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Newspaper

Odon Journal

Location

Odon, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1891

Page

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GenenaL Lonestreet Pursues War History Project

GenenaL Lonestreet dedicates all leisure time to his history of the war of the rebellion with plans to finish before the year ends.

Genenal Lonestreet

Blind Chaplain Mintery Drafts Book on Mississippi Pioneers

Dr. W. H. Minpury, the blind chaplain of the House, is writing a book on the pioneers of the Mississippi valley with a collaborator.

W. H. Minpury House of Representatives Mississippi Valley

British vets decry overhead check reins for horses

About five hundred veterinarians in Great Britain signed a paper condemning overhead check reins as painful to horses and productive of disease.

Great Britain

Sioux Church Membership Among Diverse Faiths

Seventeen hundred Sioux belong to the Episcopal church with strong representation also among Baptists Catholics and Congregationalists in the community.

Episcopal Church Baptiste

Mexico’s turbulent politics since 1860s through regime changes

The history notes sixty two years with fifty four presidents, one regency and one empire. It asserts most government changes occurred amid violence across Mexico’s timeline.

Mexico

New Hampshire Saloon-Keeper Convicted on 715 Counts

A New Hampshire saloon-keeper faced a thousand charges and was convicted on 715. The total fees accumulated amount to 8000.

Haypshire

First Woman Earns History Chair at Cornell

Prof Harurr Cooer of Cornell history becomes the first woman to hold the chair and receive equal pay as new professors. She has taught at Cornell for twenty three years.

Harurr Cooer Cornell

Prediction Claims No Local Quakes Until August 7 1904

Prof Wieerss warns no earthquakes will occur in the area until about August 7 1904. The statement offers a reassuring forecast and dismisses immediate seismic risk as a trifling concern.

Wieerss

Snowbound convoy in Algeria shocks war reports

A military convoy is blocked by snow in Algeria as winter weather bites North Africa. Spain also endures severe snow storms and cold, while the season defies expectations with record-breaking lows.

Algeria Spain

Census Finds Slower Black Population Growth in South

The census inquiry reveals whites grew 26 percent in the last decade, while the black population increased no more than 10 percent, indicating an overestimate of black growth among the South.

South

Kansas City Annexation Ruling Nullifies New Aldermen Seats

A court decision held the act extending Kansas City limits a year ago legal and invalid. The five aldermen elected from the new territory will lose their seats and all ordinances passed since annexation are invalidated.

Kansas City

Newspaper Influence on Literature and Magazine Replacement

The passage argues that newspapers will increasingly influence literature as magazines fill part of books' role. It suggests magazines and newspapers together shape future literary development, posing an intriguing question about the ultimate outcome.

Prince of Naples Portrayed as Bonny Youthful English Gent

The young Prince of Naples is described as a smooth faced lad with a light mustache, eyeglass, and a suit in the latest English fashion. He speaks four languages fluently and is valued for a retentive memory, seen as a royal encyclopedia.

Naples

Widow of famed President visits Washington in bloom

Seenanda Woman of remarkable beauty, widow Mapame Ba Ba zmios, now in Washington. Married at fourteen, she has six children and retains youth and grace. She is fluent in five languages and noted for accomplishments. Reported fortune around 36,000,000 on solid authority.

Mapame Ba Ba Zmios Seenanda Washington

Personal reflection on parenting and nonviolence from General Spixner

General F. E. Spixner recalls his school days and states he was never spanked at home or in school. He reflects that despite being beaten by previous generations, he chose to practice the opposite approach with his own descendants, claiming he has never struck a child.

F. E. Spixner

Census bulletin on Pennsylvania anthracite coal output

The Census bulletin reports 1889 production of 46 million tons with five year shipments totaling 34,390,608 tons, against a five year average of 31,511,381. Distribution shows 63 percent to the Middle States, 15 percent to New England, and 1 percent to the Western States.

Pennsylvania Middle States England

Tae Neve Yorke San aye ae it our

The fragmentary item mentions names and places in a stylized headline form. Readable bits indicate a local notice or brief item rather than a full event. Details are unclear but imply a namesake or dedication note.

Yorke

Severe Storm Paralyzes Telegraph Lines Across Pennsylvania

A weekend storm in eastern Pennsylvania disrupts telegraph and telephone service. Wires suffer sixty breaks near Harrisburg as heavy wet snow collapses trees and poles, halting routes to Philadelphia Washington and New York. repairs may take a month.

Pennsylvanua Philadelphia Western Union Harrisburg Washington Baltimore New York Postal Susquehanna

A Strange Story About Robert Ray Hamilton

A Lewiston Idaho ranchman named Sanford claims Robert Ray Hamilton who was reported drowned in the Snake River last June is alive and in good health. Sanford cites workers on the Hamilton Sargeant ranch and suggests a fake corpse was planted to hide Hamilton's life elsewhere under an assumed name.

Robert Ray Hamilton Lewiston Idaho Sanford Snake River Hamilton-Sargeant Hamilton Australia Alaska

Dynamite Blasts Hit West Virginia Homes

Dynamite blasts struck in R Bluefield West Virginia with the fourth explosion in the area. James Collins home was demolished, Moses Henry store wrecked, William Roan dwelling demolished with injuries. Three arrests made as residents fear for safety.

R Bluefield W. Va James Collins Moses Henry Wiliam Roan

Four Men Die in Train Incidents in Pennsylvania

A Gallitzin telegram reports two unidentified men struck and killed by a train Saturday night. Brakeman O L Shorts of Pennsylvania Railroad was killed Sunday at East Conemaugh. An unknown Brown Brothers employee at Kring's Station was also struck and killed on Sunday.

Gallitzin O. L. Shorts Pennsylvania Railroad East Conemaugh Brown Brothers Kring’s

Prince Bandoin dies of new variola in Brussels mourning

The Court of Brussels proclaims three months of mourning for Prince Bandoin. Officials say he died from internal variola, a recently observed Brussels disease. The king orders the death kept secret from Princess Carlotta, ex-Empress of Nexica.

Brussels Prince Bandoin Carlotta Nexica

Snow Storm Drops Fish In Nashville Streets

During the snow storm in Nashville Tennessee on Sunday morning countless small fish about an inch long fell from the sky. They resembled carp or mullet and were found along Broad Street and on Union Street several blocks away.

Nashville Broad Street Union Street

Getting Ready for Seal Poachers

A revenue cutter car is being refitted in San Francisco with rapid progress. The key change is strengthening the spar deck, cutting port holes, and installing gun carriages for two long rifles to be used at sea.

San Francisco

Counterfeiters Arrested in Des Moines Case

Matt Merritt his wife and Fran were arrested in Des Moines on counterfeiting charges. Police found a tin pail full of metal plaster-of- parts and mold files plus other tools at their home.

Matt Merritt Fran Des Moines

Horse Dead From Fear After Electric Car Sighting

A horse owned by Joseph Penrod at Elhart Indiana was frightened by an electric car on Sunday and collapsed dead. The incident underscores the animal’s panic response to unfamiliar traffic in a rural area.

Joseph Penrod Elhart Ind

General Miles Names Chiefs to Washington for Grievances

General Miles selects chiefs Young Man Afraid of His Horses American Horse Fire Thunder Hump Little Wound Big Road He Dog Two Strike High Hawk High Pipe to travel to Washington to present Native grievances. Fifty Indians will follow later under War Department care as Miles shifts forces to Chicago and Rosebud agencies with cavalry detachments and ongoing disarmament.

General Miles Washington High Hawk High Pipe Red Cloud Short Bull Kicking Bear Miles Chicago War Department Rushville Schafter Ninth Cavalry Ft. Niobrara Rose

Indians Attack a Ranch Near Lower Spring Creek

An Indian raiding party attacked Noah Newbanks ranch Saturday night as the family and three workers dined. The ranchmen fired back, driving the attackers across the Cheyenne without any whites hurt. Bloodstains the next day hinted at possible Indian wounds.

Lower Spring Creek Noah Newbanks Newbanks

Reciprocity Talks Between Spain and U S Progressing

Spain accepts invitation to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with the United States in Washington. The deal would cover American trade with Cuba and the Spanish West Indies, with possible tariff exemptions for Spanish sugars molasses coffee and skins in exchange for American imports. The main hurdle cited is American strictness on tobacco.

Spain United States Washington Cuba Cabinet Council Spanish West Indies America

First American Tin Cup Exhibition in Canton

The first tin plate cup manufactured in the United States is shown in Canton as part of an exhibition. One of two cups by the St. Louis Stamping Company was presented to Major McKinley. The first cup was given to W. K. Allen of Canton, the other to his wife. The cup is 97 percent iron, with Chattanooga iron tested excellently, attracting much attention.

Canton St. Louis Stamping Company McKinley W. K. Aliller Chattanooga

Goats Blood Inoculation in Tuberculosis Study

Drs Burtin and Pioug of Nantes School of Medicine presented in Paris an experiment using goats blood injections to treat tuberculosis. Fifteen grains of the preparation were injected into the thigh muscles of two patients and will be repeated every ten days.

Burtin Pioug Nantes School of Medicine Paris

Ingalls Seen as Likely to Lose in Topeka Caucus

Ninety four men in caucus pledged to unseat Ingalls at all hazards. Grand Army petitions and street crowds to disrupt the caucus failed, and nine in ten of Ingalls' supporters concede his hold is gone.

Ingalls Topeka

Mullen Telegraphs No Change Near Thief River

Telegraph from St Pilarre reports no shift in the situation around Thief River. The Chippewas keep their Whites position, with speculation of a Winchester display by opposing forces.

Dperpenerat Mullen St.Pilarre Thief River Will

Hundred Ten Miners Killed at Mammoth Mine Disaster

A gas explosion at Mammoth Mine No 1 of Frick Coke Co in Youngwood Pa killed 110 miners. Only Mine Boss Eaton survived as bodies were recovered through the night. Superintendent Keighley, scarred by prior disasters, notes the cause may never be known.

Mammoth Mine No Frick Coke Company Youngwood Dunbar Mammoth Eaton Keighley Youngstown

After War's Terrors Soldiers Face Train Wreck

The Union Pacific collision near Florence Kansas involved a military train carrying about 400 troops from Pine Ridge bound for Ft. Riley. Three engines and several cars wrecked. many soldiers injured, at least two fatally. Conductor blamed, disappeared. Cavalry horses killed.

Seventh Cavalry Ina United States Pine Ridge Union Pacific Florence Irving Kan Seventh Cavalry Battery E Light Artillery Ft. Riley Kimball Flynn Council Grove

Inventor Pennington Demonstrates Air Ship in Chicago Exposition

Pennington reported a Tuesday air ship trial in the Exposition Building Art Room Chicago. The craft stood twenty feet high, steers wheeled smoothly, other wheels operated well, and it floated like a balloon and could be managed as easily as regulated machinery. He hopes for a larger room to improve the display and hinted a public exhibit by Saturday.

Inventor Pennington Exposition Building Chicago Pennington

War Path Foreseen by Pine Ridge Officers in Spring

Indian trader James A. Finlay reports military officers at Pine Ridge Agency expect the tribes to resume warfare in the spring after noting fewer than one hundred have been disarmed.

James A. Finlay Pine Ridge

Milwaukee Seeks Making Capital City Move

A movement aims to designate Milwaukee as Wisconsin’s capital. A bill has been drafted and will likely be presented to the Legislature in the coming session.

Milwaukee Wisconsin Cwill

Senator Ingall's successor chosen by Kansag seits

A fragmented notice indicates Judge Willisia Alfred Peifer Aliance selected to succeed Senator Ingall. The brief item names Ingall and Peifer, with unclear context and possible OCR errors affecting place and title details. Further clarification needed for precise attribution and date.

Ingall Kansag Seit Ore Se Willisia Alfred Peifer Aliance Ingaile

Proceedings of Indiana General Assembly Session

Jan 2 reports Senate debate on appointing L A Simpson a colored man for the cloak room and approves trustees Murray Briggs Isaac H C Royce. Senate bills on rock removal at Kankakee river and cross border water projects pass. House confirms Voorhees as U S Senator after joint session vote 149 to 40.

General Assembly of Indiana Indianapolis L. A. Simpson Committee On Executive Appointments Murray Briggs Isaac H. C. Royce State Normal Senate Kankakee House U.S Beasley Senator Voorhees Hovey Voorhees Committee On Judiciary Senator Mount Indiana General Assembly U.& Senator Daniel W. Voorhees

Indianap olis baby pawned for a dollar court action

An Indianapolis baby was pawned for one dollar and the father was compelled to file suit to recover the child from a state of soak.

Indianapolis

Senate and House clash over journal approval and cloture

Congressional records show persistent filibuster tactics in the Senate and House as they debate journal approval and the closure rule. The District of Columbia appropriation bill is advanced, while votes and rulings provoke further procedural battles across Jan 21 to Jan 27, 1891.

Washington Senate HOUSE Stewart Teller Jones Wolcott McMillin Tenn MecMillin Rules Committee District of Columbia Springer Bland Enloe Tenn Burrows Michigan Routelle Rito Jjourne Aldrich Cockrell Cooper Ind Commissioner of Pensions Morrill Kansas Messrs Morgan Saunders Yeas Cameron Negr Washburn Pension General Banks Army California South Carolina Pfr. Frye Treasury Edmunds Judiciary Committee Howise Iil McKinley Missouri Council Blaffa Omaha Military Academy

Genoa Plans 400th Anniversary Exposition for Columbus Date

The Genoa municipality joins in a plan to mark Columbus discovery with a Genoa exposition under Marquis Giacomo Doria. The dispatch notes eager public support and formal organization of the project. Congress adjourns as Butterworth introduces a bill to pay Fred Ford six thousand dollars for pilot services on the Kanawha River Virginia with government property duties.

Bureau of the American Republics America Genoa Italy Columbus Giacomo Doria Butterworth Fred Ford Tata Kanawha Virginia

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