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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1891
Page
1
A sprawling collection of short notes covers a Philadelphia lawyer’s death will oddities in a penitentiary, Kansas banking plans, Australia shipping eggs, timber plantings in San Diego, thefts in Somerville, Alaska coast length, Missouri receipts, and various curios from science to crime. Named people, places, and institutions appear amid quirky statistics and regional notes.
A Rome workingmen meeting near San Giovanni on Friday ended in violence. An anarchist speaker urged an assault on police as rioters clashed with troops and gendarmes. One deputy Signor Bareilaio was wounded and a trooper killed with further injuries reported.
A May Day riot in France left seven dead and twelve wounded after a crowd of about 4000 clashed with gendarmes. Miners and soldiers exchanged fire near Fourtiies as protesters tried to free jailed comrades. Troops dispersed the mob with sabers. several civilians and soldiers were struck by stones.
A Greek Good Friday riot in Zante Island’s Hebrew quarter leads to a cordon of soldiers firing on Christians who refused to retreat. Homes in the Jewish quarter are pillaged and threats of arson loom as casualties rise. Separately, John Manier of Gilbert Car Works Troy NY is fatally struck by a knife from a machine, sinking six inches and dying within minutes.
The English government proposes suspending seal killing in the Pelletiie for a term to be set, with a commission to study whale stocks, and a period during which Canada poaching would be blocked. It is believed Blaine will accept the proposition.
Friday morning between five and six thousand railraid miners in the Litt Burph district went out on strike as their old scale expired Thursday and wage adjustments await. The eight hour question is not the strike’s cause. The miners' convention is in session at Pittsburgh.
The port of New York recorded 60 440 immigrants landing in April, the highest April total since 1901 when 455 455 arrived that year. Last April 40 054 arrived.
Early results from the Rye election indicate Prince Bismarck with about 19,600 votes and Herr Schmalfeld with about 5,400. Further and later returns are promised to follow.
An earthquake shock struck Contookook New Hampshire at 7 10 Friday evening. Reports from surrounding towns say the quake was very distinct and notable.
A man named Greathouse living near Weston West Virginia was killed when he fell onto a drawing knife he was using.
Another strong vein of natural gas has been struck almost in the heart of the city of Bicomington, Illinois, according to local reports. Crews are assessing the new find and any potential impact on nearby properties and infrastructure.
An enormous army of caterpillars swarms the Big Swamp trestles near Lumberton delaying trains on the Carolina Central line. Engineers fight to move through the swamp as caterpillars cover rails and ties, litter the ground, and create a foul stench. Farmers report no crop harm yet, as caterpillars are halted mid crossing and used as fertilizer only after train passage.
East bound Big Four night express nearing Bloomington slows after engineer spots a man waving a blazing shirt on the track. Aims brakes and reverses but hits an oak obstruction, damaging fencing and the engine pilot. Simes, Bloomin gton president, signals with his shirt set ablaze using a satin tie. One hundred passengers aboard.
Rev. George Th. Boothwell, pastor of the Congregational Church on Classon Avenue Brooklyn, died at Brooklyn Hospital after two weeks of illness from inhaling a cell into the bronchial tube. Despite multiple surgeries and expert care, doctors could not save him.
A garbled report describes a Nashville capitol building incident with tallow candles lit in cuspidors. It mentions a meter removal order by a superintendent and purchases of candles and oil on a Friday and Saturday.
Col Poor Hilder of Henmanuras proposes to the state department a subscription begun at Chicago during the World’s Fair to raise funds for a monument on the spot where Columbus first set foot in the Americas. The site is said to be Point Castilla near Traxille, Honduras.
A heavy Sunday rainstorm ended a wildfire on the Blue Mountains in Pennsylvania. The downpour lasted two hours and extinguished flames that had scorched over fifteen hundred acres.
The Danish treasury reports a duty reduction on sugar chocolate and petroleum effective October 1 1891. A bounty will be provided on the sugar used in beer exported.
Articles of incorporation are fled in Columbus for a long distance telephone company to construct and operate lines from Cincinnati to Cleveland Detroit New York and other eastern cities.
A shootout between deputies and coke strikers in Pennsylvania left John Mohan dead and a second striker mortally wounded. Supervisors Gray and Callaghan and guards were defending workers when they were attacked at house No. 17. Authorities reported a quiet scene after the clash amid warnings of further trouble as strikers drill and arm themselves.
Premier Rudini urges reflection on the New Orleans issue and warns that the federal government has breached diplomatic courtesy by publishing a private dispatch. He declares it may be impossible for the federal government to fulfill civil duties and suggests breaking off the controversy. Public opinion should guide an equitable solution.
At a banquet in Dusseldorf on Monday evening Emperor William spoke briefly stressing labor rights and satisfaction with the Austria treaty. He pledged to follow his established home policy, declaring I alone am master in this country and nobody else, a remark seen as aimed at Prince Bismarck.
Four Black laborers were burned to death Sunday night at a Chattanooga Southern railroad camp. The men reportedly drank and gambled in a box car before the fire was found. Authorities say companions of the victims may have set the car ablaze to rob the sleepers, one man having recently won a large craps game.
Italy will not take an official part in the Chicago exposition citing economy. The decision follows precedent from 1889 when Italy did not take part in the French exposition, and it states Americans should accept the stance.
In a Monday French deputies session during the Fourmies riot debate Ernest Roche labeled Minister Constantis a murderer and his followers as varied. Roche was expelled and censured amid the intense exchange.
Report notes Justices Bradley and Field plan to seek retirement and that Senator Edmunds will be offered a position.
Rumors spread after a fire Monday in the Carabineri barracks in Rome. Fire spread to nearby barns storing forage for horses. the Swiss Guard was kept under arms all night. Officials suspect socialist elements sparked the blaze amid May Day tensions.
Mrs. J. M. Metcalfe carries the bodies of three relatives to St. Paul after a southern trip for health. Mr. Metcalfe, a grain merchant, died in Jackson Miss. en route. Their daughter and son died from heart disease near Memphis and St. Louis.
A twelve inch steel gun now under construction at a Watersville New York factory nears completion. The gun will be shipped to Sandy Hook testing grounds this week for evaluation. It weighs fifty two tons and has a range over ten miles. It will fire a thousand pound projectile with about four hundred pounds of powder.
It is reported that two leading New York commercial houses, rivals in trade, supplied arms and ammunition to opposing sides in the Chilean conflict. Each hoped that the victorious faction would favor the supplier in future business.
Snow covered North Troy Vermont as readings in Massachusetts and Connecticut dropped three to five degrees below freezing Monday night. Reports say cherry and plum crops suffered while other fruits escaped significant damage.
The New Orleans grand jury returned indictments against Detective O Malley and five others for jury bribing. It says the lynching stemmed from abuse of law and that virtually the whole community shares responsibility, so no indictments are issued for that crime.
A damaging frost Monday night harmed fruit trees in the Grand Rapids area, especially peaches plums and currants. Temperatures fell enough to form quarter inch ice in places and a lawn hedge was found encased in ice Tuesday morning where water had been left running.
Rome correspondent reports Minister Porter will shortly vacate the U S legation in Rome leaving the secretary in charge.
The United States France and Brazil propose to assist Chilean factions toward terms that preserve republican government principles and ensure stability.
A sharp frost Monday morning harmed the local fruit crop in the vicinity of Boone Iowa, causing concern for area growers and potential losses.
The federal council of Venezuela signed a reciprocity agreement with the United States to establish mutual recognition and cooperative measures. The move signals expanded cross border engagement and potential trade and diplomatic benefits.
President Harrison and party travel by steamer City of Pueblo from San Francisco bay to Alcatraz and Angel Island with over 40000 spectators along shore. The Monterey launches as part of the visit while tours to Palo Alto Menlo Park Del Monte and Santa Cruz continue with civic receptions and a Palace hotel banquet.
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