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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1892
Page
5
Dr. Jenkins calls the port free of cholera for the first time since the Moravia arrived August 30. The Arizona and Anchoria released from quarantine. The Bremen ship Saule arrives with 323 cabin passengers. Mrs G Arnemann, 60, missing after alleged suicide at sea. jewelry handed to another woman for safekeeping.
Mrs Grimason of Toronto narrowly escaped death on a new suspension bridge near Niagara Falls. She toppled from a foot-path, wedged between a gas pipe and a V shaped iron girder, and was lifted to safety by Ruy Mr Rumsey as ropes lowered. Rev John Ramsey called it the most miraculous escape ever at the falls.
Mrs Anna Jack of Farmington recently coughed up pins while caring for her husband a Brent patient. Since the first pin was extracted on July 4, eleven more have been removed from various body parts. She endured severe pain and wore herself out caring for him.
John Becher learns his own funeral notice in a Philadelphia morning paper. His family identified a body in Gloucester Delaware as his and buried it in Greenmont Cemetery. They now seek to confirm whose body was buried.
The Kate and Ann, Captain Lutgen, arrived with sixty skins after touching Yokohama two months earlier where 1,000 skins were discharged for shipment. On leaving Yokohama she went to scaling grounds near Atton Island Alaska and reportedly captured over 200 skins. A Russian warship Roblaka seized the schooner, confiscating skins, gear, guns and most provisions, leaving just enough for the crew to return home. Other items note a Denver killer scene and Ishpeming deaths in separate brief items.
Lockport reports a major broom corn boom bust as large brokers flooded the market last fall with high priced stock. Prices fell from 7 cents to 3 cents per pound as producers reduce demand. A record crop and larger acreage push supply higher, with estimates of 45,000 to 100,000 tons this year creating a likely drop to 34 cents per pound within two months.
Chicago judge S F Humphrey, visiting on business, predicts Blaine will retire from politics and pursue literature. He believes Blaine will not seek public life again and may even take an editorial post at a leading Republican paper while backing Harrison.
Special reports that state factory inspectors in Swontora New York are organizing a general sweep of clothing employers in sweat shop districts for violations of the amended factory law. Warrants have been issued for several clothing contractors and handed to police. The law mandates minimum airspace per worker and time windows for compliance in workrooms.
Two men dressed as cowboys entered Dexter Kansas Bank, masked themselves, and forced Cashier Watkins to surrender. They rifled the vault and money drawers of about $3,000, fired into the ceiling, mounted horses waiting outside, and escaped. Immediate posses were formed and a pursuit started.
Grand jury finds True Wills against Col Hawkins Lieut Col Streator and Surgeon Grimm for assault in the Private Sams case. Two indictments issued. Gilmore the bandmaster dies in St Louis at 63 after indigestion. Wade marries Elizabeth Garvin in Wellston Ohio. Crossett flees with bank and school funds.
Washington official Spaulding writes Port Townsend Customs that Chinese naturalization from adjacent countries does not qualify for U S entry. Clin Yen, a Chinese applicant, claimed British subject status and sought admission. Spaulding directs to deny papers affecting US admission. Treasury official notes treaty implications with Great Britain.
The Little whaling steamer Kite arrives up the river to cheers as Lieutenant Penry's exploratory party disembarks. Mrs Verhooff fears her brother John M Verhoff may be missing after a crevasse incident, while relatives doubt fatality. Peary and Prof Hetlprin praise the expedition's success.
A large audience gathered under the Chinese Rights League of New York City to denounce the Geary registration measure. Wong Chin Foo opened the gathering and introduced Dr. Thom who argued treaty violations and injustice. Speakers including Rev. Willum Derrick and others urged that the bill violates the Declaration of Independence and rights. Resolutions called the bill monstrous and unconstitutional and protested enforcement nationwide.
San Francisco police, angered by failed conviction of Actor M. J. Curtis for Policeman Grant’s death, announce a new witness J. W. Cann from Humboldt County who says he saw Curtis shoot Grant and flee. Cann admits missing earlier testimony due to cost but claims Grant tried to force Curtis to the station. Public doubt grows that Cann seeks police favor.
Expulsion of American merchant C. C. Hogue from Monterey Mexico follows a charge of pernicious foreign influence. Officials cite criticisms of President Diaz and the action sparks American sentiment at the port city.
A wide range of Iowa items fill the column: chicken thieves strike in De Witt and Dubuque. a Davenport cricket club and new hotel plans in Marshalltown. cholera measures in Des Moines. floods and levee work around Ft. Madison. a new Davenport bank charter. and a rash of accidents, crimes, and civic notices across the state including a doctoring of public health, school observances, and a dramatic dog rescues.
At Iowa City the Iowa State University library rooms hosted a 1863 4 reunion of SUi alumni and students. The old silk flag presented in 1804 by university girls was revived and covered with tarlatan. Mrs Rich led the preservation effort while Miss Mae Parvin now Mrs Lee gave the presentation speech from the steps of the old stone building. The 83 member company comprised 45 university students and 38 others from Cornell Western Colleges and included professors Korlun Calver and Eversole. They were attached to Colonel Henderson's regiment and left with a city ladies dinner serving them near the railroad station.
A deadly fire at Missouri Valley killed four Erchenbach children Martha Rufus Albert and Fritz aged between 9 and 1 year. The blaze started in the second story when a leaking gasoline stove exploded as residents attempted to extinguish it, delaying alarm and costing the children their lives. Mrs Erchenbach escaped but the delay allowed the flames to consume the home and nearby structure. This follows the husband’s prior death in a moving train accident.
A lengthy weather bulletin describes a storm wave crossing the continent from October 1 to 12, with average dimensions and peaks on the Pacific coast and Western mountains around October 5 and 6. It forecasts cooler, clearing conditions in Santa Fe and Denver areas and storm wave activity along several meridians including Galveston and Kansas City, with dates through October 15.
The Weather Bureau notes a warmer week in New England and the Rocky Mountain region with 2 to 9 degrees above normal. Frosts in the upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys caused slight corn injury. corn could recover in ten days to two weeks. Cotton picking continues, farm work aided by plowing and seeding. Precipitation was light on the Pacific coast and near normal to above in most eastern areas, with March 1 seasonal rainfall above average in several regions.
The author argues true happiness banishes revenge and greed and fosters virtuous behavior. Pleasure cravings lead to vice, while higher gratifications eliminate temptations. Happiness, in its pure form, makes people good. The Bucolics of Virgil were written between 43 and 47.
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