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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1895
Page
2
A miscellany from The Newton Record touches on whimsy and world affairs. Notes mock telephony costs between aris and London, praise persistent faith, joke about a Chicago cooking teacher, and lampoon Schwin furth’s jail objection. It notes Vanderbilt’s fireplace bill, Nebraska prison funding woes, and a Texas cotton boll weevil threat.
Mrs J wife of a wealthy citizen and retired farmer drowned herself by immersion in a rain barrel at Maywann on May 12. Despondent for days and toying with laudanum and a butcher knife she acted at 9 o clock after quieting powders failed. Neighbors and a doctor arrived but she was dead. Her nervous temperament and provoked state were noted.
May 14 report from Director J Sage of the Iowa weather and crop service says frosts were widespread over the state Friday to Sunday but not severe. Corn in some areas was knocked back to the ground yet will not affect overall yields. damage mainly to garden vegetables and fruits in northern regions and lowlands, though not considered serious.
Damage from frost in Des Motes May Weather Crop notes reports great losses to early apples now shriveled with many samples ruined. Potatoes and garden corn exposed to frost. vines and small fruit heavily affected. Overall a poor season after advanced growth and heavy expectations for yields.
Gedney hotel and opera house will shut June 1 with no stated reason. The street will be stopped and the track removed. CW Williams built Dock after a $200000 outlay and added Rush park and an independence streetcar line to the hospital for the insane two miles from the city. The hotel and opera house are described as the finest in the state.
James A. Sheehan, a Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern brakeman, was killed mile north of West Bend when a train broke in two. He stood near the tender rear as the head end struck, his body mangled. He was about 30 and had thirty years in service.
Builders outline a new telephone line project between Begun and Hurting near Columbus Junction, intended to link with a Chicago company. Plans contemplate extensive connections north and west with the new system.
Cyrus Walgrave Eaton longtime Cedar Rapids mayor and longtime chief of the volunteer fire department has died. A leading Mason, he served as illustrious potentate of El Kahir Temple Mystic Shrine and was grand commander Knights Templar of Iowa in 1900.
May 13 Mystic coal operators Lee Siros announce possible use of military company to guard their Pine Claim after workers threaten to blow up the mine. Lee Bros. cite electrical equipment and wage cuts as sparked discontent. Strikes spread as men seek work across Appanoose district.
H Lane hired a team at Mitchell's livery barn for a two to three day trip to Dallas Center and has not returned. Mitchell and the sheriff search for him. Lane, once tried for embezzlement at Dallas Center, is said to have left with a Des Moines woman named Mary Francis. Lane is a large red faced man about 30.
The next G. A. encampment will meet in Cedar Rapids with Col. J K P Thompson of Rock Rapids as president for the year. Thompson defeated Thomses of Fairfield and others on the third ballot. Other officers named include Senior vice M E Erwin and junior vice commander H Davenport McCoy. The order reports 17 061 members in good standing, down 59 percent from prior figures.
The death of Mrs. Henry Aswegan, wife of a local farmer, is attributed to an overdose of sedatives taken to induce sleep after the death of her youngest child in a fire. She reportedly suffered distress, failed to regain consciousness, and leaves a husband and four children.
R A Waldin, a farmer, was handsomely rewarded for stopping a train to prevent collision with a burned bridge on the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern. A railroad committee visited his home and presented a fine gold watch and a life pass over the road for him and his wife.
Cripple Creek reports martial law nearly declared as miners clash with authorities after a marshal shoots and mortally wounds a prominent captain. Saloons close, violence erupts, and tensions rise as investigators seek accountability.
The Rambler notes a minister has received another offer with higher pay and is back home after two days of prayer. Castleton asks about his wife, who is said to be packing to move.
Secret reports claim Costa Rica allied with Colombian rebels, supplying arms and support. An agent circulated in Washington and New York to arrange large arms shipments amid long-standing tensions with the Colombian government.
An official Tokio dispatch reports that Japan will renounce permanent possession of the Liaotung peninsula after indemnity is paid, with terms reserved for later agreement between Japan and China. France protests over Formosa, Britain expected to oppose. Chinese troop withdrawal may trigger unrest.
Readable fragments report a brutal clash between Japanese and Chinese forces at Enchwang Tai on March 10 with heavy casualties. Witness letters describe a slaughter involving 40,000 Japanese infantry and 5,000 cavalry artillery attacking from three sides. Only one Chinese captive and many killed reported. Also mentions Iowa patent office notices and several US patents issued last week.
Kurino dismisses advice of potential trouble by Japanese in Hawaii as absurd. He notes Japanese are orderly and industrious, and the government would curb any interference by its subjects. Rushforth quips about sleeves and comfort, while Mrs L. retorts about swelled heads.
A father explains to his son why pyramids are named so, noting they rise amid the desert’s desolation as a simple, direct answer to the boy’s question. The dialogue emphasizes the stark, timeless image of Egypt’s monuments.
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