Bucket shop operator to disgorge amid millennium hopes
Preohir notes a bucket shop operator has decided to disgorge raising fresh hopes for those seeking the advent of the millennium.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
4
Women Kneel To Pray Says Study Gossip Column
A cheeky item mocks busybodies who explain women's bodies suggesting women are knock-kneed because they kneel to pray frequently. The tone imitates a light society column critiquing unnecessary explanations.
Ideas Recalled From Old English Thinker at York Town
Joan Barnes argues a Virginian at Yorktown met Lord Cornwallis in an earlier exchange of ideas. The passage notes Cornwallis entertained similar notions over a hundred years ago and contrasts them with Barnes current stance.
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Joan Barnes
Country
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Old World Lessons Guide Wartime Ethos
The passage contrasts China's late war experience with recalling students to prevent Americanization. It notes Japan kept its youths abroad longer, implying a moral for Americans to consider regarding national loyalty amid conflict.
Great reproach to American roads in country infrastructure
A critic laments the nation is failing in road quality, arguing that a people skilled in art and architecture must do better than roads rivaling those of a century ago. The author urges improved nationwide road systems to match public advances in other fields.
Sleep and snow spark less talk of revolutions in Brazil
An observant remark notes that hardship can dull calls for upheaval. It suggests that Brazilians facing cold sidewalks and frozen trolley waits would focus on basic daily needs rather than plotting conspiracies or disturbances.
Lithgow Poet Dies. Will Declared Invalid by Courts
Boston obituaries report poet John Lithgow died recently leaving a will worth $150000. Courts broke the will to pieces after ruling it invalid as the estate was to remain intact until heirs were “deaf.” Lithgow's children now inherit without constraint from the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lithgow
Boston
Smithereens
Lithgow
Florida orange crop cables spare supply to Malta and Algiers
In these cabling days the damage to the Florida orange crops will not be nearly so serious as it would have been a few years since. There is a large stock of the fruit on hand and safely stored, and the use of the cables to Messina, Malta and Algiers would secure an ample supply before the present one gives out. Then also we might drop in for a few of the Maltese egg blood oranges—the best in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Malta
Algiers
J. C. Hubinger
Keokuk
Mississippi
Hollingsworth
A. I. Jones
Redding
Ringgold County
Burlington
Chillicothe
Ottumwa
Milwaukee
J. W. Luke
George W. Perkins
Peter A. Dey
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Perkins
Luke
Dey
Iowa
Manson
O. K. Maynard
W. F. Wilson
Rockwell City
Pomeroy
Lake City
County Temperance Organization
J. J. Aman
Waucoma
Aman
Sioux City
J. W. Mahood
Whitfield
Des Moines
Security Loan & Trust Co
Foster
Isaac Magner
Bashaw, Jr
Magner
Bashaw
Washington
Ile
Delavan house fire in Albany. sixteen die in blaze
The Delavan house in Albany, one of the country’s oldest and best managed hotels, burned the other night. Sixteen persons perished in the flames. The cause is unclear, but criminal carelessness in construction or management is blamed as the city mourns a calamity made unlikely by modern materials and appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Delavan
Albany
16 year old admits employer hired him to kill a man
A Dakota teen, age sixteen, confessed his employer hired him to commit murder. The piece casts doubt on his claims and critiques reliance on sensational occult ideas, noting the danger of ignoring current events and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Brazil Faces Post Inauguration Dissent Across States
Reports from Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Sul show continued opposition to the Moraes administration. Rio Grande do Sul's governor rejects government terms and about eighty men are arrested in Rio Janeiro on charges of conspiring against the president's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Pernambuco
Rio Grande Do Sul
Moraes
Rio Janeiro
Brutal Armenian Deaths Highlighted in Historic Atrocity Claims
The account condemns the Armenian slaughter as brutal and savage. It cites mass killings of 15 000 people including women and children, church burnings, and executions attributed to Turkish and Kurdish forces, calling for investigation of the sultan's regime.
Cambridge Champions Fail In Intercollegiate Meet
In a tough intercollegiate contest Cambridge university struggled as rivals edged ahead. The meet featured teams from several colleges with limited standout performances from local competitors amid a challenging field.
Trolley Field Swoops In Trolley Town Says Die to Win
A brisk city column ponders perils of progress as mines burn shipwrecks occur and a trolley expansion dominates every town. The piece ends with a wry line about death serving as a boastful win.
Fires and deaths tally in Clinton Mills Keokuk and beyond
A string of Iowa notices details fires in Clinton and Jefferson counties with losses and uninsured homes. Deaths include Leroy Britt near Glenwood aged 84 and Chas Schur of Burlington aged 59 killed by a freight train.
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Hans Thompson
Clinton
Iowa State Advertiser
Fay Brothers
Leroy Britt
Glenwood
Mills County
William Dillon
Keokuk
French President Casimir-Perier resigns amid cabinet defeat
Across the Atlantic the French republic faces political upheaval as President Casimir-Perier resigns on the 15th after the cabinet is toppled. In the United States, the Butte fire devastates Butte Hardware with powder explosions. the fire department is wiped out, including the chief and horses, as three further blasts occur. Brooklyn trolley workers strike for ten-hour shifts and higher pay. Oklahoma outlaw Bill Cook is captured in New Mexico, denying many murders. South Dakota offers a reward for treasurer W. W. Taylor, who is a defaulter in over 300 thousand dollars and linked to the Redfield bank investigation. A new currency bill is reportedly in preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Hardware Company
Butte
Mont
Bill Cook
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Red Fork
South Dakota
W. W. Taylor
First National Bank
Redfield
Taylor
New York
Preacher Penrod Defies Arrest in Kentucky
In Vanceburg Kentucky the Rev Penrod calls out arrest over last Wednesday night shooting Engineer Slate after a baptism dispute He vows to surrender if a bond is set He continues preaching and eludes officers his history marked by violence and desperado past with followers nearby
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Vancesune
Penrod
New Light
Engineer Slate
Vanceburg
Solving the Indian School Problem
Representative Holman reports on an Indian appropriation bill plan authorizing the interior secretary to contract for Indian pupil education in sectarian schools up to 80 percent of last year’s amount for the next fiscal year, then reduce by 20 percent annually so contracts end after five years. Public schools are excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixeror
Holman
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Burea
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Dynamite Found On Street Car Tracks in Deters
Louis Kilp pen a carpenter found two dynamite packages on street car tracks in Deters Minnesota on January 16. He barely removed them in time before a passing car. Police say the blast could have leveled a block and suspect a crank aimed at city hall and police officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deters
Minn
Louis Kilppen
Armstrong
Ohio river reaches stagnant level with flood danger easing
Crvcuxxatt Ohio reports at 11 oclock last night water in the Ohio river stood at 48 feet 334 inches above low water. The danger of a flood is greatly lessened as levels stabilize.
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Crvcuxxatt
Ohio
Train collision injures none as engineer dies in snow storm wreck
A passenger train of the Indianapolis Decatur and Springfield railroad collided with a freight train at Milligan station in Parke county during a blinding snow storm. Engineer W K Fletcher was crushed between cab and tender and died at his home in Ixap1aA:aronis. No passengers were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aronis
Ind
Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railroad
Milligan
Parke County
Indianapolis
W. K. Fletcher
TIE UP BREEDS RIOT Carrying Mails
Brooklyn street car strike tied up lines with 7 000 to 8 000 workers out. Violence flared at Fifth Avenue and Twenty third Street as a mail car was attacked. Police protected the car, others halted, while Postmaster Sullivan warned of possible federal troops use if mails are interfered with. Washington reported no troop request and expected local handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Electric
Smith and
Jay Street
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Norton
United States Mail
Sullivan
Chicago
Washington
Post Office Department
Fort Hamilton
Governor’s Island
War Department
New York State
Rheumatism Cure Publicized by Williams Pink Pills
St Louis residents John Ferguson and wife report dramatic relief after three weeks to three months using Dr Williams Pink Pills for rheumatism. Iron worker T A Campbell also credits pills with curing his rheumatic symptoms and guarding his health. The pills are touted as a broad tonic for blood and nerves with stated uses and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chronicle
Dr. Wiliams
John Ferguson
South Broadway
Rene Era Ylan
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Sherman bill seeks international arbitration tribunal
WasnineTon Jan 6 Senator Sherman introduced a bill to carry out the 1890 international arbitration resolution. It would have the President conduct negotiations through diplomatic agents or appoint a committee to visit nations to create a tribunal of international arbitration or other peaceful means to settle disputes and prevent wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasnineTon
Sherman
Congress
United States
Outlook Is Bad for Judge Ricks
Washington January 16 Nearly every member of the house judiciary committee attended a special meeting to consider charges against Judge Ricks of Cleveland Ohio Representative Bailey Texas chairman of the subcommittee that investigated Cleveland submitted his views His judgment found Judge Ricks guilty of grave misconduct if not malfeasance and dishonesty in receiving fees after elevation to the bench which he claims to have earned before as clerk of the court A vote may be reached today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricks
WashingTon
House Judiciary Committee
Judge Ricks
Cleveland
Ohio
Bailey
Texas
Senate to Take Up Japanese Treaty Friday Next
The senate, in executive session, agreed to take up the Japanese treaty on Friday next. Indications point to ratification as objections to the convention are believed overcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingeton
Senate
Priests duel to death in Mexican town of Parras
News from Parras reports a knife duel between two Catholic priests over duties. Father Brionel lies dying while Father Floria is confined in prison following the confrontation at one of the town's two parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palla
Mexico
Parras
Father Brionell
Father Floria
Father Brionel
Taylor's Whereabouts In South Dakota
State officials receive telegrams from across the country about suspects tied to the defaulting state treasurer Taylor. They have not identified the right man yet and suspect concealment near Chicago, with an agent in Pierre negotiating immunity. Warrant payments are authorized, no default will occur, but appropriations will be cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Taylor
Chicago
Danger from High Waters Threatens Port Deposit
Port Deposit Maryland faced rising Susquehanna river waters overnight with the waterfront submerged. Ice from upriver broke up into a solid mass threatening property before a channel was cleared and the ice gradually broke apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Deposit
Susquehanna
Destitution in St Johns Relief Works Lag
In St Johns Newfoundland on January 15 the government cannot start relief works due to money shortages. The number of people without food grows daily as clergy urge congregations to donate more to local charity funds, but few can respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jouns
N. F
Sebrage Rheumatic Cure Promoted by National Endorsements
A list of endorsements from doctors and notable figures across multiple cities touts Sebrage Rheumatic Cure. Claims include 10,000 testimonials and high approval from Mrs. John A Logan. Offers a price of 1.50 per bottle or six for nine dollars and urges readers to write Swaneon Raeumatic Care Co. in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. Osborne
Newton
A. V. Penn
Sidney
J. F. Funk
Sioux City
J. C. W. Coxe
Washington
Billy Samuels
Montezuma
Stream & McCammon
Walnut Street
Des Moines
W. L. Miller
Cedar Rapids
G. F. Utterbeck
Sigourney Savings Morgan & Co
Council Bluffs
D. Q. Storie Chariton
John A. Logan
Washington, D. C
Swaneon Raeumatic Care Co
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Chandler Nominated Again for U S Senate in New Hampshire
In Concono New Hampshire on January 12 William E. Chandler was nominated in a Republican caucus to succeed himself as United States senator for a six year term. He won 224 votes to 36 for Henry W Blair.
Mantle Named Montana Senate Candidate
Helena Mont Jan 12 Lee Mantle of Butte will be one of the United States senators from Montana. His nomination was made on the first ballot at a caucus last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mantle
Senate
Helena
Mont
Butte
Uni
Montana
Mantle
Cauen
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