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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1891
Page
3
A jumble of brief items notes tariff effects on beer in Mexico and a Scots bridge tragedy, plus oddities like a Florida man defying rain with a palm hat, irrigation canal erosion, and a novel underwater fire project. Immigrant trunks and fish losses in California spark concern while smugglers and poachers persist. The London Lancet cites Hoch tuberculin optimism and British Columbia seal hunts reveal boat tactics.
Iowa items report new packing house activity in Ottumwa, electric light plans in Ferry, land boom in northern counties, and church dedications in Des Moines. Obituaries include George Beardshear of Marengo and Mrs J E Gepford of Red Oak. Public notices mention schools, rail events, and civic improvements while crimes and accidents populate regional briefs.
Paris reports France rejects Moroccan claims to Central Africa as beyond dispute and within its sphere of influence while Ribot vows to defend Algeria. London notes no settlement with Pamir, Ottawa says Curran may join Abbott cabinet, and Balfour expected as Irish secretary. Odessa reports anti Jewish measures paused abroad and Cahors lifts Mass approval leading to local Protestant shift.
A Paris dispatch reports Count Nigra informed Emperor Francis Joseph that Italy would provide ample protection to the panal conclave after a Monza interview. An Italian decision to lift the ban on American salted meats was semi-officially announced, with a direct denial from Secretary Rusk in Washington.
Judge Caldwell's decision in the Northern Pacific tax cases is said to grant railroads clear title to lands in their grants, now found to contain minerals. The interior department had refused patents absent proof of minerals, and the ruling affects thousands of acres in Montana, Idaho, and Washington where minerals were later discovered.
A. L. Goode Goodrich, 32, died at the Goldstone hotel from an overdose of morphine administered by himself. He checked in with a woman who claimed to be his wife, though his parents dispute marriage. The woman admits using morphine. the death occurred after a late evening dose despite warnings. Dr. Alice Goodrich is among his eight siblings.
A Valparaiso dispatch reports Chile will hold a general election tomorrow per the junta decree. Senators deputies municipal officers and presidential electors will be chosen under existing laws with most contests unlikely as Balmaceda allies fear showing strength. Electors will be summoned to assemble in Santiago on the third Wednesday of November to elect a new president.
A Black Hills man elopes to Old Mexico with a large sum of others money. Pred Sammis had been seen in Custer en route to Edgemont to settle a mine debt before heading toward Omaha and Mexico. Reports place his loss at seven thousand dollars, including funds from LeMars bankers and grain merchants.
Yesterday H Colston, a farmer six miles east of Paris, woke to screams from his daughter’s room. He wrestled a burly negro intruder. the daughter joined with an axe and Colston nearly felled him before surrendering to authorities. The assailant, a local resident, was described as slightly demented.
A Tegucigalpa dispatch reports a formal treaty of peace and amnesty between Honduras and El Salvador has been signed. The accord secures temporary peace for the Central American states amid ongoing regional events.
Phos Green aged 7 was instantly killed last night in St Apnes convent at Spark Hill when a stove exploded. The cause remains unknown.
A historical review of the Sioux war era from General Miles argues government failures caused Indian unrest. It cites poverty, rations, land boundaries, and unmet treaty provisions from 1868 to 1876, including seeds, livestock, dwellings, annuities, and ponies.
Eastern capitalists view artesian well irrigated lands as highly profitable and have sent agents to evaluate irrigation prospects. Messrs Mishrod BD El Daviels and E For sythe of Philadelphia represent a wealthy Philadelphia syndicate touring the state to assess opportunities.
Yesterday the Association for the Advancement of Women elected Julia Ward Howe of Rhode Island as president for the coming year. A long list of vice presidents was named including Augusta J Chapin of Illinois Nancy Adsit of Wisconsin D A Cooler of Iowa and Lata Bewick Colby of Nebraska. The congress closed with a strong symposium on the treatment of the topic by speakers.
Live stock and futures data from Sioux City and Kansas City show cattle, hogs, and calves trading across weight classes with mixed bids. Prices for steers and cows vary by grade, while hogs trend lower to mixed, and provisions list cash and futures for wheat, oats, and pork products.
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