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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1892
Page
1
The piece notes Colorado mining hitting peak activity and praises Jay Gould for providing vast remunerative employment, claiming no private citizen ever matched his reach in job creation.
Cuiiaco contemplates raising the annual saloon license to 1000 dollars to boost city revenues and elevate the character of local saloons.
Auvinza Harwa'm, an early California gold millionaire, is very old and feeble. He is worth probably $20,000,000 or more but has dropped completely out of sight behind newer bonanzaists.
Dr Weenie, Hungary's new prime minister, is a German who previously served as a farm bailiff. The appointment marks the first time a man who is neither Magyar nor an aristocrat has reached the top post in Hungary's government.
German health officials report 19,087 cholera cases this year with 8,576 deaths, a nearly 45 percent fatality rate. The Boston Herald questions if Hamburg’s 25,000 cases and 11,000 deaths are included in the tally.
The text lists presidents with careers as lawyers or soldiers or both. It names Washington Adams Harrison Monroe Jackson Pierce Hayes Garfield Lincoln Grant and others, noting some served as soldiers, some as lawyers, and some as both.
Senaron Puoecron of Vermont conceives an elegant Washington residence in Romanesque style with dining-room walls of Mexican onyx. The mansion's estimated cost stands around $200,000.
Prince Bismarck states that international exhibitions are a necessary evil as large crowds gather more for indiscriminate curiosity and trivial sightseeing than for serious study at the Chicago World’s Fair.
A rock blast near Rotheport Me. struck a sandbar in the Missouri and vanished. Investigation shows the rock sunk through the sand into the wreck of the government supply steamer Buffington sunk by Bill Anderson and his gang in 1504. The hull and many relics have been found.
A Cleveland leader’s brother, a house and sign painter, served as a lieutenant in the war and sailed from New Orleans to New York in 1804. The steamer reached port, but whether he was aboard when passengers landed remains unknown to friends. It is believed he was lost overboard.
Gomer argues that blue eyes prevail among world figures. He cites Socrates Shakespeare Locke Bacon Milton Goethe Franklin Napoleon Renan and others as blue eyed. He notes Bismarck Gladstone Huxley Virchow Buchner and all U S presidents except Harrison shared blue eyes.
Tur experiments with the new Mann licher rifle by government experts have proved satisfactory. It fires 190 rounds a minute, is sighted at 2700 yards, and has a smaller bore than previous Mannlichers. Bullets have increased velocity, cartridges lighter, and recoil reduced to a minimum. Shots can be fired rapidly or at any desired interval. It handles a hail of bullets without overheating.
In Cochin on Travancore’s coast a small group of white Jews exists with fair skin and light hair. Once numerous along the coast, the quartered community now numbers about two hundred. They trace lineage to Jews who fled Jerusalem after Roman destruction and claim distinct long-standing heritage.
Chicago passenger Teck attacked by two robbers on the Fast Flying Virginian near Huntington after leaving Cincinnati. Teck knocked one robber down but was shot fatally. Peter Drake wounded in foot and leg. Robbers fled, leaving two revolvers. Teck planned to marry Anna Eichler, niece of Henry Eichler, and the couple had come from Germany.
A White farmer George Koogler and Lou Roberts known as Lou Kers were found dead in Yellow Springs nine miles south of StRInGFreL p on Monday night. Both victims had skull fractures and the hammer used in the crime was found in the coal shed covered in blood. Witnesses place them together at Hunster's restaurant around 11 pm after drinking oysters. they left for the woman's home where the murder occurred shortly after arrival.
News from New York says Mgr Satolli’s New Year visit aimed to unify Catholics but his school question address widened the split. Archbishops oppose his plan, Ireland votes for it, and O Connell heads to Rome to argue the Vatican’s stance.
A fre reached Alexandria sixteen miles from Muncie Indiana causing five deaths and several injuries. A hardware store burned and walls remained standing until a massive masonry piece toppled striking John Fink a 40 year old man and Wilber Marey a 15 year old boy. Willie James and two Marlow youths suffered serious injuries.
News from Greenville reports Henry Bargainer, deputy sheriff, was killed nine miles from town when he tried to arrest Asa Davis. A second Negro is under arrest as crowds threaten lynching. officials are unsure which attacker fired the fatal shot.
In Chicago on December 13 the Typographical Union No. 16 held a large meeting. The report on the contract for printing the World's Columbian Exposition Catalogue was discussed. After two heated debates the union adopted resolutions protesting awarding the work to W. B. Conkey Co. for employing non union labor in all its departments.
Berlin December 13 In the Reichstag Chancellor Von Caprivi stated that German delegates at the monetary conference were instructed not to assent to any proposal restricting Germany's right to determine its currency. They were also instructed to declare Germany content with its gold standard and to depart from it only if required.
Four boilers exploded at the Newport Iron and Steel works tearing through the lower building. Two workers are mortally injured, one with a broken back and crushed limbs, another badly burned. A third is lightly hurt. A night fireman survived with severe burns, while others were found among debris. Insurance covers estimated losses of 12 000 to 15 000.
A raft of logs broke loose on the Wolf River near Memphis tearing a small houseboat from its moorings. Charles Williard perished after being thrown into the river while a 15 year old boy, George Shaddon, clung to wreckage and escaped by stealing a nearby skiff.
Proceedings in Washington report Rabbi prayers, bills on silver policy and banking reform, a plan for Indian land tenure, and procedural rules. Senate debates include Sherman silver act repeal and Mississippian bridge project. House actions touch pensions, banking, and tax proposals.
Peter Hart aged sixty nine a Civil War veteran known for nailing the flag to the staff at Fort Sumter is dying at his home 356 Bedford Avenue Williamsburg New York He was praised by Major Anderson after the flag was shot down and torn during the Sumter defense.
At Shenandoah Pennsylvania near Lost Creek the surface cracked 300 yards east of Packer colliery No 3 and minutes after trains passed the ground sank forming a 75 foot deep cavity and a large diameter void that collapsed both tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad. A repair force is at least three days from restoring the roadway.
A juvenile group led by Miss Annette McCullough and Eva Friend in Wayne County used counterfeit dollars to buy cigars at a saloon. Henry Leininger and Henry Miller were also linked, with officers recovering dies and metal used for coin manufacture. All parties are jailed.
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