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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1889
Page
1
The Berlin conference on the Samoan question is scheduled for May 1. Delegates from involved powers will discuss governance and territorial status in the Pacific island group.
Mr. Breene stated he would lecture and work hard to keep going on nemoF on the Hudson which cost him 200000. It has been sold for 75000.
A naval commission of distinguished officers tours Gulf and sea coast cities of the South to locate naval or shipyards at the most accessible and convenient points.
Reports from distant counties indicate a push by lawmakers to accept higher salaries while others advocate filling both houses with capable statesmen who will avoid debating pay increases.
The Pennsylvania Legislature considers a bill to tax employers fifteen cents per day for employing a foreign born un naturalized person. Reportedly urged by labor groups, the measure focuses on Italians and Hungarians among immigrant workers.
The Empire Aanganese and Iranio announce ownership of valuable manganese properties in Cuba and outline plans for a two mile tramway plus shipments of ore to the United States and Europe in large quantities.
Mrs dastes K Pain condemns a newspaper claim about General Jackson era attire. She argues the Indies wore calico dresses then but insists ladies of that date dressed as refined and becoming as those of the present generation.
The new English gunboat Spider failed to reach the agreed speed. It never topped twenty miles an hour, only reaching spurts that lapsed short of the rate. The Vesuvius, in contrast, easily makes twenty five miles an hour and can surge ahead on a spurt.
The Tar Jacksonsie Times notes a twenty foot high cabbage stalk displayed in a West part exhibit area for colored people. It was grown by a Palatka man and features a flowering head resembling an old Seminole chief wearing a headdress.
An expected surge of American travelers to Europe is noted with Paris Exposition as the trigger. Steamer bookings extend into June and July with berths tightly reserved, the six month forecast counting 73,000 voyagers and none aboard under the American flag.
The Pope's 1888 income reached 2,520,000 dollars with 1,860,000 from St Peter's pence and 660,000 pounds from investments outside Italy. Vatican outlay totaled 1,700,000 and a further 140,000 francs given as money and presents during the jubilee are not counted. The balance sheet is described as highly satisfactory.
The Astor family plans a grand New York landed estate following English estate fashion. They buy land, develop stores and mansions, live on rents, and reinvest surplus income. The family wealth is estimated at about 800 million dollars.
Fragmentary text appears to discuss a difficult topic with disjointed words about people and a weapon, possibly electric. No clear event, person, place, or date is identifiable from the readable portion.
The United States Senate held sessions from March 20 to April 1 with multiple nominations. Robert T. Lincoln and others were sent as ambassadors. Halstead’s Germany posting was rejected. discussions covered mineral division delays and President pro tempore tenure. executive sessions adjourned daily with appointments to the Smithsonian and Interior among topics.
A Dakota and Minnesota prairie storm reports severe gales and great property damage. A Gary special notes a sand dust storm darkening the day as roofs blow off Park Place Hotel and other buildings. Aberdeen reports fires and destroyed hay, barns, and cattle. losses exceed 210,000 dollars. Jackson County Minnesota prairie fires burn Lucius Hine’s property.
The American Meat Company, capitalized at 25 million dollars, is incorporated under Pennsylvania law. Backed by New York and Philadelphia capitalists with Chicago involvement, it has acquired ranches in Indian Territory, New Mexico and Texas. Plans include moving cattle to Kansas City and Chicago, building slaughterhouses, dressing meat, and distributing via refrigerated cars. The venture aims to control all stages from ranching to canning under centralized management.
A massive rock and clay slide on Second Avenue at Lock No. 1 in Pirdsecrew, Pennsylvania, during the night covered Baltimore and Ohio rails and the street, broke telegraph wires, halted travel, and threatened Bluff Street property. No injuries reported.
The late John Scott's will, filed in Pirrspuncy Pennsylvania on April 3, leaves 350000 dollars to ten children with three sons to receive one cent and three children loyal to the mother cut off with a penny. Mrs Scott is said to sue for her dower as the final division proceeds.
Frenden thal of the quartermaster's department at Washington arranged with General Manager Clements of the 8 and 0 railroad for three flat cars at Annapolis Maryland to transport ten penny guns.
Fragmentary OCR text references Dee White and a court verdict within minutes. It mentions a defendant and an apparent trial note, but details are incomplete and unclear. The item reads as a brief legal update from a courtroom report.
Navy orders Samoa task force includes Richmond Alert and Adams all to depart Apia at earliest practicable moment. The trio are small beside the German East Africa fleet vessels already wrecked. The Richmond built 1889 Norfolk 2700 tons 222 ft long 17 ft 4 in draft carries twelve 10 inch guns and other arms. The Alert 1000 tons built 1815 carries several smoothbores and trigger guns. The Adams 1375 tons ships 185 by 25 feet beams with a diverse battery of 9 inch and 69 pounder guns.
London reports detail the hurricane that struck Apia harbor, sinking German warships Eber Adler and Olga, with many officers and sailors lost or rescued. The American vessels Nipsic Vandalia and Trenton suffered severe damage as night fell and rescue efforts began. Mataafa forces aided in efforts to float the Olga amid heavy surf and darkness.
An April fool joke in the Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg caused smoke and alarm early morning. A student burned smoldering rags in a tin pan causing smoke to fill corridors and panic as fire equipment was sent to the campus. The faculty will investigate.
A lone highwayman halted a Murphy's to Milton mail run near Angeles. He forced the driver to dump Wells Fargo and mail boxes which were carried away. only a small amount was recovered. A second bag with registered packages was not touched and the five passengers remained unharmed.
A hotel porter caught Montine Culboa in the proprietor’s room at the Arlington Hotel New Haven. The thief was taken to the office but, believing it a prank, the proprietor released him. Soon after, a $1,100 note and a bank book were missing from the safe.
The body of Mrs. Sally McGill was found hanging to a porch rafter at her home near Warden's Creek Sevier County. A number of cuts were found on the body and her young son is missing along with $3125 she was known to possess.
Isadora Loventhal’s nomination to Modesta California postmaster was rejected yesterday by the Senate. President Cleveland had nominated Loventhal on a date in April. the nomination failed for want of Senate support.
A Central Labor Union meeting read a letter said to be from Jay Gould via Washington Devis offering 11 million dollars in gold with interest from 1869 if the union adopts Goulds cooperative industry plan. The secretary will seek Davis's view on the meaning of the communication. The Central Labor Federation heard oystermen request aid to prevent their union from breaking up, while German printers announced a $4.50 daily rate and planned strike if denied.
The Treasury Committee completed the stamp count in the Internal Revenue Bureau vaults after the transfer from Commissioner Miller to Commissioner Mason. Two hundred million stamps, worth about 45 million dollars, were tallied and found to be accounted for and in good condition.
The Methodist parsonage in Sipexsam Ontario occupied by Rev RB Stillwell was shattered by dynamite placed on the verandah door. Doors blown off glass broken and house damaged though occupants unharmed. no suspects or crew reported.
In Charleston on April 1 a special grand jury returned three indictments. The cases include charges against S A Higginbotham for the murder of Simon Asiace and the murder of his wife Rachel Higginbotham. A third indictment involves a boardinghouse incident.
The Saturday Review argues sparrows cause greater national grain loss than winged game. Sparrows swarm fields eating unripe milky grain, resist eradicating, and shift habitats when disturbed. Hedge-bordered fields suffer most, but no crop is safe from depredations.
A column argues that America's widening wealth gap makes chances for the poor harder while opening doors for those who pursue new paths. It praises Warner’s Safe Cure as a model of successful advertising that proved the remedy’s merit through sustained public exposure and testimonials.
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