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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1895
Page
15
The article notes that Macedonians are in open revolt against Turkey, a situation described as reviving a past long faded from memory. It mentions changing attitudes toward dress and talk, contrasting new women with old men, reflecting social commentary during the period.
The reform movement in New York is illustrated by a man turning down a $7,500 office. Under prior regimes such an offer would not have been presented to someone who would refuse.
A reflection on virtue's plight in lawmaking noting its lack of funds for virtuous aims and the improper perception of bribery to secure duty from patriots. It questions whether noble motives can be bought and remains focused on ethics in governance.
A census bulletin on churches identifies only twenty five altruists in the United States and suggests most of these individuals practice faith without works.
Des Moines report details an upcoming $600 assessment against property and contents of buildings housing drug stores selling liquor under the mulci law. Pharmacists are not exempt when liquor sales violate pharmacy laws, and assessors await court outcomes before enforcing collection through the county auditor.
At about 2 a m a burglar entered the residence of Mr Steven Cousins in Earlyville. He rifled the bed and woke Walter Cousins, who fought back. In the ensuing struggle the intruder shot Walter twice, in the arm and hand. the injuries are not serious.
Des Moines reports Chester Rowe the Poweshiek county treasurer who vanished on April 20 is found in Mexico working in a saloon with his brother. He renounced U S allegiance after moving abroad and authorities doubt he can be extradited. He admitted taking about $35 000 to a Pinkerton agent.
The Agriculture Department reports a nationwide rise in potato acreage since 1892, with 8 percent more this year than 1894 and gains in Minnesota Florida Iowa North and South Dakota Maine Nebraska Rhode Island Vermont Arkansas Maryland Oregon. Overall crop condition stands at 90 percent, but Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan show lower health due to drought and frost. upper Mississippi and Missouri areas run above normal, while Florida sees a large yield amid expanded plantings.
A Key West cablegram to the Times Union says a special car brought Martinez Campos seriously wounded from a battle where General Santocildes was killed. Spanish losses were 1,000. Suarez Valdez died by suicide after being surrounded near Jicotea as his troops were routed. Insurgent forces near Bayamo are reported Meager. Spanish 2,500 to 2,000 insurgents.
A cloudburst northeast of Iowa City damaged crops and washed out 500 feet of Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern tracks. Ralston Creek flooded yards and bridges while residents waded from homes in four feet of water. A Rocky Mountain Flyer derailed near the Iowa River injuring a firefighter. Burlington also suffered a cyclone with roofs torn off brick buildings and a demolished ball park.
Town farmers in Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio and Georgia face potential invasion as the Agriculture Department warns of entomological danger. The west central states are expected to endure armies of the seventeen-year brood last seen in 1878 while Georgia may see the nineteen-year Southern brood, last appearing in 1882.
The Frankfurt er Journal reports discovering a Heilbronn merchant as the oldest man in the world. In a letter to the editor the merchant calls himself a subscriber from the paper’s first appearance and the Journal notes its 280 years of existence.
The new public library in Boston will host a special newspaper room with representative papers from every country and in all languages. Only newspapers are admitted. magazines and reviews are prohibited. The room marks a first for an educational institution in this country, funded by J. H. Fiske’s endowment of $2,000 a year.
Announcement states President Seth Low will donate to Columbia College a library valued around 1,000,000 with W C Schermerhorn adding 300,000 for a building on the new site. The New York Evening Post notes Low’s 1,010,000 gift brings college donations toward six million since his presidency, a record except Chicago University.
Acoma Washington firm cans meat for the French market using Cayuse Indians horses. Chicago visitors recently dined on Cayuse and found the meat tender yet coarse in texture. The Times asks where the horse of the future will be found. The Plain Dealer suggests in bologna sausage.
Official data show over 7,000,000 acres sown in Argentina with harvest costs around 220 million. Farmers may miss harvests, yielding 1.2 million tons worth 48 million, a 162 million dollar loss. World price and exports cited. The piece warns US farmers might gain small profits if Argentina loses money on wheat.
Canada will reduce its militia force, arguing it is the sensible move given current circumstances. It states Canada does not need militia to guard against the United States and trusts Brother Jonathan’s new navy to protect against Great Britain if conflict arises.
In Winfield Kansas a grasshopper shower and in Chicago a case of strained snakes provoke contrasting reactions. The piece contrasts the mind altering effects of prohibition versus a free whisky climate.
Anamosa July 21 K R Cassatt arrived at the penitentiary after a routine check then was shaved bathed and dressed in prison garb numbered 3121. He faces six years and three months of actual time with nine years sentenced and a potential three years and nine months good time.
In Creston on July 23 Frank Shearer opened fire during a drunken brawl injuring A H Lewis in the arm and Tom O Hara in the back. Both are expected to recover. Shearer was arrested, arraigned in Justice Maxwell s court, and pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to commit murder with a continuance granted.
Dusvaur July 23 Martin Hayes 19 sought a circus career and died after a failed double somersault during training in a sawdust heap His neck snapped on impact and he died three hours later He had performed the act before
Sioux City mayor demands immediate resignations from the chief of police, police sergeant, and city detectives claiming they collude with disreputable drug stores and houses of ill repute. He threatens discharge if they do not resign.
Mrs. Jesse Jacobs of near Lacona Warren county died by her own hand in Indianola on July 21. She is the mother of a 4-year-old boy who previously caused a barn fire that destroyed horses grain and more. No motive given beyond distress over the child's fate.
Condensed items report the closure of Des Moines liquor selling drug stores, a new first class law school in Des Moines offering LLB, a fatal fire at Alta Vista causing about 40000 in losses, and various local legal actions and investigations in Keokuk Sioux City and Des Moines.
Reports from station agents in the central and southern divisions of the Santa Fe railroad cover 1,900 miles and show 4,950,000 bushels of wheat produced in tributary country while 714,000 bushels remain with farmers and elevators. The southern division holds 1,176,000 bushels of new wheat and 219,800 bushels of old. The material reflects less than half of Kansas.
President Cleveland signed an order July 15 placing all 500 pension agency employees under civil service rules. The measure, applying to executive departments, was returned for clerical correction and takes effect from the issue date. Salaries for these workers were equalized on July 1 by the secretary of the interior.
A syndicate of wealthy New Yorkers is formed and awaiting a Cuban crisis to advance a purchase proposal. The plan seeks an amicable settlement by buying Cuba for 100 million dollars, aligning with a scheme from Hamilton Fish era.
The tug George W. Childs departing for Cuba was ordered back by the revenue cutter McLane. When it refused, the vessel was fired on three times before heaving to. Passengers deny any filibustering intent while the incident is reported from Key West on July 23.
Isthmian press agrees the Panama canal is an accomplished fact and cites a visit by Nicaraguan canal commissioners as intensifying rivalry. The announcement states that work will begin here in August.
The American government and French authorities remain at an impasse over ex Consul Waller now jailed in Marseilles. Reports say Waller remains ill with congestive chills and is weakened by confinement, despite efforts by the ambassador to obtain justice.
Brief items report President Cleveland naming his third child Marion. Other notes cover an Indian outbreak threat in Idaho and Wyoming, Florida white citizens terrorizing negroes in Lafayette and Taylor counties, gold certificate reissues by the treasury, and various other incidents of political, legal, and local disaster news.
Reports from Soria and Beruix describe the assassination of former Prime Minister Stambuloff at age 40. Arrests followed in Sorta with two believed to be his accomplices and three gendarmes dismissed for failing to protect him. Funeral rioting in Soria required utmost vigilance.
In Nebraska settlers evicted from Winnebago lands arm themselves after securing 500 rifles and 5 000 rounds of ammunition through Pee bles and Harris. Captain Beck faces a state injunction against evictions, with federal orders not to disobey it as the conflict over land leases intensifies.
In July near Genoa a dense fog shrouded the harbor as the steamer Marino from Naples to La Plata collided with the Ortegia. The Marino sank quickly off Molo Nuovo, with 148 passengers and crew. Boats from the Ortegia rescued 42 survivors. the Ortegia returned to Genoa for repairs and to deliver those saved to authorities.
In Waterloo on July 21 a widow filed a $12 000 damages suit under mulet law against local saloon proprietors and bondsmen. Albert Hurley allegedly drank two hours before his fatal fall from a Cedar river bridge railing after drunkenly losing balance.
A Helena dispatch reports County Jailer Will P. Dennis was shot at the jail door at midnight. Harvey Weedman, a former assistant, and a Black man are jailed awaiting coroner's inquest. Sheriff Burke offers $100 and Governor Clarke $200 for the killers.
A dispatch from Panama reports General Alfaro has begun his inland march in Ecuador. He leads about 1,500 troops with more mobilizing behind him. A Red Cross branch accompanies the expedition.
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