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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1895
Page
1
A Shanghai to London dispatch claims a mass killing may have struck the English, French, and American missions at Chengdu. No survivors among mission party members are stated, with telegrams allegedly intercepted to suppress news. A French gunboat is en route to investigate the report.
Four men died in the Alpine Tunnel near Meese Colorado when an engine backed into a long tunnel strike causing smoke and gas buildup. Rescue attempts failed as air was filled with fumes. bodies were transported to Ditkin with crews and relatives arriving from nearby towns.
Washington dispatch notes Secretary Olney will be sworn in Tuesday and will slow to bid farewell to justice work before tackling major foreign questions. He has been kept closely tied to Venezuela and other disputes, preparing to lead diplomacy with the state department. Washington Special outlines currency reports and several local incidents from Walla Walla to Peary expeditions and other national matters.
Fragmentary OCR describes a removal of Mr Morton during his term, mentions letters of a compromising character to parties in his native state and references President and Secretary Carlisle. It notes a Malals verification step and that the removal was the result.
New York special reports a weekly review noting a rising tide of trade and a surprisingly rapid gain in activity over the past week. Employment wages and money demand increase while crop prospects and yields are debated. Wheat price moves, cotton yields, iron and manufactured goods rise, with failures easing versus last year.
Constantinople reports that the Turkish government rejects the powers control over Armenian reforms. Envoys meeting agreed to refer to their governments. Britain insists on no modification of proposals. Possible British fleet action may follow. Powers demand high commissioner, general amnesty, release of political prisoners, revised judgments, and appointed commissioners. Local governors to be Christian or Muslim as per region, with approval by powers. Funds to be raised locally for administration costs.
Phoenix reports a man named James B Jeley, an ex-employee, jailed after a secret service led arrest by Assistant United States Marshal Slinkard in Wickenburg, sixty miles north of Phoenix. The prisoner, also known as James McN fehl, was working as a laborer on a railroad grade for three weeks.
Seventeen survivors of the steamship Colima reached port on the San Juan and were met by relatives and friends in San Francisco. The dockside scene showed mixed emotion as hopeful reunions contrasted with the bereaved. Several rescued passengers listed include A J Sutherland C J Cushing J M Thornton H L Boyd Gustav Rowan Bruno Cali and others. Those landed at Mazatlan named Thowna Zaraboa Dowlage Abbatiz Angal Guithey and Carlos Russo. The rescued appeared thin and injured, bearing the marks of the harrowing ordeal.
Madrid reports Captain General Marinez de Campos warned of insurgent landings in Cuba and urged six battalions. The cabinet, citing disturbances, ordered ten extra battalions be dispatched without delay. The chamber rejected a motion to curb discussion of Cuba events. General S'rhus Rivera, wounded in a prior clash, shows improvement.
Formosan natives submit to Japanese authority as operations on the island proceed. Japanese losses were low during maneuvers, while Chinese fortifications suffered plunder and damage from the ensuing conflict. An escape attempt by ex governor and ex president Tun Y Ching triggered a steamer detention with casualties and bombardment from a German gunboat.
In Ballater a reckless revolver firing on the street led to the arrest of a youth found with letters to the queen and to Mr. Vanderbilt, amid claims he intended to visit. An examining doctor deemed him insane, as police restrained him after he attacked officers and bystanders. Nearby a farmer Beek wounded three and was jailed after stabbing the chief officer during a struggle. Additionally treasury officials prepare income tax refund procedures under new statutes.
A report from Mur ebhalltown and nearby Polk County details a fatal shooting as Hall shoots his wife by accident while fearing burglars. Separate items note a seventeen year locust cycle damaging crops, a Supreme Court freight discrimination ruling, a post mortem on a child with diphtheria, and local mishaps, disasters, and civic notes.
A string of violent incidents and public struggles unfolds across Davenport and Des Moines areas. Fatalities include a woman killed by a pecking, a man struck by a vehicle near Aftondunettan, and a boating accident fatality on the river. Labor tension appears in Des Moines with coal tax disputes and price-cutting threats among retailers. City hospital reports, prison labor concerns, and a river-tragedy account close the record.
The fragment details Masonio Grand Lodge events at Marehalstowh with numerous names and roles, including Theodore Parvin, W. Var bHasiten, and Hedy Lani, plus a United States Senate case against Catharine Greene over pension funds. It also covers a San Francisco miner destination probe, a Des Moines to Pots excursion melee, a Connell fight injuring George Slemens, and drowning incidents at Clifton and Cherry Mound, all depicted in a disorderly late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style.
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