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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
6
Yowa phone and address details listed for an office over Gamble's Drug Store with residence at 123-3 and a mutual office line at 199.
President Taft opened the Daughters of the American Revolution convention in Continental Hall nearly 1,000 delegates in attendance. He praised patriotism and the society’s aims while Mrs. William L. Libby presented a chair carved from wood of the British frigate Augusta sunk at Red Bank.
Wheat and corn rallied late in Chicago trading on April 18 with prices finishing firmer though oats fell. May wheat 1.064% per bushel, July 1.01, Sept 0.99%. May corn 57% to 57 1/4, July 60. Oats May 42 1/4, July 40. Pork and lard steady to lower near month’s end. Cash prices show No 2 hard wheat around 1.08 to 1.09, No 2 corn about 56 1/2, No 2 oats 41 to 42.
Washington reporters describe 400 000 individual demands for votes for women presented to Congress as suffragists march in regalia. Representative Wiley refused to present New Jersey's petitions. Mary D Hussey delivered the packets. Senator Dolliver urged members to fulfill the constitutional duty to present petitions.
William J. Bryan arrived in New York on April 19 expressing excitement about South America and open questions about U S politics. He admitted he had no firm views on current national affairs.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad reached a 6 percent wage increase with its firemen. Earl B. Hill, convicted of the August 26 1908 murder of Eldredge Davis of Bainbridge New York, was executed in the Auburn prison electric chair. Pressed Steel Car employees in Schoenville Pennsylvania struck. a riot followed with one man shot in the arm and Captain Smith beaten. The seventh annual convention of the International Brotherhood of Railway Clerks opened in New Orleans with delegates from the US Canada Mexico.
Cattle receipts 2 900 steady to strong with varied bids across classes. Hogs receipts 4 700 lower with heavy and mixed lots near 9 dollars. Sheep receipts 5 900 active and strong with yearlings around 8 dollars and lambs up to 10 dollars.
Chicago cattle receipts total 28 000 with prices 5 55 to 8 50 for beeves Texas steers 4 75 to 6 20 western steers 4 90 to 6 40 cows and heifers 2 70 to 7 10 calves 6 75 to 8 50 hogs receipts 6 000 down 20c at 9 30 to 9 70 with bulk 9 45 to 9 60 sheep receipts 138 000 steady natives 5 00 to 8 40 westerns 7 25 to 8 85 yearlings 7 25 to 8 80 lambs 7 75 to 10 00.
Miss Marjorie Gould and Anthony J. Drexel Jr. wed at St Bartholomew's in a simple ceremony. A reception at the Gould home followed. The bride’s expected fortune is about 30 million dollars and the groom’s around 35 million. they plan to sail for England for Drexel sister’s marriage with the Viscount Maidstone.
United States Attorney General Wickersham orders inquiry into an agreement for 150000 bales of cotton. A special federal grand jury will investigate Frank B Payne and William Brown, prominent New Orleans brokers, with many New York brokers cited. The deal allegedly fixed prices and conditions in violation of law.
Providence April 19. General Brayton Rhode Island Republican leader says Senator Aldrich will not seek re election due to poor health. Announcement asserts remaining term will end with his current service.
Mr. Cagwin the druggist touts Zemo as the most successful remedy sold for eczema and all itching skin diseases. The ad urges readers to ask for a sample and view display photos of numerous cures.
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