26 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1893
Page
1
William K. Penrod serves as editor and publisher of the newspaper printed on South Spring Street each Saturday with local notices and community notes.
A fragment notes concerns over disease and health costs for farmers and railroads, mentioning a potential $250,000 impact. It references a women’s church movement in Scotland, rapid church membership growth, and a group AGYAGi formed to study enucerdivensa. Parisian Varneuil and Lausanne’s Neus are cited on cancer debates tied to meat consumption.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a person named Mater and a local matter at Feericla. The readable bits indicate a possible event or decision but lack clear details, dates, or involved organizations. The text preserves minimal names but lacks verifiable context for a fuller summary.
A damaged OCR passage discusses an election outcome and named figures including Pere and Lane amid confusion about dates and places. The text refers to a party, candidates, and a geographic region, but details are unclear due to transcription errors.
The readable portions hint at a disjointed report mentioning people and places, with unclear events and dates. It references a name Abe Peburk and a Dr Rie, plus scattered phrases about meetings and locations, but lacks coherent facts to confirm a clear incident or outcome.
An unclear OCR passage describes statuettes and a marginal note about fish and a house scene. It mentions examinations of practices, educational aspects, and the surrounding area. Names, dates, or solid facts are not clearly readable.
The text lists various rolling stock prices and types such as a flat car for gravel hauling, a double hopper bottom car priced higher, a refrigerator car at 8450, a baggage and mail car around 4 dollars, and a first class coach at a high rate. It references PHRF pricing and different car classes in a historical context.
A clergyman from Ohio, listed with the Congregations, sent a model to the patent office in Washington for a device that furnishes communicants with individual cups. The cups stand about two inches high and one inch mouth wide, tapering to five-eighths inch at the bottom. A frame can hold about forty cups for quick replenishment.
Reports from Pierre indicate a natural resource well yields 78 gallons of water per minute at about 100 degrees and 25 48 hours feet of natural gas daily. The gas has heating power equal to twenty tons of coal in a day, with another well planned at Pierre.
Federal Department exhibits indicate corn yields near last year’s 93.9 percent, spring wheat up modestly, rye and barley around prior levels, buckwheat down slightly, and potatoes near a nine point drop from prior season. Indiana Iowa Missouri Nebraska indices cited.
The article laments rising greed among car drivers in Niagara Falls with travel by carriages dropping 36 percent from 1891 to 1802 and worse in 1860s, noting travelers pawned jewelry to cover extortionate demands while many people begin walking due to the greed.
A medical report notes a trained physician may be sent to treat fever cases in the Brunswick area. Dr Branham reportedly warned of disaster, returning with the flag of a state and bidding friends to flee. The death of a local resident is described as a wrapped figure in the flats on Sunday.
Captain Thomas F and nineteen crew members abandoned ship as the steamer Anebhiof Bay Cite ran aground near Tyankirk. The vessel burned to the waterline, with repairs estimated at around 59 147 dollars and the salvage effort led by Captain Chividsen of Bay Cite.
The article reports five persons killed in Rocuesgia near Lehich Valley while en route to church. Victims include Mero and Mrs Loo Peaore and daughter Emona Howden of New York and Miss Nancy Wielks of Leroy. Mise Towilen was 4 bartering after sanmiet Bew den of Sat We Send Street, New York City.
WassixeTon ug reports Speaker Crisp has formed the House committee and will announce chairs Tuesday or Wednesday. Suspected chairs include Sperry of Connecticut for merchant marine and fisheries, Fitcien of Hingis for foreign affairs, McCreary of Kentucky for naval affairs, Calamitys of New York for Indian affairs, and Allen of Mississippi for mines and mining, among others.
A garbled OCR report alleges a scheme by gadgers in the Louisville Revenue District involving government fraud, duplicate charges, and illicit private payments. The text mentions attempts to shield funds, alleged misconduct by officials, and possible non prosecution of certain officers, with references to dates and persons but is largely indecipherable.
A late night fire swept through Union City Indiana damaging Wallace’s shop, a dairy, and nearby storefronts. The blaze damaged the Patcher building and threatened several homes as firefighters battled the flames and containment efforts continued.
Fragmented text describes a crime case with mention of a sheriff, a local place, and an arrest following a disturbance. It references unemployed owners, a crime from a location, and a request to return to a town. The readable excerpt lists names partially and notes imminent arrest.
An official notice states that after August 2 imports of hay and straw from Russia will be prohibited. The measure aims to curb the spread of cholera across the Russo German border.
John F Ballan Tyne, a popular journalist, died Friday morning at Stop Lake’s hospital after a brief illness. He had a long and successful career as a journalist in Chicago.
Telegram from Uresiv reports Russian authorities order erection of sheds along the frontier near Stremileze station to house and treat cholera patients. Lemarre notes August 19.
Over a hundred pensioners at the Soldier's scene have been notified that their pensions have been suspended. Twenty two received notices to that effect.
Fire in Chover Street destroys seven frame dwellings leaving Newtown families homeless. A mob attacks Meyers saloon after alleged cruelty to injured children, damaging property and threatening violence. Police barred access across county lines as crowds roared, while workers scrambled to safeguard belongings.
Readable fragments describe a Sunday wedding gathering turning violent. A fight escalates into firing on a street, leaving a man dead. Police investigation pending as details remain uncertain.
The report notes a health scare tied to trains and a partial update from the Marine service indicating no further cholera cases at Parlin state. It also references disease spread through infection routes in Russia and Poland, with surrounding remarks on public safety and transport.
A fire incident disrupts Jones Area and surrounding shops as hardware and grocery houses report damage. Officials also note the PMerfection Manufacturing Co. building activity and a quarantine affecting southern cities amid the spread of Vanips.
A state department message indicates that no retaliatory measures will be taken now against Chinese residents in the United States. It states the government will seek to preserve peace until Congress reconvenes for regular session.
Iron works at Pherinlyon in Meapville Pa shut down Saturday due to weak demand. Management plans a 13 percent wage cut to resume operations and restore business quickly.
Texarkana Ark August 21 Free coinage democrats held a meeting denouncing Cleveland as a champion of the money power and an enemy of the people later the president was hanged by effigy which was riddled with bullets The effigy remains and is to be publicly burned.
Brauix Aug 21 The duke of Saxe Coburg has been ill for several weeks and is now making slow progress in his recovery.
About 1 006 hopefuls camp within five miles of Cherokee outlet awaiting strip opening. Immigrants bring wagons and tents, food rumors denied, camps show order, hay harvests funded by boomers. Gambling and sales of Texas stock noted as they prepare to claim lands.
The House opened with a silver debate led by Mr Powerstrep VT advocating repeal of the purchasing change as vicious and dangerous. A counter view warned of economic and social fallout, while a committee on appointments moved to central debate next Saturday. A separate violent incident left a woman wounded and hospitalized after a shooting by her husband.
A stone fell from a church walkway near the Methodist Episcopal church causing a death and multiple injuries among river workers and bystanders. Ernest Welsh, M Meehan, and several others suffered serious harm while others were only slightly hurt. Authorities dispatched rescue crews as recovery and investigations began.
Representative Shell of South Carolina was knocked down by a cable car on Pennsylvania avenue Monday afternoon and suffered severe bruises but escaped serious injuries.
Kansas City dispatch reports from 21 points that there has been no collision of any kind and that the claimed killing of four boomers by settlers on the strip is not true.
In Washington on August 24 Republican Mr Morrill requested and obtained definite leave of absence after Monday due to ill health. He then addressed the Senate in support of a finance committee bill reported last Friday to discontinue the purchase of silver bullion.
Christopher Schaarte for German cover patent firm buys the Notec trotting site at Lexington Kentucky. Darknight represented by Messrs St Clair & Co sells for 24000 pounds in the August 22 transaction.
Washington reports Senate finance chairman Vogehes favors a bill allowing national banks to issue notes equal to par value of bonds in treasury. House discusses silver, with speakers pushing free coinage and related fiscal policy as debates continue into August.
The speaker announces committee chair appointments in Congress with Holman shifted from appropriations to Indian affairs. The list includes Wilson Ways and Means, McCreary Foreign Affairs, Henderson Post Offices, and Walman Indian Affairs among others across both parties.
Thousands of workers return to jobs as iron and steel mills restart across Pittsburgh and nearby towns. Plants like Sligo, Jones & Laughlin, Black Tomell, and Carnegie Homestead resume full or partial operation bringing up to several thousand men back to work with more mills expected to open by week’s end.
Danville Kentucky August 22 Phil Devers shot and killed Bruce Purdom at a neighborhood gathering near Casey county. Both are well to do farmers. The trouble grew from a misunderstanding about a school. This is said to be Devers third man.
Tresxtox New Jersey August 22 Mrs Mattie Shann is acquitted of murdering her son John Shann by alleging mercurial poison to collect life insurance. A jury found she caused no death by administering poison.
Newport Ark August 22 A young farmer Lee Bentley took laudanum as his wife neared death and died himself His wife died soon after They are to be buried together
Silas Wilson a colored man was found hanging from a tree ten miles west of Leavenworth Aug 22. The coroner held an inquest that afternoon. evidence says five men hanged him whose identities are unknown. No reason for the lynching is given beyond character notes.
Becha reset Aug 22 cholera has spread across the kingdom with reports from towns and villages. Turkish authorities refuse passes to travelers from pest ridden areas and will not recognize Roumanian passports. Sinope quarantine station overcrowded with exhausted or detained travelers.
Cuicasco Aug 22 G H Hammeal of Plainfield New Jersey committed death by own action in Lincoln Park shooting himself through the head. Papers on his person show trouble with an Odd Fellow lodge and no escape from consequences. Train carrying 256060 in gold wrecked at Wreene Indiana Aug 22. The coin scattered on the street and force of men was deployed to guard the money.
District Attorney Burke orders prosecutions against wreckers of the Indianapolis National Bank with six to ten arrests expected. Reports note heavy indebted Schuyler Haughey may have fled to Canada. C Sturz & Sons store in Middlebury robbed of 500 dollars by four masked burglars. Tim Fowler & Son’s Anderson mill defendants in a 30,000 pound damage suit after a fatal shaft accident. Several suicides and accidents across Indiana, including a Marion bank receiver appointed, and fires causing heavy losses.
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