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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
2
The report notes Hawaiian hopes tied to a treaty's approval by the United States Senate and a sense that annexation will connect the islands with the mainland. Spectulation surrounds official holds, anticipated celebrations, and the potential for increased communication with kin abroad as supporters push for ratification.
Frigid numbers of deaths and prostrations pile up on Friday as Chicago and several towns endure a blistering heat day. Reports from Missouri Indiana New York and Ohio cite multiple fatalities and numerous heat-related illnesses.
Reports from the Associated Press tally 850 heat related deaths and about 2,000 prostrations in the past week. Cities listed include Chicago with 87 deaths and 847 prostrations, New York 14 deaths, Detroit and Michigan totals, Cincinnati 53 deaths, St. Louis 42 deaths, and many others with prostrations.
In Moline near Bowling Green Ohio, underage sweethearts Nellie Lusher and Edward Cowles died by their own hand after elopement plans conflicted with parental opposition. Their bodies were recovered from a quarry pond after a search and drag. The tragedy is attributed to their refusal to be separated.
Wu Ting Fang, China's minister to the United States, is set for recall in August and will be reassigned to Tokyo to replace Yu Keng Wo. The move follows investigations into Yu Keng Wo's conduct in Japan, with Li Jung Chang overseeing the charges. Private advices and Chinese newspapers corroborate the plan.
About 600 people fell ill after eating ham sandwiches cooked in a copper bottom kettle at a Wappertugs party. Five hundred sought medical aid as violent cramps nausea and fever swept through the crowd. Three hundred suffered severely but no deaths were reported.
Dr. A L Berger a famed Kansas City physician was shot Friday afternoon by grocer John Schlegel who claimed Berger had assaulted his wife. Berger died at All Saints Hospital shortly after arrival.
The piece details J R M Pierce, a noted forger, now in Reyes Bolivia pursuing mining investments with $16,000 in gold, under police surveillance and fearing kidnapping. It also covers labor strikes affecting mining, tin plate, cotton and woolen mills, and rising wheat yield estimates impacting national and international markets.
The United States dispatches three special envoys to negotiate with European powers on the silver question, aided by French and American diplomatic effort. France signals strong support for bimetallism, with Paris and London embassies coordinating with Britain, as Bank of France holds vast silver stocks.
Fragmentary report notes forgeries in England and a promise of abundant spring wheat yields in Tinola and nearby counties. It mentions corn pests and a rumored reappointment of Baron von Thann, German ambassador, plus a shipping update about the steamer Spree heading to Queenstown with a British escort.
Dispatch reports a violent hailstorm in southern Württemberg near Stuttgart killing thirteen and damaging crops beyond four million dollars. The storm was followed by enormous hailstones. In Kentucky, a dynamite blast at Lexington killed five workers, injuring one fatally. In Mexico City a narcotic from seed of the white seapod begins nightly use to induce sleep. Chicago and North Western Railway directors authorize a 185 million mortgage dated November 1 for ninety years. The U S Navy plans a western recruitment tour led by Lieut. Commander J M Trawley and a small team to attract western sailors.
A dense list of daily price quotes by city for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Locations include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Chicago with figures for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes. Prices vary by grade and type with No 2 red No 2 white No 2 yellow and No 2 mixed ranks shown.
The bill passed the Senate after a dramatic session marked by heated debate and strategic amendments. Final tallies showed sizable party splits, with 28 nay votes and many Republicans joining a narrow Democratic bloc. Conference talks with the House followed as leaders pushed for reconciling 87 amendments before final action.
J, TI. St. Molson, a Montreal banker, gave 155000 to Canadian charities. The Crown Princess of Sweden has begun bicycle riding for health and finds it beneficial. The French ambassador to Great Britain is the best paid ambassador, with an annual salary of 560000.
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