07 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1888
Page
1
A fragmented OCR page mentions Paris meat sales, Garfield income claims, a Persian carpet auction in Paris, and various odd notices. It references elections, a marine carpet price, a murder? No, and scattered international items. The text is jumbled with many garbled names and places, making a coherent single event hard to extract.
Reported union scale agreement reached with twelve room mills including P. H. Laushuin sheet-draw mill at Polia Pa and two small Findlay Ohio mills. Several firms pledge to sign if orders materialize. industry observers expect a short strike unless new orders sustain pay. Names and firms tied to the incident include Woolio Teer Ste Coupons Pont Lanifian and Co Xuperadren and Steel Aurora Maurace Canganyo Goer Howard Hardware Cleveland Akron etc.
Reports describe the Volta docking near Khartoum after a voyage marked by damaged dispatches and confusion among reconnaissance parties. Victims or casualties are mentioned as part of a contested area between rival factions, with further movements by forces beyond the station.
Pirtsponen Pal dade 2 reports a steel castings project with heavy pieces for two companies. The largest stemeposts measure forty eight feet and eleven inches, and forty two feet wide at the widest section. Estimated weight around seventeen tons. Transport may use water routes around New England. total project cost about seven dollars.
Fragmented text reports a centenarian named Jones found dead at home near Marsaw Creek Tennessee. The note mentions a coroner and an inquest and references Vermnessee with unclear details about the death and location.
The Fre Prees article argues for Canadian independence as the fullest national development. It contends Canada is near ready to become a nation and that Confederation and strong political will propel Canada toward self determination.
The Republican National Committee edition shows a total cost around 00 with a deficit to be subscribed. Major expenses include half rent for the Auditorium Association, electric lighting, and entertaining National Committee members.
A fatal accident in Columbia County reports two children of Jacob Brown aged fourteen and ten playing in the woods. A tree toppled in the storm, killing one child instantly and fatally wounding the other. The incident is dated July 2 in Little Rock.
From Centerville to Meader ville Mant two youths died when flat cars carrying riders derailed on a mountain grade. James Henry Burns aged thirteen and Joseph Green aged fourteen were killed at the scene.
Forest fires rage near Caarberox Michigan with Smthson’s aid six miles south in grave danger. Two fire engines from this place have been working since yesterday afternoon to save the lumber yards and mills.
The most married man in the United States, J B Aldrich also known as JB Willington, was arrested at Harrison Street station. He allegedly has twenty one wives across Chicago Detroit Baltimore Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Boston New Haven and Montreal with two Chicago wives found, one in Detroit and others said elsewhere. He refused to talk beyond claiming Chicago since March. His Chicago wife lived at 622 Wentworth, and a second wife Bells Burnett was later identified with plans of marriage at Madison Street. Brown may plead guilty tomorrow, facing possible punishment. others in Detroit reportedly would shoot him on sight.
The Department of Agriculture June crop report says apples should have a favorable season in an even year with early returns in New England and the Middle States showing good prospects. Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia look less favorable, while peaches lag apples overall though New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland report promising conditions for the year.
In Mount Vernas a sheriff’s officer named Thomas Woods was shot and killed by Frank Edward Brenty who resisted an arrest for assaulting his wife. Brenty was found in his garden and fired as Woods attempted to arrest him, then shot himself after the officer fell.
Treasury Department estimates show a decrease in public debt for June and a smaller rise earlier in the year. Yearly receipts are projected around one hundred billion while expenditures approach two hundred billion, leaving a surplus of tens of billions.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to report Mr. Fuller’s nomination for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court tomorrow. It remains uncertain whether the report will include any recommendations.
West of the Missouri River abolition of third class emigration rates by the transcontinental railroads today. The change reduces rates from the Missouri River to Pacific Coast points from three dollars to free or lower value. The shift marks a major policy update in crossing the country.
The Secretary of the Treasury on the Life Saving Board's recommendation awarded a silver medal to Kenry F. Paze an eleven year old for saving Alfred Brownell from drowning at Schenervus Utah County New York on August 5 1867.
Patrick Conley aged 22 died at Newport Hospital from injuries after a fall from a trapeze during a Royal Circus performance in Newport R I on July 1.
Florida youth Forbes, sixteen, bought thousands of bushels at 76 cents then sold at 90 cents for a profit before a fall drove him to risk more. He borrowed on margins, failed, and left town for Remington, Indiana. Creditors press. lawyers warn of asset transfer to his mother to avoid payment. Board of trade men lament being bested by a boy.
Miss Force of Plainfield New Jersey dies of consumption in Oakland California after a romance with Count Drauke a French nobleman. They fell in love while traveling in Europe and became engaged. He followed her to America and she lent him money to start a Colorado sheep ranch which he lost. He later repaid the loan and gifted her money back. The marriage never occurred due to illness and she left a will of 220000 to the Count.
The reporter quotes a Colorado observer predicting strong corn prospects across Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois with superb outlook in Western Kansas after last year’s failure. Wheat and grass crops show marked improvement. even high hills between Kansas and the Rockies are green with grass. He estimates corn yields near 23,004,000 bushels.
A tragic accident near Marty leaves Wendell Whitcomb grieving after his shot to kill rats at his barn misfired, striking the porch where his two young daughters sat. One girl dies instantly and the other is fatally wounded. The father is overwhelmed with grief.
Mrs C. Griffith and Mrs Dr Walker from Jennertown were riding with children when a horse bolt sent the buggy down a steep hill. The Griffith child was killed and both women were fatally injured. the Walker child escaped unharmed.
At a Printers meeting in Enixnuven on June 2 officials resolved to petition the Government to remove from the copyright bill the clause requiring that type for copyright books be set in America. A telegram of sympathy arrived from Mr Radstone.
Boston June 29 reports H Gibson the selectman who shot himself the night before his planned marriage is not dead and many recover.
The Maritime Labor Unions demand replacement of Chinese hands on board the steamer Alameda with Europeans or the vessel will be denied loading rights.
A twelve month old girl, daughter of William Eichells, employed at the Methodist Book Concern in New York, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by her ten year old brother Willie who pointed the gun playfully at her.
The Hogge's snow-mill boiler exploded in the county's northeast, killing Sam King and Daniel Logue. King was found with severe injuries. Investigators determine a fatal incident with two deaths and ongoing inquiries into cause.
In Jacksonville Florida June 28 Lemuel Dean a young colored boy from Hansontown confessed to poisoning his father stepmother and five children during a family dispute over a threatened beating After stealing a revolver he used rat poison from a box bought Sunday two wards died and two more children cling to life as the boy aided dinner prep showing little remorse The incident has stirred strong community reaction and calls for swift justice.
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 28 a Latter Day Saints meeting at Aaron Farris's house erupted into a riot. Two men were fatally wounded and several others stabbed or beaten, including Tom and Leroy Wait and Harvey Courtwright. Authorities report threats of further violence as the case unfolds. Also on June 28 in Minneapolis Kansas a mob of 40 to 50 masked men attacked McCarthy's jail cell, releasing and hanging him near the Solomon River bridge.
A raid by Internal Revenue Collector Fry and a posse on moonshiners near Black Springs Montgomery County led to a fierce clash. Three distilleries were destroyed before an ambush by moonshiners sparked a regular battle in which Deputy U S Marshal Trammell was killed. Reinforcements were requested from Fort Smith.
In Altamont Illinois on June 28 residents express indignation over the lynching of William Moore in Charleston. The alleged assault victim Mary A Bumgardner is described as about nineteen or twenty and locals doubt her story, believing Mattoon area townsfolk were misled and Moore innocent.
The Secretary of State formally alerted the British Minister in Washington to the case of the American ship Bridgewater seized unlawfully by Canadian Customs officials a year ago and detained eighty one days at Shelburne in Nova Scotia.
Portland June 28 The official canvass of the statewide congressional election tallies Herman Republican 32820 Gearin Democrat 25413 Miller Prohibition 1074. Herman's plurality over Gearin stands at 7367 in this preliminary result.
Justice Field and Knowlton of the Cambridge Supreme Court refused to entertain a motion for a new trial in the Mary Jane Robinson murder case. Robinson was convicted in 1885 of poisoning her sister's husband and sentenced to hang on November 16.
LosTon Massachusetts June 28 George H Gib son died in hospital after shooting himself to avoid appearing at his wedding without an unfinished suit. The tailor failed to complete the garments in time prompting the fatal act.
June 26 to July 2 reports show Senate and House handling of public land, river and harbor, and tariff bills. Amendments increase harbor appropriations, grant coal mining rights, and extend public land entries. Debates touch on Western cattlemen, military allocations, and Gettysburg celebratory leave.
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