25 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1889
Page
1
A fragment discusses lawful access to newspapers and payments, noting courts’ stance on refusal to take periodicals and suggesting issues of intent and fraud in subscription handling. The text is fragmented with unclear structure but centers on subscription duties and potential fraud implications.
In Texas a penal labor setup grows sugar cane and refines its juice to produce revenue. After covering food, fuel, shelter, and clothing costs, 55,000 has been contributed to the State from this enterprise.
The MAnyuestrian statue of Robert E. Lee is expected to be unveiled in Richmond Virginia on December 5. It is currently being cast in bronze in Paris and will be shipped around late October.
The greatest known depth of the oGran is midway between Tristan d Acunba Island and the Rio de la Plata mouth. The bore was at a depth of 40 080 feet, on Mulb three quarter miles.
Caxcitessaan Sunset Cox, a Thirteen Club member, died at 13 West TMwallth Street. The original list of his pull-bowrers contained thirteen WAS. He was said to be five times thirteen years of age and was laid to rest on September 13.
A rare and important discovery in Cornwall reveals a fissure vein with ore averaging one percent uranium and up to thirty percent tin in some spots. The market price cited is $19,000 per pound.
The Washington Naval Observatory houses the world’s largest refracting telescope beside the new equatorial telescope at the Leviathan Observatory. The discovery area notes two moons of Mars as a significant astronomical finding.
The Boston Globe notes the Crouin case as the most tedious judicial affair seen on the continent. It urges replacing the current slow method of impaneling juries with more practical wit and wisdom from the nation.
An excerpt notes a Tin tornshire farm offered for sale within a fortnight at a high bid far below its eighteen year past cost. The piece mentions depreciation in value and that improvements have been added since then while promising further expansion.
In a northern case in England expert handwriting witnesses testified after a cashier backed by sixty life checks signed by a single person, yet two signatures were identical. Observers questioned if anyone ever signed in the same way.
A Losnon statistictangures that 0, 000 Americans lave landed in Eng land this summer, the CXPONSCS AUONS averiping nora than S100 each, and that upon the lowest calculation they have d enlated $21,000,000 in Europe on rail ways and at hotels, without counting the money spent in purchases.
At Tovathy Kentucky a Saturday district court heard Eph Huitman charged with horse theft. The jury rendered a verdict and he was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. then Sunday worship services resumed in the same courtroom.
The text records Tor Loasis adjusting the United States population to an approximate 18 000 in 1800 and projecting 19 500 000 for 1990, 121 000 000 for 1910, and 160 000 000 for 1920 with an asserted expert basis.
Government funding of dairy schools in Denmark has risen over years to boost dairy practices and product quality. The effort, costing about 50,000 dollars annually, is linked to a sharp rise in leather exports over twenty years, growing from about 2.1 million to 8.0 million per year.
A strange disturbance along the French coast reports a sweeping persecution of swallows and other birds for an enigmatic Purpose. Cred Gut movements clash across Italy and the East, leaving thousands dead by electric currents, while the slaughtered birds are hoisted as decor for boats and nets in a grim innovation.
At a dinner Wikie Cal Hing argued about describing intimate places in fiction. After a re publication a man protested, claiming the novel described his house exactly. The incident centers on a fictitious residence matching a real property.
A new industry in South Carolina's Conbahee River sees a loyal hunter stalk alligators at night with a bull's eye lantern strapped to his forehead. He approaches within close range before firing on about ten per night and sending the skins to a Jacksonville firm, earning roughly 75 to 80 cents per hides.
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union begins its sixteenth annual convention in Chicago from November 3 to 19 with 200000 devoted members. The organization runs 49 departments, promotes temperance through law, publishing, and education, and includes 100000000 annual publications. Representatives from all states and territories attend, with a strong focus on mothers, youth, and reform.
Terrible fires rage west of Pozziano Oregon with towns Washounga Lacamas and Lents under threat as farmers lose crops barns and orchards. Firefighters fight for days along the Columbia river and near Portland while residents evacuate and authorities deploy security against the blazes.
Two of nine aboard the yacht Leo were recovered at Rocky River after leaving Lorain for Cleveland. Names given as D Lawler and Litter. The remaining seven missing, sea conditions hinder rescue. the yacht used naphtha for fuel and observers suspect an explosion and wreck. Captain Sam Hoot and others aboard.
In Chicago on September 19 jurors were sworn for the murder case of Dr. Cronin. Four jurors named Culver Dix Peurson and Hall are American and were escorted to Judge McConnell's private room after oath. Four more men were held. veniremen examined over hours with high strike rates for the defense and state.
At Belmont Avenue crossing in Gross Park two men were killed instantly when a northbound passenger train struck their sulky driven horse. Frank Hanssen of Avondale Alabama died, companion unnamed, the horse also died. Bodies reportedly hurled from the scene.
The 18 year old fighter Thomas Tikkaon died from injuries sustained in a prize bout with Ed Ahearn at Daly Bros saloon. The match drew local spectators with a $80 purse, two ounce gloves, and began at midnight. Jackson collapsed after the twelfth round as blood stained the ring and floor, his mother nearby at his deathbed. Detectives arrested Ahearn and later seized the saloon owners and other participants.
A mass meeting in St Joseph Missouri on September 1 called for a Western convention of representatives to push a Pulsua expression and secure a Western claim to host a world exposition. The resolution cites rail mileage disparities favoring the West and notes Chicago and Louis as potential early supporters and contenders for delegation.
The Chicago executives moved to increase the World’s Fair capital stock from five million to ten million dollars after a cautious start. A citywide canvass showed strong civic and business support, with all trades contributing to the expansion plan and pushing the question of federal appropriations to the fore.
Harvey W. Gurley pleaded guilty to bigamy and was sentenced to three years in the State prison at Waupun. He is the husband of a woman then serving a five year term for kidnapping in Chicago. The case involved Gurley persuading a German girl to marry him after his wife’s imprisonment.
A meticulously planned late Friday night theft at the Iron Exchange Bank in Hurley Wisconsin yielded about $40,000 from an Express Company package. Investigators, aided by townsfolk, questioned cashier Reynolds and assistant Perrin, but officials say the robbery remains unsolved with no arrests. A coat and hat found near the bank led to search efforts, while the Express Company faces loss of the remaining funds.
A local paper reports the Knights of Labor executive board suspended over treasury mismanagement and missing funds. It claims Powderly plans resignation and a return to law practice, with Wright possibly sole treasurer remaining. Atlanta is noted as the anticipated announcement site in November.
The Lands annual report details adoptions by the Interior Department and the General Land Office. It notes 71,141 agricultural patents covering 11,701,119 acres, 918 mineral patents over 17,086 acres, railroad and state land grants totaling hundreds of thousands of acres, and total cash receipts of 13,200,225 dollars, with declines from prior year. It mentions surveys totaling 4,544,872 acres, pending railroad grant adjustments, swamp land claims exceeding 22,221,400 acres, and calls for repeal of public timber laws and a clear general land act. Instances of fraud reduced but records warn against coal land frauds potentially costing 350,000 dollars.
Henry Talbott, a colored man from Louisville, travels to Indiana to claim nearly 1,000,000 as rightful heir. His five brothers and two sisters would receive similar amounts from a once modest family property now valued in the millions. The Logansport estate, crossed by the Wabash and Kell rivers and hosting rail side-tracks, prompted railway companies to negotiate, settling with the heirs for 4 5,000,000.
Commissioner Dawson reports from 1870 to 1880 the public school system grew 146 percent, outpacing population gains, driven mainly by the South. He notes equal fund shares for colored children, with schools kept open under comparable pay and conditions to white schools, funded by white residents and self-taxed contributions. The piece implies ongoing segregation and lingering inequality in the era’s education.
A consul report from Kingston Jamaica states Americans were killed in a riot at Navassa Island in the Caribbean. British warship sent to scene. US steamer Alene en route. Navassa lies about 230 miles from Kingston and is under American protection. The Brazil strike in Perth, Indiana, finds 200 miners accepting wage cuts and resuming work. 20 percent already blacklisted from mining.
Millbong of Fishes reports to the State Fish Commission listing fry shipped across Wisconsin this season. Brook trout 2,190,000. Rainbow trout 3,815,000. Lake trout including eggs 5,800,000. White fish 30,000,000. Walleyed pike 14,070,000. Garp 15,000. Over 500,000 impregnated lake trout eggs also distributed. Several figures reflect notable statewide stocking efforts.
The Fort Madison warden's biennial report notes a drop in prison population. The survey highlights reduced funding needs, ongoing transfers, and a shift in inmate distribution. Western Iowa counties gain oversight while Port Madison’s population numbers stabilize around three hundred eighty inmates.
Remarkable figures emerge from the 1870 census in Iowa and Georgia showing Georgia population at 1,185,000 and Iowa at 1,248,499. Georgia reports 70 idiots, 677 deaf mutes, 474 blind. Iowa 740 deaf mutes, 676 blind. Notable gaps and incorrect figures appear in the presented data. Deaths reported include James Hillary near Burlington at seventy five with early Iowa history noted. Mrs. I Nowlan of Waterloo dies at eighty seven. her husband had been in early Wisconsin and Iowa legislatures. A Mercerous attack leaves Henry Miller with severe facial injuries in Des Moines. three assailants jailed.
The governor appointed commissioners urge the next General Assembly to appropriate 75000 dollars for an industrial home for the blind in Suosa ma. The facility would serve as a work shop where inmates make wares to be sold to fund the institution.
A new school year begins at Bror Tha State Normal with attendance up by about one hundred, the highest start in the school’s history. The article notes a series of local incidents and accidents, including a tarantula found in a box of bananas, a nine year old killed by a falling plank, two children burned in a fire set by themselves, and several injuries and deaths from various accidents and crimes in surrounding towns.
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