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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1896
Page
8
A compendium of satirical notes and wry observations from The Newton Record, mocking Prohibition era talk and world affairs. It jokes about the Raines law, the Venezuela commission, crime, gender and firearms, Cuba, Edison and Tesla, odd legal notices, and a New Haven wedding day disappearance.
John Hute a laborer in Maquoketa fired three shots at George W. Whitley of Fulton during a domestic dispute at a residence. Whitley dragged Hute by the throat then shot him in the leg causing severe arterial bleeding. Medical help was delayed and Whitley’s condition remained critical.
W I Pitzer of Silver City Indiana searches for his sister Miss Mand Pitzer 31 who vanished in Omaha after resigning from a Hillsdale school on Monday April 2. Described with red cheeks and straw hat with Tam O'Shanter crown, she was last traced to Council Bluffs near the union transfer station.
The Illinois Central No 2 on a stormy day wrecked about one mile east of Reynolds near Waterloo. Sudden flooding undermined the track causing cars to derail. The day coach and sleeper were overturned with injuries reported and potential fatalities among passengers. Fire and rescue crews attended the scene as authorities investigated the crash.
A resident of Sharon township in Johnson County died while returning from cutting cornstalks. Frank, age fifty, was dragged about a hundred yards when a lobster pin failure entangled wagon and stalk cutter, horses were frightened, and he suffered fatal chest injuries and other cuts. He had lived in Sharon township for twenty-five years.
April 27 in Monee Illinois Mrs Cronin dies in a house fire after insisting on keeping money. Inmates escaped as flames claimed her life and the amount of money remains uncertain. Local report mentions secondary cases and legal actions in nearby towns.
In Osage County April 27 a final grand jury failed to indict Gunn and Houtman for the death of 16 year old Irene Levert in Fremont last August. A second grand jury also returned no bill, ending the investigations into any person connected with the death.
George Johnson a Fairfield farmer and Columbia College graduate, with James Minear, conducted Crookes tube experiments on metal transparency. They reportedly observed a common metal surface gain a yellow layer and transform toward gold characteristics after extended exposure, with professors confirming the result. Johnson, born January 17, 1800, is noted as retiring and devoted to scientific study.
A severe wind storm crossed Cerro Gordo county and Worth county, toppling the large elevators at Manly Plymouth and Rock, overturning foundations and damaging many buildings. The storm’s path resembled a cyclone, causing widespread destruction in the northern county area.
The Republican state central committee will hold the state convention at Des Moines. Eddie, a boy, was seriously injured when he fell from a riding plow and was run over by the cultivator. He lost both legs and is in Fort Dodge city hospital. A fire at Green and Bentley drug store in Oskaloosa caused total loss and major damage to a neighboring dry goods store. The origin is suspected to be a chemical explosion in the cellar. In Severs Malcomb Bryan law office, a fine state library was ruined with losses totaling eight hundred debt. A legislative bill regarding insurance contracts was defeated after publication by the governor and senate leaders. Speaker Byers was assaulted by Colonel House in Harlan, a violent confrontation ending with a coerced settlement.
Captain-General Weyler issues a twenty day amnesty for rebels and followers in Pinar del Rio who surrender with or without arms, pardoning those who lay down arms and allowing authorities to decide residence. Rumors say Maceo’s forces may have broken the Spanish trocha and are safe. In Havana the governor general’s palace explosion dies many workers.
A London dispatch says Times criticism of Lord Salisbury's inaction over Venezuela, plus other factors, fuels reports he will resign the foreign office to the Duke of Devonshire. Health concerns and a fear of war with the United States may push colleagues to pressure his departure.
A Kansas farmer report details a new caterpillar pest stripping apple orchards while farmers scramble to fight the invasion. The piece also mentions Maine’s oldest twins at 82, and lists several European leaders and dignitaries with ages, noting Queen Victoria and others near or past retirement ages.
A Constantinople dispatch reports Stamboul ordered an American missionary barred from relief work at Habjin. The vali accuses him of treason tied to a supposed insurgent plot, while Armenians fear renewed massacres at Kharput. Typhoid spreads, travel by foreigners is unsafe without escort, and Greek aid is sought for Crete.
A cyclone swept through Clay county near Toreka Kansas on April 28 killing at least five people and injuring many. The storm damaged homes barns and fences while uprooting trees and blowing down hay stacks. The dead include Frank Peterson and his wife and child, and Mrs Ole Halverson and a Peterson grandchild. Injured families include John Morris F kin Peter Anderson and Sf Gard ner. The cyclone began six miles south of Clifton moved northeast about twelve miles then dissipated near Morganville. Track width ranged from 150 yards to a quarter mile.
April 27 ceremony in Brooklyn unveiled General Grant bronze statue ten feet tall on a sixteen foot pedestal. 10,000 soldiers sailors Marines and Grand Army of the Republic attended a grand pageant. 20,000 people witnessed Ulysses Grant the general's grandson perform the unveiling.
Delegates for the Populist state convention were chosen with Gen Weaver as chairman and BE temporary secretary. National figures Coxey Taubeneck and others spoke. District selections included G W Davis Louisa and J M Jackson Hardin for Fourth, W H Calhoun Marstal and M H Dale Flora for Fifth, and others. A permanent chairman was elected, and resolutions favored backing the Omaha Platte road plan with referendum.
Reports from the orient describe the massacre of nearly 100 Moolah fanatics in a temple at Manjeri Southern India. Rajah's followers trapped them. many fell quickly while others fired back. The aftermath showed grievous mutilations and corpses heaped in places.
Drs Motes report 700 threshing attachments sold this season by Parson's Hand Carder and Self-feeder Co of Newton Iowa. Rev J D Stockman gains patent for a humanitarian device to fasten bed clothes for cold-sensitive children. AR Wilson of Houston Texas gains a rotary engine patent with a disk piston design. W Tow watches receive patent for fixed posts to bucket from well using a wind drum. Legal notice offered patent drawings and specs by sending 25 cents. City claims extend to Hawkeyes practice beyond Iowa. A Paris paper explores free subscriptions. a Sacramento waiter inherits 500000 and tears off apron to begin Austrian trip.
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