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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1890
Page
1
A colored man living in Worth County Georgia owns a small red steer reported to have trotted twenty two miles in four hours. The anecdote highlights rural animal speed and local note of interest.
Official Ottawa figures show Canada imported 2 154 754 tons of hamt coal in 1888 and 1 276 085 tons in 1889, indicating a sharp decline in coal imports over the year.
The Becker farm near Harper's Ferry in West Virginia is the largest fruit operation in the state. It lists 5 000 apricot trees 87 600 peanut trees 3 060 plum trees 4 000 miscellaneous fruit trees and 35 000 grape vines.
A manufacturer of standard typewriters notes about five thousand women and twenty five thousand men earn livelihoods in the country by typing on these machines. The claim highlights the widespread employment tied to the typewriter trade.
A Chinese theater is set to open in Bontoan and will be managed by Chonamen. It will exclusively stage Chinese plays. The commentary remarks on San Francisco’s unique interests suggesting a cultural shift toward beans and theosophy in the California metropolis.
Fragmentary text notes dismal satisfaction about admission to a process costing one dollar per hour and used to fund cremation costs for residents. The readable bits suggest a local proposal or revenue source referenced as wa tch and treination in Traly with unclear context and wording.
Fragmented text describes a late revention scene with a simianeort roaceler and cotton twings covering a courser braiding. Mentions pounds and flour, detailing a measurement and ore thousand, but overall context is unclear.
The article notes a plan to consolidate the Louisville and Cincinnati tobacco warehouses. It mentions renaming and joint handling of stocks and warehouses, with references to stock values and potential future arrangements.
Props departing the Park Theater in New York were horror struck when lineman Kopp fell to his death from an electric light pole near the theater entrance. It seemed a brutal tragedy to onlookers who had just endured a farce.
Forman years ago with epilepsy, living bedridden after a paralytic stroke. He suffered another stroke recently, but vitality returned and he can now walk nearly as well as before.
A new Augusta based company discovers a process to extract fibrous material from corn stalks for weaving in existing machinery. Previously cotton stalks hindered cleaned cotton yields in the fiber industry.
Mark Cooper reaches 111 as townspeople recall past era figures like Napoleon and Josephine. Madame remembers terror relief and the gala dress worn by Bergerac residents to honor her in Francs town.
The article notes Di Juxnen who studied Central Africa argues in his new book that white men adapting to native foods like fried ante improve health more than sticking to European cuisine. He contends familiarity with local fare reduces health risks in the Dark Continent.
A low cutter at Sly Park El Dorado County Cal was sawing a three foot thick tree when he struck a bottle buried inside. The bottle contained 1600 dollars in gold dust. After felling the tree a second bottle with 1090 dollars in gold dust was found in its center. Likely placed there by an old miner years ago.
The article says Victoria's living descendants total fifty including sons daughters grandchildren and great grandchildren plus four sons in law four daughters in law five grandsons in law and one granddaughter in law. It notes she has lost one son one daughter five grandsons one granddaughter one great grandson and one son in law, which would raise the number to seventy four if still living.
An officer of the United States Navy proposes an electric mechanism to operate stringed instruments by electricity. The device uses two stretched wires in a magnetic field with alternating current to vibrate and sustain sound. Best results occur when the current is made and broken unevenly. He plans to apply the invention to electric pianos and a system of multiple telegraphy.
A westbound freight collision near Zanesville causes a devastating train wreck. The incident follows a dispatch error by an operator who failed to signal the track switch, leading to multiple fatalities and many injured as rescue crews rush to the scene. Names of victims and responders appear in scattered notes.
In Alabama near Brock’s Gap a dispute between two railroad workers Gob Anthony and Sam Boekert led to a fatal shootout. Boekert allegedly had a pistol loaned by Anthony, and both men were shot multiple times ending in their deaths within minutes.
Thousands of fish have died in the Sandusky river north of Tithn Ohio, with shores littered by carcasses. Officials vow a thorough investigation to determine responsibility for polution that threatens public health.
W O Loepkin Mor ris building engineer and John Mabin carpenter quarrel aboard a crowded Bass Lake dumme line train near Birmingham Alabama. Lampkin drew a knife and killed Mabin on the spot. Mabin was accompanied by his wife and child during the incident.
A south bound freight on the Pittsburgh and Western leaped a trestle at Shepperville near Clarlon Pa. at 1 AM Sunday. Fireman Silas Elier and Brakeman Shreckengost were killed and Engineer Frank Wood was fatally injured.
A morning service at St Paul Cathedral in London was interrupted when a man named Exston in the congregation shot himself twice with a revolver and died. Police and mourners were shocked as the incident unfolded during worship.
A Sunday morning blaze at Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria HL started from a defective furnace. The fire triggered a stampede among the congregation but no one was seriously hurt. Insurance is handling the incident.
A clerk Henry Parks after the dog bite at a store plunged his hand in a barrel of turpentine for twelve and a half hours. The dog had bitten farmer Jonathan Luther’s wife and three children who died within two weeks. Craven who killed the dog also died.
Colonel James Pepper of Pepper whisky fame arrived in New York after a London wedding tour where a Metropole clerk reportedly snubbed him. Pepper allegedly retrieved an antique unloaded blunderbuss, forced the clerk to kneel and apologize to Americans, then showed the weapon amid astonished onlookers.
Erzurum dispatch reports Armenia in a serious state with 1500 troops massed on the Armenian frontier. Turks prepare to resist Prussian forces by arming Kurds and tightening border defenses as Russia beefs up guards along Austria Turkey and Persia to curb smuggling.
A coal train and a passenger train collided near Mauch Chunk Pa on Monday evening after a Lehighton operator forgot to relay an hold order. Three men died and three were injured in the high speed crash between Lehighton and Todkaweon.
The executive board of the Spanish party in Cuba met Monday and decided to telegram Spain. They warned Havana cigar manufacturers will suffer from the new U S tariff bill and urged immediate action including Spanish tariff concessions and a treaty negotiation with the United States.
The President appoints Colonel A. Whitfield to succeed Colonel Clarkson as First Assistant Postmaster General. J. Lowry Bell, currently General Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service, will replace Whitfield as Second Assistant Postmaster General.
The article reports a proposed method to produce aluminum from common clay using galvanic current to separate the metal from an aqueous solution. It references Prof. J. M. Hirsch of Chicago and notes proceedings to test the claim and settle the discussion.
The Census Bureau reports Montana’s population at 132,769, marking an increase of 92,610 people and a 236.50 percent rise. The numbers reflect a substantial growth in the state’s residents.
Slavin and McAuliffe are again arrested in London and held on £3,000 bail each for appearance at trial for prize fighting.
Joseph Savory has been elected Lord Mayor of London in a formal civic ceremony. The new mayor succeeds the previous office holder and assumes duties for the city’s governance.
Chicago Doctor Dr. Gatschell claims to reveal the tricks behind Johnstone’s mind reading tests. He describes blindfolded ascent, designated word recall, and the use of a hood and veil to obscure the performer’s features while tracing directions in the air. He asserts the “safe opening” is a trick unknown to him.
A major blaze at 171 Canal Street in Chicago destroyed the Springer Building and damaged adjoining properties. Nine firemen and bystanders were injured, with prominent workers including Captain Sweeney and John Crotty among those burned but not fatally. The entire complex suffered heavy losses, estimated at thirty thousand dollars.
A Chattanooga group calling itself the Kreutzer Sonata Club formed by readers of Tulster's controversial volume argues against marriage. Members, including one who broke an engagement, hold regular meetings with officers and discuss the supposed drawbacks of wedlock.
A collision on the Louisville and Nashville line near Warrior Alabama killed engineer M. B. Johnson and badly hurt brakemen William Bailey BREL Partlow and fireman Isaac Patterson. Fifteen freight cars and both engines were wrecked after a switch engine and construction train blocked the main track against orders.
The Supreme Court at Knoxville Tenn sentenced Daniel Beeler a white man who killed Sheriff Greenlee to die with payment due by November 20. Jack Staples a colored youth who assaulted Mrs Rufus Lewis near Knoxville was sentenced to be hanged on November 21. Both men plead innocence.
Two of the three men who attempted to hold up the Santa Fe passenger train near Trinidad Colorado were convicted. The third thief, Ed Carroll, turned State's evidence.
Frank Glosser a day operator at Lehighton Pennsylvania was arrested on Tuesday for causing by negligence the Jersey Central wreck Monday night that killed three men.
The President approved the River and Harbor bill and a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to buy nickel ore for nickel steel armor production.
John P. Spense died from self inflicted gunshot wound in a personal crisis. He shot himself last Friday morning and died Monday night at Anntsville, Vs., from internal hemorrhage.
Senate and House actions include adoption of the Rock Creek Park bill conference report, pensioning several generals, and approval of a deficiency bill. House items include a port delivery bill for Peoria, a nickel steel armor appropriation, and measures on convict labor and U.S. courts jurisdiction.
Patrick O'Brien, M. P., has been arrested. The Supreme Council of the Irish National League of America, meeting in Cincinnati, passed strong resolutions condemning the British Government for seizing Dillon and O'Brien. Russel Lace preserves an old one dollar bill in a glass box in his office.
The Census Bureau reported the total population across sixteen Indiana counties. Other items note a $5,250 purchase for Crawfordsville fire alarms, 52,000 pensioners in Indianapolis, and a $2,250,000 quarterly payout. incidents include a fatal mine crush near Clay City, a double wedding spectacle in Elkhart County, and vandalism and violence across several towns.
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