03 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1896
Page
1
Secretary Morton figures in his annual report that farm property in the United States is worth 13,000,000 pounds, with 4,004,042 carloads affecting value. The text references chrysanthemum displays and various vegetables and meats, noting deep yellow flower hands among popular varieties.
A Kingston dispatch reports the American schooner Willig Todd from Calais Maine was fired upon and boarded six miles south of the Pines by a Spanish gunboat. The crew hoisted us colors, protested a contraband search, and the Spaniard departed after finding no contraband. The incident occurred amid three quick shots from the attacker.
A Maine state convention shows strong support for Thomas T Reed as a presidential candidate with large crowds and patriotic display. Separately a London Times dispatch notes Kruger forces arming in Transvaal and Free State with German immigration influence, citing a potential collision with England over South African independence.
Philadelphia streetcar workers threaten another walkout as the Amalgamated Association narrowly defeated a resolution to resume service with the Philadelphia Rail Traction Company. A central board committee held an all day session with witnesses and affidavits showing ongoing lay-offs for union members.
Liabilities of the Trains Wit Boe near two million dollars assignee Adton takes over Lcandrium at Gulves tol Texas inventory to follow. Local banks face daily strain and the immediate cause is losses from cotton speculation. Six men killed or injured in a Central Railroad yard accident near Elizabeth New Jersey after a broken coupling pin. Will be held in St Louis. Disa Frances E Willard foresees 1886 national convention in St Louis. Possible purchase of Omaha and St Louis line by Burlington interests. Explosion at Nickerson and Spence grease works Newark kills two burns one. Wife of J S Brown dies trying to extinguish fire in Mennessey Oklahoma. Milwaukee banker Flint dies in Mexico. Haiti reports Vyppolyte dead. U S Treasury loss of 818 509 in gold coin.
The report covers bank suspicions tied to a $75,000 deficit, a possible $10,000 shortfall, and ongoing labor tensions. It notes shifts in trade, dry goods, wool, and wheat receipts, with a dramatic incident in Nebraska where a man faced violent punishment by a mob of women after indecent proposals. International notes include Turkish appeals to France and Russia over Egypt, and a Washington library incident involving Brig. Gen. Casey.
Prices quoted for cattle, hogs, sheep, and grains across markets in Kansas City Minneapolis Chicago and St Louis. Listings include steer and feeder ranges, hog prices, wheat and corn grades, oats and rye, with noted bid and bid ranges.
The article recounts printer errors misrendering a Congressional speech and mislabeling names. It notes a Nebraska figure lambasted by misprints, and discusses faulty captions affecting public perception of political careers and past conventions.
A jagged compilation of varied items including medical claims for tonics and cures, German fortress speech excerpts, travel ticket notices, a Toledo business affidavit, and miscellaneous quotations. It references advertising lines for purgatives and remedies, and cites testimonials and legal-style notices amid scattered historical snippets.
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