09 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
1
The Remvich Times reports a Pittsburg district miners’ convention with 75 delegates and 100 mines represented. A strong emergency resolution urged state weighing and coal commission bills while many miners vowed to quit work, risking sustainment and unity amid potential widespread cessation.
A. P. A. member Batch, linked to the Inner Circle, marries Miss Tessa Cracknel a devout Roman Catholic in Toledo. Rev Eather Barry presides. The groom plans to resign as state secretary of the IA. P. A. and leave the local council.
The Honolulu Bulletin notes Republican senators forced the annexation issue as a stand against sugar interests. Many celebrate as America or Japan could seize the moment, with sentiment split between annexation to the United States and possible alignment with Japan.
A dower suit against Jay Gould’s estate advances as Sarah Ann Angell asserts she was Millionstre’s widow. A key witness, Elizabeth Choate, contends Gould never married Angell, saying she knew him as an unmarried man through age 35 and that a marriage would not have remained secret. The case hinges on proving or disproving a 1890s-era union.
Judge Cooley, famed constitutional authority and former Michigan supreme court justice, has become a hopeless invalid. Ill health from age and overwork, worsened by service atop the Interstate Commerce Commission, has left him near penniless and gravely depressed.
Chicago’s estimated population reaches 1,828,690 in the new directory, with growth over the year at about 418 percent. Projections put the city at 2,076,083 by 1900 and over 2,000,000 soon after, as Charity and public institutions receive significant bequests. Elsewhere, the will of Jain E. Curtis of Deering, Missouri, leaves most estate to charity. Navy Cmdr Dennis W. Mullan faces dismissal for neglect of duty tied to the Pensacola yard and Samoa disaster.
The Columbia Building Loan and Savings Association of Louisville and the Commercial Building Trust Company failed after a recent court of appeals ruling attacking interest as illegal. Alvin Dillaway, son of Boston’s Mechanics National Bank president, died by suicide Friday, with the family keeping the event secret. A hailstorm in Readeel Township Brown County South Dakota wiped out about 204 acres of grain and damaged corn and gardens.
Fragmentary report notes seven factories worldwide under a company cited as Quivine Facilities. Text mentions users in Gormity and indicates a global distribution of production sites with unclear specifics.
In New York a violent confrontation erupts as Watson attacks the Silvur champion amid a chaotic scene at Colamug of his Paper Shoal. Several Red Men, including Chief Wee Sus, drink, fight and die after consuming alcohol tainted with unknown substances. Traders at Matone's trading post are suspected as the broader dispute escalates.
Three unnamed laborers, reportedly in despair over unemployment, committed suicide by railroad track action near St. Louis. The men, not yet identified, were observed under a train after a prior failed attempt, with officials noting they stood together in defeat before the fatal act. The incident drew inquiries as investigators search for names and motives amid a murky, hope-laden backdrop.
In a signed editorial from Adriant, the paper accuses Watson of trying to sway Populist votes for Democrats in 19 0s. It cites a $1 500 Bevan gift from book sales as purchase money and questions why fusion Populists accepted Bryen’s money in exchange for Populist votes. The piece argues Bryan should not pocket Br yan’s funds and criticizes congratulatory telegrams to McKinley. It ends by probing why Populists would owe allegiance to Bryan.
A new solid steel breechloading gun, 55 inch bore, 33 feet long and weighing 23 tons, will be produced in Cleveland by Otis Steel Company under a government appropriation. Dr Gatling’s design aims to replace sectional manufacture with a single casting. The government plans to buy 4200 mortars for 8.5 million if the test succeeds.
A New York dispatch reports ten torpedo boats will move up the Mississippi to Dubuque this summer. The shallow draft vessels, under six feet, will depart Newport around July 1 and proceed to New Orleans before heading upriver. Officials seek to learn how much punishment boats can endure in peacetime testing.
Cornell freshmen won by three-fourths of a length over Columbia with Pennsylvania third. Time-Cornall 8 28 1 3, Columbia 9 22 8 5, Pennsylvania 9 1 5. The race, between three American crews rowing with purely American methods, was one of the most remarkable in U.S. boat racing history.
Mrs. Augusta Nack, said wife, in custody over the William Guidensuppe murder case, insists he will come out all right. She denies involvement as police question the identification of the slain man found Saturday afternoon. Skepticism grows about the victim’s identity, though legs are identified as Guidensuppe’s.
Five hundred Kentucky state guards on active duty protect two African Americans from anticipated mob violence in Simpson and Warren counties. Green Dining is charged with murder at Franklin while Tol Stone faces attempted assault charges in Glasgow. Stone moved from Bowling Green to Glasgow escorted by 120 soldiers. Post office inspectors head to Missouri City to probe mail robbery tied to the Wabash wreck as envelopes were opened and money taken.
The National Republican committee plans to move its headquarters from Washington to the Parry Payne building in Cleveland while keeping a Washington office run by an attaché. The move follows Hanna’s national campaign work in Cleveland.
A marriage ceremony occurred at St Phot' orate Gath lic Church in Philadelphia between Meter Maher, a prominent heavy-weight figure, and Miss Agnes Tarprty. The couple will reside in the city after the wedding and plan extended travel.
A fragmented catalog of commodity prices for wheat corn oats and barley across markets such as St Louis Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Includes cattle hogs and sheep prices with per bushel or per ton quotes and specific grade designations No. 2 red No. 2 white No 2 yellow and mixed grades with regional price ranges and shipping notes.
Sioux City's famed Corn Palace revival is under informal review with local business men and railroads pledging support. A formal meeting outlined plans to revive the exhibit while noting prior efforts were stalled by finances and political campaigns.
The session adjourned after lengthy debate with the legislature approving a new code publication in line with earlier actions. Several bills passed, including corrective measures. the tax proposition was decisively defeated and regents postponed any further action awaiting next winter. The presiding officers were praised for their conduct as the Twenty-sixth General Assembly closed at 10:20.
Seven year old Joe Spitzmueller was struck by a rapidly moving electric car while attempting to cross in front of it in Burlington. He died instantly as bystanders and authorities investigated the accident and its circumstances.
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