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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1896
Page
10
Iowa state fish commissioner unveils a sixty foot seine for moving fish to higher water above the Boone River dam. He plans to visit major dams statewide within the month to relocate fish, boosting survival prospects across the river system.
A Kansas cyclone near Clifton Morganville and Palmer killed nine people outright and injured many more. The storm damaged homes, barns and orchards, with victims found in debris as wires went down and rescue efforts began. A Rock Island train carried initial details, the track spanning 160 yards to a quarter mile wide.
Surveyors from the Great Eastern Canal Company are at work in Occnry township. The crew operates eight large graders and many scrapers on the canal line west of here.
Crowded Newport courthouse hears Will Wood testify as defense aims to taint his character regarding Pearl Bryan links. Paragraph details the trial’s broad coverage with witnesses and prosecutorial focus on the victim’s youth and disposition. Across reports, Grand Forks bank suspension, a Virginia cyclone hitting Salem, and a Pennsylvania double tragedy are noted with brief consequences. San Francisco reports troops occupying Sand Island, ejecting state militia guarding fish traps.
Abilene Kansas endured a great flood after a heavy rain a few miles north. Mud Creek rose eighty feet over three hours, flooding the west and north sides and turning streets into rivers. Property suffered but no lives were lost. In Missouri J H Veatch of the CM St. P railway lies ill with typhoid fever, while in Denver the Grand Army censures President Cleveland over pension policy during their encampment.
April 25 dispatches report sheriff mobilizing deputies fearing a mob from up country aims to lynch murderers of Mrs. C. H. Givens at Denbigh. Also note Clelland murdered at Krebs by two Black men, Dygert freed in Havana, Yankton raises 6000 dollars for nine year county fair, and baseball results from Cincinnati Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Milwaukee and Columbus with various pitchers.
A northeastern Ohio county reports a severe tornado sweeping from the southwest, destroying barns and homes, killing William L. Greene and John Low, injuring several others, and causing near misses with a Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train. Book Town suffered heavy damage with no fatalities.
A literary club in New York hosted a dinner with George Parker presiding. A letter from President Cleveland praised William Shakespeare and urged united effort among English speaking peoples, while Bayard read excerpts and Ambassadors discussed ties between nations.
In Washington the Senate spent the day on the Indian appropriation bill and debated sectarian schools. Cockrell's amendment to extend time for abandoning sectarian schools drew support from Gray and Pettigrew, while Gallinger Thurston and Teller opposed. Senators argued over constitutionality and public funding, with some praising religious liberty and others urging public schooling needs. The chamber adjourned without final action.
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