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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
5
Disjointed early 20th century news fragment recounts fires deaths and accidents in cities including Madison Milwaukee Chicago and New York. It mentions explosions at a residence in Madison and a deadly tunnel fire in Dilubh with numerous casualties, along with various robberies drownings and political notes from a chaotic bulletin.
Fragmentary OCR reports a 16th annual session involving a Supreme Court of a distant land, with mentions of the Deshler will and rivals, accusing siblings of Talendine heritage of wealth. The text is garbled but implies a family probate dispute tied to a broader legal action and indicts youth in a doll wealth scheme.
Tre Fowa convention leader Angnal and Mirresetial Tse 8 noted figures appear as political mentions. A series of obituaries include New York writer and lecturer Meurer who died at home, LeLasb Stancorp California senior who died at Mento Park in his 70s, and a Kentucky-born consul to Geneva appointment. Liberia minister William McCox died in Monrovia. Rev De Savona Harr of Burlington elected Vermont Episcopal bishop. Chippewa Falls obituary for Mus. Asakuse Disannie. congressman Winitaat Muroa of the Eighth Pennsylvania district died suddenly of heart disease at his home.
A chaotic roundup notes a benzine explosion in Odessa causing teen deaths, a church fire in Lovisogleists, Russia killing pilgrims, Ipswich destruction with 500000 dollars in damage, drought ravaging parts of the empire, a jewel robbery in Rio, drownings among students in Toronto, and a Mecca cholera surge with 330 deaths in five days. Also cited is the sinking of the Vice Admiral’s flagship Crnperdown and heavy naval losses near Tripoli.
A jumble of reports recount mine wrecks near Partridge Wisconsin and Avondale New Mexico style drownings, levee breaks near Illinois and California, and a Chicago monument unveiling. Other items note a Milwaukee political race victory, a British crackdown on Mohammedan festival disturbances, and a large insurance/policy loss.
A British naval disaster near Tripoli involved the Victoria and the Camperdown after a collision. The Victoria sank quickly with most boats lost, and many officers and crew perished or were lost at sea. The Camperdown reversed engines and tried rescue efforts as the Victoria capsized and sank.
Detroit lightweight boxer Nathan Moran and his wife fled with their young son Philip. The boy later died in a Windsor Beach incident after Moran and his wife reportedly planned to flee the country. Moran then threw himself under a moving train, dying, as his wife survived.
Fragmentary OCR discusses a health patent or tonic with dubious claims. It mentions a scion of a family and treatments from “Rostehiere Stotyoh Bidlers” and “Gilters” claiming to avert disease and relieve kidney and bladder issues. The passage shifts to Paris and mentions salt and water consumption amid garbled phrasing.
The fragment notes a crowded minntarott theater with performances filling over square feet of space. It mentions payments for admission, lavish households, and a philosopher figure drawing a remark about honesty and entanglement amid acrobatic feats. Washington and Hal's Catarry Cure ads appear with unrelated commentary.
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