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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
1
The Wisconsin River flood overwhelmed the government levee in Portage WI forcing residents to evacuate as water rushed through streets and basements. About a fifth of the city submerged, causing thousands of dollars in damage while workers labored to shore up the levee.
Frank J. Smiley of Mooney & Boland confesses to part in an insurance fraud scheme linked to the death of Marie Nefenbach. He names August Unger and Frank W. Brown as fellow arrestees, with state evidence expected to tip the case toward conspiracy to defraud insurers and benevolent orders. Police surveil other Mooney & Holand associates as investigators seek further conspirators.
A报 lates from Queenstown via Evening World reports the White Star liner Oceanic narrowly avoided wreck off Ireland as fog lifted to reveal rocks. Captain Cameron shut engines, backed to deep water safely with no injuries aboard.
Terre Haute Indiana workers walk out on Wednesday morning, stopping all cars as the Terre Flante Electric Railway faces a halt. Officials say the strike began after management rejected all demands, leaving services idle and unresolved.
Idaho news reports the soldiers' home in Boise destroyed by fire on Tuesday night with a loss near 40 000 dollars. The incident also notes 869 inmates and mentions a fatal suffocation of an inmate named Thomas in his room.
Washington reports failed efforts to induce the Chinese Imperial court to return to Pekin. The message from Lin Kuan Wit and Chang Chih Tung dated Oct 4 says fear of allied forces keeps the court away. The imperial party moves toward Singnan while maintaining contact with Shanghai.
In Chicago Marie Defenbach aged 28 died August 25 in a boarding house under circumstances police call suspicious for a life insurance fraud plot involving two insurers. Dr August Unger and Detective Frank Smalley were arrested with a third suspect at large. A Money & Poland detective, F Wayland Brown, was also arrested on return from Virginia.
Telegraph reports from Tampico describe the Panneco and Tames rivers swelling to record widths as they pour into the gulf. The Tames near Chila station exceeds fifty miles, sweeping hundreds of houses, washing away villages, and causing numerous drownings along southern San Luis Potosi.
Report from General MacArthur and General Kempf confirms the capture of about 60 men from the Twenty-ninth United States Infantry on Marindique Island. Yorktown redeployment landed on the Marindique coast and moved toward Santa Creag but found no enemy or definite word on the missing party.
Minneapolis reporter Harry Knope returns from Hudson Bay area with Eskimo claims of a sky boat and savage killings tied to Andrea’s polar expedition tale. Other items note Lipton pork at 17 per barrel, Lake Superior freight up sharply, a trolley collision injuring eight, Parnell death anniversary observance, and a Washington report on Chippewa lands.
A Saturday tornado ripped through Biwatik Minnesota leaving 75 000 to 100 000 dollars in damage. Dozens were injured and several families killed near Pike Lake including a husband wife and four children. Mines and mine buildings along a 190 foot wide path were destroyed. Further casualties were feared as more districts report in.
Seven thousand five hundred pounds of dynamite exploded at Spruce mine near Eveleth Minnesota. The blast shattered windows across Eveleth and Biwabik, causing about 80 000 dollars in city damage and 300000 dollars to the mine complex. At least 20 people were injured. An unknown man was seen near the magazine minutes before the explosion and has not been located.
Labor leaders plan a convention to decide the 30 percent wage increase proposed by operators. President Mitchell announced the call at a miners meeting, signaling likely acceptance of concessions including lower powder prices and higher pay. Meanwhile a Philadelphia actor William J. Mc Cauley was fatally shot in Huntington, West Virginia, by Pearl Newman amid jealousy. A Washington report notes a one cent treasury warrant paid to a postal carrier from Mineral Point to Dodgeville. Jerusalem bishop lays cornerstone for a church on Mt Zion. Seattle steamers arrive with passengers and treasure. Market notes mixed with grain and livestock prices across Chicago and Cincinnati exchanges.
The Towa geological survey reports 1800 mineral production marked by high activity in extractive industries. Coal output rose slightly with higher prices, stone value jumped, and iron ore begins to appear as a major factor in state production.
In a tense drawing room scene Mrs. Redmond confronts her husband about a forged will that leaves a fortune to Vanessa Grahame. The confrontation reveals jealousy, threats of exposure, and plans to flee as a murder plot is hinted. Mrs. Redmond’s resolve grows amid accusations and fear.
A fractured Victorian-era passage shows a girl at an open window watching a grand house while adult figures discuss illness and care. The text shifts to a home scene with a mother and others debating fever and safety and planning to contact Dr Shaw for medical aid.
Workmen on cables ascend peaky towers without descent using pulleys and steel belts. They lash into the main cable with tongs and wedges forging, bending, and welding metal to create the web of the bridge. The process demands grit, steady hands, and constant exposure to heat, wind, and danger as they advance toward the summit.
Fragmentary text appears to be garbled. No coherent event or person details are readable to summarize into a proper news item or card.
A garbled passage from Tutalo News in Wdelphia mentions a shipment valued at 81.0000 in agricultural commodities to Eusala and references unclear local figures Joona Wabla. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent details or dates.
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