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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1897
Page
1
Massachusetts figures Percy Poane and others meet with President-elect McKinley on Monday evening to discuss a National Business League proposal and tariff ideas. The discussion covers government departments, foreign influence, and potential shifts in trade policy amid wartime pressures.
Fragmentary report discusses possible ousting and regional feuds involving Crete Greece and Athens. Mentions religious and ethnic tensions with references to Muslims and Christians and potential external influence on control of the island.
Fragmented report describes political clashes and cabinet rumors involving Moore and Shaprepoebiken, with references to a Vatican mission, a Canada appointive matter, and a double-time steel works restart later in the week.
A rear fire at Mrs Wheeler's premises on Castle Street in Newessvser New York started mid evening and spread to ten buildings including the town bakery and the Era Publishing Co offices. Total loss exceeds £44,000 with insurance not above £49,000.
Fragmentary item notes Vietor Emitting mills at Co hons near Goosens expected to resume operations after weeks of downtime. The plant employs about 900 workers and had halted recently. Nearby Amphitrite at Charleston is also mentioned in the garbled text.
The session haggled over a conference report on the Union Pacific rail matter, debated the district’s expenses, and considered appropriations for the year. Senate and House actions touched on public works, opium policy, and presidential electors amid a packed agenda.
The battleships Maine and Marblehead plus cruisers New York Columbia Amphitrite and others faced a severe storm off Charleston and Hatteras. Four sailors died, several injured, and crews battled flooding and swamped compartments while rescuers saved comrades overboard.
Coak River rising rapidly near St Anans West Virginia with high water expected by night. Logs and half a million dollars at stake as New, Gaules, Greenbrier, Rik and Poca rivers also rise signaling major flood risk across the Kanawha valley within 48 hours.
Carlisle plans to relocate to New York City per a Washington dispatch. Treasury Secretary Carlisle confirmed the decision. New Railroad Company Incorporated. Southwestern Construction Co forms to maintain and operate railroads in the southwest with 3 million capital, incorporators Charles McVeagh and Carmelina.
Indiana Senate and House move on higher education funding and a voluntary labor arbitration board bill. Legislation authorizes a three member governor appointed panel to study state institutions and needs, while a scheme for a new superior court and updated circuit divisions faces veto battles and amendments.
NS Eustis general business agent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy before the Missouri legislature argues that western passenger service often loses money. He cites interstate commerce data showing costs per mile well above fares after taxes rents and interest. He notes two cent rates would not boost traffic and European second class fares remain higher than American ones.
A New York Herald item reports a parrot academy on Third Avenue where birds are taught letters numbers and simple sentences by a shopkeeper who also runs the school. The owner notes occasional parrots learn to swear from visitors, though he avoids teaching such behavior.
Dr. Talmage delivers a sermon titled Harbor of Home, urging that home tests character and serves as refuge and a political safeguard. He contrasts bright or bleak homes, cites Abraham and Christ as examples, and warns of negative home influence on children while praising cheerful, faith filled family life.
The passage describes Haine monastery in Thibet as the loftiest inhabited place, with Ben Lomond’s dwarf willow reaching two inches when mature. It mentions the sea lacking herbivores, a vast ocean as a slaughterhouse, and historical views of malevolent deities and demons in savage nations.
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