25 Oct 1890
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1890
Page
1
Reports describe an unprecedented fruit crop in California with vast yields. Eastbound shipments include dried and canned products reaching major markets, signaling a major agricultural surge amid wartime or market pressures.
A fragment describes a seed from Africa used as a butter substitute in a western county. It notes the seed has no acids and could imitate butter while lacking dairy properties. A note mentions Casver and a date reference, with caution about taste and texture.
Fragmentary text describes a shipping canal linking Parr and Pitta with Lake Bote, suggesting a growing lake trade between towns and the aim to reduce rivals’ prestige. It hints at transporting ores to furnaces via a canal network without breaking bulk, amid a distant reorganizing of regional commerce.
Astronomers claim Mars has an atmosphere water and seasons like Earth. They note Mars hosts more moons than our world though each moon is small. Mars measures about ten miles in diameter for its smaller satellites while the planet spans roughly 4 500 miles with a day of 24 hours and 37 minutes.
Jeppes Milner and Field received commissions from Lincoln while others were appointed by Grant Hayes Arthur Cleveland Harrison and Fuller. The excerpt argues the court represents the best judgment of every president since Buchanan, except Garfield.
The American Type Telegraph Company was incorporated in Newark with directors including Thorace Plo Susseyv Chicago and John EL Wr ew York. Wright, the inventor of the printing telegraph instrument, leads the organization to manufacture and sell the machine.
Fragmentary OCR note describes a chaotic scene with elevators and spies, mentioning a shaft, a kidnapping attempt, and a large rescue count. It references an actress and a water unit, but the text is garbled and many names and details are unreadable.
Fragmentary text indicates Irish interviewers and several named individuals, including Mrs. Oo Bsien and Messrs. OBrien and Pulien, involved in an imprisonment or legal matter. The passage references Paris, America, and Friday actions or meetings, but details are unclear.
W. O. Levett, a Pennsylvania coal operator, has voluntarily provided miners near Pittsburgh with a two cent per ton wage advance starting November 1. About two thousand workers will be affected by the raise.
Antonio Seatidi one of the assassins of Chief of Police Hennessey was fatally shot by guard Thomas H Duffy in the jail after Duffy called to see him.
The Superior Court at Cedar Rapids Iowa rules that the state prohibitory law on original packages is null and void. The decision affects regulations governing original packages in the state and clarifies the court stance on this provision.
Fragmented OCR records a mortally garbled notice involving a person named Finlan or Fillinger, with scattered phrases about baptism, religion, arrest, a storm in New England, and election tallies. The readable elements mention Harper’s Ferry and New England weather impacts, but lack coherent narrative.
The new silver notes will be issued soon in Sves and twenty sized denominations. The announcement highlights upcoming currency changes and design updates.
A Fort Tex mystery centers on a boys organization named the Corn-dodger Club. Reports describe teens involved in petty thefts and secret codes, with alleged branches in Dallas, Waco, Austin, Houston, Denver and other places. Details on leadership remain unclear.
Mrs. General Crook traveled to Arlington to select a site for the burial of her distinguished husband. The interment at Arlington is planned as a formal military burial with appropriate honors.
A jury in Goshen Indiana returns a life sentence after hours of deliberation in a murder case. The defendant was found guilty of killing Silas Pediva during a quarrel that escalated to violence. The court records note the defendant’s conviction on the second degree murder charge and the subsequent sentencing outcome.
A cablegram from Messrs O Brien and Dillon says Thomas TP and D. girl received word that T. D. Sullivan and Mgr Harrington will sail from Havre to New York on Saturday the 10th inst.
Grand jury at Leavenworth Kansas returns murder indictments against Chas Ken son and Mrs Rautzahn over Mrs Mettman’s death. Jury recommends bail for Mrs Rautzahn.
An Italian torpedo boat that sailed from Naples toward Spezzia has vanished and is believed lost. No further word has been received since her departure.
Fragmented OCR text shows Behring Sea seal harvest disputes and new wage demands per seal. Talks of unionization at Victoria and threats of action suggest pressure on seal owners over tour services and hunting conditions.
The U S Express Company issues peremptory orders to all its agents forbidding receiving money tickets or lists of drawings from the Louisiana Lottery Company or aiding lottery business. It states that claims of countermand are false.
In Baltimore ongoing dissatisfaction with U S Census returns led to a police demand for a recount on Monday. The move follows public discontent with the census results and aims to verify local population figures.
Hon A B Mullett a former Supervising Architect of the Treasury who left Indiana for Washington early in Lincoln’s administration died by his own hand this Monday after shooting himself.
A proposal details turning the Capitol on a circular railway with jacks and iron girders while foundations are supported. The central crypts would host the rotating platform to reorient the building. A simpler approach by Architect Clark adds a new front and grand staircase so the Capitol faces both directions.
H C R Lawrenc a Bellevue nurse was arraigned in Yorkville on assaulting a delirious patient in a strait jacket. Williams, an iceman, died within three hours after two blows from Lawrenc. The doctor had injected and restoratives were tried without success. Lawrenc is committed for examination.
In Albany, the Court of Appeals heard arguments on Charlies Arbuckle’s appeal of a $45,000 damages verdict. The session largely reviewed the Baby Bunting testimony from the prior trial with Miss Clara Campbell of Ironton, Ohio, observing intently.
Consul Henry Gillman in Jerusalem reports to the State Department on September 22 that three American locomotives built in Philadelphia have reached Jaffa for the Jerusalem to Jaffa railway. He notes these fast engines are among the swiftest ever used in the region, highlighting American manufacturing.
Wm. Haidhdly was convicted of manslaughter for beating his wife to death in Lawrence Massachusetts last June and sentenced to two and a half years in the House of Correction. He asked for a three year term in the State prison to learn a trade, but the request was denied.
A McNairy County telegram reports a horrific accident that killed five men when a mill engine boiler exploded. John White's head was blown from his body and hurled fifty yards, while mill owner H. E. Trimbull’s body was torn apart.
Census Bureau reports Sioux Falls has 10,154 residents, up from 7,990, a 660.22 percent rise. South Dakota’s state population stands at 229,580, up 233.65 percent over ten years, signaling strong growth across the state.
Federal grand jury at Little Rock indicted Vm. M. Finley editor of the Louisville Post for criminal libel after he published charges of fraud by Zeb Ward, a well known Arkansas granite quarry owner.
Mary Williamson traveling with her brother in a wagon left Belpre for Parkersburg toward Wheeling and has not been seen since. Police are actively seeking her whereabouts.
Two children of Nicholas Brandt of Dubuque Iowa ages two and seventeen upset a stove causing hot water to pour over them. Both boys died within hours of the accident.
A broad set of local reports includes: Thomas Shannon buried by a gravel pit cave in near Tipton with serious injuries. May Bee choked on poison attempt at Kokomo, life saved. houses of Levit Herman and Henry Neinsinger destroyed by fire at Warrenton valued at 2500 and 32000. Arthur Pallmer suspected horse thief recovering after alleged fatal shooting. Charles Cony of Sullivan drops dead likely from heart trouble. Howard County grand jury returns bribery bills against Michael Boland, Harvey Plummer and William Martin, arrested. Dodd robbed on highway near New Albany by a youth with a revolver. John H. Spencer’s father’s remains exhumed at South Waveland showing recovery before death by suffocation. Dill Tivart and James Adams sentenced to four years for robbing Jousso Gray in Madison court. Pleasant Valley Flour Mills at Cambridge City burned with no insurance. hunting accident near Crooklyn injures Thomas Lecler. Eleventh Indiana Regiment reunion at Martinsville with over 200 attendees including Generals Wallace, Sneftler, McGinnis and others. Crawfordsville correspondent Day aged 100. Christian Steckant of Michigan City missing. Robert Watsons granted change of venue in murder case. diphtheria cases in Stanton, Newberg, Carbon. Cann Howard killed by a train near Zionville. jail escape thwarted. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union state convention in Terre Haute features land donation to Hadleys for an industrial home for needy girls with sizable pledges. Evansville banks form a clearing house. Spencer Hotel in Seymour sold. 25 orphans from Boston New England Home for Little Wanderers placed in Crawfordsville homes. 25 young ladies strike in Indianapolis store over alley entrance rule.
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