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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1895
Page
2
Quirky Notes mix social commentary and curiosities from a 1900 era column. References span taxation, world rulers, inventions, travel, and famous figures, weaving humor with observations on daily life, economics, and culture across nations and cities.
June 1 report notes important arrest of a notorious gang at Maynard now jailed at West Uni awaiting trial. Police implicate Sam Smith as a lead, naming Jud Paign Al Rich and Fred Conrad in a string of safe and jewelry store robberies across Fayette and nearby towns.
Summarized reports from correspondents dated June 1 show crop conditions across Owa area. Winter weather and May freezes damaged fruit including plums grapes and strawberries while overall meadows reached about 80 percent quality with pastures and other crops affected.
Preliminary examination of George E. Metcalf charged with robbing the American Express Company and the C. I. Q. of S400 while acting as joint agent at Thayer has been continued to June 24. The defense seeks time to secure Kentucky witnesses, arguing Metcalf was born there. A rival named Neal Florence is said to be the same man, and the trial arouses much local interest.
June 10 report from Albia notes Nelse Muller and his father, robbed on a Q train between Albia and Ottumwa, found a man arrested for the theft. The man had recovered the pocketbook with $4,700 in securities but no money, and returned it to authorities. He was released after it was shown the thief took the money, $300, and threw the pocketbook from the train. The Kansas City & Northern line extension to south Des Moines is planned, with gauge widening and new Des Moines area preparations by Des Moines & Kansas City officials.
Judge Spurrier upholds the mulet law in Des Moines asserting the Des petition is fraudulent and lacks valid names. Prohibition now in effect. saloon operators liable for liquor sales. War removed. saloon men seek rehearing, with possible Supreme Court appeal.
Prof. J. W., president of the Iowa City Conservatory of Music, was assaulted by two masked robbers in Iowa City. He fought back and suffered serious head cuts and bruises. Police have not yet identified the attackers.
An alleged rail sabotage occurred ten miles east of Krttone as the east-bound Denver limited passed. Twelve spikes and fish plates had been removed, lifting a rail and aiming to derail the train. The engine and tender stayed on track, but baggage and mail cars derailed and were diverted. the engine stopped the train within about 100 feet.
Two men described as tramps who shot a constable at Burling ton were captured near Mt. Pleasant after beating a freight train through the city. They carried arms but offered no resistance. Officers pursued to Barling and wired for identity checks as they awaited train arrival.
June 1 report from Oak Grove six miles south states John Rutherford was fatally shot by L Hanson after a dispute. School children witnessed Hanson approach Rutherford and fire three shots, two hitting Rutherford in the mouth and abdomen. Hanson surrendered to Esquire Charles in Grinnell shortly after.
An outbreak of scarlet fever is spreading in the town with over fifty cases reported. Physicians and the board of health are withholding details while enforcing a strict quarantine to prevent further spread.
A first class law school organized in Des Moines offers a thorough LLB course and catalogues are available. Several crime items include a Burlington train robbery near Albia with $5,000 stolen from John Miller of Aurora, Illinois, and arrests of pickpockets. a Cedar Rapids woman’s burns from hot water. and a Burt incident where a man shot his wife in a suspected adultery case.
Fifty armed men dragged Joseph Fossati and Robby Allen a colored housekeeper from their bed after midnight and tarred and feathered them. The couple were driven out of town in a covered hack the way guarded by armed men. Fossati son of a respected family had recently married the woman in Dayton. Mrs Fossati is grief stricken and ill.
The coming fifty fourth Congress may appoint a colored chaplain. Representative Walter Evans of Kentucky's fifth district urges recognition of the colored race by selecting a southern colored man as chaplain. Evans cites his colored church followers and notes Kentucky Republicans support this view.
A World Prague special from Guatemala reports several snail risings in Salvador in recent days. Troops are at the frontier to maintain order. The Nicaragua Costa Rica war scare is over. A Santa Teela courier details rising among Coljutpeque Indians near Santa Teela. Fighting continues since noon as Gen. Regalardo moves to reinforce Gen. Rivas. Telegraph communications remain disrupted.
President Cleveland appoints Richard J. Olney secretary of state and Judson Harmon of Cincinnati to fill the attorney general post. Harmon, a long-time Cincinnati common pleas judge, leads Harmon Colston Goldsmith Hoadley after the ex governor’s retirement, at about 30 years old and noted as a careful lawyer.
W B Bentley of Bentley and Olmsted in Des Moines notes unprecedented leather price surges with hides up to 150 percent and sole leather rising from 21 to 36 38 cents. He challenges reports of factory closure at West Pullman, affirming daily output of over 2000 pairs and claims pre-purchase stock allows continued lower pricing.
The Chicago to New York relay bicycle race ended at boulevard and Sixtieth street. The pair broke the 1,000 mile record with an initial time of hours 57 minutes 30 seconds, likely to be adjusted by later calculations.
The Key West report confirms a filibustering expedition left aboard a schooner to Cuba, with about 300 armed men from Key West and around 200 from Tampa aboard the vessel. A tugboat, purchased by the Cubans, towed the schooner and carries two small defense cannons. The U S government ordered the Raleigh to sail to Key West to cooperate with revenue cutters in halting such expeditions.
Telegraph reports say Turkey remains firm while Chinese mobs attack foreign missions in Kiating Yochou and Chengtu. Officials refuse protection as missions face destruction. Other missions are threatened amid rioting and Blamed for the mob.
June 10 reports say talks will begin between Japan and Russia on Corea evacuation. Japan seeks guarantees from the powers that Korea become absolutely independent after withdrawal of troops from Liao Tung.
June reports from Florida say Lafayette County citizens lynched three Black men for an alleged assault on a white woman. Initial word named Bill Collins, but later reports confirm three victims and identify the assaulted woman as 18 year old Miss Jeannette Allen, described as the belle of Lafayette.
Lew Mull introduces a bill in the Behring Sea sealing controversy. Sir Edward Gray, parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, states the measure replaces the 1893 act to fulfill the Russia agreement with minor alterations. The bill passes its first reading.
Pierre South Dakota June 12 It is considered certain that the defaulting State Treasurer Taylor will appear within a week He is coming voluntarily to face charges as the investigation proceeds and the public awaits resolution of the case Involvement centers on the treasurer role and state finances with authorities pursuing formal action.
Debs and the other A RU. have been sent to the Woods to jail to serve their sentences. The gold reserve in the United States treasury is now about $106,000,000, and it is feared that it will go much lower. The Forster lumber yards, covering three acres, at Milwaukee, were destroyed by fire at a loss of over $100,000. special reports from sixty-seven counties in Kansas, state wheat will make half a crop, that corn is in splendid condition and promises to be the largest crop on record and that fruit will make two-thirds of a crop. Near Crawford, Neb., recently J. A. Jones and Thomas Barnes, brothers in law and prominent cattlemen, engaged in a pistol duel. Jones' horse was shot from under him. He continued the battle afoot and was soon killed. It was the result of an old feud. Richard Olney was sworn in as secretary of state on the 10th, J. K. Emmet, Jr., shot at and tried to kill his wife at San Francisco. Their six-year-old girl prevented him from making a success of the job and then kept him from committing death by own action. Whisky was the cause. At Madrid recently Captain Clavijo, who shot and seriously wounded Captain General Prima Rivera, after the latter had refused him the hand of his daughter, has been shot. He displayed marvelous fortitude and composure until the last moment.
The populist state convention met at the M C A auditorium in Des Moines with about 500 attendees. Temporary officers included A Starrett of Humboldt and T W Ivory of Mills. KE J Gillet chairing the permanent organization. Delegates adopted platform calling for silver restoration, bank reform, factory inspection, tax readjustments, and a state tax of 5 percent on future content payable in gold.
A Shanghai dispatch says it is almost certain that all persons tied to English French and American missions at Chenutu were killed. Telegrams intercepted muddie the claim, a French gunboat heads to Renchang to verify. Later a Shanghai pastor says Chengtu property survived, suggesting no massacre occurred.
In Wasmxarox on June 9 the navy faces a growing problem as ships rise faster than crews. Despite constant additions to the fleet the number of sailors remains fixed by law. Battleships Maine Texas Lancaster Indiana Oregon Iowa and Massachusetts imminently ready, yet Congress has not increased manning, leaving vessels idle in dock. Secretary Herbert may be forced to urgently seek more men when Congress reconvenes.
Igo Harmon was sworn in as attorney general before Justice Harlan at the Arlington hotel. He then visited the State department to assume head of the department of justice and attended a cabinet meeting.
Report states Prefect Satolli will receive the cardinal’s cap at the upcoming consistory. A light anecdote follows about a seal fur sacque and a husband’s quip that the seals may be wearing false hair, implying a humorous misunderstanding in a domestic scene.
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