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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1895
Page
6
A sprawling Iowa news page reports a gang of swindlers active in the southwest, drugstore raids, and police warrants. It details robberies, drownings, suicides, and sensational incidents across Des Moines, Davenport, Jefferson, and other locales, plus court actions, fires, and political notes from Des Moines to Sioux City.
The Iowa Republican State convention held at Calvary tabernacle nominated Parrett for Governor and a slate including State Superintendent Sabin, Supreme Court justice Given, and Railway Commissioner Corking. Delegates numbered 142 with 204,000 visitors, and speakers delivered brief remarks before the ballot adjourned. The platform pledges loyalty to the national party, prosperity through Republican policies, and support for veterans and immigration while criticizing the Democratic stance on currency and civil too.
A disastrous collapse at the Atlantic City Elks social session tore through a banquet hall as more than 1000 concertgoers and guests were crushed. One man died and many were injured. lights failed, delaying rescue as 200 firefighters and all available police aided in evacuation and hospital transport.
In Madison County a bank heist leads to a large cash loss and a fugitive, with a suspect changing the safe combination and fleeing abroad. Des Moines banks wired funds to Peru Institution before disappearance. Norman College to be sold to satisfy bonds. Highland Park College in receivership amid financial trouble. Bond holders and potential bidders contemplate the purchase as other creditors lead the queue.
A servant girl returning from a dance found the doors locked at DoW. Walker’s Charles City house. Arthur Walker fired upon a burglar, wounding a person he mistook for the intruder. The injured party, not named, survived the shot. no blame was attached to the young man. An attempted abduction followed on a moving Wabash train near Ottumwa. A girl, about 14, fled from a man named Alfred Benson aiming to take her to Kansas City for immoral purposes. Benson claimed she was his daughter and said he was bound for Glenwood to meet relatives. The girl was returned home to Fairfield and Benson continued his journey.
A gang posing as representatives from the American Piano Company swindled farmers in Laion County and neighboring areas, leaving receipts for a $1 note. Detectives pursue the gang as similar thefts and misrepresentations spread across southwestern Iowa.
A two-section excursion train from Sherbrooke to St Anne de Beaupre collided at Craig's Road station, Quebec. The rear section plowed into the front Pullman car, killing thirteen and injuring over thirty. Priests and pilgrims from Sherbrooke, Windsor Mills, and nearby parishes were aboard, many asleep when the crash occurred.
Cornell wins the Grand Challenge Cup at the Healer regatta defeating the Leanders in the first day race as England’s elite observers watched. The Leanders faltered at gun time and Cornell began ahead, with winners also named for the other two finals of the event.
The weekly Signal Service report notes cooler conditions across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, heavy rains in Oklahoma Missouri and northern Gulf states, and widespread crop improvements in Arkansas Kansas Nebraska Iowa Illinois and Missouri. Corn growth is rapid and spring wheat prospects are strong with winter wheat nearing completion. Weather impacts include drought in Maryland and parts of Michigan while some regions face rain excesses and ongoing haying and thrashing. A cryptic sports interlude recounts rowing rivalry outcomes involving Cornell Leander and British crews, framed as a controversial victory for Cornell amid umpire and discipline questions. The closing line hints at a potential marriage rumor involving Howard Gould and Migs Clemmons, tied to Buffalo Bull.
A chaotic day at the Chicago Board of Trade saw wheat futures tumble as traders panicked and bulls failed to sustain gains. Wheat opened around 67 6-8 cents and moved sharply lower amid reports of crop damage and adverse conditions, with frenetic crowds fueling the downturn.
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