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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
2
President Roosevelt held an important cabinet conference to explore federal options to end the coal strike. Advisers discussed constitutional limits on federal interference and possible receiverships, but no concrete action was decided, as the winter coal famine loomed and a method to end the deadlock was sought.
A stage coach running daily between Warwick and Goshen was halted by three masked horsemen on a Tuesday night in a rural area near Clinton and Loratie Wisner. Clinton Wisner, driving, resisted pulling over. robbers fired, stopped the coach, then took valuables from Clinton, the coachman, and passengers before vanish ing into the woods.
Clarence Shurston son of former U S Senator Thurston was found unconscious in his St. Louis hotel room with a closed door bolted windows gas jets open and keyhole plugged police say it appeared a bid to suffocate him he is 22 and had been in St. Louis three months a possible recovery anticipated.
Noted French writer Emile Zola found dead in his Paris residence from asphyxiation due to fumes from a stove. His wife, completely prostrated, was gravely affected. Authorities reported the death accidental amid circulating suicide rumors. Doctors failed to revive Zola after morning discovery. Madame Zola is in a frail condition.
In Indianapolis seven African American suspects were arrested after a wave of cemetery grave robberies. Warrants issued for a local physician connected to the case. Two stolen bodies were recovered during a demonstration at a medical college, where a white janitor was also implicated. A confession by Truffy Contrell tied others to the crimes, with over a hundred graves reportedly disturbed in three months.
A fatally shot farmer, Gus Seifeld, is described as killed by his son who also wounded the wife and then surrendered. The piece notes widespread sympathy and mentions other incidents including a fatality and an explosion aftermath, with varied overseas references and political notes.
Secretary Shaw announces that banks holding government deposits will not be required to maintain reserves against those deposits. The plan would release substantial reserve and add 30 million dollars in credit. The Treasury will cooperate with bankers nationwide as markets react to the shifts in policy and liquidity.
Marion Lud dispatch reports attorney Frank Stecher attacked by about 100 oil workers and citizens in Veaur Buren. Stecher, who served as assistant state's attorney of Cook Canary, was injured by a blow to the back with a stun gun as a mob formed to lynch him while a town committee sought settlement over a case involving John Blair. The town marshal intervened to prevent the lynching.
A Choctaw Oklahoma dispatch reports a rear collision between an eastbound Choctaw freight train and a circus train at 6 am in Oklahoma. Two sleeping cars were demolished, with one dead and twenty six injured, most seriously. Injured occupants were trapped beneath wreckage and suffer cuts, bruises, and fractured ribs. The circus blamed the freight engineer.
An explosion attempt occurred Sunday night at the Walton family home on South Street in St. Joseph. Dynamite sticks were placed under the storefront front, detonations heard miles away, but Columba Walton and relatives escaped injury. Police have no clue to the perpetrator.
Washington report details a Sunday blaze at an upholstering shop belonging to E B Kennedy erasing about thirty White House furnishings including furniture draperies and heavy plate. Estimated loss reaches up to six thousand dollars with no immediate survivors or identifications of all items.
G A R encampment at Ansenblage near Washington honors Thirty seven years since the Civil War veterans paraded the capital’s streets. The feature recalls leaders, sacrifices, and the nation forged from the first shot at Sumter as veterans march again to revive past chapters on the city’s grand avenues.
A historical note details Jay Cooke once prominent in American finance who managed 2,000,000,000 Civil War bonds for the U.S. government. It recounts his Philadelphia firm Day, Cooke & Co, his role in funding the war, the collapse of the Northern Pacific railroad venture, and his quieter retirement in Opoutz, Pennsylvania. Also mentioned is the pension roll totaling nearing a million for veterans and dependents, with figures for enrollees and pensioners.
A nostalgic review marks the Civil War era and World War I veterans, recalling Shiloh Gettysburg Fredericksburg Lookout Mountain and the Wilderness. It celebrates the Army of the Potomac, Generals Meade and Sherman, and laments pension costs while honoring surviving soldiers and public ceremonies.
A tragic domestic scene erupts in Mets village when John McWhirter assaults Andrew Tingley, aiming to kill. ensuing struggle leads to McWhirter’s arrest for assault with intent to murder. Bogle flees, McWhirter jailed, and public tension rises as authorities pursue further charges.
A judge awarded four thousand dollars to an injured plaintiff from Grove Township after a defective bridge collapse at MET Creek. The case, described as a significant damage verdict, stems from injuries including a broken back and permanent nerve damage, with the defense offering two thousand in compromise already rejected by the Shelby County court.
Father of twenty four children in Case County near this city nearly killed his wife during a quarrel a few nights ago. The wife, intervening in a dispute with one of the boys, suffered a deep cut to the breast bone and a wound to the right arm. Croissant claims the knife was drawn in self defense and his wife was accidentally struck.
A fragmented report details a double wedding fifty years past at DeWitt with a modern reunion and additional marriage vows. The piece also reports a fatal train collision near Dex Moines and a murder charge against Landon of Burnsides, plus a separate legal case involving a local resident and others in Franklin County.
Mrs Gallagher stands trial in Avtowa City for allegedly shooting her husband to death on June 20. Jury pool grew to forty by a wig, with scattered testimony from witnesses and defense and prosecution clashing over motive and the accused’s innocence.
In Ames a suit seeks to replevy a black mare traded by Frank Tounter to Hunter, then to Art Metday, with Hunter’s mother claiming ownership against McCoy. The case echoes the Pontes County calf dispute as a jury trial resumes, witnesses recount claims of prior ownership and consent amid contested trade.
A fragmented report describes a family, including a woman named A. 1. Stimmeana, facing hardship and care for a biting incident. The text mentions a household routine, meals, and a tense atmosphere as they navigate danger and societal challenges surrounding their shelter and health.
A garbled Lemars item reports a murder by Clyde Vickers of George Eskew during a burglary attempt and mentions other town events. Nearby notes cover a court action for $110,000, a Carnegie library dedication, a Crocker Brigade parade, labor issues, a new Eldworth hospital opening, and a local conviction for an annuity fraud.
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