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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1894
Page
3
The poem reflects on time and aging as chimes mark rounds of life. An older speaker contemplates the last note and the eternal rest that follows, imagining a final summons from the Lord as the hours toll.
On the Cotton Queen’s chase to Baton Rouge a river race ends in disaster. The Queen explodes, many killed or drowned, and Le Fevre saves Coralie and the narrator but perishes. Survivors are rescued by the Prentiss and brought ashore amid chaos and pursuit.
Canadian bishops at Toronto established a general synod of the Church of England in Canada and named two metropolitan archbishops for Rupert's Land and Ontario. The move allows independent legislative action and marks a shift from English dependence to self governance while preserving ties to the Church of England.
London observers seek the source of the whistling noise from fireworks. Pyrotechnists conclude the scream comes from violent combustion of picrate of potash in the small tubes, not gas blowing as popularly believed. Other substances fail to produce a true whistle.
A witty Chicago Tribune quip contrasts silence with a call to action, as a father explains to his boy that quiet means the gold reserve remains intact and urges him to fetch kindling for an impending blaze.
An Indianapolis Journal snippet notes the question of why Closeclutch removed his son from school as teaching focused on division. It also mentions Tuxtromometer, a device by Dr. Quintard used to gauge trembling in nervous people.
Rev. Talmage argues poverty endures due to tariffic controversy and social ills. He links high and low tariffs, alcohol abuse, improvidence, and sickness to systemic need, urging life insurance as a mercy and condemning neglect of dependents amid crises. He invokes biblical and historical examples to underline enduring hunger and hardship.
The lesson notes examine Genesis chapter 4, tracing Cain and Abel as the first siblings, their ages around 125 years at the murder, and their upbringing. It discusses Eden region origins outside the garden, population estimates, and the early division of labor with Cain as a farmer and Abel as a shepherd, highlighting the difference in offerings as a sign of faith.
A scattered obituary and society notes itemizes diverse names and events. Among them Col L L Bush’s death at Bird in Hand Pennsylvania. triplets Susan Elizabeth Millie Bassett newly insane in New York. James Maney longest service as streetcar worker. other brief items include Garfield lookalike Joan De Warr Warner in Washington and Edgerton Wisconsin pioneer James Crapsrey, plus local incidents in Illinois Iowa and Tennessee such as accidents, feuds, open schools, and a new Pilgrim hotel opening with 300 guests.
P. R. Turnbull, a wealthy Packwood farmer, suffered an ax blow over thirty years ago that led to epilepsy. His illness caused abuse and separation from his wife and family. After trephining the skull, anesthesia effects wore off and he recovered enough to learn his life had been a blank since 1891. He first asked for his wife and children.
Citizens meet at city hall decide to form a committee. Subscriptions fund purchase of standing timber to be cut into stove wood and sold to residents for five dollars per cord. Many coal users will switch to wood stoves as relief cases are met.
The credits' Commutation company completes its organization at Sioux City. About 350 banks across twenty one states hold Sioux City railroad syndicate paper, loan and trust company. The new firm plans six related enterprises to revive assets tied to the trust company collapse.
The Ottumwa mob victim John son was reported to have been buried but the body was not in the grave. Subsequent findings showed the body had never been buried and was sent to Iowa Medical College. Sensational developments were promised.
Porter Scott aged 21 and Silas Taft aged 17 fought at the Essex Athletic clubroom in Des Moines. After three minutes of sparring Taft struck Scott who dodged and fell hitting his skull on the bare floor. Scott died within fifteen minutes from concussion of the brain.
In Glasgow, Jefferson county, John Levicks and George Sturgis argued. Levicks, armed with a shotgun, ordered Sturgis off his property. While pursuing him, Levicks stumbled and fired one barrel, fatally wounding Sturgis's ten year old son.
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