05 Jan 1899
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
1
American National Bank in Lima Ohio was robbed of over $18000 from a stone vault in a heist described as expert work. No tools or vault damage. money only stolen. Blank drafts remained untouched. Reports say detectives have little to work on.
Senator Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont died in Washington in the 89th year of his age after an illness of less than a week. Pneumonia from grip was the immediate cause. He had served in the Senate for over thirty one years and was the oldest member in age. He began his congressional career before the Civil War, a distinction shared only with Galusha Grow.
In the Lexington area suburbs a Louisville and Nashville yard engine collided with a Chesapeake and Ohio engine No 90 pulling an extra freight train. Nine men were badly injured two probably fatally and both engines were demolished.
The Minnesota supreme court ruled that the legislature's acts appropriating state funds for seed grain loans are unconstitutional because they allocate public money for private purposes.
Fire at Leitchfield Kentucky destroyed eight stores three residences the post office and the Deposit bank while badly damaging the courthouse and two other stores. Total loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Shoe Factories Opened After Strike in Marlboro Mass with workers choosing to accept work independently of unions.
Senator Hanna predicts passage of his bill to protect the American merchant marine during the current congressional session as labor and industry news report broader economic strains from factory closures in Augusta Georgia and looming mining strikes in Europe.
The Vanderbilt family plans a major society event for Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt as he nears his twenty first birthday. His parents favor Elise French, daughter of the late Francis Osmond French, and have given consent to the match after Alfred’s European journey. The fall heir presumptive could be the second son if primogeniture is set aside.
Senator Frye donates 1000 dollars to Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston as a peace offering in Emma Frye’s memory. The American Line steamer St Louis returns to New York with the peace commission, then heads to Washington. A Pittsburgh expert plans to order machinery for mammoth mills to be built near Mariupol Russia. Joliet fires damage the Auditorium block causing over 50000 in losses. An Oakfield, Wis. woman allegedly poisons her infant with strychnine and tools.
Senor Sagasta is gravely ill with bronchial pneumonia and a high fever as reports indicate his health worsens. Governor Tanner of Illinois shows improvement and is no longer a source of concern. The American Board of Foreign Missions reports 671,717 dollars in receipts for the year. Ambassador Romero of Mexico is seriously ill with appendicitis at his Washington residence. Admiral W. T. Sampson is confined to his room in Washington with a light attack of grip.
A seven foot bronze Gutenberg statue by sculptor Ralph Goddard will be erected at the Hoe firm’s Grand and Sheriff street entrance in New York. It depicts the inventor comparing a proof slip with type, reflecting poverty and struggle. The monument is funded entirely by private subscriptions.
Transports rush to sail for Cuba as Spain accelerates evacuations in the war zone. U.S. troops must be concentrated at key points before Spaniards depart, while Cubans plan demonstrations. Officials seek robust force to maintain entente during evacuation week.
A crowd in Dallas Texas involving several thousand whites and blacks clashed around a burning saloon building. Two people were killed five seriously wounded and about a dozen others slightly injured in the ensuing race riot.
The American Newspaper Publishers' association has presented the Anglo American joint commissioners with a carefully prepared argument in favor of free paper and free pulp. Pottery Trust Is Save. The Great Western Pottery plant at Kokomo Indiana was sold to the New Jersey pottery trust for 800000 dollars, ensuring the formation of the combine.
Mrs. Isabel Alderdice Mallon, renowned newspaper and magazine writer, died in New York. She was widely known to readers as Bab and Ruth Ashmore.
A major fire destroyed the Semet Solvay by product plant in Ensley City near Birmingham Alabama causing half a million dollars in damage. The incident highlights industrial risks and regional fire response challenges.
A concise explanation of light as wave motion and how lenses shape vision. It covers how light travels, reflects from surfaces, and enters the eye to form images, noting wave frequency ranges and how roughness affects reflection. The discussion links optics to practical camera use and sight.
A wall mounted device uses a spring arm to suspend toilet articles in reach while keeping them in position for use. The arm frees access to the bowl and draws items away as soon as released, preventing waste and removal.
Capt. Fieron, a French mariner, proposes using favorable cyclone edge winds to steer ships. Through barometer readings he aims to deduce storm direction and sail with the atmosphere, claiming to have tested the method in a Paris publication.
A Minnesota resident devised a detachable wheel system for sleds to glide on cleared roads. Figures show a U shaped axle with spindled ribbed wheels, cleats on runner sides, and a simple swing mechanism to lift wheels off snow or set them down on bare pavement as the sled moves.
The article describes a high speed shell production line where hot steel passes through multiple hydraulic presses. A diesel like mandrel shapes the hot metal into a conical form, holes are punched, and successive forming stages refine the piece before finishing.
A suction operated grain elevator was tested in England using air to draw in grain through pipes and deliver it via draught to multiple destinations. The system includes automatic weighing during elevation and delivery, with a complex network of exhaust and delivery pipes functioning well.
An early article notes that seismic waves vary in speed with shock intensity, citing a Calcutta quake recorded at Edinburgh Observatory showing six point six mph for heavy shocks and under two mph for light ones. It discusses measurement of crustal disturbance speed across thousands of miles.
A celebrated judge presided as an Irish-speaking prisoner spoke to his interpreter. The interpreter hesitated, then revealed the prisoner muttered a line about a woman with red bed curtains, to which he replied in a joking aside about the old boy hanging them, provoking laughter.
In a fragment from Harper's Bazaar a discussion questions a jury verdict. They claim the Spaniard who killed his employer was acquitted, arguing the shooting might have been accidental and evidence of innocence.
A youthful Queen Wilhelmina of Holland once misbehaved to her governess. To punish her, the governess made her draw a sketch map of Europe with major cities and features. The result showed Holland oversized yet England oddly small, with a note admitting the territory was too limited for detail.
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