14 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1896
Page
1
News from Renwick Iowa reports a young girl Maule Straw aged 19 found dead at a friend’s home near Sheldon. The coroner’s jury records indicate marks of violence on the body, with community unrest noted as details emerge. Her sister and brother-in-law were mentioned in connection with the case.
Julie Furseman of Tex Ne Y directs Brattle Van Santvoord and Geer as receivers of the Walter A Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company Hoosick Falls to borrow 3.6 million dollars on receivers certificates to cover raw materials and finishing machines in process manufacture for foreign orders. Operations to resume soon amid large raw material stock and orders exceeding three million dollars.
A freight and passenger train collision near Hannibal Missouri injured fifteen aboard the passenger coach as it was struck in the tunnel approach. The wreck left the coach nearly overturned toward the Mississippi river with most occupants sustaining injuries, some serious and one fatal.
Crowds cheer as Stanhope Hooster is acquitted in the Lowe Iowa murder case. The jury delivered a swift not guilty verdict after tense deliberations drawing praise for defense counsel and scene described with heightened public emotion.
Two men died and two were injured in Brooklyn New York when a three story timber building in Taird Avenue collapsed. The upper floors were vacant. the first floor was rented by James Quigley used as a storefront. Bodies showed Quigley and Seaman heard the crash and were trapped by falling walls as they tried to reach the door.
The Conprestational Church in Auburn Massachusetts founded in 1778 was completely burned along with the town hall and adjacent chapel. In Baltimore General John Gibbon, famed Indian fighter, dies at 63 from pneumonia after a brief illness.
An elderly former U S Army officer on the retired list prepared to travel to Milwaukee for a Loyal Legion reunion. The article mentions General Gibbon, Holmesburg, and a service in the Mexican War era, with references to years and locations that place the figure in a late 19th to early 20th century context.
Benjamin Rateliite murdered three Jefferson district school board members Sammel Taylor Lincoln H McCurdy and George D Wyatt at a Jefferson schoolhouse in Park County on May 6 1845. He fired with two Winchester rifles after a dispute over schoolhouse location and contentious reports linking Agcelure and his mother Usushter. Wyatt survived and recounted the events. The shooting left the community shaken and sparked a long tale in local lore.
President Cleveland signed the Ant prize fight measure making prize fighting a felony in all lands under federal jurisdiction. Officials say prompt enforcement will prevent violations. Austin reports Adjutant General Mubray ordered Venus rangery toward El Paso to deter fighters near Texas soil, with ground movement planned if a fight is attempted.
A 12 year old boy shot his younger brother with a Winchester and then killed himself, leaving both boys dead in a squalid home as neighbors discovered a horrific scene. The father allegedly neglected the family, leading to near starvation before the tragedy. Authors note other regional crimes and disasters in brief.
Market quotations show hogs trading 2.73 to 23.90 with beef and feeders from 270 to 2835, grain ranges include wheat around 5 to corn no. 2 red and oats and rye values, Kansas City and South Omaha cattle prices listed with steers 2.50 to 3.51 and heifers at 3.00 to 4.50, Minneapolis wheat futures cited with May 6233 and July 8240.
A summary of legislative activity shows multiple bills debated in the House and Senate, including measures on education, code commissions, and journalism protection. Discussions covered suffrage, public buildings, and state institutions, with adjournment and ongoing resolutions shaping the session.
The revision committee faces criticism as lawmakers consider changing the duties of the Governor and Secretary of State. Objections rise over process and scope while a notable proposal would raise the notary public fee from 125 to 8, with expected state revenue gains.
Local reports announce Maurice Bank suspends payment and will resume business shortly under M D Gibbs of Alton in charge. Officers claim depositors will be paid, real estate losses blamed on market downturn. Also notes a protest against free delivery and a separate arrest for selling hop temperance drinks by Bentley and E. in St. Louis area.
Attorney KE Macomber for J %. Joeke of Dex Moines has garnished all local news dealers selling the Chicago Chronicle in a libel suit seeking $30,000. He aims to hold paper sale receipts until judgment. Settlement talks failed and further action is planned statewide to enforce the claim.
Incendiary Stuart was sentenced by Judge Wolfe to seven and a half years at Anamosa for burning the Lyons depot in 1885. He was captured after escaping to Canada and convicted again, with total county costs around $2,000. Plans emerge for a large 5,000-seat Des Moines auditorium to host conventions.
Senate and House debated free coinage and tariff measures amid party lines. Quay's tariff silver bill faced recommitment. reports on Cuba and diplomatic costs advanced. Floor fights over district charity funding, and a prize fight bill dominated afternoon business before adjournment.
The clipping presents quirky lines about a flea described with armor like fish scales and bristly spikes, mentions Mrs. Coleman of Gatesville Miron celebrating a hundredth birthday joining a church, and a cartoonish dialogue about cockroach powders from a druggist. The fragment ends amid misfit phrases and stray words.
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