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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1890
Page
1
Bremess the electrician asserts no death in Berlin from contact with wires. He notes the city’s immunity to danger stems from widespread underground conduits ensuring safer electrical work.
Webster called the newspaper the palladium of liberty Beecher called it the winged encyclopedia and Chauncy Depew labeled it the historian of the hour The quotations tag the paper with high civic and intellectual esteem.
The article notes Connecticut’s dense railroad system allows nearly a thousand miles of travel within the state without leaving its borders or repeating routes, despite its modest length.
Tur general manager of the Reston and Mainy railroad forbids defacement of fences rocks and trees on the line and condemns patent medicine and other commodity proclaims as virtue signals.
The estimated expenditures of the Dominion Government for 1590 are 47 million dollars. The total expenditures in the provinces will reach nearly the same amount. Canada carries a debt of 285 million dollars and about 5 000 000 people to pay it.
Dr Forster, director of the Ophthalmic University at Hreslin, reports a connection between tight collars and shortsightedness. In 300 cases under his observation, neck pressure from collars is said to disrupt blood circulation to the head, affecting eyesight.
The article states steel freight and passenger cars can equal lightness of wood while achieving telescoping resistance and extreme crash strength, such that crushing the coach body would require rare conditions.
Four U S senators cannot run for president due to birthplace. Jones of Nevada born in Hereford shire England. McMillan of Michigan born in Hamilton Ontario. Heck of Kentucky born in Dumfries Mire Scotland. Tasco of Florida born in London England.
A Tibrous material likely to enter general use is okra formerly valued only as a vegetable. The fiber is long and silky and strong, with a dry breaking strain of seventy nine pounds and a wet strain of ninety five pounds. Properly prepared it suits rope sacking and paper manufacture.
The grand jury reports Calhoun County has not housed a criminal inmate in five years. Only three indictments occurred in two years, all against liquor sellers. The county holds two court terms annually, each lasting no more than three days.
The Brazilian mint is striking new coins with dies in progress for gold silver nickel and bronze issues. Obverses depict a head of the Republic surrounded by Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brazil de 1889 and twenty one stars. The gold reverse shows the Southern cross in an eclipse while the silver reverse bears the value topped by the Southern cross and a wreath.
A massive bowlder in Cumberland England claims to be the world�s largest stone. It resembles a ship's keel and weighs about two thousand tons. It measures sixty two feet long and thirty six feet high, with a surrounding eighty step staircase. Its origin remains unknown and it can be swayed by a person standing on top.
A Viexsa physician describes a method of treating intermittent fever through friction along the spine. He claims discovery while at a regiment with no quinine and reports subsequent success using this spinal stimulation and Peru ved bark.
A Louisville lawyer argued a sharp legal distinction in court over an indictment related to a charge of theft and fraud. The client faced a trial after prosecutors alleged crimes tied to traitor acts during the period in question.
A Talladega report describes a powerful tornado that passed near Carthage Mississippi demolishing houses and injuring residents. In nearby Koscitsko and Carthage Mississippi the storm wrecked the courthouse cupola roofs and leveled homes, with the Brennan family among the injured.
In Meriden Kansas on Saturday night a bank robber described as bronze hair blue eyes and six feet tall was killed by Sheriff deputies after drawing pistols at officers who had him cornered at a hotel. A coroner ruled the shooting self defense.
In Wasnixcron on March 1 ex-Congressman Taulbee was shot in the face near the southeastern entrance of the House corridor by Charles Kincaid a Louisville Times correspondent. Both are Kentuckians the motive arose from Taulbee pulling the reporter’s nose over published statements. Taulbee’s wound severity is not yet known. Kincaid a thirty five year old former Louisville judge is described as slight and inoffensive with extensive social connections.
Hawes was hanged in Biresmauam Alabama as a daylong vigil of prayer and reading the Bible ended in his execution. His agony and apparent repentance marked a somber scene with his brother and six year old son saying their goodbyes and Hawes’ counsel Colonel Talliferro bidding farewell.
The Cincinnati flood news reports the Ohio River at 56 feet and rising with water reaching second-story levels in Sausage Row and Rat Row. Newport Kentucky sees 150 houses inundated while Mill Creek Valley and Cumminsville are submerged. Police boats are deployed to assist residents and protect property.
In Manpison Georgia a nine year old girl, niece of Colonel Horton, was found dead with her throat cut. Brown Washington, a Black man, confessed before the coroner's jury. A lynching party formed and the prisoner was taken outside town where about 500 shots killed him after five minutes of prayer.
Loxpon March 1 The trial of the libel action brought by Sir Morrell Mackenzie the physician against the St James Gazette over articles on his treatment of the late Emperor Frederick of Germany ended with a jury awarding £1500 in damages. A prior suit against the London Times resulted in £150 damages.
The levee at Vicksburg gave way on Thursday afternoon after a severe storm. The Mississippi side saw flooding threatening the T. J. Williams and Newton Landing plantations, with both areas overtopped near Joncas and Oak.
A mob of about 5 000 gathered outside the Standard Theater after a vaudeville show halted by police. Patrons pelted the stage, demanded refunds, and actors were saved by about ten officers as the crowd dispersed.
A Lakeville freight wreck on March 4 involving freight train No. 93 caused a gasoline tank car explosion. Engineer J. Cowan Fireman Lt. Gatehouse and Head Brakeman Edward Miller were killed as the burning wreck consumed twenty freight cars and five hundred feet of track. The crash followed a failure to stop after a flag by a brakeman.
St Louis reports a bizarre case of John J. O Connor who was thought dead and buried at Calvary cemetery. He later appeared alive claiming his grave was later opened during suspended animation and reopened by a dissecting room incision. He recalls waking on courthouse steps after a two day gap.
The first hard freeze of winter occurred Monday morning and again last night in Mourne Als. The mild spell earlier gave four to six weeks advance in vegetables but peas beans squash tomatoes and Irish potato vines have been killed.
The Supreme Court on March 4 issued two rulings stating state obligations arise from faith and honor, and a state's citizens cannot sue for breach of contract when a constitutional amendment is involved.
The first tin block produced in America arrived in Pirrssurch March 4. Weighing twenty five pounds, the block came from a tin deposit near Hermosa South Dakota by the Glendale Tin Company. Experts say the block is excellent.
New York reports plasterers in a celebratory mood yesterday marking a union agreement and anticipated improved wages and working conditions. The scene reflects the trades’ response to the milestone and the impact on city labor life.
State Treasurer Noland is suspended by Governor Francis amid a reported $30,000 shortage traced to gambling losses in New York and Kansas City. Bondsmen estimate the deficit as investigators proceed with quo warranto action to oust him.
Reports from Topeka claim a plot to settle Oklahoma by removing African Americans. Ten masked men from Downs entered Hawkins farm near Downs, whipped him, and fled as Burgess and Clarke returned fire. The mob surrounded the assailants, who promised to leave the territory.
The bill regulating factory hours for female workers and youths under seventeen passed both houses and was signed by the Governor, despite protests from Lynchburg Danville and other tobacco centers worried over factory ruin. The new law is in effect.
Mespais Mississippi March 5 The river level here was within two feet of the record high set on March 6 1882 and continues to rise several inches daily. Levees along the river for four hundred fifty miles to Vicksburg hold firm though strain is severe and workers bolster them.
The Senegal Governor reports French forces at Atzoio repelled a Dahomey assault. About 100 attackers were killed or wounded. Rumors say France intends to take Dahomey under its jurisdiction and plan an expedition to West Africa.
Summary of Senate and House actions across Feb 28 to Mar 4 including petitions from Arkansas on voter intimidation in 1838, approvals of bridge and public building funding, nominations and several pension and education bills, and contested election cases Featherstone Cate and Atkinson Pendleton.
Reports indicate the Arizona dam collapse caused at least fifty deaths. In Carben Wyoming, Joseph Storrison murdered his wife, and others died by their own hand. Further details are incomplete due to the damaged text.
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