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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1888
Page
1
A jumbled OCR fragment from a Maine area page mentions Junier peatill Barton Lake City and various misread names. It parades a string of partial notes on syrup patents, political topics, agriculture, and scattered anecdotes about counties, people, and places with numerous garbled terms and stray figures.
A boiler explosion at the Eureka Tron and Steel Works plate mill wrecked the building killing Terry McCoy and Patrick Finn and George Green. Dozens were injured as the massive boiler and roof fragments were hurled across Eureka avenue and into nearby structures.
In Crannoriorsville Virginia a farmer's eleven year old daughter sent for milk is found missing. Searches reveal bear activity in the area with sheep killed and clothing fragments found, leading to the conclusion she was eaten by bears.
In Wirt County during Memorial Day observances ex-Confederates and ex-Union soldiers gathered when a youth named Spruce stepped onto the stage and drank iced lemonade. Within minutes he collapsed and died from a heat induced condition of the body.
A weathered report recounts Maggie McCrea, a scholar, sunk near Thunder Cape in Lake Superior after striking heavy ice. The steam barge Bruno, carrying wheat, departed Port Arthur for Kingston with seven crew aboard and is reported seaworthy. cargo insured.
Cineace June 1 Mrs Meckie L Haw son waiting in court for divorce from Banker Rawson shot and killed attorney Culone H C Whitney. Rawson's wife claims Whitney forged testimony while Whitney alleged infidelity in the marriage.
Ottawa contractors say the government will soon call for bids to build the Sauls Ste. Marie Canal but doubt the contract will be awarded, viewing the process as a possible bluff to pressure the United States over fisheries settlement.
The Herald reports replies from governors across the Union saying Cleveland will be the presidential nominee at the St. Louis Convention. All governors agree Cleveland is the man for the party.
Over two hundred Mormon converts passed through Knoxsville Texas on June L en route to the west. The travelers presented a mass of ignorance and cited their direct origin from Europe as they moved onward.
The long trial of Pete McCartney ended in New Orleans with a verdict of guilty. He faces a fifteen year prison term and a possible fine up to five thousand dollars. McCartney had operated in Meridian and other towns using raised fifty dollar notes and was identified after shaving his beard to avoid arrest.
A sturgeon about eighteen inches long was frozen in the center of a large cake of ice and placed in a public display. By Tuesday its tail moved as the sun warmed the block and the head was freed to water where it recovered. The fish remains alive in a tank.
A about twenty one year old colored man named Sturgis was taken from jail in Thusen Georgia last night by masked men who broke the jail door with sledge hammers and hanged him from an oak tree just outside the town. Sturgis had served two penitentiary terms. Relatives or friends deny involvement and claim to know nothing of his body. This is reported as the first lynching in McDuffie County.
A vein of coal has been discovered on the Gulf Colorado with Santa Fe line at Ardmore Indian Territory about forty miles from the Texas state line. The vein is reported as thick and high quality comparable to Mc Allister mines. Operations expected in August will cut costs and boost railroad business by about half a million dollars per annum.
Seismic disturbances have raged nightly for a week in a city section. Shocks are described as severe enough to rattle sashes and furniture and prompt residents to flee homes. One observer counted seventeen distinct shocks in a single night.
The House Military Committee unanimously recommends the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of War. The announcement comes from Washin grox on June 3.
In Macon Georgia yesterday a $20 000 damage suit was heard in the superior court. Mrs Moore sues the city claiming damages for the lynching of her husband who had been accused of outraging Miss Little. Evidence showed she was a blackmailer of the vilest character.
Rev. J D Little of Moued City and Presiding Elder Wallis were thrown from a barge down an embankment near Carino Illinois. Rev. Little sustained injuries while both men escaped with minor harm.
At four o clock this morning the Mundine Hotel, a three story brick building, burned with thirteen people inside. Only two escaped. Dr W A Brooks and others were badly burned. Pemberton Pierce was killed leaping from the building. Loss about 150 dollars. The hotel post office was destroyed and origin unknown.
In Wispsom Missouri a twelve year old African American servant girl was forced to drink poisoned coffee after being suspected in earlier illness cases. She died, confessing she was coerced by others named as responsible. The Owsley family and household were gravely ill and not expected to survive.
Reports from Wasnixeton describe General Sheridan's health deteriorating during his illness. He has faced repeated crises with the heart weak and fainting spells, culminating in a dangerous hemorrhage of the lines that left him very weak though able to speak briefly at intervals.
Rev. Dr. Prigeron preached his own funeral sermon and now seeks to contest his will. He claims he is dead to allow legal action to set aside the will. He wanted to keep his coffin at home, but his wife objects. He now seeks to recall the will citing undue influence as the reason.
A terrible tornado passed near Mitton on Saturday afternoon. It extended about twenty five miles, five hundred yards wide, destroying everything in its track in a fine farming area. No lives were known to be lost.
Ravelan June 4 local option election in the Raleigh township shows a 141 vote majority for license. Last year the township voted dry by 31.
Jefferson Davis celebrated his eightieth birthday in New Orleans. Mails carried numerous congratulatory letters from old friends and substantial remembrances. Davis is reported to be in better health than he has been for some time.
A bill introduced today by Representative Oates of Alabama seeks to restrict immigration by imposing a twenty five dollar tax on foreigners. The proposal targets non citizens and aims to fund enforcement measures.
Governor Wilson offers rewards for those indicted in Logan County court over the Hatfield McCoy killings. Residents of Pie County Kentucky named include Frank Phillips Bud McCoy Jasper McCoy Lark McCoy James McCoy Samuel McCoy two sons Samuel King David Straton John Norman William Saunders and others with 10 rewards listed. An additional 260 reward is offered for Ballard Sutphin of Boone County for the murder of Jerry Gore.
The National Democratic Convention began in Sr. Loues with about five thousand viewers. White of California used the silver gavel and gave an effective speech. Watterson of Kentucky was named Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions and Collins Permanent Chairman. The platform aims to reflect President Cleveland on tariff policy. Cleveland and Thurman appear as likely nominees amid strong opposition from Ohio and Indiana. California’s D. F. Tarpie was chosen to nominate Judge Thurman.
Forest fires rage along the Omaha line fourteen miles from Ashland with a twenty mile per hour wind fanning the flames. At the thirty mile siding the post office and three houses burned. families homeless. Thirty cars five thousand ties and three thousand posts burned. The St Paul evening passenger train was delayed two hours as crews aided in saving property. Two to three workmen feared dead.
A summary of bills reported and passed in the U S Senate and House from May 31 to June 9 including the Department of Labor act, Des Moines river land title quieting, bridges over the Tennessee and Rail Creek, naval site commission, and various appropriation measures. The log notes adjournments and procedural votes with mentions of Sheridan rank revival efforts and diplomatic appropriations debate.
Washington June 5 Senator Chandler introduces an amendment to the fisheries retaliation act striking out the phrase in his discretion and the clause other products of the Dominion. The change would deny Canadian vessels entry when American rights in Dominion ports are abridged and ban import of Canadian fresh or salted fish.
Chicago June 5 Elections across Illinois yield Republican judicial picks for the Supreme Court. David J. Baker Jacob W. Wilkin Joseph M. Bailey and Benjamin D. Magruder win First Third Sixth and Seventh Districts with Democrat incumbent John M Scholfield winning the Second District. This marks the first Republican Supreme Bench in state history.
City of Mexico June 5 A construction train near Tampico struck by a cow and a donkey on the track crashed through a bridge and down an embankment. Eighteen were killed and forty one injured. The dead and injured were brought in today.
Senator Mitchell received a late Portland dispatch declaring Oregon's Republican majority would reach 4,000. He says the campaign centered on a tariff battle over lumber wool lead fruit and hops and the free traders were badly whipped.
G B George manager of the Joseph Davis Shoe Company Lynn Mass contractors for convict labor in the Virginia penitentiary, committed suicide this morning in the penitentiary yard by shooting himself in the temple.
Katie Justice a known young woman from Boyd's Creek Sevier County Tennessee died by self inflicted gunshot to the head today. No motive is provided and the tragedy occurred in June.
Littre Rock June 5. In the Democratic State Convention John F P Eagle was nominated for governor on the 126th ballot this morning.
Senator Quay is authorized to report favorably his bill granting pensions to soldiers and ex prisoners of war. The measure aims to provide financial support to veterans who endured captivity. The action reflects ongoing congressional consideration of veteran benefits.
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