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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1896
Page
1
A severe cave-in at the Luzerne County mine near Wilkes Barre traps ninety miners at work in the Lwin shaft. Debris falls at about 8 o’clock on the 28th, sealing the mine and burying many. Rescue teams brace the roof and enter the shaft, while anxious families gather as the death toll likely rises hours or days before recovery.
A crowd at a ball game in Saint Louis erupted after a disputed decision and assaulted a policeman. Officers protected their sergeant as shouts of Lynch him and KU him rang through the crowd. Local violence and injuries were reported amid the confusion and arrests.
Dun and Co weekly trade review notes wheat declines modest at 2.10 cents, cotton down a full eighth for spot yet steadier for futures, as harvests support optimism. Reports show Western wheat sowing and bay crop excellent, rains improving cotton condition, and Atlantic exports rising to 7,897,627 bushels. Failures reach 127 in the U S and 24 in Canada, with supplies seen as ample.
Alice Fleming was acquitted in New York City after a trial lasting into the seventeenth week alleging she poisoned her mother, Mrs. Bilas Fleming. The case drew huge crowds, with sensational testimony and unprintable letters read. an $80,000 estate awaited Fleming on her mother's death, amid a courtroom clash and a crash that caused a small panic.
In Kutlawa Kentucky Mrs Lem Johns is killed by Marshal Marsal McCallum after a feud. Eight months prior McCallum arrested Mrs Boyman and she died in jail from heart disease amid the controversy. McCallum was acquitted on a related charge. The tragedy followed a cemetery confrontation when Mrs Johns fired, McCallum shot her and died.
A party of four Minneapolis young people drowned when their boat capsized in a squall on Clear Water Lake near Annandale Minnesota. Wind was gale force and water rough. two survivors clung to the hull but could not be reached in time. The tragedy, occurring about 100 rods from shore, shocked their families.
The report details the British Ambassador Pauncefoote and Minister Andrade seeking U.S. intervention through Secretary Olney to secure the release of a British surveyor arrested by Venezuelan troops on the boundary. It notes Britain-Venezuela ties strained, Olney's communications, and Westminster’s doubt that the arrest reflects Venezuelan policy, attributing it to local factors and awaiting apology after proper representations.
San Francisco crowd witnessed the four year fight between champion Jim Corbett and challenger Tom Sharkey. Sharkey pressed the action late, Corbett exhausted. many felt Sharkey won. Police blocked aggressive fans as the ten thousand spectators watched the bout.
The article previews a Democratic convention in Chicago with a record number of candidates and factions. It notes a tough battle between silver supporters and anti silver factions, predicting an open, high stakes fight with strong regional tension. The South and West are placed as key power blocs in the nomination race.
A long list of Democratic presidential hopefuls is discussed with state and regional lines, noting Kentucky and Florida delegations, the party's silver and gold factions, and potential nominees like Blackburn, Morgan, Olney, and Whitney. The piece outlines delegates, platform debates, and the implied jockeying for control at the convention. It also reports crop conditions across states, highlighting winter wheat progress and corn yields amid drought in Texas and Arkansas.
A garbled column from Greely County reports local matters including a Northwestern Veterans reunion in LeMora, a counterfeiting arrest tied to Des Moines activity, storms near Storm Lake and public notices of land and church plans. Names, places, and events are inconsistently rendered, but reference to veterans, policing actions, and community happenings emerge.
A tornado or strong windstorm tore through the area causing extensive property damage. Buildings were wrecked, windows shattered, and several businesses and churches reported damage ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars. Local officials investigated insurance and pricing complaints while county value reports showed increases in assessed property values. Two men, Hubert Gruborg and Charles Sherr, were arraigned in Des Moines federal court for alleged interference with meters near the town. they were held for the grand jury after an incident involving attempted tampering and gunfire, with no injuries reported.
The page buries a chaotic set of notes from a Rock Island disaster near Alarne with a stray fatality for Miss Keystone Red and a sister, plus several violent incidents and arrests. It mentions a teen with insanity, a fatal shooting in Lake City, Dawson’s ten-year penitentiary term, and other injuries, stabbings, and detentions alongside local notices from Osceola to Keokuk.
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