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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1896
Page
2
A collage of gossip and commentary touching politics health and society. Mentions Mr Gas Addicks the Vanderbilt family Calcutta University and a St Louis convention while recounting Ohio senate cases a Hammond marriage and a bold Mrs Mary Caton leading a European horse circuit.
The writer notes patriotic regret over Yale’s Henley defeat yet praises Cornell’s past bad impression fading. The Yale banquet at the Sports Club in London showed cordiality to Americans and the Leanders sought to cheer them despite the loss, contrasting with Cornell’s post defeat last year.
German papers discuss the origin of the saying Blood is thicker than water and its use by Emperor William. They credit Captain Ingraham with its first use in 1859 during the British-Chinese War, not Admiral Tatnal. Ingraham gained fame from the Koszta affair at Smyrna, where his ship faced two Austrian ships. Newell Clark, 85, longtime Ravenna banker, died after charity work. his downfall began with buying a gold brick. The duchess of Marlborough’s diamond belt signals royal display and resolve.
Johnson Center representatives of the Manitoba and Gulf railroad visited Atlantic to gauge local support for a new line. A citizen meeting saw F H Whitney offer right of way and roadbed to Griswold and cover survey costs from Angus to Atlantic. A survey will start immediately with Panora Guthrie Center and possibly Casey on the route though the ninety fifth degree longitude. Township tax funding to be voted in the sections the road traverses.
Articles of incorporation filed for the North and South American Transportation Company in Maine and Chicago founders Hl Pennington and I S Wickes announce a $20,000,000 capital. The plan envisions transferring valuable South American contracts to secure funding for a north south railway linking to a gulf harbor. Officials remain reticent about details.
James Mahoney is bound over to the grand jury in $5,000 for murder and attempted assault in the Mary Kane case at Aurelia. He cannot furnish bond and will remain jailed until September term. The injured girl is recovering and Townsend is in custody following a separate shooting incident.
A July storm battered the town with widespread destruction. Nearly every building damaged or wrecked, crops ruined across the region, and injuries reported including Mrs. Dennis fatally harmed near Albion. Illinois Central line washed out at 400, windmills outbuildings and orchards damaged across Marshalltown Aurelia Sioux City and surrounding counties.
A grave train incident near Salt Creek bridge results in the death of A E Green. The mishap involves a runaway engine and the body is found mangled. Green resided in Boone with a wife and no children.
Scott Held was brought before the grand jury on a seduction charge. Bail set at 2000 dollars, but he could not raise it and remained jailed. The defense plans a change in tactics to have him examined for insanity by the courts.
A man with mental illness set fire at 5 a m in Jowa Falls wrecking the home of Frank Pearson and his parents. The victim parents and Frank Pearson were attacked with flames while neighbors extinguished the blaze. The 25 year old Pearson, recently an inmate, is under investigation.
Derbyn merchant H L Grimes of Grimes and Grimes was struck by lightning and killed while returning home for supper. His life was insured for 7000 with a suit for 49000 against Paul Milne. A separate case notes Clara and Ernest Hildebrand estates involved in a freight caboose derailment on May 21, 1896. Pastor Warentoo and Daisy Dorian eloped and were returned to custody. Scott jailed. Dor ian seeks 3000 damages.
At a July political meeting in Florence Gow Evans offended Judge Joseph I. Earle who struck Evans on the head and the governor struck back drawing a two sight. Revolvers were drawn as the crowd roared before officials separated the rivals. Generals Watts and Richbourg also clashed amid tense adjutant general talk.
A Bear Creek canyon flood sent ten foot walls of water washing through camps and homes. Fifteen to twenty people are dead or missing, including Mrs. Miller and three children and a group of campers. Scores may be unaccounted as the river ran along both sides. deaths may rise with more returns.
After debate a resolution calls for a patriotic platform and candidates for president and vice president. The national committee should meet in Indianapolis on August 7 to issue a call for a convention by September 2 at a place to be determined.
An eye witness to the Van massacre estimates about 50 000 killed and 15 000 seek refuge under British protection while moves report Matabele incursions near Bulawayo. Monks in King William's Town run trades and schools. soil depth and weeds noted. A Jersey chicken hatches with its head upside down at Mrs. George Hunt's Pedricktown home.
In a South African neutrality case, Jameson and officers including Major Sir John Coventry and Captain Coventry were found guilty of invading Transvaal territory. Lord Chief Justice Russell stated the expedition was military in nature and aimed at political change. Jameson received fifteen months imprisonment without labor, others shorter terms.
In Syracuse on July 20 the Empire State Express raced a sextuplet of six athletes along a narrow cinder stretch west of the city. The sextuplet led by half a mile, then slowed at a short bridge a quarter mile ahead, while the Express trailed closely behind through the race.
In St Louis the national People's Party convention opens amid delays and storm damage. Bryan and Watson figures dominate disputes over credentials and platform, with Williamson and Sewall guiding the proceedings. Bryan later secures the Populist nomination over 1,042 to 331, amid Democratic withdrawal signals.
Immense damage reported as July storm tears through Pittsburg and surrounding towns. Telephones and power lines snapped, streets blocked, and travel halted in many districts. Ten people killed and thirty nine injured statewide, with homes destroyed and other losses rising.
Havana July 27. A high ranking Spanish official, with strong sources, says the Marquis de Santa Lucia, president of the Cuban insurgent republic, has left Cuba and is believed to have gone to New York. The report is claimed to be wholly reliable.
Cleveland July 28 The Brown Hoisting works lockout ends with the company to remove the blacklist and re employ all union men They will receive holidays and pay and a half for all overtime and return to work under new terms
Cuban insurgents increasingly employ dynamite to disrupt rail troop movements led by Captain General Weyler. Maximo Gomez warns civilians on trains carrying troops that accidents on such trains are not the fault of authorities. Washington reports claim Jose Marti is dead, though repeated denials persist. Senate calculates Maceo’s fate amid conflicting dispatches. Butler elected Populist chairman as treasury officials report gold reserves above 100 million dollars after bank coin deposits.
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