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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
2
The week covered Senate and House actions on Panama measures, land grants for soldiers homes, and a flag protection bill. Reports include Taft’s Philippines visit, mine disasters, Chicago riots, and weather records. International tensions rise with Russia Japan, Tibet, and European events noted.
Coroner jury pins blame on Mayor Carter Harrison Fire Chief Mushas Building Commissioner Williams Manager Davis and Edward Loughin William Sallers James E Cummings and William McMullen for Iroquois theater fire. Also reports miners believed dead after Harwick mine explosion Selwyn Taylor killed by gas.
Charles A. Walsh of Iowa, secretary of the national democratic committee, says William R Hearst is the logical Democratic nominee and the only one the party can expect to win. Obituaries include Justus C Adams former Indiana House speaker died at Indianapolis aged 63 and Judge Robert Lowery ex congressman from Indiana died in Fort Wayne aged 80. Illinois GOP convention set for Springfield May 12. Annie Chambers Ketchum author of The Bonnie Blue Flag died in New York aged 80. Katherine Kendall Steele cousin of President Pierce died in Lyndeboro New Hampshire aged 103. John W Daniel reelected US senator by Virginia legislature. Mary Schaferewski 125 died near Menominee Michigan. Stephen W Kellogg former congressman and Lincoln nominating delegate died in Waterbury Connecticut aged 82.
Residents vow not to desert the burned town as aid pours in from many places. In St. Petersburg hope for a peaceable settlement with Japan fades with signs pointing toward war. Russian troops move. Whitaker Wright dies after conviction and sentence in London. Japan claims control of railroads. Tokio notified of an early reply to its note. Deutschland sets new New York to Gibraltar record in five days and 23 hours.
The dispatches cover a wide range of events from a fatal wreck on the Missouri Pacific near Miller Kansas to new weather records and a string of political notes. Notable items include automobile records set by William K. Vanderbilt, labor disputes in Chicago, and Colombia preparing an expedition against Panama. The piece also notes obituaries, legal developments, and treasury surplus plans amid a year of notable activity.
Des Moines reports multiple bills introducing statewide primary election law, county representation changes, and paroling rules. Other measures seek funds for state institutions, a reformatory for men, land for the Soldiers’ Orphans Home, and child welfare reforms. Senate actions include health drainage, tax support for Ames station, and capitol fire inquiry. House and Senate also address horse docking and divorce decree effects. Adjournment planned March 24.
A Tangier mob burned cemetery gates, exhumed bodies, and paraded with severed heads on poles after the government introduced unpopular copper coins. Jews faced looting and panic as rioters looted shops. the governor was attacked and sought refuge in the palace until authorities secured a temporary withdrawal of the coinage.
The Cincinnati Commercial warns of frauds hidden in everyday items. A fifty-one pound stone found in an eighty pound bale of hay mirrors schemes by fake solid gold watch case makers who hide lead and stamp false assurances. The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company of Canton Ohio publicizes these frauds and exposes participating manufacturers.
Belleville Ill Jan 29 A stove fire at Turkey Hill school left 13 year old pupil Don Miller fatally burned after his clothing ignited. Teacher Miss Anna Heiker tossed him into a snow bank and suffered severe burns while attempting to extinguish the flames.
Denver report states Fred Arnold aged 20 was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the New Year’s Eve killing of Mrs. Amanda Youngblood. He is sentenced to be hanged. Two accomplices had already been convicted and sentenced to death.
Grand Forks North Dakota January 29 Louis Starman of Company B North Dakota regiment shot in the head Wednesday night at Pisek and died Thursday Joe Razum who fired the shot is under arrest and in custodyincluding his service in the Philippines with the company
A Vienna man was fined for verbally accusing a telephone operator of lying. The dispatch notes social notices involving three duchesses of Wellington and identifies top taxpayers in Boston, led by Joshua M. Sears with 70 189.57 dollars and Quincy A. Shaw with 40 302.49 dollars.
The story told by Rt. Rev. Dr. Leighton Coleman recounts a groom who demanded bells, organ, and all at a church wedding. After the ceremony the groom hurried to pay, prompting amused laughter from the crowd in the church.
In a Stray Stories vignette, Mr Citydweller notes a district trend during a drive with Mr Boomerup. He finds one fault with the area and declines to buy, remarking that all the finest houses are owned by physicians.
A Fresh Air Funds child visiting a farm near Chebanse Kl. spots a windmill whirring and a saw of jaws in mud. He exclaims to friends that electric fans are used to cool pigs, highlighting surprising farm modernity.
An odd short item in the Mass. Journal notes a playful exchange as Lucky Tom asks Kitty which hymn she favors, a light moment captured in the local page.
The Inside Inn advertises as the sole hotel at the World’s Fair Grounds offering American and European plan rooms at reasonable rates. Inquiries are directed to Administration Building Room 110 in St. Louis Missouri for folders and further information.
Quote from Puck laments the desire for a generative benefactor who provides trustworthy guidance on stocks rather than conventional library access. The remark frames a satire on reliance and expertise in financial advice.
Mrs Thomas Robbins of Norwich states Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three times ago. She records the claim in a February 17, 1900 note.
A Ram's Horn motto declares that a man's life is worth what it costs him, reflecting a stoic ethic. The brief aphorism emphasizes personal responsibility and the price of living with consequence.
A short note reflects on a hanging portrait and the puzzling question of why the artist escaped detection. The piece invites curiosity about the tale behind the artwork and its creator.
A promotion from John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a large plant and coed catalog plus seed amounts for 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 blanching 2000 buttered truce 1000 onions 1000 radishes and 1000 flowers. For 16 cents postage and 20 cents for potatoes the Berliner Cauliflower package is added.
A fragment shows a character recalling a remark about wit and fear, with a line about someone laughing seven times on seeing another person. The exchange hints at social dynamics in a Philadelphia setting.
Winter tourist tickets are now available via Queen and Crescent Route Southern Railway and connecting lines to the South Southeast and Southwest with return valid until May 31 1904. Purchase to Florida via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta and return via Asheville and the Land of the Sky. For information contact W C Rinearson G P Cincinnati Ohio.
An English woman asks about Westminster Abbey while a fair American replies she has heard highly spoken of it. The brief exchange captures cross Atlantic curiosity and admiration for a famed London landmark.
H B McCarver of 201 Cherry Street Portland Oregon inspector of freight for the Trans Con tinental Co says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and kidney trouble that persisted for months and recurred after a cold. He notes no recurrence for several months. Dean's Kidney Pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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