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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1895
Page
8
A garbled recount of global events and opinions touches on widows in the United States, Anna Gould, Japanese war, marine disasters, a call for American literary prizes, a Kentucky divorce case, Pennsylvania forest fire funding, and a push for American wool and lumber use in state projects. The text mixes scattered facts, quotes, and satirical asides with no clear single narrative.
In Woodbury County Court Walter Strange ex supervisor faces charges of obtaining county funds on false vouchers. Juror bias surfaces as a man named Udes claims bias yet pledges to rule by evidence. Charles W. Terry blacksmith attests signing vouchers for $1500 cash, weakening the defense.
Cuixtox Feb 25 The stock of the 1s Co operative Association was levied upon to satisfy claims of T M Gobble Co wholesale grocers Nearly 500 people lose their savings invested in the concern Organized by the Knights of Labor in July 1887 with 1 000 000 authorized capital Thomas Agell named manager Four stores operated in Lyons and Clinton land was bought for warehouses The enterprise was hailed as a success of cooperative buying but mismanagement and poor investments left assets worth less than 5 000
Med Up aloe Harned, an agent of the railway at Hayesville, was relieved of $12 by a masked robber as he stepped from the office at night. The thief stole a farmer's saddle horse tied near the station, rode a short distance, then escaped on foot.
A Duncombe Stucco mill in Fort Dear burned to the ground with losses exceeding 30000 dollars and 15000 insured. The origin is unknown and the mill will be rebuilt at once. A Cedar Rapids beer nuisance case is filed to seize and destroy shipments, while a linguistic list explains origins of country names including Mexico Canada Chili Argentina Jamaica Italy Spain Australia Japan Honduras and more.
Emerencia Feb 26 A four year old, Marke Murray, was killed when struck by a Milwaukee Road stock train near the yard. The conductor reported hearing something as he left, and the body, nearly severed, was found outside the yard. Coroner Henry impaneled a jury which ruled death resulted from attempting to board a moving train and being run over by the caboose tracks. Another local youth, Dan Galliger, riding the same train, fell off near Cylinder and lost a leg.
Feb 2 burglary at Griswold involved drilling into a vault and placing a heavy charge. The blast wrecked the vault and building, stealing about $4 in stamps and $150 in small change. outer safe found, inner safe later located intact with $20,000 inside, robbers believed professional, pursued by a large posse. Corser. BLeres, forced an
President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western railway launches a series of meetings to promote scientific farming along the line. H Hail of Minneapolis spoke at a local rally, noting nearly 100 million bushels of potatoes are imported yearly and urging crop rotation and increased potato cultivation to boost supply. Stickney labels his effort the gospel of better farms and smaller holdings.
At the courthouse entrance Monday evening a running gunfight between robbers and Deputy Sheriffs A. R. Hooker and Nick O’Brien left O’Brien wounded in the groin with doubtful recovery and William S. Smith fatally wounded in the abdomen. William Stellard, a motorman, was shot in the forehead but not seriously injured.
J C Vetzer remains jailed in Atlantic as Thomas Meredith withdraws from the band. Angie Mohr dies at a Montezuma hotel. her kin are unreachable, believed maiden Danvers, married a traveling man at Mason City against family wishes, later deserted, county covers burial. A well dressed young man found near Rock Island tracks in Grinnell is Roy Mintle, likely struck or fell from a train, later identified. he was a high school student and Malcom orchestra member. In Guthrie county, a jury awards George Laird $12,000 against the C P R R Lo for injuries suffered as Rock Island engineer on a Des Moines to Stuart run in a Des Moines Valley Junction collision. Laird’s injuries are described as total and permanent.
The Evening Bulletin reports a scandal at Mare Island Navy Yard with charges against the construction and repair department. An investigating committee has been ordered to San Francisco by the secretary of the navy following Admiral Beardslee’s report. The piece notes alleged poor materials and workmanship, citing the Philadelphia's $50,000 Mare Island repairs and mechanical failures on its cruise to Honolulu.
Post office inspector reports a lattice of stamp letter campaigns by Edna Kane and Mettie Gorman from Kaneville to aid a crippled recipient. Schism spreads via El Paso, Texas, as 15,000,000 stamps flood a beneficiary’s room, with sacks of letters and boxes shipped. The inspector urges a mail prohibition and stronger action. postmaster general to decide.
In Lexington North Carolina a deadly clash between Dr Lee Payne and Baxter Shemwell tied to the drug trade left Dr R L Payne dead and two or three other men shot. Shemwell was captured after hours of resistance by local citizens and officers.
The president nominated Senator M. W. Ransom of North Carolina to be minister to Mexico. The Senate went into executive session and confirmed the nomination unanimously.
At a road crossing a Nickle Plate train struck a two horse rig, killing Miss Allie Hunt and Miss Bessie Hunt. other injuries reported as the aftermath unfolds. A Samoa rumor claims German warships may arrive in May to subjugate natives, with consular aid noted nearby.
Regional boards of trade and chambers of commerce from Cincinnati to Toledo investigate miner destitution in the Hl and Sunday Creek valleys. Findings show yearly earnings depressed by strikes, with potential daily earnings of 2 to 4 dollars if working regularly. Miner nativity varies by town, Nelsonville mostly American and English, Shawnee Welsh, Stratsville English Welsh German Irish. Also notes unrest in Cuba with public order law, and Mills proposes amending the sundry civil bill to repeal bond selling authority.
Feb 23 report shows influenza sweeping London with Prime Minister Rosebery confined to bed. Entire families struck, many firms short staffed, and three fourths of Commons members affected. Several schools closed due to pupil illness.
Special to the Chicago Record reports the Belmont-Morgan Syndicate aims for a 10 percent profit on their bond sale, with bids not below 113 and potential total gains of about 6.24 million dollars to be shared by four banking houses. The piece notes high expected windfalls and cites open bidding at 118 to 118 in New York.
A Central News dispatch summarizes disputed actions on February 21 and 22 near Hai Cheng Tong Wash Lao Yang and Natsun with Japanese forces attacked but were repulsed. Reported Chinese casualties and surrendered or missing status remain unclear with 100 dead alleged from Tong Washan forces.
Frightful murder details describe a burned body and deep head wounds with remains of charred region. News from Panama on February 21 reports a battle near Santa Rosa between rebels and government forces with over two hundred killed on both sides. Rebel general Valdarama and Gomez wounded. government forces claim Santos Acosta proclaimed president in Vegota.
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