14 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1888
Page
1
The article notes Southwestern Virginia's dependence on railroad projects for future prosperity, highlighting extensions of the next and western routes. It mentions shifting real estate in the southeast region and describes a busy, financially hopeful population planning for development.
Rosso Marsagal, a notable figure from Yale Lian School this year, is linked with Japanese finance and royal duties. He has visited Arperientes, speaks Enerody, and is expected to return in dipan tee years hence.
Fragmentary text lists global bor elements and dates, mentioning New York and various places such as Calcutta, with scattered figures like 971.30. The garbled OCR preserves names and terms without clear actions or context.
A garbled OCR fragment references ships, a canal, and looted goods, with scattered phrases about England and ports. The text is incomplete and unreadable in key details, offering no clear events, dates, or entities to report with certainty.
Incomprehensible text fragment mentions navies, prices around twenty cents, a day, and various garbled terms. It references trade or supply details, with unclear names and entities, making coherent facts difficult to extract.
Fragmentary OCR text describes material references and possible names but lacks coherent events or clear subjects to summarize a definite news item. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places are discernible to form a factual summary.
Incoherent OCR text references cultivation of flowers and general notes on food and animals. Mentions pigeons and unclear topics, with scattered phrases about flowers, borlatites, and a dated tone. Reads as a damaged historical clipping with no clear narrative or names.
The article notes that by June 16 1906 Congress has seen 544 bills introduced in the Senate and House with many already passed. Despite the high volume of work the legislature remains behind schedule and adjournment is uncertain.
The article lists Thurman Morten Cleveland Hervison among presidential nominees, noting Cleveland as the youngest and the others older. It states the President was born in New Jersey in March 1857 and claims various ages, mentioning Harrison and Mortan with ambiguous ages and birthplace hints.
A high pressure explosion at Groete tannery in Allegheny City caused extensive damage and killed several workers. Engineers and other staff were injured as debris damaged the tannery and nearby structures. Investigations point to a boiler blast as the cause.
The fragmentary report details a July event with six men involved in a melee at a gathering. A fatal stabbing of W. Scott occurs during the incident at a local theater area. Authorities name Hadivelle Pri Btoiehs as a person of interest in the fatal stabbing.
A five member committee reports new enforcement of Sabbath laws affecting street cars and churches. Officials announce prosecutions will proceed to enforce the ordinance, urging public compliance and hinting at further amendments and voter input to follow.
A bill introduced in the Senate by Nenatop Wiean of Iowa aims to outlaw manufacturing selling or labeling adulterated fish meat and other foods as or misrepresenting contents. The measure defines adulteration as reduction of strength or composition and makes violations punishable and potentially misdemeanor with penalties.
A confused report states John J. Calling, a lunatic, escaped from Murdson County asylum near Buake Hill New Jersey two hours after admission yesterday. He wandered to the Hackensack meads and was attacked by mosquitoes, suffering bites and fainting before being taken to a hospital.
Incomplete fragment notes a comptroller and national financial matters with a date around June. Vague timing and missing names prevent precise reconstruction of events or entities.
Reports from Bald Knobber counties in Missouri indicate brewing violence between factions. Doot Petters, arrested as a Bald Knobber and cattle thief in Cassville, leads a gang accused of stealing hundreds of cattle across Ozark Christian and Tone counties. One faction accuses the other of betraying secrets, with murders already tied to information leaks and more killings feared as both sides arm and prepare for possible open combat.
Efforts are under way to add an amendment in an appropriation bill for funding the Washington Monument elevator. The machinery is ready, needing only fuel and operators. The estimated annual cost is 116.9 and would greatly please about 300000 citizens visiting the capital.
Yousetown Ohio July reports Carbon Limestone Company drilled two hundred ten foot holes at Parks quarry placing thirty kegs of powder and twenty five boxes of dynamite. After over a month the explosives were detonated by electricity creating a mammoth blast that displaced about fifteen thousand tons of limestone.
The Swatare ee to oanebeac off the village at two off this afternoon after a ran of seven fisips from New London. General Sheridan was brought ashore two hours afterward without discomfort and is now in his cottage. He was somewhat restless last night and has been rather nervous today, but his condition remains favorable to his command.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Dr McGlynn and Anti Poverty Society with references to uprising and religious figures including popes and cardinals. The text is garbled but hints at a public reaction to interference and mercy from the Lord.
Fragmentary text reports on past fiscal records and portmaster appointments. It mentions masters and successors, numbers for the year, and references to resignations and removals. The readable content is insufficient to determine a coherent event or outcome.
A morning blaze in Danville wrecked the Farmers' Leaf Tobacco Warehouse operated by Gash & Beoger and damaged adjoining stores. Insurance coverage stands at about 290 000 with a total loss near 15 000 dollars.
John Gillow died at the Mellable Iron Work Black Rock after falling into a furnace while cleaning the gas room. He was suffocated and burned by the intense heat as large pieces of roasted flesh detached from his bones when the body was removed. He leaves a widow and three children.
Grtawa Ont July S.1 decides future traffic on the St Lawrence and Welland canals shall be discontinued on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. This regulation aims to limit operations on Sundays to a nine hour window.
Washington July 3 The U S steamers Atlanta and Yantic now at the New York Navy yard are to be fitted out for foreign cruisers It is thought the Atlanta will join the Pacific Squadron and the Yantic will go to the West Indies
A Detroit Lansing and Northern train struck a horse and wagon near Meritian killing man Roy Emplew and his sixteen year old stepson James Elsey. The horse bolted and ran into the train as it was moving at full speed.
The Senate committee reports favorably on submitting a constitutional amendment to outlaw alcohol. The report notes mixed views among members about allowing states to ratify and warns that national action could reshape party politics and curb the liquor trade as a remedy. It argues agitation will continue until evils are removed or humanity ends.
A seventy horsepower boiler exploded at the Adelaide SHK Mill in Allentown Pennsylvania at seven this morning. Fireman Frank Sterner and Henry Oreo were killed instantly. Engineer Henry Sell died at ten after leg amputation. Bricklayer Oswin Ochs was badly scalded but will recover. Two others were only slightly injured. The engine-house was destroyed and all nine hundred workers were frightened. The cause is unknown.
Anarchistic Sunday schools organized in Chicago under Pan Grottkan expand to six locations with Sunday morning sessions. Teachers include Paul Grottkau and Mrs. Lucey Parsons. membership grows toward an estimated twenty five thousand, including children. Police have not moved to break up the meetings.
Thomas Kelly and Harry Christi, convicted of the murder of Officer Joe Sategi, planned a jail escape. A fellow inmate alerted Jailer Nichols at 2 o'clock. Sheriff and police seized two prisoners, finding tin and lead keys a large knife a sharpened corset steel and a razor edge. The men are held in separate dark cells.
Boston reports that Mrs Sarah Jane Robinson condemned to hang on November 11 for the murder of Prince Arthur Freeman will ask Governor and council around September 14 for clemency. Governor Ames' presence delays action. New features of the case are expected to be revealed and the appeal is said to favor Mrs Robinson.
General Master Workman Powderly writes a letter for this week's Journal of United Labor urging a coffee boycott. He claims a coffee corner has formed and advises abstention until it is broken.
In McLean County half the wheat is shocked and harvesting will end next week with good weather. The crop yields are excellent in both quantity and quality according to local reports.
In Lowhinds and surrounding towns, a record flood forced evacuations as water rose eight to ten feet above previous highs. Homes, mills, and bridges on the Cheat and Tyourt rivers were washed away or damaged, rail bridges and sawmills destroyed, with extensive property losses reported around Fairmount Morgantown Clarksburg and Rowlesburg. Trains run via Pittsburgh and Wheeling while damage assessments continue for days.
A New York merchant Isaac Waldorf learns he has married his own daughter after years apart from his first wife. Waldorf befriended a Vienna girl who came to America, aided her, and eventually married her. She bore a child in June and now her mother seeks to resolve the tangled family ties with a Grand Rabbi's mediation.
Jacob Nye, a well respected farmer south of Princeton, loses five family members to sudden insanity and is being sent to Jacksonville for treatment along with his wife and another daughter. The afflicted include two grown daughters and one son, with all five struck on the same day. Physicians cannot explain the outbreak as no prior illness or local disturbance is noted. The family reportedly spends time singing and praying and fears poisoning.
Electoral colleges nationwide chose President Diaz for another term and elected three Supreme Court members and Congress members with no opposition reported. Several States also elected one Senator each as supporters of the Administration party. Many congratulatory calls poured in for Diaz.
The United States steamer Swatara arrived at the Navy Yard from Nonquitt. Rumor aboard says General Sheridan, though comfortable in new quarters, is expected to live only a short time.
Joseph T. Smith, a participant in the Hatfield McCoy trouble in Logan County, has been arrested and placed in Logan County jail. The Governor’s reward of 31% for his capture has been paid to the officers who made the arrest.
Edward A. Deacons, who killed Ada Stone for refusing him food, was hanged at forty minutes past ten this morning. His neck was broken by the fall.
Senate reports on several pension vetoes and agrees to a conference on agricultural funding. A bill proposes construction of a bridge across the Arkansas River at Cummings Landing Arkansas, while other measures address land grants and sugar duties as sessions proceed. The House debates tariff provisions and approves river railroad route rights.
The body of Captain Wm. B. Vaughany of the Bee Line barge Beacon was found floating in the Providence River. He was 30, from Brooklyn, N.Y. A large number of claims have been filed in Washington under the relief law for postmasters who lost postal funds through non-negligent causes.
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