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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
3
Deaths and unrest fill national news round up
A wide sweep of 1903 incidents includes lynchings in Council Bluffs and Chicago, fires and deaths in Ballinger and Missoula, ship and rail developments, New York mayoral changes, labor disputes, and political tensions with Colombia and Russia. Notable figures include Secretary Hay’s health trip and J Ed Grillo as baseball president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Tyler
James Turner
Sedalia
Hay
Thomasville
J. Ed. Grillo
Cincinnati
American Baseball Association
Washington
United States Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
George Williams
Neely Zimmerman
Council Bluffs
Hague
United States
San Domingo
Powell
Jerome Sykes
Steel Trust
John D. Rockefeller
H. C. Frick
Michael Kondas
Frederick Lindstrom
Rosemary Hall
Greenwich
Colombia
St. Petersburg
Russia
Moses T. Clough
William Shaw
Troy
N. Y
Alice Pilcher
Louisville
Montana
Notable deaths and political notes across the United States
Mrs. Margaret F. Sullivan a leading newspaper woman dies in Chicago aged 56 Gordon Trumbull an artist dies in Hartford Conn Catherine McVey a Lincoln era pastry cook dies in Danville Il Thomas Connolly a wealthy carriage maker dies in Dubuque Ta Robert C Harper oldest man in Minneapolis dies at 104 Secretary Root declines to head the Republican National Committee James J Belden former congressman dies in Syracuse N Y Capt Frederick Pabst prominent brewer dies in Milwaukee Georgia Republicans set state convention in Atlanta March 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret F. Sullivan
Chicago
Gordon Trumbull
Hartford
Conn
Catherine McVey
Danville
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Connolly
Dubuque
Robert C. Harper
Minneapolis
Root
National Republican Committee
James J. Belden
Congress
Syracuse
N. Y
Capt
Frederick Pabst
United States
Milwaukee
Georgia
Olympia Reaches Colon After Cartagena Call
The cruiser Olympia arrived at Colon from Cartagena carrying United States Minister to Colombia Beaupre. A fire in Calumpit Philippines destroyed 250 houses and left several dead while 1,000 were displaced. Generals Reyes urged Colombia to restore conditions on the isthmus and suppress the rebellion alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colombia
Beaupre
Olympia
Colon
Cartagena
Calumpit
Philippines
Gen. Reyes
Paris
Loubet
Mary Anderson
People's Palace
London
St. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Chicago Iroquois Fire Death Toll Tops Five Hundred
The Iroquois theater disaster in Chicago now claims 588 dead with six unidentified. One day saw 226 funerals the most in a single American city. Theaters closed until safety laws are met and owners managers and a city official face manslaughter charges with bonds of $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denrock
H. C. Badger
W. J. Long
Galesburg
Guthrie
Okla
Port Nelson
Hudson Bay
British America
Argentine Republic
San Jose
New York
Missoula
Mont
Webster
John Tully
Thomas Kennedy
Fort Missoula
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
San Francisco
Admiral Glass
Panama
United States
Pittsburg
M. W. Acheson
Iroquois Theater
Chicago
O. Cohen
Des Moines
Will J. Davis
Harry J. Powers
Iroquois
Williams
Dixie
Colon
Gen
Elliott
James Longstret
Gordon
Gainesville
Europe
Russia
Japan
London
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
Boston
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Jackson
Soundberry
Dutcher
Bayport
Mic
John D. Rockefeller
Citizens’ State Bank
Luton
Treasury
Minor News Items From The Nation
A roundup of short items notes rail leasing in St. Louis, portraits of Pope Pius X sent to Baltimore, Ida Rowan’s death in Atchison, and John Snyder’s $280000 inheritance. Also: a 13-year-old teaches in Missouri, Turks arrested in Salonica, a Mormon elder death, Red Cross investigation panel, army professors, Knoxville governor candidate, a murder sentence, Carnegie observatories plan, Oklahoma first lady in journalism, and Panama treaty flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Harrison
Ozark Mountains
Gainesville
United States
Salonica
Parley H. Prophet
Uintah
Utah
Richard Olney
Redfield Proctor
John G. Carlisle
William Alden Smith
National American Red Cross
John Andersen
Massachusetts Agricultural College
William Rule
Knoxville
Oberlin
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Steel King
T. B. Ferguson
Oklahoma
Hay
Panama
Binan
Death of Gen. Longstreet in Gainesville at 84
Gen James Longstreet died of acute pneumonia at his daughter Mrs J Estin Whelchel’s home in Gainesville on Saturday afternoon aged 84. He had spoken of farm plans days before and died within minutes of fading unconscious. Funeral is set for Tuesday with naval and military groups attending. pallbearers will include comrades and Longstreet’s soldiers’ sons will fire a salute at Alta Vista cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
James Longstreet
J. Estin Whelchel
Gen. Longstreet
Alta Vista
Mourning in Chicago over Iroquois Theatre disaster
Revised toll reaches 588 dead with 582 identified while six unknown bodies are moved to the county morgue. Snowbound burials continue as over 200 funerals occur in one day, and a public common plot is planned for unidentifed remains. Mayor Harrison proclaims a day of mourning and enforces theater and building ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iroquois Theater
Harrison
Board of Trade
Stock Exchange
Board of Education
Will J. Davis
Henry J. Powers
George Williams
Two Die in Western Maryland Rail Accident Near Blue Mountain
Two persons were killed and many injured when a rail broke on the Western Maryland railroad near Blue Mountain House station. A coach derailed and plunged down the mountainside on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Wabash System
Blue Mountain House
Grief Drives Woman to Suicide at Lakeview Cemetery
Mrs Nellie Goodell died by taking sarbolic acid on her daughter's grave in Lakeview Cemetery Sunday. Grief over her daughter's death is believed to have caused the act in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Nellie Goodell
Lakeview Cemetery
Peruna praised from coast to coast as universal catarrh remedy
Letters of commendation pour into Dr Hartman praising Peruna as the catarrh remedy of the age. Governors, stage professionals, laborers, clerks, editors, and others endorse it for coughs colds and winter ailments. A letter from Governor W M Lord of Oregon endorses its use for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Atlantic
Pacific
Hartman
Statesman
Eri Sanent
State OF Oregon
The
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
W. M. Lord
Dr. Hartman
Oho
Whimsical Bits From Panamas, Stage, and Bank
A collection of short items noting W S Buchanan once a Delphi blacksmith and Panama envoy, thumbprints used to identify art, comedian errors in a play with the line the king is dead long live the king, and American financiers who write children’s stories in London. Also remarks on Kenneth Grahame and K Grahame in Bank of England circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Buchanan
Republic of Panama
Delphi
Ind
Francis Galton
Charles Frohman
London
Bank of England
K. Grahame
Threadneedle Street
Kenneth Grahame
Filipinos in American colleges and university aid noted
The article notes at least 250 Filipino students in U S colleges and cites funds aiding Harvard and Yale programs. It mentions C D Tenney overseeing Chili education, Edward Mallinckrodt funding Harvard library, Rev S W Howland joining Atlanta Theological Seminary, and Rev E J Bodman cutting his salary in sympathy with workers. Juan B Alegre, educated in Manila Barcelona and London, enrolled at Yale Law amid three Filipino students at Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
C. D. Tenney
LL. D
Chili
China
Edward Mallinckrodt
St. Louis
Boyleston Hall
Harvard
S. W. Howland
Ceylon Mission of the
American Board
Atlanta Theological Seminary
Ceylon
Amherst
E. J. Bodman
Bogle Street Christian Church
Fall River
Mass
Yale
Law
University
Juan B. Alegre
Manila
Spain
University of
Barcelona
London
Man Struck by Falling Shipment on Chambers Street
Hilltop hurries along Chambers Street thinking of home when a truck unloading fresh Vermont maple sap loses a tub of kegs, crashing to the curb and splashing his shoes and trousers. The driver coolly shrugs it off with “it's not on me.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers Street
N. Y
How Did He Guess It Bobby-Updyke Exchange
In a Stray Stories snippet, Bobby teases Mr Updyke about Clara’s remark just after his entrance. Updyke admits uncertainty, while Bobby declares the guess correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Mr. Updyke
Clara
Robert
The Oat Wonder Seed Offer
A reader note touts a rare seed named The Oat Wonder from Salter Seed Co. in Crosse Wisconsin. The claim promises a stiff white stalk with plump kernels and high yields, inviting 10 cents in stamps to receive a catalog and mole, claiming widespread availability in 40 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel
Peerrs
Salter Seed Co
Crosse
Wis
K. L
Mrs Parvenu and Mrs Cutting Exchange Sharp Remarks
A brief exchange shows Mrs Parvenu praising her husband’s taste while Mrs Cutting laments the lack of good taste, remarking on the pity of its absence. The dialogue reflects social satire in city commentary from Philadelphia.
Florida Railway Route Offers Winter Tourist Tickets
Winter tourist tickets are now on sale for travel via the Queen & Crescent Route to Florida and connections toward the South Southeast and Southwest. Information and reservations available through W. C. Rinearson G P A Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bos Crickets
Lookout Mountain
Asheville
W. C. Rinearson
P. A
Cincinnati
Queen & Crescent
Forgiveness and the Price of Reprimand
A brief exchange shows a clumsy rebuke and a sharp rebuff. The misstep highlights human fault and the fragile line between correction and contempt in a tense interaction.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Claim
An advertisement promises a rapid cure titled To Cure a Cold in One Day by Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims a full refund if the remedy fails to cure, offering a 2 percent refund rate.
Good qualities and dull steel knives in Wred Chicago
A fragment mentions good qualities and steel knives growing dull unless cared for, reflecting a note from the Chicago Journal about maintenance or quality control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Cure for Consumption Praised By Norwich Woman
A Norwich woman Mrs Thee Robbine reports curing her consumption with Piso's Cure as she writes in gratitude dated February 17, 1900. The testimonial highlights a domestic remedy claiming life saving results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbine
Norwich, Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bradstreet
Myra Jane Williams
Brainerd
Minn
Detlef Evans
Denison
Evans
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
James Davis
Western News Company
Bank of Staten Island
Stapleton
N. J
Otto Ahiman
Dun’s Weekly Review of Trade
E. F. Ware
Louvre
New York City
George B. McClellan
Joseph Boyd
Pau Iwifeh
Sarpia
Herman Adler
Roosevelt
Far East
General Pinzon
Gulf of Darien
Fargo Squiers
Cuba
Havana
Cardinal Gibbons
Pope Pius X
Ida Rowan
A. 8. Rowan
Garcia
Atchison, Kaw
John Snyder
United States Navy
Mare Island
Oregon
Perina
Perua
Capitol Building
Salem
Florida
Chicagoe Daily News
St.Jacobs Oil
Price
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