Fragmented 19th Century News Snatches in a District Paper
A collage of short items covers politics, crime, technology, and travel. Topics include a 104 year old immigrant in Oklahoma, a failed free coinage system, a Durrant trial note, aviation and alibi chatter, British and American political commentary, a Richmond cigar machine, beer taxation, bigamy arrest, and rubber heel trials for soldiers. References mention Marcus Whitman, Oregon statehood, vine louse devastation in Italy, and Buffalo Bill’s show stirring East Liverpool youth into mischief.
Richland Bank Failure Sparks Wide Losses and Forgeries
Investigation into the Richland bank collapse reveals missing funds and forged notes used as collateral. Cashier Charlton fled with an estimated forty to eighty thousand dollars, leaving the vaults largely untouched and a trail of ruined businesses across town and surrounding areas. Authorities pursue notes in private hands linked to Charlton and his associate Starker as the case deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlton
Ricuiayo
Starker
Chariton
Edgington pension fraud case reaches Avoca scene
Brown Pound, EC Brown and W P Cappy are central figures in a pension fraud case. At Avoca Rock Island depot an assailant struck Brown on the head with a cane injuring him severely. Cuppy allegedly struck with a weapon, leaving Brown in a precarious condition at a local hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Cuppy
Fire Damages Mills and Cars at Musser Yard
Fire swept through a carpenter shop and lumber yard complex in Oxford Town, destroying twenty thousand bushels of oats, five thousand bushels of corn, three Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific cars, and depot materials. The blaze also damaged office property of Counselman & Co. and the total loss reached about eleven thousand dollars with only half covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rock Island & Ine
Wr. Domble
Counselman & Co
George Douglass
Carpenter Shop
Musser & Co
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Cicago
Rock Island & I
To the Asylum and Other Iowa News Aditions
October dispatches report August Swansen being watched for possible sanity after a brutal Clinton murder. Weston Civada shows Rees Smith murder aftermath in Lehigh. Fires destroy Alta Main Street block including Clarkson Opera House with large losses. Coal strike disrupts 100 jobs. Murderer at large Ree Smith last seen Marshalltown in a box car. Jefferson Orphans Home elocutionist Homer D. Cope dies. Local bank failures and misdeeds in Richland and Chariton. Des Moines hosts a major western convention Oct 29 30 31. Winterset fires six barns a residence. Grinnell bank robbery blindsafe theft.
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Main Street
Alta
Due Clarkson Opera House
Jefferson
Homer D. Cope
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Dr. Boatman
J. A. Gunn
Fremont
Irene Levert
Burlingte
Valley Street
Central Avenue
Ryone
Sigourney Dispatch
Charlton
Ussing
Mexico
Stocker
Mississippi
Iowa
C. P. Cobb
Springfield
Ill
RE. ‘Orrey
Chicago
Thomas Marshall
A. N. Hitchcock
W. B. Taylor
FE. Clark
International Society of Christian Endeavor
Man Stabbed After Whisky Row Disturbance
In Sioux City October 23 Tucker, in a drunken disturbance at a barn, stabbed Shannon after being restrained by James Shannon a blacksmith. Shannon suffers a precarious state. An unrelated report notes six year old Art Love burned when matches ignited his clothes on a street.
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Cnantros
Thomas Tucker
James Shannon
Tucker
Shannon
Sioux City
Art Lovegren
Destra
Fell To His Death In Wood Wagon Accident
Taylor Palle U Han of New Shanox died after falling from a wagon loaded with wood. The wagon passed over his head, severing an ear and fracturing the skull near the ear. He never regained consciousness and succumbed a few hours later. Deceased was a man of means and influence. Collegiants Must Not Dance at a ball hosted by Mrs. Robert Lincoln for Senator Harlan faced suspensions as the college faculty disciplined attendees.
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Taylor Palle U Han
New Shanox
Taylor
Hudenta
Preasant
UN College
Robert Lincoln
Senator Harlan
Ing
Navy yard in San Francisco enacts rare night work on Oregon
In Mare Island navy yard a night shift of about 100 men to finish armament of the battleship Oregon signals increased activity for protecting American interests in the Pacific. Lights are on and crews operate in the gun works as questions arise about the move.
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Jed Staten
Viantern
Hacereate
Washiseton
Navy Aed
Oregon
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Navy
Sampson
Auins
Southwest
Pacific
Oriental
Indiana
Venezuela
Cape Horn
CHINAMEN BEHEADED. World News
A series of dispatches reports executions in China following the Hwasang massacre with thirteen others put to death in Ku Cheng witnessed by foreign officials. Riots and chapel destruction are noted near Amoy Fukien as tensions rise. John B Johnson shows peak mile speed records in Louisville. Insurance firms reportedly insure consumptives under Amick treatment. Fire devastates Algiers New Orleans area destroying nine blocks and leaving 1,000 homeless with a suspect in custody.
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Foo Chow
China
Mabel Hartford
Hwasang
Ku Cheng
Amick Chemical
Amick Chemical Company
Cincinnati
Amick
Orleans
Algiers
Fiend Kills Family of Four in North Dakota House Fire
A violent crime narrative reports a fiend killed Lena 10, Wi tt, Gustav and two others north of a sparsely described town. The assailant set the house ablaze to cover the crime, with Sheriff Pitts and States Attorney Thorsen investigating once suspicions are verified.
Evacuate Liao Tung Fe Insula and Japan Proposals
The Cologne Gazette cites a St. Petersburg dispatch saying Russia France and Germany will present an identical note to Japan accepting its proposals. Evacuation of the Liao Tung peninsula would occur within three months after China pays 10,000,000 taels. The deal allegedly ensures Formosa channel navigation and avoids dependency on any conclusion elsewhere.
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Japan
China
Cologne
St. Petersburg
Russia
Franc
Germany
Liao-Tung
Formos
Venezuelan Tensions Rise with British Frontiersmen Moves
October reports from The St James Gazette indicate a deepening Venezuela Britain dispute. Secretary Chamberlain urges two Maxim guns to frontier posts and the cut of military roads to block Venezuelan incursions. Britain backs arbitration limits on British Guiana claims while US capital syndicates ready prospectors to Venezuela’s gold lands. The British minister prompts Brazil that England will keep the Trinidad islet from disruption.
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Losnos
The
St. James Gazette
Venezuela
Great Brit
Joseph Chamberlain
Rit
Chamberlain
Venezue
Britain
British Guiana
Shomburg Vine
de York
New York
United States
Great Britain
Turxos Aouks
Rio Janeiro
England
Trinidad
Global frontier dispute and weather lash regions
Reports from Loxpoy and Salisbury discuss British demands to settle the Venezuela border dispute and a Venezuelan stance against British incursions. Separately, snows sweep Homesville Oswego area with several inches reported and a major fire in Credé destroys blocks of business buildings. Willie Mackay dies after horse accident in Paris. An investment broker ad promotes stock market info.
King to wed new queen as palace murders spark crisis
In Corea on October 20 the king will marry a new queen immediately amid a crisis. The Japanese minister seeks the Chinese war minister to sign a paper taking responsibility for palace murders. The Corean minister to Japan has resigned and Kioka Chin, a conspirator, is named his replacement. Disturbances near the palace have been reported.
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Ovr
Corea
Japan
Kioka Chin
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Coffin Trust
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Tlinois Trust and ‘Savings Bank
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