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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
2
The Pella Chronids, R. J. Seddon, premier of New Zealand, is described as a mechanical engineer who emigrated from England in 1867. He also holds colonial treasurer, minister of labor, minister of defense, and commissioner of trade and customs posts in the colony. The note adds diverse snippets from unrelated subjects.
The University of Athens follows a German instructional framework with many professors trained at German universities. Most faculty are non-Greek graduates, and the institution holds substantial property with several chairs richly endowed by private individuals.
The lord lieutenant of Ireland loses the annual prerogative to publicly kiss each presented woman at Dublin drawing rooms. An edict now bans public kissing in Dublin Castle. The piece then draws a contrast with the Chinese emperor’s annual sacrifices, noting solitary rituals and dim streets during processions.
French entomologist M. Dagan reports experiments with eating invertebrates including spiders, cockroaches, caterpillars, and locusts. Spiders are not recommended. cockroaches yield a tasty soup, caterpillars are light to digest, and locusts are valued by Bedouins and French diners alike.
The text describes a vast labyrinth of galleries under Paris housing mushroom farms. About 100,000 pounds of mushrooms are produced yearly by peasants and workers who access the beds via a crude ladder entering from the center of the pit within the tunnels and sewer system.
Col William Heckter of Toledo Ohio holds patents on over one hundred devices and has conceived a new machine featuring a trimeter boiler and related components though the details remain crude and unfinished according to his remarks.
A roundup from the United States and abroad covers court rulings on mail loss liability, train robbers near Chester Colorado, retirement of Maj. Gen. Wheaton, census director appointment, coal mine and weather disasters, labor strife in Chicago, river rescues, and various political and social notices. Notable items include the Maine battleship speed record, cyclones in North Dakota, a hurricane at Lake Michigan, and multiple legal and crime reports across states.
In Indiana district eleven Democrats nominate John C. Nelson for Congress. Wyoming Republicans renominate Gov. De Forest Richards and all state officials. Michigan district twelve Republicans nominate H. C. Young for Congress. Wisconsin GOP convention endorses Spooner reelection and La Follette administration. John F. Lacey seeks sixth nomination in Sixth district. Vermont local option league nominates P. M. Clement for governor. Illinois district twenty three Republicans nominate Joseph B. Crowley for Congress. Texas Democrats nominate S. W. Lanham for governor. Michigan Republicans repudiate Cuban reciprocity foes. several renomination failures noted. Gen. Charles H. Smith dies at 75. Wisconsin GOP closes with La Follette ticket. Oscar Turner, ex Fifth district congressman, dies near Louisville. North Carolina Democrats nominate Walter Clark for chief justice.
Foreign affairs report Sir Michael Hicks Beach resigns as chancellor of the exchequer while Venice endures a 323 foot Campanile collapse after ten centuries. The Italian coast reads of maritime mishaps, royal health news, and a sinking river tragedy near Probroa Sshenskaia with a scattered mosaic of stringing events.
US debates tax burden as gold payments strain the nation while Taft’s Rome mission falters over friar withdrawal. Captain Reisinger of the Philadelphia dies of fever near Colombia. Ireland’s lord lieutenant resigns, and Russia backs a grand powers conference to curb trusts. Manila health board relocates 40,000 residents to halt cholera. A typhoon in southern Luzon sinks the Shearwater with 19 crew dead.
Heavy winds and rain cause widespread damage with losses possibly reaching 2.5 million dollars. King Edward coronation subject set for August amid royal notes. Other items report a drowning at Carpenter lake in Shelby Michigan, an Elyria electric car accident, a Murphysboro shooting, a Zanzibar sultan’s death, Cuba recognition by several nations, Hay’s summer plans, a coroner’s inquiry in Park City, a murder case in Toronto, a Mount Foard lightning death, and miner’s convention plans in Indianapolis aiming for a strike strategy.
A Northwest farmers group lodges a complaint over freight tariffs on farm machinery. A commission is named to pick a naval station on the Great Lakes, Chicago may be affected. Capitalists plan a large sugar refining venture using a new process. A Havana bank declines an island loan amid a $4 million issue. Large railroad improvements are budgeted at $100 million over three to four years.
Des Moines and central Iowa counties face severe flood impacts as the Des Moines, Towd, Racoon, Cedar, agid Skunk rivers climb seven to 15 feet above low water. About 200 Des Moines residents evacuate homes while Boone and Fort Dodge report nearly four inches of rain in 24 hours.
The Washington weather bureau weekly crop report notes statewide soaking rains with river bottoms flooded in parts, followed by warmer drying winds that improve prospects. Three quarters of corn is well cultivated. spring wheat yields expected to be average with normal ripening weather. oats show lodging, potatoes grow strongly, and apples run below average.
The treasury department has issued a warrant for 465,417 dollars in favor of the state of Iowa. The claim covers expenses for raising and equipping troops during the Civil War, recently approved by the comptroller of the treasury and backed by congress with the necessary appropriation.
An inquest at Davenport acquitted Mate Dan Green who shot two patent medicine fakirs on the steamer Dubuque at Rock Island claiming self defense after they boarded the boat and terrorized passengers. The decisive action ended when Green fired at both men, yielding an acquittal.
Des Moines reports Mrs Frank Lavelleur was arrested on January 4 on an information sworn by D W Church a former friend and soldier charged with murdering her husband She appeared before Justice Alfree and was released on her own recognizance
In Sioux City six year old Hazen Matthews and his four year old sister Ruby played circus stunts. Hazen jumped on Ruby's stomach causing ruptures and hemorrhages that killed her. They are children of Frank Matthews who was murdered last fall under mysterious circumstances.
The wedding of Lieut Harold Hame mond of the United States infantry and Miss Mary E. Pierce, niece of Edwin H. Conger minister to China, occurred at the bride’s aunt Ida C. Conger’s Des Moines home. Dr A L Frisbee of Plymouth Congregational church officiated.
Charles C. Gilman of Marshalltown long recognized as a leading railway contractor. He previously served as chief engineer for the Iowa Central railway and later for the Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska railroad, now part of the Chicago Great Western.
Maj S Hf M Byers a noted author and longtime United States consul at Berne Switzerland under Grant era suffered a broken leg a dislocated shoulder and severe scalp wounds after a horse fall in Des Moines. He served twelve years as consul and was a prominent figure in diplomatic circles.
Fred Johnson, son of county jailer A. Johnson at Avoen, was instantly killed by a blow to the back of the head from Carl Hector after a quarrel. Hector stepped behind Johnson and struck him, ending the dispute with fatal violence.
The session laws of the Twenty ninth general assembly published. Summer meeting of the Northeastern Iowa Press association set for July 24 and 25 in Dubuque. Republicans renominate John A T Hull for congress. Algona Upper Des Moines and Republican of Algona now run under one management as a semi weekly. Hepburn and family back home in Clarinda. Rural free delivery to begin August 1 at Davenport with one carrier over 245 mile route serving 517 people. Jamestown post office to be served by rural carrier. Iowa pharmaceutical association in Dubuque pushing for pure food law. Gus Thornwell of Polk county drowned in Skunk river. Arthur Wright, 14, adopted son of Dr. Sweet of Dubuque, drowned bathing in river. Northbound Chicago and North Western train collided with freight at Ankeny injuring 15. Comptroller of the currency appoints W B Shaw of West Union as national bank examiner. Fire does 12000 damage to Poweshiek factory warehouse. young farmer near Webster City injured in Boone river incident.
Heavy rains in central Iowa trigger floods along the Des Moines Skunk and Iowa rivers, threatening Keokuk and Alexandria Missouri. Loss estimates range from 2.5 to 4 million dollars as corn is already laid by and wheat in shock. Plattsmouth Nebraska suffers a four foot flood in main street with $200,000 in damages.
In Carbondale Illinois July 19 the Joubert brothers who ran a small local coal mine near Oroville were shot to death by the wife of one man after a drunken quarrel at home. The husband attacked her. she fired three shots, killing him, then wounded the brother who tried to intervene. A coroner’s jury absolved the wife of charges amid long-standing abuse claims. Fire in Guayaquil destroys 90 blocks, $5,000,000 loss. Two girls drown in Carpenter lake near Shelby, Michigan, when a rowboat sinks. In Denver a prominent merchant and postmaster, W P Swales, dies instantly by lightning.
A jumble of data points reports on British advertising spend near £90000, chimney counts, sailors, press staff, Mount Ruwenzori glaciers, and ship crews. It notes voter registration in London, quinine sales in India, and Danish population figures, reflecting a scraped OCR page with scattered statistics.
Will Drennan, Postmaster of Kirk Arkansas, long troubled by kidney disease and sleepless nights, reports full recovery after using Datiney Kidney Pills. He calls the remedy a cure for kidney issues and malaria, expressing deep gratitude for the revival of health and ability to sleep through the night.
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