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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1894
Page
4
An Illinois man named Storms declares three sons Hale Storms Rayne Storms and Snow Storms. The remark frames a peculiar family naming choice attributed to the father.
The article notes granite as the earth’s lowest crustal layer and suggests its value climbs due to its abundance in the lower crust, explaining why buyers find it pricey.
The midwinter fair in San Francisco will end shortly after midsummer on July 31. This closing date was officially fixed, marking the completion of a long running city event.
German figure Emirror Willam is described as smoking cigarettes while his main activity currently centers on puffing Bismarc. The line notes his nationality and the shift in occupation.
Wisconsin forecasts a harvest of two million tons of ice this winter. The crop is described as resilient to heavy frosts and is expected to support охлаждать industries and cold storage needs.
Northwestern Colorado is described as a broad petrified fish region spanning several hundred square miles. The area is noted for its vast fossil beds and potential paleontological significance. Researchers highlight extensive fossil beds across the plateau, attracting interest from scientists and collectors.
Workmen drilling an artesian well 540 feet below the surface encountered a well preserved maple log in the bore. The find halted progress briefly while the object was examined.
An exchange warns that applying ammonia to a cold sore may cure it but also threatens injury to the person if misused. The note urges caution in handling caustic substances and cautions readers about potential harm.
The exchange questions whether marriage or employment should predominate for women. It suggests that women who marry typically must work, reframing the issue as a debate about roles and economic expectations.
The two highest inhabited sites Arevichiary and Mucapata in the Andes are mining camps. Arevichiary sits at about 17 950 feet above sea level.
A Kentucky woman has married four men in two years and just divorced her latest husband. She announces readiness for a fifth marriage, signaling a rapid sequence of divorces and new unions.
The insurance companies in the United States reported 1892 fire losses of 137,716,150 dollars and 1898 losses of 156,445,875 dollars, representing about 14 percent. The text implies a rise in arson or "firebug" activity contributing to mounting costs.
The article asserts Kentucky is the leading state in hemp production and usage and notes more hangings have occurred there since the war ended than in any other state.
A Vienna millionaire leaves prions in his will for the constant care of the vault where he lies. An electric light is to burn for a year and even the coffin interior is to be illuminated by electricity.
A bolt of lightning hit a house corner near Luling Texas striking a shelf and a snuff bottle, leaping to the floor where it seemed to exhaust itself on a two year old child. The child was slightly stunned but soon recovered with a blackened back.
Dr Edson of the New York mission claims the disease will vanish for a generation and not reappear. He provides no stated authority for the forecast but notes his name would not be printed so often if not for the notable prediction.
The famed Apache leader Geronimo is described as taking a role as a justice of the peace in Alabama. The piece praises his dignity and fairness and speculates he might rise to national Congress as a benefactor rather than a scourge.
The St. Paul Globe notes with irony that two southern men exchanging bullets on the street are still called gentlemen of high social standing. It argues for ending the habit of carrying deadly weapons and using them on slight provocations, calling it a relic of barbarism for all with gentlemanly instincts to discard.
The article notes true giant waves of seventy five to eighty feet battered vessels like the Normannia causing near sinking and forcing a return to New York while other ships report similar encounters, challenging the belief that such whale tales are purely imaginative.
The Persian city of KuCHAN once housed twenty thousand people but an earthquake killed twelve thousand and destroyed fifty thousand cattle. The surrounding mountains remained largely unshaken while the region east enjoys relative seismic safety.
The text recounts Hannah More’s method for handling gossip. When told a derogatory tale about someone, she replied to “come, we will go and ask if this be true.” She dragged the gossip to the accused for corroboration, making the tale bearer powerless and deterring further rumors.
Reports from London say Mrs. Maybrick will soon be liberated, with claims that clemency was delayed by intermeddling of her American friends. Officials are urged by supporters to accept appeals but oppose coercive methods used by the volunteers.
A compact digest of regulatory moves and incidents from the Fifty-Third Congress and related events. Hawaiian matters dominate senate debates while the house passes a Missouri river bridge extension and seigniorage bills. Notable deaths, accidents, and financial collapses appear in multiple states, including Chicago’s Myra Bradwell and a Jeffersonville prison execution.
Reports note Abraham Lincoln’s 85th anniversary marked across many states. 1893 U S gold output expected to top 37 million dollars, up four million from 1892. World gold production forecast at 150 million, up twelve million. Breadstuffs exported in seven months to Jan 31 valued at 108.9 million, lower than 122.7 million the prior year.
A digest of multiple incidents includes the death of James R. Lofland in Milford aged 71 from grip, a schooner loss Samuel H. Walker from Baltimore to Weymouth with nine crew, Hartford fire at Colt factory destroying about 150000, a Race Point Mass storm sinking five crew, Pittsburgh miners striking over half cent bushel, Paul Jones world tour with sudden wealth, Plymouth mine cave-in killing thirteen, Sand Bank tannery fire at 100000 loss, Massachusetts abolishes fast days, Arctic whale season record towheads 294, Gen Edward F Hincks death in Cambridge from Civil War wounds, a Brooklyn jury convicting John Y. MeKane on election fraud counts, Oneonta state normal school fire with 50000 loss.
The item lists numerous incidents from across the U S including cyclones in Louisiana and Mississippi with casualties, a silver and gold bearing ore claim in Brazil Indiana, a Mexican woman mauled by bears near Silver City New Mexico, a historic blizzard in western states, a filicide in Cross Utah Territory, a bank and elevator firm failure in Minnesota, deadly train wreck near Bellevue Ohio, Genoa Ohio fire destroying business district, killings in Indiana and Texas, masked mail stage robbery in Missouri, industrial fires in Bath Missouri, hotel fires in San Antonio Texas, a Northern Mill company assignment in Minneapolis, Oklahoma blizzard deaths, a pair of youths crushed by a falling tree in Indiana, a prison chaplain’s death in Jeffersonville Indiana, and the death of Uncle Sergrant in Georgia with a note on a first marriage at 107.
Firemen perished from a carbolic sulphur explosion in Paris and seventeen injured. Odessa sacked Colonel Gregorieff hanged as a spy. A Paris cafe bomb wounded twenty. Edeon Breton arrested. Republica sank a government transport with 600 drowned. Juan Martinez murdered a man and wife in Monclova. Riots in Yusgat killed 125 Armenians and wounded 340. A German hurricane wreck near Penselin killed five children. Hans von Bülow died in Cairo. born Dresden 1830. Baltic storms sank six fishing boats, twenty-two dead. Altona drowning and Ziegermort forester deaths. Kagoshima fire burned 500 homes. four burned. A railway crash near Jelan killed thirteen. President Dole complains to Minister Willis in Honolulu. A French anarchist exploded in a London park. Brazilian insurgents fired on a U S warship launch.
Of the 16th, Wheeler H Peckham's nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected 41 to 32 in the Senate. Other actions include a Hoar bill to define lotteries and a Curtis bill expanding murder and manslaughter crimes. County, national news recounts, fires, shipwrecks, and economic impacts follow.
Jeffersonville prison, Indiana reports the execution of James A. Stone known as Bud Stone at 12:08 PM for the Wratten family murders on September 18, 1893. Stone confessed after trial, claimed sole guilt, and described killing Mrs. Wratten and her children and later smothering the 12 year old girl with an apron.
The Honolulu legation reports President Dole's lengthy reply to Minister Willis regarding the meaning of attitude and U S actions in Hawaii. He cites Cleveland's treaty withdrawal, Gresham's letter, Corwin visits, marines, and secrecy. He defends amnesty for participants and questions the provisional government while stressing U S ties and the crisis.
A Black man named Bob Collins was dragged from his home by seven white men in Oglethorpe Georgia. He was stripped beaten with a buggy trace scraped and cut with a blunt knife and left naked for hours in freezing air. He died soon after being found Governor Northen doubled the reward for the killer.
Grand Rapids February 17. Mrs Harriet Wells wife of mail carrier Wells found bound and gagged in her residence. She says masked men knocked at 9 p m demanded entry and robbed her of $1000 in bills hidden in a stuffed chair.
Want Representation. Cuicago, Feb. 17 Negroes aim to place a member of their race on the city council in the forthcoming spring election and will campaign to win the seat.
Cuiiaco February 17 The South Park commissioners adopted measures to demolish the world’s fair structures at once. Fire damage in the park has raised fear of inflamma ble buildings and the commissioners wish to be relieved of responsibility.
London February 17. A railroad accident on the Samara Zlatovsk line near Jelan Russia destroys two engines and twelve carriages. Thirteen people are killed and a large number wounded.
In ToLtepo Ohio February 17 Timothy Regan of Maunec was found dead in the snow beside the Clover Leaf track. He suffered broken legs and arm with head and chest mangled, apparently run down in a blinding storm. The incident details point to a fatal accident on the trackside.
Milwaukee February 17 Judge Johnson names Herman Seguitz receiver for George H Altwell and Sons shoe manufacturers. Seguitz posts a 50000 dollar bond as assets of the firm total 142000 while liabilities reach 170060.
Ida Powell aged 30 fired through a window pillow at Bandana Ballard county Ky on Wednesday night thinking a burglar was outside. She killed her sister Patty Powell aged 28 who had risen to the window. The two sisters had been sleeping together and Ida did not realize Patty was beside her when the shot was fired.
A cow on the track at Anderson switch six miles north of Carlinville Illinois derailed a heavy two engine train. Engines and cars piled into a mass of wreckage with Fireman Lane seriously injured. Company loss estimated at $12,000.
Cooperstown New York February 17 The state normal and training school at Oneonta burned to the ground Thursday. No one was hurt. Loss estimated at 150000 with 75000 insured.
Ottumwa Iowa February 17 1887 Patrick Brady longtime overseer of the poor stands accused of charging the county and receiving payment for transport of paupers and goods given to the poor who never existed The county is said to have been defrauded of about 1300 dollars within the last year
Smallpox is said to be epidemic at Otsego Michigan and surrounding towns residents threaten to establish a quarantine.
Detroit dispatch reports G H Bussey and James F Clark charged in an 1893 salaries vote fraud. Prosecution pursues removal fight as grand jury focus tightens on the state canvassing board. Widespread testimony implicates Lieut. Gov. Giddings and others amid a looming end to the inquiry.
Mrs Myra Bradwell 63 widow of Judge J B Bradwell founder and editor of Chicago Legal News died at 1428 Michigan Ave. She had been ill since September. Born in Manchester Vermont she moved to Chicago at age 12. In 1852 she married James B Bradwell and began law study. She became the first woman to apply for admission to the bar in the United States and after a long legal fight was finally admitted. She left two children Thomas and Bessie.”
Fire at Jackson Park between Machinery hall and Agricultural building at 11 a.m. Wednesday gutted the colonnade and damaged pillars and roof decorations. Three groups of animal statues on the roof burned. Firemen and fair officers say the blaze was incendiary, part of a recent spate of attacks.
An oriental report from Vancouver dated February 16 notes Ex Lord Abbott Otani Kesho head of Japan's Buddhist priests died January 17 and was buried January 29. Ten thousand mourners attended the funeral including imperial family peers and leading government officials. The scene was magnificent and the remains were cremated.
In Cincinnati on February 16 a federal judge directed a verdict for the hotel proprietor in a suit by William E. Callahan as administrator for Jesse J. Callahan. The court ruled landlords are not responsible for guests ignorance of gas usage leading to asphyxiation.
The Washington hotel, a famed Philadelphia hostelry, has been placed under the control of a court receiver after recent proceedings.
Arope Jamnerro reports that yellow fever has invaded American merchant ships at the Gamboa docks with many crew members dead. Admiral Benham ordered the cruisers Newark and Detroit away from the port due to the outbreak.
Curiaco reports Columbian exterior authorities refuse to tear down the Ferris wheel until their claim of 84000 dollars is liquidated, keeping the ride in place amid dispute.
Fire at 8 o'clock destroyed the St. Leonard and Central hotels in San Antonio, with guests escaping in night attire and no baggage. Loss about 100000 dollars, courthouse damage 15000, total insurance 50000.
William G. Borne awarded 15009 for damages after his 17 year old daughter Nellie eloped to Kingfisher Oklahoma with Burton P. Foster Findlay electric light works manager and Parks Foster's son. She returned home within ten days. Foster's wife later granted an $8000 alimony divorce.
A note on buckwheat batter usage contrasts old batter reuse with fresh daily mixes using Royal Baking Powder. It claims batter kept warm becomes sour and heavy, while fresh daily mixes produce light wholesome cakes, baked immediately with a simple recipe of buckwheat flour wheat flour baking powder salt and milk.
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