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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1895
Page
7
A mixed update reports a not guilty verdict for Major Lilly of Liew Metis in a bape nent case and details on a Davenport bank robbery suspect, along with broader local notices. Arrests, post offices, and court actions appear, including a cholera outbreak note and a labor convention summary.
Two masked men robbed Adel State Bank at opening time wounding cashier Abe Kent and another depositor, making off with about $15,000. A swift posse pursued to a barn near Des Moines, where one robber was killed by vigilantes and the other surrendered, with the loot recovered.
A young woman in dark blue serge tights and baggy bloomers skated on Central Park lake attracting half grown youths who taunted her with crude names and followed her closely. She sought police aid to finish her performance and leave the ice.
A compilation of fragmented items reports shootouts and arrests, a bridge collapse, a Cairo opera, a beating in Granville Tad, a murder and suicide in Enat Lebanon Me, an auction of a Georgia railroad, a new sentencing in Santa Cruz, a late arriving Belgian steamer Caucus, and Knights of Labor and Knights members in Pittsburg district.
Des Moines delegates hold a conference ending without unanimity on a 99-cent per ton coal tax plan. A 42 to 2 vote adopts the measure with Polk Boone Webster and half of Appanoose backing it. A split adjourns as minority factions pursue separate talks and denounce the proposed majority.
The Jowag A R Creperitiney announce plans for the Neve Annual Friagement in Clinton. The city is arranging extended accommodations to welcome a larger crowd than last year and audiences will tour into premier homes. Secretary Vorbes coordinates with ex Presidents Harrison and Van McRin and expects high attendance from judges and officials including Judge Given and Gov. Jackson.
The Des Moines council votes 7 to 1 to acquit Mayor Hillis after morning testimony and extended arguments. The proceedings are seen as a trivial case exploited by gamblers and discharged officials to damage his character.
The bill by Jonathan Periam in the Wisconsin Senate seeks $6,000 to fund farmers institutes across counties. It would authorize University of Illinois trustees to run institutes teaching citizens latest scientific and practical agriculture. Proponents cite Wisconsin and Minnesota precedents and urge larger sums and permanent records.
Senator Matt W. Ransom has been appointed Minister to Mexico to replace the late Isaac P. Gray. The nomination by Sherman was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Born October 5, 1826 in Warren County North Carolina, Ransom studied at the University of North Carolina and pursued law before entering politics as a Whig then a Democrat. He served in the Confederate forces, rising to major general before surrendering with Lee at Appomattox.
W Ransom Matt has served in the United States Senate since 1872 but failed of election last year. He will not qualify until after March, thus serving out his term in the Senate.
A massive gas explosion in Anderson Indiana leveled a $75,000 business block on the courthouse square and caused extensive damage citywide. Fire followed the blast as the quake like event shattered fronts, toppled streets, tore telephone cables, and threatened the new courthouse with a total loss near $400,000. Attorneys Ballard and Commissioner Metcalf were reported missing.
A Caldwell report recounts a man’s harrowing battle with tobacco addiction and tremens, crediting No-To-Bac from the Sterling Remedy Company for a dramatic recovery. The piece cites multiple local purchasers and warns of counterfeit imitations while praising the product’s guaranteed cure.
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