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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1895
Page
7
J H Marshall promotes deep discounts on 24 inch black silks and duchesse satin, with fabrics priced at 95c per yard range from $1.25 to $1.50 value. They claim the largest line of black goods and promise cheaper dress goods than any house in America. Blanket deals, fleeced vests, hosiery, rugs, and new cloaks and furs are highlighted as part of the store’s Cass County exclusive dry goods offer.
The Silver Democratic state central committee led by Senator Washburn and secretary Durbin urges Ohio Democrats to concentrate effort to control the national convention. It backs a first in caucus open to all, a second against secret ballots, and a third against any candidate opposed to free silver coinage.
Oct 8 dispatches report speculation over Romero Rubio’s successor with General Bernado Reyes and Babio Macedo mentioned as possibilities. Banks run high, commerce booming, and finance minister Limantour moving to curb graft at the customs. A separate item notes socialist Liebknecht defying the emperor at Breslau and calls for unity against a perceived regressive regime. Relief funds for Cuban flood victims also announced in Havana.
Benjamin H. Milliken of Tennessee, here to stand trial for felonious entry into ex Solicitor Philip’s North Carolina home and alleged assault on Judge Philip’s daughter, describes his actions on July 4. He says he entered, gave his card to a servant, drank from whisky, passed out, awoke in a strange room, and tried to escape quietly by turning his hat and coat inside out and removing his shoes.
A wedding guest illness spreads from Sabula to Jackson county with three deaths and 80 ill. Doctors report symptoms resemble poisonings and trichinosis yet antidotes fail. Meats served days earlier tainted by warm weather. 26 cases in Sabula and 50 to 60 more nearby. Postmaster J N Simmons confessed forged money orders totaling 21 cases across several states.
Levi Downs promotes a longstanding underwear store offering better products each year and closer prices with new surprises this year. He urges customers to visit, call, and spread the word to friends.
The Dex Mothers case follows a death under a railroad bridge where Jacob Hendrickson was found hanged. Witnesses heard a scream, others saw a man unload something near the bridge, and a sum of money was found on Hendrickson. A woman, Anna Taylor, is jailed for complicity, and a murder-for-money motive appears possible.
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