15 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
1
Discussion notes a probable test case over Section 22 of the tariff law. The matter could reach the board of appraisers and, if upheld, the U S Supreme Court may decide the issue regarding a 10 percent discriminating duty on goods from Canada, affecting transcontinental roads.
A San Francisco bank uses mail shipments to move gold across the country at government expense. Bags of fifty $20 coins are mailed registered at one cent per ounce, with about seven or eight bags per mail. Over $700,000 has already been sent this way, insured at $1,000 per loss but with no government responsibility for the parcels.
Emmet C. Gibson promoter and Akron Street Railway vice president was released after a charge of attempting to pass a £640 check, said not to intend fraud. The case stemmed from an unpaid Imperial Hotel bill. Gibson lived there and offered the bad check in payment.
A Waterloo and Cedar Falls Electric train left its trestle near the river bridge in Waterloo at about twenty miles per hour, plunging to the bank fifteen feet below. Thirteen passengers and four employees were aboard with many injuries. Seriously hurt include W. Morton a traveling salesman from Chicago, and Miss Charlotte Cunningham of Waterloo. Several others are badly bruised but not seriously hurt.
Miss Clara Barton reports lack of protection for the Red Cross emblem in the United States. She cites 284 entities using the symbol for private gain while many wealthy Americans have not endowed a national Red Cross, and lawmakers have not enacted strict prohibitions.
Two masked men robbed thirty two passengers aboard a Portland street car near Meldrum Station on the Qregem City Electric Line. A robber boarded at the front and a second at the rear as Conductor John Anderson and the motorman were forced to stop and lights were turned out.
The Treasury Department denies a tale of a Philadelphia estate of Joseph Ball held in trust. It notes no fund exists and only a 3,000 claim appears in records, filed by Ball as an underwriter against the government for cargoes seized by the French.
Ex Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii is reported very ill in Washington after returning from San Francisco ten days ago. She contracted a heavy cold and physicians are in constant attendance as reports mention possible pneumonia and a serious condition.
Turmoil erupts as white and colored pupils clash at Alton public schools. A guard withdrawal, a janitor assaulted, and police called after a colored group entered a whites only area. District promises truancy action while parents press for separate schooling.
John d. Schoenlebur of Northwest Engineering Co. of St. Paul demonstrates a practical telephone system operable without a central switch and protecting users from interfering callers. The device is simple, requires no upkeep, and works like ordinary phones with an automatic rocker that prevents eavesdropping or accidental hangups.
Captain Wirborg of Philadelphia is released from a sixteen months sentence for carrydag on the Danish steamship Horsa during a filibustering expedition to Cuba. A $300 fee and $600 costs accompanied the term, but a popular subscription, led by a Philadelphia paper, restored him to his wife and children on Saturday night.
Cable from Weyler to Sagasta confirms willingness to accept and enforce the government line while rejecting public demonstrations. Separately, Alaska arrivals report Dawson City trip details and a burglary at the Canadian gold commissioner’s cabin. British trades union action predicts 400000 industrial job losses amid the engineers’ dispute. A hoax balloon sighting is dismissed as fake. Gold shipments to America proceed aboard the Paris. A Henderson, Kentucky, fire destroys the Johnson Mock Mendersoun building with significant losses.
Fragmented OCR shows cattle and grain price ranges across multiple markets including Chicago Detroit Milwaukee and Cincinnati with cents per bushel and per hundredweight. Entries list hogs sheep corn wheat rye and butter as commodities with varying bids and quality notes, though some terms are garbled.
Rain showers broke through drought across western states including Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Farmers see ground moistening and wheat prospects improving though some virgin prairie sod remains unsowed and long-term crop effects await.
A garbled report claims New York and Boston pools generate large profits from baseball gates. It cites high attendance in Boston, New York and Baltimore, with estimates of season takeovers and per-game receipts, noting disparities between home and visiting clubs.
Foreclosure sale support from SHSTATE reached above 60 million dollars as government decided not to appeal the decision. Attorney Clenerad Meenna notes the bid will be considered by official committees before final acceptance to the highest bidder.
The fragmentary text notes a football practice and a pupil or player injuries with mentions of a penalty payment and a court or witness reference. Some names or details are garbled, but the item centers on a sports incident and possible disciplinary or monetary consequences.
Ill and confined, the narrator receives a letter from Yorke Ferrers joining a plan to meet him at the old summer house near the plantation. A desperate attempt to expose truth follows as the couple confronts love, guilt, and the danger of Yorke’s intentions. The scene ends with a night of fear and a faint memory of a gunshot and injury.
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