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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
3
New York February records show District Attorney Jerome finishing a cross examination of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in the Stanford White murder case. Hummel and Delmas key actors block or permit diary excerpts revealing Nesbit’s observations and Thaw’s fear of White.
During lunch break in a high profile case Mrs Thaw returns to the stand for re-direct examination as defense counsel Mr Delmas questions her. The fragment suggests ongoing testimony about ambition and acting. No further context on charges or outcomes is provided in the readable text.
A delegation of farmers representing a new union arrives at the Briggs house for a Federation of Labor meeting to plan a proposed union store. Delegates from Missouri Wisconsin and Kansas show union grown potatoes butter and other samples as they await a final decision on establishing the union provision depot in Chicago.
Homeseekers ticket sales occur on the first and third Tuesdays each month with very low round trip rates to western regions. Special colonists tickets are available on those dates in February and March to Colorado Wyoming and the Black Hills with one-way prices, and Pacific Coast destinations have daily low rates during March and April. Ask agents for details.
The item praises its general abroad news and market reports as the latest. It notes the paper’s reputation for timely news from Iowa and its extensive coverage of state items. It highlights that many consider it essential for those seeking strong Iowa daily coverage.
Washington report says General Grant visited the war department to tell Secretary Taft he was misquoted in Philadelphia speech coverage. He also sent a letter to President Roosevelt clarifying that his words referred to conditions, not to men, and that no conference involving Roosevelt and Schmitz occurred under Grant’s father.
New York February 27 The Interstate Commerce Commission resumed its sitting as Mr Harriman entered the room and told how President Fish was ousted at Illinois Central. He said the board removed Fish for misusing the road funds to pay trust company statements and for ignoring directors wishes.
A blaze at Hochelaga Protestant School in Montreal on February 27 killed and trapped numerous pupils. Twenty child victims have been recovered from the ruins with many still missing amid the debris.
About 90 percent of the 150 workers at the American Writing Paper company in Windsor Locks Connecticut who struck three weeks ago returned to their jobs the wages in effect when the strike began.
Vickory, N. C. February 27. Hickory Inn, a noted summer resort, was destroyed by fire. Of the thirty guests in the hotel about twenty were forced to jump from second and third story windows. Five were badly injured. The loss will exceed $50,000.
Seven four convicts from Jersey City New Jersey were moved to the military prison at Fort Leavenworth this afternoon. The transfer was conducted by Lieutenant Dewey Twentieth Infantry and accompanied by thirty six guards.
Captain Roald Amundsen the Norwegian Arctic explorer received a brilliant reception in Paris by the French Geographical Society. Minister of Marine Thomson presided as leading scientists attended the event.
Six young women were held up by three masked men near Cadett in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on February 27. The assailants robbed them of about $13 after a struggle. No arrests have been made.
Fire leveled the Acker Process company plant in Niagara Falls. Electrician Henry B. Fairchild was killed when a wall collapsed on him. Estimated loss set at $800,000.
Bloomington Illinois February 27 President Edward Holland head of the Three Eye league announces candidacy for Bloomington mayor on the Democratic ticket.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe, effective medicine for children and adults. It claims relief from coughs colds croup and whooping cough and asserts no opium or harmful drugs. The ad notes availability from Loughran Bauer Joel Cagwin.
Notice of incorporation under Iowa law for Tilden Brothers & Company with Ames Story County Iowa as principal business location. Describes corporate purpose including manufacturing and sale of dry goods groceries and real estate. authorized capital stock 75 000 dollars. 250 preferred shares and 780 total shares. directors Lucian C. Tilden Frederick G. Tilden and J. Galen Tilden. officers named. 20 year term with renewal. indebtedness limit two thirds of capital stock. private property protected.
Electric lighted train to Los Angeles daily year round via Chicago and North-Western Union Pacific and Salt Lake Route. Modern equipment with Pullman drawing room and private compartment sleeping cars, Pullman tourist sleeping cars and composite observation cars. Apply to nearest North-Western Line agent for details.
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