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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1893
Page
5
A condensed World Tribune summary reports multiple disasters and financial collapses across the United States. Fires, cyclones, and factory losses along with bank failures and embezzlement cases are noted. The piece mentions stock and insurance shifts, a major World’s Fair decision, and notable deaths and accidents affecting various cities and companies.
Meowath Murrenner of Gaston was nominated to run for the unexpired term of his father in the Eighteenth district. The GOP will hold its state convention in Boston on October 7. The report lists multiple political figures and events in a broad national snapshot.
Across Kansas City and neighboring states a wave of bank runs and failures unsettled confidence. Major institutions like the Missouri National and Metropolitan withstood pressure, while smaller banks including Sarthruptxurk and Armourdale faced suspensions or assig nments. Details show asset and liability figures and state authorities taking control as deposits fled and the financial writ moved through local papers.
The report details nearly 100000 dollars raised for relief and exhibits at the World’s Columbian Exposition. It notes ticket sales and donations from visitors, with some people paying far above face value and large sums sent to aid cold storage fire sufferers. Officials report that funds may exceed 85000 as returns come in, while gatekeepers recount lost change and generous acts. A festival afternoon drew about 5000 attendees, the platform decorated in white and violet, with a 200-voice choir and a rented organ. Reverend L. B. Merger preached a memorial service at New Church temple.
A Bilbow based report from Bis caya province in northern Apitin says a railway accident on a sharp curve caused a train with six cars to plunge down a high precipice. Six people died and thirty were seriously hurt, many from Basque families. Authorities and physicians rushed to the scene amid rugged terrain making access difficult near a picturesque valley between Auguolo and Vergara.
A mortar blast at a Chicago picnic on Sixty-ninth and Wood streets killed Richard Marshall and Michael Snow instantly and injured five others. Marshall’s head was torn from his body and Snow was badly mutilated. a baby nearby was left unharmed. The blast occurred during a society event hosted by Carmine, a church group, with the cause still unclear.
A fragment reports that Chinese authorities refuse to allow a group of teens to return to the United States. A letter from Mr. Derby, the U.S. minister to China, accompanied by a proclamation, claims 100,000 Chinese who had returned will be barred from entering again. Treasury data show 41,000 have been delayed returning, worsening the situation as many do not intend to depart permanently.
Fragmentary note describes various sects or denominations meeting in Wirhon Nebraska churches. Mentions Unity University Christian endeavor groups from Apar, a Loyal Japanese navy reference, and a regional assembly tied to the Varuse people’s Sewithy of Christin Madleayos of the Muthodivichivel at Itlin on June 23.
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