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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
2
A garbled excerpt notes Kaiser ceasing beer lemonade and delivering a lecture on a campaign. It mentions a toast of figs and a question about health being drunk in "water" with a mysterious response. The text is fragmentary and includes odd phrasing and misread terms.
The House debated banking and currency reform with Representative Neeley Kansas urging a bill to prevent interlocking directorates. Secretary Bryan’s endorsement rallied support for Glass’s currency bill as amendments were discussed to grant agricultural paper equal credit, with Underwood and committee members pushing action at the next session.
Fragmented report notes suffragists sentenced to imprisonment for protests amid cabinet tensions over women’s governance reforms. Separate item mentions a child’s fatal throat injury from a buried part and an improvised airway procedure, traced to Wil Graham of Dexter.
Eleven month old Qhiengo Robert Sperzino underwent an appendiceal operation, the youngest ever in the city for this disease, with a rapid expected recovery. In Minnesota a thunderstorm near Thief River Falls lashed the region, causing downed lines. A boy, the son of A. Anderson, was killed when struck by a baseball during a game. John Elbell, 23, a fastball player, suffered a fractured skull after being hit by a pitched ball in a game at Allen.
Game Warden Anderson of Valenting caught five boys, sons of prominent ranchers in the southern part of the county, with a large cache of chlakeitea and likely facing a $126 fine. The incident occurred amid tensions among local miners and residents during a period of unrest.
In Chicago bankers from across the United States gathered at the Hotel La Salle to press for a compromise on the Owen Glass currency bill now before Congress. Over 250 delegates from banking houses clearing houses and financial organizations attended the meeting. Early indications showed willingness to adjust objections to the bill and to align with administration aims while preserving financial interests.
On August 26, Attorney General McReynolds selected John T. Butler, veteran Chicago newspaper correspondent, to serve as secretary and aide.
Roy Gross twenty two and Hazel Stewart twenty two were found dead in Indianapolis on August 26 in a suicide pact carried out with carbolic acid. The two were married to each other and died as a result of the act.
Aug 26. Off Sweden a rumor of a naval incident reports an armored ship colliding with and sinking a gun boat near a coastal town. Eyewitnesses describe confusion and partial details as authorities begin inquiry.
Former lobbyist Mulhall testifies before the Senate lobby inquiry committee, alleging Representative McDermott sent word in 1910 to seek an eight hour work law and recounting payments to Jamou Wateron’s estate. Witnesses dispute timing and scope as the inquiry probes Prolabor lobbying tied to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Fragmented wire service notices describe violence near a Mexican labor camp in Henney Michigan with a death, plus varied items from Minneapolis and Manila. Observed are a 1916 travel invitation, a missing teenager case in Minnesota, and a Moro attack on a governor in Sulaw.
Washington August 25 President Wilson announces new appointments to the government expansion board for the exposition in San Francisco naming A C Miller Dr W F Bhattan and F F Taméan Serib ney as members amid reform efforts and preparations for the fair schedule
A chaotic string of dispatches reports Huerta may shift policy as Mexican forces clash in Huata city. Pascual Orozco and other peace negotiators are said to be killed, found riddled with bullets near Munds street as federal troops enter the town. Washington hints at renewed U S contact and possible negotiations amid Mexico’s unrest and Huerta’s mutinous army.
A naval gun burst near an Indian port killed six individuals and injured others amid lines of ships. Admiral von Wellonburg oversees the investigation as authorities classify the incident a fatal naval accident.
A tumultuous report from New York alleges Harry Thaw faces potential extradition and political pressure amid immigration law actions. Officials hint that if Thaw or family cooperate or reveal secrets, the case could escalate, with possible moves to Vermont or Canada.
An accident during a crowd event caused a tent to collapse in Chicago on Thursday night. A man was killed and many were injured as spectators were pinned beneath canvas and debris, while a power line or spark raised panic. Authorities note possible dynamite origins tied to a separate New York incident near Mayor Gaynor’s residence.
A damaged fragment reports on a burial event in Trinidad Colorado dated August 24 with mentions of a man named Samon Unbeon of Downs and references to renewed work and an old maton fungal, though the text is garbled and lacks clear details.
Sioux City readies the Interstate Fair from September 11 to 19 with expanded exhibits, nightly shows, and new hotels, as crowds pack the grounds. Officials renovate grounds and add painters, carpenters, and decorators while railroads boost special service. food prices are capped at five cents, and a Bright Spot midway promises diverse acts.
The readable text presents a garbled, partial passage about duties, smiles, and a referenced individual. It lacks clear events or identifiable people, places, or organizations. The fragment hints at a religious or moral tone but provides no concrete news or actions to summarize.
The fragment shows a heated, possibly accusatory exchange with slang and indirection. Key names or places are unclear, leaving the main action as a tense confrontation about money and loyalty.
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