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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1894
Page
1
A jumble of items notes towns in Virginia expanding within city lines, British and French war topics, and political maneuvers. It mentions royal figures, wartime fortifications, taxable disputes, and misdated phrases implying broader imperial concerns and social upheaval.
The readable lines discuss a railway project and road conditions beneath the bow. It mentions Donderperamimed Dilootre railways and a consideration regarding a trestle or barrier. It notes the road at the point is three feet below the surface.
Dro Z A Guenr of the Yale pathological laboratory reports tests on New Haven public school pupils showing boys more sensitive to weight discrimination while girls better at color shade differences and faster mental processing than boys.
Gov TurMan appeals on behalf of starving whites along the South Carolina coast left destitute by a recent hurricane. The report notes homes destroyed and shortages of food, urging aid and relief efforts for those unable to shelter or feed themselves.
A torn OCR fragment mentions a distance between two places and a pendulum reference. The text is unclear with garbled names and numbers, suggesting a reported movement or measurement prior to a clock event. No coherent event or identifiable entities are discernible.
A New Vous bacteriajogret reports to the New York health department that cases of membranous emouy are larvegeal diphtheria. He urges listing the disease as contagion and requires prompt reporting of all such cases to health authorities.
Nathan Shraves reopens his New York summer depot offering sterilized milk for babies without mothers milk. He reports success last summer in persuading the poor to use it and promises increased opportunities this summer for sterilized milk, ordinary milk, and children's funds at low prices.
New York state plans an education law effective after January 11 requiring children ages 5 to 16 to attend school from October to the following June. Exceptions cover 14 to 16 year olds in lawful factory work or service, and 12 to 14 year olds in limited attendance if engaged in metal work. Ex-Postmaster General Van Nash Maeer, in London for a YMCA convention, enjoys hospitality from notable peers and awaits a June reception, with events planned around his stay.
A vast miners strike disrupts coal production across fourteen states including Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Rail lines face reduced capacity, mills and offices close, and tens of thousands face unemployment as supplies tighten and regional economies reel.
May 25 in Catandwa, Rizanni West Virginia reports two feared criminals Tom Hagzverthy and Mel McCloskey escaped from Grantsville jail after being moved there for trial on serious charges. Town fears grow as authorities plan recapture amid threats and rising tension. In California a separate report notes Sundar Meyersdale’s crowded city services and odd salutes during a religious gathering drawing public amusement.
May 2 dispatch from TUL notes millions of locusts of the fourteen and seventeen-arar family arising from the ground in Jiecatur. The insects advance steadily, perforating yards in shaded city sections and thinning crops as farmers report dense swarms in fields and counters.
Senator Gorman has been confined to bed for several days and is convalescing rapidly. He will likely resume senatorial duties by the end of the week or the start of the next.
Severe storms reported Sunday lashed the south of England with widespread wreckage washing ashore. Grain crops and fruits inland suffered damage as the weather disrupted coastal and inland areas.
Fragmented text discusses self love and social affection with stray phrases about Tae, bags, hearts, Notorse, and a chiseling metaphor. Narrative hints at love versus agreement and personal reflection without a coherent event or identifiable subjects.
Dr John Scudder preached on adapting to conditions amid bicycle riding Sunday. He proposed church checkrooms to accommodate riders, inviting them to church and to leave cycles, while warning against excessive denunciation and platitudes.
The city faces a fuel famine as factories halt operations and power is cut. Water Commissioner Tolman notes limited coal reserves and plans for emergency measures while streetcar and utility workers negotiate amid rising prices and shortages.
Miners block the rails at Minonk delaying a coal train. Sheriff and deputies plead for order as the governor orders three infantry companies from Peoria Canton and Pekavia to the scene to quell the protest and protect the line. The first train with two loaded coal cars reached the crossings before authorities intervened.
In Hazertown, May 28, a St. Casimir Polish church riot in Freeland left four men shot, two fatally. Victims include Victor Tipnoky shot in the head, Peter Yoemoski fatally shot in the abdomen, James Travinski wounded in the leg, Joseph Dutch shot in the hip, and Police Chief James Gilinher severely injured. Parishioners also suffered numerous cuts and bruises.
Reports from western Nebraska describe severe drought with farmers unable to raise crops or obtain water. Hundreds of tenants desert in Lincoln and surrounding counties as they migrate east, while small grain suffers and corn is damaged by dryness.
At the end of a bullfight in Maprin on a Sunday matador Espartero attempted to plunge his sword into the bull. The bull moved suddenly, tossed him, and gored him. Espartero died moments later. He was nationally renowned as a bullfighter.
In Denver Archbishop Chapelle ordered a Sunday decision in Father Malone's transfer from his parish to Bishop Matz. Malone is reinstalled in his own church amid a large audience praising his leadership. Troops remain on standby as authorities plan to proceed if needed.
Sunday afternoon John Kane was shot in the head by Ernest Wolfe a German member of the A P A Kane is Catholic Wolfe is under arrest and Kane may die
Mr Noam Brooss owns Castine Maine estate named The Ark. Dr Wilberforce Newton plans to describe a visit to Count Tolstoi in A Trip Through Russia. A pretty brick visit to Walter Besant’s Hampstead Heath home. Mires Lacees daughter writes a novel The Wings of Icarus. A surge of crime often follows debt.
A mob of foreigners attacked Sheriff Taylor and forty deputies at the LaSalle shaft complex. Deputies fired back, several were wounded, and then the crowd burned with fury as they dragged prisoners toward Ottawa. The mayor and police halted mass arrests and ordered the prisoners released to prevent further violence.
In Nashville Tennessee the twenty first national conference of charities and corrections began. A statement by Mr Neff of Ohio excluding women from boards drew a pointed rejoinder from Mrs Elder of Indianapolis. The debate on paid boards and on boards of control for state charities featured General Brenkerhoil of Ohio discussing boards of state charities to boards of control.
The house committee on public buildings agreed to build a new Chicago post office on the lakefront site of the present post office. The plan calls for a ten story building covering the entire square to be completed in three years, with the current post office occupying rented quarters during construction. Supervising Architect Rourke presented the timeline and scope.
May 23 reports indicate severe weather in Southern Indiana with corn fields blasted by cold winds turning black. Farmers face total losses requiring replanting or abandonment, including a Patriat farmer reporting a loss of wheat due to hail.
In Chicago May 23 Charles Z Felix a colored Pullman sleeping car porter tried to kill TL BE McPherson assistant general counsel at the Pullman building. Two shots were fired neither taking effect. Felix was arrested over a claim for damages against the company.
Dr. Nettleship examined Mr. Gladstone on Wednesday, planned surgery for Thursday morning, and the operation confirmed the original diagnosis. Gladstone was in excellent spirits afterward and suffered no ill effects.
Mine No 2 of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railway Co. at Blocton Alabama is burning fiercely. The origin of the fire is a mystery since the mine had not been worked for several months.
Demarr Mich May 25 The state central committee met there and decided to call the state convention at Grand Rapids June 28.
Frederick Haenold, a German tailor nearing seventy, decided life was not worth living about three months ago. On Thursday he hanged himself, concluding a long struggle with despair that culminated in his death after his tenth attempt at self harm.
The general assembly resumed as a judiciary to hear the Smith heresy case in Sanatoga on May 26. Prosecutors have forty five minutes of time while arguing that the Bible contains errors and that view relates to inspiration. Delegates from Baptist anniversaries were introduced to the assembly and praised the two ministers Mr. Smith and Dr. Northup.
Several naval construction contractors must wait months for overdue payments as the department contends with rising costs and bid disputes. Erupted delays stem from government handling of submitted estimates and contested charges, threatening wages and payrolls at navy yards. The issue risks halting ongoing work despite completion and transfer of projects to the government. Circsxge May 6. The American Congress of Liberal Religious Societies adjourned sine die after officers were elected, with Rev. W. E. Thon as president and Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones as secretary. Eight vice presidents were chosen from major cities. The closing session featured talks on theology in science and international cooperation.
In Leavenworth Kansas in May there is a growing reaction among laboring classes to visiting miners and strikers. A trades and labor assembly conference offered protection and aid if they resume peaceful activity. Miners at Home and Kansas and Texas shafts have embraced the movement and are likely to strike despite local citizen efforts to shield them.
H. M. Sternberg of Lawrence reports near Cove county and the Smoky Hill river he unearthed a petrified elephant and numerous parts of other animals. Scientists note evidences of petrified fish varieties and many caverns show traces from fish of monstrous proportions.
Timilton Baker former Hollo Maine postmaster was arrested in Hollo on two charges embezzlement of government funds and forgery. Authorities allege a shortage of funds totaling eighty three dollars forged notes and irregularities occurred before his term ended last November.
In Breckerfesce Favor Fanstrest Kentucky on May 26 the district Democratic committee met in Frankfort and voted 50 to 4 to hold a primary to determine the congressional nominee with the primary set for Saturday September 1.
Ta Sanne Florida May 26 reports Spring Valley organized and sent five hundred men to La Salle in response to strikers call to liberate prisoners from a riot. The sheriff’s life was threatened and he was moved to Ottawa in a closed carriage late Thursday night.
May 26 in Mierisnveoen Pennsylvania the wage scale set by the Amalgamated Association of Tin, Plate and Steel Workers in Cleveland gains support from employers and organized labor in the Pittsburgh district.
Rev. Percy Gordon of Emanuel church in Boston has accepted a call to Emanuel church in Geneva Switzerland. He has served the Boston church since last November after coming from Kentucky.
Albany Ore May 26 Friday morning session of the United Presbyterian general assembly read condensed figures for North America. The church lists 115273 members 939 churches 1114 Sabbath schools 76 synods and presbyteries and 3709 ministers and elders.
Five hundred pounds weight is noted in the obituary of William Dunlap aged 25 who died at his home in Vance Ohio on Friday. The report is cut and partially garbled but records his death and a rope reference. The fragmentary text makes exact details unclear.
Washington reports show the investigation committee leaning toward secret sessions despite concerns over seriousness cited by leaders. The panel planned its first formal meeting for Monday while Senate debates on tariffs continued, including proposed iron and steel tax changes and pace of amendments.
Washington May 26 The Senate bribery committee probes alleged sugar trust ties to the tariff bill. Witnesses including John H Shriver and Judge Dittenhoefer refuse to disclose confidential news sources arguing the committee lacks power to compel such answers. The Kilbourn ruling shapes debate as panel plans to decide Saturday how to proceed.
The Queen Victoria birthday, celebrated in May, was marked across England though official celebrations will not take place until Saturday next. Her majesty was born on May 24, 1810.
In Sr. Trowns Ontario on May 26 members of the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto destroyed the American Sign in front of the U S consul's office while intoxicated. Lieutenant Colonel Smith apologized to consul Mr. Wills who refused the apology and alerted Washington and Ottawa. Citizens deem the act a whisky fueled incident and hope no retaliation follows.
In Curiaco on May 26 a fight broke out among B P Hutchinson known as Old Hutch Ed Crum a hotel clerk Blenchard and bartender Hixon. Hixon was stabbed in the thigh by Crum. All four were involved in a rough fight until bystanders intervened. Hixon’s wounds are not serious and Crum was not arrested.
Samuel McCullough, 58, of 617 West Superior street, drowned himself using a rope and stone tied to a pulley above a tub of water. He had been released from an insane asylum as cured last August.
In Brookside near Pratt mines Governor Jones orders 700 state troops into Ensley City camp after threats of serious unrest by striking miners. A mob at Brookside tried to blast a water main Thursday night. guards fired, several wounded reportedly but unconfirmed.
A rushville man cut his throat and perished after leaping in front of a train near Rushville. Reports from Sullivan, Cambridge City, and Elwood note barn fire losses, court cases, school board changes, and public works. Fire, theft, injuries, and impending trials populate a wide slice of Randolph and surrounding counties.
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