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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
2
Northern Ohio turners vote to admit women to all societies in a move that reflects changing social norms. The piece playfully notes bicycle bandits, Bell’s flying machine prophecy, and Paderewski’s philanthropy of ten thousand dollars toward American music amid humorous asides about his hair and piano pounding.
A Brooklyn girl is described as a young thief who robs smaller children to fund candy purchases. The text bets she will likely become a notable burglar, suggesting progress toward a changed woman and warning that she may imitate harsher behavior, potentially causing widespread trouble if she turns bad.
A Connecticut dentist predicts meeting his pet parrot in heaven, while a clergyman argues that all creatures including mosquitoes and tadpoles could inhabit paradise. The piece notes that if true, larger angels would reside in spirit, leaving old companions and foes without anything to bite.
The weekly Missouri crop report states that wheat oats grasses and gardens are thriving in nearly all sections with wheat beginning to head in southern counties. Chinch bugs appear in many counties but have caused little damage. army worms are harming wheat and meadows in southeastern counties. Corn planting slowed by rains in southern counties but progressed well in central and northern areas with early corn showing good stands. Flax grows well in the southeast. fruit drop concerns rise with caterpillar damage to apples in some districts.
The department emphasizes removing all stumps brush vegetation rocks and boulders from the surface before starting embankment. Fill holes with suitable material and tamp or roll thoroughly. Do not use perishable material in embankment. Replace unsuitable subgrade with good material and roll to bearing. Roll and relevel the roadbed to ensure a compact surface.
The May returns of the Agriculture Department division show winter wheat improving by 5.6 points from April to 82.7, with 82.9 in May 1895. Averages across nine principal states include Pennsylvania 4, Ohio 55, Michigan 90, Indiana 85, Kentucky 77, Illinois 90, Missouri 1, Kansas 96, California 100. Reports from district climate and crop services indicate broad improvement nationwide, though Maryland New York Pennsylvania and Oklahoma lag behind.
Cissy Fitzgerald, the handsome dancer from across the sea, fell into New York water last week. She surfaced, swam to the side, mounted a bicycle, and rode to her hotel with her hair hanging down her back.
A well known London gentleman is said to have traveled to Oklahoma to pursue a divorce. The remark implies his case is weak, suggesting he would have stayed closer to home if convinced of a strong claim.
Afton, ten miles east of here, suffers a fourth incendiary fire at 4 a.m. causing about 34000 dollars in damage with 12000 dollars insured. Quick efforts prevented greater ruin though the Occidental hotel was set alight twice. Rain aided defense as residents tally losses including Seth Richards estate and several merchants with amounts from 500 to 25000 dollars.
June 1 Penny reports John Lessell shot shortly after 11 p.m. by night watchman Ross in the rear alley near his home. Three bullets struck Lessell, two located and removed. one could not be found. Ross, believing Lessell a burglar, is dismissed from the force.
In Des Moines the supreme court denied rehearing requests for John Hammil and George Weems. The cases now await the governor to set execution dates or commute to life imprisonment. The governor favors commutation, deeming the murder nonpremeditated and punishable by intent in the act.
Des Moines May 30. C Yetzer president of the Cass County bank at Atlantic who oversaw funds after insolvency must serve five years in the penitentiary the supreme court overruled a re hearing petition. He solicited deposits knowing the bank could not pay depositors.
Des Moines, June 2. Suel J Spaulding charged with embezzling 14000 dollars from the state pharmacy commission while secretary was discharged. Judge Holmes directed the jury on motion of Spaulding's lawyers to render a verdict for the defendant. Bondsmen released. He walked free. Court held he was not a state officer and the indictment defective.
George Brewer, 22, was sentenced by Judge Wade to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary in Anamosa. He was part of a Johnson county gang that has robbed farmers for five years. Brewer wept, and his sentencing, along with Albrosky’s, is expected to break up the gang.
In Marshalltown on May 31 a blind 38 year old man, Thomas C McMillen, hanged himself with a clothes line from a grape arbor south of his home. He left a wife and a young daughter. a boy who had guided him recently left town.
The only victim of the St. Louis tornado from Dubuque county so far reported was Will Murray, a bookkeeper, whose home was in Cascade. His remains have been forwarded for burial.
In Belmond at a school performance a ceiling lamp fell striking Miss Celia Finch on the head. Oil from the lamp spilled and ignited burning her severely. She died several hours later. Finch was a prominent city school teacher taking a leading role in the program.
Constables Oxley and Martin served a court warrant and seized $600 worth of liquors at the Anheuser Busch Brewing Company building. W Zalesky, the manager, was arrested on a charge of keeping and selling liquor contrary to law. Mrs Hl Ritchie filed the complaint. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that wholesalers must observe the Mulct Law like retailers and signals similar actions against other wholesalers in the city.
A state census bulletin details Iowa manufacturing including establishment value 225,608,703 wages 63,798,025 materials used 39,012,955 and finished goods 1994. It lists average employment 23,208 with 2,752 under 18 and notes male workers. Also reports Port Madison cheese poison finding by Floyd Davis confirming ptomaine contamination as the likely cause.
August Vermeish a well to do farmer two miles east of Hartwick hanged himself by a strap in a field. His daughter found him about five o'clock hanging from a knot on a post. He had tied the strap around his neck and to his body. He was in good spirits earlier, with no explanation given.
Cherokee June 3 George D Perkins renominated for congress on the first ballot. The vote stood 70 for Perkins and 46 for Struble, in a clear show of support at the nominating meeting.
A 14 year old boy Menchek hanged himself at Ely. George Lewis held to grand jury for killing Sam Porterfield. Frank T Campbell announced as Republican candidate for a second term. Accidental revolver discharge injures Ernest Moffit and Charlie Thomas at Oskaloosa. Moffit’s eye injury may be fatal. Des Moines reports cyclone damage in Polk and Jasper counties totaling about 60 000 dollars, crops not counted. Storm damaged eighty two homes with varied destruction from Granger to Ira. Corrected killed list includes multiple Bailies Phelans Milburn and others across several towns. Injured number around thirty. Supreme Court rules burden is on liquor sellers to prove mulch tax paid to avoid Prohibition prosecutions. Dairy Commissioner Boardman probing cheese poisoning with two deaths and several critical cases.
Cucaco June 2 reports a remarkable year for storms with widespread destruction and fourteen states plus one territory hit. The first fatality occurred March 17 in Denver Colorado. Illinois endured the most storm sites and ranks second in fatalities as a county-by-county tally follows.
Bernard J. Wefers of Georgetown sprinted 220 yards in 0 21 1-5 on Manhattan field, blazing a world best in the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America final heat. He also ran 100 yards in 0 9 4-5, tying the world record, with prior marks noted from Detroit and Montreal.
The known dead in St Louis total 143, all recovered, with 13 more killed, eight on the river and five in the city whose names are unknown. East St Louis reports 100 identified dead, with two unidentified, one missing, and eight seriously injured likely to die.
CaicaGco June 1 H H Kohlsaar owner of the Times-Sherald reports a cable from Yokohama signed by Lorren A Thurston former U S minister noting Kate Field died at Honolulu May 19 of pneumonia The report adds Mark M Brick Pomeroy's death described as very peaceful.
Miss Julia Stevenson daughter of the vice president and Rev. Martin Hardin were married at the New York Avenue Presbyterian church in Washington on June 3.
OwaAnHA May 27 M Gump arrested on bribe charges for juror action to acquit Henry Bolin ex city treasury man convicted of stealing 110000. First jury disagreed. James Fitzpatrick and G L Sweeney also arrested for bribery and attempting to corrupt the initial jury.
A New York dispatch details a cyclone that started in East St. Louis and moved east through Illinois and southern Indiana, reaching New York and New Jersey. Reports tally over 150 deaths east of the Mississippi, with Illinois near East St. Louis suffering 141 dead and 228 injured, Indiana 2 dead and 5 injured, and Pennsylvania 7 dead and 4 injured.
The Record's Washington Dispatch reports Secretary Morton, after 10,000 miles of travel in the west and California, has given up hope for a sound money majority at the Chicago convention. He expects the silver wing to win by over 100 votes, nominating a ticket and platform contrary to the current administration. He hopes St Louis Republicans back a single gold standard but fears the silver agitation may influence the convention with concessions to opposition.
Washington reports Senator Quay authorized to publish his first ballot figures for the Melk Kinley vote in the St Louis convention. Quay puts McKinley at 479, a dozen over the threshold for nomination. He notes the estimate excludes doubtful voters or those potentially shifted by contest cases, counting only fixed and certain supporters.
In Atlanta on June 2 ex Speaker Crisp commented that the presidential nominee would likely be a western man. He did not name a definite choice but opined that Horace Boies had the best chances, and that no southern man would be selected to lead the ticket.
Newport May 20 Judge Helm overruled the motion for a new trial of Scott Jackson convicted of Pearl Bryan's murder and sentenced Jackson to be hanged June 30.
A rainstorm in Seneca Missouri washed away several homes while fourteen bodies were recovered and another fourteen remain missing. A separate dispatch reports the likely loss of the schooner Lincoln in Alaskan waters with about thirty aboard, presumed dead, most being gold seekers. At Victoria British Columbia bridge collapse divers finished the rescue as the death toll rises. Czarist coronation reforms grant tax relief and amnesty in various regions. In Pittsburgh, Joshua Levering of Baltimore was nominated for president by prohibitionists with Hale Johnson as VP, while woman suffrage stalled. St Johns silver platform failed by a margin of 387 to 427.
A devastating cyclone struck St. Louis and East St. Louis causing hundreds of deaths and injuries. Officials estimate 424 dead or injured, with financial losses running into millions. Reports describe widespread destruction from riverfront to the southwest districts, including Vandalia and Eastland areas, with guards deployed to curb looting.
Eighteen gold watches were found sewn into a baby's clothing aboard the steamer Saale from Bremen as it reached Hoboken. The infant's parents were arrested. the father yielded twelve additional watches. The total value reached about seven thousand dollars. Hypnotism was attempted on a gullible man in Lyons France. He was placed in a trance and buried eight feet underground with a breathing tube from his mouth to last a week. After three days he was dug up, exhausted and near death.
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