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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1894
Page
4
A severe cyclone devastates Iowa with hundreds of homes damaged and at least fifty fatalities reported. Emergency crews coordinate search in affected towns as residents begin to rebuild and officials assess destruction across multiple counties.
A powerful May storm swept across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa destroying malls and farms. It killed several people, injured many more, and wrecked homes, trees, and utilities from Worth County to Algona, with paths of destruction extending toward Winona and Cylinder. Authorities tally dozens dead or hurt as emergency crews search wreckage and restore power.
North Carolina delegates at a state Democratic convention adopt a platform urging renewal of the Nicaragua canal under American capital. The gathering, led by Senator Irby, includes over 800 delegates, with Tilmanites predominant. The ticket names Governor John Gary Evans and W. Hy Wintrowini as contenders, all Tilmanite supporters, and denounces President Cleveland’s party patronage actions.
Idaho justice reports indicate the arrest of Galleppo Gagliano in Parkland Oregon for the murder of Cansitlo David Stod wed. An Indian suspect was captured after a dramatic pursuit ending with a confession. Two soldiers claimants face ten years for complicity. Judge Herd sentenced a former postmaster to five years for embezzlement.
Treasury statement shows New York customs receipts for the first 20 days of September totaling 9 507 471 dollars. No gold certificates were pledged in the same period. At close, the gold reserve stood at 17 73 0 0 with 580 002 assigned to the wool reserve. The clothing strike paralyzed shops with a mass meeting at noon and union leaders calling for every man to stay out.
Kentucky figures battle over who is the rightful Democratic nominee in the Seventh district as Col W. C Owens and Breckinridge supporters clash in public and in a county convention. A protest against a judge and a party committee decision dominates proceedings, with delegates elected and leadership organized for future action.
A dispatch from Port Arthur recounts the naval battle off the Yalu with Admiral Ting commanding Chinese ships and torpedo boats. Japanese forces attacked in two columns, sinking several Chinese vessels including the Ting Yuen and Li Yuen, while Chinese ships responded with torpedoes and heavy gunfire. By nightfall the Japanese withdrew and the Chinese fleet retired toward Port Arthur, with heavy damage reported on both sides.
A dispatch from New York, Sept 21, reports Spain proposing a new reciprocal commercial framework with the United States and Cuba. The note argues mutual benefit for sugar and farm products, notes Spain’s tariff changes on goods shipped before Aug 27, and outlines disputed duties on imported preserved fruits and spirits under the McKinley act.
Sep 24 Mannisuard Kremen convention denounces sympathy with Pullman strikers and pledges brotherhood to honor all agreements. They condemn non union work and approve Grand Master Sargait. Vice Grand Master Hannahan salary cut from 9500 to 2500 yearly.
Weather in Palouse Washington grows dull and threatening. A northbound freight carries three cars of hogs sheep and cattle with about 2600 bushels of wheat. Dr Magee leaves for Hot Springs Colorado to recruit health. a new Democratic club forms with weekly meetings at St Elmo hotel.
While hunting near Yakima in September, the body of Joseph Bowser, a pioneer prospector known to old-timers, was brought to town from Big Klickitat about sixty miles away. He reportedly left home two weeks earlier on a hunting trip, and a search party found him after a dog disturbance. Bowser had killed and skinned a bear. death blamed on alcoholism and presumed to have occurred over five days prior.
New York dispatch notes currency movement of about six dollars or more to New Orleans. Most funds travel by express services while some banks exploit the sub-treasury rate to transfer funds via telegraphic channels, saving interest but risking potential losses.
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