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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1891
Page
6
A miscellany notes weather color changes in Mexico rock and a newborn named Romulus on a Tennessee train. It mentions British Army soldiers wearing name cards, Caspian Sea level, Nisqually ferry tolls, and smuggling near Sumas Washington. Also cites Tsleat Mountain snakes, Indian lepers, and a palace cost in Austria.
The Iowa items report large turnout at the Fayette County fair and the Delaware County fair in Manchester, progress on Waterloo packing house, Burlington park plans, plus rail and road activity. Notable deaths include Henry McMillan of Clinton and Sarah A. Calkins of Milford.
Miss Ava, identified with the notorious Ann De Bar, recounts an alleged abduction at Father Kelley’s church in Cincinnati. Archbishop Feehan in Chicago dismisses the tale as false, while Ava’s story links to a New York high priestess of spooks. She is held in detention as Chicago authorities review her claims.
In New York on September 12 the Swedish community celebrated Forefather Day at Harlem River Park commemorating 253 years since the Swedish colonists settled by the Delaware. Commodore Osborne of the National Association of Naval Veterans delivered the noon oration, joined by Robert Edwards, chair of the Swedish Association, a Ling cousin. tableaux depicted early life, and the Lyran singing society performed war songs before hundreds of attendees.
Acting Secretary Spauldime ruled that reviews of board of appraisers decisions must go to the circuit court in the district where the matter arises and goods were entered. The decision affects cases involving imports from New York and appeals from general appraisers.
A London dispatch reports Sidney Fry, head of a major British detective agency, arrested for soliciting Honest Fear, a Maidenhead post office clerk, to reveal a telegraphic message intended for a lady watched by her husband. The case, aided by Edward Kerby of the confidential inquiry department, led to a government prosecution. It is the first such case in the country’s criminal annals.
Sept. 22 crowds lit by rockets and cannons celebrate the arrival of the first passenger train on the Chicago Fort Madison and Des Moines railway. A special party accompanied the milestone amid urban jubilation and fireworks.
A National Trade assembly address urges all labor branches to adopt resolutions not to buy boots and shoes without the shoe workers label. It urges committees in every city to demand union made goods and to promote labor unity and fair wages. A separate dispatch reports a devastating earthquake in San Salvador with hundreds dead or injured and ongoing aftershocks expected around September 21.
Athens dispatch reports the steamer Taormina with forty-eight passengers and forty-nine crew aboard when lost. An American named John D. Oliphak is listed among passengers. Only the second officer and thirty others survived. about sixty people are believed lost.
President Phelps dismissed Milwaukee reports that Louisville and Columbus clubs would be dropped. He stated there is no truth to the claim and that both cities have stood by the association through its fights. He affirmed that Louisville and Columbus will be represented in the association next year.
Market notes show cattle hog and sheep prices, with ranges for light and heavy hogs and cattle shippers. Local grain and dairy items list flour wheat corn and butter prices, alongside transportation and regional price references.
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