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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1896
Page
8
A mixed assemblage of items notes straw bats and snail farming by French farmers earning $1,000 to $2.04 yearly, a cyclist arrested for riding without a license, and quips on public figures. It mentions cavalry in future war, a cyclone joke, and a fish-catching labor-saving rod invented by Oscar Plath.
A string of violent incidents and disasters reported across Iowa includes the shooting death of 16 year old Mary Kane near Aurel ia and the fatal wounding of L F Gemmett by accidental gunfire in Fort Madison. A Dubuque packing house fire destroys the Tyan plant, losses estimated up to 60 000, while two men vanish mysteriously from Dubuque and counterfeit nickels are traced to a child in Goldfield.
Dawson to serve ten years in Anamosa penitentiary for murder in the second degree. He killed Walter Scott on Christmas Eve, shortly after Scott married Dawson’s daughter Clara. Judge Holmes overruled the motion for a new trial and imposed the minimum ten year term.
Yoh H. King files a homestead entry for a quarter section in Sioux county near Orange City. The land in township 5 range 46 appears unpatented. King supplied records and fees and expects a favorable outcome. The property could be worth about 20 per acre if unimproved. Captain C P Searle assigns assets in Oskaloosa with liabilities around 830,000. receivership granted to W H Keating. preferred creditors listed. John Hall Daily News proprietor and editor Peter Hoesen charged with malicious slander. bail posted. fine potential and jail term noted.
Brevities note the Town Epworth League planning a summer school in Storm Lake Iowa. A drowning near Ion Creek claims Parker Dexter’s one year old son. Dubuque and Sioux City Railway directors enlarge capital to absorb Cedar Falls Minnesota. Storm damage in Creston totals 5000 to 100000 with the high school badly hurt. John McCammant shoots himself after prior misfortune near Chapin. Thomas McCabe electric lineman dies at Maquoketa from a pole accident. Judge Woolson denies habeas corpus in Rowe case at Des Moines and orders continued detention for trial. appeal likely.
Havana reports the land is to be cleared of armed men with locals in rural areas deemed enemies. A Madrid dispatch claims Brigadier General Mesquizo will be promoted to major general and ordered Dr. Delgado’s execution, described as a brutal act by Spanish forces. In New York, Democratic delegates reveal a fluid vote, with few bound by instructions and preferences unsettled ahead of Chicago. Strong contenders listed include Richard P. Bland Horace Hales Robert E. Patti William C. Whitney Claude Matthews Joseph C Blackburn and William E. Russell as the race evolves under the two-thirds rule and majority rule debates.
The St Louis committee, with one member from each state and territory, conveyed McKinley’s nomination to Major McKinley and requested his address of acceptance. McKinley delivered an address accepting the nomination and thanking supporters.
Judge Helm overruled Alonzo Walling's motion for a new trial on the Walling Jackson murder case. Appeals will be heard at Frankfort before the September term, and Walling remains under the death sentence for months. The report also covers related international and local items, including a Venezuela British grants note and other brief notices.
The Santarense, from Penarth to Para, was sunk by the British bark Dundonald. The Dundonald, leaky and damaged, carried the Santarense crew. passengers were landed at Para by the Norwegian bark Hiawatha. Gentry found guilty of murder in the first degree for Madge Yorke's killing. Bob Fitzsimmons says he would accept a challenge from Sharkey. The Sultan grants general amnesty to the Cretans in Constantinople.
A sweeping digest covers honoraries and diplomacy with Bayard earning an honorary degree, New York Democrats backing gold standard, Hill Murphy Flower and Coudert as delegates, Hull’s death in Chicago, and Corbett’s San Francisco bout. It notes a deadly train collision at Davis Junction with Moran killed and Bair injured, Teller’s presidential hopes, and a Tribune delegate canvass on silver coinage. Reports from Cuba show rising smallpox and yellow fever, Spain’s Cuban defeats and material losses, and Canada’s Dominion election chaos with Conservative defeat. Armenians in Van documented amid renewed upheaval.
British envoy Paunceforte sought U S intervention after Venezuelan troops arrested surveyor Harrison on the Betis boundary. Harrison released by muelan authorities. note cites strained Britain-Venezuela relations. Other items cover shah assassination attempt, a Wisconsin field accident decapitation, and Jameson’s brother murder in Bulawayo.
Opinion piece extols Hawkeye Insurance Company of Des Moines as strongest state insurer with the largest assets and fastest loss payments. It urges readers to insure locally, claiming losses paid within ten days and funds kept to bolster Iowa’s economy.
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