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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1891
Page
1
Fragmented items describe various topics including politics, science, travel, and social notes with references to the United States, Europe, and notable figures. The legible parts mention a New York man, a farewell tour, a census, and miscellaneous observations on pop culture, gender, and geography.
A grand observance in Bennington celebrated General Stark's victory and Vermont's admission to the Union. President Harrison attended with cabinet members and state governors, witnessing processions, a monument transfer, and a dedicatory ode. The day featured arch decorations, military parades, and remarks by Gov. Page and E. J. Phelps.
Geo Hamilton and wife left their three children aged 1 4 and 5 alone at home while they attended a camp meeting near Trenton Ohio. The children climbed into a large chest and were locked inside when the lid closed. Upon return the chest was found and the children were dead from smothering. The parents are grief stricken. It is unclear how many hours the children were locked in.
A balloon ascent at Carolina Beach near Wilmington North Carolina sent Charles Williams a colored helper to the aeronaut tumbling into the balloon rigging as it inflated. The balloon rose to about 5000 feet before Williams freed himself and parachuted to safety. The balloon descended a mile away with no serious injuries reported.
The article notes protests and weather schemes as Melbourne intends to depart Canton with Mr. F. Janes of Cheyenne Wyoming to conduct rainmaking experiments at residents’ expense. Extensive correspondence is mentioned between Melbourne and Janes regarding the movement.
Fragmentary OCR reads Columbus and near Bucyrus in Crawford County at the junction of Pittsburgh Akron and Western with Toledo and Ohio Central railroads. The text appears as a broken local notice or description of rail lines and geography.
Commissioner of Immigration Owen allows twelve of the Slavonia's Russian Jews to land with funds and tickets inland. Thirty nine remain aboard the Slavonia and four on the Caspian. Their cases are under investigation. Bonds of Gi cuy are offered, but the Hebrews of Baltimore show no inclination to furnish more bonds.
Gen. Dyrenfoarth and his rain-makers discharged two balloons at 2 PM on Thursday. By 4 PM strong showers fell as clouds gathered from the north and west. Some attributed the explosion to cause the rain, while others doubted the link.
A strong Chinese squadron sails to Nankin while another forms north of the Yangtse area. Pekin fears foreign force threats as the government contemplates a response. Chinese expedition to lay telegraph lines is expelled by locals in Yunnan, destroying equipment.
The sixth annual Lutheran reunion at Pep Mar near Baltimore drew fifteen thousand attendees from Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. The program featured speeches and music by the U S Marine Band and a chorus of two hundred voices.
The cases of John H. Grrnctk Charles Seaton and Thomas A Williamson who were to be hanged in Missouri on Friday have been appealed to the supreme court which acts as a stay. M J Huertz another condemned to die Friday suffered upon learning that he had been sentenced to die.
A man from the New River reports two large streams feeding Salton Sea from the Gulf of California via the New River. This confirms inland sea has two sources and supports claims the desert lake may be permanent.
The report describes Governor Francis granting a six week respite to Harbin the murderer who was to be hanged. The delay postpones the execution and the case is connected with the Harbin trial and the fate of the condemned man.
Reports from Besarabia describe parents selling children to buy food as famine grips Russia. Dealers in Constantinople are said to have bought numerous Russian girls while peasants in Sherson riot. Troops move to quell unrest near Vicherson as government criticizes shortages and mounts relief efforts. The authorities aim to suppress hunger driven insurrection and maintain order.
A gang of armed robbers entered Henry Joel's grocery four miles east of Memphis Tennessee as he closed Saturday night. They stole his money and tried to force the safe open but an attempt failed. Joel was shot twice, with fatal wounds deemed by doctors. No clue to the assailants.
A severe cloudburst hit Pottsville Pennsylvania on Sunday afternoon. Torrential rain overwhelmed culverts causing urban flooding. About 400 families fled to upper stories as cellars and kitchens filled with water and mud. Roads and rails became rivers three to four feet deep, sweeping goods toward the Schuylkill river.
A building at 6 and 70 Park Place in New York collapsed Saturday afternoon after aging and weakness. Debris caught fire, many workers were inside, and about fifty people are believed dead with thirteen bodies recovered by Sunday night.
Reports from central Nebraska indicate a slight frost general Sunday morning. No damage to crops anticipated from the light frost. Sunday night promises clear calm cool conditions and prospects for heavier frost, though corn has enjoyed three weeks of excellent growing weather and remains beyond danger.
A severe cold snap swept southwest Iowa on Sunday with temperatures tumbling from ninety to thirty-five in under a day. Clouds and heavy wind prevented frost damage to crops and gardens, as residents faced an unexpected, sharp plunge.
Rescue teams labored through rain to recover thirty four bodies by Monday morning, many women and men among the dead. Investigators noted no boiler or active presses at the site and probe into faulty construction grows as missing persons total reaches eighty eight.
Darkness halted the battle at Vina del Mar Beach near Valparaiso as Balmaceda and Balmacedaist forces fought fiercely all day without a decisive result. Balmaceda orders all available forces to concentrate at the capital while 12,000 troops from Coquimbo march toward Iquique.
After inspecting the French fleet, Queen Victoria telegraphed President Carnot praising Admiral Gervais and his officers at Osborne and admiring the squadron. Carnot replied thanking her for the fraternal reception and warm sentiments about the fleet.
The Maryland peach business collapses under a bumper harvest with prices plummeting to five cents a basket. Growers abandon trees, canning houses refuse invoices amid labor shortages, signaling a severe downturn in the season.
Cuba reports an estimated 750,959 tons of sugar and 64,247 tons of molasses produced this year. With several estates still grinding and much sugar detained at plantations, total output is likely to exceed a large amount.
Reports from Martinique say 340 people died in the recent hurricane with additional shipwreck fatalities. With most shipping lost, the governor allows foreign weavers to engage in coast trade to supply residents.
Pall Mall Gazette reports the prince of Wales and the princess of Wales assist Anglo Jewish committees amid persecution in Russia. Clergymen describe famine in Shazan province with peasants starving, grass eating, and villages showing widespread death and distress. Authorities fear possible unrest as hunger drives desperate acts.
Rescue teams worked through Tuesday and Tuesday night to recover victims from the Park Place building ruin in New York. Fifty two bodies had been dug out by 1 a.m. and the death toll was expected to rise above one hundred as more victims remain missing. Some remains were unrecognizable with gruesome injuries, including a young woman found with a diagonal chest wound and severed upper body parts.
Edward Baker of St Louis County Mo died in destitute circumstances. Relatives cleaning his home found a trunk with 17000 dollars 12000 in greenbacks and 5000 in coin. He left a widow and three children none suspected the money. Baker was a farmer by occupation and counted as miserly.
A letter from a prominent Chihuahua citizen describes a severe famine across the state with two years of drought, mass cattle deaths, and people driven to despair by hunger. President Diaz has suspended customs duties to allow cheaper U S breadstuffs into the region.
Frank C. Almy alias Geo W Abbott who killed Christie Warden at Hanover New Hampshire and hid in the Warden barn for a week after the crime was moved Tuesday from Hanover jail to Manchester jail. He was wounded when captured and may die.
Monday evening Heywood Tipton's four-year-old son in Brazil Indiana swallowed a small tin whistle. It lodged below the wind-pipe and a physician could not reach it. Doctors fear the child may die.
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