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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1891
Page
1
New York Custom House officials have classified Hexerkree swarp Kochs lymph and will impose a 25 percent duty. Indians call colored soldiers buffalo soldiers due to their woolly hair and consider scalp-taking to be bad medicine, hence they refuse such acts.
The article notes Miss Nelllie Gotty has decided against marriage, a decision likely to disappoint many suitors who flood Mr Gould with marriage proposals for his son.
The piece questions a trend in English crime being blamed on American experts, arguing the reflection on English criminals shows a clash of supposed expertise and local enterprise. It suggests skepticism about attributing bold crimes to foreign specialists.
A valuable portrait of Commodore Decatur by Sully was discovered among attic rubbish at the New York county courthouse. It will be restored and hung in the governor's room at City Hall.
Anith members of the frm of Harper & Jos are practical printers and the house requires each family member seeking entry to become proficient in typesetting or presswork as a condition of joining the firm.
The text describes a large electric hoist project in Louisiana, claiming it will be the world's largest. It states dimensions of 6 feet by 167 feet, requiring skins of 175 animals, weighing two tons upon completion, and costing £10,000 about $10 per square foot.
In 1849 Mrs. Rachel Stillwaggon of Flushing Long Island then 56 years old made a will dividing her estate among many relatives. She died recently at age 105 and none of the relatives are left.
The Reichstag was told by Postmaster General von Stepian that Germany now has about 53 000 telephones with Berlin housing 15 060, equal to France's total. He said telephone expansion is encroaching on the telegraph system costing roughly 511 daily in Hamburg and higher in larger cities.
A young man sued the New York World after leaving a manuscript for consideration. The court nonsuited him, ruling newspapers are not custodians of every effusion sent for publication.
A Minnesota bill threatens felony penalties for public officers who accept gifts or favors from railroads or corporations. The item cites Speaker Lady Durrerix and includes humorous Baboo English anecdotes about Windows.
The Seattle Telegraph notes the largest further mill in the world lies twelve miles from Seattle. Its building measures 102 by 448 feet with a 160 by 65 feet fire room and 170 by 50 feet stop. About 500 men work there while loggers operate on roads and rafts to keep operations moving. In 1690 the mill shipped far fewer than 111 vessels, and ran two-thirds of the time.
A Bombay Gazette notice mourns the death of a young prominent merchant. The fragmentary text laments his sudden departure “to the future world,” leaving his wife and children to rely on friends for solace amid grief.
A vast procession carried General William Tecumseh Sherman’s casket from Union Station to Calvary Cemetery in a ceremony mixing military honors with civic tribute. Guards, veterans, and civic groups paraded for miles through the city while bells tolled and guns fired.
Four Hungarian miners trapped for nineteen days and nights in a Hazelton mine are rescued. Their minds wander and sustenance was derived from excrement as rescuers, led by the mine superintendent and brave employers, persevere. The event is hailed as a heroic second chance at life.
Eyewitness accounts describe a Monday duel in Columbus Ohio leaving W L Hughes and A C Osborn dead and five injured. Statements allege W J Elliott fired the fatal heart shot at Hughes after Osborn exchanged lines from the hat store. P J Elliott and W J Elliott faced murder in the first degree charges filed by Ed Osborn, brother of the slain man.
Senator E K Wilson of Maryland died suddenly from heart disease at the Hamilton house in Washington City on Tuesday evening after two days of indisposition. Born in Snow Hill on December 22, 1821, he graduated from Jefferson College in 1841 and studied law. He served as a presidential elector in 1858 and as a Maryland circuit court judge from 1878 to 1884.
A Indiana Senate and House summary covers salary hikes for prison wardens and deputy wardens, nonpartisan control for state benevolence, gravel road funding transfers, and enforcement measures for liquor, water works, and pawnbrokers. Reports include memorials for Sherman and Porter, investigations into Terre Haute and Indianapolis railroad claims, and debates on taxation and public works amid a tight 46 day session.
Senate passes multiple pension bills including widows of Custer Wilkes and Altman. Copyright bill advances with Sherman amendment on foreign prints. New York Custom House bill passed. House elects Payson pro tempore amid illness. House adjourns after DC and academy appropriation talks. President pro tem Ingalls resigns Feb 19. Nicaragua Canal debate continues. district judge salaries fixed. Texas Texas Texas resolutions. Oklahoma relief clause struck. silver dollar provisions added. Direct tax bill passes. Powell’s Missouri volunteers pensions approved.
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