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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1897
Page
8
Mrs Balling Booth at the People's Institute Volunteer rally suggested Ballington Booth could have dethroned his father to lead the Salvation Army. She framed his choice to leave with his followers as noble and selfless, denying plans to start a new movement, saying they sought rest and later Christian work.
Railroad officials plan to transform eastern Colorado into farm land by introducing crops suited to the dry soil. W. W. Lunger of the Union Pacific says experiments and possibly congressional aid will drive the project. Experts will study climates in high regions to select crops and send seeds to Colorado for testing.
Contracts have been signed to build a monumental electric power station at Berlin the largest of its kind. The plant will power the Berlin and Middletown branches and New England tracks from New Britain to Hartford and supply Meriden rail stations including Hartford light. It marks the first electric system to run a railroad in four directions and draws interest from Western roads considering similar adoption.
A Connecticut couple posed as respectable travelers, securing marriage licenses and brief ceremonies in Branford Guilford Clinton New London and five towns along the sound shore. Each ceremony yielded counterfeit twenty dollar bills to the clergymen as payment, leaving the ministers with little or no real money while the pair moved on. In a separate note, Lightning’s freak incident shattered a stove pipe and caused holes in a tablecloth but harmed no one at the Montague Michigan home.
A French gentleman alleges libel against Jules Verne after claiming to recognize his likeness in a villainous character. The suit targets Verne's portrayal and seeks redress for perceived defamation.
A Swiss consul reports an uncle left 400000 francs to a daughter once married to a ship owner. The two daughters now Mrs Nahrgang of Davenport and Mrs Stevens of DeWitt are named heirs. Fractions go to Swiss institutions. Mr Nahrgang remains unaware as he works at W H Voss shop.
J Pierpont Morgan reportedly owns Iona Island in Rockland County New York and plans to turn it into a pleasure resort for poor New York City families who cannot afford outings. The 300 acre island sits near Dunderberg Bear Mountain and Anthony's Nose with 200 acres of swamp and a rich 1860s history of grapevines and fruit trees on the estate.
Prof Winton of Armnecon unveiled a breech loaded cannon style pitching machine in the university gym. The device, four inches long on a two wheeled carriage, hurled balls to a net with distinct curves, drawing crowds and hopes for national fame as a transformative invention in baseball pitching.
The Lamar California jack rabbit roundup is underway with Kansas hunters joining. Santa Fe officials led a large party. reports say 15,000 jackrabbits slain, some hunters claiming up to 100 in five hours. The scene echoed a battle with loud gunfire.
Francisco Seiglie, once a leading sugar planter in Santa Clara, Cuba, loses nearly all as Weyler and Spanish troops burn his plantation. A New York Life Insurance loan dispute to fund his family’s support is ruled legal, while Seiglie pursues a Spanish government claim for destruction.
A pamphlet explains the San Jose scale differs from oyster shell and scurfy scales by its living winter form and young being produced alive. Eggs appear in clusters under the shell, with yellow eggs in the oyster shell type and dark red in the scurfy type. Infested counties include Ogle, Adams, Sangamon, Shelby, Clark and tandolph.
Mrs Burns of Port Providence Pennsylvania believed a dream foretold misfortune for her family. A week after the vision her daughter Clara aged 10 died in a fire and days later her father in law Jonas Burne died of pneumonia.
Flint and stone knives show sharp fracture patterns from ancient times. Early people used volcanic glass blades in Mexico during the Spanish invasion era, revealing durable tools and cultural skills.
The New York Journal reports a comical quarrel between a landlady and a mild boarder over unpaid board. The boarder promises to pay after two months, noting cold coffee, tough steak, leather-like chicken garments, creaky beds, and soggy pastry. He hints at leaving in a stilly night after owing three months.
Mrs. Robert P. Porter describes the empress in Ladies' Home Journal as tall and slender with a delicate waist and long pale face. She notes features like the jet black hair, long eyes, and refined hands, plus a tiny foot in pointed European shoes, and details a cherry blossom garden party gown of soft brocade and a French bonnet with a matching parasol.
Clem Wallis, once struck by a colt, suffered a head injury that left him demented for decades. After a brain operation to relieve pressure from a skull fragment, he regained sanity and asked, Did the colt get away. Now 60, he recalls nothing of 45 years of his life and the mystery remains.
The article describes a rare Egypt weather event where after sunset darkness lingers for about 20 to 30 minutes. Then hills brighten with golden purple orange and lime hues before fading into darkness, creating a glow that seems like the sun rising from the west. The sequence ends with total darkness.
Early explorers recount a transparent glass filled with a liquid that resembled fish as it poured. Observers attributed the effect to the glass itself rather than the fluid. The Chinese reportedly did not make them, claiming they were plunder from foreign conquest long ago. The note ends by asserting Switzerland grants no patents for inventions.
A physician notes that over one third of female suicides occur before age 25 and that many choose poison over self harm by other means. The piece cites poverty sickness and desertion as factors, while describing female suicide as a response to monotony and pain. It discusses terms like pyromania and hysteria and tension between endurance and despair.
An English journal notes the Chesapeake, famed for its 1814 capture by Sir Philip Broke, survives as a working flour mill in Wickham Hampshire. Timbers sold in 1620 formed a new mill by John Prior. deck beams long and shot-marked endure as joists. The ship’s conversion embodies the era’s prophecy of weapons becoming tools.
A Washington Star report sketches an investor who grows despondent after chasing rapid gains. A cautious retiree mocks the hunger for high percentages while noting a friend who trades in government obligations. The dialogue turns on bets, dividends, and the peril of overreach in fame and finance.
In Cuba marble caverns are being gradually filled as rainwater deposits lime from the ceiling. Land snails gather in vast numbers during the dry season and, as the water evaporates, carbonate of lime cements shell layers. Over years the caves fill until none remain usable.
A summary notes three unicorn types from old writers. The white unicorn is a large horselike beast with a purple face blue eyes and a horn about a yard long with three color segments. The eglisserion resembles a gigantic deer with a sharp horn on its forehead and the monoceror is the common unicorn with an 18 inch horn said to be strong enough to kill an elephant.
A legal notices list shows subpoenas warrants bonds and creeds of peace including execution Venice civil and criminal matters gar nisee notices warrants and affidavits for search warrants. It notes appeal bonds witness recognizance and various bonds for replevin and keeping the peace with orders by mail or telephone.
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