15 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1891
Page
1
A sprawling list of 1880s incidents spans fires in Columbus Georgia and Chicago area plants, drownings at Lake George and Lake Michigan, a deadly cyclone near Baton Rouge, and a fatal mine explosion. Reports cover bank failures, suicides, murders, and political shifts from New York to Nebraska, plus international events from England to India and mounting immigration statistics.
Torn bodies of J H Puterbaugh and his family found dead at their Ellis Nebraska home. suspected patricide. Mrs Gasper in Wisconsin confesses to 1882 murder of her son's wife. US weekly business failures total 247 as of the 10th, down from 287. Train injury fatally harms W Marueny of Normal Indiana. Drownings near Oule Point, Ohio from boat wreck. Fire devastates a village near Grenoble. Janus B Ryan ex-state treasurer Indiana dies in Indianapolis. J Dinworth of Dworth Cattle Co killed in Montana land dispute. Severe Sioux City rain floods cause $100,000 in damage. Fifteen dozen inmates arrested by Chickasaw militia and moved to Texas. Falls City bank Louisville fails with $350,000 liabilities. Prolific criminal known as Jack the Ripper of New York sentenced to life. Chippewa county fire engulfs wooded area and northern Canada. Cumbria Iron Company stores at Johnstown sold for nearly $1,000,000. Law banning company stores takes effect August 1.
The four condemned men Slocum Smiler Wood and Jugigo were executed by electric chair at dawn after rapid trials in a case that drew witnesses from the prison. The first victim Slocum died at 4 42 am and Jugigo at 6 00 am. Each endured a twenty second current of 1500 to 2000 volts with a second shock in some cases. Autopsy found congested brains and burned tissue at contact sites.
Altost of Thott assembles at Minneapolis for the tenth annual international convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Opening events draw 4 o'clock start, 1,900 voices sing, 12,000 attend the evening session, and leaders from Canada and the United States welcome the gathering. The report outlines growth in societies worldwide, with numbers by state and country, and notes the role of the United Society of Christian Endeavor.
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