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Newspaper
Third District Republican
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1882
Page
2
An incoherent garble of political conspiracy, war talk, and market chatter appears. It mentions Egypt France tensions, a US engineer topic, and a long account of beef pricing, contracts, and a Wilkes case, plus a violent incident near Williamsport with a shooting. The text blends fragmented names, places, and events with no clear narrative.
A garbled late story references Max Icovitta and Kariba found in London, Govip escape near trains, Dorrd new Oregon senator, plans for a Mediterranean packet line, and various political and railway mentions. Names, places, and events emerge oddly. reader must infer context from scattered notes.
Reports from New York and other locales describe arrests of officials linked to a government fraud scheme totaling about 86 000. A man named Ja Ansons, and Bowrs L Evtis, face indictments amid a cascade of violent crime. A murder case involving a dynamite incident links to a woman who killed her husband and others. testimonies and a marriage license decision follow. France faces political tension as Lyon defendants and dynama manufacturers are targeted. Louise Michel and followers push back against precautionary government methods. The Swiss cabinet weighs Geneva’s revolutionary risk and promises action.
Fragmented dispatches recount deaths from yellow fever in Chicago and fires in Tennessee and New Jersey. A collapsed bridge, a fatal gun mishap, a dangerous train collision, and a severe storm with homes destroyed and multiple injuries are noted amid broader public health concerns.
Fragmented and garbled copy notes European tensions with Germany, France, and socialist suppression amid fears of conspiracy. Mentions Belgrade police, Milan, Geneva, and Manila with scattered references to riots, wrecking, and a disorderly world scene.
Fragmented report details discussions in Washington about Arctic voyage news, appointments, and investigations. It notes commissions to study Arizona and Indian Territory rail work, juror misconduct probes, and retirements in the army list, with names like Sherman and Scofield and notes on court contempt for improper communications.
On a Thursday crossing from San Francisco to Oregon, the steamship Oregon encountered a heavy sea causing two steerage passengers to go insane. Mrs Bridget O Rourke, en route to join her painter husband in Portland, was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with her three young children. She deteriorated at the hospital and was confined to a cell, grieving and calling for her husband. Police investigations to locate the husband continued. The other passenger, E Temple from Notraka, also suffered a severe mental breakdown, his mania described as harmless but unremitting.
A garbled excerpt describes counting barrels and tasks, mentioning initial totals leading to forty barrels, a wager of 600, and references to Noahs ark and mountains. Names and places appear distorted, with scattered lines about kings, merchants, and mythical events. The text blends odd numbers with mythic imagery in a jumble of archaic phrasing.
The item list covers literary plans by M Grevy and O W Holmes for Atlantic Monthly, Garfield monument fundraising near $10,000, health updates on B P Shillaker, Bront Bronson Alcott’s stroke, Governor-elect Stephens’ Atlanta reception, weather proverb appeals from Washington, Holmes’s Harvard tenure ending, Miss Norton’s stage career, and a string of European royal and cultural notes. An assortment of recognitions, engagements, and local incidents conclude with civic and biographical sketches.
The article recounts mining figures like Mr. Woodworth and J Jem Waleh locating Sierra Nevada claims near Grase Valley. It notes rich ore at the Gold Hill mill, the 1860s Ophir yield near $1,000 daily, and Woodworth building the Latham House on Forwon street before Ophir declined and his fortune faded. It details early mining records and connections to Judge Walsh and Comaetock interests.
Army assigns promotions to senior officers, detailing Brig. Gen. McKenzie’s rank changes and brevet appointments for meritorious service in battles at Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and Monterey. The record recounts Brig. Gen. McKenzie and Gen. Pope’s careers, including earlier brevet grades and transfers across cavalry and engineers.
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