21 Jan 1893
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1893
Page
1
A collage of scattered items mentions Massachu setts prisons in Bavaria, burglaries in Gorham Maine, religious and legal notes in Scotland, ship funds in Traverse City, and curious curiosities from Vienna to California. It sketches a snapshot of varied facts, names, places, and figures with no single clear event.
Ex President Rutherford B. Hayes dies at his Fremont Ohio home after a prolonged illness. Family and friends gather as Webb C Hayes announces the death. Hayes had served as governor of Ohio and as president of the United States.
The Niagara Falls ice bridge forms in heavy cold with river ice pouring over the falls. Tourists view the spectacular yet dangerous scene as Sargent crosses a smaller bridge near Goat Island. The large bridge, now one of the biggest ever, may endure until a thaw breaks it up.
In the tale the ice crust over the Sinter area forms a solid bridge reaching near the edge of the American Falls. Locals say it is unusually sturdy and may endure. The last bridge was in 188%. No winter since 1855 has seen such a bridge.
A large scale revolt threatens Prince Hippolyte's government in Haiti. Monday fighting began near Lapse de Neau as 30 soldiers and officers advanced from Port au Prince. Troops were ordered to quell rebels, with fears of a general uprising and tightened guards around the president.
A fire on a faster than stopped military train between Slatovsk and Saowara killed forty nine recruits and wounded many as flames swept through the forward car. An officer counted casualties after the engine finally slowed. investigation points to a stove upset by men in the forward car.
A large数 number of delegates gather at the Lexington courthouse for the Kentucky State Road convention. Mayor Davidson opens proceedings with temporary officers elected, and speeches emphasize highway improvement and a bill to aid the cause. Afternoon sessions set up organization and resolutions committees with leaders from multiple counties.
Charlton a Canadian Liberal leader met Speaker Crisp and Ways and Means members to discuss closer US Canada trade ties. He stated annexation not a party issue and urged free trade in natural farm mine forest and manufactured goods from native materials. He reported a strong congressional majority favoring annexation though not a party question.
The Second Congress page reports Senate debate on Sunday opening for World's Fair gates, church leaders opposing and others arguing moral uplift. It covers the House’s fight over the Sherman silver bill, timbered by claims and antioption battles, plus progress on related public notices and banking measures.
Indiana legislators introduced about nineteen bills covering railways, insurance, labor, court redistricting, and public records. Measures seek to regulate convict labor pay, require deed recordings, fix railroad rates, and authorize new holidays while probing prison administration and election procedures.
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