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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1891
Page
2
A jumble of notes mentions a Shanghai rooster sold by Conncellont Batson, New Jersey gold diggers, an English widow funding Tower plans, and a Paris negro population oddity. It also notes old senators James W. Bradley and Afskheus Felch, Paris fashion, and various scattered curiosities from ships, mining, and weather to a walking Russian envoy toward Paris.
A roundup of Iowa snatches up a motorized economy and public life. Rail plans include Rock Island Depot at Paton. grain elevator near Glidden. Cleveland post office abandonment. school counts at industrial institutions. murder trials and accidents across Des Moines, Davenport, and Council Bluffs. Community events cover funerals, religious gatherings, and public meetings.
An explosion and subsequent fire at the five story 66 Park Place building occupied by mapmaker John C. Eberle caused a collapse with conservative fire chief estimates of sixty dead and over 100 missing. Debris removal began slowly due to heat and further structures caught fire including nearby Green-Wil extension. Dozens were rescued, with many bodies recovered by 3 o clock. causes remain under investigation.
A meeting of prominent Democrats in New York last week led to hiring private detectives to identify authors of the anonymous pamphlet Anti Cleveland. The flyer attacks ex President Cleveland with slander and claims a secret nationwide organization with grips and passwords exists. Detectives are a non official step, with leading law firms deeming the pamphlet a conspiracy punishable under criminal law.
Twenty two leading South Dakota editors call for a September 8 gathering in Huron to coordinate a statewide campaign plan for the next presidential canvass. Signers include publishers from Webster, Hurley, Doland, Parkston, Chamberlain, Aberdeen, Pierre, Watertown, Iroquois Chief and others. Four Victims Of Fire In Lennox, Tenement House Fire In Shadwell Kills Two Women
Sioux City and Chicago markets report mixed livestock values with steers and cows priced broadly. Hogs show lighter to heavier weights with multiple grade ranges while sheep and feeders vary by region and weight class.
The item lists numerous commodity prices and cash quotes including wheat, oats, barley, flax, corn, lard, butter, cheese, and fats. It notes daily bids and futures style prices across several entities, with August and September references and multiple grade classifications. Names of products and price figures appear alongside unit and date markers, reflecting a historical market page.
The Nolee editor quotes Joh J Ingalls from Prohibition Park remarks and a Forum article, defending accuracy while noting shifts in Kansas. Tugats responds that extracts misrepresent statements, urging publication of a full report. He outlines how beer and liquor were accessible, taxed, and enforced under prohibition, and calls for honest discussion.
In BhaveLANn Texas on August 21 the Drromaforth expedition reported two weeks of trial with weather control devices at the Nelson Morris ranch. Six men under General Dyrenforth pursued aerial and ground explosive methods to induce rain but produced only brief showers and未failed demonstrations. Scientific observers and local residents assembled without seeing substantial success.
Aug 21 reports from South Texas counties say continued demands for predator scalps may bankrupt the state within a year. Critics note the 350 099 appropriation and 5 000 comptroller payment run counter to prorata shares and many counties refuse to pay extra.
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