08 Apr 1891
Page 1
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1891
Page
1
Brief, scattered items cover finance, weather, crimes, inventions, politics, and disasters. Highlights include a possible end to silver dollars in favor of certificates, weekly exchange totals, grain stocks, a deadly domestic incident in Sumpter, a lynching-related note about New Orleans, a comet discovery, labor clashes, a bridge washout, multiple drownings, and international political shifts.
A scattered obituary and notices column lists several figures: ex-congressman Groff linked to the land commission, tallies of ages from 17 to 102, a tragedian’s retirement, anti slavery worker Mrs. Nic Ciasmy, Canadian premier’s cousin Joan M. Matbunano, Grinnell founder J.B. Gaixyece, Ellen Gray in Milwaukee at an advanced age, and others including farmers, explorers, and town pioneers.
A scattered digest reports seven day business failures, tax receipts paid by treasuries, a son who killed his mother then himself, mass deaths in Nevada mines, suicides of prominent locals, mine disasters in England, and various court and political notes. It also notes immigrant arrivals, a major flood threat near Wapakoneta, a San Francisco swindle, a Wisconsin justice’s death, and a failed attempt to fix gold silver ratios.
The Italian minister Baron Fava is recalled to Rome and Baron Imperiali acts as chargé d affaires. Secretary Blaine rebuts Italy's demands for punishment and damages, stating the United States will not pledge pretrial outcomes or guarantee indemnities, awaiting a Louisiana court verdict and Rome's response.
James B. Dederick of Saugerties New York recounts two years of stomach illness and weak health and says after using August Flower he gained strength appetite and flesh and believes it cured dyspepsia in its worst form. W B Utsey of St George s South Carolina also praises August Flower as an excellent remedy for dyspepsia.
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