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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1889
Page
1
Treasury now holds silver coins and bullion with figures quoted as 326 37 946 dollars and cents, 2300 817 500 certificates outstanding, voided 129 885 890 dollars, and silver holdings totaling 248 730 dollars.
BeachFoy, the Liberal candidate who won Kennington, campaigned as a home ruler and promised to favor taxing ground rents, the English version of the George idea.
Jackson, TL. reports supplying with artificial gas priced at 10 cents per thousand for lighting and 30 cents for fuel. The gas is produced from crack coal, and a new process yields a large increase in output.
One of the new states to be admitted will use the Australian voting method. Montana's territorial Legislature has enacted the law, placing the October election under the system.
A new corporation named Buffalo and Niagara Falls Draining Company has been formed with capital stock of 35 million dollars. It is projected to generate 500000 horsepower from Niagara Falls as the basis for a future power revenue venture.
A farm in Dakota records a colt born with eight legs and reports further legs expected to surface as the animal grows. The dam Dakota is young and in poor condition, with the farm noting additional leg growth may appear.
A woman from Focoa Gia asserts a herb tea cures hydrophobia by cementing the system and neutralizing the poison. The herb’s name is withheld, suggesting the claim may be revenue driven rather than a proven remedy.
Telegraphic communications with the United States have been established by Valle from Santiago de Cuba to Haiti and Santo Domingo, then to the island of Chimacas, and thence to La Guaira and Caracas, Venezuela, where connection is made with the government land Hneg for inland places.
A scene shows a colorful array of blocks with letters A to G stacked on each side, highlighting a playful reference to Philadelphia's reputed slowness and supposed progress beyond kindergarten classics.
Victoria protests Alexander Battenburg's planned match with Mile Loisinger after she permitted two daughters to wed into noble houses. The conflict centers on royal expectations versus the Battenberg engagement without royal consent.
Global sympathy rises as the Wiong-ho river in Kampire region shifts its course for the tenth time in 2,500 years. Each major change has caused severe floods and immense suffering among local peoples.
An arrangement in Cleveland Ohio tied a German immigrant to work from noon to 6 am daily for one dollar weekly plus board. After eleven days the worker wished to quit but was denied wages and sued to recover.
An amendment to the Canadian copy right act provides that a work must be reduced or republished in Canada within three months after publication. It states that the exclusive right ceases in Canada when it ends in the country of origin. The producer or owner may grant exceptions, and a 10 percent royalty may apply if the law is not followed. Any person domiciled may reproduce the work under certain conditions.
Directors warn that unless the general law is enacted by the Legislature the Bank of Pittsburgh must wind up its affairs as the charter nears expiration. The report notes financial concerns and political suspense surrounding the bank’s status.
Justice Matthews died at 7 oclock after a long illness in Washington. He was surrounded by his wife Mrs Matthews his daughters Miss Matthews and Miss Eva Matthews his son Paul Matthews and his brother CB Matthews of Cincinnati. Funeral services are set for Monday at 1 pm in Washington with burial planned at Spring Grove Cemetery near Glendale Ohio following a K and A Railway transfer.
New York on March 23 Chauncey M Depew is believed to be the chosen minister to Great Britain and has signified willingness to accept. The nomination is expected no later than Monday, with President Harrison favoring him as the ideal candidate despite prior doubts about his acceptance.
Timothy and Peter Barrett were executed for killing car driver Tolle'son to seize his cash box. Their brother Henry alias Reddy testified against them, claiming he fled after the first gunshot fired by Peter.
A deputation from St. Paul Minnesota arrived en route to Buffalo to inspect the Marz system for converting garbage into soap, ash, and fertilizer. The visit follows objections by Lower Mississippi River towns to pollution from St Paul sewers.
In Scottville Kentucky on March 23 MohtYos Wilkinson was hanged for the murder of Barry Manlen a colored man. Wilkinson a September 22 1sss provoked a disturbance at a colored Sunday school picnic where Manlen ordered to fetch an officer and Wilkinson shot him dead.
President Harrison issued a proclamation warning all persons against violating the seal fishery laws in the Behring Sea. Unlawful seal fishing within U S waters will lead to arrest, punishment, seizure and forfeiture of vessels.
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard of the Mail and Express announced a year ago that all employees would receive profit shares based on salary. He called editors reporters and competitors to announce the scheme starting one year from that date.
A ground train incident leaves scattered debris along the rails. Brakeman reported damage and disturbance as pieces lay near the ground after an unspecified derailment.
John Morris, an Austrian resident of Wilkesbarre, reported his life savings of 1200 dollars stolen from his wife’s undergarment, sewn in a petticoat. Neighbors question Standish’s involvement as he faces $2000 bail while other neighbors confirm his alibi.
Ottawa reports a surprise proclamation by President Harrison declaring Behring Sea closed. Canadian officials decline comment as negotiations with Britain and the Cleveland Administration regarding compensation for three seized sealing vessels are noted as ongoing for two years.
The Minois Central Railway Company bans shipping liquor into Desreus Iowa, directing liquor dealers to send goods to Far Dubuque Iowa for pickup by the Central and other lines. Goods must be labeled accurately as liquor not disguised as vinegar, to reflect proper second class freight classifications and stop losses from misclassification.
Evansville Kentucky March 295 B F Wood of Cerulean Springs near Princeton sent a prescription from an old medical book to Hopkinsville to fill as a worm medicine. He gave his three children a teaspoonful each causing two deaths and leaving the oldest critically ill with no expectation of recovery.
Berwin March 25 The Cologne Gazette states that no mother criminal nor civil process applies to Kiem in America. Germany must bring evidence before the tribunal of Apia including the American Consul It is expected that upon arrival of Herr Steubsl the new German Consul satisfaction will be demanded from Mataafa.
Wasnixoros March 25 The new army regulations will be distributed next week. One provision requires regimental commanders to inspect all companies annually whether at headquarters or elsewhere. This change will affect about 90 frontier companies and add duties for commanding officers.
The steamer Wingate from Alexandria, Egypt, carried eighty thousand pounds of bones, including human and animal remains, to New York. The bones, gathered from Egyptian deserts, are intended for use as fertilizer in the United States.
Natural gas discovery prompts formation of a Minnesota company with 1 000 000 capital. Large land holdings secured, and work to start once arrangements are finalized. March 23. Atgin Mixx.
The South St. Paul Distillery Company with capital of 359000 has surrendered to the Whisky Trust. Led by G. W. Hicks of Elmira New York the firm had fought the Trust for years and this marks the last large incorporated distillery to fall.
Tunis Lab be a laborer who killed his young wife, now jailed awaiting trial, has confessed. He claims she was unfaithful and says jealousy drove him to the act. He says he must hang for the crime.
Onascock Virginia March 26 a band of about fifteen White Caps confronted farmer Wm E Kellam at his home demanding punishment for alleged laziness Kellam struck the biggest assailant with a stick and beat him unconscious then the rest fled Kellam was badly harmed but warned he expected no further trouble from the group
Funeral services for Associate Justice Stanley Matthews were held at his Washington DC home on Connecticut Avenue and N Street. The ceremony featured floral tributes, a lifelike casket display, and attendance by prominent officials. the casket was then moved to a baggage car for transport to Ohio.
A group friends of Judge Samuel F. Miller of the U S Supreme Court called on the President March 26 to press his name for appointment to the English Mission. The President reportedly replied that Judge Miller cannot be spared from the Supreme Court.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, brought from Sag Harbor to the city six months ago, has recovered some but remains mentally diminished. Friends describe her mind as tattered and childlike, with memory akin to that of a baby, while asserting she is no imbecile.
Reports from BerRuix and nearby areas state the Vistula is overflowing and all rivers in Slein and Hanover are rising rapidly. In Philadelphia orders are sent to deliver the gunboat Yorktown to League Island Yard, not Cramp's works.
Centreville Missouri reports ex-County collector H. C. Bievens arrested Saturday for embezzlement. He is jailed on a stock shortage estimated at 3600 dollars.
March 26 in Mruins Texas, H. C. Sun a veteran forger known across the country was sentenced yesterday to five years in the penitentiary.
In Uxioxtown Pennsylvania on March 27 two West Virginia families the Sislers and Deitrichs clashed at a Baptist Sunday school, revolvers drawn and blood spattered walls marking a fierce confrontation. Four youths aged near manhood participated prompting alarm and a flight to Uniontown.
Fire at four story brick building 093 Kent Avenue destroys factory space on three and four floors. Alfred Owers employs thirty five men and twenty five women and girls making shoes. many jump from rear windows to an extension roof. several injured. two reported missing.
A large fire at the Grand Central warehouse on Rush and North streets, Chicago, total loss assessed at 3 590 000. The building has burned twice previously in recent weeks with suspicions of arson. Alderman Mapierre, owner, believes all three fires are incendiary. About ninety percent of contents were government bonded tea. Coffee and miscellaneous goods also burned.
Five deputy collectors of internal revenue arrested three outlaws in Milion County on Saturday. They seized eight copper stills and destroyed distilling apparatus valued at $42 500, wasting 20 gallons of corn whisky and 16 000 gallons of beer. One moonshiner shot two bullets. Over thirty outlaws already jailed.
Prescott March 27 Chitachua a rebellious chief and fifteen warriors hold the line fourteen miles north of the San Carlos agency defying military forces. They are accused of killing a teamster and stealing thirty head of cattle. Troops expect trouble and a clash may loom.
Sal Lake City March 27 Elder Charles P Penrose editor of the Deseret News has received a full pardon issued by President Cleveland on March 2. Indictments for unlawful co habitation continue with most parties pleading guilty and receiving light sentences.
A large excursion party aboard the steamer Ocotlan sank on Lake Chapala near Guadalajara. Fifty bodies recovered, with efforts underway to raise the vessel and recover more victims.
The piece notes ancient Egyptian reverence for the scarabaeus and its use in jewelry and burial. It describes the firefly’s practical lighting role in warm regions and the superstition around death watch beetles and earwigs, including myths of ear invasion and odd scientific naming. Boston Herald.
A historical piece extols modern advertising led by H. H. Warner of Rochester and Warner's Safe Cure. It argues printer's ink elevates meritorious discovery from local fame to public esteem, influencing readers through informative ads and shaping belief that kidney disease explains other ailments.
This morning a brief note records a save attempt involving Shosan and Mat with unclear context and minimal readable details. No further facts are available from the fragment.
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