22 Apr 1891
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1891
Page
1
The court ruling addresses responsible parties for newspapers and periodicals. It states that subscribers must take received papers or face liability for removal or nonpayment. The decision clarifies intent and penalties for failing to collect or return newspapers from the post office.
A fragmentary note reports Caatie Ganon in the Battery, New York, slated for conversion into a public aquarium. The item also discusses railroads, oysters, and international affairs with historical references to Bailey and Barnum, along with stock and weapon concerns and a casual remark on public panic in a hypothetical crisis.
Doerons, when ill, make the worst of f patients. Sir William Thompson, one of England’s foremost physicians, has been very ill and unruly, refusing medicine for days until threats of abandoning the case forced compliance. Meanwhile litigation over the Tilden will yields two judges for and two against the clause granting a $5,000,000 free library in New York City.
A Baltimore report describes a portable adjustable contrivance that holds a fire hose over street car lines, allowing street cars and other traffic to pass uninterrupted while fire fighters work. The device has been successfully tried and can be deployed for extended firefighting operations without halting transit.
Michigan nears adopting a system to elect presidential electors by popular vote in congressional districts, with only two electors chosen by the state at large. The plan, already passing the house, is believed unlikely to pass the senate, marking a step toward nationwide popular elections for president and senators.
The piece notes a ship bill requiring that a portion of crew members be native Americans and that a number of naval cadets be taken aboard each vessel. It mentions strong interest from youths seeking cadet appointments and describes Neapolitan waterfront life in Naples with a calm, contented scene and simple pleasures.
Gilber t Wilks a Davenport area farmer died suddenly while his will was being drafted at Bills and Hass law office. Four Tav enport merchants were fined fifty dollars each for selling oleomargarine without properly labeling each package. The body of W S Dooley a wealthy Sargent Bluffs farmer was found with head bruises and money missing, suspected murder. John Winslow Des Moines 18 died February 28 buried Avon Cemetery. his mother’s dream of grave robbery proved true as the grave had been opened and the body removed.
A zany Iowa item notes navy orders requiring a white light on sterns of rowboats at night, while Des Moines floods undermine a dam, wrecks and fatalities recur. Reports cite suicides, arson attempts, business losses, murders, and town misfortunes across Cresco to Britt, Davenport to Britt, with farm woes and court actions peppering the day.
A string of violent wind and cyclone events swept multiple towns on April 18. In Manton Indiana ten factories were damaged with the Crosby paper mill crushed and set ablaze. several dwellings were unroofed and trees toppled. In Ouvey Missouri a barn was struck and a man badly injured. in Jacksonvillen Virginia a cyclone caused limited damage but uprooted trees and fences. Reports also cite a destroyed courthouse in Ingsford Texas and a fatal lightning strike near Trenton Missouri as storms moved across Kansas and Oklahoma territories.
Official canvass in Chicago shows Hempstead Washburne Republican mayoral candidate ahead of DeWitt Cregier Democrat by 469 votes. Won't likely pursue lengthy litigation. board to review precinct returns Monday with possible proofs of fraud. Also reports on city treasurer and attorney races and brief notes on notable figures and antiquated Bologna context.
President Harrison begun a journey to the Pacific from Washington on Monday night, with Mrs Harrison and a party of officials aboard a luxuriously fitted presidential train. The tour included Roanoke Virginia Knoxville Tennessee Atlanta Georgia and Atlanta again before moving toward Alabama Arkansas and Texas, with public receptions, handshakes, and condolence messages as crowds cheered along the way.
The Brest western states commercial congress opened at the Coates opera house with 24 delegations from California Washington Idaho Colorado New Mexico Wyoming Montana Kansas Iowa Nebraska Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Texas and Oklahoma. Gov. Francis of Missouri welcomed delegates as State Senator Kelly presided. A letter from President Harrison urged broad discussion on agricultural and business prosperity with emphasis on a strong home market and the need to avoid depressing wages. The letter also touched on currency policy urging federal support for silver and gold parity and advocated free coinage with stable value.
In a Rome chamber debate Premier Rudini asserts Italy will insist the United States accept full responsibility for acts in its states, citing the New Orleans lynching of Italians. He notes prior assurances were not fulfilled, urges formal assurances and justice, and signals cautious pursuit of a conciliatory yet firm remedy between Rome and Washington.
In Peoria Illinois on April 17 Rufuy Easton a Black man was shot five times and killed at the St. Julien restaurant on Fulton Street by John Deitwig. Easton had threatened Deitwig previously and carried a butcher's cleaver under his coat at the time of the confrontation.
A severe explosion of the fire-dump occurred Thursday in a Hugo pit near Fee Prassis. The incident resulted in fatalities including a man named Ben. Authorities investigate the blast and assess safety measures at the site.
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