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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1895
Page
2
The Newton Record catalogs a collage of gossip and headlines from 1900s concerns. Notes on Monroe rumor mill, a Greensburg theft, politics in Huntington and Lowell, the San Francisco restaurant scene, and aerial glimpses into global economics. It touches on Spain, South Africa, and judicial dicta while wine, gold, and cattle markets drift through a bustling, curious page of early 20th century life.
Wheeler, a farmer in Bae county, tests a new milking machine. A gas pipe feeds suction to cups fitted to each cow, with an outdoor unit powering the system. The setup allows two workers to milk 100 cows per hour with high cleanliness and efficiency.
A Jowa farmer walking along Custom House Place was approached by two women who seized his hat and fled inside. One woman produced a revolver and took his $1400 before fleeing. Police could not locate the thieves.
Fire swept Arcadia on November 4 causing four acres to burn. Six residences a hotel opera house livery barn harness shop grain elevators and many stores were destroyed. Losses estimated at five thousand dollars with some insurance coverage. Burglars robbed a Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern freight train stealing watches money and gear, later captured then escaped. Michael Orman stabbed in separate incident at Hands restaurant. he’s jailed with condition not deemed dangerous.
Lyons November 0.17 Green a teamster accidentally ran over and killed his year old son Willie. The little fellow unperceived tried to mount the wagon fell and sustained a skull fracture. He died in his father's arms.
Northwood station agent on the Cedar Rapids Northern line was relieved of cash by two masked men. The attack occurred as the agent arrived at the Northwood depot about eighty miles north of Waterloo. A younger man and a farmer’s son were also mentioned as involved in other local incidents. A separate fire at Minburn destroyed multiple stores and a residence, likely costing thousands, with origin thought to be a defective flue. A train wreck on the Iowa Central near Grinnell injured crews and damaged equipment, the assistant superintendent W H Voorhis aboard, with engineer Wolcott sustaining serious injuries and a second engineer named Lynch escaping with minor harm.
The report details a fatal assault at the Metropolitan Hotel where John Webster and others beat Texas Haker to death, with confessions of blows by Webster and Jackson. It also notes a fatal horse fall near Estherville, suicides, a large mill fire at Cable Lumber, burglaries in Van Meter, a serious wreck injuring Conductor Gammon, and a spate of thefts, deaths by poison, and an earthquake shock felt across parts of Iowa.
A cablegram handed to Secretary Olney from the Japanese minister discusses Japan's stance in Corea. It urges non interference, requests relief from troop obligations, and notes troops in Korea to protect legations and lines of communication until withdrawal. The report also mentions a concluded treaty and Russian naval movements near Che Foo, with unsettled details about any Korea-related story.
A Barbadoes dispatch claims unrest at Port of Spain could push Britain toward declaring war on Venezuela. London-bound reports to the secretary of state for the cab indicate the administration will be informed. The Figaro discusses Anglo American friction and warns against prolonged colonial hostility.
An 11 year old girl was found murdered near an outbuilding street in Omaha. Within an hour George A Ed Sanford and Henry Book were jailed charged with the crime. Evidence was reportedly found on Morgan and the crowd demanded swift punishment as a lynching committee visited the jail.
Eugene Field, famed poet and humorist, died yesterday morning of heart disease at his Buena Park residence. A leading American writer, he was renowned for children stories and humor. President issues proclamation declaring November 28 a day of thanksgiving and prayer.
At Elm Grove near Wheeling on the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad a train plunged about fifteen feet over a bank. The engine tender and baggage car remained, but two passengers died and many others were badly injured with total casualties likely twenty eight to thirty.
The report notes the earth tremor was felt across multiple U S states and Canadian regions. It also covers a Paris cabinet lineup, the mysterious Cuban camps near Florida keys, a Turkish college issue, and the death of boxer Jack Dempsey with ties to Australian punishment. A Brazilian dispute over Amapa with France is cited along with other international notes.
A reconstructed statewide forecast from Des Moines claims Drake leads for governor by about 60 000 plurality with Republicans dominating the legislature in many cases. Reports from Massachusetts New Jersey Maryland Pennsylvania and Kansas show varied outcomes with Republicans often ahead but margins uncertain. Local notes include voting patterns and a new commission appointment and market reports from Chicago and Milford Nebraska.
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