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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
4
Tariff Conferees Agree on New Sugar Schedule
Republican conferees from both houses announced they had agreed on all items of the tariff bill and would submit the measure to Democratic members for a Monday meeting. A new sugar schedule is expected to pass and be signed by week’s end, with Nevada Senator Jones winning concessions for western interests and beet sugar protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Jones
Nevada
House
Cleveland Hero Dives 100 Feet to Save Boy
John Norman a Cleveland carpenter heard cries from the docks on Sunday night and leaped from the Central viaduct into the river. He dove 101 feet to reach a drowning boy, brought him to the surface, and helped pull them to the dock. The boy regained consciousness after aid and Norman was later treated for dizziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norman
Cleveland
Ohio
Bey
Norman
Trans-Mississippi Congress Keeps Craig as President
At the Salt Lake session the Trans-Mississippi congress refused to accept President Craig’s resignation after the opening address by Craig and Bryan. The group demanded immediate restoration of free silver coinage, but Craig’s resignation was rejected by a unanimous vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Mississippi Congress
Salt Lake
Craig
Congress
Iltol
Bryan
Powers Fix Indemnity and Frontier Alteration
Reliable Athens reports powers fix Turkey indemnity at 4 million dollars and accept a more liberal frontier line. Turkey and Greece to settle capitulations themselves. Murder justifiable acquittal in Lexington. Empire State Express sets record between Syracuse and Buffalo at 187 miles per hour. Miner James Stevens rescued after fourteen days without food or water. Dr Richmond Cornwall acquitted in St. Louis murder case. Labor union Pay tabulation shows planned wage increases for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Athens
Greece
Empire State Express
New York Central
Syracuse
Buffalo
Batavia
East
James Stevens
Phoenix
Ariz
Stevens
Spalding Cleared Again by Word Intent Deflects Embezzlement
A Chicago jury found Charles W. Spalding not guilty of endowment bond embezzlement at Illinois University due to the word intent. Jurors said they believed embezzlement occurred but doubted Spalding’s intent, resulting in acquittal after eight ballots. Twenty-five indictments remain, and another trial is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spalding
Chicago
Charles W. Spalding
University of Tilinois
Three Bandits Fight Two Chicago Detectives
Detectives Howard and Foley tried to arrest three men driving a buggy. The men opened fire and two fell. one clung to the buggy and was believed killed, the other wounded. The bandits escaped. Cyclist A D Possel fell into the river via an open Lake Street bridge abutment but survived by clinging to the structure as the bridge swung down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Howard and
Foley
A. PD
Lake Street
Possel
Landslide near Lincoln Vermont Mountain Blocks Spread
News reports a major landslide Thursday forenoon in the mountains near Lincoln VI. The slide stretched half a mile wide and more than half a mile down the slope, sweeping away trees and rocks into a massive debris heap in the valley. Several farms were partly covered but no homes were damaged. It recalls a similar slide near the great event of June 1807.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Crown Prince Eui Wha of Corea Arrives in America
Crown prince Eui Wha of Corea arrived in the United States months ago ostensibly for study but seeks to elude assassins. He wears mail and travels armed. secret service units in San Francisco Washington and possibly New York are alerted for his safety as the would‑be killers are thought to be in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eui Wha
Corea
America
Secret Service
San Francisco
Washington
New York
Kansas City Man Arrested in Doctor Berger Killing
Otto Weber of Kansas City Missouri is arrested on a warrant charging aiding and abetting John Schlegel in the murder of Dr J A Berger. Berger was shot last Thursday afternoon. Schlegel, who killed Berger, said the doctor had criminally assaulted Mrs Schlegel last November when she went to Berger's office for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Otto Weber
Kansas City
John Schlegel
J. A. Berger
Ber
Schlegel
Dre. Berger
Dead Broke Berry Returns to Gloversville
James E. Berry once posed as a millionaire and spent lavishly in the west, especially in finois, but has returned to Gloversville N Y where he appears strapped. Large blaze in Berlin hits dress and mantle district causing millions in damage to Frankel Branker and Leon firms. An Austrian earthquake at Laibach near Trieste damages many buildings. Pueblo Colorado endures a $50 000 fire from crossed electric lines at Centre Block. Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota and Miss Chapman of Washington set August 20 nuptials in New York. Dynamite bombs explode in Guad alajara Spain causing multiple deaths and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
James EB. Berry
Gloversville
N. Y
Finois
Berlin
Hausvogter Platz
Frankel & Branker and
Leon
Senator Hansbrough
The
Washington Evening Star
North Dakota
Miss Chapman
Washington
New York City
Week in Trade Report Signals Broad Economic Upturn
New York based Dan & Co.'s Weekly Review notes improved crop prospects after rain, rising demand in building and footwear sectors, and a heavy freight movement of iron ore via Sault Ste. Marie canal. They see no obstacle to rapid improvement once uncertainty over legislation and the miners' strike is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan & Co
New York
G. Dan & Cows Weekly
Sault Ste. Marie
Pikes Peak Drop Attempt By Expert Aviator
William D Volts, an aviation expert, plans to lift an aeroplane to the top of Pike's Peak and descend about 8,000 feet to the earth. The test, first of its kind, aims to prove feasibility despite high altitude air. Army officers at Broadmoor will witness and later report on the ascent and flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felts
Pike's Peak
Willian D. Volts
Felig
Broadmoor
Off for the Pole Balloon Flight Report
Professor Andrew Croft and Andree launched the Eagle balloon at 2 30 p m Sunday amid cheers. The balloon reached about 600 feet then drifted toward the sea before rising again. Observers noted a slow northeasterly path as the craft moved and remained visible for an hour. In Colorado near Ouray a wagon accident during a WYMC excursion wounded several, with Miss Myrtle Shaw killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Svenskund
Spitybergen
Croft
Andree
Patal Colorado
Ouray
Colo
Myrtle Shaw
Pitttsfield
VY. M. CG. A. Execursion Party
Maj
Sc. W. Wniford
Harrison
Bear Creek
Gen Farnsworth Nead Dies in Washington at 77
Gen. Farnsworth Nead died at his residence in Washington on Thursday at age 77 after a three month illness caused by lung trouble. He was a naturalized American who served in politics, in Congress, and on the battlefield. Born in Eaton, Canada West on March 27, 1820.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnsworth
John
Washington
Congress
Eaton
Canada
Mast
Atlanta Merchant in Personal Crisis Ends Life Attempt
Emmanuel Rich of a major Atlanta dry goods firm cut his throat Saturday morning and died after an earlier suicide attempt was foiled. He had been despondent for days and eluded guards as he remained under surveillance. Meanwhile, W E Burlingame, president of the failed Bank of Commerce in Springfield Missouri, was convicted of taking deposits while the bank was insolvent and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Emmanuel Rich
Ilo
Burlingame
W. E. Burlingame
Bank of Commerce of
Springfield
Philadelphia society marries housemaid in high profile union
Dr OG Cadwallader, head of a long established Philadelphia family, wed Bridget Mary Ryan, his former housemaid, at St Paul’s Episcopal Church. The marriage stirred society chatter amid Uncle Sam and Paris Fair. The Senate later approved Thurston resolution pledging US participation in the Paris expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadwallader
Philadelphia
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Bridget Mary Ryan
Senate
United States
Parla
Richest Gould Mines Discovered in Alaska, Bonanza Claim
A miner returning from the Klondike writes from Circle City claiming Alaska hosts the richest placer district the world has seen. He notes gold in the Yukon region near Circle City and claims gravel is frozen deep yet driftable, with pan values ranging high. He describes salaries, supply prices, and a race toward immense fortune, though funding and labor are tight and grubstaking looms as a barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Alaska
Clondyke
Cirele City
Girele City
Clondyle River
Yukon
Girele
Gclondyke
Joint Silver Proposal Presented to Great Britain at Foreign Office
A joint bimetalism proposal from the United States and France was presented to Great Britain at the foreign office. Ambassador Hay and the U.S. monetary commission members spoke for the U.S., while the French ambassador spoke for France. British and Tadie officials attended, with talks to be advised, and a future British cabinet decision expected. An international conference may be summoned, possibly in the United States, with Britain and Ladia invited. No binding ratios or concessions finalized yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Great Britain
United States
Foreign Office
Hay
Special Monetary Commission
Lord Salishurs
Michael Hicks Beach
A. J. Balfour
England
Tadie
Tita
London
Ladia
ATL
Bank of Mogland
Retail Clerks Convention Echoes Unity and Plans
The National Retail Clerks Association held a successful Toledo Ohio convention electing W B Coneway as president William A Callison secretary treasurer Max Morris and a slate on the executive committee including E Salomon Arthur J Baldwin Tud and Chas O Malley plus J I Myers as delegate to the AFL and W W Winchester as alternate Louisville will host next meeting on the second Tuesday in May A committee was named to revise the ritual Severn Wart by a Komb explosion in Montreal during a Franco Union Nationale celebration wounded over a dozen as fireworks lit the riverfront Loveland Cin MU Closes: Crescent Tin Plate mill in Cleveland Ohio shut down July 1 as heaters strike prevented operation and the firm moved to an indefinite shutdown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Retail Clerks’ Association
Toledo
Ohio
W. B. Coneway
St. Louis
William A. Callison
Zanesville
Max Morris
Cripple Creek
Col
E. Salomon
Denver
Arthur J. Baldwin
Marion
Tud
Waer
Ollumwa
Iowa
Chas
O'Malley
Bloomington
Montreal
Union Nationale Francaise
Loveland Cin MU
Crescent ‘Tin Plate Mil
Cleveland
Tinton Daeitie
Senate
Merwin
Morgan
Mar Morgin
Hiss
Tecormwoddad
Uey Department
Ortinaay Rite
Cormoer
Atelier Qamendiment
Fu Tha Bil
Che Nave
Ihevestigade
Ae Sovecimon
Elmeiier Motors
Cantrens
Alan
Afr
iSansas
Union Preiie
Tr Fudy
Thenderson
Lewn
Lewn Naked Mimoniais
Tom Horney
Chen
Sherman
Ir. Caemion
Suchcesses
Dunhoe
Northiway
Sayers
Historic Midwestern Market Quotations Listing Commodities
A dense run of regional price quotations for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and by products across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Western points. Prices shown in varied ranges reflect bids and offers for No 2 red hard red spring No 2 white No 2 yellow and related grades with butter eggs and clover aged notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate and House Week in Congress Debates and Votes
Week in Congress covers Senate and House proceedings with focus on deficiency appropriations for government claims against railroads and armor plate costs for new battleships. Debates on the Union Pacific railroad matters illuminate party lines. temporary adjournments and recesses punctuate a busy session amid ongoing conflicts over harbor and breakwater plans along the Pacific coast.
Court Negligence Case Hears Irish Wit On Train Speed
In a negligence case, a good-natured Irish wit testifies about train speed before the judge and lawyers. The exchange turns humorous as the witness gives a playful comparison to a cat and two minutes, highlighting local courthouse banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawyers
Tishman
Witiess
Buffalo Enquirer
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