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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1897
Page
9
Dozen reports describe a cattle epidemic with anthrax killing cows on farms, prompting urgent stamp-out steps and fears of widespread losses. Separate items note a U.S. court ruling on railroad ownership, a dying hotel owner in St Louis, jewelry theft, drownings, miner strikes, and stock market movement blending into a chaotic 1900-era wire-service mosaic.
Aug 7 Kansas City notes heavy western wheat receipts threaten blockage as 1,800 cars wait on side tracks, with many billed through to Galveston while others lag. F.D. Coburn reports winter wheat yield at 49,602,087 bushels, largest in state history, with 68 counties producing most of the crop and 40 percent expected to be marketed within 60 days.
Grand Haven Aug 7 H A Dailey a 70 year old man shot his wife Mrs Hattie Newton a 46 year old Chicago widow three months after their marriage They argued and separated Dailey pressed a musket to her breast fired and she was wounded but survived He drank strychnine at a saloon and died within minutes while in custody awaiting transport to Grand Haven Also Chinese ambassador Chang Yeu Hoon arrived in New York with a sizeable staff en route to Vancouver Booth Tucker sails for London to plan Salvation Army colonization in the United States
New York hop growers estimate the state crop at 45 000 to 75 000 bales. A German farmer, August Peterson, died today near Monticello while working a thrashing machine, falling into the cylinder as he stood on the separator.
A digest of dispatches reports fires at an Iowa glucose plant in Davenport, a sale to a glucose trust for 97,000, and 4,000 delegates at the Northwestern Photographers convention in St Paul. Governor Laedy may call a fall session for a maximum freight law. New York stocks rise on sugar gains amid labor talks. Hail storms near Orrumwa disrupt trains and crops dampen farmer outlook in Missouri and beyond.
General Steward L. Woodford United States minister to Spain arrived in London today and will stay a week to consult with officials and assess diplomatic matters following his arrival from Madrid. He is expected to meet with British representatives to discuss ongoing issues between the two nations.
Wheelmen from many places gather at Quaker Town for the big meet. Fast heats headline the opening day with winners including F. J. Loughead and Arthur Gardiner in professional divisions and J. Eaton in amateur sprints. A delay foresees finals tonight while news from Cincinnati reports a police case involving umpire Hurst.
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