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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
18
A collage of anecdotal items includes remarks on Mills House guests in New ark, Elihu Yale’s anniversary and Yale College history, social curiosities, a quip about liver oil versus reading, and assorted musings on culture, travel, and local personalities.
Des Moines reports thursday proceedings with a stalled constitutional amendment on senate elections, a tax and manufacturing bill clash, and a graft of committee control. Lawmakers weigh inspector reform and public works while noting a Whittemore fire disaster impacting local commerce and insurance claims.
A 40 acre well to do farmer, 65 or 60 years old and a bachelor, was found murdered in his home. Sheriff and bloodhounds hunted for the killer as a coroner's inquiry was held. The village uses a new courthouse planned for the county seat amid local tensions and economic concerns. Several arrests and social notes from nearby towns are reported.
The report notes George Roberts of this city as mint director with Washington quarters, advocating retrenchment in mint operations and economy in control. It mentions proposed abolition of New Orleans and Carson City mints, congressional opposition, and consolidation of coinage work at other mints.
Amid murky text Ames council debates municipal water work funding as a high school carpentry class in Ames is noted. An accident at Diduque Creek claims life of a local worker while another Dubuque winery figure dies at age noted. The article references a city jail fire and surrounding damage.
The report notes buoyant but unsettled activity in New York and Boston markets with prices lifting across items. Sellers realigned levels amid high values and feverish demand while midday trading showed some restraint and regional variation.
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