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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1893
Page
3
The December message to Congress details the U S role in the Queen Liliuokalani overthrow, exposing ex-Minister Stevens actions and Willis instructions. It notes the queen's refusal of amnesty terms, the use of force, and Cleveland's shift to seeking congressional, morally grounded resolution.
Washington reports reveal a bundle of papers tied to the Hawaiian crisis and Blount’s inquiry. The president withdraws the annexation treaty and dispatches a trusted envoy to investigate Queen Liliuokalani and the provisional government amid claims the movement lacked popular consent.
A fragment from a newspaper notes progress in space exploration with emphasis on ongoing plans following a major US lunar milestone. The text highlights national achievement and the anticipation of further launches and developments in the space program.
The document outlines instructions to inform Queen Liliuokalani of the president's stance on the alleged reprehensible conduct of the American minister and the presence of U.S. forces. It also urges granting amnesty to opponents, restoring constitutional authority, and awaiting further instructions if the queen or provisional government resists.
The article traces 1889 to 1882 tensions in the Sandwich Islands, noting native discontent with Kalakaua’s constitution and rising annexation sentiment. It cites Minister Stevens and later Willis with confidential reports to Secretary Gresham, describing a charged Honolulu scene and cautioning that mob violence would not be allowed while awaiting Washington guidance.
A massive failure of the Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge false work plunges fifty-one workers 110 feet into the Ohio River. Many bodies remain under wreckage as rescue efforts race to reach survivors and recover the dead. The disaster unfolds after a wind loosens a travelers beam, triggering a catastrophic collapse and a frantic battle with the river current as thousands gather along the shore.
The letter from Minister Thurston to Secretary Gresham argues the provisional government is duly organized recognized and independent. He denies submission to the president for arbitration and says annexation to the United States has no fixed termination. He notes withheld dispatches cited as public interest and links Nov 16 1893 dispatch to Willis telegraphic orders.
Dublin dispatch reports John Redmond charging that jury packing occurred at the Cork assizes last week. He asserts forty one Roman Catholics were rejected for jury duty while Protestant jurors were nearly all empanelled during a mass meeting at Tuam.
Carlisle Pennsylvania December 18 mourners gathered as Margaretta McClure was laid to rest. Undertaker Alex Ewinyg slipped and fell head first onto the casket, was removed unconscious, and is feared to die.
Louisville reports continued search at the bridge wreck site after Friday’s disaster. The body of missing C F Holderer has been recovered, though others remain unaccounted. Several injured are recovering while Hoben and Hildebrand remain in critical or precarious condition. A corrected dead and missing list includes Burns Cook Courtney Garlock Miller Murphy Holderer and several others.
Fire at the Lakeview hotel in St Joseph, Michigan, gutted the building causing about 30000 in losses. Insured for 20000, the blaze began in the basement furnace room as seventy five guests narrowly escaped. Electrician Mr Davis of St Paul fell from a balcony sustaining serious injuries.
Four men Dick Wallace Sam Dalton Lewis Shelton and Bill Brun son alias Broncho Bill were arraigned in Travis county district court for the Duval Texas robbery of the International and Great Northern train on the 11th. They were found guilty and sentenced to thirty five years in the penitentiary.
An alarming la grippe outbreak in Hugo Illinois has infected about 125 people, nearly the entire town. One physician battles the surge with patients both day and night. no deaths yet, but several cases are serious.
In Peoria Illinois on December 18 the Central City Brick and Tile company assigned with liabilities of 65000. Assets include sixty seven acres of ground and will more than cover the indebtedness.
Indictments against Judge James G. Jenkins tied to Plankinton bank may proceed with separate trials pursued by the judge. U S supreme court ends 14 years of estate litigation for Norman W. Kittson heirs dividing nearly 5 million dollars among eleven heirs. Westgarth of Geneva Indiana will face mental-ability trial after an armed unemployment march on Chicago lake front promoter. Danville divorce finalizes Jules Mastbaum and Julia Van Kirk marriage separation. Gold dust debunked scientifically in Gladwin Michigan.
The Grand Army executive committee decides the next annual encampment will start September 10, 1894 in Pittsburg after surveying the ground. Other items note Iowa crop value for 1893 at 161 097 032, and obituaries and incidents including a deputy clerk of court dying during swearing in Findlay Ohio and a Thames suicide by Outram.
General John B. Gordon to lecture in Baltimore on The Last Days of the Confederacy under Fifth Regiment Veteran corps. Notable crimes reported including Ralph Crossmire in Smithport and Angelo Zappa in Pittsburg. Ivanhoe tunnel near Leadville completed as third longest in U S. James Gordon Bennett returns to Paris after two months abroad recovery.
Fourteen inches of snow paralyzes Indian River Michigan as trains run two to eight hours late. Topeka police ignore a governor's circular, and the Populist police board ends the rock pile and bull pen at the city jail. The civil service commission urges charges against F W Rickenbaugh Toledo and J C Rike. W H Getchell fined for Sunday work. appeal filed. Obits note L B Hill Wisconsin and James Black Lancaster both dead. A Harrisburg cyclone damages six buildings costing about 25000 with no injuries.
Henry J. Reiser died after a long struggle from a gunshot wound inflicted by his mistress Mrs. Rudiger in Omaha. He left her life insurance, and she faces a murder charge. J Malcolm Forbes of Boston reports Nancy Hanks’ flyer withdrawn from turf and possibly never races again. Mrs. Sarah Van Nostrand, 105 years old, is noted in the same item.
The aged woman, noted as the state’s oldest, dies at East Milton with reports from Milwaukee about the event. Separate dispatches mention Carnegie pressuring for next season’s Pewahic mine output and another claim he is not pursuing it. Reports also note a fatal elevator fall at Marshall Field Co. in Chicago and 20 000 idle men with 50 000 dependents at Buffalo.
Joseph E. Romero, a mail carrier between Datil and Rito Quemado in New Mexico, was murdered and his body mutilated by unknown assailants. A separate item notes a trust deed of 10 million dollars recorded in Duluth.
Markets by telegraph report from New York shows currencies and mercantile paper rates, with sterling and U S bonds bid. Chicago livestock prices list cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs at Union Stock Yards, plus Board of Trade grain quotations for Wheat, Corn, and Oats. Milwaukee Toledo and other markets display varied grain prices and spot cash bids. New York grain and produce notes conclude with wheat and corn prices for May and January contracts.
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