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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1891
Page
1
The passage recalls a rapid firing weapon at Crescent beach and a vivid image of an enemy being overwhelmed. It then notes the great treasury vault in Washington covering over a quarter acre, twelve feet deep, containing 92 million dollars in silver weighing 4 600 tons and requiring 175 freight cars for transport.
At war end the U S Navy listed 700 steam vessels though most were worn out. Today only 27 survive and the best known is the USS Kearsarge.
An English authority settles the question of type writing defining the machine as a typewriter and the operator as a typist while the act of using it is typing. The distinction emphasizes whether referring to the written sheet or the act of writing.
The article notes a turn of mood among western farmers as harvest approaches. After talk of large crops, beaming confidence and optimism mark the harvest season as farmers feel hopeful and cheerful about prospects ahead.
The United States of Columbia will send an exhibition to the world’s fair that could credit a country twice its size in population and wealth. No continental spire is likely to rival the Latin Republic’s displays, which are certain to be among the most interesting at the fair.
Dr Vox Derenr of Derait proposes transporting Ieeland with Alaska to establish a new colony under United States governance. He travels to Ieeland to promote the enterprise, claiming government approval.
Wisconsin officials report millions of feet of pine timber cut without authority from public lands. About 2,000,000 feet were stolen from one township in two years, with the loss described as enormous and ongoing for years.
Indications show many American travelers will skip Italy this summer. Rome shopkeepers lament reduced business as travelers shift to other countries, though Italy hopes to preserve U S friendship despite potential consequences.
A flotilla of three steamships will depart Boston carrying American products and manufactures aimed at peaceful market expansion in South America. The venture contrasts with the old Spanish armada by seeking commerce rather than conquest.
The Bayard family buries kin with ivy from the old Wilmington church. A spray from the vine accompanies the remains of Count Lowenhaupt to Stockholm for burial, escorted by his widow and her brother Thomas Bayanl Jr.
Da CaHainnes Eastans, a Sioux Indian married to Elaine Goodale, was an athletic student at Dartmouth. His practice once angered about eighty students who came to throw him out his window. The Sioux faced them with a revolver and a dumbbell, and was not forced out.
The text warns that street dust and pavement mud are literally alive with dangerous bacilli. It claims many are loathsome diseases of the skin and urges women in trailing gowns to avoid trains to protect their complexions.
The narrative recalls Bishop Wilberforce near striking over labor policy and a dispute at a church door. He warned the beadle to find seating, insisting he would not preach if a pew could not be freed, highlighting tensions in a crowded sanctuary.
Ravenna Ohio July 3 A fast Chicago to New York freight plowed into a New York Lake Erie & Western express at the depot killing twenty people and wounding many more. The rear of the train telescoped the cars and fire followed as flames spread through the wreckage.
Water level in Salton area desert lake climbs as Colorado river overflow floods toward the railroad track. Officials report the flow began after February’s high water, with Indians fleeing toward mountains and warnings of a July flood. Rail and salt works crews brace for potential washout.
A volcanic eruption on Vesuvius traps two Brazilian tourists at the summit. One man, Dr. Silva Jardin, a Rio de Janeiro journalist, is asphyxiated and falls 170 feet into the lava. The guide saves the other, while the victim’s Parisian wife and family mourn.
Albert Parnitske shot James Wander near Utica Ila after entering the sister of Warder’s room and making indecent proposals. Wander died from a bullet to the cheek. Parnitske then shot Warder, who died instantly. Lynching parties search the area for the murderer.
John Bardsley, former city treasurer, was brought to court in Philadelphia on Thursday and sentenced to fifteen years in the Eastern Penitentiary. He pleaded guilty to embezzlement and to pay a fine equal to the embezzled amount.
The provinces in South Chill under Halmnaceda's control voted on Saturday and chose Vicens as the successor to the incumbent president.
U S Judge fh. A. MU of Mississippi plans retirement soon after eighty one years of age. He was appointed by President Ardresy Johnson and has served on the federal bench.
A Salton Salt Works dispatch reports the Indian from Volzgano Springs confirms water reaching Salton Sink comes from the Colorado River via New River. The rise is slow but steady, with water averaging fresher and expanding toward 25 miles south of Salton.
An excursion train on the Kanasha and Michigan railroad plunged from a burning trestle near Charleston West Virginia on a Saturday morning. Fifteen killed and about fifty three injured with six more certain to die. Only one passenger escaped unharmed. The engine and cars derailed after the trestle fire was spotted. Rescue efforts were led by Engineer O Connor Fireman Wyatt and Baggage master Armitage with aid from passengers. Conductor Robinson was unaware until the last coach fell.
Ex Vice President Hannibal Hamlin died suddenly at Bangor at age 85 after a day in town and an afternoon at the Tarraline clubrooms where he was playing Pedro. Physicians failed to save him as he collapsed. He leaves a widow and two sons Lis Wemin, a lawyer in Ellsworth, and Frank Laralin, now in Chicago. Hamlin had been in failing health for three years.
A brutal cyclone struck Baton Rouge Monday morning, destroying over a hundred houses and severely damaging the state penitentiary and nearby buildings. Forty six inmates killed or wounded, including many in the paint factory and hospital areas, as rescuers labored through rain and rubble.
Comptroller Lacey demanded explanation for omitting 544 951 46 dollars of Keystone National Bank’s indebtedness from a bank condition report. Drew admitted the omission occurred to be explained later in a letter, which was not sent. Secretary of the Treasury recommended resignation. Drew has not replied.
The Missouri river broke through Doniphan Point Kas clearing a new channel about a mile east of the prior breach. Jacob Kock’s house sits on a sixty acre island as he moves possessions to the mainland. A man named King lost his house to the current as the river erodes the banks on both sides of the new channel.
President Harrison issued a firm denial Monday afternoon that Secretary Blaine has resigned. The rumor resurfaced as it reached Cape May and drew instant attention from observers and officials.
Canadian Cropz notes excellent crop prospects in the maritime provinces with north regions described as most favorable ever.
Four murderers were executed by electricity at Sing Sing early Tuesday, including James Slocum, Harris A. Smiler, Joseph Wood, and Shibuya Juigara. Autopsies showed immediate unconsciousness with no reported resistance, while witnesses signed an agreement not to reveal chamber details.
Dispatches from New Orleans report cyclone damage across Louisiana and Mississippi. In Lafay ette Parish many houses blew down and farms were damaged, Moribert Washington killed under his house ruins. In Lodelle West Baton Rouge Parish the heaviest rain storm on record occurred Monday night, the Belmont plantation sugar house and several cabins were demolished. Near Gloster Mississippi a cyclone passed at 8 am Tuesday, destroying many houses and killing a negro woman and her child with others wounded.
A southbound Illinois Central vestibuled train raced at least 70 mph toward Madison Mississippi as a cyclone bore down. The engine swept through Madison before the storm struck the city, which was crushed in an instant, while the train continued to New Orleans unharmed.
Mayor Colson prepares an authoritative denial to rumors that yellow fever appeared in Brunswick Georgia. The city acts to quell fears and provide official confirmation or rebuttal of the claim.
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