother’s influence on the poet.
ManaKer Lawn Idaho July 29 United States troops nearing Jacksons Hole reach Snake River south fork camp set near Canon Creek Rexburg by 5 30 a m advance forces warn of mass killings by whites and Indians many Indians join the hostiles up to 350 lurking in Jacksons Hole country dispatches warn of massacres and torching with fires seen at night and a cautious march to the mountains led by Gen Coppinger deputy Hasler and old scout Carnes
Chinese officials led by Cal M R Jerard and Fung Tiew Wong arrived in New York after a Perryville test of a new destructive projectile. American gun makers may benefit when China finalizes orders for ships cans small arms and ammunition. The nine inch Drakeis rifle shell tested by Justin is claimed to solve explosive ceratine issues with safety. Chinese commissioners expressed full satisfaction with the projectile.
William A. Shee maker reports that H H Holmes will not confess to the eight murders. The attorney suggests questions about Minnie Williams of Frisco and possible links to a missing girl. Also: Agent Teter sends telegram from Idaho Falls stating Indians near Jackson Hole will not resist troops. Browning questions massacre reports.
A moving family near Anna prepared supper from toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. Three children have died and the mother and two boys are ill and not expected to survive.
London July 29 total election returns to 3 o clock show Conservatives 356 Unionists 72 Liberals 1953 Nationalists 68 Parnellites 19 with seven constituencies still unheard from.
Police unearthed a large vault beneath Holmes Castle, retrieving a woman’s skeleton in a drive linking suspect Chappell and undertaker Turmont. Authorities believe the vault may hold victims’ remains and continue questioning Janitor Duinian for possible confessions.
In Koneste Indiana a so called horse buyer named John Schmidt swindled Hensler and other Liberty Township farmers. He stayed with them while purchasing horses then vanished leaving a tin box said to hold cash. Sheriff Sumption opened the box to reveal two clay bricks instead of money, leaving victims short of funds.
Str Louis officials say Belle of Memphis arrived at Memphis just after 6 am on Monday due to heavy local traffic causing extra landings on the downward trip. Rumors of an accident arose from the delay and the missed schedule. Daily and fourteen performers arrested in San Francisco for contempt during The Crime of a Century.
A report from Indiana notes a likely intervention of the Benevolent Order of Modern Women of America in Tretenp County with James L. Garver named deputy head counsel for Wayne County. The group already operates in several states and plans expansion into Ohio and Indiana.
In Mantua on July 26 natives treacherously attacked Spanish troops at Cabagan, killing and wounding several. A Spanish force from Manila retaliated by burning Cabagan and capturing the fort with its cannon, killing 116 men while sustaining some losses and injuries.
Capt Gen De Campos pardons political and war prisoners before leaving Manzanillo for Cienfuegos. Those freed include individuals sentenced to be shot or imprisoned in African colonies, reflecting a broad amnesty amid military law. In Indiana and Illinois, sun flower crops peak with records. seeds may supply oil as a substitute for real butter in imitation dairy products.
A severe electrical storm hit St Louis on Monday morning with nearly three inches of rain in two hours. Two buildings under construction at 4620 Cook avenue were blown down, laborer George Bennett fatally injured, and telegraph lines plus streetcar service disrupted. The storm affected many Missouri areas with no other fatalities reported.
Purcell calls six Sullivan County local lodges of United Mine Workers to meet next Friday to consider the state situation. A resolution demanding the resignation of President Purcell and Secretary Kenney is expected over the 51 cent scale, as operators in many southern mines abandon the association and pay sixty cents. The convention will probe the Chicago and Eastern road’s refusal to haul coal from Lyford mines amid the 60 cent dispute.
Monegeap Kentucky July 30 The Howard revival led by evangelist J A Howard draws large crowds since July 4 with 110 professions of faith. Noted preachers including Rev J C Kendrick of Danville debated him. Howard contends a sinning life is possible while Kendrick argues the church of Christ is the proper church name. Howard continues protracted services at night.
A man confessed to murdering two Finley boys and dumping their bodies in the Ohio River after a note of a crime implicating the mother surfaced. In another item, Charles Ringo of Henatineton, W. Va., was arrested for the killings. a sabbo wing pin was found near the husband. Separately, Secretary Herbert arrived by the Dolphin in New York. Mary Herbert travels along the Atlantic coast.
Resident John Payton leaped from a window in his night clothes to flee a blaze that destroyed his house and all contents in Nepr Kentucky on July 30, causing heavy loss.
T J Percival married and living near the town faced arraignment before Judge McMillan on an assault charge involving Anna Rynnolds daughter of a local farmer. He was fined 2200 and released on bond. A man in the audience attempted to attack Percival during the court session.
Concunus Ohio July 30 It is confirmed the man killed in the Hocking Valley yards last Friday night is Frank Baker of Shawnee.
A Cincinnati man named Ben Lapidus robbed four clothing stores in Madison and attempted to flee with seeds before being arrested by Sheriff Kohl on $1,000 bond. The Madison county board of equalization raised the Hiwood plate glass works value by $50,000, prompting an appeal. Other listed incidents include post office thefts at Poneto, a burned timber yard near Lebanon, a suicide in Teswell, a horse- whipping arrest near Greensfork, a fatal assault near Sidney, and various local legal and civic actions in Indiana communities.
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