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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
1
Iowa City report dated November 28 states 23 year old Harry Sentman was killed by a buzz saw. Also noted is a Dubuque cold wave with 47 degree drop and a Des Moines item about Governor Drake’s remarks on Senate vacancy and Allison’s seat.
A severe storm across the Northwest leaves five dead and cattle losses. Thomas Anderson perished seeking his home near St Paul after helping another man. Others include Henry Burroughs of St Paul, Frank Hach of Chicago, and a Fargo trainman.
Perry Oklahoma December report details a cyclone that leveled Ralston along the Arkansas river. Mrs Dorman and two children killed, numerous injuries, J H Comer store and Foley livery barn damaged with 15 horses killed. Farmhouses in Payne county also struck. Path about a quarter mile wide.
A cyclone 20 miles north of Waco on November 28 destroyed a strip one mile wide and eight miles long. Farmhouses wrecked near Mart in McLennan county. Buck Douglas’s residence and his wife were severely hurt and one child was killed. Five others injured. Temperature near summer heat before the storm. The cyclone stripped the prairie leaving the land bare.
The Citizens' Bank of Midlothian Texas has suspended business and begun closing its affairs. No statement of liabilities and assets has been released, but depositors will be protected as proceedings proceed.
A new combination is reported among lock makers aimed at controlling prices for trunks and cabinets. The announcement notes the group seeks to influence market rates and stabilize profits amid fluctuating demand.
Frank Erne of Buffalo won the world featherweight title by decision after a 20 round bout with George Dixon in New York. Dixon and Erne had tied in the previous meeting, with strong wagering on Dixon. A large crowd at the Broadway club witnessed the decisive victory for Erne.
Report by Mr. Kimball general superintendent of the life saving service for the year ending June 30 shows best results yet. Disasters rose but life and property loss fell. The system had 256 stations with numbers on Atlantic gulf coasts Great Lakes Pacific coast and Ohio falls Louisville Ky. Disasters to documented vessels totaled 437 involving 4608 people with 13 lives lost.
Both Fitzsimmons and Sharkey stopped training and will rest until Wednesday night. Each stays in his training quarters as managers seek a reveree. If no pick is made by Wednesday noon the National Athletic club will name an official. Fans favor Fitzsimmons at 3 to 1 or 4 to 1, while Martin Julian bets Sharkey will be knocked out in four rounds.
J Fount Tillman treasury register presents a condensed loan history of the United States from 1776 to June 30 1895. The report includes copies of obligations from 1798 onward and shows premiums totaling 55022218 and discounts and premiums paid totaling 123670680. It also records loan commissions amounting to 12343803 from 1835 to 1895.
Charles Gates Dawes of Evanston Illinois is named by Canton sources as President-elect McKinley’s likely private secretary. Other candidates James Boyle Joseph P. Smith and Perry S Heath are reported for other posts. Dawes, a former Cincinnati resident, is the son of ex-Congressman R R Dawes of Marietta Ohio and married to a daughter of William Blomer of Cincinnati.
Fire at Luther Greenman’s farm four miles northeast of Perry New York destroys the wooden home. Five relatives die including Luther 40, Mrs. Greenman 37, and children Aime 8 Lottie 8 and Arthur 11 months. Stovepipe defect blamed. Bodies recovered in charred condition.
General Horace A. Porter selected as grand marshal for McKinley inauguration arrived in Cleveland and met with M. A. Hanna to discuss ceremonies. Colonel A. Garrison and Webb C. Hayes of Troop A, who will escort the president elect to the capital, also conferred with the national chairman.
A morning blaze in EastTLanp Texas wiped out the courthouse and most furniture. The building cost about 65 000 dollars with 40 000 dollars of insurance. The law library and attorney offices were ruined though vault records are believed safe. Masons Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows rooms suffered major losses of paraphernalia and furniture.
New York Nov 30 Charles H Hoyt received a cablegram from Melbourne announcing the death of Sadie McDonald the clever soubrette.
Supreme Court justice Gray holds Nebraska Farmers Alliance cannot compel a private railroad to allow a grain elevator. Case ruled a private property transfer for private use without due process. Also reports deaths and bank failures in New York Kansas City Tyler and other notes. William Steinway dies of typhoid fever. funeral plans announced.
The National Council of Administration of the G A R met in Buffalo with Commander-in-Chief T B Clarkson presiding. Attendees included Will iam H. Armstrong Alfred Schedfier Thomas W Scott Charles W Shaw Roscoe D Dye J J Kent General Burbank Albert Traynor J S Palmer and J O Winans. The encampment was set for Buffalo in the last week of August starting Aug 28. A telegram from President-Elect McKinley invited Clarkson and staff to Canton on Wednesday. A reception and banquet honored Clarkson and the council at Elliott Square club.
In Duryea Pennsylvania on Thanksgiving night three men were fatally shot during a drunken riot. The victims named James Matsh died from abdominal wounds and Frank Lambert from multiple chest wounds, while John Betts survived a leg wound. Wounded include John Toy William Mockiness and two unknown Polish men with lesser injuries.
Washington dispatch reports William E Chandler senator from New Hampshire wrote an article for the December National Review. In a London cab le letter the Post prints an advance copy urging European bimetalists to continue their propaganda in the wake of the recent election from a Republican viewpoint.
Canton, November 30. Major McKinley and Mrs. McKinley attended the English Lutheran church and dined with his mother. Cabinet gossip grows more animated as the days pass and Senator Allison’s possible posting as secretary of state will be widely discussed in the next ten days.
Warren woolen mills at Stafford Springs Rhode Island started up on full time. The mills employ about 300 hands. Underwood Belting of Tolland rushes with orders as many mills start up nationwide. Several mills in this city recently lengthened running time.
Superintendent A B Richardson of the state asylum for the insane received a dispatch from Marion Ohio reporting Henry Powers a patient from Marion who had been permitted to return home on a trial visit on October 15 murdered his wife and killed himself today after being deemed cured.
San Antonio on November 29 reports a record surge of corn shipments to Mexico over the past three weeks. Kansas Iowa and Nebraska are the main sources with prices paid here at 10 to 15 cents per bushel and Mexican buyers paying up to 2 pesos per bushel.
During a heavy snowstorm last night the schooners City of Philadelphia and Bertha Warner were dashed ashore. City of Philadelphia foundered near Little Island Virginia, Bertha Warner ashore 10 miles north of Barnegat New Jersey. Crews saved but vessels and cargoes total losses exceed $60,000.
Havana reports doubling of garrisons around the city fortifications and word of sizable guerrilla forces near Havana. The trocha barrier was crossed twice this week with Cuban incursions and only light losses noted.
Large sales of No. 9 red wheat for May delivery occurred on the Toledo Produce exchange at 1 per bushel amid loud cheering. Simultaneously New York price stood at 1 cents and Chicago at 85. Demand centers on export milling.
In Montgomery on November 30 representative Timberlake’s bill to ban women wearing tights bloomers shirt fronts or any clothing commonly worn by men was defeated by an almost unanimous house vote.
Grain market report from Carcao shows a volatile session with bulls gaining in wheat while corn and oats weaken. May wheat up, December and May prices listed. provisions also advance with pork lard and ribs finishing higher. cash quotes for various wheat and corn grades provided.
South Omaha prairie market reports show cattle receipts around 2400 with ranges for native beef steers 4.50 to 4.80 and western steers 3.90 to 3.90, Texas steers 2.50 to 3.50, cows and heifers 0.50 to 3.00, calves 5.25, stockers 3.55, hogs receipts 2700 with heavy 3.25 to 3.40, mixed 3.90 to 3.40, lights 3.40 to 3.50, and sheep receipts 350 strong with natives 2.75 to 5.50 and lambs 3.50 to 4.50.
Hog receipts 34,000 with prices 5 to 10 cents higher across light, mixed, heavy and rough categories. Cattle receipts 15,500 with beeves to 85 cents higher, cows and heifers up to 4.00, Texas steers 2.80 to 4.10, stockers and feeders 2.70 to 3.90. Sheep receipts 12,000 with lambs and sheep rising.
Four hundred Mystic Shriners from across Iowa will assemble in Creston on December 2 to participate in a statewide gathering of the Masonry order.
In Cedar Rapids the charity ball last night drew about five hundred attendees to benefit St. Luke hospital. The society event of the season showcased strong attendance and community support.
Frank Plumb of Marshalltown Iowa was arrested at Blairsburg and brought to Wesster City. He is indicted at Marshalltown for seduction. The sheriff of Marshalltown took him back.
Owing to the serious illness of Bishop Perry the diocesan convention of the Episcopal church of Iowa is postponed until May and will be held in Dubuque.
Salt Lake informant reports Sheriff J B Murphy of Marengo Iowa arrives with Governor Drake's papers to release Benjamin Wright alias Bennet sought in Iowa for embezzlement.
The will of Frederick Gray Frothingham of Boston was admitted to probate. It bequeaths 15000 dollars to the town of Paullina Iowa for a public library and 500 dollars as a nucleus for a fund to purchase additional books.
Burumeton Iowa November 28 George Wilber aged 53 shot and killed his nephew Emory Fleagley 17 of Carmen Illinois and then committed suicide Wilber was briefly deranged according to reports
Newton Iowa November 29 John Weeks linked to Charles McLaughlin murder faced a preliminary hearing at Colfax. After testimony from a few witnesses, Weeks was discharged and released pending further proceedings.
The Williams Reporter in Wesster City Iowa has suspended after six years of operation. The plant will be stored and the paper consolidated with the Graphic Herald in the same city. Publisher and proprietor was T. L. Evans.
The Iowa centennial celebration committee final settlement shows a deficit of 2500 dollars on total outlay over 35000. Bondholders covered the shortfall at once and final settlements were completed.
The court to try the Bishop Bonacum cases assembled with Rev. Peter A. Baart presiding. Arguments were submitted both verbally and in writing. The judgment will be issued later. Accused priests Fathers Murphy and Fitzgerald are present.
Fast freight No 52 eastbound on the Illinois Central plunged into the ditch at Meriden Iowa eight miles east of Creroxer killing 47 head of cattle and several hogs. Cars were smashed beyond repair with total company loss estimated at 8000 dollars.
In Iowa City on November 27 a slander suit opens with Dr. J C Shrader president of the state board of health as defendant John Wesley Smith seeks 15000 dollars for alleging the commissioner of insanity pronounced him sane but added damaging charges of eccentricity
Nerona Iowa November 26 J C Watts cashier of the Neola State bank is a defaulter by 2000 to 6000 dollars and has left for parts unknown. He reportedly speculated on the Chicago board of trade and investigators believe the loss came from this activity. Officials say the bank will not be embarrassed.
In Perry Iowa a dealer named M Ammerman has secured a Mexican government contract to deliver 150 000 bushels or more of corn within eight months. Corn is shelled and shipped at about 20 cars per week as the experiment draws scrutiny for potential new Mexican markets. Rome reports the pope has ordered Cardinal Satoli to report on the clergy in America.
A local Des Moines cigarette dealer announces intent to sell cigarettes openly despite a law banning sales since last winter. He will ship in closed original packages to avoid enforcement under the vial package ruling, with no anticipated prosecution. Senator Julian Phelps vows a new anti cigarette bill for the extra session.
Moses Yowell, former Sidney postmaster missing two months, was found decomposed near Sidney while two boys hunted. An inspector had noted a $800 shortage at the Sidney post office and Yowell had claimed the money at his home. Authorities suspect poisoning. Yowell carried about $6000 life insurance.
In Worster City Iowa on November 27 the James Paul murder case proceeded with eight witnesses. Testimony linked Paul to the deaths of his wife and mother in law Mrs Dulin near Homer last July. Evidence included a strychnine bottle found, powder taken from a bureau, and a white bitter powder given to Mrs Dulin the day she died. Paul attended a dance with his new wife after the burial and his father Dr Paul is also indicted. Excitement runs high as the trial continues.
Jerry Fitzmaurice president and Hugh Donley cashier of the First National Bank of Eagle Grove were arrested on embezzlement charges. They were held on bonds to appear at a preliminary trial after disputes over a certificate of deposit and a $60 rent debt. The incident followed J. O. Lines and wife fleeing Eagle Grove to escape judgments.
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