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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1897
Page
7
In Texas on Decoration Day weekend, Will Lewis and Wil Bosworth, longtime rivals, faced off after a private talk. They fired until empty, both dying from multiple gunshot wounds as friends omitted intervention, hoping for a reconciliation that never came.
A 19 year old report recalls the Manhattan Savings Institution robbery of October 27, 1878, with securities worth 2,747,700 dollars and 11,000 in cash missing. Negotiations have emerged for return in exchange for 30,000 dollars, while some bonds are already recovered. President Joseph Bird states the bank would not pay 50,000 for the return, noting many securities are now worthless but hoping to recover originals for legal collection.
Dov Tanner grants pardon to Thomas Hrow from Springfield who served time at Pontine reform school for petty jarceny. William Whitaler, a Ma con stock buyer, died after consuming Jemon extract. John Doggendorf, once a merchant, died after visiting his ex wife in Dubuque. Thomas Maxwell of Washington has lost three children to diphtheria and buried them. his neighbors won’t enter the house. Herman Jfohr, 24, cut his throat after harrowing corn near Davenport. he left a widow. Fire devastates much of Talihino, J. T., where a man linked to the blaze, C. F. Morton, shot himself in the Morton hotel.
In Catoosa County Georgia Judge Frank Osborne was shot five times and killed Saturday morning by UT Barber chief inspector of the Chattanooga Rome and Columbus railway in a store. Bad blood existed between them for years. Barber attacked with a cheese knife. Osborne fought with a plow point and revolvers. Both men fired. Osborne died later. Barber’s status among railroad men noted. Osborne a prominent Georgia politician and populist.
In Lowel Massachusetts on May 31 the bodies of Maria and Frances Butler unconscious in their kitchen are believed to have died by their own hand from gas asphyxiation after heavy bank losses. The sisters, about 30, unmarried, long residents of the city, were nieces of the late ex United States Senator Grimes of Iowa, from whom they inherited property thought lost. Evidence suggested a deliberate planned act.
Isaac J. Hill a former resident of Farmington was murdered Saturday night by burglars in his Warren, Ohio home. After binding his elderly mother, the assailants clubbed and shot Hill during a fierce struggle, though no money was found. No suspects or motive are identified.
In Wheree Drowned Texas Mrs Nannie I Barr her four year old child and her sister Miss Mattie L Alexander aged 14 were drowned in a tank while trying to rescue the child after it fell into a deep hole. In Christiania Nor way the town of Namson near the Namson fjord was wiped out by fire as 1,800 residents fled with little furniture saved.
At a May 31 service in Pisa cathedral an image unveiling sparked a panic when a falling candle caused a mass rush for the door. Several people were killed and about 25 injured seriously. In Lexington Mrs. Davey Anderson and son Blythe have assigned assets around 100000. Mrs. Anderson promoted the Schweinfurth colony and was once worth 150000. In New York garment workers strike, 2500 operators back to work as 23400 remain on strike citywide third week.
A Sunday School lesson on James warns that teachers fall into temptation and err in many things. It emphasizes controlling the tongue as a test of perfection, compares it to a horse bridle and a ship’s helm, and warns the tongue as a fire and a wild beast. It outlines the double power of speech, blessing God while cursing people, and the heart as the source of both good and evil.
A fragment reflecting on self sacrifice and church life. It contrasts hollow preaching with genuine wholesome influence and a life well lived. The text invokes a coffin in the house and a preacher’s welcome as symbols of moral order.
Everyday worldwide excursions are described for all travelers with plans through California Florida Mexico China Japan and Europe. Tickets cover all expenses and are available for individual or family groups with convenience and safety. Contact nearest Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway agent or George T Reatfort in Chicago for details.
A vintage notice promotes the 88 hour Nickel Plate train between Chicago and New York. Dining cars serve meals, lighting with Pintseh gas, and colored porters staff the fray. Agent J. Gilchrist at 111 Adams St, Chicago, offers information and bookings.
The Mot Springs in the Black Hills of South Dakota are praised for medicinal cures for rheumatism neurloin and related ailments. First-class hotel accommodations and baths are available. Tourist tickets are sold daily with special low rates on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Full information provided by ticket agents GC and XN W Rs.
Algona offers nicely located building sites mostly 5 by 10 to 14 rod lots. Some have sidewalks, shade trees, and fruit trees already planted. Builders can secure low prices and easy terms through Ints J E Sracy.
Excursion tickets to Clear Lake will be sold daily from May 10 to September 30, 1807. A round trip fare is one and one third ave. A job offer pays $10 per week for a man with a rig to introduce our Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer nationwide. Reference required, address with stump. Parsons Kansas.
The Chicago and North Western Railway publishes the North Western Home Seeker with facts on South Dakota advantages for farming dairying and cattle raising. Lands available on favorable terms amid expected large immigration this season. Correspondence invited. free paper on request to W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Ill.
John M Woodley a 24 year old Sandwich South farmer witnessed a magician's decapitation act in Detroit Wonderland. The display shocked him into illness, causing delusions that he had seen a real beheading. He collapsed emotionally, repeats the claim, and remains at home with his parents as doctors assess the mental shock.
Free distribution of samples of Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills advertised as universal medicine for kidney troubles at L. A. Sheetz' drug store. The notice promotes trial use to potential customers and highlights the product's claimed benefits.
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