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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1898
Page
11
In Movilla Indiana a farmhand named George Simons was robbed and dragged three-quarters of a mile before being thrown into a well. He died soon after, naming two assailants. A farmer heard cries and found him in the well. The case follows reports from Kentucky and Missouri about mob violence and other legal matters.
Dreyfue heads to France. a Springfield county coroner convention convenes. Spain to pay Cuba debt installment. Baron Vernon dies in London. Rio de Janeiro crops hit by hail. Kansas calls legislators to fix railroad charges. U S board of trade opposes postal savings banks. Acme Roofing plant destroyed in Canton Ohio with $50,000 loss. Major General Fitzhugh Lee assumes command in Havana province. Illinois Grange backs free textbooks funded by convict labor. Snake River Valley line to hire 2,400 workers. American Potteries incorporation filed in New Jersey. Woodward bankruptcy petition in Kentucky. France loans 2,000,000 for Indo China railroad. Georgia legislators commend Confederate dead and McKinley war stance. Cordelia Vian murder verdict and scheduled execution set for March 10.
Socialism was the absorbing topic at the American Federation of Labor convention in Kansas City. Socialist delegates pressed for doctrinal inclusion while a majority opposed them. President Gompers faced questions about alignment with social democracy as debates continued. The session closed with expectations for further discussion.
President McKinley and party received a grand welcome at Montgomery Alabama with crowds along the route to the old Confederate capital. Governor Johnson praised the reunion while flags illuminated the streets and Capitol Hill thronged with humanity.
Absconding cattle swindler Grant C. Gillett and his attorney Troxel left for Vera Cruz en route to South America in hopes of avoiding extradition from Mexico. They used aliases and carried substantial funds, while detectives pursue them with limited legal power.
President McKinley sparks southern ardor with a conciliatory tribute to Confederate dead during a peace jubilee in Atlanta. Wheeler and other generals receive elated receptions as the crowd salutes restoration of harmony. Belgian traders slain in Congo turmoil and wide fire losses in Kansas accompany this day’s dispatches.
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