02 Oct 1889
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1889
Page
1
Report covers hazardous Austrian powder causing odor and fainting at a practice shoot. Also notes a Negro Baptiste et Indianapolis gathering urging Congress to allocate 100 million dollars to aid Regroes moving West. Navy plans to build two 3,000 ton cruisers in navy yards due to lack of bids.
The city of Richmond designates its wards by historic names rather than numbers, including Mars shall Ward, Jefferson Ward, Madison Ward, and Monroe Ward, among others. This naming approach reflects local history in ward designations.
The line from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes claims the world’s longest railway. It spans 40 kilometers about 273 miles with a grade of roughly three feet per mile. It crosses no ravines or streams and needs no bridges.
A nonpatteur map of O'Brien County Iowa was shown at the state fair in Des Moines. The map uses corn grains to distinguish towns and townships with color, rows of blue to mark railways, and popcorn to illustrate wagon roads.
Hint AT SCHWATER estimates a population of wild shy elit dwellers in southern Chihuahua around 14,000. They avoid whites, retreat to cliff caves, and ascend fragile rock faces. The Lupnasy disease spreads widely with doctors worldwide noting cases on New West island. Dr. Berger reports over 100 cases there. Dr. Morrow warns US spread is possible. French General Bou Lancen, son of a British-educated mother, is described as a self made man awaiting France’s election outcome. Mitchell reports a tepurious ice cave discovery near Ashley Valley in the Rocky Mountains with a 25 foot high by 30 foot thick section, a salt lake, and a cave room over 1,200 feet long.
The largest brook trout on this continent weighed six pounds two ounces with perfect proportions. It is a brown trout breed, spawned from Germany on February 18 1884, implying ages between five and six years. Also noted is a Cologne exhibit opening June 1 AIHD showcasing arms and military gear while excluding secret German materials.
The Poor's Manual shows interstate commission rate cuts dropping per ton per mile by about 60.7 cents, reducing country earnings by 88 million dollars and averaging a fall to roughly 1.04 cents per mile for major western lines like the Milwaukee Central Alton Burlington Lock Island and Northwestern.
Thieves boarded the Mobile & Ohio mail train at Buckatunna Mississippi two miles north of the city. They forced the engineer and fireman to stop at a bridge and stole about 2700 from a safe while missing around 970,000 in government funds en route to Florida. The robbers, led by a noted desperado named Burrows, fired on crew and escaped into the brush as a posse pursues them. A $1000 reward is offered by the railroad.
A freight engine crew including Twombly, Buford, Whitted, and Parker faced arrest on a passenger rail line near Auburn while investigations probe the deadly collision with a suburban train near Chicago. Twombly admits excessive speed, denies drunkenness, and blames the passenger conductor for not following rules. One year old Dua Milenhy dies. six victims in total. Injured passengers mostly recover as investigations continue.
Washington report notes the Government Printing Office completed printing testimony for contested election cases to be settled by the next House. Listed contests include Chalmer vs Morgan in Mississippi, Langston vs Venable in Virginia, and others across Indiana, South Carolina, Alabama, West Virginia, Maryland, Arkansas, and Florida. Several late 19th century members have died, affecting margins for House organization amid unsettled contests.
The jury in the Ives case was discharged Wednesday after failing to reach a verdict. The panel stood two for acquittal and one for conviction, with Ives remanded to the Tombs pending a new trial. The district attorney's office plans to perfect the appeal and argue a motion on where the young financier will be held until the next trial.
A freight train crashed into a detached passenger car at the Rock Island crossing in Washington Heights, killing seven and injuring many. Engineer Seth Twombly, son of the master mechanic, is blamed for excessive speed and possible intoxication. Rescue crews battled steam and wreckage as officials face censure over Engiawood incidents.
A Paris interview with General Boulanger shows no hope for Boulangist victory and a belief the Republicans will gain strength in the new Chamber of Deputies. Reports from Paris on Sept 25 note jubilant Republican press and dismayed Monarchical outlets. The cabinet revises expectations for a Chamber of about 30 Moderate Republicans and 65 Left, with actions to counter Boulangism.
An elderly man named Kemp survived a rockslide at a work site after being buried for 18 hours. Laborers heard a faint sound, rescued him, and he received last rites as rescuers tended to his condition. Hope remains for his recovery as medical teams monitor his status.
William M. Bradley Jr., son of a leading Dubuque real estate family, wed Miss Lydia Withers in a quiet elopement to North Union. Withers, daughter of a widow at Turkey River, had recently led a career in a cigar store managing position at Lori Mer House. The couple’s plan faced parental opposition, making the secret ceremony a notable sensation in the community.
A unknown tramp on the Chicago and North Western line between Crescent and Stony Creek discovered a broken outside rail on a high embankment. He ran three miles to Monay Creek to panic the operator, then rallied section hands and stopped a limited passenger train within feet of disaster, the man’s identity unrevealed.
A man of about thirty five years, six foot seven, with dark complexion, was found starving in the woods near India California and died after being brought to town. A letter to the Andrew Printz Soda Company in Council Bluffs and an account book with the inscription Please send me to soda company Council Bluffs Andrew Printz were found on the body.
C C Hubbard, a young man east of Pleasantville, was attacked by masked assailants returning home from town. He was hung by the neck two or three times, beaten, and ordered to leave the country with threats of worse harm. The motive remains unknown.
A group of German settlers from Shelby County and another from Linn County sent mil Fuiohe of Wentphalia to Texas to purchase land for their colonies. They recently bought twenty two hundred acres eight miles northwest of Gainesville paying 220,000. This winter about one hundred German families will settle on the land.
General Von Pocket died in Waverly of cancer after moving to Actaerica in 1356. He married a farmer's daughter in Waverly and lived there since. He owned significant property in Brunswick Germany and is survived by his wife and two children.
In Fremont County jail Sidney a prisoner attacked Sheriff Vato as Jeter entered a cell. Haynes was beaten unconscious until nearby citizens intervened. The report notes multiple local incidents including property damage, deaths, and a grand community gathering in Cedar Rapids with details on various individuals and events.
A mock attorney type boasts a plan to sway juries by orchestrated laughter and mock solemnity. He explains sitting on the front bench to cue the jury, promising to bring two assistants and charge ahead with a punchy routine to influence the courtroom outcome.
The narrator describes leaving Calcutta in December with a royal party including Bir Shan Sir, the Prime Minister, and the young king of Mepal. They travel by elephant to Nepaterai, detailing the rough ascent, rider’s grip, and the elephant’s sure-footed, capricious nature as they navigate difficult terrain and perilous ridges.
An 19th century health column stresses sanitary care to prevent malarial diseases. It urges farmers to inspect dwellings for breeding grounds, ventilate collars and living spaces, remove decayed matter, keep cellars clean and odor free, and use lime, copperas, or dry sand to neutralize damp, mold, and foul gases. It also recommends cleaning spouts, drains, and filling low areas with dry earth, emphasizing pure air and earth as defenses against disease.
The article urges fathers and farmers to provide holidays and recreational time for boys after hard work, to model compassionate parenting, and to avoid harsh punishment. It argues play aids self-government, warns against urban temptations, and stresses home life and accessible reading as key to keeping boys from leaving farm life for the city.
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