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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1891
Page
6
A collage of historical curiosities from a transit through literary, geographic and cultural tidbits. It mentions Harvard courses, a Maryland courtship, Idaho senator Dubois, Aesop, German proverbs, and Central Park wildlife, interspersed with local anecdotes about turnpikes, furniture, and older Boston/New Haven lore.
A jumble of notices from Des Moines to Davenport covers births, legal matters, saloon actions, school attendance, farming sales, church projects, road and bridge work, a proposed opera house at Spirit Lake, a new mile track by the Des Moines Driving Association, and local incidents. Names include Laurvel Drummond, Mrs Brenner Moore, and Joseph Bunn.
Terrifying wreck on the New York Central Christmas eve left blotches of blood along the tracks and a smoking Gibraltar sleeper. Passengers recount escapes as thieves looted the injured while responders rushed to aid them. Names of victims and survivors include J. G. Gould and Mrs Baldwin among others.
Savannah Ga December 26 Cotton factors and factors elsewhere in the south have practically decided to reduce advances to planters in Conn Spriggs and in this way curb cotton production. They regard another enormous crop as ruinous for the south and may take concerted action to this end.
A historic blizzard raged in Duluth and surrounding areas yesterday and last night. Winds near gale force disrupted harbor traffic with fears for the tug Edward and Two Har it Glen. temperatures dipped to around three or four degrees below zero.
Fragmentary report cites a murder in Coxccan with limited readable details. No clear names, dates, or organizations are identifiable from the OCR fragment. Further text needed for precise summary.
Archbishop Katzer marks twenty five years of priesthood with an anniversary in Martford Wisconsin. A large crowd greeted him on arrival, with mass at St Kilian’s at ten, pallium worn, and two sermons in English and German. A banquet followed at the parish schoolhouse.
The Throckmorton court martial continued with Major Powell as substitute umpire after civilian witnesses Samuel Se and Henry Tompkins refused to testify claiming lack of witness status. The judge advocate condemned the refusals as contempt but no punishments were imposed, and proceedings advanced without sensational testimony.
William Lford Garrison publishes an open letter accusing the secret society known as the fy. &. E. at Harvard College of scandal cruelty. He cites branding with a lighted cigar producing six burns from shoulder to elbow, and mentions a bar-setting intoxicants contrary to law and morals.
A group of patent lawyers from Cincinnati St Louis Kansas City Milwaukee St Paul Minneapolis Louisville and other cities gather at the University Club in Chicago to draft a memorial protesting the confirmation of Judge Woods of Indianapolis as federal judge They accuse him of limited knowledge of patent law and hostility toward patentees and vow strong opposition at the Senate hearing
A kerosene lamp exploded at a local grocery and hardware store in Albany early morning, incinerating a four year old girl and injuring others. Firefighters battled the blaze as workers rushed to extinguish the flames and contain the spreading fire.
A large fire in Chattanooga Tennessee area threatens downtown after starting in D Loveland & Co dry goods. Two girls injured after leaping from Loveland building as flames engulf Scewarde Bros Christy & Co. Times office endangered. Wind drives the blaze with many structures at risk while Detroit fire crews assist at the Michigan asylum fire.
Telegram from Evanston reports a fierce blaze consuming French's hotel and several dwellings. The fire is described as beyond the control of the local fire department in this large suburb.
New York hosts a high society event as Helen Gould, daughter of the plutocrat, makes her debut at her Fifth Avenue home. Guests invited by the thousands, the mansion filled with lavish flowers, and the Eden Musée orchestra paid 350 dollars per performance. Helen, renowned for charity, is poised to become one of the wealthiest young women if not the richest. Her 21st birthday gifts total in the mid six figures.
The 715th anniversary of the Trenton battle is observed as the corner stone of a monument is laid under the Trenton Battle association. Speakers include Gaye Abbott, U.S. Senator Me Pherson, ex-Governor Green, ex-Secretary Robeson, General Sewell, and General Stryker.
Chicago police issue guidance to ban flirtatious dress and attention seeking acts in the post office corridors. Officials say men and women using the office as a meeting place for personal ads insult respectable patrons and will be removed on the slightest provocation.
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