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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1895
Page
8
A crowded column of comments critique finance and war news, praising American resilience and moral standards while lampooning European debts and Japan's war losses. It notes Rockefeller sympathy, New York church spending, and a gas meter test firm, with reflections on labor, industry diversification, and social progress.
Robert Brown, a Black barber, fatally shoots his white wife after jealousy threats and a quarrel. He then shoots himself in a double tragedy linked to Clinton origin and a recent marriage. The wife was severely injured, the couple had moved to Calamus recently.
In Dubuque on July 10, Reverend Father Banman of Sacred Heart German Catholic Church stopped a masked robber who demanded the collection money. The priest knocked the revolver aside and held the suspect until neighbors helped pursue him. the thief escaped. Also notes a horse accident injuring a child and county saloon bond enforcement for 28 violators after 12 complied.
During the college case in superior court Attorney General Remley stated that the state board of medical examiners wrongly signed practice certificates and let the secretary issue them to applicants. He expressed strong doubt this action complied with law, noting hundreds of certificates have been issued in this manner.
Muscatine ex-auditor Johnson, tracked by sheriff, arrived back to face embezzlement totaling 30000 dollars. He ran a news stand in Honolulu and acted as a political reader in Muscatine. Bondsmen paid part of the sum, the rest a county loss.
A 20 year old man from Yates Bros fell into a twenty foot bored well on July 8. A dynamite cartridge exploded in the well and the man was killed. He became unconscious soon after entering. It took about thirty minutes to recover the body with his father assisting nearby.
A Chicago article reports a clever piano swindle moving through southwestern Iowa after exposure in Illinois. A supposed American Piano Co agent arranges four months trial, then traps farmers into signing a purchase card. The con delivers a cheap piano and a demand for 440 dollars, while the farmer ends up tied to a higher price.
Story recounts W I Lysle the confidential bookkeeper of the Irons orl and West Commission company disappearing after a raid on a Des Moines store tied to illegal beer dispensing. Also notes a drowning suicide by John Moore of Fontanelle and a violent Burlington saloon clash with police, plus legal notices and other local items.
Me WORLD. VENERIL TAVANA July 8 A severe engagement occurred between Spanish troops under Col Azwar and insurgents led by Gen Antonio Mac. Two hundred eighty insurgents killed. Salcedo skirmish left ten dead. Two Spanish soldiers killed and six wounded. Campos proclaims insurgents captured with arms to be shot. conspirators to Africa. Sixteen thousand Spanish troops arrive this month with 10,000 more in October and November.
A deadly collision at Craig's Road station on the Grand Trunk line during a pilgrim excursion from Sherbrooke killed twenty five and wounded about forty as the rear section plowed into an up-train. Driver Me of the car died amid the wreckage. In West Virginia a coal region crisis grew as miners confronted foreign laborers, prompting militia calls and state deputy mobilizations.
A dispatch notes government attention to alleged mistreatment of negroes in Tlauhuilile Mexico as observers plan a visit to investigate conditions. Separate items report a 15,000,000 pound gold loan to China under Russian guarantee, nonredeemable for 36 years, with China pledging no new government guaranteed gold loans before 15 January. Vesuvius and nearby Etna erupt, threatening towns in southern Italy as lava and smoke pour from the craters.
St James Minn July 10 George P Johnson clerk of the court Waterman county and a prominent state political figure committed death by own action using a claw hammer. After beating his head nearly to pulp he finished the act by pounding his head with the hammer.
Judge Wood modified the sentences of Eugene V. Debs and fellow American Railway Union directors, trimming Debs from one year to six months and other directors from six months to three, restoring the original court imposition.
Chicago July 6 Judge Showalter signs decree of sale for eighteen top whisky trust assets. Auction likely August 5 with no other bidders expected besides the reorganization committee whose bid of 9,800,000 is the upset price per the order.
Reports from Coeur d Alene indicate rising tension as Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines operate on wages below union rates. The union reportedly plans action, with the sheriff, a union man, warned, and Governor McConnell authorized Adjutant General Capwell to deploy militia. Eighty militia stands and 5000 rounds mobilized to defend mine property.
Secretary Herbert received a report from Admiral Kirkland detailing the Kiel celebration. The admiral says the United States fleet appeared in credit to the nation and was second to none at the event. The ships impressed many nations and the reception given to American ships was highly gratifying.
A new state law closing barber shops on Sundays is in effect amid prosecutions for violations. Reports statewide show strict observance. wages rose 10 percent at Pullman. a riot marred an East Boston parade injuring several. A San Francisco factory fire caused about 2 million dollars in losses. a long sports setback and a ship voyage incident are noted along with rail and political items including James R. Garfield’s candidacy in Ohio.
A Rio correspondent reports Italy’s minister in Rio angry at delays in the Brazilian foreign office over a due payment. He warns of requesting passports if the issue isn’t settled. Foreign Affairs officials clash over indemnity sums as riots threaten. police and troops ward streets in anticipation of unrest.
ill ex consul Waller imprisoned near Marseilles owed medical care and supplies. The State Department protests slow French action and seeks prompt record of proceedings. Ambassade Eustis has pressed authorities for faster handling, while Waller’s wife and others await word on his condition.
Farmers and wheat growers in North Dakota forecast a record wheat harvest. They estimate yields between sixteen and thirty bushels per acre with one farmer predicting at least forty bushels per acre. Grain maturing now and expected to be harvest ready by July 20.
The Pullman Car Company has granted a ten percent wage increase to about four thousand workers. The raise is being phased in across departments over the past two weeks. Also noted are items on invention patents and related notices from Gray, Hay, Massachusetts, July 5.
A bizarre fragment mentions a butcher's dog named Spotty injured in a sage machine, with disjointed dialogue about capability and recommendation. The excerpt shows speech glitches and garbled names, leaving the central event unclear but implying a dog accident and courtly or legal commentary. The tone mimics a clipped, old newspaper style with stray quotations.
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