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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1895
Page
1
A passenger steamer City of Toledo and the schooner Magdalen Dowling collided in the channel near Presene Island, tearing away upper works and injuring seven seriously. Tug Butler maneuvered to avert further danger as debris cleared and passengers reassured.
Paris dispatch reports a failed assassination attempt on Baron Alphonse de Rothschild. A clerk lost an eye and fingers when a parcel containing an infernal machine exploded at the bank. Police deem it the work of foreign anarchists linked to capital targets.
Irhl ian, wealthless man from Cleemont County, was killed outside his New Richmond home during a midday visit. Noah Anderson, described as colored, suddenly attacked and killed him with a weapon in the yard, then fled. The town reacts with shock as neighbors recount a frenzied, unprovoked crime.
The Dun and Co. Weekly Review of Trade notes August shows overall business shrinkage, larger than usual, with some industries performing above prior Augs while crops and speculative factors affect outlook. Wheat prices drop eight cents weekly, with exports down. corn, pork, and lard show mixed moves. Cotton rises slightly amid abundant stocks. Wool sales fall versus 1892, with weekly totals and domestic shares given, while US and Canada weekly failures rise versus last year.
A massive blaze in Milwaukee destroys Union steamboat docks and freight sheds used by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, Wisconsin Central, and Anchor Line. Losses cited include multiple warehouses, docks, freight cars, and merchandise. Estimated totals near 4000000 with insurance covering several properties. A boy, Joseph McManus, is killed when struck by a locomotive during the blaze.
Washington rumor claims President Cleveland and Secretary Olney plan a sweeping diplomatic purge. Eustis may be recalled from Paris, Denby slated to leave China, Dun to be moved in Japan, and ex Senator Rawson not to be reappointed in Mexico. Possible new posts include Lewis Baker in Nicaragua Costa Rica and El Salvador.
A Cuban junta and revolutionary leaders in this city held a conference and voted to seek official recognition as belligerents. A special Cuban committee, led by Senor Torpaid Estrada Vale, will draft a memorial to Congress and proceed to Washington to press the recognition claim before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Washington special reports ex Senator Manderson won a motion to refer the entire question of paying the sugar bounty to the Secretary of the Treasury. The move shifts control from Bowler as the accounting official, citing peculiar wording of the appropriation that parties say removes it from regular officers. Also in Illinois Cable region news a rise in cattle disease and arson arrests in Kenosha Wisconsin.
The market page lists varied prices for hogs sheep and cattle across Sioux City and Minneapolis with bids on corn oats and hay. It notes Chicago and St Paul cattle prices and futures references for wheat and oats with scattered readings from markets including Sioux City and Minneapolis.
A Milwaukee disaster report blames the engineer Pierce for turning water into overheated boilers, causing a fatal fire. Twenty or more dead or missing, injuries, and extensive property loss across warehouses and homes. insurance firms face major payouts.
Sorrowful reports describe multiple people trapped by debris as flames spread in the Bremen area. Rescue crews battle a chaotic scene at the Kinmry Hotel and nearby riverfront, with reports of $2500 damage and several hundred onlookers at West Water Street Bridge.
A wreck from the week of termination damaged a building near the Chiniry, owned by Colonel B A Wishap and built by the Forture Company. The wheel rear and the entire block suffered heavy damage. The main building is valued around $25,000 with demolition planned. the adjacent dock carries a $16,000 price tag. AL Lilibtode stock is only partly traded.
A major fire struck Milwaukee along the riverfront near Waller Street Bridge destroying property valued at about SAS2,000. It raced along the waterfront destroying freight houses and railroad property as crews battled the blaze for four hours, with flames fanned by gusty winds and threatening nearby streets and vessels.
The latest dispatches reveal increasing danger to American missionaries near Foo Chow. The report notes a serious attack near Paw Chow and lists missionary families under bishop supervision, with native clerics and lay helpers named and locations noted.
Fragmented OCR details a chaotic account involving alleged violence at an asylum setting. Names and places are garbled, but references to a murder scene, a group or trial, and disruptive conduct imply a sensational crime report with unclear attribution and multiple factions.
The partial transcript shows a physician witness named Dr. McGraw and committee member Julia Addalin detailing alleged abuse. The inquiry, though early, indicates significant misconduct within the hospital setting and involvement of hospital staff at UCS Sin chuir.
A detailed report on the Brookway counterfeiting gang led by Brockway and Doyle, who specialized in $500 face value gold certificates and forged notes. The operation involved electrotyped plates and counterfeit currency, with arrests in New York and Connecticut. Brockway received a thirty year sentence. Doyle twelve. Other members, bonds, plates, and related evidence were seized as authorities dismantled the scheme.
A fragmented report describes a task force spending totaling 170000 with a budget outlined as 36 SHS. The document references EY Peters and Wing Wom 12 within the city administration arena.
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