30 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Hedrick Journal
Location
Hedrick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1892
Page
1
A heavy steel plant disaster in Homestead injures nine workers during a converter melt. Four are reported certain to die. Cause traced to bolts falling from shields, sending molten metal into the pit and tipping the vessel. W L Abbott, chairman, calls it an unusual and unavoidable accident.
Bravonia Texas dispatch notes brutal killings with three bodies found in the Bernard River bearing signs of foul play. Letters to H C Gray found on each, two Mexican guides feared killers. Other items include mall robbery arrest of W Leighty, a Danville lawyer suicide in Hot Springs, Chicago iron ore deaths, Jersey Central depot thwarted burglary, a New York murder suicide, and a series of trials and executions nationwide.
Five Lenhay family members died in a Springfield Minnesota house fire on Saturday night. A Kalimazoo Michigan home fire trapped a son and daughter on the second floor while their parents escaped and saved a few possessions from the severe weather. Total losses cited near 1500 dollars with full insurance. Across several regions prairie grass fires have caused seven deaths in ten days. Additional reports recount a $16000 Washington loss from a folding-room incident, two Anderson Indiana gas explosions with no injuries, and a Mount Washington North Dakota hotel blaze that killed guests but was contained with losses around 25000 dollars insured at 11000.
In New York Sidney Dillon, president of the Union Packie Railroad, is confined to his house with stomach trouble from chronic indigestion, nearly 80. Colonel Daniell Lamont has been dangerously ill in New York, two weeks, now resting but not out of danger. Obituaries list Dr TD Hayes Agnew in Philadelphia, Randall Hunt in New Orleans, Captain Frank Jackman in Toronto, all aged at various points.
Samuel Drake who designed the first con stove has died at age 101. Born in the early 1920s, Drake pioneered the compact fuel stove and held several patents. His innovations influenced portable heating and cooking devices used by hikers and campers. He is survived by two children.
The Gatch Agense bill failed in the Iowa House by 62 votes to 40. Roger Q Mills won Texas United States Senate election to replace John H Reagan. John Temple Graves of Macon Georgia accompanied Senator HHS through Georgia declaring evidence shows the New York statesman is weak. Mr Grieves asserts Grover Cleveland is the greatest Democratic statesman of the day.
Telegraph news notes report Quilimane in Mozambique under siege by 6000 rebels amid European presence and nearby naval movements. Berlin hints at Prince Bismarck’s illness and altered visit plans. Also noted are the death of Arthur Goring Thomas in London, Ponthler’s anti slave trade actions on the Congo, South Australia drought, a benzine warehouse explosion in Amsterdam, and Rome’s anarchist trials and sentences.
Condemned boilers at the Michigan stemmer in Erie. Carnegie, Phipps & Co plan a 110 ton steel saw to expedite armor plate delivery at Homestead. I A Soule, sought by a grand jury in Chicago, is missing. A California gold discovery near Cottonwood Springs excites prospectors. Oklahoma allotments for Cheyenne and Arapaho lands will form six counties with large settlement potential. Wisconsin Supreme Court voids apportionment bill. Reading scandal costs 3 million to secure passage in New Jersey. Garfield assassin Guiteau noted as drunk at execution. Senator Gallinger to speak at Colorado Springs May 12. Rosette Mining Co reports an $80,000 strike at Beaver Park, Vermont. Mrs. Andrew Reid Jr buys Greuze painting for $20. now worth thousands. A Lima Ohio murder by husband in insanity. New Jersey Governor Abbott may veto Reading trust bill. Aberdeen clergyman accuses Talmage of stale sermons. Minneapolis flour output shows market weakness. Beulah Hill farm Dunbar production 32 Indians entombed 1900. Knox College sees Bateman resign. Binley to succeed. Dominion government ends reciprocity hopes with U.S. Palmer comments cited.
The Behring Sea dispute is cited with hopes for a renewed modus vivendi. Parliament in London weighs informing the House of Washington dispatches. Ex governor Thayer seeks to reopen gubernatorial dispute. bills and bids touch abortion exhibits and arming of Texas rangers. ships carry flour to starving Russians. King Toubino visits San Francisco. senate sessions edge toward ratification of the Behring treaty with exchange delays.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Claus, Spreckels refining ties with Franklin refinery may form a big sugar trust deal in a few days. Harrison Frazer & Co stock shifts into American Sugar Refining, boosting Harrison Frazer & Co capital and plans for new plant. Beef packing associations form in several cities. The Lindell Hotel sale nets $875,003. Dun & Co notes mixed trade signals with brighter prospects in iron and textiles, while grain and cotton fall. overall business confidence remains high despite foreign-relations uncertainty and weekly failures total 231.
President Harrison signals support for protecting seal fisheries from Canadian poachers with full naval backing if needed. Senate debates British obstacles as Lord Salisbury warns against renewed modus vivendi, suggesting bonds to indemnify poachers and delays in arbitration. Cabinet backs firm U.S. stance while considering renewal options and potential litigation.
The report reviews congressional actions with a focus on river and canal funding in the Senate and House. It notes amendments to navigation and Indian bills, a near party line vote on the silver issue, and executive nominations and a proposed encampment aid. The House adjourned amid stalled private relief discussions for Henry H. Sibley’s heirs.
A cluster of editorials quotes condemnatory takes on the Yokohama shooting and foreign opinions of American women abroad. Headlines scold cultural lapses, warn against romantic entanglements, and frame the incident as public scandal impacting reputation.
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