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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1891
Page
1
A compilation of curious notes from a bygone era detailing oddities and brief items. Topics include stamps from 1646 in London, a 21 year old carrier pigeon, a Newport grave watch, and a New Jersey barber who shaves expertly.
Secretary Blaine issues a public note to Lord Salisbury outlining the U S position on the Bering Sea dispute demanding arbitration terms. He argues U S claims over exclusive jurisdiction and fur seal rights beyond the three mile limit and cites prior protests and British actions.
James G. Blaine argues over the definition of the Pacific and Atlantic waters in relation to Alaska seals and the Bering Sea. He challenges Lord Salisbury's use of term Pacific Ocean and asserts U S ownership rights based on historical sovereignty and seal behavior. He questions Canadian intrusion in 1860 and cites John Quincy Adams on geographic distinctions.
Train No. 7 westbound and No. 10 eastbound on the Pan-Handle railroad collided at Tuscarawas. Baggagemaster Daniel Longenecker of Columbus died instantly. Postal clerks C D Rogers and Otto Miller of Indianapolis and express messenger G F Marvin were badly injured. Engineers and firemen escaped injury. Bodies were sent to Dennison for treatment and Longenecker's body to Columbus.
Peter Smith of Fisher Arkansas attempted to outrun a passenger train on a mule near Newport on the Cotton Belt line. The mule fell onto the track just before crossing and Smith was killed when the train struck him, his body scattering remains along the road.
An explosion at the Ocean mine near Clarksburg WV yesterday morning caused four deaths and serious injuries to several others. Victims named as Joseph Feather 50 of Connellsville PA William Dougherty 35 of Bridgeport Nathan Gains 35 Clarksburg and Charles Welsh 23 Clarksburg. A fire followed the blast and the burial details remained unclear as recovery efforts continued.
Five masked men halted a Santa Fe passenger train at Wharton and stole about $100 from the mail car. The express messenger hid money and valuables in the car and stove, foiling some efforts and triggering a swift US Marshal-led pursuit with bloodhounds. No injuries reported.
A Memphis Tenn student faced a dire tonsillitis attack with initial fevers near 106 to 108 F. Doctors witnessed her temperature soar to 158 F raising alarms yet she unexpectedly improved. A similar extreme fever was once recorded at 152 F in Omaha Neb during peritonitis.
Walkerville in Ocean county Michigan suffered near total destruction after a Saturday afternoon fire. The Butler and Peters logging camp buildings the hotel stores livery barn sawmills and most dwellings were burned. Five hundred thousand cords of logs were lost and fires spread through surrounding woods. Kit Zinger's mill at Freesoil also burned in the disasters.
The steamer Lucy Lowe carrying fifty-six colonists from Tacoma left April 21 to settle near Guestades river mouth. A violent voyage left the party stranded and short of food. only survivor John N. Grant of Tacoma returned Saturday and fears the rest are lost as a search party is organized.
At Hazleton Pennsylvania Mrs Connolly aged 110 committed death by her own action on Sunday by setting fire to her bed. Neighbors who had cared for her for twenty years planned to send her to the alms house for better care and she burned herself to avoid the indignity.
Intransigeante reports M Rochefort accuses sub prefect Isaac of ordering troops to fire on rioters in Fourmies. The dispute escalates toward a duel between Isaac and Rochefort, signaling a personal and political clash over the incident.
Fragmented OCR shows a mention of Fayseb Passe Hoodseed, Maj. dey Meng, and a reference to a collector in San Pedro California. The readable text hints at an entering duty and an administrative action but lacks coherent context or complete facts.
Deserters confirm a Chilean cruiser accompanied the Itata and that Esmeralda may sail from Acapulco to intercept the Itata north of the coast. The Charleston is ordered to recapture the Itata, with both ships matched in plan and armament, raising chances of a tense meeting at sea.
Fort Walla Walla authorities arrested eight enlisted men for being accessory to the Hunt lynching on April 24. Six others deserted. a provost guard searches for them. A court of inquiry meets Tuesday as the state grand jury weighs murder indictments. Corporal Arnold’s arrest earlier provided the tip leading to the others.
L. J. Dumoulin, 26, starts from Canton Ohio to reach the City of Mexico in twenty days without paying transportation. A referee provides meals and enforces the no-fare rule while a rival puts up $200 to back him. Dumoulin plans to travel mostly by freight train to earn his stake.
Lewis H Hall and his son Lewis Hall Jr. quarreled with Samuel Steel and his son Hiram near Knox Creek West Virginia. Lewis Hall Jr. was shot through the heart and died instantly. Hiram Steel died from seven bullets. Samuel Steel was mortally wounded and died soon after. Lewis Hall escaped after four slight wounds.
Berlin dispatch says the appeal by the Italian government to other European powers to press the United States for protection of resident aliens is met with laughter. It notes a large Italian emigration to America and suggests Germany will likely refuse to join in any such demand.
The Italian consul in New Orleans Signor Corte is recalled to report to Rome on events since Chief of Police Fennessey was murdered. Vice Consul Pomo of New York will act for Corte during the interim.
United States warships Omaha and Charleston anchored off San Pedro California Sunday night and exchanged signals. The steamer Charleston was sighted off Point Loma near San Diego Monday morning.
The blaze across northern Michigan rages through at least a dozen counties. West Troy Otia Nir vana and Fremont vanish in flames as villages flee, leaving only ashes while sawmills stores and rail lines burn and hundreds of residents lose homes.
Fires rage across more than 4000 acres within seven miles of Huntingdon Pennsylvania and spread across East Broad Top Fulton County Tussey Mountain Kay's Hill and Warrior's Ridge. Farms including Solomon Koch Wm Koch Eli Kates Isaac Taylor Wilson Louck and Michael Martin face immediate threats while fencing and grain losses mount. Origin of fires traced to railroads or roaming gypsies.
Influenza remains widespread in Liverpool and Sheffield as the British warship Thunderer is held at Gibraltar because many officers and crew are ill. Members of the house of commons consider the parliament building infected and plan fumigation during the holidays.
A London dispatch confirms the czarewich was attacked Monday in Kioto, now called Saikio, on Honshu. Kioto lies near Osaka and Tokio, with the attack marked as an attempt on the czarewich life, details remain uncertain.
Isaac Kyler drove a team into the Pennsylvania railroad yard to load when a shifting engine pushed a train into the side track. The train collapsed through the brick wall of the round house, mangling Kyler and his team. Kyler’s body was found thirty feet inside the building.
Signor Quintieri informs the chamber of deputies of an interpellation aimed at Premier Rudini. The inquiry concerns Rudini’s intended action in light of Mr Blaine's latest communication on the New Orleans affair.
John Barry M.P. asserts in Parliament that Parnell’s stance on home rule is weakening Irish tenants, leaving them at the mercy of landlords under pressure and violence.
Fragmentary note indicates a directive to capture a Tata vessel at sea under high seas conditions, with Secretary Tracy referenced as issuing instructions. The readable text is incomplete but centers on enforcement action against the Tata ship.
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