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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1891
Page
1
The pretty little dog pianist once beloved by New York ladies three years ago has grown tall lazy and freckled, reflecting aging and a dog’s changing appearance.
E. 5. Barmann of Lick Observatory California reports that recent observations of the shadow of a Jupiter satellite prove the tiny moon is double.
Turner notes that about 2 000 people of Italian descent live in New Orleans and speak Italian. They are found across all professional and commercial sectors, participating in every trade and industry.
Twenty one states now have secret ballot laws with eight new additions this year including North and South Dakota Washington Nebraska Oregon West Virginia Arkansas and Vermont, reflecting broader adoption across the region.
A Tur statement notes France now ranks second worldwide in wheat production behind the United States, with an estimated 160,000 bushels to 42,000,000 bushels in the U. S. The claim highlights France’s rapid growth and global position.
In a recent blitz, travelers trapped by rain and snow for two days along an English railway lit fires beside the track to heat the Water-tank foot-warmers, the sole means of warming the car interiors.
Prof Cantinrens of Frankfort New York, after consultation with Washington weather officials, intends experiments to produce rain using balloons filled with mixed gases to be exploded by electric blasts.
A refrigerator has been designed to operate without ice. It uses evaporation of water carried between troughs by capillary cloth. The device features a framing with sides closed in by gauze to allow air circulation and to deter insects.
An investigation shows Minnesota spent about two dollars per wolf bounty as northern wolf farms bred wolves for bounty payments. The practice, described as a state money walling operation, suggests efficiency rivaling wheat farming and exposes systemic exploitation in bounty programs.
The article notes seeds sown to cultivate Ceara rubber in jungle belts adjoining estates show flourishing seedlings. It suggests extensive future planting could cover large tracts with profitable rubber if seeds are broadcast yearly.
Seat tle fireman Herman Lawson died after losing his grip during weekly practice. The rushing water struck him and swept him thirty yards along the wharf, dragging him over a six inch spike and causing fatal injuries.
The bulletin places the value of truck farming products after costs at 16,517,25 dollars with 1889 figures, notes capital invested at 100,000,005 and 334,440 acres under cultivation. It lists 216,763 men 9,254 women 14,874 children employed and 75,556 horses and mules aiding the industry. The report links growth to urban expansion and diversified US country industries expanding consumption.
The passage defines the center of population as the intersection of a north–south line dividing the country into equal East and West populations and an east–west line dividing into equal North and South populations. It calls this intersection the center of gravity of the population.
E G Waters, head of government hotels in Yellowstone, describes park animals. He cites about a hundred buffalo, many elk, mountain sheep and bears. He notes buffalo growth under troop protection, elk thriving, and bears posing no threat due to lack of hunting fear.
The Democrats hold 237 votes at opening, Republicans 7, and Farmers Alliance 0. This gives Democrats a 150 vote plurality over Republicans and a 143 vote majority over all, the largest in 22 years since Reconstruction.
About 5000 Italian residents of New York packed the Cooper Union great hall to denounce last weekend’s New Orleans disaster. Outside, under drizzle, thousands pressed in and a crush injured several as police cleared entrances. The meeting led by A. Angulo issued resolutions demanding reparation, sent to President Harrison and Italy’s premier.
Calhoun Padgett and Gus Padgett aged 12 and Wilson Clements aged 31 are held on $1,000 bond each for arson after burning the county schoolhouse a mile south of Memphis. They were former pupils who hid after nine other scholars were dismissed and used stolen car pressings and kindling to ignite the blaze. They watched from a fence as the building burned and marked the ruins with the word Liberty.
Gen Joseph E Johnston former Confederate commander died at his Washington residence after a three week heart illness aggravated by a cold. Funeral at St John s Episcopal church with interment at Greenmount Cemetery. He was born 1807 in Virginia and a West Point graduate who served from 1832 in the Black Hawk campaign and Mexico. He commanded Harper s Ferry and later the Army of Tennessee before surrendering with Sherman at the close of the Civil War.
Postmaster General Wanamaker issued a general circular to postmasters and employees outlining the 1801 act extending franking to members and members elect of Congress. They may send free official letters to government officers through the mails.
Preparations near completion for the Western states commercial congress to be held April 14 to 18 in Kansas City. Railways will offer reduced rates and arrangements are made for entertainment of about one thousand people. Delegates from nine state legislatures have been appointed.
Distinguished tragedian Lawrence Barrett died in New York City from pneumonia after fainting during a performance of Richelieu at Broadway. He was born Lawrence Patrick Hrannigan in Paterson New Jersey in April 1838.
Inquiries in Chicago failed to reveal any Italian organization planned to avenge the New Orleans lynching. Italians questioned denied any such activity locally.
Lewis Purdy long served as Scruk Oak New York postmaster since William Henry Harrison's presidency, a tenure spanning fifty years, and his death ends a record for continuity in the office.
The treasury department declares that after April 1 molasses may enter the United States free of duty from all countries. This action ends tariffs on molasses and opens the market to imports from any nation.
The Arkansas house on Friday passed a concurrent resolution urging that the president, vice president, and U S senators be elected by a direct popular vote.
At St. Joseph and St. Mary's convent in St. Louis nineteen young ladies renounced the world and received the veil on Friday.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company was placed under a mortgage of 250000000 dollars, the largest single mortgage in history according to the report.
The Missouri legislature passed a bill appropriating $150,000 to fund a state exhibit at the world's fair. The action backs display plans and related preparations for the event.
The Hatfield McCoy feud between Logan county West Virginia and Pike county Kentucky ends after Devil Anses proclaims peace. The long running conflict began over a sow and a pig and has caused over a hundred deaths in thirty years. A peace letter from Devil Anses is expected to quiet disturbances on his side.
The world’s biggest soap manufacturing concern was organized in Houston Texas on Saturday. The corporation will have a capital of 15 million dollars and plans plants costing 350 thousand to 200 thousand dollars in Houston New Orleans and other southern cotton belt cities.
An Oi Gusher reports the Madder well in the Montpelier oil field north of Hartford City Indiana was drilled Saturday and shown to produce 150 barrels a day, the best result yet in the field.
Irish delegates meeting in Newcastle England on Sunday adopted a resolution expressing want of confidence in Mr. Parnell. The action reflects internal party tensions influencing the Irish political scene.
Newfoundland faces a political crisis as lawmakers demand full independence from Britain. Delegates will go to London to protest coercion laws and partial arbitration on fisheries, with possible U.S. admission as a republic state if grievances persist.
A detective visiting Victoria from British Columbia reports Chinese communities in the province execute criminals under their own codes. He cites two secret headings and believes many cases on the Pacific coast go unheard by local authorities. He notes evidentiary barriers under dominion law.
Chicago reports 1540 grip deaths in two weeks as clinics stock up and undertakers fill. Hospitals open to victims. 72 nurses at the Illinois training school have fallen sick. Doctors warn weather changes hinder relief while humidity and fluctuating temperatures fuel the spread. New York and Connecticut experts note favorable conditions for transmission.
The Ontario Farmer's Union unites farmers for social political and financial promotion. The movement, modeled after the U S Farmers Alliance, is one year old and has shown good progress nationwide in Ontario and Beamsville.
A New Orleans grand jury returned two indictments in blank Monday for attempting to bribe jurors. The new feature is D C OMaley listed as an accessory before the fact, with MacChrystal and Cooney previously indicted.
The body of the late Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, who died in Washington, Saturday night, has been prepared for burial. He was dressed in a plain black civilian suit and placed in a simple casket with no military display.
Col King, charged with fatally shooting Law yer David Poston, appeared in criminal court Memphis Tennessee Monday. He pleaded not guilty and Judge Duboise set April 6 for the trial, with King remanded to jail.
Barnum and William Brown received thirty years in the penitentiary at Oquawka Illinois for murdering their brother in law Geo Holley at Harper’s Mills Henderson county on December 1 1890. Holley had ill treated his wife.
The Washington National Bank of New York has its capital impaired due to the president's loans to unreliable friends. The bank examiner has assumed control of the bank's affairs.
A statement attributed to ex Senator Pierce says Edmunds plans to resign prior to the next senate session. The message notes the expected resignation will take effect before the upcoming meeting.
C. W. Gray, a brakeman, was crushed while coupling cars at Irondale Alabama, authorities reported. Fire and rescue crews responded to the scene as an investigation began into the accident.
The grip spreads through New York City with ongoing cases and public health notices. Local authorities monitor hospitals and urge residents to take precautions amid rising influenza like illness levels.
Parnell will resign and seek re election to parliament.
A West Virginia schoolteacher ER. A. French of Bond Creek Ritchie County died after excruciating side pains. Physicians could not diagnose or relieve him. The pain migrated to his head and the skull reportedly burst, ending his life.
Henry Reddy of Beaver avenue Allegheny entered the salt works of Haller Beck & Co on Rebecca street in a drunken stupor. After a scuffle the watchman ejected him. He was later found deceased at the bottom of a boiling salt vat, presumed to have fallen from an open window.
The Neptune reached St Johns Newfoundland Monday night with a catch of 32000 seals. Other vessels report catches: Hector 25000 Greenland 20000 Vanguard 20000 Wolf 20000 Walrus 5000 Kite 3000 Iceland 11000 Terranova 35000 Aurora 8000 Esquimaux 12000. Eagle catch unreported and Gulf steamers not heard from.
The grip has become a dangerous disease in Pittsburgh with a rising death rate. Twenty four days into the month saw 723 deaths in Pittsburgh and Allegheny, 38 deaths in the last 24 hours, and many unreported. Fifty one funerals were held last Sunday with a shortage of hearses.
Gasco Frinke, a survivor of the Jeanesville Pennsylvania mine disaster, remains gravely ill after a period of recovery in hospital. His weak stomach could not handle the celebratory feasting by friends and he has been returned to hospital for care.
The Grant Monument Association of New York requested the legislature appropriate 500000 dollars of recently refunded direct state tax to fund a monument to Gen. Grant at Riverside Park after a Tuesday meeting of its executive committee.
The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby is dying at his New York City residence from pneumonia. He is a prominent clergyman and author associated with the era's social and religious movements.
Crawfordsville reports grip illness, robberies, and deaths. Brazil and Logansport victims include a morphine attempt and insanity from losses. Rushville sees temperance drives and a man jailed for larceny. Fires, mill blasts, and gas price hikes ripple through the region as officials announce appointments and pardons.
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