08 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1897
Page
1
The report highlights a substantial U S balance of trade for the year ending December 31 1808 with exports outpacing imports by about 245 million dollars. It notes peak balances in 1879 and 1881 alongside growth in exports of American manufactures and agricultural products, and cites a total foreign trade figure near 1 826 billion dollars.
The lower house shows no rush to act on Cuban independence as confidence wanes in Senate support for the Cameron resolution. Congress reopens after holidays with mostly routine business, while public notices discuss corn subscription and editors' satire on legal tender.
Reports say the steamer Commodore cleared from Titusville for Key West with cargo of arms and ammunition foundered about twenty miles from New Smyrna. Twenty eight men were aboard, with several survivors and one death, including Wm Higgins of Rhode Island. Captain Murphy, Stephen Crane, and crew fought to escape in a lifeboat as heavy seas and a leak doomed the vessel.
The U S Supreme Court, by Justices Peckham, reversed the Ohio case of Albert France and associates, ruling the verdict invalid on technical grounds. They were convicted of conspiracy to traffic in lottery slips under the national and interstate commerce act, but the decision rested on timing of the net rather than constitutionality.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois pardons seven convicts under sentence to state penitentiaries for murder. Kate Ford LaSalle County fourteen years Charles Richier Cook County seventeen years Henry Schwarz Grundy County life Willis E Morgan Pike County fifteen years Charles C Myers Christian County ninety nine years Edward J Warren Cook County twenty years John W Prentiss Hancock County fifty years for assault with intent to kill.
Kentuckian Charles Bramlete died at about 80 years old. He owned several farms in Harrison County and was wealthy. He planned his own burial with a blue Kentucky limestone sarcophagus and a barrel of bourbon to pour over his body. The hermetically sealed coffin was placed in a grave near his home and his wishes were followed.
The mayor of Porthind Oregon, elected in July, refused a full salary of 5,000 dollars, donating half to charity. He had the treasury issue warrants for the other half, directing funds to the city board of charities for the needy.
Madrid dispatch reports the defeat of rebels at Batecle of Bulacan. Rios commanded Spanish forces as 8 000 insurgents clashed on Cucaron heights. Spaniards attacked trenches with bayonet fire and artillery inflicting heavy casualties.
A major fire at a Nashville block caused around 490000 in losses affecting ten buildings on the dry goods and banking corridor. The blaze swept the streets of Market Union and College, damaging merchants including Abernathy Landsberger Grimes Burns and Co. and others.
Four of five suspects held in Birmingham admit to forming a plot to wreck the Southern railway fast express to Washington DC at McComb's Station near Birmingham on December 19. Detected confession raises belief the gang also removed the mill wreck which killed 23 and injured 11 at Kahaba River bridge on December 27. others remain silent.
Notices posted in the Massillon Ohio district announce a wage drop at mines from 61 cents to 60 cents. About 1,000 workers are idle but expected to resume after a joint miners and operators meeting in Columbus on January 12.
Historical market quotations show hogs at 3.00 to 5.00, sheep fair to choice around 3.70, No 2 red wheat about 2.00, and high cattle prices from 27 to 55 dollars, with numerous notes on oats rye barley and butter. The fragment includes references to specific grade terms and regional pricing, typical of late 19th or early 20th century market pages.
The Des Moines ceremony swore in state officers including Secretary of State and land commissioner replacements. B. L. Sebel of Fort Madison will succeed the land commissioner in April, and changes ripple through state offices with retirement and appointments noted. A separate report mentions a gold discovery near Clearfield and an unrelated mix of local incidents and political notes.
The document details annual manufacturing failures with totals around £27,000,305 in alleged amounts and £80,015,005 in readings. It cites duties, 20 percent increases, and various quarter results, noting substantial declines in certain sectors and the impact of new methods on reporting accuracy.
A banker W A Mantusand from Sathenat Vaak dies by his own actions in a wreck blamed on him after a fire at the Notiesel Bank of UUtaote. In Evanston waters near Laiske Michigaat, his body is recovered. A court case accuses him of wrecking the bank and involves charges tied to heavy finances and a late discovery of blame amid a broader investigation.
A severe winter storm battered the Northeast with widespread damage and casualties. Reports describe a deadly train wreck near the northern port, with multiple fatalities including three named workers and several injured. Rescue efforts and investigations followed as authorities traced the incident to a bridge collapse amid heavy snow and wind.
The readable portions mix currency terms with scattered proper nouns, dates, and organizations, yielding a garbled record. Key entities like United States mentions and various initials appear amid nonsensical phrases, making the overall meaning unclear.
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