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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
2
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays in Story County Iowa by Hudson Bros. Subscriptions cost one dollar per year payable in advance.
The Register notes 350 convicts seeking pardons and argues none deserve it. Perry cops crack down on beggars with 500 placards warning not to feed them. Des Moines politics lash at legislative waste and talk of a new code. Dakota thistles drift 100 miles with seeds. Postmasters push house to house mail collection. farmers need better delivery. A Congress agricultural labor commission proposal is ridiculed. Iowa bill for liquor licenses is denounced as foolish red tape. The piece urges straight, businesslike legislation.
The piece notes strain between the United States and Britain over Behring Sea sealing rights and claims of bad faith in 1886 1887. It reports the Paris tribunal found U S no rights beyond territorial waters and left damages to negotiations. Secretary Gresham and the British ambassador reportedly settled damages at 425000, a sum Congress deems excessive.
The piece argues for reducing court costs to ensure justice is accessible to rich and poor alike. It calls for cutting high salaries of officials and trimming witness numbers to make courts practical and efficient before debating who pays expenses.
The Midland Monthly cites a biting poem as the reason Watson was not named poet laureate after Tennyson. The verse condemns England’s leadership over Armenia with stark imagery of war, betrayal, and complacency as blood and flame persist.
Des Moines reports Iowa lawmakers plan to push a bill by Rep. Crow of Wapello to buy and remove the Bonaparte dam. The measure aims to restore fish passage up the Des Moines River, highlighting the dam’s impact on one third of the state’s waters and an annual fish catch value over $120,000. The proposal spurs petitions and debate on regional economic benefits.
A proposed Bowen law requires ten days notice before suit and allows complete retraction to limit damages. The Omaha Bee cites Nebraskan cases to show libel penalties, noting Ish’s manslaughter sentence, a Gretna clerical libel paragraph sentence, and a cloak appropriation case with five years.
The text describes a Rejune Cape with mink tail border and brocade lining, Paquin nine gore skirt styles with pleats and gores, and evening gowns in white satin. It covers waist designs with varied materials and tucks on sleeves, plus subscription details for La Mode de Paris and Paris Album of Fashions published by A. McDowell & Co.
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