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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
8
A collage of clipped observations and anecdotes from a bygone era. It mentions political reform debates, Grace Wilson’s matchmaker mother, a supposed bicycle destroyer, a Berlin barracks mutiny sparked by a flirtatious cook, vandalism at a Williamsburg church, French actress Adrienne Cabrolle's American critique, a Sioux marriage settlement, and Princess Maud’s wedding gifts of bikes.
A raiding party escaped with a hand car and valuables then hid in a box car. Pursued by Constable Sloan and others near Delaware station a firefight ensued. One burglar was shot, another wounded, and a third captured in a corn field as the posse closed in.
Des Moines August 2 The Parks case ends after twenty years in court. William Parks left a 187% claim before dying, with no heirs, and the money will be deposited in the state treasury. The Woodbury county court denies Iowa's bid to overturn a 1892 order granting attorney and administrator fees and approves E W Davenport's June 23 report. The administrator must settle $3,227 agreed between the National Bank and the state, pay costs of the suit, and balance escheat funds to Iowa tax claims.
Reports from Sioux City and nearby areas recount embezzlement charges against Thomas O'Dea who posted bond, a farmer James Kennel who attempted to control a vicious cow, and the murder of Louis Krekal with grandson Henry Teuscher arrested after a confession. Fire at Oskaloosa causes about 30k to 40k in losses, including a stallion and machinery. a grand jury case concerns Reverend Eloper Warrusoo who is to be sent to an asylum after a commission found him insane.
In Stoux City on August 5 Dominick Conti sold nine gallons of ice cream to west side customers. After consuming it, over fifty people fell violently ill, with several still critically ill and at risk of death. Conti was arrested but released on bail as investigations continue.
In City in August, Henry Reinhart seeks an order to resume control of his property, saying friends frightened him into consenting to a guardian. Reinhart denies any exam by experts and accuses his son John, who holds the estate, of squandering the wealth.
A meeting at the Des Moines roof garden selected delegates to a national conference of sound money Democrats in Indianapolis on August 7. Resolutions endorsed President Cleveland's administration and a democratic platform. L. M. Martin chosen as national committeeman.
The article reports a massive tidal wave that struck northern Japan and Maidau near Kiangsu, causing widespread destruction. Thousands of tons of water devastated villages, many lost families, cattle perished, rice fields obliterated, and an estimated 4,000 lives may have been lost amid desperate survivors.
The dispatches from Candia Crete report extreme satisfaction among Christians as a governor’s report on pillaging and burning was deemed unsatisfactory and Hazen Pasha appointed to restore order. Other items note filibustering rumors from Havana, and notes on Hearst planning Chicago ventures and a tiny watch carrier in Zurich. Mohammedan depositors in post office savings banks avoid earning interest under British policy.
About 47 dead and 43 injured after a Reading railroad express from Philadelphia collided with a Pennsylvania excursion train near the second signal tower four miles from readings. The wreck left the baggage car and two coaches demolished and several cars derailed. Officials cite signaling or speed as causes.
A Neath Glamorgan dispatch reports a fire damp explosion at Hryancoach colliery trapping about forty miners underground. Rescue efforts underway as officials assess damage and safety protocols after the blast.
August reports a labor strike at a conveyor works ceding no union recognition and threatening stricter measures. English Irish land bill passage. Alfred Maine speech by Reed opens in that state. Harvest failures affect grain districts. neutrality laws warn against filibustering. Stenjeve band trial in Austria condemns nineteen. Halifax voting carnival features world championship race. Arthur Sewall withdraws from vice presidency ticket. Maine house resignation rumor. East family murder in Austin. storm toll in Gloucester leaves fatalities.
In the high court justice Dr Jameson Major Sir Willoughby Colonel Grey Colonel White Major White and Captain Coventry were found guilty of violating neutrality laws by invading the South African republic. Lord Chief Justice Russell noted participation in the expedition and sentenced Jameson to fifteen months imprisonment without labor Willoughby ten months White seven months and Coventry five months.
Nicholas Prener, a farmer near Sprecht's Ferry Wisconsin, reports a twenty five foot long monster snake about three feet thick killed two cows in his pasture. A hunting party fled after sighting it, while others claim it swallowed a cow. Premier is described as an unusual observer and the beast may have escaped from a menagerie.
John Webster fatally shoots his mother LaPster Webster after a dispute over money, striking the county official’s wife. The father attempted to intervene and was knocked unconscious. The murderer, escaped, is believed to be in Cincinnati. The crime sent a profound sensation through the community.
Warrants for sugar bounties earned in 1804, excluding maple sugar, have been issued under the 1895 deficiency act appropriation. Proved claims were paid pro rata at 8 percent per claim. about 12,000 on three bourbon withheld, total warrants 4,988,036 across 490 entries. Fusion in Kansas and Columbus Buggy news items also noted.
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