27 Sep 1895
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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1895
Page
1
A local inspection report reveals shocking conditions at the county infirmary with overcrowding poor sanitation and inadequate staffing. Officials pledge immediate action and renovations while residents describe persistent neglect and safety concerns.
A lengthy, scathing account tours Jasper County's poor farm, detailing crowded cells, broken windows, vermin, and brutal conditions. The narrative condemns the existing facilities as a mad house and urges construction of a fireproof, brick, properly staffed building to house inmates with humane care.
John Bicknell, a respected city and county resident, died at his son's home Frank Bicknell in Buena Vista township Friday at 1:30 AM. He had been in good health and retired normally. family heard him struggle to breathe and found him unconscious moments later. The report notes prior sale of land from James Davis to Hugh Parrott two years earlier.
Reading notes praise Prof Taylor for a series on Christian Socialism. The lectures explore how religion, social science, and love shape society, with the church as the social organ. He links Old and New Testaments to social duty, stressing love as the kingdom’s core and the church as God’s instrument for applying social science.
A Republican rally at Marshalltown featured Senator Allison delivering a clear, persuasive speech printed in full in today’s papers. General Drake received a silver heart pendant with the word Drake in the swim and the note that 109 is engraved on the reverse, amid cheering crowds and party enthusiasm.
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