07 May 1891
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
1
A Pacific hill train derailed after heavy rain and wind, five cars piled up, sparking a deadly wreck. Firemen and crew were injured but several were not fatally hurt as debris and a toppled engine caused widespread damage.
Dispatches from eastern Pennsylvania report quiet mines with no strikes after the May 1 call. Eight hour demands falter in Ashland while construction workers protest in major cities. Violent outbreaks rise in Europe with bombings and clashes. Police link a New York murder to Frenchman Francois. An express accident on Baltimore & Ohio leaves crew dead and cars burned. Blaine may decline presidential bid. Sayward hearings delayed. patent medicine and tin plate talks progress in New York. Police arrest suspects in a brutal hotel murder case in New York.
The article reports Bo Harenrgson of Clivage as missing amid claims of a vast financial wreck. Brokers estimate large creditor shortages while rumors swirl about his solvency and possible concealment of wealth prior to disappearance, with Florida suspected as his destination.
A census bulletin reports 3085 irrigated farms in New Mexico, out of 4174 total excluding Pueblo lands. Water rights cost about 5.58 per acre and total farm costs reach 18.54 per acre. Estimated value of irrigated land and improvements averages 50098 per acre, indicating apparent profit after buildings.
The April Public Debt Statement reports the U S treasury condition as of April 30 1804 detailing aggregate interest bearing debt debt on which interest has ceased since maturities and non interest bearing debt including national bank fund deposits and certificates and notes offset by cash in treasury The report shows a decrease in debt during the month total cash in treasury and net debt after cash adjustments and a final decrease figure for the period
Fog over the bay gave way to sun as President Warrison sails out from Gooday Wharf aboard the Table. More than 10 000 people, blocked from official invitations, crowd steamers Ukiau Gordon City and other craft to accompany him, while government vessels and customs ships form a line of escort.
The article details the lavish Presidential Special train used for the president and guests, noting the baggage smoking and library car Aztlan with the inscription The Presidential Special. It praises the comfort features, dining car Colorado, and New Zealand President’s car, highlighting the opulent furnishings, staff in white, and the luxury of this travel arrangement.
Ground is broken in Riverside Park New York for a monument to General Ulysses S Grant. Ceremony features Department Commander Freeman, Gen Horace Porter eulogy, a 21 gun salute from the Yantic, and thousands of citizens in a grand pageant.
Brief notes report Davin DepLEy Pimp ill with illness while Baron sister of the President shows recovery indications. A com mister is alleged to form to control oleomargarine trade as prices rise among St. Louis dealers. Richard Griepitis founder of Knights of Liber dies after long leadership. Pennsylvania House passes compulsory education bill requiring children age 8 to sixteen weeks of attendance.
The market report lists cattle and hog prices with bids and sales in Chicago and Omaha. Prices show steers and cows varying from around 4.50 to 6.25 for cattle and hogs reported near 4.50 to 5.15, with some 상승 noted.
The text traces wild celery from Homer to Theophrastus and Pliny, noting distinctions between wild and cultivated forms. It describes bleaching of leaves, global ranges from Sweden to Algeria and Asia, and European harshness and toxicity. It explains cultivated celery varieties for roots and leaf stalks, including turnip-rooted celery and larger blanched stalk types.
Gov Boies appoints Iowa delegates for the Denver commercial congress to be held May 19, mirroring the Kansas City event. Named from Atlantic to Sioux City include Whitney, Hutchinson, Iffender son, Eaton, Larrabee, Pusey, Baldwin, Deer, Richardson, Mar tin, Goode, Browne, Shields, Langstaff, Bureh, Curry, Gobble, Evans, Manning, Otes, Rateen, Cleland, Keatley, Young, and Cascaddon among others.
A fatal accident near Ely in Johnson County reports Robert McDaniels killed after a drunken train ride ending between Solon and Ely. McDaniels suffered severe injuries when he fell from the train and was found on the tracks. A second case notes Mike Sodoma found in the Cedar River near Cedar Rapids after disappearing weeks earlier. The text also carries a mixture of crop prospects reports from multiple states praising recent rains and varied gains, with Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Kansas cited for crop outlooks and potential damages.
A contested oratorical result in ATSS at Des Moines drew groans and hisses from the audience. Fort Dodge receives ten government site offers for a federal courthouse and post office on Market and Williams streets. Judge D. D. Chase of Webster City, a long respected figure, dies. State weather and crop reports show varied winter damage and spring wheat progress across Iowa and neighboring states.
The What Cheer coal fields are scheduled for sale after a court judgment in Maureh favoring the Mercantile Mytish Co for 107,014.37 dollars plus 576.62 costs. The property will be sold by the sheriff to liquidate the debt.
A jumble of brief notices reports deaths from slate falls and railroad accidents, a Clayton County inmate's penitentiary sentence, a fatality while boarding a freight train in New Sharon, and various legal and personal notes. Also covered are upcoming Mason City Sunday-school events, a Moltke funeral procession, longevity notes, weather extremes in Colorado, and miscellaneous scientific curiosities.
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