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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1891
Page
5
London electrical papers discuss a potential telephone link between the United States and Great Britain following London Paris experiments. Observers believe mechanical difficulties may be overcome enabling a transatlantic connection.
Queen Victorts signals readiness to pay Prince Albert's 1.5 million debt but insists the funds go directly to creditors, not through his hands. Though praising him as a gentleman, she doubts his financial acumen.
General Butler lives on a scale lavish enough to impress millionaires. He maintains establishments in Washington Boston and Lobes and is unusually generous, giving away more money than many reputed philanthropists.
In a Lawrence Massachusetts house sit a collection of relics from an old time Bostonian including years of Boston post office records. The 1502 date shows that ten letters in a day counted as good mail while some days recorded only a single incoming letter.
The 1889 production of precious and semi precious stores and ornamental wares in the United States totaled SI&S RIT. Valuations include $53,175 in wagotized and jas perized wood, $23,675 in turquoise stones, and $14,000 in quart. Diamonds valued at $1,000,716 were cut at the Rapid an works in New York and Massachusetts.
An American girl writes from Paris about ordering in French Italian and Spanish until her mother translates mustard. The waiter reacts with mock scorn as he finally understands the word, revealing humor in cross language misunderstandings.
Internal revenue receipts for the first nine months of the year exceed the prior year by 87,000,010 and迅 would reach over 50 million if the pace continues, a figure not seen in two decades. Last June's total was 142,500,000 versus 180,500,000 the year before.
Hooper performed seven descents to depths of 201 feet during the Cape Horn salvage off South America. He once stayed underwater for 42 minutes, a remarkable underwater feat cited alongside figures claiming a 504 foot depth and 88.5 psi equivalent pressure for the deepest dive record.
Kerrey the motor man describes a delay cause using a complex theory of sympathetic harness and concordant force. He cites establishing coc concordance and negative intervals to induce high velocities and power, mentioning polar terrestrial force and corpuscular interstitial domain.
A 9 year old letter to Mr. Barnum described as very ill and in bed prompted Barnum to alter the parade route. The letter, dated three years prior, requested letting the parade pass by the boy’s house and Barnum ordered the change.
During President Harrison's Atlanta stop he met elderly George Cook a noted pianist. They shared cordial conversation after Cook and his son visited Governor Bullock, with the meeting described as pleasant and friendly.
Dr Brooks attempted to pull a house doorbell but was confronted by a resident who shouted for him to leave. The intruder fled the scene while the resident reinforced the doorway, allowing a cautious escape by the doctor.
Sentiment favors the new party movement as delegates stream to Cincinnati for an Industrial conference seen as the largest of its kind. Leaders T V Powderly and Samuel Gompers attend with farmers from many states, a press meeting in Washington and Emery Hotel talks on election reform and eight hour workday.
The National Union Conference opened at Mu aia Hall with about 1,200 delegates. Delegates from many parties gathered, electing chairs for state groups and debating the potential formation of a third party. The assembly sang, displayed banners, and heard calls to proceed with credentials, organization, and platform work.
Dispatches from Acapulco note the Chilean cruiser Esmerelda entered port and planned to shadow the Itata pursuit, with officers hinting at a naval engagement if the United States Charleston attempts capture. A Mexican report from San Blas describes a rakish armed craft under steam with a large crew and guns, possibly the Esmerelda.
Report to the Paris Academy of Medicine by Prof. Bernheim states goat’s blood shows benefit in early consumption and cures for two anemia cases. Ten tuberculosis patients improved under the treatment, while four in advanced stages had mixed results. two died six weeks after first transfusion.
The Chickamauga battlefield park plan may fail as landowners seek high prices. Officials reject forced condemnation and fear equitable settlements will not be reached. A two hour Friday conference left further steps postponed amid mounting investor resistance.
A dynamite blast destroyed Daniel Morgan's house three miles south of Oak Grove Missouri on Thursday night. Mrs Morgan suffered a broken collarbone and other injuries. Mr Morvan was badly hurt, two children escaped unharmed, a stepson was blown twenty yards through a tree and landed near the fence. No fatalities reported.
John Young Brown of Lleisterson was nominated for governor by the state convention. M. C. Alford of Fayette was named for lieutenant governor and W. Or Hendricks of Bell for attorney general. The balance of the ticket to be chosen Saturday.
The steamer Maontacret which had been loading a cargo of cervals and provisions at San Francisco for Chill left Friday afternoon. Watch was maintained over her to the last by customs officers to prevent any act of contraband goods being shipped.
President Harrison and party reach Washington on Friday concluding a trip down the coast. The journey covered substantial ground though some lines remain unclear in the dispatches.
A garbled OCR note refers to a court hearing involving Azainss Geriy and John with unclear details. The fragment hints at a timetable or day session and mentions Bea and Saeaane Ia in fragmented form.
Northwestern Ohio and nearby areas suffered a severe frost Saturday night the coldest in twelve years. Temperatures around 27 degrees froze fruit vegetables and wheat causing heavy losses with ice up to half an inch. Grapes peaches potatoes and corn also damaged in Warren Winamac Fremont and Muskingum valley. Continued dry weather worsens crop prospects in Central Tennessee for cotton.
Reports say the American warship Charleston and the Chilean vessel Esmeralda anchored near Acapulco harbor. The Esmeralda’s captain denies calling at U.S. ports, while a Chilean officer hints a possible sea fight but jokes that the Itata remains at sea with coal and provisions en route.
A report from Trebizond via Marseilles cites a new volcano at Armenia's Mt Nimrod in Van district erupting with flames and lava. Nearby villages at the base are destroyed, many killed or injured, and refugees camp outside the danger zone. The Turkish government has begun relief efforts.
El Universal notes the Esmeralda is due at Acapulco and that additional Chilean warships may reach Mexican ports. A Guatemala telegram says a schooner captain sighted two unfamiliar ships under full sail moving southward.
Since April 1 about 109 undesirable immigrants have been debarred by New York inspectors. The number signals steamship lines to screen passengers carefully to avoid being forced to repatriate them.
Mayor Shakespeare forwards a letter to Gov. Nichols asking him to urge Secretary Blaine to obtain the president’s recall of Italian Consul Corte. The move claims Corte has outlived usefulness and is no longer acceptable as a New Orleans resident.
Mike Donahue an employee of J L Hudson Clothing Co Newark fell down stairs in the Chronicle block Sunday afternoon breaking his neck. He had just returned from Sandusky and appeared to have been drinking. He had a room on the third story.
The Steamship Bismarek completed the Southampton to New York crossing in six days fourteen hours and fifteen minutes, surpassing the previous inside record held by other vessels.
Two Italian immigrants infected with smallpox arrived in New York on Saturday and were ordered to a hospital for treatment.
Naval dispatch notes the Itata remains at large while the Charleston departs Acapulco after passing Esmeralda. If both ships keep their courses, Charleston at fourteen knots could close the distance by Tuesday night. Panama or Payta near-term contact remains possible, with Iquique as the far Chilean target.
Henry Welch a fifty year old white man died at Presbyterian Hospital New York after a gall duct disease blocked bile flow causing jaundice and skin to turn black. The physicians reported the condition was rare with only two similar cases in the hospital records.
M. Herculais a French savant and president of the Ethnological society on a government mission to study locust plagues in Algiers province. He slept exhausted near Sidérial and was overwhelmed by a swarm, dying after setting nearby brush on fire in a vain attempt to escape. He was a member of the French Academy and author of insect works.
Nat Whittum a rancher on Blue River north of Clifton Arizona was found shot dead in his cabin. Two men Fritz and Boyles found the body. The cabin had been looted and horses guns and saddles stolen. Authorities believe Apaches carried out the murder.
La Presse reports a contract signed early this month placing the factory and its workers under Russian control with Russia issuing an order for 3,000,000 rifles.
Mrs. Antonio De Navarro reports Mary Anderson has bought a house at Tunbridge Wells England and will live there. She explicitly states she has no intention of returning to acting, declaring she has retired forever.
Canadian parliament receives estimates for the financial year ending June 39 1892 totaling £36 931 061 a decrease of $302 600 from last year The principal item is the public debt including sinking fund SLI 735 090.
Ameer Ben Ali also known as Frenchy Ro 1 was indicted by the grand jury in New York City for murder in the first degree in the Carrie Brown case at the River hotel. The indictment names the Algerian suspect in the East River hotel killing.
The Italian government has issued instructions restricting the emigration of minors to the United States, aiming to curb unaccompanied juvenile travel abroad. The move may affect families seeking passages and raises concerns about departure safeguards and oversight.
A fragmentary report references a Marine battle with unclear details. Readable elements point to a combat event involving military forces, but specifics such as date location and outcomes are absent in the fragment.
A dynamite laden car exploded a few miles below Tarrytown New York blowing up tracks and killing at least eleven workers. The blast halted Hudson River railroad traffic and injured twenty three with more still missing. Affected Italians were unnamed, with many bodies torn or dismembered, as physicians treated the wounded from nearby towns.
The Vesuvius returned from the first day of trials with pneumatic guns firing six shots at ranges up to a mile. Three shots were fired while stationary and three at full speed, one bull’s eye hit and all within the vessel’s general area. Tests of the center gun’s curve were inconclusive due to different valve construction.
A new insect outbreak in currant bushes around Bloomington injures fruit and sickens children. A child of Ed Moll died after consuming parasite infected green currants and others are severely ill. Many residents are destroying currant bushes.
Dispatches report forest fires along the Milwaukee and Northern line burning Amberg and Garth Wisconsin. Villagers fled by train toward Iron Mountain as crews fought the flames all day with little chance to save belongings.
At Pratt Mines near Birmingham Alabama late Monday night guard Carri Nelson shot and killed Clayton Lloyd a twelve years' trial prisoner. Lloyd had been sentenced for the 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 that the commander of the Charleston could seize the insurgent steamer Itata in Chilean waters. The navy department does not expect news from the Charleston before she reaches Panama, about four days from Acapulco where the vessel sailed Monday night.
Specials from Minnesota and South Dakota note copious rainfall across the region. The timely wet spell is believed to avert serious damage to crops and offers relief to farmers.
In a fragmentary note the item references postal service links between the United States and Germany, mentioning Si and a long stream of characters as if describing a carried message or carried on it between cities and a count of letters. The legible portion hints at a connection or correspondence but lacks complete context or dates.
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