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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1892
Page
8
The Kite arrives in St Johns N F carrying the Peary relief expedition and Lt and Mrs Peary in good health. The party includes all members except Mr Voorhood, believed dead after an ice crevasse fall near Robertson's Bay following inland explorations.
A 22 year old woman in Torrington, Connecticut, kept indoors and isolated by her parents to shield her from supposed dangers. The case drew the attention of the local humane society and the King’s Daughters and the W.R.O.C. The girl has now worn suitable clothes, attended Sunday School, and enjoyed a picnic, revealing the parents’ real motive was to protect her from possible immoral influence.
Kansas City grand jury indicted YWOW Russell former treasurer and Montgomery J Lewis former auditor of Lombard Investment Company for embezzling 26000. Both resigned last spring and live in Mexico City. Extradition planned. Other embezzlements found. two more employees named in indictments. warrants issued. Company assets said to be unimpaired.
George B. Morrison received a telegram from a Newark state town about a man believed to be Cleveland, father of Mr Harrison's wife, drowned. One son seeks identification. Cleveland, related to the ex president, lived with his daughter in Bloomington and left recently. Harrison is the second cousin of President Asrrison.
The Immense plant in Chicago is handed to United States Car Company, a New Jersey corporation, resuming work after a year of suspension. In St Joseph a transfer wagon horse accident occurred at Sixth and Edmond, where a horse’s shoes were pulled off by electric current as a forefoot and hindfoot stepped on rail. Assets total 101000, debts 2000000. Lowell specials report an injunction against top officers of the American Protective League for misusing funds, claiming a 2 million liability with only 101 thousand in the benefit fund, and a receiver sought.
A prospecting party in the Battleford District reports a burning coal mine with no smoke but intense earth heat that prevents walking. A vast cave on a hillside reveals a large seam of coal that has melted through the surface. The Deadly Alcohol Philadelphia special covers a coroner jury finding that a one year old died from alcoholic poisoning after drinking whisky from a bottle.
A conference with Mouse discussed the Grand Army of the Republic encampment and its progress. The President is expected to participate in inauguration related exercises on Monday September 12, attend a grand parade the next day, host a White House reception on Wednesday, and speak at the delegates reception on Thursday evening.
New York special says the State Senate Coal Investigation Committee at the Murray Hill Hotel heard Reading system President McLeod explain the coal advance. He argued January 1892 prices were abnormally low, noted restrictions cap at 40 million tons, and detailed per ton losses on small sizes.
Durango, Mexico reports a daring raid on a State Bank convoy. Agent Selas Morles, carrying 10,000 in gold with five guards, was ambushed fifty miles south of Durango. two guards were killed, Morles and three others were slain, one guard escaped to relay the tale. A government detachment pursues the robbers. An Indian mail courier corroborates the massacre. Separately, a Santa Fe train near Wharton, Cherokee Strip, was held up by robbers who battered the door, found the empty express car, and left with two baskets of grapes as a trophy.
Nancy Hanks' mile record faced multiple flying start attempts on a windy Springfield track. George E. Taylor shaved seconds off prior records, eclipsing Zimmerman’s flying mile. The crowd surged as Nancy Hanks’ mark was challenged, with spectators roaring at the announced results. Pay for Being Mung and Angel Souchez attended the San Francisco special, while Torres material touches on a post verdict claim regarding McKelvey’s murder and a Swedish suspect.
A presidential circular orders all vessels from foreign ports carrying immigrants to undergo a twenty day quarantine before admission to any U S port unless state laws require more. Walter Wyman Surgeon General signs the directive approved by Secretary Foster and President Harrison.
Four men battled with revolvers at Bear Creek, Red Bird River area near Pineville. John Washburn died from four bullets, Melvin Hill was shot thrice and left for dead, Jack and George Asher escaped unharmed then were arrested. clash stems from a long feud linked to a county primary. Authorities took the Ashers to Manchester amid tense local tension.
In Chicago and Kansas City telegraphers from Theo, Western Union, and Postal companies plan joint action. A September 20 meeting at Grand Pacific Hotel aimed to organize for a possible strike tied to World's Fair business surge. Union aims to amalgamate for stronger leverage against wage and condition demands.
Philadelphia officials fear Artle explorers are stranded awaiting the Cryolite bark Svighut from Greenland. Reports say the Kite may be stuck near McCormick Bay with no extra supplies, risking a winter in the ice and possible exhaustion of provisions before January 1.
The steamer Scandia lands at lower quarantine with thirty two deaths aboard from cholera. Seven more passengers are ill and removed to Swinburne Island while inspectors report other ships clear. Also reports a Mexican prison incident involving N O Bagley over corn debt and a cholera case in London.
Iowa items report Des Moines old State House burned during 1856 to 1857 construction. Injuries from a shooting involving Ed Nixon in Des Moines. A St Paul meat train wreck near Fayette delayed traffic eight hours. Legal actions include suits against C M St P Railway and other claims. A Grinnell well contract and a Grinnell arrest for mail robbery are noted.
A band posing as agents of the Chicago Medical and Surgical Institute, led by L. P. Wood and his son, operated in northeastern Iowa. They lured well to do farmers with promises of cures, taking 25 to 100 dollars each. The group left town after skimming more than $4000 from Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties, leaving the doctor and aides stranded.
A blaze at Edwin Manning's brick block in Keosauqua destroyed dry goods, clothing, furniture and more with an estimated 40,000 loss and 5,000 insurance. Incendiary origin suspected after the front cellar fire woke Stanley Manning, who suffered facial injuries. Several adjacent offices and a cigar stack were lost. A fundraising effort for a music exhibit at the Columbian Exposition is also noted, along with Iowa cattle statistics and a bicycle accident involving Miss Annin F. Johnson.
A farmer near Waucoma, Jacon Scumini, was fleeced for 200 dollars by con men posing as lightning rod salesmen who promised to roll his barn free in exchange for a commissionable receipt later revealed as a promissory note. The issue sits beside weather service notes foretelling corn risks and a DuBuque pensioner’s death at 98, intertwining local misfortunes.
Cramped cholera quarantine aboard the Normannia off New York harbor led to six deaths among steerage passengers and tension across the fleet. Passengers learned of the scourge only at noon Sunday as cremation on Swinburne Island began.
The piece notes that failure teaches, suggests future invention in electric railway switch control. It highlights the awkward brake and rheostat systems and predicts a lever or similar device will simplify crank motions. It cites a carbon block measurement as an example of material in an average man’s constitution.
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