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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1894
Page
3
An edited excerpt from Rudolph Steinhagen quoted in the New York Sun laments a restless dreamer’s longing for a distant, ideal land. It contrasts distant idealism with present life and warns that death may end earthly desires.
Tom refuses to flee amid mill papers and accusations while Mary watches for his return. A neighbor reports Coode’s murder at the mill, raising suspense about Tom’s whereabouts and Gorringe’s investigation unfolds with questions about missing money and possible confessions.
The murder of mill owner Mr. Coode shocks Walkden Bridge villagers. An engineer Jake Farnsworth discovers the body after a chaotic office scene. Reuben Gorringe questions witnesses to piece together whether the killer acted calmly or in a panic.
A canny buyer watches dealers in porcelains bronzes rugs prints and similar items. Minor flaws like a chipped edge rust spot tear or stain cut prices by about half, then repairs the pieces with a bit of skill and few cents to restore value.
A historical reflection cites New York City scenes under the 1846 tariff as proof of hardship and hunger. Horace Greeley’s Tribune description portrays crowds fed by charity, with soup kitchens and relief efforts across wards as industry stalls and jobs vanish.
The Chicago Tribune notes Rhode Island voters sided with Republicans in the special April election and fall contests, backing protection to keep wages up. It argues Democratic tariff policy lowers wages, while Republican policy raises them, reducing local issues to a wage dispute.
Analysis notes a sweeping Republican surge in recent municipal and state elections across New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa and more. The piece argues gains are broad lasting and reflect nationwide shifts in industrial farming and social conditions influencing voting patterns.
The New York Times argues Rhode Island voters used the Republican Party to punish Democrats over tariff policy and labor issues. It cites overwhelming Republican gains, predicts a national shift as 1896 approaches, and compares the moment to revolutions in history.
Editorial excerpts from multiple papers criticize the Democratic Party for indecisiveness and inconsistent fiscal policy. Arguments highlight indorsement challenges for Cleveland, prior spending cuts followed by deficits, and sugar tax impacts on families. Critics accuse the party of empty promises and failure to provide relief.
New York April 16 David Dudley Field distinguished jurist dies at 80 from pneumonia at his home 2 Gramercy Place after returning from Italy He planned to spend summer in Berkshire and had wished his codes be adopted worldwide His brother Henry M Field will hold most of his estate in trust for grandchildren News notes flag at half mast and court adjournments marked the loss Field helped draft New York civil and political codes and promoted international codification with England's Law Society He served as a peace convention delegate and later joined the electoral commission in 1876 before leaving public life. he was brother to Justice Field and Cyrus Field of the ocean cable fame.
The Chronicle reports ex Queen Liliuokalani now favors annexation of Hawaii to the United States as a path to securing the pension President Harrison recommended. A petition to Cleveland is being prepared for submission.
Senator Dix of Rhode Island returns to Washington after a short absence. Colleagues regret his decision not to seek reelection as he plans to resume his law practice interrupted during his senate career. Massachusetts note in Boston: the house defeats the bill prohibiting treating where liquor is sold.
The yacht sailing from here on Monday toward South Bay with a docking party including Dr. James A. Hutchinson Thomas G. Knight Frank White and Paul Ayres aboard capsized during Wednesday’s gale. Hutchinson Knight and White are reported drowned.
The 3 year old son of Charles Reinhardt confectioner at 712 Ramsay street fell into a tank of boiling water while playing about his father’s store and was cooked.
Arbor day was celebrated statewide by Gov Altgeld's proclamation with planting of trees and flowering shrubs in schoolyards and other sites. Ceremonies included declamation and singing across communities.
The body of William Lewis, a Black man, was found hanging from a tree near Lamison Alabama on April 16. The corpse showed bullet wounds. Lewis had recently killed Robert Shields, a white planter.
In Washington on April 16 the House Caucus voted 80 to 44 to instruct the rules committee to draft a new quorum rule. Democrats faced continued absenteeism as attempts to record presence and compel attendance failed, leaving the chamber short of a quorum.
Judge Dundy orders Union Pacific workers wages restored to pre cut levels. Applies to all affected employees. raises begin March 1 for those under sixty dollars monthly and May 1 for those $60 and above. Opinion attacks Judge Caldwell’s prior order as misstated and malicious.
An April 16 blast caused by fire damp in a Czuprija coal mine killed sixteen miners. Rescue work faces debris removal and may uncover more bodies.
Jack Reddin and David Harper, owners of the Don Cabazos mine, shot and killed each other in a quarrel here on Thursday. This brings to five the number of owners who have died violently, with only one survivor.
George Berger aged 19 of Evergreen township was kicked to death by a horse in Heward City Michigan on April 16 authorities reported the fatal accident occurred as Berger worked near the animal the coroner was notified and investigation continues
B Gallop of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania killed himself by swallowing carbolic acid at Victoria Ontario opposite Tovak on Thursday. He was found dead on the Niagara river bank in the afternoon. Despondency over business losses and his wife's desertion is believed to be the cause.
At the Second district Republican convention in Port Apple on Thursday W. R Ellis was renominated for Congress on the third ballot.
Odette Tyler stated that upon learning Mr Gould's family opposed his marrying a divorced woman whose former husband was living she released Mr Gould from the engagement.
Fire swept the Bushnell building on La Salle street in Ottawa Friday. The blaze was quickly put out but caused heavy damage from smoke and water, with losses estimated between 15 000 and 17 000 dollars.
Amos ODonnell of Rockwell Cerro Gordo county was jilted twice and traveled to Allentown Pennsylvania to marry Miss McGinley. She refused him and married another man inviting him to her wedding where he met Miss Roarity and proposed. Roarity accepted but then refused. ODonnell plans to try Chicago for a wife while Pennsylvania girls oppose long journeys after marriage.
The Fairfield grand jury issues an indictment against Albert Winters and Winfield S. Sears, Jefferson County residents, for the murder of Stephen T. Walsh. Walsh died the night of June 21, 1891, after a supposed buggy accident.
At the Iowa Royal Arcanum grand council meeting officers were elected to key posts including Grand Representative to Supreme Council I M Treynor Council Bluffs and Grand Regent Fred W Wilson Ottumwa. Others named include Grand Vice Regent G L Tempie Clinton and Grand Secretary H M Snyder.
In Des Moines the Mawher heirs sue to recover insurance on policies issued on William Mawher’s five wives. Mawher became a widower five times as each wife died under a cloud and, after the fifth death, he was tried and acquitted of murder. Strychnine traces were found in some stomachs, suggesting a deadly pattern.
General Master Workman J. R. Sovereign of the Knights of Labor retires as state labor commissioner. W. E. Oblenness of Des Moines succeeds him and assumes control. Sovereign was appointed by Gov. Boies four years ago and reappointed two years ago. His term expired April 1.
In Independence district court Judge Husted hears a suit by J S Hutchinson of Louisiana against the Illinois Central railroad for 15000 dollars. The claim alleges the stallion Memento Wilkes was killed on the tracks near the town last October when its foot caught in a bad crossing.
In Spencer O A Warner fatally stabbed Maj W Inman while attempting to settle an old land dispute. Inman, known for a quarrelsome temper, left a supper table to confront Warner and was killed. Warner was seized by the sheriff.
Obituaries and incidents across Iowa include E. D. Dudley the Burlington conductor’s death in Burlington, plus multiple accidents crimes and notable events. Des Moines man Herman Cook survives an opium attempt. Keokuk counterfeit arrest. dairy worries in Black Hawk County over mysterious cow deaths. Nellie Murphy elopes with Will Fitzgerald. Favre dies in Boone City. state band returns from San Francisco after discord. Various fires, trials, arrests, assaults, and court actions follow, with property losses near Fort Dodge and Creston, and a mass meeting at Mount Vernon to combat bootleggers.
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