Wealthy Boston syndicate eyed Magdalen Islands sale
The 20th report said a Boston syndicate planned to buy the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for 500000 dollars and develop large fishing works to rival Gloucester.
27 Jun 1889
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
1
The 20th report said a Boston syndicate planned to buy the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for 500000 dollars and develop large fishing works to rival Gloucester.
Personal and political notices recount the death of ColoneL O H P Cary a Mexican and civil war veteran and longtime Marion Indiana resident who passed away on the 19th. The item notes Cary’s status among Marion’s oldest citizens and his long military service.
The 5th amendment repeal vote totals show 28 449 approve and 9 853 reject with 5 469 margin over three fifths. Pennsylvania and Ohio results cited. nationwide roll calling names include Harrison Meantime Beecher and Quinn noted. Official returns confirm large majorities against both prohibitory and poll tax suffrage amendments.
On the 20th a vast anthracite cone was discovered at Com mone NW It is reported that the event may signal a major coal find. News from around the world notes major disasters including a Chinese city fire destroying half of Luchan killing about twelve hundred and displacing ten thousand. River floods in Stuttgart drown eight. In Quebec the Chambly coral fishing tragedy claims Rivens his son and Louis Sawyer. Bar Le Duc faces flooding while Venezuela's people rise against Guzman Blanco. Seventeen workers die in a Newcastle mine. A barge collision near Three Rivers floods three rivers wrecking the craft with twenty dead. A Kaltenlentgeben quarry landslide in Germany kills six. Americans visiting London noted.
Mrs Lucy W Hayes wife of ex President Rutherford B Hayes died at her Fremont Ohio home at 6 30 am on the 23rd She was born August 23 1831 at Chillicothe and married December 30 1852 to Mr Hayes surviving are her husband four sons and one daughter.
Chicago detective identifies Martin Burke alias W J Cooper as Cronin murder suspect in Winnipeg jail. Extradition petition filed. hearing set before Queen's Bench Chief Justice Taylor with Judge Bain to preside. Winnipeg and Curacao dispatch mention Ottawa skepticism about evidence and timelines.
Winnipeg reports expressman Martinson identified Martin Burke as the man who hired him to haul furniture to Carlson Cottage, linking Burke to the Cronin murder. Burke arraigned in extradition proceedings. authorities expect clear evidence for surrender within weeks.
Reports from Danvinty Columans and Wryamac on June 21 describe a new grain pest devastating wheat in Illinois and Indiana. Tiny green or pin sized insects suck juices from kernels, threatening oats rye and late wheat, with some fields already heavily damaged and no known relief.
Rhode Island voters repeal the prohibition amendment by large margins with 28 499 in favor and 9 833 against. The repeal surpasses the required three fifths. The 1886 adoption had 15 118 for and 9 220 against. Philadelphia reports official returns with Armstrong and Green missing and estimates show a statewide anti amendment majority of 183 173.
News from Helena Montana on June 23 describes a string of brutal killings about 150 miles north, including a shot female victim and two men and two girls found nearby with unidentifiable remains. Camp gear suggests emigrants in wagons, and authorities seek the unknown perpetrator.
A major blaze at the Heyer Bros fireworks shop in Boston damaged a four story brick building on Sumner and Hawley streets. Five bodies recovered and one severely burned survivor. Victims include Samuel Cord, Albert Gage, Thomas Paine, and two unidentified remains. Building and stock losses estimated at $100,000.
Mrs Simerson and seven of her children drowned during a Saturday night flood near Clinton Arkansas. Emerson, an old Van Buren County settler, escaped with two children after a log swept into the doorway. The mother and five other children were lost. vast property damage and livestock losses followed as the home wrecked.
The North German Gazette accuses Switzerland of aiding socialism and warns that such actions could spur war if practiced by a great power. The Bundesrat replies that Swiss policy upholds international duties while national safety of neutrality requires shared vigilance against revolutionary intrigues. Negotiations with foreign powers continue.
A resident near Ridgewater, eight miles from Colonia, shot and killed Andy Caldwell, an escaped lunatic, after he attacked Mrs Beckham and later fired on her daughter. Caldwell fled to a Ridgewater store, was chased by a posse, and died in the woods at Rockton.
The revolt in Venezuela challenges Guzman Blanco who ruled for twenty years. President Paul resigned under pressure from Caracas while Blanco is in Paris, and rebels expect his return to spark civil war.
June 22 Mapuio notes Senator Becerra Minister of the Colonies reaffirms that the United States made no proposal to buy Cuba and the Spanish Government would not entertain any sale talks of the island.
In Kessbarre Pennsylvania Governor Beaver will not intervene. The condemned man, known as Red-Nose Mike, will be hanged on Tuesday for the murder of Paymaster McClure and Flanagan. His aged mother pleaded with the Governor on Friday but was denied.
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