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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1891
Page
3
A randomized clipping of notes from Hancock County Maine to Puget Sound and beyond reports on quinine use in malaria, women’s college enrollment, frontier mail fraud risks, Palouse farmers, salmon runs, Esquimaux death customs, and antique literary and industrial curiosities including Mozart’s centenary, famed authors earnings, and early railroad wreck mast reemergence.
A jumble of Iowa notes reports reorganizations and appointments in Eagle Grove and Des Moines. It cites a new city directory, a Nassau postmaster, a Davenport orphan home count, and a Des Moines public notice while detailing local crimes, trials, accidents, and political maneuvering across reading like a busy weekly update.
Port Huron Michigan and Sarnia celebrate the first traffic through the Great Trunk tunnel under the St Clair river. Sir Henry Tyler leads a ceremony with dignitaries as trains ride through the 6 025 foot tunnel, linking Port Huron to Sarnia and promising faster freight and passenger service.
The Wheelmen held a special meeting at the Iowa Savings Bank building to arrange for the upcoming bicycle tournament. A reception committee was named to present souvenir spoons to each lady cyclist in the parade. Wheelmen citywide are invited to join the parade on October 7. those wishing to participate should send their addresses to A A Hering.
Fashionable New York society circles buzz over four pretty American girls who have arrived in London to dance a minuet before the queen. Their chaperone withholds names, but notes they are well known in New York society and will wear dresses pictured in a magazine plate.
A Union Pacific wreck near Port Neuf Idaho yesterday killed three people including a mail clerk and an Indian from Fort Hall. Injured include engineer Charles Hoyt mail clerk Lyons and several others with serious burns and broken limbs.
West Point Mississippi September 19 the West Point sub alliance calls a special meeting at once to vote on passing a resolution surrendering its charter members exceed 150 and vote is nearly unanimous to sever ties with Macune McDowell and others signaling broader dissolution of alliances across the state
Boston residents hoped for a Harrison visit during Mrs. Harrison’s Auburndales stay. Private Secretary Alford informed the Boston chamber of commerce that the president does not plan to visit Boston soon and cannot accept the invitation.
The British steamer Ambassador bound from Odessa to Hamburg ran aground off Saltorsbe Devonshire. She reversed engines and backed off but sustained hull damage and sank to eighteen fathoms.
A garbled account cites Agent Mulley raising irregularities in duties with connections to the treasury. Reports mention opium smuggling and frequent Chinese entry from Canada, tied to a Bradshaw moral posture and a city home dispute.
A powerful blast at the Michael brewery on Rue De Lasanne in Brussels injured workers and feared fatalities. Four nearby houses collapsed as debris spilled into the street and a passing wealthy tradesman was killed. Firefighters search the wreck as authorities issue warnings.
Foung Rust's wits win divorce while Tachus Omicado marries in a Virginia ceremony. Les Rust, Wisconsin lumber merchant's son, notes the nuptial as Gertrude Pottry becomes Mrs Daniels. Mr Daniels, 23, described as tall and handsome, wed this afternoon.
A Charleroi dispatch reports a massive blast at Porchies La Marche mine causing many deaths. Eighteen bodies found initially, later updates say twenty nine killed and eleven injured in Foresties La Marche colliery blast.
Lord Lansdowne reports progress in Indian crop prospects with a generally favorable outlook. Poor harvests are still feared in Mysore, Madras, Almere and Rajpoorana while Upper Burmak famine relief works have begun.
A John Robinson circus train wrecked near NGTOS, Pa, this morning injuring fifteen people, with one death. Four sleeper cars rolled down the embankment after trucks broke, causing the accident.
Chicago and Osaka report mixed cattle and hog values with light and heavy categories. Prices range from 3.00 to 5.50 for cattle and 4.05 to 5.05 for hogs, with stockers feeders and cows noted in multiple markets.
Fragmented OCR records show varied prices and terms for flour rye wheat and dairy products with months and odd codes. Mentions of cash futures like rye cash and wheat futures appear alongside notes on lard butter cheese and hog products with unclear quantities. Local towns, traders, and track references are mixed.
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