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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1890
Page
1
The fragment states mortality at sixty seven per minute, 91 790 per day, 05 650, ¢5 per year, and births at 100 900 per day, 36 99 000 per year, without clear source or context. The figures mix digits and currencies, implying a statistical overview.
A statement declares the Manufacturing capital of the United States totals 6 billion dollars with seven eighths of that vast sum linked directly to patents.
Americans discover portraits of Columbus as a reflection of early exploration. The trend highlights how Columbus is studied and admired in Latin European cities, linking historical discovery with modern cultural interest.
A young scientist connected with the United States ship Fish Hawk has invented a machine for registering the ebb and flow of the tide. It has been tested and found to be a perfect success.
A 7000 foot tunnel beneath the St Clair River links Port Huron in the United States with Sarnia in Canada. Citizens may now travel underground between the two nations, signaling a new cross border corridor.
The entrance process for immigration grants to Argentina is strict. Applicants must possess at least 500 cash and demonstrate sensible morality and basic funds management.
The 1887 2165S and 1880 figures show 372 males and 118 females abducted by dacoits in Upper Burma’s central division. One hundred eighteen cases ended in death, according to a government return.
The clove industry of Zanzibar and Pemba is described with trees introduced in 1830. Current year harvest is expected at 13 660 000 pounds with local value around ten cents per pound. A ten year old tree yields about twenty pounds while twenty year trees may exceed one hundred pounds.
A brief literary note questions a Scandinavian author’s misquote of Longfellow and cites Payne as a better fit for the line “one ewe lamb.” The piece defends accurate attribution and laments misattribution across languages and lands.
The report describes Renrut TPonxin and Maude in a puzzling exchange about racing wonders and speeds. Mr Bonner and Sune are mentioned amid scattered phrases about a quarter mile, trotters, and a 2.08 percent figure.
An electric compass with a bell in the captain’s cabin alerts crew to any course deviation caused by wheel carelessness. The invention aims to reduce maritime dangers by providing immediate feedback when navigation strays from the set course.
The note outlines a method to assign first class Cunard White Star Inman Guion State and National line ships to their correct companies. It specifies Cunard ships end with ia White Star with icy Allan vessels end with ian Inman ships City of elk Guion vessels named after American Territories State line ships after American States National line ships after foreign countries.
A historical quote notes oil fields repel mosquitoes as oil wells attract no biting pests. The speaker observes mosquitos leave new oil fields once a well flows and doubts if petroleum on skin would deter them, but values the lack of pests as a rare driller's compensation.
The eleventh census bulletin reports growth of rapid transit facilities in cities over 50 000. It ranks Chicago though New York leads in track length with 6 82 miles, followed by Chicago 365 50, Boston 3 47, Brooklyn 324 63, Philadelphia 385 31, Baltimore 171 74, St Louis 165 90, New Orleans 139 23, and Kansas City 48 24.
An opinion common among western farmers holds horse thieves as vile criminals worthy of lynching. Kansas and Missouri farmers unite to protect horse flesh, forming an anti horse thief association to punish thieves and pressure both states.
The State Board of Arbitration met in Albany to hear a Knights of Labor dispute with New York Central. Witnesses outlined dismissals tied to Knights membership while the board noted it can issue only recommendations if both sides consent. a formal decision may await legislative action in January.
One fourth of Salonica lies in ruins after a large fire destroying the British and Greek Consulates the Greek hospital and schools and a Turkish mosque. About twenty thousand people are left homeless and officials expect major fundraising to rebuild the burned portion.
Herr Krupp, son of the German gunmaker, visits Ottawa Ontario to test ore from nearby Sudbury nickel and copper mines. He searches for nickel to forge a new gun metal stronger and more durable than steel, aiming to surpass pig iron in strength.
Louis Gathman of Chicago says he invented a method to fire high explosives allowing an eight inch shell with over a hundred pounds of explosive to travel three to four miles and sink an ironclad with a properly directed shot. The government will investigate the claim.
Representative Boatner has prepared a resolution to expel General Kennedy from the House over his speech against Senator Quay. The Pennsylvania delegation plans to wait for Speaker Reed and Major McKinley to return before acting.
Machinists and boiler-makers at Pennsylvania railroad shops were informed that the nine-hour day will be adopted with the same hourly pay as before. The workers had petitioned for nine hours with pay for ten.
A crowd of watchers on a Moldau river bridge in Prague fell victim as the structure collapsed. Thirty observers drowned, many others injured, with rescue efforts mounting as authorities investigate the catastrophe.
The Grant Monument Association of New York has received five designs for the statue and monument. Work will begin as soon as a selection is made.
Samuel E. Weyman was sentenced in the Thayer murder case in Genesee County New York. The verdict established a death sentence as part of the proceedings.
A disastrous blast at Spokane Falls Washington in the Northern Pacific freight yards killed many workers and left twenty seven unaccounted for. About 206 pounds of giant powder exploded causing a rock slide that buried the men as they prepared to go home. Foreman C McPherson and three assistants were killed. Over 100 workers aided rescue efforts as the mass of rock and debris scattered.
Ladies of Ashville North Carolina held a meeting to organize a servant girl union. Mrs M F Fitch was elected president after a paper advocating a union of housekeepers to secure good servants and set schedules of capacity and wage rates. It states this is the first society of its kind in the Southern States.
Electrician Herbert Burns suffered a 2000 volt shock while repairing a malfunctioning dynamo in San Francisco. He survived with blistered hands and soreness, while a baby carriage on a New York roof toppled five stories but the two year old inside was saved by a nearby bystander.
Captain George Houghton longtime Louisville steamboat inspector and one of the West’s oldest river men died in Louisville Sunday night at age eighty six. Vic was a prominent river industry figure and local maritime veteran.
York Reed once served as a brakeman on the Hudson River Division of the New York Central railway is held on suspicion of involvement in the Montreal express wreck. Local authorities continue the investigation.
C F Wakefield of Pendleton County Kentucky is detained in Newport charged with shooting his niece Bessie Coach and setting his house on fire.
Indiana man John W Poster has been offered the Spanish Mission and likely to accept if reciprocity is included. The situation ties to tariff bill negotiations and broader trade considerations.
John Kindig, a Union Township farmer in Adams County Pa, was lured by three card monte swindlers into a prize ruse. He won a supposed $10,000 and put $2,400 cash into a tin box for safekeeping, only to receive a note and find only husked corn. The swindlers vanished and police pursuit is advised.
Mary Herbert and Mabel Brown, daughters of Pleasantville residents, dueled in a sixteen foot barn ring at 8 am Sunday over a young man named George Woodward. Thirty-eight punishing rounds ended in a draw with all female referee and spectators. Woodward refuses further involvement.
A freight train collision east of Wheeling WV on the B and O line killed brakeman Jus Toothman instantly and engineer Jeffers later died. Fireman Lee and engineer Charlies Jauthke suffered serious injuries while Brakeman Louden and others were bruised. The wreck forced service disruption but has since been cleared.
The Republicans of Maine's First Congressional District re-elected Speaker Reed by a 4,500 plus plurality. In 1588 a presidential year he carried 15,288 votes to Emery's 15,849 with 829 scattering.
A section of the floor gave way at the Pikesville Baptist Church during the funeral of Mrs. Sarah E. Dorsey. A daughter of the deceased, the undertaker, and two pall-bearers were hurled into the cellar while other pall-bearers prevented the coffin from dropping further.
A powerful cyclone struck northern Italy causing severe damage in Bel luno and the Zolda Valley. Bridges and houses were wrecked, twenty two bodies recovered, with fears more victims lie buried under debris in ruined dwellings.
An aged rumor claims Yellow Dick Vance, who died in Kentucky, confessed to killing the man for whom Isaac Smith is condemned to death in the Ohio penitentiary. The report presents the confession as a posthumous linkage to the execution case pending in Ohio.
John Kiernan a brakeman and John Cordial a freight conductor from Albany are arrested on suspicion of involvement in the recent New York Central Castleton wreck. Police and railroad investigators pursue leads and review freight records.
Rioters clash with troops in Southampton England after dock laborers block trains and gate access. Infantry drive mob from rails. horses seized and bayoneted riders. several soldiers injured as mayor reads riot act and troops charge with fixed bayonets. Further trouble feared.
Boston plans new harbor defenses with two batteries in Winthrop. Grover's Point hosts four long range guns, a second concealed battery near Cherry Street station holds two eight-gun mortar batteries, linked by electrical signals to Nahant lookout. Deer Island is proposed later. Colonel Mansfield leads engineering in charge.
The steamer Taurus brought Dahomean military details from Marseilles showing the defeat of Egbas. Dahomians destroyed villages, killed infants captured, and executed about 1,000 women. They took 3,000 prisoners and 2,000 more were later captured by King Behanzi n. Many fled to a Catholic mission at Abheokuta.
The Navy Department received a telegram Tuesday from Captain W. S. Schley aboard the U S steamer Baltimore stating the vessel arrived at Gothensburg Sweden. Heavy fogs slowed progress and she will proceed to Stockholm to have Ericsson's remains received by Swedish authorities.
Six people in a wagon cross Mulberry creek near Ozark Ark when the wagon overturns in the current. Mrs Sarah McMillan aged 60 Rathbone Smith 27 and Mary Hunter 5 drown. Mary Hunter's wife and baby are saved.
The Havana Chamber of Commerce sent a communication to the Spanish Government urging reciprocity with the United States to boost Cuba's prosperity and secure abolition of sugar duties.
The Lewiston Journal reports results from 338 towns with Burleigh 57,594 Thompson 39,368 Clark 2,092 and a Republican plurality of 18,226. The same towns in 1886 showed a 13,915 plurality.
Senate debates tariff and sugar provisions while House handles Breckinridge case, Clayton-Breckenridge election, and private pension bills. Notable actions include amendments on cotton and sugar duties, a dispute over Breckinridge's seat, and adjournments amid routine committee work.
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