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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
2
World News Summary of March Public Debt and Global Events
March records show a public debt reduction of 18.9 million dollars and a treasury cash balance of 308 million. Government receipts surpassed expenditures by 9.1 million, while canal and river works opened in the West and Manila troop movements continued. The issue spans political, military, industrial, and social items including Aguinaldo’s status, Indiana and Iowa notes, and international treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Nebraska
Colorado River
Yuma
Buford
San Francisco
Manila
Greenville
Calvin P. Titus
Vinton
Peking
West Point
Missouri Valley
Upper Lake Region
War Department
Luzon
John Gulick
Klein’s Grove
Duluth
Minn
Stanislaus Stepenski
Chicago
J. W. Basher
Goshen
Ind
North Indiana Methodist Conference
Seventh Day Adventists
Battle Creek
Mich
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
United States
New Orleans
South Africa
Secretary of the Treasury
Valet Jones
Rice
New York
Patrick
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
David W. Hitchcock
Boston
Wellesley College
Fulton
Ark
Victor Shultz
Marion
W. A. Eikenberry
Lehigh
Vanderbilts
Delaware & Hudson Road
New York Central
Minnesota
Frederick H. Alms
University of Cincinnati
Wisconsin Senate
Municipal Elections Across Several States Highlight Local Races
The piece notes mayoral wins in Cleveland and Chicago plus statewide regent elections in Michigan and other states. It lists mayoral victors Rollo Wells in St. Louis and Carter Harrison in Chicago, with party lines blurred and local issues driving results. Obituaries include Betty Dowling nearly 105 in Indiana and others in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Michigan
R. M. Montgomery
Supreme Court
Frank W. Fletcher
Alpena
Henry W. Carey
State University
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Colorado
Rollo Wells
St. Louis
Betty Dowling
America
Jackson County
Ind
Maria Todd
Ohio
Youngstown
William R. Warner
Philadelphia
Huron Webb
Mahoning Valley
Mineral Ridge
George T. Anderson
Anniston
Ala
Global news notes strike idle miners and wars in progress
International reports describe thirty thousand Scottish miners idle over eight hours. Tolstoi banished over an assassination claim. a Turkish transport wreck with 20 soldiers drowned. Aguinaldo swears allegiance to the United States and urges insurgents to lay down arms. diverse political and military developments across Europe Asia and the Americas are sketched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Count Tolstoi
Russia
Pobiedonostzeff
Tolstoi
Yembo
Aguinaldo
United States
Copenhagen
Peking
London
China
Turkey
Ikegami
Japan
Panama Canal
Manchuria
Courrier de Soir
Paris
New York
Europe
War Department
Gen
MacArthur
Manila
Porto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Kruger
Utrecht
South Africa
Celtic
Belfast
Sen. MacArthur
Norrh
Michigan University
Chicago University
Chicago
Augusta
Mont
George
James Todd
Ketterman
Funston
Minnesota
North Dakota
Detroit
Mich
American
Dun
Trade Review
Oberlin M. Carter
Wisconsin Senate
Parkersburg
W. Va
Morris
McKinley
P. C. Knox
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Maria Henderson
Quincy
Ill
Lisbon Falls
Milwaukee
Michael Hart
India
France
Toulon
Wilson
Hawaii
Gen. Allen
A. T. Patrick
W. M. Rice
Jones
St. Louis Elevator and Storage Company
New England
Lizzie Schmolke
Lincoln Monument
Springfield
Philippines
Elvira Miller
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railroad
Louisville
Embezzlement Charge Faces 19-Year-Old Post Office Deputy
Miss Rose P. Duffey, 19, deputy postmaster at Parnell, is held to the federal grand jury on embezzlement charges. Investigators say a $1,000 shortage exists, with funds hidden in books, envelopes, and sacks at the post office. Duffey was arrested, brought before Commissioner Stewart, and released on $1,000 bond with April 22 set for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose P. Duffey
Parnell
Post
Stewart
Ryan
Miss Duffey
Cedar Rapids
Oil Discovery in Greenville Iowa By Thomas E Pricketts
Oil flowing from the creek bank in the south part of Greenville marks Iowa’s first petroleum find. Crude oil surfaces and can be traced for miles while nearby ditching hits gas and a large subterranean lake. coal also reported. Hundreds visit the site as the discoverer resists a $3000 offer for his lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Pricketts
Greenville
Iowa
Liquor Seller Fined Under New Iowa Law
Frank Roesch a traveling salesman for a Burlington liquor house was found guilty in Washington under the new law barring soliciting orders for intoxicants. He was fined 50 dollars and costs marking the first district court conviction in Iowa under the act. No appeal will be taken. The liquor house plans to send another salesman to fill orders from Dallas City Ill and pursue a supreme court challenge claiming interstate commerce restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Roesch
Burlington
Washington
General Assembly
Iowa
Dallas City
Ill
Supreme Court
Wagon Bridge Contract Awarded Over Mississippi
The Dubuque and Wisconsin Bridge company awarded the contract to Toledo Bridge company to build a Mississippi crossing. The bridge will touch Eagle Point on the Dubuque shore, rise 45 feet above high water, and span 1,100 feet with 380 foot main spans. A parallel bridge later connects Dubuque and East Dubuque, Illinois, lower down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque & Wisconsin Bridge Company
Mississippi
Toledo (D.) Bridge Company
Towa
Eagle Point
Dubuque
East Dubuque, Ill
State Treasury Fund Status From Auditor Report
Auditor of state reviews public funds with totals for General revenue 83006197, Agricultural college endowment 62863145, Special university revenue and swamp land indemnity listed, permanent school and other grants noted as current balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Special Agricultural College Revene
Shenandoah Colonel Sails for Manila to Join Jewelry Trade
Col. C. V. Mount of Shenandoah returns to the Philippines sailing for Manila to pursue a jewelry business. A veteran of the civil and Spanish American wars he served in Iowa’s Eighth during the Civil War and the Fifty first in the Philippine campaign. He is over sixty and in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Col
C. V. Mount
Shenandoah
Manila
Iowa
Ranch Sale Sealed: Bender Sells Groves to Lipton
William Bender sells his ranch near the grove to Robert Lipton a local banker and capitalist for 25000 dollars. Possession is delayed for one year. The farm is described as one of the finest in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bender
da Grove
Robert Lipton
Fortune teller misleads in Philadelphia Press exchange
In a brief Philadelphia Press exchange Miss Wise recalls a fortune teller, Bradstreet, hinting at finding who her husband would not be. The dialogue contrasts belief in fate with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Coy
Miss Wise
Bradstreet
Philadelphia Press
Great Health Claims From Lostetter's Stomach Bitters
The article notes a calendar shift starting 1901 and claims immediate dating of cures from the first outbreak of various ailments using Lostetter's Stomach Bitters. It presents a health remedy timeline tied to early 20th century beliefs about time and medicine.
Washing free from sin reveals sin as starch for some characters
A fragment quotes Puck on sin as starch for certain characters, hinting at moral washing as a metaphor. The line suggests a satirical view of virtue and vice within a literary scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Grain-O Promises coffee substitute in grocer stores
A new preparation called Grain-O replaces coffee in stores claiming that it suits delicate stomachs and can be mistaken for coffee. It is priced at 15 and 25 cents per package and is touted as beneficial for children.
Young man unable to manage a smack harms courtship port
A Detroit Journal quip notes a youth unable to handle a smack lacks the competence to steer a courtship safely to port, using nautical metaphor to comment on restraint and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for ailments from headaches to cancer by correcting the bowels. It promises easy natural movements, costs 10 cents to start, and warns to beware of imitations.
When a man gets angry his reason takes short vacation
A compact aphorism from the Chicago Daily News notes that anger shortens reason and clarity, implying temper soon dulls judgment in moments of frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offer
Advertisement promising a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot ailments sent to Leroy N Y. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen feet and make tight shoes comfortable. Also noted as a cure for corns and bunions with selling points at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
Leroy
N. Y
Act Not Misfit Merit in Every Service
An editorial line from the Chicago Daily News asserts that any act is meritorious when it is not a misfit, praising alignment between effort and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Try Grain O a New Grain Beverage Card Copy
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims it is safe for children and adults, with a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java, and priced at 25 cents per package.
Thief's Talk Probed for Dishonesty Remarks
A short local note reports a thief's speech as a dig at others alleged dishonesty, reflecting editorial sentiment from the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Hoxsies Croup Cure Promises Astonishing Results
An advertisement claims millions have used Hoxsies Croup Cure for coughs colds croup and diphtheria with no ipecac causing nausea at five cents.
Has something in its eye the threaded needle
The fragment notes a diaristic line about a needle and eye within a craft or sewing context. It hints at patience and precision in needlework, possibly as a stray or humorous aside in Golden Days material. No clear event, person, or place is identifiable.
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Claims Gentle Liver Effect
An old Los Angeles Herald item advertises Lane's Family Medicine with claims it acts gently on the liver and eases headaches. The text notes a price of 25 and warns riches can bring trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Herald
Cough Remedy Kemp's Balsam Promoted
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a cough remedy that will stop coughing immediately. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle and offers large bottles at 25 and 5 cents with a warning that delays are dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Women Predominate Among Valparaiso Tram Conductors
A local notice notes that nearly all tram conductors in Valparaiso are women, reflecting a shift in labor roles. An accompanying testimonial from N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900 endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Progress Converts Miboritian Into Majorities Puck
A concise extract notes progress in converting the fictional Miboritian populace into larger majorities. The remark, attributed to Puck, implies political or social shifts shaping group influence. No dates or locations are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Ques Tablets
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers druggists refunding money if the remedy fails to cure the cold, citing a 250 price point.
The less you are talked about the less you are abused
A Chicago Daily News aphorism notes that silence protects individuals from abuse, suggesting quietness reduces attention and harm in social interactions. It frames speech as a shield or risk depending on circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Gum Brand Promises Clean Teeth and Health
An advertisement touts White's Yucatan Gum as a solution for clean healthy teeth. It claims every confectioner sells it and warns against buying inferior products to maintain dental well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
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Gen. MacArthur
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Lane
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Manny
Ray Poort
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Seemm Internd O
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F. J. Cheney & Co
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St. Jacobs Oil
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