10 Nov 1894
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1894
Page
1
The piece notes rapid telegraph communication between Manchester and Victoria and cites a total 18 000 mile wire distance. It adds that over 200 French cities have begun erecting statues to the late President Carnot, with plans for Carnot squares and grenres in many more places.
Prof Metachnt hoff of Paris, a Pasteur pupil, reports a Koch method inoculation cures mucous fever a dangerous gastric fever.
M. Casturr-Peitiin, president of the French republic, remains the most popular figure in France. The minister of the Interior is distributing 57,000 pictures of Carnot's successor to mayoralties in Prange as a sign of support.
The Yale law faculty will recommend to the corporation that the law course be lengthened from two to three years. This aligns with similar moves by law schools across the country aiming to deepen legal study.
Postmaster General announces new regulation on postal cards allowing writing only on the address side and forbids attachments on either side. The message area remains restricted to address details, with no content beyond the address or stamped text allowed on the card.
The text notes Mrs Mra Manta Vasoxinster as widow of William I Vanderbilt, a modest figure while her sisters and rivals, including Mrs ERo& FL Shepard and others, grow more assertive in securing fortunes. It mentions substantial inheritances and brothers’ children receiving funds, signaling rising wealth among the family.
A fragment discusses a window frame and draft control in an apartment. It mentions a healthful ventilation effect and a medium of form, with references to dust and intersecting minute details. The obscure text seems to describe construction elements without a clear event or person.
A local report from Accomack County Virginia explains the term perato proud for soils treated with artificial fertilizers. The land has become unreliable for potatoes but remains productive for other crops, guiding farmers on crop choices.
A fragmented account describes a scene where a clever but questionable act involves displaying political billings on a dead horse carcass outside a house. Spectators mock the prank as a hat box rumor and unusual advert posters recur in the tale.
A distorted excerpt claims national press leaders back raises on money carriage to fund guarding valuable packages. The text suggests higher rates would push large money shipments from express cars to mail safes, reflecting official voices from a major organization.
The Peking Gazette notes arrests of leaders of a secret society and executions in several cities. Authorities declare loyalty a crime and public heads are displayed as warnings. Despite this, the organization expands, drawing recruits from soldiers and others in the empire.
The text describes a youthful heir to a throne in Europe amid a snapshot of monarchs. It notes the Russian autocrat as 26, the 35 year old Kaiser, and monarchs of Portugal and Servia, with a Philadelphia centennial reference.
An international postal congress will be held in Washington with at least 150 delegates from every country with a postal service. Key topics include adopting a universal stamp for foreign letters and extending postal service along electric railways linking villages and rural areas. The post office department is praised for taxpayer value, with a French saying about cooking and baking.
The czar of Russia died at 3 09 PM on Thursday after a prolonged decline. Reports blame lung complications and physicians including Dr Anchurin for delayed recovery. The death raises questions about the new reigns advisers amid German and French faction tensions and potential European war implications.
Nov 32 report from Herrane New York details William Gipp firing at his mother in the home on return from work. The mother dies. the father is wounded and hospitalized in critical condition after a struggle with two other sons and a rapid escape through the back yard.
Reports from London and major cities note widespread sympathy for the Russian nation after the death of Czar Alexander II. Official Nassian embassy and royal households halt military bands and plan religious services as Victoria orders mourning.
In Prexsacota Florida during the night, three Black thieves forced entry at Samuel Drown’s residence near here. They wounded Drown and his wife, threatened a young daughter, then fled as police arrested three suspects. The couple’s injuries are fatal.
A campaign seeks to bring the Independence Bell from Hidalgo to the national palace in Plolon Guamajuata and install it to ring once yearly. The bell will sound on September 15 at the glock during the independence celebration.
A serious quake lasting over half a minute struck the City of Mexico at 6 30 PM Friday. People and horses were thrown into the streets. no damage is yet known, though many horses were shaken and hundreds of residents prayed in the streets.
A major betting event at the New York Stock Exchange emerged on Friday with large wagers. Warren Jamis placed 3068 dollars against 825290 with L L Benedict on Strong, and AL BD Mendam offered 016 r! against 845000 Morton at the Consolidated Stock Exchange.
A man identified as Eg neston, a chief official of the Niner sawing Machine Co, died in his room at the Gaster hotel after an overdose of chlorate following heavy drinking. His body was sent to Virginia for burial.
Four year old Jessie Quiver, daughter of prominent citizen Isha Quiver, caught fire while burning leaves during a Friday bonfire. Assistance arrived too late and she died several hours afterward.
Port of Portland reports the ship Tran hoe, overdue for over a month, sunk on September 1 with all hands. The vessel Fanny lazard arrived at Port SMakely bearing the news. Ex United States Minister to Holia Grant was a passenger aboard the Ivamhed.
In Beniix on November 2, it is reported the wedding of Exmnereor Nicholas I and Princess Alix of Hesse will occur soon after his funeral due to Orthodox Church rules barring marriages from November 26 to January 8.
Secretary Smith exonerates B C Vincent of all charges tied to miscondectdade by Lieut Plaramer and the irrigation ditch on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico.
Caleb Pratt, a Cacetaw:, sees AWA shot at tha, Qash.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions Japs driven motive unclear and references Ontario and Saturday with no coherent details or full context available.
A fire at the Singer Manufacturing Co. store in Louisville injures six firefighters, two fatally likely, as walls topple during the Sunday blaze. Names include Valentine Riehl James Mannix Keiwardt Rieal John Morten John Cline Tyson and others. Property losses total about 52 000 with damages allocated to Sincer Manufacturing Co. Av enue Theater and tenants.
Near Paulding Ohio on a Sunday, nine year old Nellie Goode and her brother George were found with throats cut and bodies burned to hide the crime. Sheriff Staley detained Charles Hart, 19, and Leo Cain, 21, amid a growing mob that threatened lynching before they were moved to Van Wert for safety.
Nov. 3 report from Iennuis notes Kaiser Wilhelm’s decrees on Alexander III’s death bolster German security. Weimarer Zeitung predicts closer Russia Germany ties and Nicholas II will curb Pan Slavic and chauvinist trends, while reporting on the czar’s illness and post mortem uncertainties. Russian authorities grant unusual press access for funeral coverage and dispatches. Father Ivan presides over most services in the death chamber.
The Russian cathedral of St Basil the Great in San Francisco enters mourning for the czar. Arrow emblems will display for six months with occasional ceremonies and masses for the dead emperor. A solemn mass and memorial ceremony were held at dawn as Orthodox authorities organized rites in the Russian Greek church tradition.
Joe Evans, a leader of the Evans gang of stock thieves and desperadoes, was captured in the Menzeny mountains after an attempted assassination of Elias S. Garcia. He is accused of stealing a large amount of stock and terrorizing New Mexico communities or years ago.
The mingled sand lifeless body of J A JiUn foreman of the Southern railway freight yards east of CuatTasoogs was found Saturday morning across the tracks. His skull was crushed in and limbs broken. He was last seen walking the rail line at 2:00 am and evidence at the inquest suggested he was run over by a switch engine. He leaves a young wife.
In Hicuwesp Virginia on November 3 Maurice Ferrimnun a carpenter and Paul Grant both white argued at a street corner. Ferrimnun fired two pistol shots at Grant striking him. Grant collapsed and died within minutes.
Adjutant General Grendorff paid 12,500 to clear balances owed to Illinois National Guard members for services during last summer's strikes. The total paid during the trouble amounted to 245,070 dollars.
The report notes ongoing work to implement the new income act with preliminary steps underway to carry the law into effect. The brief indicatesgovernment action and legislative activity surrounding the measure.
District President Cairns of the United Mineworkers is notified that operators paying below Columbus scale must adopt scale rates or union-wage employers will seek to annul the Columbus agreement. Ex President McCosh of Princeton University is reported critically ill at his New Jersey residence with pneumonia risks, guarded by nurses and physicians.
A brief notice indicates a suicide occurred at a local address with limited readable details. Authorities responded and investigations may follow. No additional identities or dates are confirmed in the fragment.
A massive blaze at the Indiana Medical College on South Pennsylvania and Maryland streets destroyed the college and the adjoining Scottish Rite building. The fire, starting at 3:36, caused extensive loss estimated at $175,000 with much of the paraphernalia and cadavers burned, and no confirmed fatalities reported. Firefighters, police, and crowds witnessed the devastation as walls collapsed and bodies were said to be cadavers.
Reports from St Levis describe Nicholas II’s London visit noting his perfect English, English education, and quiet preference for retirement over ceremonies. He expressed pacific views, showed little interest in militarism, and enjoyed solitary walks more than theater or opera.
St. Petersburg dispatch notes a royal train prepared for the czar to be sent to Livadia. The transport car is clad in metal with a gold exterior bearing imperial arms and tassels, supported by gilded fixtures, while the inner compartment features white satin padding and down.
Cuariestos Nov. 5 The crucial campaign question is whether a constitutional convention will be called. The Tillmanites back the convention aimed at amending the organic law to disenfranchise the Negro through an educational qualification, effectively removing the vote from about 29,000 of the state’s 100 000 voters.
A basement blaze at the Belvidere hotel in St Louis destroyed the building shortly after 11 pm Sunday. Fifty guests escaped but three ladies and other guests required rescue with difficulty. The owner FS Andrews leased the property, with losses about 20 000 dollars and 60 000 dollars on the building part of Gen Beauregard estate. The Florsheim glove factory at 710 St Charles street is mentioned in connection with the scene.
Reports from London and St Petersburg detail Princess Alix of Hesse Darmstadt joining the Orthodox Church in Livadia with imperial rites. Czar Nicholas II plans Moscow homage after a Moscow visit and ministers in flux amid possible foreign minister resignation. The royal family prepares for state ceremonies as the late czar lies in state in Moscow and St Petersburg.
A fifty-man posse stood watch at Shelby county jail in Memphis to deter a mob aiming to lynch Charley Epps, who killed Policeman Parkinson at the levee. Epps, captured after hiding in cane brakes, confessed. guards remained vigilant despite numerous strangers lingering near the jail.
The Agrarian League asks Prince Hohenlohe to widen the ban against American cattle. They seek to bar cattle shipped since October 28 from landing at any port and to require returning them to America with ships quarantined after unloading. Ambassador Runyon is expected to press for recalling the original order.
After a fourteen day trial and seventy hours deliberation a jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the 50.60 suit against banker F C Johnson for alleged alienation of his wife's affections by Rev Larrabee M Campbell a prominent Methodist minister formerly of Randolph Missouri but now of this city
The Women’s Republican league of Capitol Hill closed their campaign with an electric street car parade. Electric street cars were bright with Japanese lanterns and lights and covered with flags. Several bands added music to the procession.
A Yalta dispatch reports Prof. Leyden sailed from Yalta on the Oriel this afternoon. Before leaving, the czar awarded him the first class Order of St. Anne set in brilliants.
A heavy wage cut ranging from 20 to 40 percent has been ordered for all tonnage men at the Penn Avenue plant of the Hainsworth Steel Co. The firm is now in the hands of a receiver and has accepted the cut.
A terse newspaper note records a smallpox case reported in Avas Hrseros dated November 66 with limited readable details.
In Wayne county Lore Kepnen of Wagerstown was killed in Dayton. A Knights of the Golder Cross lodge began at Richmond with twenty seven charter members. A partial jail breakout occurred at Lafayette with three escapes. Other items include business deals in Connersville, a Kokomo pension board appointment, Garricus conspiracy trial results, Keeley institute calls for drunks, and various local incidents and plans across multiple Indiana towns.
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