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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1895
Page
2
A quirky Ames Intelligencer blurb jokes about ice-cream spoons and love while reporting a Pennsylvania woman fined four dollars for ten oaths, implying an oath value of forty cents and reflecting light local humor.
The readable parts show a garbled phrase about identity and someone calling another a pause. No coherent event, names, or places emerge from the fragment.
One third of bicycles sold in 1895 were for women, rising from 5 percent of sales in 1894. The shift signals growing female participation in cycling as the era advances into the late 19th century.
A wolf has been reported killing sheep in Linn County Kansas with officials noting the drive is linked to high beef prices. The incident raises concerns among farmers as livestock losses mount and calls for monitoring and possible action intensify.
Fragmentary notes describe rain in Kansas and a sequence involving dynamite bombs balloons and prayers abandoned. A reference to the English crown arriving to Queen Victoria in the early morning suggests a distant or symbolic event with a possible parallel about Albert facing a timing issue.
Miss Louise Imogen Guiney, the Auburndale postmistress and poet, sees a pay increase from 1700 to 2400 dollars. Her literary work bears the guinea stamp and reflects her role and talent.
In Weir City Kansas a hen has chosen a fork of an apple tree for a nest and lays an egg there daily. It is the first known instance of a tree producing hen fruit.
Bandits in Kansas allegedly assaulted two police officers and knocked a parson to the ground before slipping away with his Bible in a bold nighttime robbery.
A Chicago paper warns readers that Satan never takes a vacation and questions whether a ground-level warning will move a stubborn populace. The text emphasizes urgency and public concern over moral danger.
A proposal suggests the Fair estate trustees publish a general call for wives to identify themselves to simplify legal matters and possibly reduce counsel fees. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is quoted as claiming invention of bloomers, a confession framed as death-bed repentance after witnessing reactions to tailor-made hysterics from her invention.
Chauncey M. Depew is reported to entertain the notion that he possesses enough attractions to overcome the "new work" while addressing Miss Willard's query on why men cannot be beautiful.
A Detroit young woman risks her fortune by marrying a foreigner. The case stands out because the danger to the fortune comes from the parents, not from the husband, a pattern noted as uncommon among young ladies who wed abroad.
Mr. J Pierpont Morgan has rallied railroad presidents to patch up peace and prevent exchange market disruptions. He aims to keep gold exports from diverging and to influence European sentiment, arguing this task dwarfs political concerns.
The text suggests Russia aims to secure influence in Corea to advance the Siberian railroad and opposes Japanese influence. It notes Japan’s temper and asks how long Japan will restrain its resentment, depending on its ability to control temper.
The passage contrasts William Shakespeare’s era with modern English usage. It muses that if his works had reached 115 million listeners today, he might have produced popular songs comparable to A Trip to Chinatown or Trilby.
A New York feminine authority says hoops are making a comeback with modern styles. She notes earlier resistance to hoops, but now flaring skirts and sloping shoulders complement them, and asks how hoops will fit with bloomers and knickerbockers.
Henry Schwab stepped into a elevator shaft in Chicago and fell four stories. He emerged shaken but uninjured beyond a momentary scare. A passerby quipped that he must have had a drop too much as he stumbled from the basement door.
A Chicago jury was allowed to smoke inside the courtroom while listening to lawyers. The remark highlights perceived moral decline of the jury, suggesting it will do nearly any foolish act if its tastes are catered to.
The State Auditor's annual report for the year ended June 29 1895 notes no bank failures in the state for two years. Examiners and quarterly bank statements show strong deposits up over 1.8 million with a net yearly increase of about 2.77 million. Banks are closer to loan limits than in recent years signaling restored confidence.
Thomson village ten miles north of Curxton faced a mass arsenic poison outbreak after eating pressed beef. At George Griswold’s farm the threshing crew of twenty two shared the meal. many others in the village also fell ill. Doctors and outside aid attended the stricken, some recovering, others in precarious condition. heat allegedly caused the disaster and the meat was prepared by the local butcher.
Nathan Jones, a colored youth, died at the city morgue after a shooting at Gilmore's Blind Pig saloon in Oskaloosa. Four white companions were with him when German bartender John Eicht shot Jones through the heart. In the melee Wun, Kirk man was shot in the right arm and Eicht injured in the left foot. Eicht jailed after capture. he pleads self defense as the gang plans to testify against him.
A Bedford man’s home is burglarized while the family is away. The burglar is surprised by the homeowner and escapes after drawing a gun. Sheriff and Blockton officers pursue through town and into the woods, with several shots fired and a fugitive at large.
A report from Montezuma dated July 28 notes Major Lacey’s letter from Mexico City detailing Rowe’s safety deposit receipt hidden in a vest lining dated April 29, nine days after leaving. Rowe used his own name for citizenship but conducted business as Rose with help from a lawyer named Fisher. He bought a saloon for 6500 Mexican silver, about 4000 in U.S. dollars, and Poweshiek county currently holds the saloon as an attached asset. the money largely remains with Rowe, excluding his investment in the saloon.
Various state notes report Adel's waterworks to be done by September 15. Other items include a fatality near Warsaw Illinois. Poweshiek county treasurer Rowe to be imprisoned in Mexico. a large Melrose fire destroying ten buildings with $20,000 loss. and police shakeups in Sioux City.
Dispatches from Market Lake and Pocatello report conflicting accounts of massacres near Jackson Hole. Some sources claim fifty nine white fatalities and active Indian violence, while official channels deny any massacre. Gov Richards urges law obedience and caution amid frontier tensions.
In Lonpoy Brazil disputes Britain's 1900 possession of Trinidad claiming the island. A high official says Britain holds title from 1900 and Brazil had not claimed before. London ready to discuss Brazil’s representations in a friendly spirit. Buenos Aires notes Brazil will not abandon its right and calls for immediate protest.
New Hampton reports that months after Mrs. Ray Van Tassel of Nashua died suddenly an inquest led to exhumation and expert stomach tests in Chicago. Coroner’s jury now says Ray Van Tassel is jailed on a murder charge with limited details released.
Anamosa July 28. During Station Agent Van Camp absence four thieves pried open the Milwaukee depot office and seized only a handful of pennies and empty sacks. A draft for 130 dollars went unnoticed. A passing lady passenger frightened them away.
New York July 29 James J Corbett will offer no defense to his wife's divorce action after evidence was presented by Mrs Corbett. Lawyer O Sullivan requested 24 hours for a decision on testimony to contradict accusations about Corbett and a woman named Vera Stanwood. The referee reported Corbett would not present any defense.
San Francisco dispatch reports cholera raging in Japan with heavy deaths in almost every province. City of Pekin officers and passengers describe fatalities in Yokohama streets as the steamer departed. From outbreak to sailing, 1,183 deaths were tallied. disease traced to returning forces from China and Korea.
Sofia Times correspondent says Bulgarian deputation to St Petersburg proposed to Prince Lobanoff that Russia gain full guidance of Bulgarian foreign policy in return for czar recognizing Prince Ferdinand Prince Boris would convert to the Orthodox faith and be raised under Russian influence.
Four African American inmates who escaped from Fernandina jail were chased to the Ft. George coast. With bloodhounds closing in, they fled into the sea and were drowned despite surrender pleas from the pursuing officers. The incident occurred near Fernandina, Florida on July 28.
A Washington society woman, famed for her word mix ups, joked about Mr Mackay Smith. The crowd debated if Mackay Smith was a two name or a single one, she quipped that “he writes it with a siphon.”
A doctor teases a sick editor about circulation while the editor points to his subscription book as proof. The light exchange centers on newspaper readership.
Tampa reports from Cuba that Campos and his 1,600 troops faced 2,500 insurgents at Valencia. The insurgents nearly captured Campos, who fled on a picket horse. Insurgent losses ran eighty to one hundred, Spanish losses said to exceed 700.
The Union bank in Denver is closed and placed in government hands. The county treasurer’s office is shut as bankers Moffit Cooper and Melatosh withdraw from Treasurer Wygant’s half million dollar bond. New bondsmen were refused and the office remains closed.
Reports include a 2:02 mile by Robert J in Detroit, a $500000+ wheat loss from a North Dakota hailstorm, and Texas Governor Culbertson’s ban on Corbett Fists contests. Also notes Holmes’ Toronto murders, shipboard fire at sea, English claims to Trinidad, Brazil protests, and Japan seeking indemnity over Liao Tung with timing tied to British elections.
A Santa Clara proclamation bans travel after sunset with patrols to seize violators without permits. Arms permits must be countersigned by the military governor, and residents must deposit arms within ten days for a voucher. Only agricultural machetes may be kept at home and only on landed property. Rebels and abettors face severe civil penalties.
State Department awaits Ambassador Eustis report on Frances response to second demand for the Waller court martial record. France previously refused the initial request, prompting a stronger push for all papers. If France again refuses, a third peremptory demand is expected as officials foresee delicate questions ahead.
Advices from Vladivostock report Japan rails its army and navy to a war footing. Two cruisers bought in Peru arrived and crews will sail to England for three 12 000 ton ironclads. Imperial guard sent to Formosa. rebels aided by southern China viceroys. Fortifications at Port Arthur blown up.
In Curcaco July 28 Judge Bretano sentencing Parkide riot ringleaders after civic federation pressure. Simon McNulta gets one year in the penitentiary while Dennis Maloney William Heslan Patrick Milloy receive $2000 fines. James Burke and Patrick Concoran are fined $150 and $100 respectively, with McNulta’s harsher penalty for striking a woman in the face and breaking her nose.
News from Honolulu reports Congressman Hilborn of Oakland in frequent talks with President Dole and his cabinet. He urged annexation in a banquet speech and said he will introduce an annexation bill at the next congressional session and expect appointment as Hawaii's governor if it passes.
Mr Jones wakes to a masked intruder rifling his pantaloons pockets and fires a shot. The burglar escapes unharmed. Mrs Jones asks why he scared her. She jokes she had checked her own pockets first and found nothing.
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