27 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
1
In Pittsburgh, miners and operators failed to resolve terms for coal wages. Operators offered arbitration and a 68 cent crate rate pending decision, which was rejected by President Ratchford. The conference broke up without accord, miners stood by their demand while operators planned to reopen mines and import workers if terms are not accepted.
Vast multitude of visitors in Buffalo New York as President McKinley and Secretary Alger attend the G A R events. The day features a banquet, naval parade, and ex prisoners of war ceremonies with over thirty corps present. National convention chaired by Commander Charles F Sheriff reports 2204 members and solid treasury. Officers elected include Commander C F Sheriff Senior Vice Commander J L Kilgour and Chaplain John S Ferguson.
Western and central Kansas farmers flood roads with teams while elevators fill to capacity as blockades form in towns. Vanloads of cars back up yards and prices rise about 26 percent amid a booming wheat market. Reports from counties indicate a strong state corn yield may reach 160 to 200 million bushels due to August rains.
Chicago August 2 Wheat prices swung with heavy quantities offered for sale and few buyers. September futures began at about 31.02 to rise and fall with the curb while Liverpool and world ship orders showed varied gains. By midday prices fluctuated, with a late-day dip and a weak finish, September near 96 cents and December around 98 cents, marking a 2 cent drop from Saturday.
A special commission warned Georgia’s convict camps are worse than Siberia. It found men and women of different colors sleeping in outhouses, women forced to wear men’s clothes, and women and men working in ditches together. Sixteen colored men and a white woman were quartered in a tar with cows and a nearby store room.
Davis fortune fight narrows to a settlement with all claimants, court in Butte Montana to approve a division plan. Original estate valued around 10.6 to 12 million, later reduced to about 5 million after litigation and contest. Claims began in TSA alleging forgery of Andrew Davis will. settlement reached but division basis undisclosed.
Mir and Army week at Buffalo opened with fair weather as trainloads of veterans and friends arrived. Clarkson, commander in chief, reached Monday morning escorted to headquarters by reception committee. Also reports a jockey killed at Kansas City racecourse and other racing incidents amid broader encampment events.
A 15,000 crowd packed Washington Park for a featured harness race where Star Pointer staged a dramatic late charge to beat Patehen across all three heats. Voluter, ridden by McGeary, surged to finish strong in heat two, while Pointer narrowly held off rivals in the final stretch, clocking a remarkable performance at the track.
A Cleveland stage melodrama presents a prodigal son tale with a former congressman character and the revelation that the actor playing the son is his real-life offspring Gavin Harris. Father and son reconcile after the performance with a substitution for the preexisting ending.
A garbled OCR shows market quotes for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn and eggs with scattered prices and grades. The readable items include shipping grades for cattle and hogs, wheat and corn values, and assorted regional notations, but many terms are partially indecipherable or mis-spelled. The piece reads like a price bulletin from a historical exchange page with numerous typos and illegible fragments.
Mrs. Morgan an elderly resident of Pattuwatrante County was assaulted and bound during a burglary at her home. The intruders ransacked the house, took a pocketbook with a few cents, and fled as her daughter found her the next morning in a bound state. Fatal results are feared.
A dust explosion in a Davenport elevator building kills a father and his one year old daughter, with another man dying later. Two men on the roof are killed as debris and flames trap workers and onlookers. rescue attempts fail and several workers are injured.
A chaotic report details a fatal railway accident near Cherokee where a loose item caused a train to derail at Minis Central gravel pit. Engineer Marta Neith is badly injured, others are crushed. reports mix names and places, with a connected note on railway safety and local figures.
A garbled report hints at a probe into a local suspect tied to a high profile case. Names and places are obscured but indicate police action following a deadly incident. The text references a figure linked to years of activity and薬
A mortgage for 750,000 issued by Union Telephone Company to Wineis Tract Company disappeared in transit. The document traveled through multiple counties from Webster City to Witlertoo and Grundy Center before mail loss. Authorities suspect it was stolen or separated from its covering, prompting plans for duplicate mortgage and recorder action.
Latyrge reported attacked and robbed by John Frankel and a partner at the Cherokee Asylum. Bondmen were set at $400 each to appear before the grand jury on charges of assault and robbery. The incident follows a tense period with multiple arrests and warnings linked to postmaster appointments across several counties.
A Cedar Rapids convention drew about 4,000 in a large tent as Shaw led the field for governor with a strong early vote showing. The event, described as the state’s largest political gathering, featured speeches by party leaders and a formal roll call that established Shaw’s early edge over rivals, including Barrett and Poller, as precincts reported tallies.
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