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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
3
A compact weekly recap covers progress of the Russo Japanese War in the Far East along with news from across the union and the latest foreign intelligence. The item notes ongoing government activity and international developments shaping public awareness.
Across St. Petersburg unrest swells as a grave accident at the Winter Palace wounds an officer and injures others while a massive strike paralyzes the city. Reports claim the event was accidental, yet public doubt grows amid widespread labor turmoil and press suspensions.
The House passed the army appropriation bill on the 20th while the Senate again divided on the statehood bill and the fur seal indemnity issue. Night sessions were planned in the Swayne impeachment case to finish by March 1. The 12 articles of impeachment against Judge Charles Swayne were adopted on the 18th. The Senate discussed charges against prominent 1896 and 1904 campaign improprieties. The Senate approved Vespasian Warner as commissioner of pensions in executive session. The post office appropriation bill, carrying $180,781,993, was reported by the House committee after a five hour debate.
Dispatches report Japan proposing to dam harbor entrances to expose sunken Russian ships for the Mikado's navy and rushing heavy artillery from Port Arthur to Kuropatkin's forces. Russia threatens invasion of north China and Chinese Turkestan over contraband policies, while Kashgar in Turkestan is described as occupied by Russian troops.
Davenport report by receiver H J McFarland lists Cash 25 dollars checks 145 notes 41840. Notes include Cleveland Amusement company 17853 Arnold Bethusen 14316 M Bethusen 5368 as doubtful, leaving about 4000 in valuable paper.
Mr and Mrs C W Harvey aged 23 were convicted at this place of arson for burning the Glidden hotel they operated to gain insurance. Two brothers W E Hobbs and A W Hobbs perished in the blaze, their bodies found amidst the ruins. The couple faces life imprisonment.
In Des Moines Olive Osborne dismissed guests at a postponed wedding to Frank E. Brooks. Weeks later she married Alexander Withers before the same attendees beneath an arch reading All's well that ends well.
In Des Moines a telegram signed by Mrs Julius Matthews of Chicago asked Chief of Police Jones to attend an impending ceremony where her husband would marry Susie Russ of Des Moines and to arrest the groom afterward. Jones called the message insufficient authority for such action.
William Kessler a 23 year old from Trenton New Jersey former Navy deserter ended his life after his proposal was rejected. He attached a gas jet tube to his mouth and wrapped a comforter around his face the body found an hour later in his Dubuque home.
Levi Taylor a business man and inventor of Osceola collapsed after declaring checkmate in a chess game. Witnesses say apoplexy due to the excitement of the match caused his sudden demise.
Washington conference between President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft leads to A. G. Stewart of Iowa being appointed attorney general of Porto Rico to succeed William Sweet of Idaho who resigned. Stewart served as a volunteer in the Spanish American War.
Mrs. Sarah E. Gallaugher, who faced murder and perjury charges tied to her husband’s death and her involvement with Charles Harada, was acquitted on a retrial ordered by the state supreme court. Harada remains serving a life sentence for the Gallaugher murder.
Winterset hosts the Madison County Agricultural Society annual meeting while Council Bluffs dedicates a new armory and Dodge Light Guards auditorium. Burlington records the death of Benjamin Q Worrelly at 88 after a fall on ice. Mason City reports Evangelist Sunday drawing large crowds to a 2000 seat tabernacle with plans to expand. Waterloo sees Mayor F A Lee resign in a surprise city council call. Swan notes P H Huffman fatally shot by H H Bowers. Fort Dodge recalls a woman returning gloves by mail over Christmas conscience. Des Moines features John Graham gambling $200 in a nickel slot in 15 hours amid repeated large wagers.
Charlemagne Tower, the American ambassador to Germany, spoke in Philadelphia about Americans’ act of Paris at a dinner, noting European quips about dying for Paris. He recalled a Berlin diplomat’s tale of a Western girl bitten by a mad dog and the prospect of Paris as a destination.
A bald-headed dentist claims his work is so painless patients fall asleep in the chair. His rival counters that many patients insist on having their pictures taken while he works to catch their expressions, a humorous exchange from Chicago Daily News.
A well known Estherville citizen, Maber, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing a fifteen year kidney disease that progressed to Bright's Disease. He says doctors in Estherville and Chicago failed, but two boxes of the remedy cured him, calling it the best in the world.
The note contrasts common flowers with expensive blooms seen in hothouses, suggesting the former look drab next to the latter. The item appears in a Birmingham Age-H newspaper fragment, reflecting garden and price contrasts.
The John Alter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin presents a striking deal offering nineteen thousand plants for sixteen cents each making a remarkable bargain for readers seeking affordable gardening stock flagged by the La Crosse seed house.
Salter Seeds promotes a national seed catalog with a bi plant and seed package to grow 1,000 cabbages 2,000 turnips 2,000 celery 2,000 lettuce 1,000 onions 1,000 radishes and 1,000 flowers plus a special sweet corn offer. The deal costs 16 cents postage, or 26 cents with the corn add on, and the notice urges immediate response.
The text notes that while sweet sixteen garners fame, the average woman's twenty fifth birthday holds greater celebrity status. It emphasizes cultural spotlight shifting from youth milestones to later adulthood.
The gents passenger service of the Nickel Plate Road emphasizes comfort and care for travelers including ladies and children. Colored porters in uniform attend to needs, trains offer Pullman sleepers and dining service, and tickets from La Salle Street Station Chicago are encouraged with inquiries directed to J. Y. Calahan at 111 Adams St Chicago.
An Indianapolis News item notes that despite a bumper cabbage crop, the city still deals with a persistent smoke nuisance, suggesting the problem will not end soon.
Tickets on sale via Queen and Crescent Route and Southern to New Orleans and other points at greatly reduced rates returning May first, 1905. Variable route tickets good to Florida and Cuba via Atlanta and Pensacola. For rates and information contact officials W. A. Beckler in Chicago and others in Detroit Cincinnati Warren Ohio. There never was any heart truly great and generous that was not also terror and compassionate.
An old advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. It offers a refund if Pazo Ourrment fails within 6 to 14 days and cites endorsements from F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 45, 1900.
In a terse Chicago Record-Herald item, Vanity enters through the front door while the figure named Reason slips out the back, signaling a swift exit amid unfolding social intrigue.
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