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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
2
World Congress Reports Eyes on Senate and House Actions
Daily proceedings detail bills passed across the Senate and House from the 18th to 21st. Measures ratify Indian treaties at Devil's Lake Rosebud and Flathead, a general deficiency bill, Hitt's China exclusion amendment, and statehood for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma. Senate debates include trusts and pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Devil's Lake
Rosebud
Flathead
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
House
Hitt
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Dolliver
New York
Panama Canal Zone
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events Across the Nation
Obituary notes Judge Andrew Ward of Kentucky died at 90. Elsewhere Edgar Copeland, 20, convicted of murder in Hillsboro Illinois with death penalty. Edward Griffith pleads guilty to stealing $5,000 in Kansas, two years. Two bodies found in Indianapolis Occidental hotel ruins. President set to open St Louis fair with a White House switch at noon April 30. Ohio to create tuberculosis hospital by law. DAR cornerstone laid in Washington Memorial Continental Hall. Prof. Thomas R. Vickrey dies in St Louis aged 71. St Paul federal court backs James J. Hill against Harriman merger plan. Marramee Oklahoma burned down, $20,000 loss. Senator Burns acquitted in Lake Michigan water scandal. Baseball season opens. Rail casualties fall to 14,485 in last quarter. Miner deaths in Lead S D from cage fall. Political notes cover New York party delegates and Democratic victories in Kentucky and Illinois, plus various congressional nominations and elections. Emperor William climbs Mount Etna. Missouri and Michigan Republicans nominate and renominate candidates. Roosevelt relatives decline electors. Massachusetts backs Olney for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Harrison Ward
Cynthiana
Edgar Copeland
Hillsboro
Ill
Henry Green
Edward Griffith
Great Bend
Kan
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Stephen Metz
Steve Walters
St. Louis
White House
Ohio House
Senate
Memorial Continental Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Thomas R. Vickrey
St. Paul
James J. Hill
Harriman
Marramee
Okla
David Burns
Grand Rapids
Lake Michigan
American Baseball Association
United States
Frank Hayes
Richard Barcoe
Orohondo
Lead
S. D
New York
Alton B. Parker
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Joseph W. Fordney
Saginaw
Mich
Louisiiana
N.C. Blanchard
Illinois
Columbia
Cairo
H. C. Ewart
Congress
North Carolina
William
Mount Etna
Missouri
Henry S. Canfield
Michigan
William Alden Smith
Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Robert B. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Albany
Massachusetts
Richard Olney
James H. Davidson
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
J. N. Abeel
Miss Anderson
J. Ogden Goelet, Jr
Senator Hanna
Marcus A. Hanna
W. Thompson
Ala
W. W. Skiles
Henry Eggert
Eggert
McPherson
Edward Henry Lee
Chicago
Chicago Athletic Association
George Gray
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Gallinger
Cullom
Kitchen
N. C
Frank Rose
State Penitentiary
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nebraska
Strandman
St. Petersburg
Palma
Port Arthur
Pell
Niedermeier
Marx
van Dine
Chicago City Railway Company
Manchuria
Liaoyang
Antung
Yalu River
Wiju
Yalu
Guilty verdict for Emil Roeski in car barn gang case
Chicago jurors convict Emil Roeski, junior car barn gang member, and sentence him to life in prison for the July 9 1903 murder of Otto Bander during a botched robbery. Other items note David Rothschild held on $25000 bail in New York and various regional incidents including a St. Louis world’s fair delay and a Clay City bank burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emil Roeski
Otto Bander
David Rothschild
Federal Bank
New York
Kirkpatrick
Trenton
N. J
Ignatz Friedman
Cleveland
John E. Pound
United States
The
Royal Arcanum
Lockport
N. Y
British Somaliland war ends as Mullah escapes to Italian territory
Reports say British operations against the Mad Mullah of Somaliland ended with the Mullah's escape into Italian territory. Separately, Port Arthur siege claims are denied, and Tsarist officials see resignations tied to Russia's war stance as Vice Admiral Skrydloff may take command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somaliland
Ping
Port Arthur
Makaroff
Lipa
Demir Kapu
Vardar
Salonica
Alexieff
Far East
Skrydloff
Russia
Spitzhorn
Muehlbach
Switzerland
Vladivostok
Toronto
Can
Pragelato
Italy
Russians View Japanese Move Against Port Arthur Threat
Russian observers expect a Japanese landing north of Port Arthur to strike Newchwang while other maneuvers mislead. Japanese forces have landed on Liaotung and attacked Port Arthur by land and sea, with Port Arthur reported effectively blocked. A St. Petersburg dispatch estimates total war costs to April 5 at 46.25 million dollars, rising to 100 million by June, and fire losses in Toronto reach 13 million with 10 million insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Newchwang
Liaotung Peninsula
Yinkow
Toronto
St. Petersburg
Yalu
Congress closes session with many bills and varied events
Senate and house wrap up the Fifty-eighth Congress with passage of a deficiency bill and amendments on Chinese exclusion. Reports note many bills introduced and laws enacted, plus tributes to Hanna and others. World events include fires in Newark, a fatal fall in Chicago, a tornado in Kansas, and tensions in Cuba and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Bourke Cochran
Dalzell
Smoot
Mormon Church
Newark
N. J
Weimer & Co
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
Cal
Arbor Day Proclamation Sets April 29 1904 for Iowa
Iowa governor Albert B. Cummins proclaims Friday April 29 1904 as Arbor Day. He urges statewide observance with school participation, tree planting along highways streets parks and schoolyards to foster love of nature and shade for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Cummins
State of
Iowa
Peace in Iowa Coal Fields Agreement Reached
Operators and miners signed a Des Moines agreement setting two year terms starting April 1. It reduces screened coal by five cents and mine run coal by three cents, fixes day laborer wages at 1.80, caps other grades at 5.55 percent, and keeps powder price at two dollars per keg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Martin Wescott Convicted of Manslaughter in Halonton Case
The Mason City jury returned a verdict of manslaughter after a three week trial of Martin Wescott accused of murdering George Louge by striking him with a whisky bottle on February 12. Louge fell 16 feet from a window and later died. A 25 year sentence is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Wescott
Mason City
George Louge
Halonton
Wescott
Louge
Thief Swallows Diamond Button at Nabstedt Jewelry
William Wright, a man described as burly, swallowed a diamond Masonic button during a theft at Nabstedt jewelry store in Davenport. An Xray confirmed the emblem in his stomach. He remains jailed as authorities pursue recovery and resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wright
Nabstedt
Davenport
Wright
Washta Mayor Shot by Suspect During Arrest Attempt
Mayor John Bunn was shot in the neck by Harry Thompson, a well digger, after an attempted arrest for disorderly conduct. Marshal Wilcox confronted Thompson, who resisted, fled, then retrieved a revolver and fired three times at the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bunn
Washta
Harry Thompson
Marshal Wilcox
Thompson
Mayor Bunn
Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Dakota Divorces Sanction
Justice Weaver rules divorces granted to Iowans in Dakota do not count. In Beeman vs Beeman the husband must pay his wife one third of the fortune accrued since the divorce decree. Mrs Beeman receives about thirty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Justice Weaver
Iowa Supreme Court
Mason City Units Move To Abolish Trading Stamps
The Commercial club of Mason City launches a campaign to end trading stamps and similar money-getter schemes. Every local business signs the agreement to abolish the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Mason City
G A R Candidates and Local Developments in Iowa
Capt John A Spielman of Fairfield leads southern Iowa for state G A R commander with rival R T St John of Riceville in strong challenge. Sioux City banker Thomas J Stone dies at 79 after presiding at an Academy of Sciences meeting. Geyer Produce assigns at Storm Lake with G E Brooke named assignee liabilities about 15000. assets include creameries and a store totaling 10000. E S Blydenburgh appeals to Iowa Supreme Court for new trial in wife murder case. Decorah forms stock company to build a hotel on the old Winneshiek site. site bought for 12000 and bids requested for a 40000 building. Company capitalization 50000, nearly all paid in. F W Hinitt, Parsons College president, accepts presidency at Central University in Danville Kentucky. Cedar Rapids reforms move to close gambling houses and enforce Sunday closing. Oil found on farms of John Frush and R J Gudgell in Buchanan township Jefferson county. new company formed to develop lands. Army of the Missouri HQ may shift from Omaha to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Spielman
Fairfield
Iowa
Spielman
R. T. St. John
Riceville
Thomas J. Stone
Sioux City
Academy of Sciences
Geyer Produce Company
Storm Lake
G. E. Brooke
E.S. Blydenburgh
Eldora
Iowa Supreme Court
Decorah
Winneshiek House
F. W. Hinitt
Parsons College
Central University
Kentucky
Danville
Cedar Rapids
John Frush
R. J. Gudgell
Buchanan Township
Jefferson County
Army of the Missouri
Omaha
Des Moines
Caddie Wisely Shames Ambitious Golfer
A distinguished amateur arrives at the links with overconfidence asking the caddie about a hole’s length. The caddie rebukes him, saying no for the devil of a putt after a weak drive, in a sharp exchange captured from the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Tribune
Sermon Turns Heads as Watches Distract Congregation
A Chicago Daily News snippet records a deacon praising a sermon while the parson sighs and reveals the congregation kept glancing at their watches, signaling restlessness or impatience during the morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Sound as a Dollar Bright's Disease Cure Claim
Monticello Minnesota April 25 Mr J W Moore says Brights Disease in final stages can be cured by Dodd s Kidney Pills. He was told he would die within a year in 1898 and after taking the remedy he recovered completely and now is sound as a dollar promising others relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Minn
J. W. Moore
Bright
Dodd
Obstacle Versus Facilitation Cited by Matthews Quote
Quote attributed to Matthews emphasizes that difficulties, not helps or facilities, shape men. The line frames character as forged through struggle and challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin Promotion
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle corrective laxative, claiming it assists nature without sickness. It emphasizes pleasant taste and suitability for children and adults, with cocindine action and prices at 50 cents and one dollar. Drugstores carry it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Nobleman to the Novelist at the Guillotine
A Cornell Widow quote frames a fatal moment as a nobleman speaks to a novelist before execution by guillotine. The line echoes the grave theater of justice in a historic or literary context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Public benefactions in America reach six hundred ten million
Over ten years American philanthropy totaled 610 million dollars in grants and gifts. Major donors, universities, and charities reported substantial contributions fueling education health and public works nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Botanic Blood Balm claims to cure blood diseases and cancer
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a permanent cure for bone pains itching scabby skin diseases and swellings. It says the remedy destroys the blood poison and heals sores eruptions ulcers and cancer with a pure blood supply and guarantees cures even in deep seated cases.
Plane and Waite Enter Sudden Domestic Scene
Dialogue from Philadelphia Press chunk shows Mr Plane praising an intelligent animal and Miss Waite reacting to a sudden proposal. The brief exchange hints at a domestic setting and a light humorous moment. Names Plane and Waite anchor the scene.
Kansas City Southern Almanac for 1904 released
The Kansas City Southern Railway announces its 1904 Almanac is complete and ready for distribution. It includes monthly calendars, household hints and country information for Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas and Louisiana. Write to 8 G Warner Gen Pass and Tkt Agt KC Ry Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Louisiana
G. Warner
Gen
K. C
Kansas City
When a man bound to break into business
A Washington Iowa Democrat item quips that aspiring entrants assume competition drives trade but soon learn it brings strain and risk instead of ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democrat
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Iowa State News
Wey
Bain
Seeaulete
Blood Baim Co
Atlanta
Red River
Nichols & Shepard Coo
Battle Creek
Cascarets
Merit
Sterling Remedy Co
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