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Newspaper

Atlantic Weekly Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1893

Page

2

DUNS REVIEW On wheat money stringency and markets

New York March 11 R G Dun Co reviews a week hit by severe weather and tight money. Rates surged with call money at 6 4 percent, two day loans above 4 0 percent while relief waned as bonds paused and bullion reserves guided gold payments. Wheat speculation and export restraint weighed on prices as cotton and other staples fluctuated amid fear of funding and trust stock weakness.

New York R. G. Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade Treasury Department Treasury Bank of Denver Chicago Reading

Flood Threatens Wyoming Valley Amid Ice Gorge Breaks

Large floods loom as heavy snow followed by two days of rain push the Susquehanna river 28 feet above low water. Ice jams back up the stream for miles, submerging towns, halting rail traffic, and threatening Kingston, Bloomsburg, and Port Blanchard areas with rising waters. In St Paul heavy rain raises flood fears along the upper Mississippi. Port Deposit reports basements flooded and streets washed away as telegraph service falters. Other items note land court decisions affecting grants in New Mexico and a Kansas election reform amendment aimed at Democrats ending fusion.

Roluand Afeitiu U.w Wilrsparer Wyoming Valley Kingston Susquehanna River Plymouth Erie and Wyoming Railroad Port Blanchard Croxton Lehigh Valley Bloomsburg Delaware and Western Railroad York State Line St. Paul Minn Alard Upper Mississippi Port Deposit Barrmiore Jacob Tome Institute

Reduce the Cotton Acreage in Arkansas Delegates Meet

Two hundred twenty delegates from across Arkansas, mostly cotton planters, met in Little Rock to urge reduced cotton acreage from last year and to promote crop diversification.

Little Rock Senate Chamber

Lincoln News: Penitentiary Contract Scandal Hits Public Rail Rates

The railroad committee's maximum rate bill passed its third reading and moves to the senate amid extensive division. Vote tallies show 83 in favor and 80 against, with many named lawmakers listed for and against. Petitions by railway workers protested the bill, while Dale's measure to ban free passes was postponed.

Liscouy Railroad Committee Senate Barry Beal Brockman Cain Casper Colton Davies Dickerson Dimmick Dobson Eickhoff Elder Ellis Farnsworth Felton Ford Fulton Gerdes Gilford Goss Wayne Stanton Haller Harman Higgings Horst Howe Irwin Jensen Johnson Hall York Johnston Keckley Kessler Kayes Kreck Kruse Ingenfelter Luikart Lynch McCutchen McVey Nelson Newberry Olson Porter Rhodes Riley Ruggles Schappel Schlep Schlotfeldt Scott Sheridan Sisson Smith Holt Richardson Soderman Stevens Sutter van Housen Woods Speaker Naye Brown Burns Carpenter Cooley Cornish Cross Dew Goldsmith Douglas Griffin Hinds Jenkins Kaup Kyner Lehdigh Lockner McKesson Merrick Nason Oakley Rhea Robinson Sinclair Spence Sutton van Duyn Wardlaw Watson Wilson Withnell Dale

Report on Penitentiary Construction Crookedness

Lincoln Neb March 11 committee probes cell house fraud implicating board members and officials It details Dorgan as superintendent and Mosher as contractor agent manipulating accounts and diverting thousands The report urges action to recover funds and blame Board of Public Lands and Buildings and former governors and wardens for lax oversight.

Linco Neb Board of Public Lands and Buildings Dorgan Mosher Tressurer Hill Humphrey Allen Hastings W. H. Dorgan C. W Mosher Boyd Mallon Thayer Hopkins

Isabella souvenir coins sought after by collectors

Isabells Souvenir Coins in Carcaco report high demand as applications flood in for the first U S government issued portrait of a woman. 400 coins limited promise high premiums and May 1 sale readiness noted by Mrs Palmer. Tower collapse in Chicago injures four workers, with Simonds fatally hurt. Rumors of Santa Fe changes center on Robinson departure and Missouri Pacific move. Jersey earthquake causes damage in N J city and surrounding area.

Isabells Carcaco Isabella Congress Board of Lady Managers United States Palmer

Newberry Bill Debated As Senate Passes Measures

Lincoln news notes the Newberry bill examined in the afternoon with Porter opposing rail interests' push to recommit. Committees reported in the forenoon while the general appropriation bill dominated the session, with many house-sent increases raising overall appropriations.

House Porter Senate

Telegraphic Briefs Collage From Across the Nation

Wrapping paper mill costs appear in Manasha Wisconsin while New Orleans reports Hall seeks another battle with Fitzsimmons. Paris panama canal trial stirs, Sun Belt turmoil includes Mississippi murder, Indiana domestic tragedy, and pension news. Oil prices rise. trust deeds loom. legal actions in Iowa and Oregon. political rumors surface in Tennessee and Winchester.

Manasha Wis New Orleans Hall Fitzsimmons Satelling Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons L.K. Ford Magnolia Miss Marshal KK Clay Adrian Mich Paris Panama Canal M. Bashnut Roach North Dakota Jasper Young Brazil Ind John Glass Pocahontas Kaiulani Albaugh Washington Bixby Bell W. Aliler la Porte House Senate Finance Committee Lester H. Gale City Savings Bank of Nashville Tenn Gale Turney Winchester E. B. Brown Dubuque CC. Foster Saginat United States O. TI. Taylor Dallas Oregon

Second Commission Issued For Senator Beckwith

Governor Osborne in Wyoming signed a second commission for A C Beckwith as senator due to doubt about the prior appointment legality before March 4 when the seat opened. Washington orders reportedly influenced the action. Robbed and Fatally Wounded. Lirriz Rock March 9 A B R Had son station agent Ensign Iron Mountain road was robbed of 12 dollars by two men. he died from wounds after resisting. Mayor strike looming. Omaha March 9 Union Pacific switchmen demand wage increases and consider a strike. General Manager Dickinson cautious but prepares for possible action. Ex-Secretary Noble Arrives In St Louis. St Louis March 11 Noble to begin law practice. Captain Dawley Dead. Dubuque March 11 Captain D W Dawley, a river figure since 1841, dies aged 82.

CneyExne Osborne A. C. Beckwith Washington Lirriz Rock Hadson Ensign Iron Mountain Road Hudson Omana Union Pacific Dickinson Noble St Louis St. Louis

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