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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1895
Page
8
A jumble of quotes and anecdotes from a Newton Iowa page, lampooning journalism excesses and science claims. It mocks advertising, naval budgets, social statistics, and public figures while recalling episodes from technology, crime, and politics with scattered, often satirical commentary.
Krone and C. Hubinger of Keokuk propose a twenty year contract to fight Keokuk with tricity in Hancock county. They plan a high bridge from Fourth street Keokuk to the Illinois Duff at Hamilton costing £100,000, with a railroad and electric car line extending to Carthage Warsaw El Waston and Nauvoo to supply towns with freight mail and passengers.
A court order suspends Mr Salmon from office and directs the board of supervisors to appoint a lawful attorney. The action involves two vicinets against keeping four houses and one for oppression, with a permanent removal sought. Citizens express surprise as the decision sparks local controversy.
A court orders damages paid within twenty five days in a suit alleging abutting damages from an elevated road. The decision cites a supreme court ruling that elevated roads are not street railroads, making builders liable. If unpaid, the sheriff may remove the track. The case concerns frontage on Third Street at sixty feet and a $600 rate.
Denvaer January 8 A gas explosion in the Japan bake oven at the Scribmer Conchor Company specialty hardware works killed foreman William Daugherty 25 and burned his remains. He left a wife and child. Fire confined to the building with losses under 3000 mostly insured. others present escaped.
Three unidentified men and a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific detective named West exchanged six shots in railroad yards. West was stabbed, sandbagged, and shot through the hand but is not believed fatally wounded. one assailant fell at the first shot and was carried away by teammates, all of whom escaped.
The boiler room at Fordville Coal Company's mine caught fire and blew the boiler about 200 yards. All framework and elevators burned. Engineer Baily was bruised but not seriously injured. Loss estimated at 4000 dollars. About fifty men will lose their jobs.
A rumor spreads that small pox exists in Abingdon near Fairing with a quarantine at W. Clark's house. No confirmed case within the Clark family is mentioned, but local authorities reportedly enforce the quarantine.
A farm accident north of Sac City on January 6 left a farmer fatally injured when his arm became caught in a corn shredder. He was pulled into the cylinder and crushed before rescue could free him. Physicians reported death within hours from the shock and injuries.
Mrs. John Mc Laughlin sues Walter Dale a wealthy saloon keeper for 17000 alleging illegal sale of liquor to her husband who died by his own act after facing forgery charges. The case ties to a deputy county recorder's family and a fatal outcome.
General news brief notes potential armistice between Japan and China awaiting plenipotentiaries after discussions in Paris. Report mentions Li Hung Chang troops deployed to quell rebellion in Chin Chow and Corean independence declaration at a temple with Japanese observers.
The secretary proposes publishing a set of fifty volumes from Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and the Continental Congress journals. The project aims to protect manuscripts from damage while providing a controlled release. Initial edition planned at 1,000 copies costing $100,000, with gradual rollout at $25,000 annually under a dedicated editor and staff.
Secretary notes that American livestock and meats trade with Germany depends on exporting only top quality products. He cites rising sales of American lard and canned goods, but warns that purchasers do not always receive contracted goods, harming export trade. Inferior lard is sometimes sent abroad and used as axle grease in the U S, where sanitary rules are laxer.
John William II was seated as recorder and presiding judge of the Court of General Sessions of Peace in New York City and county. He charged the grand jury to investigate oppression and prosecution against public officials.
Debs and Hi Cureaco, plus Jai Debs and other American Railway Union leaders, surrendered to the U S marshal. Motions denied by the federal judge. They were moved to Woodstock Cook County jail, which is overcrowded. An immediate writ of habeas corpus will be sought in the Supreme Court.
At Aman Se farm a new shelling method for corn was tested and fed into wagons. The ground folder increased in value by 50 percent as stock ate the corn as clean as new hay, indicating a potential revolution in farming practices.
Reports from Indiana Illinois and Kentucky detail smallpox cases and deaths, vaccine usage, and mortality rates. Other items include a Chicago murder case, a fire at the Southern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, and a postern a Cincinnati officer robbed and assaulted. The mix shows public health concerns, political maneuvering, and crime briefs.
Dan Creedon, St Louis middleweight, will sail for England in early March and challenge all in his class. He will meet Herman Bernau in Galveston January 19. Des Moines liquor petition case heard in district court before Judge Spurrier. hearing delayed. Pittsburg district mines idle as miners strike over pay. Sacramentese legislature convenes. Republicans hold majorities. governor race and U.S. senator contest dominate.
A distressed report notes Austria and Germany push similar anti sugar duties on the United States, worsening tensions with Holland Belgium and France. The treasury cites imports of beet root sugar to the United States and Europe totaling over 701,000,000 while European ports restrict shipments. Officials fear Congress aid may not come and warn of broader economic impact including emigration and trade friction.
A damaged excerpt describes Armenian oppression by Kurds and Turks, tax payments to both, and brutal orders from Erzengin to exterminate. The text notes false reports, harsh actions against men women and children, with an estimate of severe casualties.
Iowa patent office records show 100s of filings and a Des Moines inventor, M. F. Larsh, approved on December 31 for an improved screw clamp with two mating jaws and transverse bores. The report notes examiner delays and scattered items including weather-related warnings and political tensions around Mayor Stro’s administration and Superintendent Byrnes.
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