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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1895
Page
7
In Ames, a new woman adopts modern dress and speech, while affection for the old man remains. Observers note the Macedonians rise in revolt against Turkey, a historic shift. Reports speculate on Germany granting fifty champagne bottles to each press member at Kiel to encourage full coverage.
The progress of reform in New York is shown by a man refusing a $7,500 office. Under the old regime such an offer would not be made to a man who would refuse. Virtue falters when money is involved, and bribes to do duty seem wrong despite noble motives.
A census bulletin on churches notes only twenty five altruists in the United States and suggests most confine themselves to faith without works given the tone of modern society.
Town Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio and Georgia farmers must prepare for war says Chief Entomologist Howard of the Agricultural Department. The west central region faces armies of the seventeen-year brood last seen 1878, while Georgia faces the nineteen-year or Southern brood last seen 1882.
The Frankfurt er Journal notes a Heilbronn merchant as the oldest man in the world. In a letter to the editor he calls himself a subscriber from the paper’s first appearance. The Journal marks its 280th year of existence.
The new public library in Boston will house a special room for newspapers from every country and in every language. Only newspapers are admitted, magazines and reviews being forbidden. The room marks a first for an educational institution in the country, funded by a $2,000 annual endowment from J. H. Fiske.
President Seth Low announced a new building for Columbia College with a gift totaling about 1 million dollars, aided by W G Schermerhorn’s 300000 dollar contribution. The New York Evening Post notes the library project would push the college’s gifts near six million since Low became president, rivaling other American institutions. Nearby items discuss meat canning for the French market and satirize future horse imagery in media.
The last official report shows over 7,000,000 acres sown, harvest costs at 220 million, gold premium 270 percent, and 1,200,000 tons of crop worth 48 million. Farmers may forgo harvests, exports reach 540,000 tons, and a US farmer profit outlook grows amid price signals.
The article argues Canada should reduce its militia as sensible under current circumstances. It contends Canada need not rely on militia from the United States and that in any future clash with Great Britain, Brother Jonathan will shield Canada with his growing navy.
In Winfield Kansas a bizarre comparison claims Chicago saw snakes raining down while the town experiences a shower of gpers. The writer contrasts the mental impact of prohibition versus a free whisky regime, implying stark differences in public mood.
Des Moines July 22. It is learned that a new step targets drug store saloon proprietors and building owners. Under the mulct law assessors will levy 600 against all property on premises selling liquor, excluding pharmacists only if they sell legally. Attorneys say exemptions do not apply when liquor sales violate pharmacy laws.
July 20 reports describe a cloudburst northeast of Iowa City washing out 500 feet of Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern tracks and washing away bridges and fences on Ralston Creek. Houses Flooded forcing residents to evacuate in four feet of water as a Rocky Mountain flyer derailed near the Iowa River and a firefighter suffered a broken leg.
Anamosa July 21 K R Cassatt was received at Anamosa penitentiary after a rigid medical check and routine processing. He was assigned prison clothing bearing the number 3121 and will serve six years and three months actual time with nine years total sentence and potential three years nine months good time.
In Creston on July 23 Frank Shearer shot A H Lewis and Tom O Hara during a drunken brawl. Lewis was wounded in the arm and O Hara in the back. both expected to recover. Shearer was arrested, arraigned in Justice Maxwell's court, pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to commit murder, and was granted a continuance. He denies shooting.
Desveuve reports 19 year old Martin Hayes who aspired to be a circus tumbler broke his neck training in a sawdust heap while attempting a double somersault. He died three hours after the accident. He had performed the act previously.
Sioux City July 23 The mayor demands immediate resignations of the police chief sergeant and city detectives citing ties to disreputable drug stores and saloons and says they will be discharged if they refuse to quit.
Indianola dispatch reports the death by suicide of Mrs. Jesse Jacobs near Lacona Warren County. She is remembered as the mother of a 4 year old boy who last spring started a barn fire that consumed horses grain and the barn. No motive is stated beyond distress over her son’s fate.
At about 2 a m in Earlville a burglar entered the home of Mr. Steven Cousins and woke Walter Cousins while rifling the house. Walter grappled with the intruder and the burglar shot him twice in the arm and hand, with non serious injuries.
The Poweshiek county treasurer Chester Rowe who fled on April 20 has been found in Mexico City where he runs a saloon with his brother. Ex tradition papers have been secured but he renounced U S allegiance since moving to Mexico and may not be extraditable. He admitted taking about $35,000 to a Pinkerton agent.
Condensed notices report Des Moines liquor selling drug stores being closed, a new law school in Des Moines granting LLB, and a midnight fire at Alta Vista causing about 40000 dollars in losses. Sioux City probes accuse H C Miller of conflicts of interest in Sunvapor lighting contracts. City officials inspect local drug stores for illegal liquor sales and possible permit revocation.
The agricultural department reports a nationwide rise in potato acreage since 1892, up 8 percent this year over 1894, with Minnesota up one third and Maine Rhode Island Vermont Arkansas Oregon Maryland Nebraska and others showing large gains. Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan report lower crop conditions due to drought and frost. Upper Mississippi and Missouri areas exceed normal, while Florida expects a large yield amid expanded acreage.
A Key West cablegram reports a special car arrived in Havana with a wounded looking figure believed to be Martinez Campos after a battle in which General Santocildes was killed. Spanish losses totaled about 1,000 with conflicting messages on Bayamo fighting. Suarez Valdez reportedly shot himself as his forces were routed.
Topeka reports show 4,950,000 bushels of wheat raised in tributary country and 714,000 bushels left with farmers and elevators. Southern division lists 1,176,000 bushels new wheat and 219,800 bushels old. The figures cover about half of Kansas.
President Cleveland issued an order signed July 15 placing all pension agency employees under civil service rules. The measure covers about 500 workers nationwide, including firemen in executive departments, with salaries equalized after July 1 by the secretary of the interior. The document, returned to Gray Gables for clerical correction, takes effect from the original date.
A wealthy New York syndicate, per state department sources, has formed to pursue the purchase of Cuba for 100 million dollars. The plan would echo Hamilton Fish era ideas for an amicable settlement and awaits a Cuban crisis to move forward.
The tug George W. Childs leaving Key West for Cuba was ordered back by the revenue cutter McLane. It refused and was fired upon three times before she heaved to. Crew denied filibustering claims as stated by the Spanish consul.
Isth mian press accepts the Panama canal as practically assured and notes a visit by Nic aragan canal commissioners from the United States that sharpens rivalry with the Nicaraguan plan. Official word says construction will start here.
The French government negotiations regarding ex Consul Waller in Marseilles are unsatisfactory despite efforts by the ambassador. Waller remains ill with congestive chills and is weakened by imprisonment and climate, prompting a call for a stronger U.S. stand.
Brief items report Cleveland's third baby named Marion. The rest covers a roundup: fears of an Indian outbreak in Idaho and Wyoming. Florida white citizens terrorizing Black churches. treasury reissues gold certificates as gold reserve recovers. a Boston Christian Endeavor petition to join Methodist youth. a Chicago debate over gold versus silver currency. a Monument Colorado freight bridge disaster killing five. Bulgarian ex premier Stambuloff wounded with hands amputated. Chicago attorney to sue bondsmen over misused Town funds. Cuba proclaims independence in Yara valley. Cincinnati warehouse fire destroys multiple buildings with fatalities.
Soria reports Stam buloff was shot in the street and died from wounds. Three arrests follow the assassination with two believed to be accomplices. A riot at the ex-Premier’s funeral was narrowly averted amid heightened security.
Omaha report states settlers from Winnebago reserve secure 500 rifles and 5 000 rounds of ammunition from Pee bles and Harris as they prepare to resist evictions. Captain Beck faces injunction from state court and federal guidance warns against disobedience while settlers claim upheld contracts and possible fight to keep homes.
In a collision near Genoa harbor between the steamer Marino from Naples to La Plata and the Ortegia, 148 passengers and crew perished. A dense fog shrouded the area as both ships sailed at full speed. Ortegia's boats saved 42. The Ortegia returned to Genoa to repair and deliver survivors to authorities.
In Waterloo on July 21 a widow filed suit under the mulct law seeking 12 000 damages from local saloon proprietors and their bondsmen. She says Albert Hurley, after drinking at a Waterloo saloon two hours before the May 31 accident, fell from a Cedar river bridge railing to the ground fatally injuring himself.
County Jailer Wild P. Dennis was summoned to the jail door at midnight and shot down. Harvey Weedman, a former assistant, and a black man are in custody awaiting examination before the coroner's jury. Sheriff Burke offers a $100 reward and Governor Clarke doubles it for the killers.
Dispatch from Panama reports General Alfaro has started his march toward Ecuador’s interior with 1500 troops and more being mobilized. A Red Cross branch is organized in Guayaquil and accompanies the expedition.
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