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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1896
Page
4
Reported wreck off Dos Rosas Tabasco with twelve passengers and most of the crew lost. Only three passengers and three men and a boy among the crew survived. captain drowned after clinging to a barrel with Mexican dollars. Wreck verified? uncertain.
A Southern railway passenger train escaped a catastrophe near Irondale eighteen miles from Birmingham when a rail was found missing from a trestle. The engineer applied air brakes and halted the train just in time, the train remaining on the trestle as it halted. No one was injured, and the delayed service resumed toward Birmingham. In the broader region, toll-gate banditry and related fears are noted, with authorities inspecting toll houses and residents fleeing homes to avoid robbery.
A Chicago bank failure triggers closings and turmoil as the National Bank of Illinois and three smaller firms suspend operations. The Bank of Minnesota also shuts, with state bank examiners taking charge and predicting possible resumption. Depositors may be paid in full, while other institutions report liquidity strains and reorganizations amid the crisis.
In Wirxesnanne Pennsylvania an explosion in the Baltimore shaft of the Delaware and Hudson company trapped over 20 miners. Rescue teams reached the site, ventilated the area, and brought unconscious men to safety. Some were sent home or to hospitals. doctors held hope all would recover. Meanwhile in Mob le Kentucky a mob hanged three Proctor brothers after battering the county jail, following a killing in Adairville. In Ouray Colorado five miners were killed when a cage fell at the Virginius shaft, their bodies to be brought out via the Revenue tunnel.
Morning session reports on the American Federation of Labor fourth day as delegates reaffirmed the 1808 1804 and 1865 conventions in endorsing free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Samuel Gompers results received cheers for president while Frank Morrison of Chicago named for secretary. News covers other convention actions including officers, location bids, and a debate on ballot procedures amid a broad set of updates from London to Nashville and stock and railway notes.
The piece outlines a southern China superstition about triplets destined to rebel. A “wine man” tests the babies by tying colored strings to their wrists. the child with a red string is condemned to drown. The article notes this belief appears in Demorest’s Magazine January issue and mentions Ottumwa readers will hear them December 28 at the church with 25 cent admission.
Notice from Jasper County Iowa probate court announcing executors and executrixes for Jane Kim and Jerome Roberts estates. Advises all claimants to file within twelve months, otherwise barred by statute. Includes dates, executor names Manning and Enizaverit A. Ronewts, with district court clerks and attorney Cheunts.
The notice states the appointment of MOL J. I Ryemly as Administrator of the estate of Mary HB Dickerson in Jasper County Iowa and demands debt settlements and claims within twelve months. It also declares the incorporation of The Continental Clothing Company in Newton Jasper County Iowa with authorized capital stock of 120,000 to be issued in 10200 shares and management by Stax W. Loomis and John P. Newell.
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