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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
2
Twenty-two miners perished and fifty more were entombed after a second explosion at Roswell coal mine Somerset county. Volunteers had entered the shaft to rescue comrades when a flame and cave-in trapped them, with frantic relatives watching as smoke filled the mine.
In Los Angeles the twelfth annual convention of the American National Live Stock association opens today for three days. Key topics include proposed tariff revisions affecting meat hides wool and other live stock products guiding national policy for western cattlemen.
A man eighty years old was found alive in the ruins at Messina after a long entombment. A soldier and comrades dug him out. he wept upon seeing the destroyed city. He survived on rotten vegetables and herbs, and suffered severe thirst.
Carrie Nation faced a hostile reception in London as she attempted a lecture at Canterbury Music Hall. The audience booed and hissed from the start, and someone threw an egg, one hitting her in the face.
Washington reports that Secretary Root declined to order extradition of Christian Rodowitz a Russian revolutionist described as not a murderer. The decision avoids summary handling by the czarist authorities and marks one of Root’s final cabinet acts before retirement.
Portsmouth Jan 27 The British Labor Party convention opens today with proposals to raise the old age pension limit to fifty five years and grant pensions to physically incapacitated workers at age thirty.
Washington January 26 The House after opposition vowed to use the pension building for the inaugural ball on March 4, keeping the host venue settled despite protests.
Des Moines Iowa January 95 The Iowa legislature plans an unusual tribute by enacting a program celebrating poet Robert Burns birthday anniversary. No man of letters was ever similarly honored by a state legislature.
Des Moines chosen for the Missouri Valley conference track and field meet on June 5 after stormy debate in which Kansas City fought hard. Conference bars summer baseball for all schools and limits schedules in football basketball and baseball. Grinnell and Morningside excluded from invitational track entries.
The Cedar Valley horsemen meet in Albert Lea Minnesota January 28 to set dates for the season approve classes adjust purses and select a starter for the circuit E J Curran of Decorah is president and Henry B Stanley of Mason City is secretary
Mason City Iowa January 26 nineteen year old W L Winter in Union Iowa confessed to the murder of Leonard Trimble. He said cheap dime novels inspired the crime and a $1500 reward had been offered for his capture.
Waterloo Iowa residents report Waite Hicox thirty five year old, once of Milwaukee, now Dunkerton, found dying on ice below a railroad bridge after being hurled about sixty feet. His body was recovered by rope teams and he died soon after. He leaves a wife and three children.
The Philadelphia navy yard reduced its workforce by about 600 mechanics after completing the overhaul of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi. Authorities say the layoff follows the end of major work and there is a rumor of reemployment at a lower rating and wage when operations resume.
La Luz New Mexico report states Judge William Baly, an original promoter of the Big Four road, was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot in a lonely mountain cabin. The case ends long involvement in the road project.
Washington January 26 reports that gold medals will be awarded to Orville and Wilbur Wright by Congress in recognition of their services advancing aerial navigation. The award follows Senate approval of already adopted resolutions praising their courage and achievement in flight.
Notice states all hunting shooting and trespassing are forbidden on property owned or controlled by the signatories including Walter Grove Walter Morris Sam Kooser J E Campbell D M Hayden H A Dockum W Barr G Maxwell W Kintzley George Meyers Samuel Manges C M Peabody Hing Dunkle Will Dodds and others. Type 39 2t.
England adopts French hot bed forcing to produce vegetables all year. The system maintains a steady ninety degree temperature to yield $2,433 to $2,920 per acre annually through continuous forcing.
The quote praises the warm value of human touch and the richness of tactile contact. It reflects Helen Keller’s sentiment on sensing and the profound comfort of physical connection beyond sight.
The quote reflects Channing's view that every human being should possess a distinct character and unique potential, emphasizing personal identity and the ability to achieve what others cannot.
The article notes foreign visitors to Japan spend at least 30 million yen yearly, with some estimates around 40 million yen. It highlights tourism as a substantial economic factor for Japan.
Every case of backache bladder inflammation and rheumatic pains is dangerous if neglected. Such troubles are due to weak kidneys and can be helped by DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antisceptic and soothe pain quickly. Regular size 50c. Sold here by C. A. Gamole.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the best small liver pills. The copy notes they are pleasant and sure, sold by A. Gamble.
A UK report states two thirds of children under ten in Great Britain are insured. The finding covers national coverage and implications for welfare and policy considerations.
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