30 Nov 1889
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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1889
Page
1
A grab bag of brief items notes oranges ripening early in Florida, political digs in Europe, a German ruler nicknamed William the Fidget, and plans by Russia and Mexico to advance public works. Reports recount floods, rail subsidies, Egyptology finds, and political shifts, with scattered local notes from several U.S. states and foreign nations.
Henry Brunier aged seventeen died at 12 45 am from severe scalding in a hog bristle vat at John Weitzels shop. John Fisher is held on charge of throwing Brunier into the boiling water after a quarrel the day before. Brunier and Fisher fought in the slaughterhouse while coworkers watched and friends before the fatal incident.
The Provisional Government confirms pension grants from the Imperial era and orders payment from revenues. A decree will reorganize many government offices and appoint successors to outgoing officials. Many former Imperial officials have pledged loyalty to the new regime. An ovation welcomed Uruguay and Argentina ministers after their recognition of the Republic.
The Pope, after Brazil's government change, telegrammed Monsignor Spulverini in Rio de Janeiro instructing bishops and clergy to refrain from political involvement. They may press the new government only to maintain liberty in reforming ecclesiastical duties.
In Tunis on November 23 a convict revolt at Layoulate prison led to prisoners freeing chains seizing firearms and attacking jailers. Troops arrived and a fierce fight ensued with many deaths among prisoners and soldiers.
Not a Soul Escaped. Dearx Orne November 23. The tug Fear less of Coos Bay capt Janes Hill ran onto North Spit at the mouth of Umpqua River Tuesday evening and broke apart. Fifteen crew and passengers, all Chinese cane workers from Coos Bay, were lost.
Walter F. Prey aged 22 described as a half idiot confessed to burying the three year old son of Philip Fisher alive in a yard yesterday morning. The body was exhumed last evening and Prey will be examined in court to answer the murder charge.
Mrs B A Profit wife of a Cooke County citizen was drowned in the Digeon river at Newport while trying to ford the stream in a buggy. She was washed below the crossing and sank a few feet from her husband.
Athens reports Dr. Tal mae has secured a corner stone for his new Tabernacle from Mars Hill and preached there yesterday. He met Premier Tricoupis and will hold an audience with Queen Gigs of Greece and Ex Empress Victoria of Germany who is visiting.
A Braddock Pennsylvania two story brick home on Robinson Street was blown apart by a natural gas explosion at 11 this morning. Two people were fatally burned and six others seriously injured when a leak in the gas main caused the blast.
Stephen Pettus secretary treasurer of the Brooklyn Elevated railroad was shot and killed by Bannah Southworth in New York on November 23. The killing followed alleged years of deception and persecution by Pettus.
A New York letter carrier James Smith drove to despair by illness and mistreatment he killed himself, with authorities reporting the tragic act linked to medical and work-related pressures. The incident occurred in New York on November 23 as investigators review contributing factors and the response by medical staff.
A natural gas flame at Springs near Barton County Missouri injured seven people, including a fatality. The stand-pipe fell during a crowd melee, directing gas flame onto women and children. Mrs Henry Willoughby and her one year old were scorched, the child dying at once.
Hon George H Pendleton former U S Minister at Berlin died in Brussels on Sunday night after six weeks illness of apoplexy. He died at the Hotel Bellevue with two daughters present. Funeral in Protestant church Wednesday, body to be sent to America. State Dept advised and Secretary Blaine sent condolences.
A letter from Henry Morton Stanley dated September 3 from the Victoria Nyanza frontier recounts treachery by rebels against Emin's government. He notes traders buying rifles for enemies, his illness, the massacre of many of his force, and multiple clashes with dwarfs and other natives as dangers rise.
At Braman Missouri on November 25 a two year old child died after tumbling into a kettle of boiling lard while two hog butchering workers tended to renders. An eight year old boy supervised the child but failed to keep him away from the work area. The baby died before rescue.
New York November 25 Mr Edison unveils a zinc cell filled with caustic soda solution. Immersion of soda sticks in water creates a dry durable battery for telegraph and telephone use. It resists corrosion requires no cleaning and delivers about ninety eight percent of its potential energy.
A blaze at the St. Lawrence mine spread to the Anzrecon da level and rages fiercely. Rescue of workers on the 800-foot level is abandoned as bulkheads are erected to smother the flames. Four thousand eight pounds of dynamite stored in the 500-foot level alarms miners about possible cave-ins.
Reports detail a deadly cyclone tearing Crowan and Washington Counties last Friday. At Newborne the Grays planing mill was wrecked, killing two workers and causing about 60,000 dollars in losses. Aurora area reports fatalities and widespread house damage with telegraph lines down.
James Fr. Carney, a worker at Kinsley’s Iron and Machine Works in Canton, died after being locked inside an oven by accident. He was buried in the oven Saturday afternoon, discovered Sunday morning alive but unconscious, and died that day.
In a Geographical Society letter Mr. Stanley describes his traversed country. The Times reports Stanley may not return before late January and could stay at Mombassi to aid Mackenzie in forming the East African Government. It notes he might accept British subject status and administration of the new government after a rest.
A fire at the Territorial asylum in Blackroot Idaho destroyed the building and its contents. Fifty-seven of sixty-five inmates were rescued. two women and two men perished and four others are missing and believed burned. Loss estimated at $500,000.
Trenton N J Nov 25 The certified returns show Abbott Delaware for Governor with a 14255 plurality the largest ever in the state except 1967 when Parker had 14307 The total Prohibition vote was 6859.
In Knoxville Tennessee November 25 a sensational case arises as three daughters of John Vance near Strawberry Plains died suddenly in the past three months. Nelson Armstrong, a Black man, is arrested on suspicion of poisoning and is jailed.
Captain Lugard and Mr. George Mackenzie arrive at Mombassa as representatives of the British East Africa Company. Lugard will join the railway prospecting party and start laying out a route for a narrow gauge line about two hundred miles long.
Lyman R. Casey was elected U S Senator in Bismarck on the first ballot after a long roll call. The final tally showed Casey forty two and Johnson thirty two with other votes scattered. Before announcement votes shifted to Casey until he reached fifty three.
Nov 25 report claims Alice Jackman the kidnapped heiress was not at Normandy as previously thought. It asserts she was put on a train at Bridgeton near St Louis and taken to Chicago where she is now believed to be.
A gale along the southwest coast of England caused telegraph wires to be blown down and many trees to be uprooted. Several minor casualties have been reported as the storm rages.
Witness Budenbender testified Cronin was carried away by a horse rather than a white horse, saying he saw the animal clearly in the electric light. The brief report notes the conflicting recollection at CuicaGo on November 25.
New York on November 26 reports the Knights of Labor the Farmers' Alliance and the American Federation plan a memorial to Congress calling for a bill restricting immigration to support the eight hour workday.
A fragmentary note mentions disputes or relations involving Germany and the Vatican, with vague reference to Sean Pall and the Mall Gazette in November.
A late November blaze in Lynn Mass. destroyed a square mile of the business portion, wiping out Ward Four and major shoe factories. The fire began at 11:55 p m and burned for eight hours, aided by wooden structures and a strong wind, with aid from Boston and nearby towns. casualties and exact totals are not yet confirmed.
Fifteen masked gunmen boarded the south bound Santa Fe passenger train at Berwin Indian Territory and hijacked the locomotive and cars. The express car was blasted with bullets as guards fired 20 shots before surrender. Loot is reported between 26000 and 30000 dollars, largely from Chicago. U S Marshals pursue the bandits.
Pall Mall Gazette reports Prime Minister Salisbury instructed the British minister in Lisbon to protest the Portuguese proclamation claiming lands north and south of the Zambesi river. He states Mashona Land, part of that territory, is under British protection.
Law Committee proposed an ordinance allowing organ music on city streets from dawn until 7 pm with a limit of three hundred organs. The German street bands failed to secure a similar concession.
Charlston dispatch reports seven men attacked on Flat Top Mountain Mercer County after pay day. Two negros were killed and five more mortally wounded. Whisky flowed and excitement ran high as the shooting spree ended.
In Brappocks Pennsylvania on November 27 Frank Tan Sig, a 33 year old Hebrew jeweler, committed suicide in his store by shooting himself. The narrative states he died by his own hand and the event was noted as an ostracism related incident.
The Comptroller of the Currency reports 3,319 National banks operating end Oct 31 1889 with $620,174,365 capital. Texas led in new bank formation while Pennsylvania tops in banks and New York in deposits. It notes losses from bond deposits and urges duty reduction while detailing post office money order figures and pension review outcomes.
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