28 Jan 1888
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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1888
Page
1
A lively note reports two young Bostonians fought ten rounds for a girl. Other items mention a live bridge at Niapara Falls and a Canadian government plan to water one transatlantic steamer, with scattered curiosities about society, travel, and local events.
The first session of the Fiftieth Congress debates a one dollar passport charge and a defense budget adjustment. It reports resolutions on timber land disposal and forest preservation, and approves bridges across the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, plus other public works and inquiries.
Reports from Pike County Kentucky and Logan County West Virginia describe escalating armed clashes between Hatfield and McCoy factions. Citizens purchase rifles and ammunition as local officials seek arms, signaling a full scale feud with limited communication and transport.
In a divorce case, Jane Leanes notes Turner, once married to American Thompson and annulled in the United States, is entitled to the same laws as her husband. The English judge rules the American decree proclaims in England is binding without a new English decree.
The Fisheries Question report from New York on January 24 says the Home Government has urged the Dominion Cabinet to concede on the fishery issue to reach a settlement. It notes Canadian demands are important but should not prejudice larger international interests involved.
At the Chester iron works powdered coal has been successfully tested as fuel. The combustion is complete with ashes and smoke entirely consumed, achieving a saving of forty to fifty percent in fuel. The cyclone principle powdering method, applied to furnaces by AG McCauley, enables this efficient burning.
The governor vetoes the bill for a constitutional convention and urges debate on its objections. A red hat senate is not expected to be booked until the bill comes up for passage over the veto.
New York report notes visible coffee supply at 6.0% bags and a sharper turnover on the Coffee Exchange since Saturday. Analysts expect Breasts economy soon to borrow more than ever as fears grow of a possible shortage.
Sub-Judiciary Committee favors a favorable report on the war tax bill. The measure passed the Senate and heads to the House with an expected allocation of about one million eight hundred thousand dollars as the nation’s share of the war tax.
In Liscoln Newdan a wave of suffering and death has swept through schools and among teachers and students. Prominent figures and newspapers have urged public contributions to support heroic teachers and to aid those who have lost loved ones in the turmoil.
A young thief named Mity Hares received a twenty year prison sentence for murder related to the slaying of John Watts during a quarrel over a woman on January 23, 187? in a provincial setting. The case centers on the fatal confrontation and the judge's verdict.
John T. Allen, state treasurer under Governor Hamilton, died yesterday aged sixty two. He bequeathed his fortune valued at 17000 dollars to the city of Galveston for the establishment of an industrial school.
A young novice at the Convent of the God Shepherd on Bank Street died after throwing herself from a third story window while delirious with fever. No other persons involved were named in the report.
The San Marcos arrives from Havana with the crew of the bark D B Chapin of Boston that sank December 25. After ten days in a small boat the captain, cook, and one seaman were rescued on January 4. other crew members perished from starvation and exposure.
Coffey, who cut his throat in custody last Wednesday, died at 2 o clock this morning from injuries sustained in the attempt. The case from Priscer Pennsylvania and Dan Illinois Ed Coffeyr the convict was reported as the hangman’s job saved.
A Delaware and Hudson Salem branch wreck near Baxterville left four dead and many injured. An Eastbound train derailed on a curve. a second car somersaulted, sparking a horrific scene with passengers including David Owens fatally injured and Conductor Charles Frost among the critically hurt. Other confirmed injuries include Clark Rice Clarence Stoddard Martin H Stevens and several unnamed passengers.
In Grarrox West Virginia on December 25 a burglary at J Wall & Co. yielded $2 008 in watches and jewelry. Several cans were found hidden in rocks near Valley Falls. A stranger bought the vans from Bradshaw Co. and vanished with them. Local men searched the area and recovered the goods in good condition.
In Wasnisetex January 23 the U S Supreme Court affirms the Missouri death sentence for Hugh A. M. Brooks alias W H Maxwell, imprisoned in St. Louis for the murder of C Arthur Prewler in April. Chief Justice Waite announced the decision.
David Whitmer the last of three witnesses to the truth of the Book of Mormon is in a desiring condition. He called family and friends to his bedside last evening and bore testimony to the truth after the Bible. A well known resident of Arenaonp since NB, he is regarded as a man of high moral character.
New Englanders face severe cold with harbor operations hindered as the narrows freeze and ferries struggle. Reports from New Hampshire note temperatures down to 34 degrees below zero with southern Massachusetts towns at 15 degrees below last night.
The Supreme Court today upheld a common pleas court ruling in favor of a property owner against Western Union and Mutual Telegraph Companies. The case concerns an annual pole tax of one dollar per erected pole and 2.50 per mile of suspended wire on public streets.
Daniel Driscoll was hanged this morning after trailing his self to the gallows. He prayed before the black cap was placed and the weight fell. he died instantly. His last words were I Jesus have mercy on me. His neck was broken.
The Irish National League leader, President Fitz gerald, received a draft for 1.0 from F. B. Hayes of Ottawa Canada. This marks the first contribution in response to the appeal for one thousand Irish men to subscribe 1,000 dollars each.
Representative Cummings of New York introduced in the House Senator Mitchell's bill from last session prohibiting Chinese immigration. An amendment would let Collectors of Customs interpret the act and place the burden of proof on the accused. It would require all Chinese residents before passage to disclose how they gained entry and would forbid introduction of Chinese by habeas corpus.
In Jackson County during the Jones poisoning trial juror J. N. Crews of DeSoto Township disrupted the proceedings and later appeared to lose his sanity. He opposed any verdict, interrupted attorneys, and preached and prayed until the jury could not agree. The judge discharged the panel after eleven to one in favor of conviction. The paper notes the juror's current insanity and speculates on its origins.
Paris reports Pasteur's rabbit control method tested on a Rheims estate by his nephew Mr. Loir. A hay bait soaked in cholera-laden fluid killed nineteen rabbits in a day, twelve more after two days, with no survivors in the warren, proving the plan effective.
Rome January 22 The Sun reports the gift from President Cleveland to Pope Leo XIII a bound copy of the United States constitution was presented Saturday afternoon in the Vatican throne room by the American delegation Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia delivered the presentation speech.
Police pursued two men James and Reuben Barrow after a train robbery near Texarkana. One suspect was captured while the other escaped after fatally wounding Neil Bray, an assistant to the force. The Barrows reside in Lamar County, Alabama.
The city records the coldest day on record with thermometers at 45 degrees below zero overnight and 40 below at 7 am. A Chippawa Falls Wisconsin dispatch notes 18 degrees below there last night.
Creverano Ohio January 22 Grandma Garfield mother of the late President James A Garfield died at 5 oclock Saturday morning at the home of Mrs Garfield in Mentor Ohio. Her age was eighty six years and she had been gradually failing for two months.
At 6 720 o'clock last evening residents of Sunvers Iowa were startled by a low rumble and a tremor. The shock lasted six seconds and was distinctly felt, with the impression of a minor earthquake for the town and surrounding area.
Mrs. Isaac T. Liese of Hampshire County died after her dress caught fire while dusting the mantel. She attempted to extinguish the blaze but perished. She was twenty years old and newly married.
The tug Zouave boiler exploded in New York Harbor. Engineer John Connelly and firemen Patrick Healy and John McKenea, along with steward Barhard Beenes, were severely burned, most believed fatally, in the blast today.
Pittsptren report says William Murdoch aged eighty two fell victim to a scam, losing ten thousand pounds by the usual methods. The incident sparks caution as investigators review the elderly target profile.
Robert Allison died at his residence 12 Washington Street from paralysis of the throat caused by an onion that slipped into his throat two months earlier. He was a wealthy retired merchant.
John McLain, long absent, returns to Canxtoy on January 22 to claim property left to a brother for thirty five years. The case outlines an unsettled estate and the abrupt family dispute over ownership.
Reports from Evansville and surrounding areas include a coal mine accident fatally injuring Ed Anstrew, a minister whipped by White Caps, arrests for murder and forgery, a jail escape plan with a sling shot, a fatal horse theft case, a rape trial, a forged check ring, a romance ending in a fortune, and a malicious explosive device sent to Judge Wode in Indianapolis.
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