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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1896
Page
1
Cardinal Satoli bids farewell from the Kaiser Wilhelm I to archbishops bishops priests and laymen before sailing home. He is accompanied by Father Pambiance as he waves from the starboard rail amid cheering clergy and laity along the deck.
Bandits led by Dynamite Dick raided Carney Oklahoma last Saturday night, robbing the general store and post office, taking about $800, binding and abandoning a merchant and son two miles from town, while threatening residents and cutting telephone lines before fleeing.
The steamship Parla from New York arrived Southampton October 1. On October 8 at 9 Poloak in the morning while at moderate speed in calm water her starboard tail shaft broke. Engines stopped. propeller jammed and broken. Shaft secured and ship continued on one engine. Passengers calm. officers said to be perfectly composed. Morgan & Wright co Retire from tire business per Chicago cycling circles story.
Three youths raided the Bank of Meeker Colorado connected to S W Hughes Co. Two robbers were killed by a volley from bystanders as they fled with cash. A third man was shot in the lungs and died hours later. Meeker lies ninety miles from Rifle on the Denver and Rio Grande line.
Two robbers boarded the east bound Union Pacific passenger train near Unicab Utah Tuesday night. They overpowered the engineer and fireman then uncoupled cars and attempted to loot mail sacks. The crew escaped to warn Unitah while passengers were unharmed and officials issued alerts statewide.
At Hazelton Pennsylvania a Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill Railroad crossing collision with a Lehigh line engine killed three passengers and seriously injured others. A wrecked car lay in a swamp after the impact and bodies were found amid debris. A separate Canton Illinois case notes John B. Wyatt’s self death tied to prior murder claims.
Chicago police arrest three Blie Island residents linked to twenty three fires on WBive Island last year. Property loss totals 160 080 dollars. Accused fire starters were volunteers from the island fire department seeking to display skill. No dwellings burned and no lives endangered.
Voter registration tallies in Kansas City show 1 880 names for the presidential election versus 27 820 in the spring. Both major parties accuse irregularities in Second ward lists with non residents and alleged manipulation by opposing managers. A canvass of the ward is planned to establish the facts.
The Marine National Bank of Duluth Minnesota has suspended operations due to insufficient reserves to meet withdrawals. The bank held a capital of 250000 dollars. In related notes the Bay State Gas Company has been placed into receivership in Wilmington California.
Boston readers learn that Chinese Christian Union members accuse a secret Highbinder order of plotting assassination. The Highbinders deny the scheme while alleging extortion by some union members. Chinatown brims with tension as the controversy unsettles the community.
Exports for September totaled 95 098 594 while imports were 56 825 705 leaving an excess of 84 272 889. Principal class gains include cotton with a 20 641 234 rise. In two weeks of October New York exports rose 66.6 percent as imports fell 24 percent. Gold shipments from Europe total 59 250 000 since movement began, with 52 250 000 arrived. Grain trade remains a cornerstone, with breadstuffs exports up 5 923 675 in September and 2 114 774 bushels shipped from Atlantic ports recently.
October fruit report from the Agricultural Department notes a heavy apple crop and high quality in northern states. Prices are very low with Michigan markets glutted. A September storm caused heavy coastwise damage from Atlantic states, especially Pennsylvania and New York, with some fruit drop reported inland.
Two strangers robbed Chris Bauer's saloon in Galene Illinois. They demanded money a violent struggle left Joseph Bauer severely wounded and Bauer mortally wounded. The robbers fled across the river in a skiff and escaped with cash after a brief gunfight with pursuing officers. Bauer is expected to die.
German surveyor H. Schumann arrived in San Francisco reporting booming railroading in Guatemala. The government has surveyed a new route from Guatemala City to the Atlantic coast to connect Huntington's Mexican Central, with construction to begin immediately. Schumann, who spent five years building the Delagoa Bay to Pretoria line, is now bound for Europe.
W Ramsbusch a baler and financial agent missing near Junewa Wisconsin with a warrant issued. Liabilities estimated at 200000 while an investigation into his business and accounts proceeds. Kansas City paper reports the receiver request by Manufacturers' Paper Company of New York seeking 18090 for papers supplied to the publication.
Leather price increases push shoe costs up about 10 percent. Hides, sole leather, oil, grain, and calf leather all higher, affecting boots, footwear, and uppers. Manufacturers warn price hikes before spring as costs shift across materials.
Opposition grows in Canada over a rumored lease of Lake Nepigon, the continent’s largest trout lake, to an American entity. The Privy Council decision grants control of inland waters to the Ontario provincial government, countering earlier appeals by Algoma MP Afr. Dyment who urged strong objections to the deal.
George Washington of Aice Indiana and Martha Rockwell of Brookville Georgia, both 85, met on the Kokomo courthouse steps and wed by Judge Kirkpatrick. This marks third marriages for both. The bride traveled from Brookville to wed, becoming Mrs Martha Washington. Georgia lynching report notes Blanche Gray, from Spalding County, was assaulted and killed by Henry Milner whose body was later found with a placard reading Thus we defend our women.
A sensational murder suicide occurred at Nellie Reatz sporting house. Henry Sellars of Cripple Creek and 19-year-old Clan Anasell shot themselves after two quick revolver blasts. The room revealed a partially dressed girl on a bed with a left breast wound and Sellars dead nearby. A bank check and funeral payment note lay on the table.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, told a Darlington audience that Russia Austria and Germany aim to preserve the status quo in Turkey to keep European peace. England’s policy is to maintain balance, while inaction endangers peace more than united power to enforce Turkish reforms.
The report compiles regional bids and prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and New York with grain and dairy figures. It lists No 2 and shipping grades for corn oats rye and wheat along with butter eggs and potatoes. Prices vary by category and city reflecting market conditions of the period.
In Lake Mills, Iowa, bandit Pred Pratt was arrested by City Marshal Gus Raby after a brief pursuit. Pratt surrendered when approached. three revolvers were found on him and loaded. Rainy roads hindered escape, and Pratt was taken to police headquarters for questioning. Meanwhile Northwestern Railway faces large losses from a wreck, with over 200000 paid and potential 390000 more to settle. Five brothers from Omaha died in the disaster. their parents receive 23000 from the railroad and plan for relief as the company’s funds dwindle.
A jury found Sylvester Hoover guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm to Joseph Heckel. Age 16 was noted, with lenient sentencing considered but one year in county jail imposed. The case sparked indigna tion, while state costs exceed 32,000 for the White Ribboners of Iowa.
Wrap of items from Iowa towns recounts a twelve year fugitive Sharpless capture, banker Whitney Dena’s death and Bank of Atlantic’s looming closure, a Waukon minister’s arrest drama, motor conductors robbed, a Des Moines bicycle path plan, turtle catching for New York markets, obscene mail case, hog losses in Cass County, an aged swindler jailed, Iowa Grange session, temperance rally, and elopers Read and Eckert halted by Monona County clerk.
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