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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
2
An excerpt argues poverty drives effort and character, claiming wealth without hardship yields weak individuals. It cites Success Magazine statements about civilization advancing through continual struggle and the need to overcome obstacles to develop stamina and fiber.
Akioki, a distinguished Japanese national, plans to bring 300 families to Bee county Texas to found a colony for tea farming and silk culture on 10 000 acres with San Antonio as the nearest town. He aims for further tract expansion if successful and notes a small Japanese colony already thriving in the county.
The Pennsylvania Railroad system will replace steam with electric motors nationwide. railroads have long tested electric engines and foresee faster, more efficient service with electricity as the dominant motive power, signaling the end of the steam era.
A carpenter returning from Panama says lunch costs five dollars there. He notes this price is representative in many regions and suggests observers should gather full orders before forming conclusions on global lunch costs.
Edward DeMille Campbell a professor of chemical engineering and analytical chemistry at the University of Michigan is totally blind yet regarded as one of the best authorities in the country in his field.
New York January 27 A jury acquitted Norman Hapgood editor of Collier's Weekly on criminal libel charges stemming from an editorial criticizing Justice Deuel. District Attorney Jerome voiced strong contempt for some witnesses and praised Hapgood as a friend despite the case.
Invitations limited to immediate family connections and close personal friends of Miss Roosevelto and Mr Longworth. The President and Mrs Roosevelt have issued the invitations for the marriage in January in Washington.
Albia Iowa January 25 H G Barber city treasurer and assistant cashier of the People's State bank was arrested Wednesday for an alleged shortage of 2000 dollars in city finances. The shortage is secured by an indemnity company of Chicago. The bank's finances are not short, it is said.
Gen John S Harris longtime Butte resident dies of araemic poisoning in Montana. Born in Vermont about 381 years ago he served in the U S Senate as a Louisiana senator from 1365 to 1372 and was noted for his California prominence.
Gen Joseph Wheeler famed Confederate cavalry leader and U S Army brigadier general dies at his sister's Brooklyn home after pneumonia. Died at 5 35 pm aged 69 with family present. to be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Brazilian vessel Aquidaban blew up at Port Jacarepagua killing 212 and injuring 36. Four rear admirals and several officers died as the ship sank within minutes while Barroso brought the minister of marine and staff to inspect a new arsenal.
The Valencia, carrying 94 passengers and 60 crew from San Francisco, went aground near Klanawa rocks in thick fog. Only 35 of 154 aboard survived by January 26, with 119 dead, the worst North Pacific loss since 1875. Survivors include 20 rescued on a life raft by Topeka and 15 who escaped by two boats to Vancouver Island.
Spring Valley Illinois January 27 Jams Christopher a moorman on the Ili nois Valley Railway company line was killed in a head on collision. Several passengers are seriously injured.
Paris reports the French government will send a magnificent Gobelin tapestry as a wedding present to Miss Alice Roosevelt. The gesture reflects high official homage from France to the American First Family.
United States Supreme Court will recess for three weeks beginning next Monday as Chief Justice Fuller gave notice. The announcement comes from Washington with no further procedural details released at this time.
John D. Rockefeller increased his philanthropic stake at the University of Chicago with a total gift of 1.45 million dollars. One million dollars funds endowment, 350000 covers current expense deficit, and 100000 is placed in trust for Mrs. William R. Harper, widow of the president.
Dennis J. Collins a 40 year old sailor who stole a coat to obtain warm lodging in jail was burned to death in the village lock-up at Alanson Michigan. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Marshalltown Iowa January 25 Dean J H T Main of Iowa college at Grinnell has been elected president by the board of trustees.
In Poteau Oklahoma a deadly explosion occurred in slope No 4 at the Witteville mine firedamp caused the blast. Fourteen miners lost their lives in the incident reported January 26 by the Fort Worth Telegram.
A column extols the ideal wife as a husband’s main inspiration and links female health to success. It endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to relieve common pains and fatigue, citing a testimonial from Mrs Ainsley in Tacoma and inviting readers to write for free advice from Lydia Pinkham’s family in Lynn Massachusetts.
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