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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1895
Page
1
A Springfield Illinois report notes the Lincoln monument at Oak Ridge cemetery, praised for 20 years, must be demolished due to irreparable condition and brick core under granite veneer. Trustees call it unsafe and beyond repair, though it once drew thousands of visitors from around the world.
An extensive earthquake rattled cities from Charleston to Chicago and Cincinnati to Fort Wayne. Distinct tremors lasting seconds shook buildings, toppled chimneys, and cracked walls. Scattered damage reported in Charleston and Camp Is. with widespread alarm across Ohio Michigan Tennessee and the plains.
Minneapolis mills continue producing at full capacity with last week’s flour output at 266,876 barrels, slightly below the prior week. Superior and Duluth mills also run at full capacity with a 109,010 barrel total and potential for slight weekly gains. Both domestic and foreign markets show demand, with mills aiming higher prices and rail rates influencing future production. There is fair demand for feed and optimism for a continued rise in output if freight costs stay reasonable.
Dozens of details from a district court session in Dozvers Iowa on November 4 show Frank Alonette convicted of attempted kidnapping of a girl and sentenced to 15 years, the heaviest for such an offense. J Arnstein received 18 months for burglary, and Bred Graff two and a half years for the same crime.
The Iron Trade Review reports a cautious mood in the iron market with buyers anticipating a decline, while purchasers of foundry iron note heavy consumption and urgent shipping. Furnace yards stay clean and expect price rises when current contracts expire, possibly within two months.
In Albany ASlaxy a Democratic mass meeting drew over 3,000. United States Senator David B Hill interrupted the program by reading a telegram to General Tracy from Washington dated Oct 30. The message expressed congratulations to Albany friends and support for Grover Cleveland and the state ticket. The shock elicited a lengthy cheer that shook the hall.
A Burlington Northern line wreck near Hardy Iowa injured several aboard the Sioux Falls express. Freight Conductor Dan Gammon of Estherville died. Engineer Parweter and Fireman Wagoner suffered serious injuries. Passengers were slightly hurt.
The report describes a tense confrontation in Arkansas with Bob Fitzsimmons and manager Julian camp in custody, claims of falsified statements, accusations of a delaying scheme by Vendig Cooper and Corbett allies, and demands for a $10,000 stake or a no-stakes bout as a finish fight. Minnesota Capitol plans and dental meeting notes follow in the same dispatch.
Sir Charles Cameron Lees, governor of British Guiana, recalled to England, arrived at Plymouth at midnight. He told an Associated Press interviewer the Trin incident was an individual act and predicted no serious trouble from Venezuela. He noted no concessions to American capitalists in the British sphere and expected no resistance to British demands after the Urasu incident. In Chicago police report a valise linked to a possible murder holds 5000 in first mortgages from W E Baker of Minneapolis and a bank book from First National Bank Minneapolis. Police informed Minneapolis and Redstone Falls authorities.
Desplains Street police station hears Augusta Thorn accuse husband Charles Thorn of bigamy after marriages in a year to her and alleged wives in Pittsburg and St Paul. She says he confessed, promised divorce, then disappeared two months ago and eloped with Maggie Strecht. Thorn may face imprisonment.
In Sassoun the U S ambassador urged American missionaries to leave temporarily to safeguard lives as Armenians fear renewed massacres amid Turkish tensions. Britain and the U S demand protection, while Kurdish threats and Turkish troop presence complicate the scene. Armenian patriarch appeals for embassy intervention to avert bloodshed.
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