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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1893
Page
3
Ames Intelligencer notes a season of extreme heat yielding the term sizzard a rough relation to blizzard. It adds smoxline compartments for ladies on Russian trains and that men who object to tobacco smoke may travel more comfortably through the czar's dominions.
A French inventor creates a novel security device that fires a cartridge on the roof and rings a gong to deter burglars, described as highly effective in causing burglars to flee.
The era suffers from a surge in casualties and crime described as worse than a cholera visitation. Officials warn there is no quarantine to stop it and the microbe remains undiscovered.
A compact round up notes that WoweEN averages are no higher than men in a general survey of virtues. It cites the New York Recorder praising men as strong where others are weak and calling them angels.
A historical note describes a condition called kyphosis bicyclistarum named by surgeons for stooped posture in young men who ride bicycles bent over the handlebar. The item suggests awareness of posture issues among riders.
The new Massachusetts law applies imprisonment up to two years for convicted common drunkards. It does not address uncommon drunkards or capital punishment.
Iris observes that this year’s college speakers favor practical topics over abstract theory. This shift indicates the modern academy aims to keep students current while imparting enduring knowledge.
A wary man eyes the sky muttering about eerie weather while joking about a Treasury suspension. The scene shifts to humor as someone notes a supposed plan to suspend payments, and a foolish killer seeks an aide.
A French inventor experimented with Paris gas and water pipes for telephonic communication. He transmitted messages house to house by attaching a wire from a faucet to a gas jet and powered the device with three bichromate batteries on the microphone.
Veille, a noted French physicist, reports after many experiments that the hottest part of the positive carbon in the voltaic arc of street lamps reaches about 3500 degrees centigrade, hot enough for practical use.
The British battleship Victoria sank in the Mediterranean and was the navy’s most costly vessel. Construction ran about 5.785 million dollars with armament adding roughly one million. The United States has spent about 3.2 million dollars on its costliest non armament vessel. Great Britain spends heavily to lead global navies.
A Berlin trade journal reports new paper stockings made from impregnated stock that absorb moisture rapidly. The feet stay dry and warm as the paper regulates temperature, claimed to prevent odors.
Erram W. Bui, originator of the Concord grape, remains a prominent Concord resident at 87. A friend of Emerson and Alcott, he has been honored by visitors and horticulturists worldwide. He preserves the old mother vine from seeds planted fifty years ago in his Concord garden.
A poll in the Woman's building at the world’s fair gauges public preference for a national flower. Iowa women favor corn while Arkansas backs the passion flower Kansas supports the sunflower California votes for the poppy and Nebraska for the goldenrod. Whether any single flower gains enough support remains uncertain.
The long known chinook winds from the Pacific raise milder winters and dry conditions in British Columbia and Alaska. They melt snow on eastern Rockies plains and boost root crops while supporting lush grass growth far north. Wheat struggles and berries stay small. Summers are short but very hot, triggering rapid vegetation growth.
Niagara Falls power transmission researchers begin large scale tests of compressed air as a motive energy. Proponents claim ten thousand horsepower over ten miles in a thirty inch main at 132 psi with only twelve percent loss, efficiency 50 percent with cold air and 75 percent when reheated, to compete with electricity.
Last year 210,042 British and Irish left home with 150,039 heading to the United States. A total of 22,137 aliens from Europe arrived in Britain, many passing through England to America, while 22,137 settled as permanent residents.
The News of the Week notes the death of Rear Admiral Earle English at his Washington residence at age 69. It also reports twelve month trade figures: gold exports 108,680,844 and imports 21,174,384, excess exports 87,506,463. silver exports 40,737,519 and imports 23,198,252, excess 15,544,067. Immigration totaled 497,936 for the year ending June 30, 1893.
Fire at Glen Station New Hampshire wipes out the Glen house with a loss of 100000 dollars. National league standings show weekly percentages for 11 clubs led by Philadelphia and Boston. Several notable deaths and incidents reported include Charles Breck, Frederick A Johnson, and Anthony J Drexel. A Sunday school picnic train wreck harms twenty children in East Aurora. Western Union accepts Brazil messages in plain language. Heir to 4000000 dollars from Mrs Conrad Weilham. Plate glass trust in Pittsburgh weakness. Drexel will probated. Brooklyn sweat-band factory disaster kills four. Fire ruins Long Island City property valued at 800000 dollars leaving many homeless.
A fast Grand Trunk train struck a street car in Chicago, killing Thomas Perkins John Finn and Grace Hunt and injuring ten others. Across the nation banks closed in Denver and Cedartown, while Chicago and other cities reported deadly incidents, rescinded banks, and various local events.
Heavy rain breaks a Western Texas drought over 40000 square miles as disasters unfold nationwide including a fatal shooting in Indianapolis, bank closures in Kansas and Colorado, lightning deaths in Tennessee, and a fatal freight train collision in Illinois. The report notes multiple bank failures, fires, and a series of notable deaths and legal actions across several states.
Reports describe a rail disaster near Bilboa with six dead and thirty injured, a German army bill passage, anti Semitic violence in Yalta, a tornado in Voghera and Casteggio, drownings on the Danube, London warehouse fires causing 7.5 million dollars in losses, Pinmore racing from San Francisco arriving first at Queenstown, and cholera in Moscow Naples and a Canadian village fire leaving sixty families homeless.
The report details widespread bank failures and runs in Denver Colorado with several banks closing or suspending, fears of further closures, and notes large deposits withdrawn. It also lists other severe economic distress including mill shutdowns in Boston with 8,000 workers idle and major Omaha, Kansas, and Illinois incidents.
The piece surveys international agriculture noting Manitoba Assiniboia and British Columbia experiment farms prompting calls for expansion. It reports eucalyptus trial failures in England, camel suitability in Australia through dry air sandy soils and salt bush feed for sheep and camels. It describes Swiss grapevines used for cattle fodder and grape skins processed into fuel.
A satirical column quips about the United States boasting and exaggerating its qualities. It highlights critics of politics, climate, hotels, and products while praising inventions like the typewriter and noting disparities in access to fruit. The piece blends irony with national bravado.
Solomon P. Bradshaw, a Quincy sewing machine agent, was shot dead in Kingston after a mob allegedly surrounded his host’s home. A witness, Mrs Breckenridge, claims white caps committed the killing, though locals doubt the tale as an investigation proceeds. Bradshaw, 26, left a wife and child. Breckenridge and husband faced robbery charges in a prior incident.
Denver reports a sharp drop in silver prices has shut mines and mills, leaving 10,000 in Denver and up to 20,000 outside unemployed. Efforts include a five dollar rail rate to the Missouri river and a fifteen dollar rate to Chicago. Unions kick in a $1,000 aid measure, while merchants curb orders totaling over $12 million as ColoradoJobs crisis deepens.
The will probated for Anthony Drexel details a personal estate around 1 million and real estate near 1 million, with the overall value commonly believed at 30 million. It provides 1 million to the German hospital, 1 million for a Philadelphia public art gallery, 6 funds of 1 million each for six grandchildren, and control of the Public Ledger or continued Drexel involvement in key firms.
A miscellany notes June shows more personal crisis reports than other months while December has fewer. Philadelphia houses exceed those in any U S city. Michigan village taxes three cents per person for sparrow culling. The Man With the Iron Mask wore black velvet. The Erie canal boat first arrived in New York in November 1825. A 1000 word vocabulary claim. 400 to 500 words sufficed for business. The first Bank of the United States was the Bank of North America chartered 1790–1791 with $1,090,000 capital.
A rough estimate places Stanford's estate near 35 million dollars while his burial vault costs 164000 dollars. Tuomas Stanford, among five brothers, is noted as a wealthy figure in Melbourne. The mausoleum, modeled like a Greek temple, houses three tombs including a son buried in 1884.
Ewen Michigan, 85 miles west of Ishpeming, was almost wiped out by a Thursday fire that began at 1 30 p m. The wooden business district burned, the railroad depot and telegraph office vanished, and communication was cut off. Loss ranges from 150 000 to 250 000 with little insurance. several injured and a missing woman reported. The Ontonagon River Lumber plant survived after hard efforts.
Martin May a section boss on the Great Western road shot and killed his wife about 2 PM Thursday. He lives at Aurora 16 miles north. May was arrested and family trouble is blamed for the act.
A naptha can exploded in the J. D. Campbell sweat-band factory at 211 Walworth Street Brooklyn killing four men, including J. D. Campbell and his son Samuel along with John and Jacob Weiss. Matthew Dering injured and twelve workers were present. five men escaped from the basement.
Infanta Eulalia of Spain, currently in Paris, has departed for England to visit the Duke of York and Princess May. The visit follows her Paris stay.
Comptroller Eckels dispatches Bank Examiner Adams in Denver promising aid to banks after runs. He urges depositors to redeposit to restore solvency and notes banks will be given time to gather funds. emphasizes only reputable long established banks will be aided. The Denver panic wanes as several banks reopen and deposits flow back.
A Rock Island & Pacific stock train collided with a side tracked train at Tiskilwa Bureau county at 1 PM killing George Hickey fireman Sheffield Indiana and Henry Strong engineer Chicago. Strong ignored signals and four legged losses included horses and forty hogs.
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