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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1893
Page
4
The passage cites various country anecdotes including Turkey where a bicycle is called the devils chariot and a sultan bans its use, Japan pressuring marriage for never-married women, and France spending £40,000,000 to improve 7,456 miles of waterways with all penal codes free.
Crinoline trends return to fashion as men clash with street cars over right of way, highlighting urban street friction and changing social norms.
In November 1914California voters favored direct election of U S senators by 187,958 to 14,342 while an educational qualification measure drew 151,320 votes for and 4,059 against.
A correspondent defines commercial Pacific coast territory as California Oregon Washington state areas along the Pacific Ocean plus Idaho Nevada and the Arizona Territory considered tributary in business terms. The description outlines which regions form the economic periphery for coast trade.
Mary M. Anderson sues her former husband Louis Anderson for 25000 damages alleging breach of promise after he rekindled their relationship a year ago and promised to remarry but later married another. The case is described as quite unique.
The passage cites Aristophanes noting a demagogue’s vile voice and low breeding, but argues modern demagogues succeed with a soft voice and gentle manner. The critique suggests leaders should coddle the crowd, offering mush instead of sharper flavors, and keeps the culinary metaphor for manipulation intact.
A Northampton murder trial was halted when a juror left the room to post a letter during a luncheon. The judge fined him 250 dollars, dismissed the jury, and ordered a new panel to be impaneled.
The text notes that at his inauguration next March Cleveland will be nearly 56, matching the era’s average presidential secession age. It lists former presidents by age, with the oldest at 68 and Grant the youngest at 47, including Harrison, Taylor, Jackson, Adams, Monroe, Jefferson, Madison, Cleveland, and Grant among others.
LNew 2.8. A, of Piza & Neri to E York, hbe. al : RPT GS are. Star liner mic in a remarkable race. Missing the Dublin mail train for Queenstown he hired a special and traveled the one hundred and eighty miles in two hundred minutes, thus eclipsing the fastest long-distance time in England. The Teutonic was start ing when he reached Queenstown. He chased it in a special steamer, tele graphed far ahead, caught the liner and got aboard with beg and baggage while all the passengers cheered.
The Kansas City Star laments court tactics that shield violators. Readers urge electing sensible judges who can out laugh at shysty practitioners and criminals, demanding more justice and less mere law in the criminal courts.
The Bremen origin Saab arrived in New York in quarantine after a stormy voyage. Captain Ringk reported extremely cold weather throughout most of the trip, with the ship iced over. Life boats on the starboard side were damaged and ventilators bent. Passengers were kept below deck during the crossing.
A southern Utah gold placer discovery 150 miles from Durango excites the region with talk of a fortune, likened to 1849. The find, kept secret for a year until ready to exploit, may boost business and money supply if true, though the claim is likely overstated as capitalists were being filtered.
The 1892 railroad build shows 4 062 miles, about 10 percent less than 1891. Over the last quarter century rail construction kept pace with demand, with 28 lines built and an average length near fourteen miles. U S mileage totals 174 663 miles, 53 000 added in ten years, 104 000 in twenty years.
Gen Dyren furth attempted rainmaking with explosives and incendiaries causing tremors and multiple animal deaths. A hydrogen gas tank leaked and a wagon of rattlesnakes was found near the camp while jack rabbits disappeared in the area.
The 27th visible United States grain stocks list wheat 79 885 000 bushels corn 11 126 000 oats 6 673 000 rye 1 197 000 barley 2 280 000. Mrs Liri Lesczynsky died in Washington aged 124 born in Wilna Russia in 1768 arrived in this country two and a half years ago. Revolutionary War pension report notes twenty widows of 1776 soldiers still receive pensions.
The East reports Samuel Evans in White Haven Pa died by suicide after landlord dispute. Wyoming N Y fire destroyed church and seven other structures with losses near 100000 dollars. Worcester Mass man killed wife and daughter and injured mother in law then died. Alonzo Nute of New Hampshire dies at home. Paterson N J mother kills daughter then self. City of Paris loses yacht race to Etruria by four hours. Helen Gould plans large charitable gifts. Massachusetts governor pardons James Dunlap for bank robbery. Long Island City explosion kills five. Wayland Trask & Co fails for 150000. Onondaga penitentiary burglars fail to open inner door.
A Cronin trial witness William C. Lattin was killed in Chicago in a saloon brawl, becoming the thirty fourth death among trial witnesses. The notice lists numerous other distant incidents including races in St. Louis, charitable gifts, and fires across multiple states.
A string of calamities includes a gas fire killing four, bank officers missing with $12,000 lost, a Leon Kansas home fire killing three children, a Boston opium rendezvous found, a Sutter County levee breach flooding 50 000 acres, a Springfield death from shock, a sawmill boiler explosion killing three, the death of comedian Bob Slavin in Toledo, a Chicago streetcar crash killing four, a mob hanging in Louisiana, smuggled opium found in San Francisco, a Gardnersville double homicide, a new national association for ex servicemen chaplains, and the death of Judge Barton Bates, Missouri.
The report lists diverse events including a denial of Bismarck’s Milwaukee street railway interest, famine in Aleaborg Sweden and Finland, murders in Tehauntepec Mexico, Russian aid needs in Tula, a shipwreck near Spain, a yacht accident in Sidney Nova Scotia, a famine rise in north Finland, female lawyers in Toronto, a czar plot claim, battle near Las Animas Mexico, Pasteur’s 70th birthday, Mrs. McNair’s 110th birthday, drownings in Portsmouth Ontario, William Porter presenting credentials to King Humbert, reforms for female Siberian convicts, Jewish persecutions in Russia, and Gladstone’s 83rd birthday with Queen Victoria’s greeting.
A mercantile agency reports 1892 as the most prosperous year in business. New York sees near seventy million dollars in lost exports yet records record imports and exports. Internal revenue receipts for five months total 70 045 070, up 5 712 876 from last year. News of executions in Arkansas and criminal cases across states, plus cholera spread in northern France, and notable financial collapses and recoveries.
A Pittsburgh Fort Wayne passenger train crashed into a heavily loaded street car at Forty seventh street and Stewart avenue, killing four people and injuring twelve. The wreck occurred at 6 10 a m amid frost and darkness with speculation on speed and signaling. Police arrested six rail workers as investigators review crossing duty and signals.
A violent altercation at a Porter county festival near Gators Ohio left Peter Watkins dead after a man named Clark Watkins attacked his companion with a dirk. James Harris was seriously injured with a fractured skull and multiple cuts, and a boy named Grover was stabbed in the eye during the melee.
Caracas reports a sharp rise in yellow fever with higher mortality in the capital and spreading cases in La Guayra and smaller towns. Typhoid also prevalent. monthly deaths exceed births. A local paper criticizes the lack of a city sewerage system and public cleanliness efforts.
San Francisco reports the death of Judge John R. Sharpstein, long serving on the California Supreme Court. Born May 23, 1823 in Richland New York, he practiced law in Wisconsin, edited the Milwaukee News, served in the Wisconsin legislature, moved to California in 1864, and held Judicial posts including the Twelfth District Court before election to the state supreme court where he served as a Democratic member until his death after paralysis.
The New York presbytery heard six charges against Prof. Briggs but voted against sustaining all charges. The trial, begun February 1891, leads to an appeal to the general assembly in Washington as supporters claim a political motive to hinder church reform.
Orange Judd, editor of the Orange Judd Farmer, died suddenly at his Evanston home after two hemorrhages. Born July 26, 1822, he helped found agricultural journalism, edited New York Times agricultural pages, and contributed to agricultural education and publishing, with lasting impact on crop reporting and Sunday school lessons.
A. H. Fairchild, famed marine diver, died in 35 feet of water at the Inman Line pier North River. He descended with dynamite sticks to blast the rocky bottom. A muffled explosion crushed his helmet and ruptured his heart valves, killing him instantly.
Mrs Cleveland accepts membership in the National Press League. The Lucy Webb WCTU of Minneapolis contemplates building a home for newsboys. Mrs Peary may not join her husband on his Arctic expedition. Mrs Stevenson, mother of the vice president elect, is 83 and a Kentucky history authority. Mrs Custer’s wife funded education for a girl whose father died in the same battle. Mrs Deane preserves Laura Keene’s blood stained dress from Lincoln’s assassination night. Keene aided the wounded Lincoln.
There are over seventy miles of tunnels cut in Gibraltar. Vitellius dish included pheasants brains nightingales tongues and fish liver. Baitisa Iupta operates 10 417 opium licensed shops serving 228 000 000 people. A roune woman in England named Cushion convicted for administering pins to a baby. In Dahomey French operations the local language Pope or Dohomi is being used for Christian missions.
Corner stone laid at 3 p.m. Tuesday by Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter inaugurating construction of the Great Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Site on West 110th Street with seven chapels of tongues and a projected cost up to ten million dollars.
St Petersburg on December 28 reports show numerous arrests of suspected nihilists. Nine more officers are imprisoned on suspicions or charges linked to a conspiracy against the czar. Authorities believe a broad ring includes lower and higher officials, with several trusted officers under surveillance near the czar.
Engineer Andrew Cummins and Fireman Baxter W. Goodrich died instantly when their locomotive derailed at Perry station six miles west of McCook Nebraska at 5 o clock Tuesday evening. The engine was thrown into the ditch by a team on the track. Both men leave behind wives and children.
River traffic on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers is completely suspended due to all three waterways freezing over for the first time in many years. Portland, Pa. dispatch confirms the icy blockage halting towboats and freight along major commerce routes.
Dennis Gerrity seventy five? Not sure. Bridget Gerrity found dead while Dennis unconscious in their top floor sleeping room at 67 69 Nassau street. Two gas jets were open. The Mississippi River at St Louis is frozen across, halting navigation with no near reopening expected.
A survey highlights Jay Gould's vast wealth and philanthropy, Miss Herreshoff's marine architecture insight, Senator Kenna's premier photography setup, and a humorous Windom tale about a young ex governor McGill. The anecdotes sketch influence across finance, design, science, and politics.
A dinner featured edible grape bunches on a grape leaf as a surprising dessert. Ribbon trims showcase a huge bow at the waist with tassel ends on the skirt. New towel racks use triangular celluloid rings with ribbon bands and bows. Sorbet served in antique ice cups rests on dark green plates. Silver name checks for traveling bags appear as a stylish practical gift.
An assortment of maxims and quotes on thrift labor and prudence, attributed to Boston Globe and Good Housekeeping. The passages emphasize energy, self reliance, prudent spending, and moral reflection with humorous asides from Thackeray.
William Waxport Astor visits the British Museum in London collecting material for a historical novel. Emile ZoLa gains serial publishing rights at three cents a word, surpassing Dumas' seven cents a line. Gownop the composer says inspiration strikes during card games once used to write Faust, now out of fashion.
The Big Four Route touts solid vestibuled trains with palace sleeping cars and dining service daily to southern winter resorts. Through connections in Cincinnati link to Queen & Crescent and other lines, avoiding transfers and offering through trains to Point Comfort Asheville New Orleans Savannah Jacksonville Augustine Tampa and Indian River. Tourist tickets at special low rates are on sale. inquiry via the S Y.
An old-fashioned health note claims Garfield Tea a simple herb remedy helps Nature counter modern excesses by encouraging exercise and reducing overeating. The brief promotes a natural remedy as a solution to lifestyle faults amid civilization.
A school teacher from 33 Park Place Elmira New York reports that after two weeks of dieting for dyspepsia she used August Flower on a friend's suggestion. She says the next day she bought a bottle and recovered from her indisposition.
The article notes that even famed health icon Lilly Langtry faced severe stomach trouble despite long walks baths and exercise. It promotes Laxative Gum Drops from Sylvan Remedy Co claiming they aid digestion without a medicine taste or harmful ingredients.
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