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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1892
Page
10
The article describes New Year events in Washington with Vice President Morton hosting a reception at his Rhode Island Avenue home and a grand White House party. It notes elaborate floral displays, dress fashions of notable attendees, and exact scheduling of callers. It also covers Philadelphia and Philadelphia clubs celebrating New Year with parades, prize outfits, and bustling street scenes into the morning.
In Cureaco on January 1 secular societies across the United States celebrate Thomas Paine's 155th birth anniversary. Local observances include a reunion of secular union branches with addresses by citizens and readings from Rights of Man and other Paine works.
In Washington on January 1 the president’s New Year reception is expected to draw a brilliant attendance. A notable change in the line of ladies will feature Mrs. Foster in her first appearance alongside the secretary of war’s family.
Maryland legislators prepare to elect United States senators. Arthur P. Gorman is the Western Shore choice. The Eastern Shore seat to replace the late Col John Walter Smith draws multiple candidates including Governor Jackson James D Brown and Alfred Pearce, with Col John Walter Smith emerging as strongest.
Miss Meredith second daughter of Captain Meredith of the bureau of engraving and printing and Edward Niles a young law student eloped to Baltimore and were quietly married December 17. The family kept the facts secret until yesterday and have forgiven the couple. They will be received next Saturday on the return home. John Dietel the fat man who has been exhibited at the museum died this morning weighing 762 pounds. He was a native of Philadelphia.
Fragmentary report notes a conference between employees and Collieries with idle periods and awaiting results.
The Inman line steamship City of Paris, two days overdue, was sighted off Fire Island at 1 15 this morning amid New York reports.
A year end tally highlights the deaths of prominent figures across politics, arts, science, and royalty. Notables include William Randolph Hearst and Hannibal Hamlin, Phineas T. Barnum, Jules Grevy, King Kalakaua, and Duke de Briante, with several American and international leaders among the departed.
Montreal dispatch reports Premiers Mercier and aides under scrutiny for a stationery contract with Langlois. Langlois would supply public offices with stationery for four years, backed by two $30,000 letters of credit. Allegations claim ministers and relatives profited, with losses estimated around six figures.
William Johnson of Goshen Indiana, a confirmed drunkard, issues a public card in the local papers asking for help in his efforts at reform. He urges friends to imprison him if he takes a drink to keep him safe and off the drink.
Senor Montt nervous at the gravity of the situation in Washington as he seeks to assure Blaine of Chilean cabinet names and press for reparation after the Baltimore incident. He reports domestic officials resist and hopes for a temporary stance until Chilean authorities align with U S demands.
A German backed claim predicts Chicago will sink by 1853 as Lake Michigan waves erode soil beneath the city. The engineer says the ground over a sixteen foot stratum cannot support colossal expo structures, risking a forty foot subsidence and a world exposition spectacle.
Great quantities of bar copper from Michigan mines are shipped to New York by lake and Erie railroad. For ten years thieves hide bars in Jersey City tunnel bank sands then load them on wagons at night. December 12 Bergen yard robbers took eight bars worth 260 pounds. two nights later eighteen bars weighing 200 pounds each were stolen. James Lynch, one of the thieves, was captured yesterday.
The case centers on a real estate deal tied to Veralto Park near San Francisco. Mrs Curtis sues for about 100900 seeking judgment and performance of the contract after agents bonded the property but failed to pay. The action also names parties tied to the transaction and seeks damages.
A Saratoga woman, Clarita Angulo, died of indigestion after refusing medical aid amid faith healers. She dictated a will hours before death, leaving bequests to the Salvation Army, the Christian Alliance, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Also noted is the death of inventor John A. Finerty in Washington at age 71.
The Right Rev Samuel Adiai Crowthers first bishop of the Niger territory, born Ajai in Yoruba country, died after a life spanning over sixty years. Sold into slavery and later freed, he became a noted missionary and writer and served as a key African church figure.
The funeral services for Sir William White the late British ambassador to Turkey were held today in Berlin. The ex-Empress Frederick Chancellor Von Caprivi and the diplomatic corps attended as Pastor Johnes preached. Prominent British residents and European dignitaries sent wreaths from royal and notable figures.
Tennessee ex Confederates vote to urge a $21 000 annual pension for Mrs Jefferson Bevis and to seek similar bills in neighboring state legislatures. They also appoint a committee to correspond with governors and citizens urging action. A separate note reports an impending strike by telegraph operators on the Big Four line over wage demands.
Mrs Blaine will not join the receiving party at the White House due to indisposition. Mrs Wildering will represent Secretary Tracy for the occasion. The wives of other cabinet officers assist Mrs Harrison who has recovered from a cold. About fifty other ladies will stand behind the presidential line. A Castle Wrecked at Dublin Castle follows a blast blamed on dynamite, with victims and details still unclear.
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