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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1890
Page
5
Beal Han's Catarrh Cure advertised as taking effect on the blood and mucus surfaces. Promoted by F. J. Cheney and Co in Toledo Ohio with testimonials available and a price of 75 cents sold by druggists.
In Northern Minnesota a long standing dispute over Canadian偷 timber flows into the Lake of the Woods. Locals claim millions of feet of pine are moved annually from unsurveyed lands through Hungry Hall to Canada, with U S tariffs applied yet vast quantities cross border to Canada.
A bright sixteen year old boy faced a deadly cough and consumption like decline. A friend recommended Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and his health returned. He resumes school and graduates this year with highest honors.
An advertisement proclaims chronic nasal catarrh cured by Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy priced at 50 cents, available through druggists.
Olive height and ages are remarkable with trees over fifty feet tall and some ancient specimens. A BeauLieu tree aged five centuries measured thirty six feet around. Olive trees yield about seventy percent oil by weight and global production numbers run into tens of millions of gallons annually.
A fragmented report discusses overcrowded schools and proposals to bar foreign children from education in the US and mentions 5,000 such children affected. It references higher education access issues in Java and compares climate patterns with England and France, noting storm frequency and yearly days with storms.
A compact news digest compiles recent world and domestic items in a rapid wire service style. It promises brief glimpses of events from far shores and local affairs, offering readers quick exposure to emerging stories and trends.
The Senate discussed the trust suppression bill on the 24th with Senators Turpie Pugh and Teller speaking in favor. Teller said the measure was demanded by the people especially farmers while West criticized details and Sherman endorsed the bill as a sound business proposal. The chamber then entered executive session and adjourned. The House spent the afternoon on a national land purchase measure and adjourned without action.
Large crowd met the funeral cortege at the Oakland railway station as Gen Crook was buried in the local cemetery. War Department representation included Lieut Col Samuel Beck Capt John Bourke Capt George S Anderson and 1st Lt Charles B Schofield of the cavalry.
The Supreme Court of the United States reverses the Minnesota Supreme Court in the granger cases. It holds the Minnesota law does not permit any challenge to railroad rate reasonableness, establishing an extra judicial tribunal in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The decision is reversed and the cases remanded.
A severe windstorm across Oklahoma wrecked dwellings of new settlers. Rube Johnson his wife and one child perished when their house collapsed and burned after an overturned stove sparked a fire. The victims were buried in the debris.
TE bill to create Portage Lake Canal and Lake Superior Ship Canal in Michigan moves forward with favorable reporting. It authorizes 350000 for purchases and prohibits tolls or charges on vessels using the canal. Government to oversee waterway linking Keweenay Point Keweenay Bay via Portage River to Lake Superior.
The majority report of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted by Mr. Hoar, holds that Silver Bow County Republicans in the Montana Legislature were seated and Saunders and Powers, Republicans, were duly elected to the United States Senate.
The President nominates John F. Selby as United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota and Major Thaddeus H. Stenton as Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Paymaster General. the Senate has confirmed both appointments.
A PassEeacen train and a heavy freight collided on the Western New York and Pennsylvania Road near Portage by the Genesee River, forty miles from Olean. Operator D. C. Neil at Rossburg gave wrong orders. The dead are Philip Riley Rochester George Ralston Portage and James McKenken Nunda. The injured include Frank Ewart two unknown women Conductor Godfrey Engineer W A Waner and John Stout. Ewart is expected to die.
In a unanimous decision the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Bible reading in public schools is sectarian and unconstitutional. The report also notes Pacific Coast Commerce resolutions opposing Chinese exclusion, tariff adjustments for fruit shipments, and various market and political items.
A boiler explosion at George Montomery's sawmill in Petersburg Tennessee killed Carl Davidson a colored twelve year old boy and badly wounded fireman Mack Green a colored. M J CneaTHam is linked to a murder case in Grenada Mississippi. Liabilities 52000 for Josefh T Brown Co Paris Texas with assets not stated. Repent Mosu y colored was hanged by a Huntsville Alabama mob for assaulting Miss Ellen Austin about five hundred in the mob including fifty colored men. Danville Virginia dispatch reports moonshiner camps near Franklin with over 100 illicit stills producing whiskey untaxed. A cyclone in Edgemoore Washington DC region killed one and damaged property. Jackson Mississippi tax district attorney files embezzlement charges against ex state treasurer W L Hemingway who posted 25000 bail. In Waco Texas Mrs McCabe widow of J P McCabe dives into a reservoir under a delusion her child was kidnapped and drowns.
A Behring Sea warning to President declares unauthorized killing of fur bearing animals in Alaska and Behring Sea illegal. Violators face punishment and vessels with cargoes and outfits will be forfeited. A BERLIN cable notes von Schellendorf leads the Tenth Army Corps after von Caprivi’s Chancellorship. Count Hieseler to Sixteenth and Lieut. Gen. Lentze to Seventeenth Army Corps.
The display lists visible grain stocks at 27 633 180 bushels of wheat and 18 116 827 bushels of corn. Since the prior report, wheat dropped by 468 488 bushels while corn rose by 1 420 425 bushels.
Quebec lumber merchants J. and Murray & Co. fail with liabilities of 220000 and assets of 150000. Raff, Campbell & Co. wholesale merchants of New York assign with preferences of 1500.
A Weston boy dies after a shotgun discharges while he handles it. Henry Ives and Hambleton post bail in a New York case. Admiral Kimberly clarifies the Enterprise inquiry is not a court martial. Annie Loverie defeats Mamie McDermott in a Westport bare knuckle fight. Dandrell Fox, ex mayor of Philadelphia, dies at 71 in Atlantic City. A Midland Road collision kills five and a westbound train rear-ends a stop, with four more fatalities. Kemmler execution act rulings affirmed by New York Court of Appeals. James Slocum, a New York baseball figure, is sentenced to death for murder. The text includes stray garbled segments.
The Hovee Committee on Military Affairs authorizes Mr. Robertson to report favorably to the House a bill appropriating 25000 for tents to be loaned by the War Department to flood victims in Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana. Representative Turner of Kansas introduces a lager beer bill imposing tax and regulating adulteration. Senator Pappock reports a sugar beet cultivation substitute and asks reference to the Finance Committee. Gen Robert E Schenck ex minister to England dies in Washington of pneumonia after brief illness born Franklin Ohio October 4 1783? He served in Congress Civil War and as minister to court St Jemen.
A St. Louis dispatch says Jay Gould again holds management and control of the Wabash Western properties. He owns 90,000 shares and allies with Russell Lace and other New York holders while securing proxies from Europe to dictate policy.
Reported easing in Lancashire as fifteen thousand miners and numerous strikers in nearby districts resume work under terms of the compromise proposed by the men. Dock strikes at Liverpool collapse as replacements arrive. widespread factory stoppages linked to coal. Impressive dispatches note Bismarck's elevation to Duke of Lauenburg and General of Cavalry, with optimistic Berlin mood toward his retirement.
General Crook of Missouri command dies suddenly from heart failure at 7 15 Friday morning after retirement night. Headquarters note shock as he spoke with his usual cheer and directed affairs before his death in the Missouri theatre.
General Crook dies suddenly after collapsing in a hotel room following morning exercise. The scene draws a crowd as Major McClellan and Army officials arrive to supervise the aftermath. The long career of General Crook, including Civil War commands and frontier service, is summarized through his actions from 1856 to his death.
World’s Fair Committee adopts the Chicago bill and directs chairman Cander to report amendments. Belden’s plan for a $10,000,000 Chicago guarantee fund is rejected. Alexander Suow, treasurer of the Canada Jute Co. in Montreal, is arrested for embezzling $10,000.
The Senate confirmed multiple nominations including James C. Kellogg of Louisiana and James F. Ellis of Wisconsin as consuls, and others such as Weldon Wolcott, Reuben Kratz, Edmund Eakin, and James Thompson for various offices. Charles A. Crampton of Iowa was appointed chemist in the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The Illinois Central Railroad reports gross February earnings of 1,157,640 dollars, up 59,820 dollars from February last year, with net earnings also noted.
Senate discussions include a substitute for the trusts bill and amendments amid votes on agriculture and education measures. House debates pensions, contested Mudd-Compton election, and measures for meat inspection and a Burlington building. Fremont advancement and Emory relief bills also move. Senate adjourns after lengthy sessions. House adjourns between votes.
A collage of humorous exchanges and vignettes from various papers. Topics range from wages and piano lessons to marriage banter and witty lines about snow glare and ages. Includes playful exchanges about seminars, fishing trousers, and a farm owning suitor.
An 19th century advertisement extols Hostettler’s Stomach Bitters as a universal travel aid. It claims protection against seasickness malaria cramps and indigestion from bad food, promising appetite stimulation and relief from stomach troubles on ships rails or trains. It cites rheumatic and kidney troubles sleeplessness as aided by the tonic.
A lively couple stroll along Fifth Street exchange mock bravado as they pass men’s shops. She declares the next window must feature her wearables, and the display centers on corsets, elastics, pads, laced undergarments, and nether limbs for fashionable stockings. The stroll ends with subdued window talk.
Recent observations of the vast Great Salt Lake reveal no fish or higher animal life but confirm abundant vegetable organisms and minute animal life, disproving statements that the lake hosts no life at all.
The Dining Car completed for the Great Rock Island Routes adds distinctive features of excellence for an enhanced service between Chicago and Denver via Colorado Springs and Joshua. Rock Island offers two Viestinal Express Trains daily from Chicago to Denver and prides itself on luxury equipment including Day Coaches Pullman Sleepers and Dining Cars. Free novels offer via Cragin Co to readers in the United States or Canada with 25 wrappers.
In Denmark most of the girls are trained in agriculture which is an important industry. Farm owners host pupils who undergo regular training to learn farming skills.
Miss Olaf Krarer becomes the first woman in her race to offer public lectures. She speaks English with notable accuracy and stands three feet four inches tall.
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