Towboat Scheme Sparks Presidential Question
The Ames Intelligencer questions the fate of canal boat drivers if electricity to towboats replaces current methods, pondering how future Presidents would be chosen or affected by such a shift.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
2
King of Corea Seeks American to Govern Realm
In a curious note the Corea king asks an American to rule his kingdom. The piece also hints Queen Victoria eyeing Richard Croker for influence. Buddy Hohenzollern would ignore Bismarck’s services amid a German victory celebration, effectively boycotting a veteran ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corea
Victoria
Hope
Richard Croker
France
Buddy Hohenzollern
Bismarck
Notable quote about Bismarck's long life and happiness
The remark portrays Bismarck as an old man who claims that in all his years he has not known more than twenty four hours of happiness. The line highlights a cynical view of his life and its emotional climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Navy graduates overflow with officers from Annapolis
The navy has more officers than enlisted personnel with nearly all cadet classes from the Naval Academy at Annapolis producing surplus officers. Some well qualified cadets are discharged for lack of commissions, a consequence dating back to Civil War recruiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Britain’s cabinet seen as a close family gathering
The new administration resembles a tight family party with members including Chamberlain and Austen Chamberlain as father and son, Lord Salisbury and Lord Selborne as in-laws, Arthur and Gerald Balfour as brothers, and other relatives such as Lord George Hamilton and Lord Lansdowne. The clerk of the House of Commons is noted as married to Lord Salisbury’s niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Mr. Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Lord Salisbury
Lord Selborne
Arthur
Gerald Balfour
Messrs. Balfour
Lord George Hamilton
Lord Lansdowne
House of Commons
Boston Herald
Trilby disease outbreak reports spread in Michigan towns
A Michigan dispatch notes a new grip called Trilby in Shiawassee County with severe pain sore throat headache high fever and breathing trouble. About 500 cases are in Owosso and similar reports come from Bancroft Morris Perry and other towns with no deaths yet reported. The note oddly blames Du Maurier's hypnotized maiden for Trilby dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Shiawassee County
Owosso
Bancroft
Morris, Perry
du Maurier
Milk bribe milkman loses 50 rupees to river thief
An Indian tale from the Missionary Review recounts a milkman who earned 50 rupees by adulterating milk with water. He bathes to atone, but a monkey steals the garments with the money, dropping the coins into the swift river as he laments that Mother Gunga has claimed her own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Review
Eggleston and the Christian Endeavor Movement
Edward Eggleston created the Christian Endeavor Society in his 1872 novel The Hoosier Schoolmaster set in Brooklyn. In 1877 he led a youth society at Lee Avenue Congregational Church that grew into a vibrant weekly gathering inspiring the later large Boston-wide revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eggleston
Christian Endeavor Society
Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn
Church of the Good Licks
Eggleston
Lee Avenue Congregational Church
Lee Avenue Theater
Society of
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Kansas Couple Proves Wealth Exhaustion Fails to Separate
A Kansas man and his wife spent vast sums in divorce litigation only to wind up living together in poverty. The line quotes a theory that true wealth satisfaction comes from spending, not possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Salisbury ministry brood includes Oxford Cambridge graduates
The passage notes that most of the Salisbury ministry brood are from titled classes and that education counts, with nine members graduates of Oxford and three from Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Oxford
Cambridge
Hawkeye Mention:Fateful Double Murder Suicide in Iowa Township
In Pleasant township, Herman Kohaupt murdered Mrs. Kruger with a gun and beat her, then fled. After a vigilante search, Kohaupt was found dead from self inflicted throat injuries near a corn field. Police note Kohaupt had a troubled, murderous disposition and threatened Mrs. Kruger previously.
McCarthy to Investigate Council Bluffs Insurance Affairs
Auditor McCarthy will examine the defunct Council Bluffs Insurance Company this week. He aims to locate missing assets and defends his prior leniency, saying he twice asked for changes and delayed enforcement to avoid harming a state company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs Insurance Company
Des Morins
McCarthy
Loomis
July Figures Show Strong Davenport Security Company
The July figures of the Security of Davenport reveal solid growth in assets and net surplus. Assets total 249,525.03 dollars with policy holder surplus of 170,012.70 and reserves plus liabilities at 79,512.33, signaling a strong, progressive insurer in Iowa. For insurance contact local agents or the Home Office in Davenport, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Three Fatalities in Clinton After Maniac Attempt
George Ball, a vagrant, tried to murder two farming families near Clinton, but Charles Lucas fired and wounded him. Ball is deemed hopelessly insane. John Norton, 10, drowned in the Mississippi River at Clinton, and a dead unknown black woman, about 30, was found downstream near Clinton wearing a striped waist and dark skirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ball
Robert Smith
Charles Lucas
Clinton
Lucas
Milwaukee
John Norton
Mississippi River
Joker Sets Dog Alight Starting Seven Fires
A practical joker tied a rag soaked in kerosene to a dog's tail in Leeds a suburb of Sioux City. The lit rag set the dog running and set seven buildings on fire within minutes before the fires were extinguished by the fire department with no serious damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Leeds
Alienated Her Affections A Sensational Suit at Gravity
Gravity Iowa August 10 A sensational suit has paralyzed the society element. George Himelberger sues Charles Morris for 25000 damages alleging Morris alienated his wife's affections and caused her to attempt self harm by urging elopement. The petition promises sensational testimony at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Gravity
George Himelberger
Charles Morris
Morris
Train Collision Near Cherokee Causes Minor Injuries
Train No 1 and a special on the Illinois Central collide at the junction one mile south of Cherokee. Both engines are badly smashed. C H Botsford of Dubuque, in the end car, receives slight head injuries. Engine men jump to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Cherokee
C. H. Botsford
Dubuque
Wanted in Iowa Curiaco Arrest at Rock Island Depot
John Jones, colored, of Evans, Iowa, was arrested at the Rock Island depot on a charge of criminal assault. He was armed but offered no resistance and is willing to return to Iowa without requisition papers, though he fears lynching by white residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
John Jones
Evans
Rock Island
Jones
Iowa
Des Moines Miner Suffering Severe Head Injuries in Accident
Des Moines reports Phil Shafer crushed skull after being struck by a mine cage at Maple Grove mine. He was transported to the city hospital where an operation was performed and doctors say recovery is doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Phil Shafer
Maple Grove
Tragic Lightning Strike Kills Three Near Odebolt
In Odebolt Iowa on August 11 Arthur and C. J. Johnson brothers and A. C. Anderson were killed by a lightning bolt while threshing and taking shelter under a tree. The trio were working when the strike ended their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OprRott
Arthur and
C. J. Johnson
A. C. Anderson
Odebolt
Iowa News Roundup From Tama To Des Moines Dispatches
Ed Croskrey of Tama robbed a Methodist church corner stone. A child near Fairfield accidentally killed. Iowa corn yields average 104 with county figures at 107. Five year old Eddie Mohr wandered west of Clinton and was killed by a train. Emma Hansen near Clinton died, heart disease from overexertion after a dance. George W. Craig of Clinton murdered near Miscellany Florida. robbers cut him with a hatchet. Creston citizens' league hires committee to review saloon petition signatures. publication possible. Ray Van Tassel to grand jury for wife murder. jailed at New Hampton. Peter McDermott of State Press shot his sister near Iowa City. injuries serious. Judge Waterman rules on muled tax split for saloons in Sheridan township. district entitled to half tax if outside incorporated town. Supreme court likely. Des Moines: state equalization set at 551.7 million. levy 2 mills. no reduction due to value shrinkage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Croskrey
Tama
John Crawford
Fairfield
Iowa
Eddie Mohr
Clinton
Emma Hansen
George W. Craig
Miscellany
Fla
Tue Citizens’ League
Creston
Ray van Tassel
Esquire Granger
Nashua
van Tassel
New Hampton
Peter McDermott
State Press
Iowa City
James Denneny
Johnson County
Waterman
Scott County
Sheridan Township
Supreme Court
Des Moines Dispatch
Executive Council
Woodbury County
Corbett and Fitzsimmons In Saloon Brawl at Green's Hotel
In Philadelphia on August 12 James J. Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons had an impromptu fight in Green's hotel bar. They exchanged taunts and minor blows before officers intervened. Corbett and Fitzsimmons were not seriously hurt and were later escorted away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James J. Corbett
Robert Fitzsimmons
Green’s Hotel
Green Hotel
Corbett
Joe
Fitzsimmons
Robert
Joe Corbett
Young Corbett
Jim Corbett
Fitz
Death of Justice Jackson Ends Supreme Court Tenure
Nashville reports the death of Associate Justice Howell Edmunds Jackson at West Meade residence on August 9 from consumption. He was 63, had suffered declining health for four years, and traveled for health, including trips to the far west and Thomasville Georgia before returning home to Washington for the income tax case hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Nashville
Tenn
Ren
Howell Edmunds Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
West Meade
Far West
Thomasville
Jackson
Washington
Holmes Used Gas Cutoff to Kill in Castle
A Chicago report describes a hidden gas pipe cutoff in Holmes’s second floor sleeping room. The open pipe ends and concealed valve allowed turning on deadly gas to suffocate sleeping victims. A workman uncovered the board revealing the mechanism and its connection to the room believed to hold Mrs. Connor’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Holmes
Connor
We May Fight Japan Over Right of Search
In the event of war between Russia and Japan the United States might face involvement due to Japanese claims of the right to search American vessels. They could board ships and seize passengers or enemies, even on innocent voyages. The issue escalated as Admiral Carpenter prepared to escort an American merchant ship to safety when Japanese shore batteries were said to be ordered to fire on the escort if resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmxnorox
Russia
Japan
United States
China
Denby
Admiral Carpenter
Brief items from the era span fires floods and war talk
The note list reports Chicago bicycle record set by Eddie Bald at 1 58 1 5, Philadelphia fire losses over 400000, New York coat tailors strike nearing end with wage gains, Premier Castillo pledging 100000 troops to Cuba, a Hong Kong ship wreck with heavy loss, Omaha contempt case in court, mob looting American mission chapel near Foo Chow, Prince Oscar collision and sinking, George F Root death with noted works, Kansas wheat rust damage, and yellow fever deaths among Spanish troops in Santa Cruz Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eddie Bald
Philadelphia
Spring Valley
Lil
Omaha
Hopewell
Foo Chow
China
Inghok
Prince Oscar
Dharmar
George F. Root
Bailey's Harbor
Maine
Dr. Roots
Oakley
Kan
Santa Cruz
Cuba
Democratic State Convention Endorses Free Coinage Opposition
Delegates in Des Moines adopt a platform urging bimetallic coinage at 16 to 1 with gold and silver parity. Nathaniel Frenth and J. H. Shields lead as temporary and permanent chairs, while W. S. Babb is named governor nominee and S. L. Besto lieutenant governor. The committee attacks the Republican party and calls for canal expansion, direct senatorial election, pensions, local option liquor laws, and farm support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MarisonLirown
Fletcher Floward
Democratic State Central Committee
Father Lenihan
Pierce
Nathaniel Frenth
Davenport
J. H. Shields
Dubuque
J. H. Mitkem
Pottawat
Tamie
T. C. Walke
Reading
Besto
Shields
Bostow
Democratic Party of
Iowa
Chicago
Republican Party
Hennepin Canal
Great Lakes
United State
W. S. Babb
Heny County
L. Besto
Lucas County
Lyman B. Parshall
Jackson
George Jenkins
Dunbuque
Railroad Commission
Supreme Court
Senate
T. G. Harper
Des Moines
E. Flasner
Buchanan
State Central Committee
L. Ranch
Iowa City
Mat
Charles Walsh
Ottumwa
Building Collapse Kills Thirteen in New York
An eight story frame under construction at West Broadway and Third Street in New York collapsed with little warning. Authorities fear thirteen workers died and many more were injured as a massive iron beam likely failed causing a floor to drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Broadway
Third Streets
Cabinet crisis in Japan as Ito and Yamagata refuse honors
August 13 report from Toxio notes a cabinet crisis. Prime Minister Count Ito was made a marquis without his knowledge and fled Tokyo rather than accept the title while colleagues remain unhonored. War Minister Count Yamagata also declines the marquisate for similar reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toxio
Japan
Count Ito
Count Yamagata
Frederick R Coudert Said to Be Offered Supreme Court Seat
The World reports Frederick R Coudert is offered the late Justice Jackson's seat on the U S Supreme Court. A formal tender has been made and a cablegram from Europe awaiting his decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Bench
New York
Frederick R. Coudert
Justice Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Europe
English Afraid of Cerum Do Not Expect to Win Dash
The Sportsman notes that if Cram of Iowa University now with New York Athletic Club runs near 9 4 5 seconds, English runners of the London Athletic Club may not be certain to win the international 100 yard dash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxton
Cram
Iowa University
New York Athletic Club
London Athletic Club
Campos resigns Cuban captain-generalship urges self government
Special World correspondent reports General Campos resigns as captain general of Cuba. He is believed to press Spain to grant Cuba self government, marking a shift in the colony’s governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Spain
Her
New York
Campos
Island of
Strange Castle Echoes Across Time
A pressed fragment notes an American visitor admiring a moldy castle. The place is said to be over 600 years old, provoking incredulous remarks about its age and a sense of a thunderous, ancient sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Plankville Donation Party Mentioned by Local Voices
A fragmentary mention notes a report that Plankville was driven out by 24 caps five years ago. A minister downplays the event, calling it only a threatened donation party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilgus
Plankville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ames Intelligencer
Hodgson Bros
TOWA
Herman Kohaupt
Kruger
Pottawattamie County
Pleasant Township
Kohaupt
M’carthy
Fitzsimmons-Corbett
Cas
Coat Tailors
New York City
Brotherhood of Tailors
Premier Castillo
Hong Kong
Seal Rocks
Cape Hawk
Sidney
Babb and Bestow
W. W. Baldwin
E. M. Sharon
Scott
Alphonse Matthews
Dane
J. E. E. Markeley
Cerro Gordo
H. J. Steiger
S. B. Evans
Wapello
S. A. Brewster
Union
Ira F. Hendricks
Pottawattamie
L. ——— Boone
John C. Kelly
Woodbury
Marquis
Coudert
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