29 Sep 1894
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1894
Page
1
A deadly cyclone swept through settlements near Alden and Plum Creek causing multiple deaths and injuries. Homes, depots, and creameries were destroyed while trains and telegraph lines were interrupted. Rescue parties and relief efforts begin as officials assess the extent of the damage.
Drought leaves Mann ponds and Stowall lakes in awa utterly dried up. Dead fibs threaten Te wd en s health near vanished lakes. Swaniske bottom set to be mowed this Saturday. Wages arrive albeit the worst of other dried up lanes in the region.
A Mexican plant allied to tin mink weed is blamed for a seed that dumps, then the seed eases its way to a small moth inhabiting it. Larval movements distort the seed’s surface, making it wobble and appear to jump slightly.
In the New York Herald an early history notes the trotting horse development, citing a 55 second half-mile record achieved within two years and referencing 800 era attempts and notable horses such as Nancy Hanks. The text is fragmentary and preserves names while hinting at triumphs and milestones in trotter performance.
A fragmented passage references a European tower and a bridge over a river with vague mentions of fans and events. It mentions the Thames and a famous landmark but details are unclear. The text appears as broken OCR with missing names and places.
The article honors AGPHYts Prieti once a prominent Michigan figure, noting his long career and status as the sole surviving veteran among longtime Democratic leaders in Michigan. It recalls his roles alongside governor and senator Lewis Cassin and highlights decades of public service.
A garbled extract discusses Eurasian political divisions and compares European estates and territories to vast Siberian space. The text mentions Europe, Hassias, the United States, Alaska, and an oversized fictive contract area for scale, reflecting a confused OCR snippet.
A Sunday incident in New York details a con artist who conversed with a self dressed stranger. The thief wagered the man he could not swim the East River, won the bet after the clothes were removed, and forced payment before he allowed the victim to dress again.
City authorities adapt a street car to serve as an ambulance to move patients from the dispensary to the hospital. An electric motor car fitted for emergency use will respond to ambulance calls and travel up to twelve miles per hour.
Rochester authorities offered a bounty to school children for collecting caterpillar cocoons to curb insect damage. Children gathered cocoons industriously, earning 860 in bounties from 85,069 cocoons destroyed, effectively ridding city trees of the nuisance.
At the Pittsburgh regent parade of union veterans the sexton of St. Paul’s Cathedral appeared on the spire the highest in the United States. In uniform he blew a trumpet to signal each new state and the crowd cheered as he clung to the lofty perch, appearing like a wee bit of a bor.
Chicago educators plan to teach vertical handwriting replacing the slanting script. Proponents argue vertical letters demand a steadier posture, with the body upright and the desk clear, reducing the practice of slanting strokes and tongue protrusion.
A trio of fires tore through Portland destroying or damaging warehouses elevators and a hotel complex. The Pacific Coast Elevator Company and Willamette steamship line facilities suffered major losses as wind fueled flames across eight to ten blocks. The Park Opera House hotel and adjacent structures were also gutted in separate incidents.
W W Owens was named the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Ashland district with a 235 vote plurality after the district committee confirmed results at the Capital hotel. Desha Bereckinridge and Judge Jere Morton attended, while Maj P P Johnston presented a protest noting Breckinridge would not contest the election.
AYER Mass Sept 24 The Columbian Manufacturing Company mills at Greenville New Hampshire will start full time today after operating four days a week for ten months.
The Treasury reports nearly two million dollars credited to the Interior Department for tribal payments. The Potawatomi of Indiana and Michigan await 110000, with no agent to disburse it. Sioux at Yankton in South Dakota begin installments of 100000. Yakima Nation to receive about 20099 for ceded fishing rights and land concessions. Cree tribe of Idaho to receive 150000 for land cession near Harrison. Siletz in Oregon to obtain funds for ceded lands. New Mexico and other tribes also due sums. policy favors staged payments. White Earth and Crow Creek reimbursements continue, with Cherokee settlers facing attorney fees on 160000.
The September report notes a heavy demand for one and two dollar notes in the south and southwest as business revival continues. The treasury prioritizes small denominations while rebuilding the gold reserve, with west deposits easing delays for higher value money. Demand for small notes in the west remains low as frugal circulation continues.
An injured laborer Joseph Swissor after a right leg crush injury began to recover unusually without skin covering the leg. Surgeons grafted skin from the forearm to the stump and even used skin from a stem weed Trogre to cover the wound. He left the hospital three weeks later.
On a Sunday near Bellevue Cincinnati a bystander on a passing tow boat was drawn into the wheel wash when the boat hit a skiff. He clung to a paddle, lost his hat and coat, then fell in. The pilot slowed, the wheel stopped nearing shore, and the man swam to land and dressed himself.
A sensation in Italian military circles follows the discovery that two officials from the ministry of war offered foreign powers plans of documents related to mobilization. An inquiry into the matter has been opened.
The cyclone caused a death list of at least 10 in the county and 39 injured, with many likely to die. Freight cars were blown a mile, and barbed wire was torn from posts.
Capt. W. C. Goodwin of Company G Fourteenth Infantry was court martialed on a charge of frankness but was acquitted on all counts and restored to command by order of Brig. Gen. Gust.
A fragmented necrology note describes a fatal runaway incident with unclear details and ambiguous names. It mentions a person warned by an aunt and references December without clear dates or locations.
Report from Mare Island navy yard outlines widespread inferior rivet metal in U S government ships. The Bennington hull shows corrosion of rivets causing moisture in double bottoms and prolonged repairs in dry dock as shipfitter riveters inspect and repair the vessel.
The national labor commission meets in Washington on Wednesday after a Chicago session. It has heard 107 witnesses and spent about $1,500. A state board of arbitration may be created to judge disputes between employer and employee, with licensing proposed for engineers conductors and firemen. Pullman may be censured and leaders rebuked for not granting a hearing to the American Railway union.
A. P. Stanton proposes noninterest bonds totaling 1,600 and 100 dollars each, to fund a new Brooklyn tabernacle. Bonds feature a picture of the tabernacle and Dr Talmage with his autograph, payable in twenty years. Trustees may present the plan to the congregation.
Mrs Anne Osborne a widow living at 114 North Second Street and five other household members were poisoned Monday by coffee. The cause remains unknown as the deadly substance entered the beverage. Osborne Miss Mattie Willie Osborne and Mr Hunt are hospitalized. two others who drank sparingly are out of danger.
The world championship boxing bout at the Olympie club arena on Monday night ended in a draw after the twenty fifth round between Billy Pimmer and Johaanus Murphy. Immer showed early promise but faded as the match progressed.
Judge Cooper refused bail to Mike Strickfaden, one of thirteen jailed for the Aug. lynching of six Black prisoners near Millington. Two co defendants were granted bail, John Rice in 36,000 and Ed Armour in 7.00.
Abbreviated Sept 23 report states Louis Williams waited outside a drug store, drew a pistol and killed Lewis without a word. The wounded boy died within twenty minutes. Williams claims accident, but witnesses deem it cold blooded murder.
A special dispatch from Ekhart Indiana reports a corps of engineers finished a survey of the St. Joséph river and its branches. The study was conducted to back a Toledo capitalists protest against building a canal to Chicago.
Archbishop Satolli conferred by appointment a monsignor title to Rev. James McMahon of the Catholic University in an act on behalf of Pope Leo.
Reports from Brazil indicate rebels have made further gains in Mato Grosso with claims that San Mateo deserted to the rebels after officers fled.
Mrs. Pierce, wife of a Union Pacific employee, claims she is Jay Gould's oldest child and sole heir from a former marriage. Her mother pursued adoption from Canada in 1866, and since then the case has involved Gould's estate administrators. Pierce and his wife plan court action supported by new proofs and counsel.
W A Wideman of Honolulu sails for Washington to press a damage claim on behalf of ex queen Liliuokalani for about 200000 dollars alleging U S actions led to the provisional government and her deposition. Wideman declines comment while fellow passengers say the mission is to sue quietly with minimal publicity.
In Baltimore on September 24 a grand street parade preceded secret sessions of trainmen and five allied bodies. Leaders criticized Debs and the A R U while endorsing federation plans and possible action to form a six-body union that could oppose the A R U though inviting individual ARU members.
San Francisco reports the escape of two thousand Siberian exiles employed on the Siberian railway. They overpowered guards, seized arms, and fled toward Korea. Russian authorities request Korean cooperation to capture the refugees and return them to Russia.
Milwaukee district attorney will seek warrants for arrest of President F. T. Day and Vice President Wm Plankington over a Burkhardt claim. Distinctly charged with receiving a deposit while knowing the bank insolvent as witnesses wrap up testimony.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a September 25 date, a judge, and a state court in Montana. Details are unclear but imply a court action or proceeding involving a judge.
Reports from Indiana describe a Madison jury finding Richard Bandurant not guilty of first degree murder in the Veo Armstrong killing. The bulletin also notes drownings at Shelbyville and North Manchester, fatal accidents, postmaster appointments, a fall from a window in EUchart, a conspiracy near Lebanon, and other local incidents including a gas discovery at Astoyn City and a railway freight wreck near Crawfordsville Junction.
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