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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1895
Page
2
A collage of playful notices and rumors from early press: remarks on hats, bloomers, and bicycles. claims about a Holton Kansas girl with twelve toes. a Denver bones find and Holmes risk. Odd Fellows council banning saloons in Atlantic City. Chicago heat affecting a Kens temperature marker. a Little Falls laundry misadventure. a city librarian’s death speculation. and poet James Whitcomb Riley joining the bicycle trend.
Joseph Heller murder case details a double tragedy in Low Moor ten miles west of Canton on the Northwestern railroad. John C Otto was shot while milking a cow. Seiler then shot himself after fighting for two years over a estranged wife, leaving Otto’s wife and seven children and Seiler’s own wife and three children. Otto was a prosperous store keeper. Seiler was retired. The motive cited domestic difficulties and prior fines against Seiler.
The Des Moines and Kansas City road chief executive returned from Des Moines to discuss a consolidation with Kansas City Pittsburgh Gulf officials. The plan makes Des Moines the northern terminus of a direct line to Sabine Pass among Gulf ports. The Des Moines road advances a line from Dainsville to Kansas City using the Kansas City Northern terminals. the Pittsburg Gulf line reaches Solon Springs, Arkansas.
The glucose plant receives council approval for a water stream and tax relief. A Chicago-bound decision accelerates repairs after a fire, with rebuilt capacity totaling about 15,00 bushels and investments exceeding $100,000. Operations expected by December 1, marking Ottumwa's acquisition aim.
Orrenna 06 percent saloons have been legally established under the Martin law in one town in Wapello County. Filings with the auditor report signatures of 65 percent of county voters. Councils in towns like Eldon have passed resolutions. Widespread fraud on lists is feared and may be challenged by injunctions since the law provides no power to pass on the matter.
Indictment returns against Hoxie of the Corning Gazette charging him with cheating the post office by mailing extra copies as regular issues. A politician allegedly sent $19 for copies, and Hoxie fulfilled the order but mailed them with the standard issue, avoiding marked sample copies.
In October in Denver a brutal assault by tramps on a picnic party near Mrs. Olesen's home escalated as a man restrained his wife and chased his mother-in-law from the premises before slashing his own throat. Blood stained the rooms as the assailants fled. two men were arrested and police sought others.
In Sabuia near Clinton, physicians report trichina poisoning from undercooked ham at a wedding. Four deaths so far, with many gravely ill. experts estimate fifteen to twenty percent fatality. Bridegroom among the endangered. Autopsies largely refused by families.
William Carver, a well known Burlington young society man and Schramm's dry goods clerk, vanished after leaving a party at Charles Sponholz’s residence around 10 30 PM. He wore evening dress and left for his home two blocks away in an apparently unsettled mental state. His salary at Schramm’s had not been drawn for a month. His brother and many friends are actively searching the city for him.
Deadlock in the republican representative convention ends without a nomination. The July 16 meeting in Pocahontas County saw voters back Humboldt candidates while Finch and Mercer contend. James Mercer of Fonda is named Pocahontas County candidate. Humboldt reportedly nominates Finch by petition, creating an independent cross-county bid.
Corneil Bluffs resident Corneil Bluffs resident Zenger dies by carbotic acid intake amid breach of promise suits. St Louis resident Miss Uhlenhorst seeks $25,000 from Mollie Graham in a separate matter. Peter Fred, a longtime printer at the National Democrat, dies at about 31 after a gun discharge in a company, leaving a wife and three children. Frederick Runge Sr. dies after being crushed by wagon wheels while nutting with companions near Tivrarra.
John V Crum the sprinter has returned home and will represent the United States in athletic contests in Greece. In Ottumwa a stranger Thos O Donnell was caught with stolen chickens. He fled, two shots rang out, and the thief was killed. O Donnell's home is believed to be Chicago. The shooting occurred at 3 30 p m. Frank Beasley a respected farmer near Redfield hanged himself at Mosquito wagon bridge west of town. He was 40, left a wife and six children. He used a knife and rope to end his life. the rope suspender lay nearby. A later passerby noted the suspender on the bridge.
Breslau October report says Herr Liebknecht opened the socialist congress with a defiant speech after Emperor William's remarks on attempts to nullify social democracy. He promised the party can meet any fight and urged defiance, declaring universal suffrage a death warrant to the imperial government if violated. Applause greeted the speech.
The executive committee of the Cuban conference seeks prominent citizens and organizations nationwide to mobilize a mass meeting on October 3 to express public sympathy for the Cuban liberty movement. Churches and fraternal societies are urged to cooperate across the country from coast to coast.
Fagich and ade from Captains Halifax of the Undaunted and Newell of the Detroit have been told to urge the viceroy to stop obstructive tactics and permit the inquiry into the Ku Cheng outrages. It is thought Chan Chi Tung’s refusal to meet Admiral Buller stems from direct instructions from Peking.
Trains collided between Wavere and Ottignies, about eighteen miles from Brussels. A freight and a passenger train were wrecked with eighteen dead and at least one hundred injured, many fatally, among the wounded.
Paris reports that French forces captured Antananarivo on September 2. The queen and state officials escaped to Amboasitra, with news arriving at Vatomankry on October 3, signaling Malagasy capital’s loss and royal flight.
A Nebraska city reports a gold rush in a sandy strip near Milford with assays showing gold at 350 dollars per ton and no less than 65 dollars. Placer mining promises profitability at three dollars per ton as land values rise around the find. The pay strip extends into Kansas.
In Snrikes Ars on October 9 it appears the prize fight will occur there. In Dallas managers and trainers were arrested on charges of conspiring to commit a felony. In Sirtis Rock Ark Gov Clark warned he would not convene a special session to stop a Corbett Fitzgeralds fight in Hot Springs, stating he opposes fighting and would enforce existing laws making prize fighting a misdemeanor.
The well known Virginian General William Mahone died at Chamberlain's hotel at 1 p.m. after a paralytic stroke. He had been unconscious for 48 hours with family by his bedside. He was 60. News notes from Moscow report 100 drowned in a raft disaster on the Oka river. A Honolulu steamer Corolla reports cholera decreasing. Havana notes a battle-scarred scene with soldiers and officers aboard.
Brief items report a deadly tenement house fire in Cincinnati leaving one burned to death, three fatally injured, and three others seriously hurt. Additional notes cover South Carolina upholding no divorce, naval progress, Italian-Brazilian diplomacy, Armenian rioting, prize fighting felony enactment, and other snippets.
October reports from ConstanCz as Armenian massacres and mosque violence inflame religious tensions. Ambassadors urge Turkish measures to protect foreigners after alleged abuses. Armenian crowds in Constantinople and fears of a broader European conflict grow.
Overseas telegrams reveal United States opposition to British occupancy of Venezuela's disputed border pending arbitral ruling, while Crete faces Armenian tensions and calls for resignation of its governor. Separate notes report a marriage case in Missouri, suspicions around priest Dominick Wagner, and a Chicago promotion offering land and rail excursions to Green Cove Springs Florida.
The match is expected to be staged in Indian territory, with promoter Dan Stuart confirming plans. Details on the venue and date are not yet settled, while excitement builds for the bout between the famous fighters. The report also notes a separate incident in SavarSre Mich where John McPherson, the world shot put champion, suffered a serious fall at a new lock gate, injuring him.
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