09 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
1
Washington round table reports Senators Teller and Cannon calling for a shift toward free coinage of silver as manufacturers may gain from a weaker monetary system. The piece also notes court actions over Idaho and mentions other political moves and industry names tied to mining and land disputes.
In Lake City on March 26 the Republican state central committee met in the House of Representatives. They accepted the resignation of Chairman Cannon and elected Hon John I Dooly as chairman. Lineline Wells was named vice president and Weeley K Walton second vice president. a secretary was to be elected.
A fragmented report details a murdered man found in a sealed trunk in Chicago, tied with rope and tainted by chemicals. The case links to a Salt Lake City shipment, a shaken diamond dealer Prosser Chaareil, and a missing woman known as Feeach, with sparse clues and no definite identity.
The battleship Iowa was launched at Cramp’s shipyard with Vice President Stevenson leading a Washington delegation including Secretary Herbert and Attorney General Harmon. Miss Mary Lord Drake christened the vessel, breaking the champagne bottle amid national ceremony. An incident report followed about a congressional resolution to investigate recent bond sales and alleged favoritism by President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle toward a New York financial syndicate.
March 29 Captain Guiford led a rescue near Huluwayo and saved Unity elgar whites at Iseza after repelling a Matabele attack. Captain Sprecklay routed a Matabele force, but many whites in Fillbase district were seized and brutal killings reported. Bodies mutilated, faces burned. native police disarmed as natives mass near Bulawayo with an imminent attack feared.
Topeka reports the Kansas State Temperance Union aims to secure written pledges from 30,000 voters not to support any candidate who does not pledge to enforce the prohibitory law. The signatures seek to shift political power and block opposing tickets. Bankers in Chicago note Ottawa Illinois court upholds Meadowcroft verdict. fines and penalties set for insolvent deposits.
Ten people died in a four story tenement fire at 66 Union Street Brooklyn with occupants of the second and third floors trapped. Lena Calabria and husband John escaped as flames enveloped the building. nine other victims were found dead from suffocation. Authorities suspect arson with the fourth floor unoccupied and many residents fleeing.
An Omaha dispatch reports Samuel Carr says the Short Line’s reorganization progresses toward a new management by August first. The receiver may take charge by July first with little change in the line’s affilations, and plans to open the Ogden gateway for competition are reportedly expected.
A massive steel producers combine moves toward formal start after a New York gathering with participants from Carnegie, Jones & Laughlin, Bethlehem, and other major firms. Initial billets price agreed at 20 dollars per ton, with production aligned to raw material costs. further details to follow in Pittsburgh.
A moving ice jam swept across Lake Winnebago on Sunday, driving to the west shore in masses up to thirty feet high. Treated names, boat houses, and shore structures were ripped away as the ice battered the coast. Northern parks suffered heavy damage. In Kentucky, triplet brothers aged 24 born in Inez are described as finely built and strikingly alike, two of whom are married.
Cardinal Sitolli, papal delegate to the United States, informs Rey Win Smith of the Fathers of Mercy that the pope has extended his blessing to pilgrims from Brooklyn preparing for Lourdes and other sanctuaries, despite chaotic misstatements in the text.
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