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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1895
Page
9
A vivid fragment recalls two Kansas City toddlers allowed to attend bath school then sit in the front pew with their grandmother after an incident of whispered mischief. A preacher admonishes, and a humorous aside about language and an old frontier bear tale closes the reminiscence.
A traveler recalls a frigid trip up the Glinton branch last winter. The fireman shovels smoke from the engine while frost forms on the surroundings. The conductor shouts an attempt at breaking breath with the word ticks until the cold silences the car. Tickets freeze at the front, a visible sign of the chill.
A noisy streetcar episode unfolds as a country gentlewoman and a hopeful child discuss safety and the journey. The conductor’s calm grin remains in view while a curious dog and a mischievous boy drift through the crowded urban crossing. The old lady recalls safer times as the scene shifts with the boy’s lively exit.
In Perak Straits Settlements Malays slide down a 60 foot rock into a pool forming a human chain with up to 200 participants. The activity, done on sunny mornings, is described as lively yet dangerous and unique to the region.
A New Orleans garden tale follows a humming bird that fed from flowers including annuncia ton lilies. After a day of nectar visits a lily bell closed trapping the bird inside, possibly from the beak reaching too far for honey as the blossom collapsed.
A writer recalls a sheep with twin lambs where one lamb is blind. The mother and sibling protect and guide the blind lamb, nudging it away from danger with gentle force. The piece pondering instinct and care ends with a clerical friend’s reflection.
A July flood in Shannon county Missouri devastated Winona on the Current River branch of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis railroad. Twelve lives were lost and eight men reported missing as torrential rain and a fierce wind destroyed about thirty buildings, swept houses into the flood, and left the town homeless with no shelter food or clothing. Mayor Evans sought aid as telegraph lines were restored and residents sought safety among nearby farms and towns. Winona, once the county’s most populous and active town, lay ruined with streets rivers and a shattered rail line.
Six people drowned when the Dispatch steam launch capsized during a hurricane on Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Victims include Dr John Hogan his wife child brother and niece and John Preston master of the boat. The group had planned a short sightseeing trip before the evening train. The tragedy stunned the resort as dark storm clouds gathered and locals urged postponement.
A cyclone swept Baxter Springs causing heavy damage and many injuries with five dead and up to fifty injured. The M E church and many private residences were wrecked, and the estimated loss reaches 100000 dollars. The Supreme Court rules Mrs Lease’s trusteeship valid for an unexpired term. A Korea dispatch notes a possible plot to overthrow Japanese rule in Seoul. North Dakota reports favorable crop prospects and looming harvest hires as grain ripens across the Red River Valley.
A Havana report says Captain-General Campos contracted yellow fever while sending 4000 troops toward Puerto Principe to block General Gomez. At Grand Tierra the insurgents are claimed to have captured Campos' son, and Campos is said to be dying of the fever.
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