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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1894
Page
4
A garbled regional snippet mentions Ames Intelligent SenHaerer the billiardist and a projection about his stage presence. It notes warship builders received premiums totaling 1,575,000 dollars, about sixteen percent of vessel contract prices.
After twenty three years of silence an Indiana woman has recovered speech. She will tell her husband much and receive the universal commiseration of his sex.
Report notes snow seven feet deep a few hundred miles south of Tacoma delaying roses and cabbages as they struggle to grow stalks before sunshine.
Miss Gertrude Mitchett of Liverpool aged 18 secures first place in all England and Wales in the queen's scholarship examinations. She triumphs over 4,750 competitors.
A burglar looted a store in Alabama and lit a stolen cigar. A spark from the cigarette fell into a keg of powder, causing a blast that killed the burglar as he fled to the next township. He has since quit crime for good.
Revered as a vanished isle in the South seas Podesta disappears beneath the ocean removing a once marked dot from nautical charts and map records.
The Chicago Tribune readers were misled by a space transposition making readers think the phrase read as A Fight Without Laws. The wording difference hinges on a single space altering meaning and emphasis in a historical phrasing.
Citizens of Vicksburg Mississippi welcomed the Princeton Glee club and toured them through the cemetery as part of a warm reception. A mother promised her daughter a visit to her grandmother’s grave if she behaved well.
A writer argues man is the locomotive and woman the tender, noting that the tender often leads. The piece praises wives as driving wheels and wage earners, essential to progress alongside men who throttle engines or operate tools.
ColoraDo is hailed as a major potato state as profits rise. Last year the Colorado potato crop brought $1,250,000 into the state and this year’s crop is nearly as large. Soil is irrigated and yields exceed 400 bushels per acre.
During the 1893 navigation season on the Great Lakes, 123 lives were lost from 53 vessels totaling 24 258 tons and valued at 1 040 400 dollars. Partial losses by strandings collisions and fires raise the total to 2 588. Shallow waters claimed nearly half the fatalities, with Lake Huron second.
News says Choluteca has fallen to Gen Policarpo Bonilla while Vasquez was blocked near Guscaran by Gen Herradora. A march on Tegucigalpa is planned, and Bonilla would declare the Nicaraguan revolution ended if Tegucigalpa falls.
A discussion on widespread insanity linked to disease, noting frequent newspaper reports of crimes by mentally ill individuals. The writer urges discovery of a specific cure, promising lasting recognition for any physician who solves the disorder.
The oldest is George Boutwell at 38 when elected in 1850 the youngest inaugural governor. Nathaniel Banks follows elected 1857 and others include William Claflin William Gaston Alexander Rice John Long George Robinson Oliver Ames and John Brackett with William Russell expected to join. Since Boutwell eight ex governors have died. New York has three surviving ex governors Cornell Cleveland and Hull.
Report from Juneau notes weekly stir as miners from newly surveyed areas arrive with rich ore samples. Three weeks ago a miner brought a pound of coarse gold from Jacobi Island in Icy Straits, 175 miles northwest of Juneau, mostly in decomposed quartz with notable coarse gold. A large group of miners set out to locate claims on the island.
An Indiana appellate decision holds any person over ten who points a firearm at another commits an unlawful act and may be fined up to 500 dollars. The penalty applies whether the gun is empty or loaded and regardless of malice or motive.
Tur Chinese Six Companies represent the six Canton districts from which most migrants originate. They arrange passage and support, bury the dead and ship bones home, then collect heavy interest. Highbinders act as their agents to blackmail or remove Chinamen who resist.
A stock of brief items from January events across the nation includes Senate and House activity on Hawaii policy, tariff debates, and federal election law repeal, plus local notes: a lynching in Alabama, a prison transfer, a train hold up near St. Joe, and several accidents and inaugurations. Notable names: Frye, Wilson, Boutelle, Blount, Johnson, Dalzell, Grinnell, Beck & Co., Ed Dansey, John Carroll Power.
The 1893 crop report lists wheat 396 million, corn 1.619 billion, oats 689 million, rye 26.6 million, barley 69.9 million, buckwheat 12.1 million, potatoes 183 million, tobacco 483 million pounds and hay 65.8 million tons. The gold balance at close was 73.6 million, the lowest on record. World gold production in 1893 is estimated near 150 million. Treasury officials warn bonds may be issued under 1875 law without new legislation.
A fire destroyed the Albany theater in Albany New York causing estimated damage of 125000 dollars. The report lists multiple other national incidents including a Boston funeral for Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and an explosion killing four in a Poughkeepsie powder mill.
A cascade of brief items reports murders in New Richland Michigan and near Marion Ohio and Dodge City Kansas, plus a 103 year old farmer in Missouri and a 102 year old preacher in Des Moines. Fires destroy furniture plants in Sheboygan and a pavilion on the world fair grounds with heavy losses. The Riverside treasurer faces a $15000 shortage and Ohio swears in William M McKinley for a second term. Descriptions cover a halted bank in Ogden, a torn county courthouse blaze in Aurora Nebraska, and a cold snap impacting California crops along with a Pocahontas fire.
Reports from the period note 65 earthquakes in Mexico in six months, a Napanee Ontario insolvency, Queen restoration protests in Hawaii, wreck of the Colleen near Ballycotton with 10 drowned, 4000 dead in Kassala battle, Charlottenburg mill fire, 500 government troops killed in Sao Paulo, Vaillant sentenced to death, and various political shifts including France’s Dupuy re election.
The Senate confirmed Preston for Mint Director. A House resolution seeks all presidential information on Hawaii events, with tariff talks continuing. A string of crimes and disasters follow, including robberies in Cory Indiana, a fatal fire in Davis Maryland, lynching in West Union Ohio, drownings in Baltimore harbor, a wife murder in Cincinnati, and other fires and accidents.
In a heated debate on a tariff reform bill, Mr. Wilson argues for major changes amid a grinding national recession, while opponents like Mr. Burrows and Mr. Dalzell attack the measure as a free trade gift that harms industry, agriculture, and treasury stability. The session highlights long standing disputes over protection, revenue, and domestic employment.
Lawmakers clash on the Wilson bill and protective duties as the House weighs revenue versus tariff theory. Speakers urge freer trade on some goods while others defend protection to shield domestic industry and wages. The session features Dingley, Breckinridge, Springer, Dolliver, Harter and others arguing for or against the pending measure.
Four Western Union Building and Loan associations in St Louis Nos 2 3 4 and 5 have been transferred to assignees after embezzlement by secretary Milo T Bogard now indicted for 30000. Nos 2 and 4 to A A Woerheide Nos 5 to R F Kilgen and No 3 jointly to the two men. No 1 already in hands of receiver Judge G A Castleman. Assets and liabilities shown indicate solvency but tangled affairs.
In Marietta Ohio on January 11 a burning barn reveals the burned body of a missing son. The Saner family triple murder scene shows a struggle with blood stains between house and barn. An empty pistol lies near the son. Authorities suspect the son killed his father and mother then himself. The family was wealthy and educated. the son was fond of sensational literature.
A Rio Janeiro dispatch reports that President Peixoto has resigned. The Figaro praises Countess d Eu daughter of the late Dom Pedro and notes she might sacrifice for her son Prince Pierre d Alcantara. In Washington, Minister Mendonça says no official notice of resignation has arrived and Peixoto is not deemed the resigning type.
A Sunday night freeze hit the Southern California citrus belt, dropping thermometers eight degrees below freezing, a record not seen since 1591. Reported losses vary, with some growers fearing the entire crop could be ruined while others expect only a quarter to be damaged.
A mob stormed the Corato mayor's office in Bari province on a Tuesday evening. Troops were called, faced stones and missiles, and opened fire. Seven rioters were killed with many wounded.
The firm faced a heavy collapse after large advances to farmers and a $95 000 embezzlement loss. Banks including Wells Fargo hold the largest claims around $104 000, with $26 000 from Pacific Steam Whaling and $82 000 from three others. Local merchants and New York creditors hold most remaining claims. The firm will sacrifice personal property to pay debts. branch offices exist in Chicago New York and agencies worldwide. It owns three Puget Sound salmon canneries.
A new order called the Ancient Order of Loyal Americans is formed in Lansing with an oath to secrecy and to oppose foreign influence. Membership restricted to native-born Americans. nationwide inauguration planned January 22 with officers led by D. A. Reynolds and others from Michigan Indiana Colorado West Virginia Maine.
Dan Coughlin is expected to testify next week as prosecutors near finishing their witness list. The defense aims to bolster an alibi and counter Mrs. Foy and other state witnesses while claiming a motive linked to a promised house and lot in exchange for testimony.
Wasumetox Jan 12. Secretary Gresham told a United Press reporter no more steps will be taken by the executive branch to restore Queen Liliuokalani. He said the Hawaiian question rests with Congress and the president will submit measures aiding a congressional conclusion.
Charles Bennett, famed Boston catcher, was run over by a Santa Fe passenger train in Wellsville Kansas on Wednesday night. He had both legs severed, one at the ankle and one at the knee, while attempting to reboard after stopping to speak with a friend. He lies in the Santa Fe hospital in Wellsville.
Warnes Illinois January 12 A M Jones has endowed the Warren academy in its second year with a gift of 10000 dollars He is a former resident who has long cared for the school which just opened its winter term with an attendance over 100 students from northwestern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin.
Paris reports Baron Arthur Rothschilds son robbed at Toulon railway station of a pocketbook containing 14000 francs on the preceding Saturday.
A fragmented dispatch from Midwinter in San Francisco notes a resolution declaring the United treaty with Haw tryo will exercise the islands. The formal opening is announced for January 27. The planning for the exercises is not yet arranged.
Fragmentary lines suggest a misdated or misread private transcript with garbled phrases. The text reads as scattered words about Uncle, a private matter, and a first-rate or first-rate event, indicating confusion or cipher-like phrasing rather than a clear report.
An old advertisement-style note touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatic pain and stomach ailments. It claims relief from bilious trouble constipation dyspepsia nervousness and chronic discomfort, urging readers to use the product.
Fragmentary note describes a train moving slowly with a passenger accusing another of lying about bags and starvation. no clear names or locations are provided.
A garbled line references someone named Stan and a comment about hate in Atlanta. Details are unclear, with multiple unreadable fragments and no verifiable entities beyond the scattered names.
Davester, the artist with a studio in the top story, says the climb attic changes are not healthful. He cites ventilation and light issues as problems affecting work and well being.
Theatre flyer announces Miss Julia Marlowe begins a Monday eve engagement at McVicker’s Chicago starting January 15. Advertisers hail her as the era’s most promising actress and a major draw for the season.
A fragmentary remark questions why money would drive a marriage, attributed to Meggendorfer. No clear event, date, or identifiable figures beyond the name Meggendorfer.
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