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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1896
Page
10
A montage of witty adages on rain gear and risk, plus notes on ex consul diplomacy and a California plot tale. It covers Wisconsin temperance measures local option bills and saloon licenses, alongside UK Chamber of Shipping traffic records for 1895 and vessel counts, highlighting shifts in trade and tonnage.
A presidential commission from the National Academy of Sciences is appointed to survey forests on public domain and advise on preservation and reforestation. Members include Charles S. Sargent Alexander Agassiz Henry L. Abbott William H. Brewer and Gifford Pinchot. The task emphasizes fire prevention and forest loss.
Sioux City school board orders Madison Page to resign from the Civics Club or face expulsion. The club refuses, threatening mass expulsions of half the pupils if noncompliance continues at the next monthly meeting. Cedar Rapids district court records Trainor charged with first degree murder after a November incident at Prairiesburg saloon.
In Shenandoah on April 22, E A draggers Kier and White, siblings M Joh ire and Mrs M C Johnson were shot. The assailant turned the weapon on himself, dying instantly. The siblings lived alone. details are incomplete.
Eva Smith, purchaser from St Paul railway, claims title to land against Morris Albaugh after filing February 27. Smith bought from the railway before the act declaring the errant void passed Congress. opinion is expected to forecast a ruling applicable to O'Brien County.
April 20 report notes another man found on the Burlington tracks, face mangled beyond identification, limbs severed. Afton Junction had a similar case weeks earlier. A wealthy man with real estate in Minnesota and cash died. widow awarded $87,600 in a separate suit after a Keokuk yard accident killed her husband, a coal merchant, two years prior.
Drs Moixrs ApriL Davidson a member of Town Soldiers Home commission and Iowa board of railroad commissioners resigns due to inability to attend both offices. Ren WW Haren formerly of Prairie City and Marshalltown convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses sentenced to six months. Newrox April.
Crude report states Micky, alias Crestox, arrested for shooting at Charles Os in a Creston bar. Whelan held for U S officers arrival. Supposedly wed the Tabor post. Whelan faced last grand jury in Creston on a charge of attempting to murder a railroad man named Fishbaugh. Reward of 300 dollars offered for his arrest.
In early April a posse hunted Davies near Peru as James Donahue aged 17 rode into the crowd and fled. He was shot in the back by pursuers in a mistaken belief he was Davies and may die. Citizens and sheriff officers still pursue the escaped bank wrecker with little new leads. Donahue’s condition improves and he may recover.
Des Moines April 22. The Weather Crop Bulletin notes seeding nearly done and corn plowing advancing with favorable weather. early sown grain up and flourishing, spring wheat promising, winter wheat generally good though one report of extensive damage. Pastures and hay growing, abundant pasturage. Also reports of assaults, jail escapes, thefts, arson, and political financial concerns in Cedar Rapids and Winterset.
Reports from ALL OVER THE WORLD describe President Cleveland sending General Fitzhugh Lee as consul to Havana, a move viewed as placing a military commissioner in Cuba. Madrid officials warn no commissions will intrude, while Weyler’s campaign and Maceo’s anticipated crossing of barriers threaten further conflict and potential U S intervention.
Dispatches from Cairo report heavy clashes at Omdurman near Khartoum with about 500 of the Khalifa’s bodyguard killed and unrest spreading among his forces. London Daily News notes the khalifa guard is a two race standing army and predicts further affrays as power struggles continue. An unrelated excerpt mentions a democratic state convention delegating to Chicago and a saddle river discovery in a trench, plus a piano quote and a teainquiry into fees.
Bulletin from Professors Pratt and Wightman claims Roentgen rays cured or greatly reduced consumption diphtheria typhoid cholera and influenza with pneumonia nearly defeated anthrax and glanders harmed by contrast and notes ongoing trials to verify real world use plus separate items report a cyclone in Ohio a Pacific Mail steamer incident a deadly powder explosion at Broadwater mines and political dispatches regarding Krugers reply and Chicago delegates for Russell
Nebraska Republicans urge McKinley at state convention while Kentucky and Maine leaders back McKinley and Reed. North Dakota delegates bound for St Louis support McKinley. Missouri Democrats pick Bland delegates. Arizona admitted by territorial committee. Oregon Democrats back free coinage. Bermuda steamer case seeks arrests in Philadelphia. Cuban executions at Cabanas fortress described with two colored and one white men killed. New Jersey Republicans endorse Tobart for VP. Winnipeg reports remedial bill support and looming election storm. provincial legislature prorogued without action.
In Washington April 15 to 21 the Senate and House clash over the Dupont section case and a naval bond investigation. Senators push executive sessions and appoints to boards for the National Home for Disabled Veterans while Hill and Gear clash on pacific railroads debt. The House passes pension bills for Rear Admiral Foote's widow and a war claim, and seat changes occur in Alabama. The Indian appropriation bill dominates, sectarian school questions spark fierce debate, and a contested seat remains unresolved.
The article notes the potential prolongation of a legislative session into mid June with the senate lagging and a Peffer bond resolution delaying work. It cites Senator Hill and conservative senators forecasting post convention adjournment, and a Democratic caucus move to have Republicans lead adjournment planning. It then reports a Pacific squadron off Corea and Japanese unrest. Cats vanish in Valley Washington as coyotes raid at night. Calcutta water carriers patrol streets with leather eyes on packs. Dawson Oldham, 78, lifelong White Hall Methodist, abstains from drink and tobacco.
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