29 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
1
A college student and another man collide in a violent incident on Broadway. Police report the gunfire occurred near the Criterion Hotel during a theater outing. Witnesses recall a chaotic scene with multiple bystanders and subdued reactions after the shots.
Island farmers press for Gov Alton to call an extra session of the legislature to authorize a loan of five to seven million dollars for agriculture. The meeting will urge quicker funding to plant and fortify crops, citing planters unable to finance until harvest and a House loan bill vetoed by the executive.
In a chaotic scene at the Academy of Music, Jeffries and Flaherty exchange heavy blows tonight. Flaherty, known to pugilists, lands a crushing punch that staggers Jeffries, who regroups and delivers a counter blow. The saloon crowd erupts as police separate the fighters, with two of Flaherty's ribs reported broken.
Tipton secretary of a switchmen's union in Buffalo pleads guilty to second degree larceny tied to a larger indictment accusing a robbery at the union hall during the presidential lynching period last March. The case lists a range of sentences, with the extreme penalty potentially imprisonment. Kentucky battleship Kentucky arrives at Cavite and is assigned to Admiral Kemp’s fleet. ships and naval actions dominate the page alongside Italian dam collapse casualties and a report on the torpedo boat Osprey’s recovery at Fortemouth England.
Bates, a Missourian who rose from a local origin in Sk. Chaths County, was appointed by President Jinvole to a high Army position amid the war. His long career included commands in the 11th Infantry and service across the Sioux campaigns, with later roles in negotiations and international postings.
Mrs Nation led a raid on Molier Shops and Gray Gasca adapting Nie smashing windows at Rrear 2358 Accel, injuring officers and stealing coal after attacking a polling shop. Her husband faced a beating as police searched for the weapon. She vowed to continue, targeting slavery sites as she travels the city.
Mrs. Lixate Noramore killed her six children aged 10 months to 10 years with an axe and club at a farm home near Cold Brook Massachusetts on a Thursday afternoon and then tried to take her own life by slitting her throat. Four children died at the scene. she lay in bed after being wounded with a cup as her feverish condition worsened. she reportedly will recover.
Reports of military and political turmoil fill the wire. A brother of Couimanier is killed in action near Powdery while ships, leaders, and officials including President Wilson and McKinley are referenced in dispatches. A Chicago fire causes extensive loss.
Fragmentary OCR report hints at a plot involving the czarist regime with mentions of police, cossacks, and a palace escort plan. It notes a foiled assassination or coup attempt near the czarist seat, with references to Moscow and a northern St Volersturg area, but many names and details are garbled.
A New York bound steamer collided with another vessel near Sandy Hook, ripping the mast and bridge, carrying away davits and causing damage. Captains halted progress as a flare was fired and nearby ships assisted. The foremast collapsed. rumors say a schooner broke loose but the steamer continued under tow with several crew injured and the ship listing.
The Moyle Colonization and Development Company of Jos Anpetes proposes moving about 3,000 Mormons from the United States to settlements in several Mexican states including Sonora Durango and Chihuahua. The plan includes a concession for colonization with certain allocations, and a workforce of 6,000 engineers and laborers. Mexico prohibits polygamy, affecting the proposed Mormon colonization effort.
Fragmentary OCR places at least two figures, Heth bonse and Lanning, amid references to Russia, Great Britain, and Constantinople. Mentions Peter Greenhalgh of Venango, Pa, and a town called Min Pein. The text mixes figures, dates, and places with unclear actions, including examinations and a diplomatic tone, but specifics remain obscured.
A dense stock of market quotations lists prices for oats wheat cattle hogs and sheep across multiple exchanges and regions including Milwaukee Saint Louis Cincinnati and New York. Prices show mixed ranges with hogs at 16.00 to 20.10, cattle 3.00 to 4.85, sheep around 3.00 to 4.40, and various grain figures from No 2 white to No 2 mixed reflecting regional trade activity. The fragmentary text cites specific lots and grades such as No 2 White No 2 mixed No 2 northern oats and No 2 white rye with varying cents per bushel or pound.
A disputed plan proposes a new highway route through state land north of a hospital, raising resistance from local interests. The purchase of 240 acres at 65 per acre would realign rights of way, potentially easing transit but drawing opposition from residents and officials. Deadly and unusual local notices discuss a murder case, a Des Moines figure’s death, and hotel quarantines amid smallpox concerns, plus planned church and academy adjustments in the area.
A rail crash near Grand Danellon avenues injured fifteen or more passengers. The derailment occurred as the freight train passed just ahead of the passenger, with cars toppled and many hospitalized. Names of injured include Vola Webble, Patuniin, Moe Linth, and Richard Willie among others. crew reported minor to serious injuries.
The ministerial association pressed liquor law actions against eighteen dealers and four wholesalers while saloons close under pressure. Gas valves and phones removed from many bars as ministers push a quiet war, with a March injunction and new dealer appeals anticipated. Separate items note a Lake area drowning, a murder, a library donation, and other local incidents.
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