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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1893
Page
4
A two thousand year old chestnut tree grows at Mount El ma’s base. A few bushels from its first harvest remain on the market, signaling an unusual ancient tree yielding fruit.
The notice warns that the calamity wave cannot be deemed over until full returns detail the ravages of the deadly watermelons and the destroying ice cream, implying continuing impact and data collection.
Campers protect campsites by circling the area with a hair lariat to keep rattlesnakes away, a method used when snakes are suspected nearby.
In colonial Virginia a statute punished killing a hog sheep or goat with death to protect livestock numbers. The measure aimed to boost animal stocks and support agricultural needs of the colony.
Prof Bell asserts the flying machine is bound to come in the next ten years. He notes enough high fliers in the country to furnish immense traffic for this method of transit.
A long running surt case in the English chancery court, begun 152 years ago, nears its end as the government duties and legal fees nearly exhaust the total sum contested. The outcome hinges on the final assessment of expenses and claims by the adjudicating body.
A scientific observer notes that extreme temperatures cause melancholia. He adds that lack of coal in the bin worsens the mood. The piece suggests sources of acute melancholia may be near at hand.
Prisoners awaiting death often sleep through the night despite terror at the impending fate. The text notes that even those condemned to die experience rest under various bodily and mental stresses on the eve of their execution.
A crank urges drilling through the earth to access the moon’s interior. His claim that lunar internal fires were quenched by water is unsubstantiated and exposed as dangerous nonsense. Local authorities should restrain him.
Tax police investigation in Madrid into the recent bomb throwing reveals an international anarchist network. The report states that European nations will be compelled to coordinate stronger actions against the organization.
The text compares auction practices in England America France and Holland. It notes sellers cover costs in England and America, buyers pay 5 percent in France, and buyers pay 10 percent in Holland.
The St Paul Globe questions why a wealthy benefactor has not funded a free college for bright poor boys. It argues there is more material in many such youths than in sons of rich gentlemen and suggests it would be easy to select the beneficiaries.
The oldest church in the United States sits near Smithfield Virginia. Construction occurred between 1630 and 1635 during Charles I's reign. Materials from England include brick lime and timber with English oak framing. The brick structure is notably sturdy and mortar can spark fire on steel impact.
The Chinese consul general in San Francisco posted an eddress from the emperor to Chinese Americans urging them to submit to the laws and unite to suppress the highbinders who have discredited the Chinese people in the United States. The address states the emperor holds no displeasure with the American government.
The article notes Russian efforts to enforce Orthodoxy by pressuring Catholics in Russian Poland to join the Russian church or leave. It also reports Finland’s native population being forced to abandon local beliefs and traditions in favor of the Russian religion.
In Austria pressed raw hide cog wheels are introduced to work with metal gears. The wheels claim great strength require no lubrication and run cleanly. Available ready made or as raw hide disks for purchaser shaping. Supported by wooden framework and finished with a shellac coating after cutting.
The passage notes a striking link between the digit nine and major mining booms across the 19th century. It cites Mantaran mountain in 1839, California in 1849, Pike's Peak in 1859, Virginia City in 1869, and Leadville in 1879, calling the connection curious though coincidental.
The broad level tract in Delaware and Maryland’s eastern shore near the foothills of Pennsylvania shows how good roads boost community life. Farmers prosper, youths travel ten to fifteen miles to dances, and people know neighbors across county borders in the neighboring state.
Texas plans a cow race starting in Tyler toward Chicago about a 1000 mile air line to the World's Fair. The winner earns 5000 dollars. second place 1000 dollars. Runners begin July 25 with cows milked on the road to churn butter en route. Each entrant receives a two wheeled cart drawn by the cow, plus gear for raw food and cooking. First cow to arrive with 50 pounds of butter made en route wins the top prize.
The statement of the public debt shows a June decrease of 1 217 258 with treasury cash at 745 004 601. Rupert P Porter resigns as census superintendent. June receipts total 30 983 921, internal revenue for the year about 160 000 000, gold reserve at 95 485 413, circulation 1 593 726 411 per capita 23 56. Moses Kelly ex secretary of the treasury dies in Washington. The president's message will be the main item for the extra session.
Peary’s ship Falcon departed New York bound for the Arctic Ocean. A man walked a wire across Niagara Gorge at Niagara Falls and cooked meals on a portable range set on the wire. Baseball standings show leaders Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn. several fatal fires reported including Petrolia Leroy block and New Haven opera house. Commemorations note Commodore Lockwood’s death in Flushing. Anarchist pardon rally in New York halted by police. Jersey City firm fails for 500000. McDonald oil town flames destroy ten buildings. Gravesend Bay yacht capsizes with seven deaths.
A wave of bank closures hits Salida Colorado Phillipsburg Montana Webb City Missouri Ouray Colorado and Leadville Colorado. Notable crimes include Lek Henderson killing Leona Wilson in Texas and suicides linked to jealousy in Iowa and Kentucky.
A fire partly destroyed the Bethel boat at St Paul Minnesota killing three. In Oregon City a wagon overturn killed Mrs Bradley and fatally injured two children. President Palmer condemned opening the Chicago fair gates on Sunday as unlawful and postponed the decision. Pueblo copper plant loss hit 250000 dollars. A Michigan farmhouse fire killed five of ten occupants. In Nebraska a farmer killed his wife and drowned himself after a murder suicide. A large Haskell Show Printing assignment was made in Kansas City. Iowa cyclone hit several counties with many deaths, notably Pomeroy and Manson region. A tornado damaged Rogers county Nebraska with injuries. The world fair costs daily around 16000 dollars. Q & Crescent conductors charged with 40000 dollars theft. American Bankers Association to meet September 6 in Chicago. A train killed two engaged couple in Wisconsin. A man shot a woman over marriage refusal in Missouri and then killed himself. Washington bank in Spokane resumed after suspension. Russiaville Indiana suffered a total business district fire. Blondie trotted a 2 mile world record in Salem Oregon.
In five days T A Edge finished a thousand mile road race in five days and forty nine minutes, beating the world record by five hours eleven minutes. The report also notes a series of disasters and royal events including Mecca cholera deaths and the marriage of Prince George of York to Princess May of Teck with heavy royal gifts.
In the seven days ending Aug 7 there were 324 business failures in the United States, up from 234 the prior week and 190 the year before. A train robbery near Palestine Texas netted $500, bank closures in Tren ton New Jersey and Stuttgart Arkansas followed by widespread fires and a deadly mob execution in Bardwell Kentucky. A Des Moines convention is set for August 23, with regional bank troubles and a Chicago hotel fire injuring several. A cyclone near Quimby Indiana to Pomeroy left seventy-four dead and over 100 injured, while the Spanish steamer Don Juan burned at sea with 155 Chinese aboard. Wheat stocks rose 100 percent versus last year.
Two sisters, aged 18 and 7, were found murdered near Fort Jefferson and Bardwell Kentucky. A tramp described as wearing a blue coat is suspected after a pistol shot fire in a Port Jefferson cornfield. Police and volunteers search widespread areas. lynching feared if captured.
The Bethel boat at the foot of Jackson street on the Mississippi burned to the water line at 11 pm Wednesday. Five people are believed dead, including matron Mrs Peak and a man whose body recovered. Lulu Morgan 12, daughter of Rev David Morgan, died from burns. Forty slept aboard as the lamp exploded in the washroom sparked the blaze.
A Mexican bandit, name unknown, was captured in Prescott by Mrs. J. R. Lowery wife of the county sheriff. The thief had stolen a horse and was pursued by a deputy. Mrs. Lowery fired once with a six shooter forcing the bandit to surrender until the officer arrived.
Paris riots erupt after protests against a senator and police conduct. Students clash with gendarmes in the Latin Quarter, one man killed, many wounded, and the prefect of police Loze resigns amid escalating demonstrations. Cavalry and troops deployed as streets burn and barricade.
A boiler explosion aboard the steam er Alofons near Romanov on the Volga killed twenty six passengers including Gen. Petrushevski. The blast tore the upper deck to pieces and burning coals ignited the wreck as the boat burned to the water line and sank. In Kansas farmers in western areas face worsening destitution and seek urgent aid to avoid severe hardship.
Ottumwa July 6 A C Leighton a prominent capitalist and speculator of this city has assigned Liabilities about 189000 assets 300000
The body of Solomon Weiss of Heintz and Weiss was found on the lake shore at the foot of Fortieth street. A bullet wound behind the head indicates murder for robbery. no revolver or money was found on him.
274 917 paid to witness the Independence Day display at Jackson Park with the grand stand near the terminal. Mayor Harrison and Lincoln Steffenson addressed the crowd as 2 000 choir sang Columbia the Gem of the Ocean. The day included a midways parade of exotic shows and a peal of bells signaling noon. The fireworks drew 150 000 spectators along the Manufactures Building plaza.
Fred Denny his wife and two children drown when their boat capsizes while crossing the Bell Prairie river near Little Falls Minnesota. A brother tries to save them without success. Denny was a Riverside miller now in Minneapolis and had come to spend the Fourth. Butter from Palm Seeds Plant Planned in Aurora Illinois awaits construction with 20000 pounds daily capacity.
In a receivership action NiaGara Faura reports Peter A. Porter is appointed receiver for the Cataract bank in New York. The bank shows liabilities of 1 020 805 dollars while assets total 754 996 dollars.
A San Francisco dispatch says floods along the Welling river after heavy rains produced widespread devastation in Maningfu and surrounding regions. Telegraphic reports from Shanghai state nearly 10 000 people were drowned or killed by collapsing houses with many more rendered homeless.
The American National Bank closed with assets of 1 250 000 and liabilities of 635 000 after failing to realize on securities. Central National, led by Delos L Holden, also closed with assets 170 000 and liabilities 70 000. Bankers to meet in Chicago on September 6 with Comptroller Eckels addressing attendees. Gold reserve stands at 96 400 793 and cash balance 125 228 966. Four men drowned near Lake Tahoe after a sailboat capsized near Grexproon Nevada.
Robert Newlan, 20, colored, shot and killed his paramour Emma Bond, 20, in Philadelphia on Wednesday after a quarrel. Newlan was captured.
At midnight a cannon burst injuring four firefighters in the Ann Arbor engine house. Frank Kapp and Charles Carroll were fatally wounded. two others injured, conditions not serious. In Yorkshire miners entombed after Thornhill explosion. four bodies recovered and fears rise.
Berum July 5 Herr Thielen German minister of public works promises reduced railroad rates on farm produce due to crop shortness. Broke the Record La Porte Ind July 5 La Porte County Driving Park meeting closes with financial success and racing. Jalisco Goshen sets a new pace record 2 19 4 and lowers his own record by two seconds.
In Beau July 6 King William concluded the Prussian land tag speech noting drought and grain fodder scarcity. He promised measures to remedy the shortage and help for agriculturists.
The Kentucky legislature adjourned sine die after a 131 day session in Louisville. The state paid about 600000, and future sessions will be limited by law to sixty days.
Wheat harvest has begun in this section but prospects are not flattering. Fields that looked promising yield light grain and poor fill.
George Bartlett surveys Concord Dramatics in the era of Little Women. Maud E. Burton, Elizabeth Cumings, Cromwell Galpin, Caroline Ticknor, Etta B. Donaldson, J. P. H. Gastrell, Annie H. Ryder, Jeannette A. Grant, John Graham contribute pieces on drama, travel, farming, magic tricks, youth guidance, Scottish highlands, outdoor gymnastics. Price 20 cents a number from D. Lothrop Company.
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