This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
2
This condensed roundup covers diverse items from industry and politics to personal happenings. It highlights notable developments abroad and at home, with emphasis on timely events and key figures shaping the week.
The congress in session meets to consider reciprocity for Cuba and other affairs. In the U S Senate on the 1st several private pension bills and resolutions for the expulsion of Senator Smoot of Utah were introduced. Adjourned to the 4th. In the House the day was mainly spent in tariff debate. Adjourned to the 4th.
Reported deaths include Mrs. David Plapp of Malta Illinois found in a snowdrift and H O Wright Purdue student who died in Indianapolis. Other items note Supreme Court upholding an eight hour law, Chicago bank embezzlement case, mass textile wage cuts, and a spate of rail and mining disasters. Bakeries, theaters, mint reports, and global trade figures appear among varied summaries.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand is formally presented to President Roosevelt as the new British ambassador. The cable of world events reports risk, reform, and notable crimes from Chicago to Manila, including Zion City receivership, a fatal shooting, and political retirements.
Capt Elihu S Williams longtime congressman from Ohio dies at Troy. O Thomas Flannery prominent farmer and oldest man in western Wisconsin dies at La Crosse age 101. Helen Douglass widow of Frederick Douglass dies in Washington aged 65. Joshua Ward champion oarsman dies at Cornwall on Hudson aged 65. Vespasian Warner announces GOP bid for Illinois governor. Martin Gill recluse dies Fond du Lac Wisconsin aged 102. Dr Cyrus Edson germ specialist dies New York after brief illness aged 46. Bishop Abiel Leonard head of Episcopal church Utah Nevada dies Salt Lake City aged 55. John A Hauck dies Bloomington Indiana aged 103.
The Bank of Hayti Missouri was robbed of between six thousand and seven thousand dollars. The report notes the amount in the heist and identifies the bank as the target in Hayti, Missouri.
The senate recessed until the seventh while the house ends the extra session. A fire destroyed Miami Military Institute in Germantown Ohio and the lake steamer J Emory Owen with 80 000 bushels of grain at Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. Union tensions threaten Chicago railway workers and the Romanie sailed from Boston with 1 583 steerage passengers for the Mediterranean. Congressman Henry Burk of Pennsylvania dies at 53 in Philadelphia. Secretary Root reports army strength at 2 764 officers and 55 500 men with most in the United States. Marine landings at Colon follow Colombian troop threats against Americans.
E H Thurston a Chicago railroad man married Miss Anna Crawford at a Anamosa hotel. The bride had been paroled from a five year manslaughter sentence. In 1901 a man attempted to enter her Clinton home. she shot and killed the intruder. Thurston agreed to marry as a parole condition.
Judge Howe rules a Dakota law decree, used to secure divorce, is null and void when nonresident litigant resides solely to obtain a divorce. In Mrs. L. B. Fagen’s dower suit, the district court held the Dakota decree invalid after questioning validity and timing of the divorce prior to the husband’s death.
The 1897 will of Governor Francis M. Drake was found in the Des Moines consistory Scottish Rite Masons offices. It provides equal shares to six children including Millie D. Shonts Jennie Sawyer Eva D. Goss F. E. Drake John A. Drake and Mary Lord Sturde vant and a $50 000 bequest to Drake University.
Ames college student P. C. Parks has arranged a race problem lecture course in Des Moines this winter. Dates include December 17 musical concert by I. S. E. Glee Club January 16 T Fortune on Abraham Lincoln and February 5 A M Newans on A Singular Life.
Jacob M. Funk, 75, died suddenly of heart failure at Webster City while watching a checker game. He never married and was known for philanthropy. Funk recently presented the Methodists a $25,009 hospital in Webster City and left an estimated wealth of $500,000 and upward.
Cut Him Out J W Buzzard of Wamego Kansas aged 61 and Ada M Sampson of Drakesville aged 28 wed recently after three days acquaintance. The bridegroom's son was jilted by the bride during the courtship. The bride said she would be a good mother to the son.
Fire gutted the main building of Jewell Lutheran college at Jewell Junction. Bert Melang of Randall died in the blaze. several students escaped danger. Estimated loss 25009 dollars, with 12000 dollars insured.
A London Tit-Bits relays reformers seeking a utopian state of law and virtue. In a twist a grim man reveals the ideal place is prison, highlighting irony of moral rescues.
A jury pool includes a black man who explains capital punishment as punishing the rich, while praising socialist listening habits. The attorney accepts his understanding, signaling a provocative moment in the trial as reported by the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Whitehall Illinois reports Lon Manley defying medical odds as he credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing Bright's Disease after years of kidney stomach and liver troubles. He says doctors warned he could never recover and recounts severe back pain and inability to move in bed for days. He now performs all work and urges others to use the medicine.
An old advertisement claims a cure for colds in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a money refund if it fails. A quoted line about a comb and brush appears, followed by testimonial from Mrs. Thos Robbins of Norwich New York dated February 17 1900 mentioning Piso's Cure for Consumption.
A brief advertisement notes that you can dye fabrics in half an hour using Putnam Fadeless Brew. The message implies efficiency and reliability for color results.
Fragmented dialogue recalls a frost incident during a town performance. Hi Tragedy notes a fire elsewhere while Lowe cites a lack of audience members as the odd outcome. Tit Bits style snippet preserves quirky newspaper chatter without clear resolution.
The Boston Transcript quotes Futcher praising the Barkers as harmonious, while the speaker doubts their ability to get along, noting she believes no one compares to her husband and he is certain of it.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.