29 May 1896
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
1
In Townsend Street a gasoline store blast ignited a reservoir causing a fire that killed four members of a family and left others severely burned. Mrs Malm, awakened for breakfast, fled and returned with her 8 year old child as burning clothing scorched flesh. Neighbors and firefighters rescued the victims. Mrs Malm survived with comparatively minor burns.
Secret Service probes reveal thousands of near perfect counterfeit half dollars circulated on the Pacific coast, traced to China. Exposed coins allegedly arrived last summer with Chinese visitors to the Atlanta exposition. Most of the hoard is in San Francisco. About ten thousand dollars in counterfeit silver entered circulation, profiting from low silver bullion prices.
Ed Perry, accused of the Sawyer family murder, was captured at his aunt’s southeast of Mansfield Missouri after trembling during arrest. Deputy Goss moved Perry to East Plains for safety from mobs. Separate report: Hot Springs Mayor W W Waters killed drummer Harry Martin during a street quarrel over drummers, Waters arrested amid national notoriety from the Corbett Fitzgerald episode.
The island of Socorra, 400 miles off the Mexican coast, erupts with lava roaring down slopes and ash clouds covering sea and sky. Nights reveal a blazing forest glow as a magnificent, fearsome spectacle unfolds.
The Sioux City Fair Association July race meeting will feature two horseless carriages exhibited daily by the Daynes Apperson Company of Kekonio Tock ee Boiler Explosion Kills Eight. A German tug boiler exploded near Bingen-on-the-Rhine, killing eight and injuring many, with two sailors among the dead.
A series of eight cyclones and a waterspout ravage the region near Guthrie and Osage County. At Edmund, twenty houses were demolished and two fatalities occurred Harvey Rich and his daughter. White Eagle reports thirty miles away, twelve houses damaged and stock losses. John Rodgers and others killed at Black Bear. several injuries from a blown horse. Estimated property and stock damage around $75,000. Eight cyclones in fifty miles over five days. Guthrie spared due to its location. Relief will be sent to the people in Payne County.
The weekly trade review notes lingering waiting conditions but with shifts as orders are deferred for later. Wheat damage stories persist though futures reflect optimism with a slight fall in price. Western receipts stay large while the home market misses the cue. wool sales total 2,648,200 pounds for the week across markets with three weeks ending May 21 at 9,187,400 pounds. Domestic share stands at 482,300 versus 15,948,350 and last year comparisons show 5,601,700 domestic. US failures total 227 this week, up from 207 prior year, while Canada reports 2 against 28 last year.
Milwaukee merchants issue a manifesto defending their right to transact with bankers, merchants, and patrons, while expressing no opinion on the street railway dispute with former employees. The boycott harms business and merchants anticipate wide support for a self preservation counter-movement.
Irving M. Ford, a Black man accused of brutal assault on 16 year old Elsie Kregle near the Zoological Park, was found guilty by a jury after seven minutes. Ford confessed but the court rejected the plea and ordered a trial. defense sought to suppress the confession.
The Sultan offers a set of rich carpets and costly articles including a diamond pin valued at £9000 for the Czarina, with a high decor etion sent to the Czar and presents to key household members. Also notes about other distant events and crimes.
The House approved the Corliss immigration bill by a wide margin after two days of debate. It targets aliens restricted from admission, imposes a head tax of 50 cents on each immigrant, and makes labor contracts involving aliens a misdemeanor with penalties. It tightens controls on border entry and punishes naturalized citizens who return from abroad after leaving the United States.
The 108th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church opens in Saratoga New York with nearly 790 commissioners on the floor. The moderator proposes a conference to address recent denominational differences and a liberal candidate is elected on the first ballot. Dr Booth delivers a sermon lasting over an hour as the assembly convenes at ten o'clock.
Cleveland writer may miss opening event but will join German singers for the Twenty eighth National Saengerfest in Pittsburg starting June 8. A red white blue glass bulb illumination from Saengerfest hall to the White House will signal the festival’s official opening as the President presides. Also notes reconciliation talks for Armenians with Turkey and a fatal accident on a lax shore freight train near Toledo. Mississippi River floods threaten Alton with rising waters and widespread flooding.
Sioux City and Chicago reports show cattle ranges for stockers and feeders and hog prices, with grain bids for wheat and corn. Kansas City and South Omaha data include beet steers and stockers, while Minneapolis grain notes spring wheat futures and No 2 hard and northern bids.
A critical examination denounces Congressional free seed programs as extravagant and ineffective. It claims two thirds of each package is useless, costing Uncle Sam about 165 006 over four years, with 86 000 annual mailing expenses. The piece argues the giveaway serves political ends, not farmers, and highlights poor seed value versus affordable garden varieties.
The outlook suggests agricultural prosperity will influence all sectors. favorable reports speak of a splendid seedbed. Strong potential for crops under current conditions signals broad economic impact, with optimism for a rich harvest on the horizon.
Farmers in the West anticipate a strong crop year due to favorable soil moisture and weather. Reports from Nebraska and other corn states show deeper soil saturation, early planting near the first week of March, and alfalfa and small grains advancing well. Chicago papers note the tie to Western prospects and preview a bountiful season.
The article profiles Owen Milton, a Jacksonville based newsman and Cuba war correspondent, and Alfredo Laborde, aged 38 and born in New Orleans, tied to the schooner Competitor. It notes Milton's Florida residence and Arkansas roots, his mission to report Cuba’s revolution, communications with American papers, and family ties. Laborde, with Spanish army lineage, has relatives in New York and Havana and was recently married. the piece discusses Spanish claims about their capture and context of their backgrounds.
The April exports of domestic merchandise totaled 09,313,623 and imports 38,705,200. Ten months ending April 30, 1896 show substantial gains over 1895, with nearly half of imports duty free. April export of coal rose to 3, i from 2,893,610 last April. A naval report was approved, and Gov Altgeld restored citizenship rights to Lyman Waganer after 15 years in prison. another Senate confirmation affected Bugabitown postmaster. A Yale chapel disruption followed a prayer scene, with multiple locals arrested including Tack Campbell and Daniel Neil, in the murder of Harry Oswald in South Onyalia.
The Senate revived the Cuban belligerency issue with Mr. Morgan leading a push for joint resolutions and a report on Spain relations. The Senate approved Morgan's resolutions calling for diplomatic report submission while House and Senate moved on multiple bills including district gas rates, noncommissioned officers pay, and imports procedures. The Bartholdt-McCall immigration bill passed the House by a large margin. Hoover pension bill approved over veto. Pasteur rabies results noted from Paris. Canary at a wedding ends fragment.
A survey notes that in Roumania women both study and practice medicine. Brockton schools enrollments rise by 21,884 pupils versus last year. California yielded gold valued at 13,128,281 dollars in the past year. Britain faces 11,000,000 pounds annual wage losses from ill health. Madagascar enforces death punishment for assault with any weapon in four serious cases.
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