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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1895
Page
8
A roundup of curious notes and quotes spans politics, society, and crime. References include a Chicago crafts of bloomers debate, a New York paper about Corbett, Burton Vanderbilt rumors, Illinois steel tagging, and reactions to Mme. Melba. Also noted are a Denver coroner’s inquiry into the Gumry hotel explosion, Morton meat export rules, and Francis Wayland’s call to curb habitual criminals with perpetual imprisonment.
September 20 report recounts a violent break in at Steam Boat Rock Farmers' Exchange Bank. Charles Turner warned President Turner of burglars at work. shots fired, burglars fled. Nitro explosives wrecked the bank and safe though the Diebold time lock resisted. Books and papers burned. interior likely looted had delay continued.
A deadly accident occurred on the Glenwood apple carnival return crossing as the fast Chicago mail struck a buggy carrying about twenty people. Mr Reed died within minutes from a catastrophic fall and the rest escaped with minor injuries. An inmate from a nearby institution reportedly drove the conveyance.
October 2 report from Cuuxtex says eighty residents in Saula were stricken after a wedding supper featuring pressed chicken. Local physicians were summoned as cases, initially thought to be typhoid fever, are described as serious illnesses with intense abdominal pain. No deaths reported yet.
Briggs faced murder charges after striking Michael Holloran with a board on Fourth Street. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in court. The judge sentenced him to six years in the penitentiary at hard labor, two years less than the maximum manslaughter penalty.
Boone district miners strike for 81 per ton scale of 1893, leaving more than 1,000 workers out while 400 Fraser men stay at work. A July agreement for 80 cents a ton expired, and operators refuse the new rate. A written contract breach alarms miners, amid a broader labor dispute across the county.
The motion to quash the indictment against J. M. Van Auten for forging public records was denied and a new trial motion was rejected. The case proceeds to a final hearing. Van Auten received a sentence of four years in the penitentiary at State Capitol Tabor.
Cas per Rupie, a 25 year Hamilton County resident, was fatally injured when his bogey collided with a runaway team near Viertine Wensten City on September 29. He toppled head and shoulder first and never regained consciousness.
John Gilleon, a wealthy farmer from northeast of Armstrong, was accidentally shot in the thigh by a hired man while hunting on Eagle lake. He died before help arrived.
Supreme court sides with City of Des Moines in Waterworks Company regulation dispute. In Clinton, August Swanson found insane for March 30 hatchet death of his son. Ft Dodge reaches Des Moines Shoe Factory deal. $5,000 stock plus $10,000 bonus. Moody Bible Institute head R A Torrey to speak in Des Moines. Oct 31 event features several Iowa leaders addressing youths. Boatman and Gunn case moved to Osceola. venue change prompts crowding. defendants bound over for grand jury. Winterset notes Kilburn and Price tied in senatorial race. possible ballot error. Waterloo saloon injunction upheld. saloons closed. Pleasantville grain elevator fire destroys 40,000 bushels. $7,000–$10,000 damage, no insurance.
Havana dispatches state a Spanish force under Col Aldave routed insurgents in Ciego Avilla district. General en and Zeyas led the enemy camp. casualties and captives total about 200. No further details available. General Martinez De Campos returns to Havana after weeks abroad. Citizens in Chi staged large meetings urging U S recognition of Cuban belligerency. Various speakers expressed sympathy from across the country. Map nup notes DuPuy De Lome said arms for Cuba to be returned per justice. War notes state Britain constrained in Peking crisis. imperial decree shifts responsibility for Szechuan riots to officials. Denby reports indicate the China crisis being averted temporarily by British demands.
In Halifax a World dispatch quotes Lieutenant Peary describing life in northern latitudes. He notes Esquimaux women as pioneers in amiability and dress, comments on their clothing, and recalls hardships including extreme cold and a forty eight hour food shortage during a Cape York expedition.
In Texas the legislature considers two bills to suppress prize fighting with emergency clauses. Senator Lewis proposes a felony offense with one to five years imprisonment. Senator Simpson seeks five to ten years. Bills referred to judiciary. political fault lines risk defeating the emergency clause. Meanwhile Fitzsimmons trains in Corpus Christi and Corbett heads to Texas October 9.
Florida Athletics railroad officials weigh staging the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout across the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on the Mexican International line if Dallas or the Indian Territory cannot host it. Governor of Co Mexico promises protection. President Stuart says the fight may occur on or before October 31 if combatants are ready.
A Pall Mall Gazette dispatch from Hong Kong says Chinese officials detain inquiry results without foreign consul consent and insults to Mr Mansfield British consul as reports reach governing bodies. Separately Hexyissty reports Cheyenne and Arapahoe on a West Oklahoma reservation have begun warlike dances. Runners from Anadurko say Kiowas are ready for war and cattlemen blame strict agents for unrest.
In the fifth and decisive race Spruce IV versus Ethelwynn, the American yacht prevailed, securing the cup for America. Earlier, Sprut beat Ethelwynn by 1 minute 20 seconds, giving both yachts two wins each. Also reported: arrests linked to espionage rings in Cologne and Europe, and an Irish independence movement advocating military formations. Additionally, a sharp rancher Yaqui clash in Sonora left several dead or wounded, and the Empress of India arrived from Yokohama amid declining cholera cases in Tokyo.
Sr Jererit Mo October 2. Chicago reports arrest of Pastor Dominick Wagner of St Marys Catholic Church on charges of abducting Maud Steidel one year old daughter of a widow and parishioner. Uncle Alex Odvant Holton Kas aided in locating girl. Wagner denied accusations as church leaders urge action.
Diphtheria cases in Mt Louie rise rapidly with over two hundred patients reported in St. Louis. Commissioner Starckloff calls physicians to report cases, about six deaths feared, Ninety five cases in a week. Health department considers closing schools in affected districts. typhoid also widespread in western and northern city areas.
Paris reports the death of Prof Louis Pasteur famed chemist and discoverer of the Pasteur treatment for rabies. He died at Garchez near St Cloud from paralysis after a long decline. Born in Dole Jura on December, he authored many works and won the 1861 Jecker prize for chemistry.
Treasury gold reserves fall to 802,705,067 as export withdrawals surge since July 13. A $1,300,000 New York withdrawal signals heavy movement of gold to Europe. Banks and syndicates in New York provided bullion, increasing total exports beyond official figures.
Lord Dunraven asked Chairman Smith about presenting another challenge for the Americas cup. Smith said such a challenge would be considered but the race could not be run until after the American yacht race against C. D. Rose. He hoped another challenge would be presented so two races could occur next year.
The monthly receipts and expenditures show a nearly 3 million dollar surplus. Receipts total about 27.5 million while expenditures are around 24 million. Compared with last September receipts rose by about 5 million and expenditures fell by about 34.5 million.
Paul Richland, a township farmer in Illinois, grows a pumpkin vine 123 feet long with twenty seven well developed pumpkins of varying sizes. The seed reportedly came from a prize pumpkin at the world’s fair and the farmer plans to ship the vine’s harvest to the Atlanta Exposition once fully grown.
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