13 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1896
Page
1
New York March 6 The Virginius affair reemerges with Cuba independence at stake. Spain chased the American steamer into Caribbean waters. The crew rebels and passengers faced execution after capture, triggering U.S. protests, naval mobilization, and swift diplomatic pressure.
The Des Moines House session on March 4 opened amid strong enthusiasm for Cuban liberty. Speaker Griswold led the discourse endorsing islanders gaining recognition, with the debate highlighting costs and implications of supporting independence.
In Des Moines the senate amended and sent back the age of consent bill to committee after narrowing it. Bills introduced include increasing capital for fictional companies, probate claim burdens, and a $51,000 Port Madison penitentiary appropriation. The house passed the free textbook bill, adjusted juror drawing rules, and forfeiture provisions, while a women’s suffrage bill was debated for over an hour and defeated 49 to 44.
In Des Moines the House discusses rapid code revision amid mounting opposition to the express banking bill. Speaker Byers hosts a reporters dinner at the Savery as committees advance bills on bank paper, creameries taxation, and asylum superintendents while voting bills address stock transfers, household property exemptions, and the age of consent.
The legislature reviews claims for Brown's legal pay during suspension and considers a reimbursement bill four years after initial filing. Reports favoring passage include rules for highway drainage and county finances, while bills on beet sugar, gravel removal bans, and uniform county bookkeeping face postponement. The chamber advances a kindergarten bill and endorses military land sale funds.
A fragmented column discusses Saint Valentine’s martyrdom under Marcus Aurelius, the evolution of his feast day, and then pivots to a linguistic note on pronouncing Iowa. It mocks conflicting pronunciations and cites Sen. Allison and Sen. Gear on the preferred form, amid a hastily stitched newspaper page.
Rome reports continued unrest as reverses in Africa spark anger toward the Crispi administration. Mobs disrupt cities, injuries occur, and arrests rise. In Milan a station siege ends with troops driving students out after windows are smashed. A Milan prefecture proclamation bans crowds. A faction demands full abandonment of Abyssinia colony.
The Valencia governor apologized to the United States consul over rioters attacking the Madrid consulate with stones and missiles. Arsenal work in Cadiz boosts guns and ammunition production as meetings in Valladolid Granada and Oviedo urge strict government action. Senor Dupuy de Lome denies telegraph reports about U.S. stance on Cuban rebels and President Cleveland.
Romé March 6 reports Franzel, after consulting with King Humbert, has embarked for Abyssinia on a special mission to King Menelik. The note notes the quest follows a royal conference and signals heightened diplomatic outreach.
President Cleveland repudiates a Chicago Associated Press Cuban policy statement claiming he and his cabinet oppose recognizing belligerency or independence. He says he never saw the piece, did not authorize it, and is not responsible for its origin, noting it was likely a newspaper guess based on Senate debates.
William Ettlinger, barricaded in his Woodward home with his family, opened fire on deputies as a large crowd watched from afar. Sheriff requests 200 more heavily armed deputies amid fears of lynching, while Ettlinger’s alleged accomplice Dion Stathor reports from Belle Fonte.
Washington March 1 Senate committee on Pacific roads resumes two week old hearings on Pacific railway debts. John Rooney proposes a plan to compel cash payment through foreclosures and government administration with junior bonds preserving some interests. Huntington of Southern Pacific criticizes government commission report as misleading while denying whitewashing actions and denying destruction of Colton papers.
New York March 6 The Olney boom in Massachusetts collapsed with Democrats showing loyalty to William T. Russell the young ex governor. Russell backs Massachusetts democracy to control Chicago delegation and likely nomination while Olney may ally with Quincy. Russell’s youth and political experience cited against earlier reform stance.
A group of seventy American pilgrims departed Chicago Wednesday night for Jerusalem to spend their lives in a religious community. The colony, started over fifteen years ago by Mrs. Spofford and others, has most members from Scandinavia and Chicago. Mr. Spofford died seven years ago. Mrs Spofford returned to the U.S. two years ago. The travelers, all pew holders, intend to live in the sacred city with pioneers and supporters of their faith.
Sir Frederick Pollock reports to parliament citing British archives and Spanish Dutch records on Guiana. The material traces Dutch possession from Barima to the Orinoco, maps from Amsterdam and 18th century cessions, and Venezuelan incursions, arguing Britain owns the Cuyuni basin beyond the Essequibo west bank.
J A Munroe freight traffic manager of the Tinton Pa ole railroad appeared before a Pacific coast committee today and gave statistics on the road's freight movement for several years. He offered no argument or recommendation on the settlement of the Passie roads liabilities by Congress.
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