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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
1
A collage of garbled excerpts touches on war fatigue, American and Japanese tensions, artistry and publishing, industrial machines, and a chaotic panorama from New Orleans flood control to Australian licensing. It weaves disparate glimpses of people, places, and events into a fragmented late nineteenth or early twentieth century newspaper fragment.
Miss Minerva FE Ring aged 50 is reported to have committed suicide by drowning in the fountain pool at her home in Paperville. The incident is noted in the July 1 dispatches with sparse details.
In Paprean Kentucky on July 13 Joe Larkin a Chicago Central railroad employee was bitten by a mad dog on the street. He later showed hydrophobia symptoms. His home is listed as Cincinnati.
Washington July 12 The Senate plans to pass the general deficiency appropriation bill and may defer broad legislation, considering a plan to sit only every third day after deficiency matters. A currency commission issue may be pressed, with executive calendar items and nominations likely to draw attention. The tariff conference and Ha waiian annexation debate loom, while adjournment hinges on the tariff outcome.
Elmer C Davis of Baltimore set a new American 24 hour bicycle record on July 1, riding 240 miles in the 24 hours ending Sunday afternoon. The feat surpasses Henry Smith's May mark over the same Baltimore course by two miles though Davis did not beat Smith on the 14 hour or smaller records. Davis is noted for his endurance in the final 100 miles though he weighs 105 pounds at age 2.
Ohio Valley dispatch notes West Virginia will be the strike focus with United Mine Workers organizers led by Carney and Rev. Winston Green. Pittsburgh and nationwide labor leaders plan a spread to Maryland and Pennsylvania pits, while miners weigh wages guarantees and possible strikes amid court injunctions and tight coal supplies.
In Fairmont county seventeen mines report a three cent wage increase to 49 cents a ton for tan production. The raise widens the gap with Pennsylvania pricing, while rail and screening costs also factor in. Many local miners sympathize with the strike, though organizers face a tough fight to push the change through.
Martinsville Indiana July 1 William Johns a 64 year old carpenter despondent for some time committed suicide by hanging Monday. Family says his mind was affected and he had been watched as his condition worsened.
Four Tron Works cotton mills in Fort River, Massachusetts, employing about 3 909 workers with a weekly payroll of 15060, have shut down for a week per posted notices. In Utzon Ohio a poisoning incident sickened Frank Werfel his wife two children and Carrie Sheard after eating cheese and dried beef. De Alexander reported a serious condition but recovery expected.
Extraordinary session reports the Senate reaching a five minute rule for debate on the tariff bill with a final vote planned before adjournment Wednesday. The day saw anti trust debate and votes on amendments as politicians trade remarks amid general congratulations.
Constantinople July 1 The collective note from the powers to the Turkish government demands forceful access to peace talks and sets Greece Turkey frontier parity by military acts. It shows unanimous resolve to achieve a swift settlement though no date or contingency plan is specified.
Advices from Ton Juin report Gen Debadens second in command in Yorquin has been accidentally drowned in Paris July 12. The note describes the incident as a drowning affecting military leadership.
A vast gathering of U S labor chiefs met in Pittsburgh to coordinate support for miners seeking higher wages. They urged cooperation and arbitration while signaling a coordinated push to suspend mining in West Virginia to weaken opposition and back the miners’ bid for victory.
Wheeling West Virginia July 10 The Dillon No 2 mine at Dillonvale will resume Friday with miners protected by U S marshals However the miners plan to withhold work if protection is not provided The company aims to recruit others and run the mine if possible Marshals are posted at Long Run and Dillonvale and the scene remains quiet Elsewhere in the Wheeling Creek valley and behind Bellaire banks report quiet aside from two or three banks that have accepted the 69 cent wage demand by operators
Mrs Priscilla Spooner aged 103 years and 7 months died in Kent Ohio Friday morning. Born December 11 1793 in Plymouth Massachusetts she lived in Kent 25 years and was said to be the oldest woman in Ohio. She had entilved three husbands.
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