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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
8
The Newton Record column ripostes with wry social quips about weather, music, temptation, and global woes. It jokes that Paderewski’s music cannot calm, laments Spain’s duels and battles, and muses on cyclones and a missing Zella Nicholaus amid a St Louis wind.
The claim that the Prince of Wales owns the Derby winner could push fans to abandon wheels and join the horse-racing trend, as observers note.
Reports from Liberty Ohio describe a disturbance last week involving a woman and a man nicknamed Jarren. Despite the incident no municipal name change has occurred and locals await further details from authorities.
The duchess of Marlborough’s popularity with the English public is likened to Mr. Astor’s standing with the prince of Wales—a pocket edition in social measure.
A Philadelphia newspaper notes a social imbalance with two girls for every man and suggests a provocative remedy urging young women to move westward as a consolation. The remark highlights urban gender disparities and migration prompts in the era.
The Illinois Supreme Court decides that a druggist may sell to whomever he chooses and charge what he wishes, asserting the public may be Vandervilted.
A young woman named Booz is in a Chicago police station after failing to return an engagement ring to a drug clerk. The piece notes the oddety of depriving a seller of his livelihood as summer begins.
Carnegie Steel of Pittsburg seeks to acquire the Duquesne Tube Works in Duquesne, with a $300,000 valuation. It is likely to buy the Howard glass plant to gain control of the river stretch from the Riverton bridge at McKeesport to Homestead, save for Duquesne town limits. The firm aims for about six miles of river frontage.
The Boston report notes that shares of the International Buttonhole Company have risen and that the firm is now earning more than ever. The piece protests the reach of monopolies and mocks the idea of a Universal Pants Patch company to counteract the greed.
Captain Frank Landers of the Iowa census bureau reports a comprehensive 1884 agricultural census. Iowa averages 153 acre farms, with 204,385 farms state wide, mortgages on 83,552 farms totaling 138.59 million dollars in net debt, 25.87 million acres improved and 5.43 million unimproved, 128 million bushels of corn, hay valued at 5.859 million, corn stalks worth 9.262 million, poultry sales totaling 1.123 million, turkeys 0.714 million, eggs 3.96 million, and 140,446 dogs in the state.
A Baltimore man was fined $1 after insulting his wife when requesting pin money. The report suggests Baltimore husbands might learn from the example set by Mr. Lease, described as a swent but affectionate figure.
John Shea, noted as the inventor of the patent adjustable crew, claims a clearing method for murder mysteries that may please police officials. The technique, though promising in theory, shows no perceptible effect on crime when viewed directly.
Des Moines June 17 Judge Woolson of the federal court denied a motion for a new trial for Samuel L. Mash and John M. Baum and sentenced Mash to eighteen months in the Ft Madison penitentiary and Baum to thirteen months. Mash faces a $1000 fine and three fourths of trial costs, Baum a $500 fine and one fourth the costs. Baum sought sixty days to perfect an appeal with a supersedeas denied. Sentences to be enforced immediately. defendants jailed. district attorney to prepare disbarment charges for Mash.
Sioux City June 14. Proceedings have begun to remove Alderman Hf. H. Johnson after charges of corruption by fireman R. I. Elkins. Elkins accuses Johnson of taking part of his salary in exchange for Johnson’s influence in his appointment and threatening hardship for his family if he refused. Elkins has resigned to push the charges.
Lee Phillips a Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern conductor was killed while switching missing his footing and falling beneath a moving train. His legs and body were crushed and he was dragged a distance before the train could be stopped. He died at Mercy hospital from scalp wounds and severe injuries to his arms and face.
A meeting of the state executive council at Governor Drake's rooms examined designs for the silver service to be presented to the battleship Iowa and awarded the contract to J. E. Caldwell & Co. of Philadelphia represented by J. F. Thomas, at the appropriation price of 5000 dollars.
Mrs. Jeanette Ventura sues Professor Louis Ventura in district court for divorce. Both are prominent in Des Moines society and literary circles. They are French and have lived in Des Moines for a year, married three years ago in St Paul, and have one daughter.
In Muscatine on June 15 officer Jacob Neidrer aged 55 and a veteran of the Thirty fifth Iowa Infantry was shot and killed while attempting to arrest tramps at Hershy's lumber yard. Bloodhounds are on the trail as one tramp is known to have been shot by the officer.
Creston June 15 The Boies literary headquarters reports a flood of mail from across the country seeking literature and pledges of support for Iowa's candidate The silver sentiment appears widespread officers of Ottumwa executive committee share encouraging news and managers believe Boies nomination is nearly certain.
In the Cram vs. Doroty case Mrs. Cram, expelled from the Episcopalian church at Sheldon, sought 5000 dollars in damages. The district court jury awarded the plaintiff 5000? 500 in damages.
In Burlington on June 16 Ella Burris allegedly from Fairfield tried to drown herself to avoid arrest during a levee disturbance. Her balloon sleeves filled with air, keeping her from sinking. she was rescued, recovered, and taken to Fairfield.
June 16 report: William Ward aged 25, newly married, was fatally thrown from a runaway outfit. skull fractured. His wife had just left for Sweden. Seven others were thrown out with no injuries. In Ottumwa, Ed Walker, a colored miner, was killed by a Milwaukee train. his head severed. authorities note intoxication.
The Iowa College of Law in Des Moines is expanding faster than peers and will add a new building this year. Secretary Prof. P S McNutt prepared neat catalogs.
Reports from Madrid and Havana show Paris and Amsterdam banks withholding loans to Spain until November. Consul General Lee draws cautious note from Madrid while Weyler relations attract attention. Bermuda sails to Cuba with rifles and arms for insurgents, doctors aboard. Puerto Principe faces heavy fighting and bridge damage. Havana endures explosions, water cuts, and disease threats amid insurgent pressure. Competitor filibusters face new trials as Olney learns of options. Martinez de Campos to be used in Cuba to avert a duel with Borrego.
In Taylorville Illinois a coal mining works fire caused by gasoline explosion entombed eighty five workers. After hours of suffocation only three were rescued alive and twelve mules perished. Rescuers pulled workers up via an unburned shaft as flames raged below.
Eleven years after a state lunatic asylum attendant Arthur W. Pratt shot and killed patient Jesse T. Yree and fled. He was arrested in May in Oxford, England on burglary charges, confessed while jailed, and Kentucky authorities were notified. Sheriff Cross traveled to England to secure Pratt’s return.
Report from Athens on June 17 states about 300 Turkish troops were killed in a clash with Cretan insurgents. The note combines several unrelated figures and quotes, including a temperature claim for Earth's interior and population projections, with Voltaire cited on civility and repose.
The New York subtreasury will gain storage for about 6,000,000 silver dollars as a massive steel chest is built and due next week. The chest is twelve feet square, ten feet high, with two inch thick walls. Treasury authorization came months ago to accommodate growing silver deposits, with 50,000,000 silver dollars and 5,000,000 in subsidiary coin now stored in the vaults.
Massowan June 14. The court martial trying General Barrateiri found him not guilty of the charges. He commanded Italian forces in Abyssinia and faced accusations under military penal code for attacking Abyssinians and abandoning command from March 1 to 3. The panel ruled he failed to give orders to mitigate defeat.
In New York on June 17 President George N Wyckoff of the Bank of New Amsterdam was shot at his desk after a demand for $10,000. The assailant George H Semple then shot himself. Both men were taken to a hospital with likely fatal injuries as investigators note motives unclear and no recovery hoped for.
Three men stopped a westbound Chesapeake and Ohio express between Cotton Hill and Kanawa Falls after a brief assault on the crew. Jack Maynard L. M. Martin and George F. Stringer were arrested near the scene and jailed.
At St Louis on June 16 the Iowa delegation elected A B Cummins to the national committee J H Gear on resolutions W P Hepburn on credentials Cal Manning to notify presidential nominee C M Junkin to notify vice-presidential nominee E C Roach on permanent organization W H Macomber as delegation chairman D B Henderson as vice chairman Banks Wilson secretary and George C Call as member They endorsed a gold standard and cautious silver policy while promising to defend free silver if supported by the convention The national committee opened the convention with prayer and remarks by C W Fairbanks temporary chairman The permanent organization favored Senator John M Thurston as permanent chairman and signaled possible ticket talk including Morton and McKinney The credentials committee ratified national committee decisions on contested seats seen as a McKinley victory.
President Cleveland issues civil service directive prohibiting appointment of laborers or workers to the same grade as classified employees without examination. No admission to nonexempt positions until passing an appropriate exam and certification by the United States Civil Service Commission.
In Bow Street court London on June 10 Dr. Jameson Major Sir Willoughby Colonel R Grey Major R White Colonel H S White and Hon Henry F Coventry were committed for trial as leaders of the Transvaal raid. The other accused were discharged. Jameson’s attorney said he took full responsibility for the actions.
Washington dispatch reports United States Vice-Consul Knight says reform leaders John H. Hammond Colonel Rhodes George Farrar and J W Leonard have been released from banishment after each being fined 125000 dollars The cable note also mentions unrelated facts about cow tree milk fluid cannon ball speed and Bavarian bicycle rules.
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