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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1893
Page
2
Cincinnati police investigate reports of a baby farm at 90 Richmond Street. Five babies entered and vanished in two weeks, with no trace found hidden in or around the old two story brick tenement. Two women vanished as officers prepared a raid, leaving the others ignorant of the situation. Authorities seek the two mysterious women.
Agripius Honcharenko, a Russian exile near San Francisco, reports in the Chronicle that the Czar has issued a ukase expelling 22,000 wealthy Hebrew residents from Siberia. He claims many exiles will head to the Pacific Coast when the order takes effect October 13, while poorer Jews are said to be spared.
Jesus Ma reto and three others dig nightly on A. Schurig's premises seeking buried Spanish gold said to be hidden wealth. Ma reto claims a vision from the spirit world two weeks ago disclosed the treasure and its location. Searches occur only during the rising of the fee as instructed by the vision.
In Marshall special report John Olarrow, a tough local figure, is shot dead by Daniel Thompson. Thompson, administrator of his father's estate, allegedly warned others against aiding his mother and then killed Olarrow as he sat in a Tom post office store. Thompson surrendered amid a sheriff's posse search.
In Louisiana Missouri a catfish weighing over forty pounds carried a four tined silver fork inside its stomach. The fork bears the name S. S. Bayard, an old steamboat once plying St. Louis to Louisiana. Captain Jon Mackey and steward Charles Brum, both of St. Louis, are noted in connection with the find.
Mrs Nancy Schultz of Manchester plans a third marriage to 30 year old William Miller in Westminster Maryland. At 84 she appears 50 and previously wed 23 year old Charles Belcher at age 60. Brothers may attend the ceremony despite modest means and past bereavements. Storms sweep France and Italy with floods near Nice and between Bologna and Florence disrupting trains. Anarchist attempt on life in Barcelona is noted with the assailant dying Sept 24.
Captain Martinez Campos was executed after a court martial sentence at 9 o'clock. He refused priests and sang anarchist songs as he faced the wall at Monjuich Castle. A large troops crowd watched as the firing squad delivered the fatal volley and Ward fell forward dead.
A New York special reports on two Chinese merchants from Cuba held in the hold of the steamer Orizuba upon quarantine arrival. Captain McIntosh ordered detention. sailors allege poor food and threats as the men protest confinement. The Chinese Consul awaits official notice and a formal complaint to act.
Nebraska rail lines announce intensified security after uptick in train robberies. Pay car and express money transfers altered to lower risk, with armed passenger crews and safes locked with unknown combinations. Safes opened only at Fremont Norfolk Long Pine Chadron to minimize cash exposure.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria faces severe financial trouble despite eight million francs in advances from the Coburgers over recent years. He spent lavishly in Sofia last winter for his marriage preparations and royal display. The Duke of Parma and Baron Hirsch each sent one million francs to assist his immediate needs.
Washington special Commissioner Lamoreaux of the General Land Office reports a decline in land entries for the year just ended with 4 004 final entries covering 488 577 acres. Total public land disposed 11 891 149 acres, cash sales 1 404 958 acres. Cash receipts $4 470 734. Ninety two depredations cases valued at $195 602 were reported.
The Argentine president issues a manifesto thanking the people for rallying around the government amid recent troubles. Several hundred colonists were killed in the attack on Santa Fe. Federal cavalry pursue rebels as floods hit Mexico City with heavy rains causing severe property damage and widespread inundation.
A Frisco passenger train was wrecked at Lamar near Springfield resulting in the deaths of the engineer and fireman. None of the passengers were seriously hurt. A separate Berlin report notes the Golden Dragon Hotel at Konigswinter collapsed, killing seven.
The Pall Mall Gazette prints a long interview with a secret service officer long attached to the British government since the Parnell era. He names Le Daron and claims Clan na Gael will be organized in the United States under Patrick Egan and Patrick Ford after the home rule bill rejection. The detective links disarray in Clan na Gael to the Parnell probe and Dr Cronin’s Chicago murder, notes Fean’s absence, and cites a quiet pact with Gladstone to delay action on home rule. He traces the 1888 Irish split and Harrison’s potential victory had Egan acted, asserting disorganization aided Cleveland’s Irish vote.
After fifteen years of litigation the disinherited children of Chief Johnnycake of the Delaware Tribe are recognized and awarded a share in the estate valued at 159000. The case went through Kansas City and Wyandotte County courts with the will's validity under Indian law questioned, finally yielding an equal division among all seven children.
Springfield special Attorney General Moloney leaves for Washington to plead before the U S Supreme Court in the Illinois Town case. He seeks removal of state commissioners who fixed the boundary in the river center, challenging prior rulings and calling for a chancery muster to determine the line.
Indianapolis special reports a serious outbreak as boiler makers strike at Moorfield shops. A guard is shot at after being confronted by rock-throwing protesters. A revolver is fired injuring Stamm in the hand. A train is shelled, fatally wounding fireman Pitts as the crowd returns fire. More trouble is expected.
In Roslay Nevsky Infantry Barracks a blaze broke out forcing fifty soldiers to the roof. Eleven died and eight fatally injured as twenty three men and five NCOs suffocated and burned. Many others missing and authorities suspect arson by a regiment member.
The August hurricane is described as the most destructive in U.S. history. Marine underwriters estimate property losses to sailing vessels at over 4 million dollars. Reported deaths number 564 as forty vessels foundered, eighteen abandoned, forty six stranded, 120 damaged, and nineteen unaccounted for at sea.
John Rohrer, longtime resident and electrical streetcar engineer, was shot and killed at the Sixth and Water streets corner during a highway robbery. He resisted the hold up, but the assailants escaped. no suspects identified. Prince Blanarck Better is noted but not confirmed as a suspect.
Survivors recount a hurricane that flooded shores with 115 mph winds, wrecking most homes and wiping out villages from Bayou Cook to Grand Bayou. The Mississippi rose nine feet as rice fields, orchards, and crops were ruined, with total losses exceeding 1.24 million dollars and Mobile and New Orleans sustaining heavy damage.
The narrative describes mass casualties from a massive storm along the Mississippi coast from Pointe a la Hache to the Gulf. Bodies lay as survivors organized a week of duty and charity, with improvised burials, widespread wreckage, and reports of 1 800 to 2 000 deaths across Plaquemine and Jefferson parishes.
Contracts awarded for the construction of the two principal buildings for the California mid-winter fair. The projects include the manufactures and liberal arts building and the manufactures building for the projected California Exposition.
The contract price for the two buildings totals $172000. Cash contributions reach $112000 with subscriptions of nearly $300000 more. An illustration shows the projected manufactures building as part of the fair. Notes of Current Events report a series of dramatic incidents and legal actions including a beheading in Dayton and a sensational mutiny in Fort Smith.
The paper reports the seventh biennial reunion of the Thirty-second Regiment in Fort Dodge with about 100 veterans, election of leaders, and Eagle Grove chosen as the next meeting site. It notes embezzlement charges against L A Hillard and a Damascene steel claim, plus local burnouts and mine injuries in Des Moines and Dubuque.
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