04 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
Alton Review
Location
Alton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1884
Page
1
Thirty eight men on the Kennebec river loaded 25,000 tons of ice in five days and eight hours last week, claimed the largest amount of work ever done on the river in the same time. A vast effort with transportation and production implications for river work and industrial output.
The Cuba commission in the Spanish artes called for ending export duties, cutting Cuban government expenses, and a liberal US trade treaty, aiming to ease the crisis. Spain refused, blaming the crisis on rapid abolition of slavery while noting sugar prices have fallen. Cuban deputies oppose the stance and lament the situation.
Legislative circles swarm with talk about Senator Van Wyck steering the Judiciary Committee to postpone action on Pacific Railway bills. Charles Francis Adams Jr. met the committee offering a sinking fund pledge and a favorable Union Pacific outlook to delay the bills. Adams sought to move the Thurman act amendment to the Railroads Committee, not Judiciary.
Telegraphic items report oil dealer Thomas J. Watson failing to meet a 77000 barrel contract in Pittsburgh Wednesday. Other notes include North Carolina Democrats nominating Gen. Alford M. Scales for governor, and division among Chicago delegates between Bayard and Cleveland.
A string of calamities reports forest fire losses in Machias Maine totaling 100000 dollars. In Kentucky William Cox fired on two would be burglars to defend his mother. Delaware River bridge at Calhoun Street in Trenton burned causing 40000 dollars in damage. A hurricane at Omaha levelled trees fences and outbuildings and ripped cornices from structures. Council Bluffs siege level collapsed the exhibition building and toppled trees. Doris circus tents and wardrobes drenched. Grace Couch tower in New York dropped killing two men and injuring another who hung 165 feet above ground. A mad horse bit a farmer near Albany and his dog and horse were killed. In Wisconsin a boiler explosion at J C Smith's mill injured several and killed workers. Mary Crocker died from flying debris. Planing mill office destroyed as boiler carcass shattered the city.
Six deaths from cholera at Toulon on Thursday with city panic and evacuation orders. Severe hailstorm hits southern Russia with goose egg sized stones. Cracking London church gallery causes panic and injuries. Archbishop McCane opposes Dublin mayoral candidate Winstanley due to Home Rule and Freemasonry. Twenty cholera deaths reported Tuesday and sanitary measures enacted. Pavonia steamer cylinder burst. engineer killed and passengers landed before accident. Gladstone seeks third reading of franchise bill amid Lords clash.
Report notes President’s plan to name Postmaster General Gresham to the judgeship left vacant by Judge Drummond’s resignation. A rail depot safe was cracked in Delavan Wisconsin nights ago, with money and tickets stolen. The treasury begins remitting with new notes under secretary guidance. Near Lake Geneva Wisconsin a man attacked Miss Susie Ingalls, killing her defender father. the suspect Andrew J O Dell is jailed. From Alton Illinois a murder at Rocky Fork near this city. Williams shot dead at his cabin door. no suspects identified.
The treasury issues a call for 10 million in bonds while pension reform provisions set pay limits and agent fees. Senate debate touches on an agricultural expo funding for Chicago and a dispute over Gresham's nominees. A Canada trade reciprocity rumor is debunked as subcommittees near a report backing closer continental ties.
Discussion favors a continental union to standardize duties and boost reciprocal trade between Canada and the United States. It would likely make Chicago the entreport for Manitoba trade. A sub-committee will report, followed by a likely favorable committee and House actions next session.
Flour quiet but firm Wheat steady No 2 8594 Corn scarce and unchanged No 2 55 Oats weaker No 2 3144 Rye dull and lower No 1 604 Barley quiet and weak No 2 57 58 Provisions lower Mess pork 10 00 for seller cash Lard prime steam 7 124 for seller cash Live hogs lower 4 50 5 25 Butter steady choice creamery 19 20 Cheese quiet and unchanged new cream and eyes scarce and higher 5 154
In Chicago market notes for June 26, wheat eased after an open decline, corn traded weak while oats and barley lingered dull. Pork weakened early on near deliveries but firmed late, lard remained firm with mixed bulk meats. Drovers Journal reports hog receipts at 17,000 with weak, pork and ship grades down. cattle receipts at 5,000 with slow but steady demand, sheep receipts 1,400 with generally weaker to fair prices.
The Boston Journal describes a vast cliff city in Walnut Canyon Arizona discovered last summer. The canyon hosts five miles of ruined settlements built into rock walls with square stone dwellings and a narrow front street. No weapons temples hieroglyphs or clues identify the builders, leaving the origin of these allied ruins across Arizona New Mexico Utah and northern Mexico an unresolved mystery.
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and a wide range of digestive ailments. It claims rapid reform of stomach function, relief from biliousness, constipation, heartburn, and gas, with secondary benefits for sleeplessness, vertigo, weakness, fever and malaria, kidney trouble, uterine debility, and rheumatism.
A mother’s bedtime routine nurtures trust and confidence in children. Despite fatigue and noise, give the benefit of the doubt for every misstep. Women may be seen as less rational, but their instinct guards toward compassion and guidance.
Mrs. F G Kellogg of 50 East 86th Street was paralyzed and bedridden. After seven doctors failed to help, she tried St Jacobs Oil as a last chance and began improving from the first application, ultimately fully recovering.
The Senate adopted a resolution to probe public money defalcations and Navy frauds, debated a Mexican pension amendment, and approved a one‑time pension cap. It passed bills to add Supreme Court justices in Dakota and Washington Territory, and to grant leave for postal workers. The House approved land and timber law revisions and a river transport bill, with executive sessions and adjournments interspersed.
A playful dialogue centers on a breach of promise joke as a woman clings to a man while he quips that dying might save him damages. The scene shifts to a vacancy on the editorial staff, contrasting a rising young journalist with an “old newspaper man.”
A Creek leader Ispahecher, 50, wed Alma Harrover, 25, after courting in Washington. Language barriers linger as they plan to live in Indian Territory. ceremony performed by Rev Dr Bartlett with interpreter. Couple rely on shared intent despite no English. Wedding feast prepared in a room beneath the parlor.
In New York the Grace church tower derrick collapsed while hoisting stone for the new steeple. Derrick rigger Joseph McKee died after injuries. mason Robert Simpson was suspended 150 feet above the street and later rescued. Large stones damaged the church roof. losses about $5,000.
The article notes Ixtaccihuatl, second tallest Mexican volcano after Popocatapetl, called the white woman by locals. From Popocatapetl's 150 mile view it resembles a dead giantess robed for burial with a breast and limb contour, hair streaming from a red forehead. It also mentions a line of low hills between their feet. It adds a side remark that life expectancy seems to rise with as many war survivors in 1812 as fifty years ago.
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