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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1895
Page
6
A chaotic roundup reports robberies in Bronx City and travels to Troy Alabama. Multiple shootouts and fatal accidents occur across Georgia Illinois Kentucky and Missouri. Census of crimes fires floods and political notes color the year with mass incidents and investigations.
A ten woman council from Memphs Tenn voted to boycott Congressman Breckinridge's lecture. The report also lists multiple obituaries and world events including deaths in Newburg Ww and Akron Ohio, plus notes on political and social upheavals across the globe.
News from Silver Lake Oregon reports a deadly blaze during a Christmas tree festival in a hall with only one exit. Forty-one people perished and sixteen were saved as the fire quickly spread from a lamp or ember, trapping attendees including women and children amid chaotic panics and trampling.
A. San Discovers dead mailies af Mia Taventa in Vassar Michigan on October 29. George Palmer and wife were found dead in their home with throats cut. Palmer reportedly killed his wife and then slashed his own throat after returning from the barn. The motive remains unclear and the murder theory is not supported.
Large printing houses face union as a Werner company director cites talks of a country wide merger with European funds. Annual meeting in Chicago in January expected to discuss the plan and its multi million dollar impact.
The Philadelphia widow’s dying wish to be buried in her seat stirred a legal contest, marking the first time a woman held the forewoman position in a local office. The post, once held by her husband, has a turbulent history as a bailiff later changed hands amid a disputed loan deed and a subsequent loss of large property value through a sale and alterations.
On the above date the Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route will sell tickets at reduced fares from St. Louis Cairo and Missouri for gateways to all points on their lines including Arkansas Louisiana and Texas with through routes to New Mexico and Colorado. Also selling to Missouri south and west of Harrisonville via major hubs from St. Louis Kansas City Leavenworth Atchison St. Joseph and Omaha. Details on limit stopovers and further information available from ticket agents.
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