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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1901
Page
2
Condensed home and foreign items cover industrial field developments personal political items and societal happenings from around the world and region during the past week highlighting notable events and outcomes.
Senate devoted most of the session to the post office appropriation bill with added measures. House action focused on the sundry civil and deficiency bills, while also considering pensions and military items. News notes include Carnegie's library gift, fires, crimes, and international affairs from the same period.
A Kenton era list of incidents notes Kenyon cadets pledging to stop hazing while other headlines report tragedies and political moves. Dams burst in Thompsonville drowned brothers Crandall. a mob kills Isham and Henry Fed near Macon. New Haven fire kills four. a Stephenson girl kills her baby sister.
Rev. John Naile of Trappe celebrates his hundredth birth anniversary. Thomas Robinson dies in Rock Falls at 100 years and one month. Clara E. Longworth of Cincinnati marries Count Adelbert de Chambrun of France. J E Gorman mayor of Kenosha weds Maria Rosa Moeller after 20 years. Ex-Senator Stephen M White dies in Los Angeles at 48. Dr Mayo G Smith, Twain’s companion in Innocents Abroad, dies in Colorado Springs at 85.
A wide dispatch records German forces in China and other imperial tensions, a British steamer loss with 16 lives, stove burns in Tokyo and Puget Sound, political shifts in Venezuela and Spain, and multiple U.S. legislative actions. It notes Dorover Empress China yields, City of Rio de Janeiro wreck with 122 lives, and various protests, coups and deaths.
John H. Froman was sentenced in Estherville district court to life imprisonment in Anamosa after killing his wife, then burning the house to conceal the crime. The murder occurred December 15, with Froman among first on the scene as the fire burned. He confessed to slitting her throat and torching the body to invoke an accidental death and collect a small life insurance.
In Coun cil Bluffs a district court jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the suit of Thomas D Thompson against the Woman's Christian Association after singing hymns including Nearer My God to Thee. Thompson claimed his wife, a patient at the hospital, was injured by a hot water bag left against her feet. The prior suit by Mrs Thompson was settled and dismissed. the hospital denied negligence and the jury agreed.
Senator Dolliver secured senate passage of a joint resolution. It authorizes the Iowa Historical Department to seize from the Interior Department 86 letters written by territorial governors Lucas Chambers and Clarke. The letters, linked to Indian affairs, hold strong historical value and were previously unavailable without congressional action.
The Iowa Grove No 1 Ancient Order of United Druids lodge in Burlington dissolves, ending the order’s Iowa presence. Once 400 to 500 members, the lodge’s disbandment collapses the state charter as three lodges are needed. Two lodges remain in Iowa. Lack of young members driven by new fraternal groups cited as cause.
Senator T. E. Clark spoke at the Clarinda farmers institute about D. Weir near Clarinda discovering a revoluntionary use for vel vet weed in rope and twine. The weed, long a state pest, grows in poor conditions and is now seen as a potential resource for the twine industry.
In Water loo Cedar Valley Racing Circuit schedules a summer season with Decorah June 1 12 13 Waverly June 18 19 20 La Porte city June 25 26 27 Cedar Rapids June 2 3 4 and Walla town July 9 11. Officers elected include President Dr W T Fisher La Porte City and Secretary L Levy Waverly. A uniform purse of 300 is fixed for all races.
The letter from Hon. W N Roach United States Senator from North Dakota praises Peruna as a tonic and cure for catarrh. It cites Roach's personal use and strength improvements and urges readers to insist on Peruna, noting its availability in drug stores and its claimed superiority over other remedies.
Special low rate excursions available until June first to Alabama Mississippi Georgia Florida Cuba Central and South America with 1st class hotels enroute at nominal prices. Monthly homeseeker and one way settler services offered on selected Tuesdays with agents in Mobile Chicago and Detroit. A Ram's Horn motto appears at end.
The text touts Cascarets as the best bowel and liver regulator selling at 10c 25c and 50c a box with 30¢ box enough for a month. It claims over six million boxes sold last year and offers a money back guarantee.
The Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio Route offer a single round trip fare for travel from Washington on March 1 2 3 with return by March 8. Tickets available via J C Tucker General Agent 234 Clark Street Chicago.
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