Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1894 -
Olean Democrat
Olean, New York
January 19, 1894
Stafford Springs, Conn., Jan. 19 -- Charles Burns, 35, a prisoner
at the Tolland county jail, committed suicide in a peculiar
manner. He was serving a six months' sentence for assault upon
his father in Iowa, and about a month ago had attempted suicide
by slashing his throat and wrists with a knife. Yesterday he tore
open his wounds and bled to death before his act was discovered.
[transcribed by S.F., June 2004]
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Arizona Republican
Phoenix, Arizona Territory
February 10, 1894
Among the arrivals on yesterday morning's train from the east,
were Mrs. R.F. Breen and child accompanied by Miss Lulu Nelson,
of Atlantic, Iowa. Mrs. Breen came to join her husband who has
been here a short time for the benefit of his health, and so
improved by the air of our pure and dry atmosphere, that he has
about decided to make Phoenix his home. Miss Nelson will remain a
short time and then return east.
[transcribed by S.F., February 2007]
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Cook co. Illinois
March 7, 1894
West Union, Ia., March 6 - Special Correspondence
Four years ago James Joyce, residing in Allamakee County,
disappeared, and no trace could be found of him or clew upon
which to work. Yesterday his uncle, Michael Joyce, died at the
old home. Before his death he called in his brother-in-law, John
McDonald, and made a confession, which McDonald relates as
follows: One day he induced James to go down into the cistern on
the pretense that it needed cleaning. When the boy reached the
bottom his uncle drew up the ladder. Procuring a shotgun he
poured both barrels into his victim and then tumbled a lot of
rocks on the body. After four days he returned with a horse, and,
hitching a rope to the body, hauled it out and dragged it to a
place on the farm where he had dug a hole, and them tumbled it
in. When interrogated as to the whereabouts of his nephew he said
he had gone South, and later reported he had been hung for horse
stealing.
-At the oratorical contest at the Upper Iowa University, Fayette,
D.A. Costigan, one of the contestants, failed to appear. About 11
o'clock his roommate was awakened, and opening the door
discovered Costigan in a sorry plight. His clothes were torn and
muddy, his face cut and bleeding. He says that about 7 o'clock,
as he was passing an alley in town, his attention was arrested by
hearinghis name called. As he turned, he was struck on the head
by a sandbag and became unconscious. He awoke in a field four
miles from town. No effort was made to secure his watch or
valuables, and no cause can be assigned for the act. There is,
however, one clew that may lead to the throwing of some light on
the subject. A young man in Fayette is said to have bet a
considerable sum that Costigan would not appear at the contest.
The matter will be fully investigated.
Ottumwa, Ia. - March 6 - Special - E. Henberger, who was
assaulted by burglars at West Point last Friday and beaten with a
hammer, has since died. Two boys, Perry McDaniel and George Wolf,
sons of prominent farmers near the place where the deed was
committed, have been arrested and charged with the crime. Their
case was continued for a few days and they have been lodged in
jail.
Northwest Notes
Mary Ellis, 17 years old, of Dysart, Ia., committed suicide by
poisoning herself.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2015]
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Salinas Weekly
Index
Salinas, California
Thursday, April 19, 1894
Pacific Grove Notes -- from last Saturday’s Review
--
-Col. Harris HAYDEN of Oskaloosa, Iowa, was in town on Monday. He
has just returned from Australia and will settle somewhere in
this state.
[transcribed by D.S., August 2005]
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Omaha Daily Bee
Omaha, Nebraska
May 25, 1894
Western Pensions
Veterans of the Late War Remembered by the General Government
Washington, May 24 (Special to the Bee) - Pensions issued May 11
were - Iowa: Increase - Levi R. Stearns, Selma, Van Buren; Robert
P. Mack, Marshalltown, Marshall; Appollas W. Moffit, Belle
Plaine, Benton. Reissue - D'Estaing Harrington, Postville,
Allamakee. Indian war survivor - Thomas Bailey, Perry, Dallas.
[transcribed by S.F., December 2008]
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Los Angeles Herald
Los Angeles, California
July 23, 1894
Pasadena Personal Notes
Mr. J. Utterbeck, who was out here last winter and purchased a
young orange orchard north of town, is expected back in a few
days, to remain. Mr. Utterback is president of the Keokuk (Iowa)
County bank, and has large property holdings in the east. He will
build on his ranch here next fall.
[note: Utterbeck and Utterback were typed as in article; transcribed by S.F., January 2015]
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The Weekly Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Thursday, July 26, 1894
Administrator's Notice
Estate of Charles E. Spencer, deceased. The undersigned, having
been appointed administrator of the estate of Charles H., late of
the county of Poweshiek, in the State of Iowa, deceased, hereby
gives notice that he will appear before the county court of El
Paso county, State of Colorado, at the Court house in Colorado
Springs, in said county and State, at the July term, 1894, on the
last Monday in August next, at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend
for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated at Colorado Springs, Colo., this thirteenth day of July,
A.D. 1894
Henry C. Spencer
[transcription note: the middle initial of the deceased was first given as an 'E' then as an 'H', transcriber does not know which is correct; transcribed by S.F., March 2015]
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New York Times
New York, New York
September 3, 1894
The Obituary Record - Samuel J. Kirkwood.
Ex-Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood of Iowa, whose death The New-York
Times referred to briefly yesterday morning, died in
Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday. Gov. Kirkwood was best known in his
own and other States as the "old war Governor of Iowa."
He was born in Hartford County, Maryland, Dec. 20, 1813, and was
one of five children. He came from good old Scotch-Irish stock,
and on his father's side they came to America early enough to
participate in the Revolutionary War. At the age of ten years the
future governor was sent to school in Washington, D.C., where he
remained for about four years. For the next seven years he was
indentured as a druggist's clerk, but on becoming of age he
emigrated to Ohio, where he took up the study of law.
He practiced law in Ohio for twelve years, during which time for
four years he was District Attorney of his county, and was
engaged much in political speaking and work. He was a delegate to
the Constitutional Convention of Ohio, and contributed not a
little to the admirable Constitution adopted in that State in
1851.
In 1852 he emigrated to Johnson County, Iowa, where he engaged in
farming and milling. In 1856 he was elected to the State Senate,
serving two years, and was re-elected for another two years. In
1859, when the first rumblings of the long-gathering clouds of
secession were heard, the people of Iowa elected him Governor on
the Republican ticket, defeating Gen. Augustus C. dodge, the
Democratic candidate. The war opened during his term, and he
responded promptly with Iowa's quota of troops. He was re-elected
Governor in 1862, and served another two years. He served in the
United States Senate in 1866 and 1867, filling the unexpired term
of Senator Harlan. He then retired to private life until 1875,
when he was again elected Governor, but resigned in 1877 to go to
the Senate again by election. He served four years in the Senate,
and then entered President Garfield's Cabinet as Secretary of the
Interior. After the death of the President he retired to private
life.
[transcribed by S.F., December 2007]
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The Standard
Ogden, Utah
Saturday, September 22, 1894
A Destructive Cyclone
Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 22- A destructive cyclone passed through
the north part of this county last night. Two persons are known
to be killed. Mr. and Mrs. Haddon and a little child were blown
half a mile and fatally injured. The cyclone passed on to the
northwest with Mably and Plymouth in its track.
Iowa Towns Visited.
At Osage, Iowa, five persons were killed in a cyclone. At
Whittemore, Iowa, there was much destruction of life and
property; also at Algona, Iowa, and east of there. Oelwin, Ia.,
Sept. 22- At Lowther, a town of 100 people, a cyclone destroyed
the Chicago and Great Western depot, a grain elevator, store
buildings, and dwellings. No further particulars can be learned
as all the wires are down.
Chicago, Sept. 22- Great Western officials have received word
from McIntyre, Iowa, of a storm that passed over Riceville, four
or five miles distant, doing some damage and then struck the
small village of Lowther, destroying every dwelling. The McIntyre
agent telegraphs that messengers came into Riceville for
physicians to go to New Haven, ten miles distant, where many
houses were wrecked.
Twenty People Killed.
Omaha, Sept. 22- A special to the Bee from Emmettsburg,
Iowa, says twenty people were killed there. A dispatch from Osage
puts the number of deaths in that county at ten.
Four Killed, Five Wounded.
Mason City, Ia., Sept. 22- At 9 o'clock last night a terrible
cyclone at North Cerro Gordo destroyed eight farm houses laying
everything flat. The dead are: Ellery McKercher, John Patterson,
D.T. Haddow, Mrs. D.T. Haddow. Fatally wounded, Miss Maggie
Baker, Harold McKercher, Alice McKercher, Miss Edith Bently,
James O'Neill, Sr.
Great Loss of Life Reported.
Spencer, Ia., Sept. 22- The Swedish church ten miles southwest of
here, was blown to atoms and several farm houses blown down. No
lives were lost. In Clay City, at Cylinder, Burt, Forest City,
Hanley Junction, and all through the county great loss of life is
reported.
[transcribed by C.J.L. May 2004]
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, California
November 25, 1894
Licensed to Wed. Marriage licenses were issued at the County
Clerk's office yesterday to the following persons:
Edward Campbell, a native of Iowa, 24 years of age, to Viola
Jones, a native of California, 20 years of age; both of this
city.
[transcribed by S.F., June 2010]
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Alexandria Post
News
Alexandria, Douglas Co. Minnesota
Thursday, November 29, 1894
page 4, col. 3.
Mr. E. M. Woodward formerly editor of the Alexandria Post,
was elected county attorney of Allamakee county, Iowa at the
recent election.
[submitted by J.W., March 2004]
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Salinas Weekly
Index
Salinas, California
Thursday, November 29, 1894
PERSONAL & SOCIAL
Mr.&Mrs. David ULREY arrived from Wapello, Iowa, a few days
ago to spend the winter with their son, L.B. ULREY at King City.
[transcribed by D.S., August 2005]
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Omaha Daily Bee
Omaha, Nebraska
December 8, 1894
Western Pensions
Veterans of the Late War Remembered by the General Government
Washington, Dec. 7 (Special) - Iowa: Original - Joseph Podhasky,
Cedar Rapids, Linn; Wilson S. Whaley, Durham, Marion; James F.
Burnham, Farmersburg, Clayton. Additional - William T. Smith,
Marshalltown, Marshall. Supplemental - George R. Parsons,
Newmarket, Taylor. Renewal - Ira G. Kinney, Carson,
Pottawattamie. Increase - Joel P. Osborn, Adair, Adair; John
McLaughlin, Benton, Ringgold. Reissue - Reuben Gross, Cherokee,
Cherokee. Reissue and increase - James P. Ayrault, Quasqueton,
Buchanan. Original widows, etc. - Amanda Richardson, Logan,
Harrison; Margaret J. Wilcox, Clarksville, Butler. Mexican war
survivors: Increase - Charles H. Maxwell, Lansing, Allamakee.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2008]
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Rolla New Era
Rolla, Missouri
December 8, 1894
Local & Personal
-Mr. O.C. Rathbone of Steamboat Rock, Iowa; a brother-in-law of
Mr. W.W. Blanchard, was here about two weeks ago on a visit. He
had been to Florida and was on his way home.
-Mr. Donnan of Elk Prairie was in on Saturday last to have bills
printed for a private sale of a lot of personal property on their
farm which they have traded for a store in Corydon, Iowa. They
will move there and take charge of the business. They are
excellent young men and we hope will do well.
[transcribed by S.F., December 2005]
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, California
December 9, 1894
Licensed to Wed. Marriage licenses were issued at the County
Clerk's office yesterday to the following persons:
-Benton McCoy, a native of Iowa, 39 years of age, to Leonore V.
Sylva, a native of California, 22 years of age; both of
Wilmington.
-Ernest A. Hoeischer, a native of Iowa, 24 years of age, of
Whittier, to Geneva A. Shantz, also a native of Iowa, 23 years of
age, of Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
[transcribed by S.F., June 2010]