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02 Aug 1878
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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1878
Page
1
HIS PRIVATE GRAVEYARD AT COLUMBIS BARROOM TANGLE
A hastily sketched town scene shows a pale killer in dirty clothes and a slouched hat entering a saloon. Locals fear his bloodthirsty reputation as he probes for information about recent killings and the town’s dull, quiet state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rovel
Long Tom
Columbis
Bill Hixon
Deadly barroom revelations in a western saloon
A roistering bar scene unfolds as a murderous stranger boasts of killings and an imagined fame in newspapers. An attentive barkeeper and a fidgety patron probe the tale while the men toast and reminisce about blood and past violence.
Strange saloon scene stirs crowd then sermon on Rock of Ages
A chaotic Bakersfield bar in the tale ends with a preacher-like youth demanding silence. Patrons discuss popular juvenile literature while a pale stranger is ejected. A lengthy religious interlude follows, recounting the hymn Rock of Ages and the life of a Calvinist preacher and his later writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Besse Bray
Pedro
Pope
Eliért
Gulf
Pieter Eee
Minister School
Christ
England
Frei
Church of England
Seon Kins
London
Gospel Magazine
Fearful Fall of Freight Train on Howe Bridge
A 22 car freight train broke a Howe truss bridge 150 feet span, plunging the locomotive and cars into the river. Brakeman Bartey Moran escaped by this quick action while several crew and tramp passengers survived with injuries. The conductor’s caboose and seven passengers were aboard during the wreck with others scrambling from the river. The engineer Louis Beam fought to save his engine as the wreckage collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nol Lata
Wappe
Louis Beam
Jerome Durphee
Bartey Moran
The Grumbler in Morning Grumbles Through Daily Life
A humorous verse depicts a perpetual grumbler from breakfast to death. He complains at breakfast, news, a deluge, dogs, gates, bills, darkness, rent, rent day, neighbors, and even church. The poem ends with a wish that he will continue grumbling in death.
Ice demand surges as California mines face shortages
A chaotic shortage of ice grips California with rising demand overwhelming production. Authorities report daily needs outstrip output, prompting regional measures to ration and redirect supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
How We Weigh Neighbors Burdens Reveals True Strength
A reflective passage on empathy and communal duty from Thomas A Kempis asserts that adversity exposes character not flaws. It emphasizes bearing one another's burdens, mutual support, and collective virtue beyond individual wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Kempis
Unclear fragment sparks raucous scene at local church
In the vicinity of Rhea Springs a man named Collins created a wild disturbance at a Methodist church as he claimed divine motive. The bizarre incident involved his naked appearance and erratic behavior, shocking attendees and prompting police or bystander response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhea Springs
Rown
Collins
Siam
Panna
Gotti
Jesus
Prisoner escape leads to violent assault at jail
In Nashville a jail inmate named Collins attacked the jailer’s wife and struck her unconscious after entering the stairway area. He then went to the cell of his injured victim and locked himself inside, prompting a chaotic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Ele
Nashville
Tenn
The Turko-Russian War and Balkan Treaty Effects
A long draft review outlines territorial changes after the Berlin Congress, noting Russia gains and Turkey loses in Europe and Asia, with Bulgaria and Romania reshaped as protectorates and independent states. It contrasts Republican and Democratic ideologies and argues Democrats threaten union, liberty, and national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pire
Inter
Europe
Adriatic Sea
Turkey
Asia
Africa
Egypt
Crete
Samos
Cyprus
Rhodes
Greece
Mediterranean
Syria
Servia
Poole
Moldavia
Wallachia
Bessarabia
Roumania
Montenegro
Russia
Bosnia
Herzegovin
Thessaly
Albania
Berlin
Bulgaria
Danube
Balkars
Black Sea
Ulation
Erie
Roumelia
Balkans
Aigean Sea
Adrianople
Balkan
Dobrudscha
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Batoum
Kars
Ardahan
Olti
Tilinoia
England
Oana
Balkan Peninsula
San
Tragic drowning at Trinity river ends in suicide
Mrs Gragger-Bert Worth Texas drowned her three children and herself at the Trinity river. James Mixon heard a child cry and witnessed the drowning as Mrs Gray slipped beneath the water. A cryptic note reportedly explains leaving the scene and the motive behind the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gragger
Bert Worth
Tex
Trinity River
James Mixon
Pabor W K Footnote on Snake Development
Fragmentary note references an interesting paper by W K Pabor on the development of the snake. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or dates, offering only isolated phrases and partial quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pabor
W. K. Pee
Iga
Demands grow for compensation to slaves in Civil War era politics
The article argues that Confederate proponents seek to repeal the Fourth Amendment protection against compensation or undermine it, aiming to force payment to slaveholders for freed slaves. It cites R. M. T. Hunter and a Maryland constitutional point, and notes a Georgia paper urging $100,000,000 compensation as a basis, claiming the slaves were private property and not combatants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
R. M. T. Hunter
Maryland
Macon
Wenger
Southern sentiment on Davis speech marks a defining moment
The New Orleans Democrat questions whether posterity will crown Davis as patriot or label Grant and Union leaders as traitors. The piece argues for conciliation and warns that Southern leaders aim to restore secession politics, while Union Democrats and Republicans face a warning of collaboration to grant traitors unity and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Wweehlig
Yoong Tieme
New Times
Pnlike
Philadelphia Times
Democratic Party
Angeles
Friends of the Amendments
Jackson
van Buren
Polk
Pierce
Tyler
Buchanan
Andy Johnson
Repui
Charlies Francis Adams
Julian
Apostles
Democrats
Anderson
Weber
New York Republic
Jeff Davis
South
Davis
New Orleans
Republic
Grant
Congress
Union
Lincoln
Republi
Job Printing Services Offer Modern Styles and Fast Turnaround
The Job Printing department advertises latest type and materials with neat work and dispatch. Legal blanks stocked including bill heads letter heads books pamphlets posters auction bills and cards.
Fragmentary Verse Note From Historic OCR
Fragmentary OCR text fragment references a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes with garbled lines about locusts pumps wines and trains. It mentions Worcester locomotives Lowell cave and a warehouse step crash and lacks a coherent narrative or clear event.
Witty Fragments and Humorous Observations Collated
A collection of quips and comic snippets from stray lines and verse with jokes about etiquette, wealth, education, and social mores. Includes playful wordplay on phrases and social scenes, ending with a fragmented, humorous flourish.
Tally of political blame and party achievements
A critical outline listing actions attributed to Republicans and Democrats, contrasting labor slavery, Home Stead law, currency, tariffs, government spending, and national outcomes. It credits the Democratic Party with Civil War and national debt while praising Republicans for the Homestead Act and national milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebel
Republican Party
Pegeens
Democratic Party
Ice Water as a Fell Destroyer
A dated moral essay warns against ice water in hot weather and alcohol, arguing ice multiplies danger to the liver and stomach. It cautions readers to drink plain water carefully and to avoid letting ice or spirits worsen internal heat and fatigue.
Telephone prank shocks Brooklyn merchant family
A prominent merchant near Brooklyn sets up a telephone linking parlor and house. While he works the instrument, two young women entertain guests and one tests the line, prompting a playful reply from the other end of the line. The incident ends with amusement as the caller taunts the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Eins
Harper's
Murder Trial in Famine Stricken Town
In a famine plagued area a group of starving youths killed a companion. The gang, all boys, scavenged for food by picking scraps from refuse thrown from native houses. The eldest boy dominated the group and took the largest share, provoking the others to plan and execute his death beyond the fort walls.
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Mysore
Boe
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