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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
1
Rumor circles over a Cleveland strike as reports claim strikers arming and planning a confrontation with non union workers. Four militia companies and police are deployed to guard the site as workers resume efforts amid fears of deadly violence.
A headlong collision on the Illinois Central line near Clinton left two dead and several injured. Passenger trains Nos. 604 and 401 collided at full speed on a curve near Hirkbeck, destroying engines and mail cars. Engineer Varohnaugh perished, leaving a widow and children, after refusal to jump. Fireman Swartwood advised to jump but stayed. William Baker, the agent, also died in the crash.
A Holman friction geared locomotive on the South Jersey railroad reached over 94 miles per hour, surpassing expectations but not meeting inventor Holman’s goal of 100 mph. He asserts a well built engine can approach two miles per minute with friction gearing.
A massive tidal wave struck Hayohau in Kiang Su China, five miles inland, wiping villages and fields. At least 4,000 drowned and livestock perished as famine fears spread. In Columbus Ohio the Buggy Company collapsed due to widespread business depression, millions in liabilities feared. Multiple other notices describe worker wage cuts, firm failures, and a fatal Colorado murder-suicide case.
Trade notes report improved business conditions but no notable gains due to seasonal lull. A syndicate pact to regulate foreign exchange with 760 million dollars backing reduces the need to use gold, while some stocks rise. Gold exports stop and foreign trade looks toward steady demand. wheat and corn show stronger movements with record railroad rates aiding prices. wool sales lag. leather prices steady but Chicago tides fall sharply with significant indebtedness.
The first report on the Brown Hoisting Works settlement in Cleveland Ohio was erroneous. The company and striker’s attorney released terms stating former employees can seek work as it becomes available, with individual contracts to continue, and each man will receive careful consideration while awaiting notice of employment.
Rumor spreads that Queen Victoria plans retirement and the Prince of Wales may ascend the throne. Anxiety grows over her health as she reportedly said during Princess Maud and Prince Charles of Denmark’s marriage that London would be her last visit.
Trial of the Stepjeve gang at Agram Austria resulted in nineteen executed or sentenced to imprisonment for eighteen murders and robberies. Eight were acquitted. Fatally wounding a minister marked the Texarkana shooting case of Col. John Haile who killed Nev W A Forbes. Divorces and various accidents followed across the United States, including a resort drowning in Tennessee and a missing child case in Logansport Indiana. A Cuban relief mission head and several Americans in Peru and Costa Rica were reported amid wider unrest and colonial era intrigue.
A crash between a Reading and Atlantic City excursion train and a West Jersey Railroad express near Atlantic City Wednesday night left at least thirty seven dead and many injured. Relief trains and surgeons rushed to the scene as hospitals overflowed. engineer Edward Farr was killed at the throttle, and the accident drew wide alarm with bodies taken to hospitals and undertakers.
Prisoners at Fort Leavenworth United States penitentiary in Kansas valley mutiny attempt de escalated after a Saturday signal from Cyprus East. Indian Territory desperado opened fire in the yard as a firearm amendering with shotguns caused chaos. Warden Frongh intervened with warnings and fire to quell the riot. Bast Was fatally wounded. Sam Mills and Sy Dove were wounded but survived.
The likely gathering at Madison Square Garden on August 12 is reported after a New York intelligence note suggesting the venue could be secured for that date. Mr Bryan plans notification on the Democratic national convention, with a New York speech to lay groundwork for his campaign and offer a thorough challenge to opponents.
A fast mail train No. 8 on the Chicago and Run was wrecked near Cazenovia. Tender baggage and mail cars and coaches were harmed with two rear cars overturned. All passengers escaped unhurt though seats were damaged. Track torn for about yards and a rail spread through a coach near passengers. Accident attributed to rails spreading.
Joseph Greibier, a leading Minneapolis rider, died after a heat on the Ohio track. He left the course, ran into the crowd, and was thrown against a fence, suffering injuries that proved fatal late the same hour. He was leading the mile open race when the accident occurred.
The Oliver's Tenth Street iron mill in Witburg, long nonunion, signed the amalgamated workers' scale, with 450 men to be employed. This victory is hailed by union supporters while another report notes the Union Pacific line’s Catakala branch destroyed by recent floods from Trinidad to Maxwell land grant in New Mexico. A missing Walnut Hill, Cincinnati woman, Miss Emma Miller, is feared after five weeks, with a trunk found in Petoskey as the only clue. Yellow fever reports surface from Vera Cruz to Acapulco, and a Buffalo runaway incident ends with fatalities.
In Vin Buren County Iowa, two young prom residents, Miss Walter and Miss PMiyntes, aged of age, drowned while bathing at Milton. Witnesses described a prolonged struggle before rescue attempts. Parents of the involved girls reported the incident and authorities began an official inquiry with findings to follow.
The clipping reports a brutal stabbing at a wedding night and a self-inflicted wound by the attacker. It notes a suspect Frank Millison, recent discharge from a asylum, and mentions related gas company controversy, a missing woman case, editor Chapin’s death, and various local incidents including a hailstorm damage and a bank assignee update.
The city and state see a rush in grain trades as rail rates shift. Farmers rush to sell corn before anticipated rate increases, while reports of disease pests and local crime create a climate of tension and uncertainty across multiple counties.
Readable fragments describe a British coronation era scene with Queen Victoria and various nobles. References to battles, palaces, and royal ceremonies appear amid garbled lines. The piece mentions Waterloo era figures and a chaotic public atmosphere, with scattered names and dates interwoven through the damaged text.
A boy, about 22, lowered himself into a deep well to rescue a child trapped at its base. The rescue ended with the boy and child retrieved safely after a long ordeal. The incident prompted praise for the rescuer and attention to the dangers of deep wells.
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