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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1897
Page
8
A garbled telegram fragment mentions a president, secretary Howell, and collectors of papers, noting a new rate and an amount of 1 727 208. The text references the act and no figures about stamps, suggesting a discussion on brewers and related duties with unclear context.
The Imperial government reiterates strong opposition to the proposed annexation of Hawaii by the United States. It stresses that long-standing U S influence in Hawaii is acceptable and not to be disturbed, while warning that annexation would terminate existing treaties and concessions. In parallel, notices from Palermo report appointments and other外交 updates.
Movement of crops dominates the notes with Atchison road aiming at the largest grain earnings. Grain traffic could reach 40,000,000 bushels from Kansas and Texas if rail shifts are managed, while western roads face limited car supply. Special master to oversee foreclosure actions on Union Pacific lines noted. tornado-like storm caused minor damage in Miller area and Nebraska winds felled windmills but spared major destruction.
In Guerrero state Mexico gold placer mining shows strong potential as water remains abundant. A Californian miner reports earning around 24 000 dollars in May with an ongoing average near 15 000 dollars per month. Reforms in mining and labor conditions could boost yields beyond Klondike-era figures.
A new corporation will control most U S glucose output with a 40 million dollar capital and 240 million pounds annual production. Prominent New York and Chicago financiers including Morgan Havemeyer Flower and others back the deal. The group plans to acquire nearly all glucose plants and aims to supply about one million bushels of corn annually.
The markets section lists hogs with receipts 15,000 and tomorrow 26,000. Mixed heavy hogs at 3.60 to 3.77, heavy at 3.60, rough heavy at 3.40 to 3.50, light at 3.75 to 3.85. Cattle receipts 4,000 with a strong market at 3.90 to 3.95 per unit.
July transactions include 4 H Lynch and wife and Laura Clawson transferring parcels in Atlantic for 300000, James B Brot announe to CRI& P Ry Co for 3.61 acres at railway junction, Meredith to CRI& P Ry for lots near Atlantic, Teresa Ann Quine to Cass County strip for road use, G W Wakefield to Nettie Landmesser for 114 block 13a Atlantic, and Zentmyer to Hoffman Reichstein with multiple lots in Atlantic totaling 760.
The Atlantic city council resolves to establish a 66 foot wide road from section 4 to Trouble some creek crossing highway 7, appoints three disinterested residents as appraisers to assess damages, and makes the resolution effective only if petition signers prepay the damages within sixty days of appraisal report. council clerk A. M. Nudge signs the record on July 9, 1897.
Railroads are moving large quantities of coal from West Virginia and eastern mines to ease a strike. About 6 million bushels lie in upper river pools while 5 million have been shipped in three weeks. One shipment of 67 carloads arrived via the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston line. River coal sells for 1.05 per ton, with Kentucky coal at 0.76, as operators see no immediate demand but ample supply for months unless the strike broadens.
A West Virginia coal controversy looms as labor leaders gather in Wheeling to discuss pressuring railway workers to avoid handling West Virginia coal and to consider a nationwide sympathy strike. Debs, Gompers, Mahon, and others attend as operators in Pittsburgh and surrounding districts brace for the largest meeting yet on arbitration and a possible coal boycott.
Debs and Rhea addressed a large union crowd at a meeting in West Virginia coal fields. Governor Mount called a conference of state officials and leaders, resulting in an appeal for aid to striking coal miners. Separate notes report a drowning in Nemaha river near Dawson and varied European and local news items on wages, politics, and casualties.
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