03 Mar 1888
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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1888
Page
1
A scattered roundup of oddities and snippets: measles in Washington, currency and patents, telecommunication rumors, theatrical deaths, railway and legal curiosities, bigamy talk, university leadership remarks, and peculiar local anecdotes across the United States.
The report covers Senate and House actions on February 2 27 and 28 in Washington. It notes bills for a signal office building, a Maine conference for sea safety, extension of laws over No Man's Land, and a cable electric railroad measure. It records adjournments, speaker pro tempore elections, boundary correspondence with Venezuela, and public building appropriations across multiple cities.
A mob of about fifty broke into Clinton jail at dawn and hanged Sam Price and Wm Remus to a sycamore. Price had shot Sheriff Winter after a raid and was captured near Dresden Tennessee. Remus had killed J P Jackson with two gunshots. Authorities later buried the bodies amid tense train-side atmosphere.
Corupta South Carolina February 25 Colonel E B C Cash the famed duelist is dead in a killing of Colonel Shannon in a duel eight years ago. His barricaded home and defiance of state authorities sparked a sensation that led to an anti dueling law. No duel has occurred in the state since.
A New York Assembly bill proposes branding all adulterated lard with the term Adulterated and deems all lard not rendered from pure boy's fat as adulterated. The State board of health would enforce the act.
The C B Q issues an order giving the strikers until noon tomorrow to return to work. Those out then will be discharged. A number of Reading men are going West to take the place of the strikers in retaliation for the Brotherhood's refusal to assist in the strike.
Alice Cardiff, a married woman living at 15 Poplar Street in Miarin Texas, was found dead in her room early today. Investigators say she fell to the floor during a drunken incident and her face became lodged in a large basin of water, causing her death as she could not free herself.
In Sr. Periexsucuse dated February 2, denial is issued that Russian troops are being withdrawn from the frontier. The report says the recent troop movements are due to unsanitary conditions at places formerly occupied by the troops.
Zeph Davis, a twenty year old colored boy, was arrested this afternoon at Forest for assaulting and murdering Maggie Gaughany yesterday at the Greene Bros shop. He will be brought to this city tonight.
Settled by arbitration in Pittsburgh on February 28 the umpire rules no wage reduction for about six thousand wrought iron pipe makers at Tube-works. The decision preserves current pay levels amid ongoing labor disputes and production pressures.
Rowe February 28. The Very Rev Mr Ryan named Bishop of Alton Illinois and the Very Rev Mr Janssen named Bishop of the new Diocese of Belleville.
A green engineer on the A B and Q caused a wreck at Hast Seaton, demolishing several cars and injuring several people. Investigators traced the fault to the crew and equipment involved in the February 25 collision.
Cyatraxoocs Tex Feb 3 Moore a school teacher in this city has been sentenced to pay damages for whipping a ten year old pupil in his care. The ruling specifies compensation to the pupil and outlines a civil remedy for the incident.
Three young children perished in a blaze at a residence where the family left them alone to attend a church service. Authorities reported the fire occurred on February 28 at the location identified in the public notice.
The new military post at Highwood near Chicago has been designated Fort Sheridan. The announcement follows the confirmation by top Army authorities and marks a named garrison for the region.
A blast on the ferry steamer Julia near Vallejo wrecks the vessel and swallows many passengers. About seventy aboard, estimates say thirty to forty lives lost, with dozens more missing as flames from onshore petroleum vats engulf the wharf and depot. Firefighters lack water until the tide returns. recovery efforts continue as bodies are retrieved from the wreckage.
Fire destroyed the Deaf and Dumb Institution in Fritox Missouri. Originated in the dome fifth story due to electric wires. All 1 %. pupils evacuated safely. Building cost about 250000 with only 55000 insured across several companies.
Cuaco Feb 27 Every engineer but one and every Hremen on the C B and Q railway struck today Freight traffic was at a standstill Some local and through passenger trains were run by other former engineers and new men some Knights of Labor The K of L will not authorize its members to take vacant places In Kansas City a tie up on the Bees Island occurred as officials tried to smuggle C B and Q cars onto their trains
Chas Ridley a colored barber from Carey and his white bride to be Miss Taber of West Liberty sought a license at the probate office. The license was refused because the bride was not a county resident. The disappointed couple left by southbound train for Bellefontaine.
Henderson Steel Works in Guam produced steel at six this afternoon using Birmingham brown red hematite ore. The experimental plant shows steel can be made from North Alabama ore, marking a notable achievement by local capitalists.
Pamaverzchia Feb 27 Julia Ford age fifteen and Kate Ford age twenty five sisters were struck by an express train at Frankford Station on the Pennsylvania Railroad tonight. They were instantly killed their bodies horribly mangled and burned.
Puiapenpeoia reports a break in at jeweler J. Rosendale's second floor office at 1013 Chestnut street. Jewelry worth about 6000 to 8000 dollars was stolen during the night when the safe was cracked.
Camp Ih Feb 27 Mr Jackson a prominent man was killed Saturday night by two men who were robbing his hen roost. People rushed to find the assailants and intended to hang them if caught.
A planned West Pittston wedding ends in chaos after groom Robert Hatson collapses from a drugged medicine, leaving bride Miss Hattie Fenner distressed and the ceremony canceled. Arsenic suspicion linked to a rival suitor, Hatson vows to arrest him.
Chicago dated report outlines a sweeping strike by engineers and firemen on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy road. It would involve 1400 workers directly with potential wider unemployment for company staff and a call on 25 000 Brotherhood members to aid. The line spans six thousand miles across Illinois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska with reach to Denver Cheyenne Minneapolis St Louis and beyond.
Frank Bemus of Ellington seeks his long lost son Will Bemus, a New York Central P. O. brakeman, killed by a train at Union City. The reunion unfolds as the father learns of his son's death upon arrival in Kennedy.
Henry S. Hill temperance evangelist aiding Francia Murphy in Buffalo was arrested on a complaint by seventeen year old Lizzie Liefenbach alleging Hill followed her into a kitchen and attempted assault. Mrs Broad accuses Hill of obtaining between 300 and 100 dollars under false pretenses and says she will prosecute.
A social sensation centers on Miss Belle Cora Fellows of Washington and her planned March 16 marriage to Chaska a Bronx Indian with a criminal past. Fellow’s father holds a Pension Department post.
A little daughter of James McAndrews was bitten by a mad dog while playing near her home in Coatraxoocs Texas this afternoon. The dog is still at large and the incident has caused much alarm in the city.
Norwalk Ohio reports Jona Mornahan a well known contractor and his wife suffocated by gas from a coal stove last Wednesday night. He died this afternoon while his wife remains in critical condition but seen as likely to recover.
The schooner Nelle Bowers from Rockport wrecked at Richmond Island off Portiaxo Maine February. Captain Bowers two mates and the cook drowned. four crew saved. No further details available.
Knightstown man H Moxney died after leaping from a Vandalia train at Terre Haute. Fort Wayne hotel clerk George Hunset is missing with a $140 package. Patrick McCoy sues Wabash Water Co. for 320000 over dynamite injuries. Terre Haute man Jules Hounriet gets five years for change racket. Death and arson cases in Indianapolis and Brazil wildlife events, plus state G A R and Women’s Relief Corps officers elected. Police in Crawfordsville arrest counterfeit suspect George Showenu. Kokomo carpenter Robert Foust injured on scaffold. Local crime, deaths, and civic notices feature in ongoing state coverage.
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