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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1896
Page
1
The Cripple Creek Colorado district suffered a severe blizzard on the 12th. NE wind at sixty mph collapsed dozens of buildings, downed telephone lines and electric wires, plunging the town into darkness. Prospectors in tents were displaced and property damage is estimated near 100000 with potential loss of life.
Excitement runs high as the notorious Taylor brothers, condemned for the Meeks family murders, escape from Carrollton county jail by breaking a cell bar and using a hose to descend from the garret. George remains at large while Bill is recaptured and jailed again. A deputy sheriff’s girl alerted authorities. bloodhounds prove unreliable. Browning area residents rush to join the chase amid renewed fear.
Fiorence Maybrick, American woman sentenced to life for murder, gains attention as Call proposes resolutions in the U S Senate. The English press mocks Senate interference yet friends and some papers believe the move could help the prisoner’s cause.
Three men Sullivan Barnes and Bayley hunted seals on an ice floe near St. Johns N F drifted to sea. A mail steamer rescued Sullivan and Barnes but Bayley died of the cold. Two others Halyard and Alton remain adrift likely perished. More may be lost along the coast as reports come in.
An official Clegrant in Masso wah Italy reports the Dervishes routed and fleeing across the Athara River. Italian authorities vow to hold Kassala at all costs and the government plans not to evacuate that portion of Abyssinia.
The British ship Carrstvonshire, sailing from San Francisco to Queenstown, wrecked near Skibbereen with the stern submerged. The crew escaped. Her cargo was on fire. The British ship Bradlock from New Castle N S W was towed into San Francisco harbor with coal on fire. fire suppression involved ten hoses until extinguished.
Two members of a wrecking crew, Charles BH Larkin and Patrick Cordi, were struck and killed by a fast freight train near Downington at around o clock. Police reported the scene as a fatal incident with limited surviving details.
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Herald describes President Cleveland’s note to Spain as urging acceptance of U.S. mediation to ease tensions over Cuba. The U.S. seeks reforms and pacification without demanding Cuban independence or home rule, inviting Spain to discuss methods and express willingness to accept mediation.
The weekly trade review reports no overall rise in business since April 1 with prices largely flat. Wheat imported from Turin totals 163,781,594 bushels this year versus 129,075,460 previously. Western receipts up about 6 percent, Atlantic exports down sharply. Corn gains 22.5 cents amid tight stocks while wool declines except for washed pieces. output reductions occur. Weekly failures equal 20 in the United States and 6 in Canada. In Berlin, a court duel erupts after the anonymous letter scandal as Baron von Schrader is wounded and Count von Kotze faces arrest. Duke Ernest Gather is named as a potential challenger.
Word reaches Whetatone Marshall County that an entire family perished in a blaze that consumed Jackson Martin's dwelling. The dead are Martin, his wife, and child. Neighbors fleeing from church witnessed the flames as the house burned, and Martin likely woke to dense smoke and escaped through a wall opening he formed, where his body was found.
A coroner's jury ruled Kate O'Donnell died of strychnine poisoning and her husband administered the poison to arrange marriage with Le Chore who testified to the effect. Also reports a double tragedy in Leavenworth where Gad Owens killed Don Boston and then killed himself with the razor. Spanish securities slide on US Cuban policy. a clerk named Dobbo Hays was killed by masked robbers in Twente California after a robbery.
A man known as Joly Smith confessed to the Stone family murder after arrest, admitting a plan to assault Flora Stone and killing Hattie Stone. Alvin Stone and others faced charges as the case touched on a dispute over attention to Flora. The killer claimed the weapon was a knife used for the fatal blows after tensions within the family.
A Missouri plot to wreck the Texas special near Caul's Hill failed when an engine extra reached Gad's Hill and diverted the switch. Five armed men fled as a posse pursues the would be wreckers.
Police in Salem Mass report a murder suicide after a small fire in dressmaking apartments. Miss Manning was found dead on a bed while Charles Flynn lay mortally wounded nearby. Flynn died before aid arrived. Authorities believe Flynn shot Manning and then killed himself.
Report notes Sunol ex queen of trotting turf may return to public view in 1886. Robert Bonner of New York says the great daughter of Electioneer appears fit and smooth, with plans to train her to attempt another trotting record if conditions permit.
The Bell Arden bound for South America collided with the Friesland near Quarantine and was beached at Staten Island after taking on water. No injuries occurred on either ship. In a separate Kansas City case, James McKinney killed his mistress Nellie Wagner and then shot himself after a visitor arrived. Wagner, 23, was known as Nell Webb.
Big Philadelphia firm Talle& Garrison, picture frames and moldings, assigns liabilities of 280000 with assets of equal value. The setback is blamed on tight money markets.
Admiral Beranger, Spain's minister of the marine, plans to urge the Chamber for a 23 million peseta additional grant to cover naval expenses. In Colorado, miners resume work after concessions were secured, ending a northern mining disruption.
The page lists beef and stocker prices for Kansas City and South Omaha cattle markets, hogs and sheep figures, cattle by St. Louis and Minneapolis grain quotes. Grain futures cover wheat corn oats rye with several month designations and erratic OCR readings.
A Michigan murder scene unfolds as S B Minchell, an insurance agent, is suspected in the ambush slayings of his wife, daughter, and two sons after a confrontation with creditor Sands. Investigations reveal premeditation with letters citing fear of poverty and business disputes. Minchell, a devout but quarrelsome man, previously faced warrants and legal trouble. The case links to a broader public alarm over motive and mental strain.
A sprawling Springfield convention adopts a prohibition plank, names Apley Johnson for governor and Windle Sloaze as lieutenant governor, Wilson secretary of state, Barrett auditor, and Hays treasurer. A drive to ban liquor in federal districts and extend public services is approved, with a campaign fund raised and a state ticket nominated including several trustees and a U.S. senator candidate.
Samuel Plimsoll, famed as the Sailors' Friend for seafaring men, lies seriously ill in London. Born in Bristol in 1824, he moved with his family to Penrith as a child, educated by the local curate, then attended a private school in Sheffield before clerking in a solicitor's office and a brewery. He later moved to London to start his own business and had unsuccessfully contested Derby in Parliament.
In 1880 he vacated his parliamentary seat to Sir William Veron Harcourt to aid the sailors. Plimsell, noted for unselfish service, helped push shipping law amendments in 1871 73 75 and 76. He published Our Seared and a sequel, and in 1880 issued a work on Cane Ships. He became president of the National Amalgamated Sailors and Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1890 before retiring.
A string of mishaps and legal fades ripple through Bridgeton, Mon tigne, Topeka, and Bruanerton. Drowned sailors Sparks from the wires and a banker's death in Michigan share space with mine entombment in New Zealand. A switch-engine collision devastates a family. a public receiver dispute ends for National Lin seed Oil. The grand steeplechase yields a murky result amid confusion and loss.
Report summarizes Senate and House actions including discussion on Brazilian Cuba policy, agricultural and district appropriation bills, the metric system debate, compulsory pilotage exemptions for coastal vessels, and tariff concerns. Includes remarks by Senators Turpie and Lodge, adjournments, and notes on pensions and Indian schools debates.
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