09 Nov 1895
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1895
Page
1
The Manufacturers' Record notes inquiries to Congress about government aid to the Nicaragua canal. Replies are reported from four members who strongly favor such aid in the 1895 November issue.
A dyeing establishment in Heechey near Franierset-on-the Main plans to manufacture GrParceeta secum on a commercial scale. The process will be five times as concentrated as current practice, requiring greater intensity.
Breun plans an industrial exhibition next year expected to attract many German visitors from the district. The event resembles a notable London showcase at South Kensington with Pettit noted as a similarity.
The article notes vast forests in the northwest and looming lumber shipments from Washington and Oregon, warning of possible short pays and economic strain as demand rises and supplies tighten amid political or regional tensions.
A cameral estimate notes crop prospects improving with high tree growth evident and expectations of substantial yield in three years. The report suggests future size comparable to current levels, indicating optimism for Pieartia Grange harvests.
A geologic survey report suggests potential new ore veins at a river area after miners return with sample dust. Analysts note promising mineral indications but emphasize many targets remain untested and require careful opening and extraction planning.
The contract for a major freight elevator, among the largest in the country, was closed in Springfield Massachusetts. A company with a capacity of 100,000 pounds will install the elevator in the storehouses of a prominent electric railway. It will lift an entire barge at a time, with four men assigned as operators and two as passengers.
A curious account describes a bird that mimics speech, claimed to be the wife of a veteran Recklund businessman and expert geologist who reportedly taught it to speak without instruction. The piece notes the phenomenon as startling and broadly understandable.
The Tokig oeteorol ogist Mr Netana plans to ascend Fuji atop the sacred mountain. He has a hut built and prepares to take the journey with his wife insisting on accompanying him despite danger and hardship. Mount Muti kong stands at 12 850 feet.
In Prescott Arizona a patriot boasted that local buildings held gold. A bet followed when sandstone used in new construction revealed a value of 4 dollars per ton in gold and twenty cents per ton in silver. The claim failed but the bettor won a small wager.
The electric current is now successfully used as a street car motor for distances up to twenty five miles and may extend to longer ranges. Transmission methods have been tested, with 103 miles cited as feasible. High electrical pressure reduces copper needs to meet cost targets as voltage increases.
A Newark resident named Mas Mant Gurex is described as one of the most remarkable habitual drunkards on record. She has been arrested and fined or imprisoned more than 300 times, though she appears healthy and well kept. Her sole lapse is alcohol use, and she allows only certain conduct when in company.
Reports from Constantinople state Kurdish and Armenian suspects have been seized in connection with the murder of Frank Lenz the Pittsburgh bicyclist who was touring the world by bicycle. The murderers are to be tried at Ezeroim with representation by the British consul, per dispatches.
Reports state Daniel Brown known as the Self-Confessed Train Fighter is brought to Indiana for trial on charges connected to railroad robberies. affidavits name Brown in conspiracy with James Brown and others and a requisition to Gov. Drake is expected for Brown's return for immediate examination.
Sanath Newberg J and colleagues spent Thursday in Savannah pursuing a plan to extend trade and shipping ties with South American territories. The delegation aims to form a port, shipping, and commercial alliance and will hold a meeting in Cincinnati to map steps for a treaty and regular steamship connections between Savannah and South American ports.
A man shot at his home near Newville on Thursday evening after an apparent quarrel with his wife. He fled but later surrendered. authorities say the incident was a suicide attempt followed by the man’s arrest. The wife, recently married, is believed to be a possible motive in the tragedy.
A distinct earthquake jolted Milwaukee area between 3:30 and 4 o clock Thursday morning causing foundations to shake and waking residents. The tremor lasted several seconds and left people startled and anxious.
In Taneshvina Tenn Nor La While Hoang Forster, daughter of HLRL Porstere of the Ninth district, slipped near a large tubal bath and fell into hot water. She drowned before rescue could arrive.
Sasst Neden Sav L Sir Charles Yopper and Hon Mackenzie Howell traveled from Washington to Canada after advising Sir Susan Paaneefote the British ambassador. They concluded their business here in connection with the Behring Sea negotiations.
The October treasury deficit is expected to be about 6.3 million. Official figures to be released Friday show receipts around 227.9 million and expenditures near 4.2 million.
Two distinct quakes were felt Thursday morning with the final shock at 3 33 more severe than the first. Riverfront houses were badly shaken and residents fled buildings in night clothing.
Thomas Moore was found dead along the roadside near his home on a November day. Heart trouble was given as the cause. Local authorities reported no additional injuries or suspects in the incident.
A strong tremor struck Mansuaut on Thursday morning at 545. The quake lasted about a minute causing houses to shake violently. People rushed from rooms as dishes and bottles toppled and some glass broke.
A brief report notes a sharp shock in Wheeling West Virginia and nearby Nor LA during Thursday dawn. The tremor was described as distinctively brief lasting only a few seconds with air parts of the city affected.
Special dispatches report violent earthquake shocks hit Rome at 5 33 AM Friday causing panic. The Santa Maria Maggiore convent suffered damage and a monk was injured while several palaces including the Bank of Italy and Pallazio Odescalchi were damaged or uninhabitable. The pope was awakened and troops quelled a prison mutiny as Vatican and Quirinal structures sustained damage.
Representative Dalzell of Pittsburgh, a key member of the War and Means committees, told an interviewer that federal policy will require Republican legislation and patriotic sacrifice if needed. He suggested authorization of new government bonds to cover deficits and dismissed Pittsburgh’s chances for the national convention that year.
In Wheeling a lamp trimmer named Albert Scheele was killed during a live demonstration of lamp trimming. He invited his wife and friends to view the process when a current surge caused him to fall and burn to death before the witnesses. The exact cause of the live current remains unclear.
Adm. Ramsay reports warship cruising speeds and coal consumption to Secretary Herbert. Data cover ships from New York to Minneapolis and Baltimore, noting top speeds, yearly averages, and totals for distance run. One cruiser, Monocacy, did not move all year due to tie up in Tien Tsin.
A Cincinnati Express wreck near Elm Grove Wheeling on the Baltimore & Ohio line at 10 20 Sunday caused two deaths Mrs Hare and a passenger named Barkley from Wheeling and injuries to twenty five or thirty others. A derailment from broken flange on a coal car toppled two coaches and a parlor car with relief trains and hospital care provided.
In Lirrne Roca Corbett and Fitzsimmons met at the Capital hotel dining room in Shaker Friday. No bloodshed occurred as Corbett performed a quick display and left with a wave and a password. Julian claimed Stuart offered $20,000 for a firing at El Paso on November 22, a claim Hrady denies.
Two bold thieves stole a valuable span of horses from a farmer southeast of the town. After driving off a road wagon and harness, tent, butcher knives and an overcoat they killed one horse, skinned it and took the hide to Fort Wayne before escaping.
The monthly coinage statement shows October coinage at the U S mints with gold totaling 7 251 709 dollars silver 820 000 dollars and one cent pieces 25 500 dollars. Total coinage amounts to 5 052 OG.
Deb: Increased 15 321 472 Wasurserox, Nov 2 The debt statement issued Friday afternoon shows a net increase in the public debt just cash in the treasury during October 15 321 472 Total cash in treasury 912 157 810.
Bruffalo Bill's show closes its engagement in Atlanta on Saturday night and ends the season. Mexican bull fights start Monday just outside the exposition grounds with admission refused by directors. Ten bulls arrived Friday.
Dr. John de Hancock a prominent physician was shot and fatally wounded by W L Brows at 12 30 Friday morning in Srrrze Rocs Arkansas Brown claims Hancock had debauched his wife. Brown is in jail.
Frank A. Dean consul at Naples reports Southern Italy orange and lemon crops this season will be about two thirds of the 1994 average due to lingering effects of last year’s extreme weather.
Fraskfort resident Comedian Crane visits the city on November 4 to develop a new play titled The Governor of Kentucky. He plans the work as a lighthearted political satire and will continue sketches through the week.
Hayes and Robert McGrath of this town propose a $30,003 purse for a Corbett versus Fitzsimmons bout. They will post the amount with any New York representative who signs an agreement to fight within ten miles of this locale.
A fragment notes convictions for murder involving individuals named Carson Sunday Spattansatre SG Nor Grean Fanny and J E Sunday. Mentions a mercy recommendation linked to Carson and Page.
A major blaze at Powers opera house in Pecatur beside Rome Decatur IL started Monday evening and destroyed the building within hours. The fire spread to Fisk furniture store Linn and Serneys Dry Goods and Carpet Co and threatened adjacent blocks. Estimated loss runs around 209000 with the opera house insured for only 15000. Springfield and Bloomington aid sought and firefighters from Springfield assisted until early Tuesday.
A Washington dispatch reports that Republican leaders plan no effort to organize the next Senate. They would need support from Populists or silver Republicans, and conferences in New York and Washington concluded it would be impolitic to strike a deal. Without cross caucus backing, GOP strength to control the Senate appears insufficient. The plan is to drift until after the next national campaign before taking action.
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the death penalty for Will Purvis in the crime case Will Purvis v State. Purvis, a Marion county whitecap, murdered an accomplice who had “squealed” on him. He initially escaped hanging when the scaffold trap failed, was returned to jail, and has remained imprisoned for two years.
At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon a fire swept Anchor destroying the town's business portion within two hours. Loss pegged at 50,000 dollars. The blaze spread into nearby meadows and corn fields north of town and, with high winds, remained out of control. Dry conditions threaten further losses to crops as the fire consumes the area.
Wasnixeton November 4 under authority of the act of congress providing for a joint Canadian and United States commission to inquire into and report the feasibility of establishing deep water ways between the great lakes and the Atlantic Ocean the president Monday appointed James J Hanwell of Michigan John F E Russell of Massachusetts and Liman Couley of Illinois as American commissioners
A July 14 letter from Sylvia McCabe to WHI Schaeffer pleads him to return and ends with a morbid line asking to die rather than marry another. Portsmouth reports say Star brick yard fire caused £25002 loss with no insurance and three engines ruined. Origin of the blaze remains unknown. Ohio rail sale affirmed for Columbus Sandusky Hocking railway with company reorganization pending bonds.
Ottoman bank office reports reassuring word from Constantinople that the financial crisis in the Turkish capital is believed to be passed.
Portiaxpo Ore Nov 5 funeral services for Jack Dempsey were held at his residence and at St Francis Church with requiem mass. About 2000 people attended the services and the interment followed at Calvary Cemetery.
Worcester Massachusetts reports the death of Mrs Barher Cantor, reputedly America's oldest actress, who passed Monday night. Born in 1810, Cantor's long stage career spanned over a century.
The jury returned a first degree murder verdict against Herman Mudgett known as H H Holmes for killing Benj F Pietzel on September 2 1894 in Philadelphia. The panel needed one ballot and Holmes showed a calm face as the verdict was read. The judge scheduled a motion for a new trial for November 15 and officials noted the tense atmosphere of the trial.
State department sources indicate Secretary Olney expects no reply to the Venezuelan note within ten days. Officials doubt Britain will adopt a firm stance, and anticipate no break in Anglo American relations. If force is used, the U S would defend the Monroe doctrine.
The proclamation declares Thursday November 28 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. It urges worship, gratitude for harvests and peace, and prayers for mercy, virtue, and national unity, with emphasis on charity to the poor and adherence to free institutions. Signed by Grover Cleveland and Secretary Richard Olney in Washington.
Kansas City readers crowded the auditorium Monday evening for a reading by poet Eugene Field. Field, long tied to the newspaper world, has many friends in the city and among journalists. A New York Press Club telegram to Field's widow expressed heartfelt sorrow and condolence for the late writer.
The region reports severe tremors felt in Oakland City and Michigan City with damaged chimneys and broken windows. Elsewhere a church wall collapsed at New Albany, sparking a $2,000 loss, and a locomotive spark ignited 350 acres near North Madison. Additional notes cover arrests in North Bend for forgery, a Wabash doctor’s death, a Mastodon tooth find in Fulton, oil-well activity near Marion, and various local civic notes including court, public notices, and infrastructure changes.
Este Pa November 4 Conductor Richard Barnett of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway was critically shot Sunday night as prowlers attacked a Buffalo Erie bound train. Barnett, long time conductor, was shot through the skull. the bullet entered and exited. The attackers fled as Barnett was injured in the incident.
Columbus Nov. There is a serious split in the state organization of American Protective association. Dr Charles Wildasin of Springfield D C is deposed by unanimous vote of the state executive committee for attempting to use the order in politics. Wildasin attended the Republican state convention at Zanesville and offered the order's support to several candidates.
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