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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
2
A Wabash Railway express train left Kansas City and wrecked after crossing a trestle in Missouri City. Seven killed and nineteen injured as debris washed away in a swollen stream. Among the dead and injured are mail clerks, the baggage master, a brakeman, and Mrs. W. Hikinson of Kansas City, severely hurt.
A sudden apoplectic stroke interrupted a senate debate at 2 30 Saturday as Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota faltered mid speech and collapsed briefly. He was aided by colleagues and taken home with doctors diagnosing a minor stroke causing facial paralysis. The chamber cooled as officials ensured his condition.
Eight people on their way to a picnic near Evanston were injured when a runaway carriage horse bolted down a hill after a girl in a white dress crossed the road. All occupants were thrown out and a second picnic party narrowly avoided a collision as a crash was averted. One person suffered fatal injuries.
Initial reports from official Havana circles claimed insurgent commander Gen. Maxizag Gomez was killed near the Puerto Principe line. By Sunday the line revised to say he was seriously wounded, but outside officials doubt the correction.
A cyclone fifteen miles northwest of Salina, Kansas, left three dead and many injured. The Geezy family perished in their home as a cave collapse triggered by the storm halted rescue efforts. The storm tracked east then split west and north, causing further damage near St. Louis and in Illinois towns with heavy rain and wind. Separately, gold on Oak Point Island in Rainy Lake sparks talk of a possible US Britain border dispute over the island, claimed by Canada per surveys while US patents challenge the Canadian claim.
Papal delegate upholds points of Mgr Martinelli in Marshall Michigan church case. Father Murphy is not suspended excommunicated or expelled. Fathers Bonacum and Murphy must pay all court costs. Decision limits bishops power to suspend priests arbitrarily.
Tobit Satline one of Meriden Connecticut's wealthiest men died at age 95. Born in Walcott Connecticut he began with a $105 gift from his father at age 16 and started ivory comb manufacture. He rose to president of Foster Meream & Co and led a mock company formed in 1885, remaining its president until death. Even in later years he worked daily at the shop earning about 40 cents a day while still employed.
The Mississippi River commission resumed its New York session on Saturday. Representatives from the river south of Cairo urged continuing and improving the levee system, arguing its success in recent tests and urging adherence to the program.
Governor seeks federal aid after disturbances near Key West as the Week in Trade notes a cautious but steady economic improvement. Wheat harvests begin with winter wheat yielding better than expected, and spring wheat areas expanding. Iron and steel show slight price declines while textile demand remains steady. Women’s wear orders exceed expectations, spring goods lag, and overall failures decline from last year in both the United States and Canada.
Governor Broxham asked Friday for federal troops to restore order in Key West where he says a mob controls the town. The unrest followed an attempted lynching of a Black man accused of assault. Pendleton faced a mob in court, was rescued, and the militia stood at the armory overnight amid rising tensions. The demand for federal assistance had not been answered.
A severe thunderstorm with electrical display swept Georgia causing multiple fatalities and extensive property damage. One family reported a badly burned daughter and another a son, while floods and fires from the storm threatened waterways and homes, with property losses expected to be substantial.
A Poughkeepsie dispatch reports Cornell defeating Harvard and Yale in a varsity race. Yale finished second by several lengths, Harvard third. Times and splits are given with Cornell leading throughout as American grit and training prevail over English methods.
Diamonds valued at about 4000 seized from Hitty Wells, known as the Queen of the Levee, after police nabbed her in New York. A 22 year old noted Chicago crook, she faced months of pursuit for diamond larceny. Detectives brag of capturing a prolific badger game operator. Kitty, youngest and prettiest in a ten year Chicago cohort of such women.
The lord mayor Sir George Francis-Phillips hosted a luncheon at Mansion House for princes and princesses from Britain and abroad who joined the jubilee procession. Attending were emissaries with ambassadorial rank and members of the diplomatic corps, including United States Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid, and United States Ambassador Col. John Hay and Mrs. Hay.
John Garvey, the famed Astor tramp, died in a Newburgh New York hospital on Saturday. He once wandered into Mrs. William Astor’s residence in New York about two years ago and slept upstairs in a chamber. He was reported mentally imbalanced and had long been a familiar Bowery figure in New York.
President RD Wonliaece announced that Senator Meo Aldanha will address the Republican Naval League event. The gathering aims to boost support for Metrels and related defense policy efforts.
Mrs Mary E Lease of Wichita Kansas defies Eastern Company pursuing a probate court order to collect a 31600 debt. The mortgage holder bought the property for 890 at foreclosure, claiming the unsatisfied balance and seeking to attach Lease's other assets. Lease vows to resist, warns of jail for contempt of court, and will represent herself in court.
Cubans living in the United States who helped fund the Cuban independence war will vote on September 2 in Camagüey for two representatives to the Cuban constitutional assembly. Eligible voters are Cubans over 18 who contributed to the cause, with details to be issued on polling procedures.
Articles signed at the Police Gazette office in New York and later in Jersey City set terms for a finish fight between Peter Maher and Thomas Sharkey. The bout will be held before the club outside of California with a $5,000 side bet and a mutual choice referee. Al Smith will act as final stakeholder. A final deposit deadline is August 2, and the fight must occur within three months afterward.
Market reports show cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain prices across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York and other hubs. Values cover corn, wheat, oats, rye, hay, butter, eggs, potatoes, and broom corn with bid ranges and spread notes.
The Democratic Populist Free Silver alliance at Des Moines nominates a joint ticket for state officers. Fred White is the gubernatorial favorite after informal and formal ballots. L. G. Rinne and Rhinehart win Supreme Court and State Superintendent spots for Democrats and Silver Republicans, with Crane winning the Populist race for railroad commissioner. The three parties plan a united campaign while internal disputes prompt a call for a new convention by Populists over representation and party naming.
The University of Iowa at Iowa City held a special session in Judge Haddocks office as the executive committee refined future plans. Swalm dispatched an address to Governor Drake detailing the fire and losses while appeals went to Iowa editors, alumni, and the public. Librarians oversee lists of spared books and care for remaining volumes. In weather news, corn shows progress with good culture but stands below average, while wheat oats barley and grass do well. Potato bugs and other insects trouble fields. A death by suicide occurred in Black Hawk County. Mrs Nicholas Lies of Fox Township died by jumping into an abandoned well, with ill health cited. Genoa consul James Fletcher left Watering Tuesday for direct travel to Italy.
The Wiggins and Krame store at Cooper was burglarized recently with stock turned upside down. Loss amount cannot be estimated. Two months earlier the SAMA store was attacked but burglars were caught after the alarm alerted owners. This time the alarm failed.
W A McKee of Koinwand was fatally injured when struck by a large electric line as a vehicle by Cedar Rapids and Marion ternary? The crash resulted in his death.
Des Moines workers and volunteers operate a street car charity scheme to raise funds for a local home. Workers wear white caps and skirts while collecting fares from passengers, with conductors assisting and noting readiness to accept change. The effort aims to raise about 31000 toward a 206000 target, as the project progresses.
Mrs Abvie Bayley who vanished from Marshalltown during the G A R encampment has been located at her father’s home in Cairo Illinois. Mrs Hanley, a WRC delegate from Tabor, had disappeared during the convention causing fear of foul play. She is safe and unharmed.
Linnie Kasson a Sioux City barber of fourteen years inherits 250000 after news of his uncle James Kasson’s death in Austin Texas. The estate totals share 500000 to Kasson and his brother W F Kasson. Kasson plans to secure the fortune and has previously only counted 1.50 as a fortune. Public Schools are denounced by Archbishop Hennessey of Dubuque. He claims Catholics pay one seventh of 350000000 support for public schools and 40000000 for Catholic education. Music Teachers’ Association closes its annual session in Marshalltown. Keokuk to host next meeting. Iowa Commandery of the Loyal Legion notes presence of civil war veterans and welcomes four new members. Harry E Hudson killed on Iowa Central train near Marshalltown. Cedar Rapids Masonic Temple cornerstone laid with 3000 attendees. Gertrude Patterson, missing Des Moines girl, is arrested for shoplifting in Chicago. George Demery, Davenport elder, missing after traveling to New Jersey. A lightning strike kills a resident near Keota.
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