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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1891
Page
1
London electrical papers discuss a possible telephone link between the United States and Great Britain after the London Paris telephone success. They believe mechanical difficulties may be overcome and a transatlantic connection could be pursued.
Queen Victoria signals readiness to pay Prince Albert’s debts totaling 1.5 million dollars but insists the funds do not pass through his hands. She questions his financial acumen while praising his character.
The text portrays Gen Butter as a lavish spender maintaining residences in Washington Boston and Lowell. It asserts his generosity surpasses many well known philanthropists and that he donates more money than others with reputations for charity.
In an a2 house in Lawrence Massachusetts lies relics of an old time Bostonian with years of Boston post office records. The documents date back to 18(9 and reveal that the number of letters received in a single day varied greatly. Some days recorded only one incoming letter.
The year 1589 saw United States output of precious and ornamental stones and minerals totaling 188 817 dollars. Usatized and prized wood accounted for 53 175 dollars, turquoise stones 23 675 dollars, quartz diamonds 14 000 dollars, and lapidary works in New York and Massachusetts reached 6 006 716 dollars in value.
A letter from an American girl in Paris recalls language mishaps as she tries to order in French Italian and Spanish. The moment of relief comes when Mamms insists on the English word mustard drawing a contemptuous waiter response and a simple resolution.
Receipts for the first nine months of the current fiscal year exceed the prior period by 7 million dollars and surpass estimates. If maintained, yearly receipts could top 130 million dollars for the first time in two decades, with last year totaling 142.5 million versus 130.8 million in 1889.
The diver Hooper made seven descents to depths of two hundred one feet and stayed under for forty two minutes while moving cargo from the Cape Horn wreck off South America. Siebe cites a record depth of two hundred four feet equivalent to eighty eight and a half psi.
The motor man Kercey explains the delay by a theory of sympathetic harnessing and concordant force. He says exciting the concordant force in the corpuscular interstitial domain and then negating certain thirds and ninths yields high velocities with greater power through intermittent negation.
A 9 year old boy wrote to Barnum asking the parade be altered so he could see the circus. The New York Times notes Barnum immediately ordered the parade to adjust its route to reach the boy’s house.
During Harrison's Atlanta visit he greets George Cook an elderly piano manufacturer from Boston. Cook's grandfather Capt. Cook saved Gen. William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe. Cook and Mrs. Cook visited Gov. Bullock and joined Mayor Hemphill to meet the president for a cordial reunion and pleasant chat.
Delegates stream into Cincinnati for a massive industrial conference led by T W Powderly and Samuel Gompers. Attendees include farmers from across the country and journalists, with discussions on land transportation and finance. Planks for popular vote for senators eight hour day and immigration are favored by the New England Industrial Alliance.
About 1,260 delegates attended the National Union Conference opening at Blu sh Hall Cincinnati at 2 PM. Officials from multiple states were elected to preside, committees formed, and Debates over a third party continued amid lively demonstrations and protests.
Dispatches from Acapulco report the Chilean cruiser Esmerelda in port and sailing north to intercept the Itata. They warn a potential naval engagement if the Charleston pursues, with rapid movements near Jalizco and San Blas.
Prof Bernheim reports to the Paris Academy of Medicine that transfusing goat blood cured two of fourteen patients in the first stage of consumption and improved ten others with tuberculosis. Two advanced stage cases died six weeks after first transfusion, and the doctor cautions use only in early stages.
A two hour conference warned that land-owners demands may block the Chickamauga battleground national park project. Valuations rose from 5 to 20 dollars per acre to 160 200 and over 300, risking abandonment if equitable prices are not offered. The commission dislikes condemnation and may report adversely, delaying further action.
Daniel Morgan home three miles south of Oak Grove Missouri was blown up with dynamite on Thursday night. Mrs Morgan suffered a broken collar bone and injuries others. Morgan himself injured but not fatally. Two children unharmed while a stepson was hurled twenty yards through a tree and landed safely. Perpetrator unknown.
John Young Brown of Henderson was nominated for governor by the Kentucky Democratic State Convention. M. C. Alford of Fayette was chosen for lieutenant governor and W. J. Hendricks of Bell for attorney general. The balance of the ticket will be nominated on Saturday.
The Montserat steamed from San Francisco with cereals and provisions for Chili. Officials say the ship carried no arms or contraband, and was examined to clear customs.
President Morrison and his party ATT traveled to Washington for a Friday meeting that marked the end of their coast visit and the administration’s effort to push key policies.
Frosts across Northwestern Ohio and nearby states cause heavy damage to fruits vegetables and wheat. Ice forms up to a half inch thick with losses estimated at fifty percent for wheat and widespread crop ruin from Warren Ohio to Muskingum valley. Continuous dry weather worsens crop prospects in Central Tennessee.
Navy dispatches report Charleston sailing south from Acapulco while Esmeralda remains in port. Itata leads by about two days, with estimates hewing to speed assumptions and uncertain courses. Panama or Payta could be next heard from if ships pass.
At Acapulco the American warship Charleston and the Chilean gunboat Esmeralda lie at anchor near the harbor entrance. The Chilean captain denies calling at any US port, suggesting US interference is unlikely. An Esmeralda officer hints the Itata is already underway with coal and supplies, fueling speculation of a maneuver to mislead US authorities.
Henry Welch a fifty year old white man from New York died at Presbyterian Hospital after his skin turned black following a gall duct obstruction by a gall stone. Physicians report jaundice occurred as bile backed up and altered skin color. Two similar cases exist in the hospital records.
The Dix Neuvine Sircle reports a new volcano at Mt Nimrod in the Van district of Armenia. Villages at the base have been destroyed with many killed or injured. Fugitives camp outside the destruction zone, destitute, and widespread misery follows. The Turkish government says it will aid the sufferers.
M. Herculais, president of the Ethnological Society and noted French entomologist, died while investigating a locust plague in Algiers province. He slept amid heat and exhaustion, was attacked by locusts, and burned surrounding vegetation in a desperate attempt to escape before his corpse was found.
El Universal reports the Esmeralda and other Chilean warships expected at Mexican ports. A Guatemala telegram says a schooner captain sighted two strange vessels under full sail moving southward, sighting reported nearby.
Nat Whittum, a Blue River rancher north of Clifton, Arizona, was found dead in his cabin with a gunshot wound. The cabin had been robbed and animals and gear stolen. Fritz and Boyles reported the discovery. the murder is attributed to Apaches.
Since April first about 100 undesirable immigrants have been debarred by New York inspectors. The small number is still a warning to steamship companies to screen passengers to avoid strenuous repatriation.
La Presse reports an early month contract placing the Chatelierant Arms factory and its workers at Russia's absolute disposal with a formal order for 3,000,000 rifles issued by the Russian government.
Mayor Shakespeare writes Governor Nichols asking him to urge Secretary Blaine to recall Consul Corte's exequatur by the president. The ground cited is that Corte has outlived usefulness and is no longer acceptable as a resident of New Orleans.
Mike Bonshue an employee of J G Hudson Clothing Co Newark Q fell down stairs in the Chronicle block Sunday afternoon breaking his neck Donahue had just returned from Sandusky and had evidently been drinking He had a room in the third story.
Mrs Antonio De Navarro reports that Our Mary has bought a house at Tunbridge Wells England and plans to make it her home. She declares she has no intention of acting again and has retired forever.
Parliament discussed the proposed federal budget on Monday afternoon. The total requests amount to 36,931,061 with a reduction of 302,600 from the previous year. The largest item is the public debt including sinking fund at 611,735,009.
A fragmented clipping references an indictment involving a person named Ameer Ben Ali and mentions an Algerian figure described as Kren or similar. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but the core note concerns legal action and an indexed suspect.
A car loaded with dynamite exploded near Tarrytown, NY, blowing men to pieces and wrecking the Hudson River Railroad. Nine Italians and two Americans died on site, four more Italians died later, with 23 wounded and over 20 missing. Doctors from nearby towns treated the injured. The blast occurred between Irvington and Tarrytown after dynamite was placed beside the track during roadbed work.
The Vesuvius returned from the first day of pneumatic gun trials with six shots at ranges under a mile. Three shots were fired while stationary and three at full speed. one bull’s eye was hit and all projectiles stayed within a vessel’s width. Center gun tests showed uniform flight though valve differences hinder precise pressure readings.
A new insect infects currant bushes near Bloomington, poisoning green currants. A child of Ed Moll died after eating parasite infected fruit and others, including several children, are severely ill. Many residents remove currant bushes to stop the outbreak.
Dispatches From the Milwaukee Sentinel report forest fires spreading across Amberg Michigan along the Milwaukee and Northern line. In Amberg most inhabitants boarded a train to Iron Mountain with little chance to save belongings. Garth Wisconsin is completely surrounded by fire with residents fighting flames all day.
Clayton Lloyd twelve years' time prisoner was shot and killed by Guard Carri Nelson at Pratt Mines prison near Birmingham Alabama late Monday night. Lloyd had been sentenced for attempted poisoning of his wife and five children two of whom died later. He was found trying to set fire to the prison when shot.
Secretary Tracy said Tuesday night the Charleston could seize the insurgent steamer Itata in Chilean waters. The navy department expects no news from the Charleston before it reaches Panama, about four days from Acapulco where the vessel sailed Monday night.
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