30 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1895
Page
1
A late night collision near Presque Isle between the passenger steamer City of Toledo and the schooner Magdalen Dowling results in seven seriously injured and about fifty with cuts and bruises. The incident follows prior bay collisions and highlights dangers to crews and passengers aboard river and lake craft.
A mob abducted Noah Anderson from a Cincinnati jail and hanged him for the murder of Franklin Fridman, the nearly 60 year old president of the First National Bank of Clement County. The crime shocked the community, with swift rumors of attempt to concealment and a frenzied, widely known crime.
August trade shows further contraction with July inflation curbed by weaker activity. Wheat prices drop 387 cents weekly, exports fall to 1,852,602 bushels vs 2,691,764 last year. Cotton, wool sales, and steel wire prices shift while overall futures are cautious. failures rise in the U S compared with last year.
A $400000 blaze at Milwaukee docks consumed five freight warehouses and docks owned by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad, plus other facilities. Losses are estimated up to $400000 with insured coverage noted. a bystander worker was killed when an engine struck an 8 year old boy. Additional damage reported to Wisconsin Central and Anchor Line properties, while other incidents include a steamer collision and a Japanese cholera outbreak with thousands of cases and many deaths.
Rumors from Washington claim President Cleveland and Secretary Olney consider recalling Ambassador to France and asking Denby to resign in China Minister Dun to be recalled from Japan and ex Senator Ransom not to be reappointed in Mexico If true four new posts would be created Lewis Baker currently in Nicaragua Costa Rica and San Salvador named likely successor to Ransom
A New York preliminary Cuban junta conference backed a drive to secure official belligerent rights for the Cuban republic now established with a provisional government. Senor Tomaso Estrafa Palma chairs a committee empowered to draft a memorial to Congress and press recognition before the House foreign affairs committee.
Washington special reports ex Senator Manderson sent a motion to refer the sugar bounty payment question to the Treasury Secretary. If it wins, the issue leaves Comptroller Bowler’s control. The act's language mirrors the McKinley bounty, not excluding regular officers. Texas fever hits Illinois cattle. Homer Vandeventer herd sickens and may spread, with state vet to supervise culling. Kenosha arson case: Bernard Hueffer arrested. total arrests rise as police hunt two more Chicago men.
Regional quotes show Sioux City cattle at 2.75 to FLO0 with hogs 4.2 to 4.35 and diverse prices for sheep, wheat, corn, oats, rye, flax, hay, potatoes, beans, peas, hides, butter, and eggs. Chicago markets list cattle 8.73 to 5.8, hogs 4.40 to 4.70, sheep 3.50 to 5.90, with wheat, corn, oats, and rye ranges. Kansas City and South Omaha provide cattle and hog ranges, while St. Paul and Minneapolis report cattle and wheat futures with on-track prices for No. 1 hard and northern grades.
A 19th century column argues Americans lost export value after breaking protection. Data shows declines in mineral oils, breadstuffs, cotton, and provisions for year ending June 30, 1895. It notes higher quantities but lower prices, with substantial losses in cotton and wheat. Also laments wage shifts, geese feather protection, and calls for home industry tariffs.
The passage discusses how advances in tariff reform affect employment, noting many workers may lose jobs or seek work elsewhere as industries absorb fewer hands. It questions whether other sectors have advanced enough to absorb displaced workers and hints at migration and wage shifts since 1892. It also cites US anti convict-labor sentiment and British parliamentary debate urging protection to secure a home market.
The San Francisco Journal of Commerce urges San Francisco manufacturers and producers to establish a California week or day monthly to purchase goods of California origin. The Manufacturers and Producers Association of California reports 34,000 workers in affiliated factories and supports stronger protection.
An Ohio revivalist named Jones enters the revival business, advertising a strong voice and ability to speak to large grove audiences. He offers sermons on Sundays and political talks on weekdays, claiming high efficiency, entertaining appeal, and growing attendance at each nightly gathering. In Austria a six month credit is typically slowed.
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