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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1896
Page
9
Senators spar over Cuban independence recognition with Cameron and Morgan reports, West and Hill proposals, and calls for neutral rights. House clears library provisions as Spofford stays, salary up. Dunlop obscenity case continues with Supreme Court action delays. Lookout Mountain battlefield purchase noted for Chickamauga park.
A motion by Solicitor General Conrad asks the Supreme Court to set aside the Colburn judgment in the Northern Pacific land case and grant a new hearing so the United States may intervene. The action involves thousands of settlers affected by the grant and unsettled pregrant settlements in Montana.
Des Moines case holds that Governor Drake and Adjutant General Wright exceeded authority in appointing James A. Guest after John R. Prime was elected brigadier, mandamus orders Prime to receive the commission, and potential for courts to enforce decrees. Separate items report arrests for burglary in Harcan, Iowa. Investigations reveal shortages in Des Moines city offices. New postmasters named in Washington and Woodbine. Chicago National Bank of Illinois failure triggers related losses. 75 percent of deposits covered by clearinghouse. Lee case requests new trial. Vicksburg opposes Cameron. Dr Carver wins two games in a series with John Winston.
In Cincinnati on December 22 the American Federation of Labor reassembled after a day with many seats empty. Delegates adopted multiple resolutions on political affiliation, militia enlistment, postal marks on streetcars, government control of communications, licensing for stationary engineers, Sunday observance, and a proposed state printing house in Ohio. A major report urged employing an attorney to draft a bill restricting immigration with naturalization, educational tests, and exclusion of paupers and criminals, while transferring authority to the executive council for broader union input. The day closed with a public ownership sense resolution and a Washington legislative committee tweak, then a sine die adjournment after a three-hour session. In New York, a Cuba solidarity demonstration drew about four thousand people led by Frank Meyer, marching from East 80th Street to Cooper Union with a large American flag.
A local retailer declares a winter cloak clearance to unload overstock and take a liberal loss before three months of winter, asserting every reduction is truthful and that unfavorable weather forced the sale. The company touts a great trading event and promises customers benefit from the ill wind.
Special district court notice from Cass county Iowa details real estate levied upon as property of defendants in the estate case of N A White. The Lots 3 and 4 in Block 6 of White’s subdivision in Anita are to be sold for cash on January 6, 1897 at 10 a.m. in front of Atlantic courthouse. Sheriff C I Willis notes the sale. Nearby market notes report hog and cattle prices and local grain values. A skating incident at Kirk’s pond ends with Charlie Hamerick rescuing his sister and a friend from near drowning.
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