27 Apr 1892
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1892
Page
1
A garbled advertisement page touts Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs with free samples and portage requests, claims about Rozodoro skin products, De Witt's pills for biliousness, and Sarsaparilla cures. It mixes medical ads, a joke about a two‑winged house, and a fashion remark on hips, ending with sample card offers from Australian Salve and other remedies.
A long list of varied Iowa items fills the page. Dubuque capitalists organize the Dubuque Life Insurance Company. Other briefs note Hood poisoning in Albert Coat, Thieves steal $160 in Sanborn, a Hardin county courthouse corner laid at $76,000, and numerous local misfortunes including drownings, suicides, fires, and legal matters across Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ottumwa and Sioux City with multiple names and places appearing amid a packed, period-style roundup.
In Washington April 18 20 and 28 the Senate advanced the naval appropriation bill after a Behring Sea dispute while the Arizona funding measure prompted a vote on replacing gold coin with lawful money. The House held steady on the Noyes Rockwell contested election case and moved to tamp down tariff and civil service investigations. The week closed with discussions on Chinese exclusion but no decisive action.
A collage of sensational crimes and disasters across the nation includes hangings for wife murder near Fayette and lynchings in Ocala Florida, thefts of millions from bankers, embezzlement, lethal medical disputes, and notable fires destroying property worth hundreds of thousands. The report also notes political upswings, foreign affairs shifts, and a deadly industrial accident at Lake Hopatcong.
Willian Henry Dixon assistant general passenger agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad died at his home 408 Ashland avenue at 2 46 pm after a yearlong illness of throat and bronchial troubles. Born in Ireland July 1844 he came to America as a youth and began railroad work in 1856. A Union veteran, Dixon was highly regarded in St Paul for his public service and military record.
Harrisburg dispatch reports that Blaine told Chris Magee in Washington he would refuse any presidential nomination offered on a silver salver and would not take the oath of office even if nominated and elected against his will. The remarks underscore Blaine’s firm stance on the presidency.
Judge Foley rules the Rapid Transit Company may operate street cars on Sundays deeming them a necessity under the statutes. The decision halts Sunday law arrests of 100 Rapid Transit employees and ends the crusade against street cars, though saloon interests vow continued enforcement against all initiators.
New Orleans reports Foster the Anti Lottery candidate won by a large margin with a claimed plurality near sixty thousand and both legislature branches secured a handsome majority signaling Givson's re election. Albany dispatch notes census data on New York alien and total populations and counts Kings county aliens as well. The governor has convened an extra session to redraw state districts.
Market report from St Paul stock yards dated April 5 notes hogs steady to higher with light receipts and limited demand. Packers cutting out sows and slaughter stock. prices vary with cattle showing moderate demand for breeding stock and calves. Sheep steady with no trading. Minneapolis wheat futures quoted with April to July activity and price ranges.
Market brief from Chicago Grain and Provisions Cur4aco Union Scot Yaniy reports cattle hogs and sheep markets with quotes in May July futures. Prices shown include hogs around 14 per hundredweight and oats corn wheat lard pork and short ribs with closing prices listed for May and July contracts.
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