15 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
1
Jenkins and Nichols listed in Emmet County Republican notices from Fitherville Iowa. Details readable but fragmentary. No further context available to identify events, dates, or individuals beyond these names and locality.
Report from Rock Arkansas says a heavy landslide at Rosa Hollow engulfed twenty-eight laborers of a construction gang working on the Choctaw and Memphis railroad between Tittle Rock and Howe. Heavy rains loosened earth atop a deep cut, trapping the workers in the pass.
Cascin Nadt reports a June 5 bank swindle involving a check from Citizens National Bank. Fred Freidenheimer and John Parker were arrested. Freidenheimer says Parker devised the plan and they shared the proceeds. Police found $2000 in cash and jewelry purchases on Freidenheimer and Parker.
In Cansa Hl burglars broke into Daniel P. Gott’s home north of the city. Mrs Gott, 67, resisted and was shot behind the ear, dying. a watch, two purses totaling 145 dollars and the pocketbook were stolen. Gott, an invalid, was aroused and his own purse taken. Bloodhounds pursued the fleeing trio who were identified and escaped.
Two New Haven Steamboat Company steamers the C V W Northam bound for New Haven and Peck for New York collided in dense fog. Northam was badly damaged and run ashore to prevent sinking. Peck sustained little damage. All 125 Northam passengers were transferred to the Peck within minutes as captains misjudged positions.
New York reports twenty eight deaths from June heat in the city and vicinity with ten of the victims being women. There were forty prostrations, many still hospitalized in serious condition, as the heat wave continues to affect residents and hospitals. Also, in San Francisco a whaler named Charles J. Morgan found a 660 pound lump of ambergris in the North Seas valued at twenty thousand eight hundred dollars.
Senator Mason of the Pure Food Commission threatens a second extended session to press a labeling bill and demands colleagues Harris or Wetmore join. He cites pressure from a conspiracy of elated interests including a city concert and a flour supplier to derail the investigation and insists the commission act on a nonpersonal basis.
Fragmented OCR text describes a tomb discovery at Dantalio with a metal casket containing porters of grave remains. Natives may have prepared fearsome rites, a thunderstorm interrupted events, and thirteen months later a death tied to fortune is noted amid garbled narration.
A wealthy Chicagoan was killed in a bloated scene with the body found in the pantry and hands twisted. the house showed signs of forced entry and neglect. In other items, Bishop Purien remarks on a deadly ritual surrounding a death, while Baron Edgar De Bara and his wife Pantse face charges for defrauding British residents via a phonograph scheme. New Orleans approves a $1.0 million sewerage and paving tax package, and two children, aged 11 and 9, die in a Poplar Grove accident when a wind gust struck a freight train as their mother waited at a depot platform.
In Hamilton County a farmer fired at Hlardlad Starro during his attempted elopement with Minnie, striking him in the back as the couple fled toward a barn. The couple survived and proceeded with plans to marry despite the gunfire.
A cryptic wartime briefing records Lieut Pearce facing a personal crisis as the Moselle Grand fodee af fossa tele mestility is discussed. Officials including Garand Wal ter Bowen preside over proceedings amid disapproval of a Gyan Leo treee of Woastcetton. The Minaseries expresses approval at chute rooms and WW connections with Viasotia bards, while Cedar Drooreds hosts a meeting with new officers named for the PUSTIL Seah.
Columbus man Geten secures the nomination on the second ballot while platform expressions praise the administration. The report covers political maneuvering, irregularities, and tensions surrounding party decisions with mentions of Gopal Waele Wood Perebad and others, plus a chaotic scene involving a cockpit of names and events. A separate note details a fatal self-inflicted wound and subsequent reactions, reflecting the era's political and social strife.
A garbled, fragmentary report describes a Fort Dodge area gift proposal for a library, a possible wedding event, and various local names. It notes bids and claims, a public library funding goal, and a county political scene with candidates Nash and Daugherty, plus unrelated incidents including a bank robbery suspect recall and a train collision elsewhere.
Ohio Republicans adopt a platform praising McKinley’s administration and denouncing Democratic policies. The document extols wartime actions, urges tariff reform, credits improved commerce and industry to Republican rule, and calls for party unity in supporting future national and state agendas.
Chicago brewers testified before the Senate Pure Food Investigating Committee denying the use of salicylic acid in beer. It was admitted that the chemical was found in imported beer.
Robert Wallace, Liberal MP for East Edinburgh, collapsed with cerebral paralysis while speaking on the Khartoum grant debate and has died. The veteran parliamentarian faced a sudden medical emergency during the session and did not recover.
The Samoan Commission, led by Bartlett Tripp, reports Musa Mataafa’s followers disarmed after a May 27 deadline, with Malietoa’s group also surrendering. The Philadelphia cruiser with Admiral Katz sailed May 21 as British and German coastal forces depart for Europe. German and British views shifted as natives submit to the commission.
An unclear report describes a voyage from Hong Kong to Singapore aboard a vessel that passes the British cruiser Powerful. The scene includes a royal salute, gunfire exchange, and an exchange with Olympia and other vessels. The text shows garbled OCR with many misspellings and unreadable segments.
A severe cyclonic storm passed Rock Rapids and northern areas injuring no one seriously. Homes at Adolph Juergensen and U H Smith farm were damaged or demolished while farms near Rolfe Cedar Rapids and Pramieburne suffered extensive property loss. Barns, outbuildings, and other structures were wrecked across the region with scattered injuries and likely more damage to nearby towns and farms.
A farmer named Philp Fipps was struck dead by lightning beside his barn near Clayton while holding a horse. His hired man was knocked senseless but soon recovered. Fipps leaves a wife and four small children.
A garbled clipping reports Constable McIntyre in Ashland Kentucky shooting a tramp during a candy store fire in New York fire suffocation of Wm Sullivan, plus random notes on Satrisians opinions of Sarah Bernhardt, a Buffalo boy scooper shot by John Skinner, and Wan T Ball aged 66 and spouse 73 dying by self-inflicted gas turn-on.
The project starts with dirt throwing on Monday as crews grade the route between Blue Earth City Minnesota and Belle Plaine covering about 149 miles.
Three War Department expeditions to southern Alaska have begun or will soon depart from Washington. About 450 enlisted men and 40 officers will establish new posts along the Yukon and its tributaries to map the country, assess resources, and organize the military system. Geologists predict a future gold belt near the Yukon region, potentially the world’s greatest.
A dialogue humorously contrasts a first billionaire making a fortune on a deal with a second billionaire earning over a million. The exchange notes that every million counts, underscoring financial ambition with light irony.
A note on Japanese custom where topics are chosen to suit the meal, avoiding lengthy debates and allowing concise, brisk exchanges during dining. The practice aims to keep conversation agreeable, brief, and focused on topics suitable for all present.
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