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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
2
Senate to vote on Philippine bill June 3
In Senate discussions on the Philippine bill occupied the day with no agreement on a voting time. The House passed an immigration bill with amendments to prohibit intoxicant sales at immigration stations and to abolish the Capitol bar. Conference reports on river and harbor and Philippine government bills progressed. Genera Brooke retirement bill favored by military affairs. House also passed the subsidiary coinage bill. Adjourned to June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National
House
Brooke
Five Thousand Union Men Strike in Denver
A Denver strike halts five thousand building trades workers. Other items note McCormick's nomination as ambassador to Austria Hungary, a Girard post office burglary, flood losses in Pueblo, and extradition treaty ratifications with Chili.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Robert S. McCormick
Illinois
Austria-Hungary
Girard
Fountain River
Pueblo
Col
Chili
Cass Daveron
Manchester
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kentucky
Indiana
Jacob Graham
St. Joseph
Robert C. Hunter
Frank Robinson
Nevada
Gertrude Rawlins
Albert P. Ferguson
Kansas City
Ella Jordan
William Harmon
Philadelphia
Terra Alta
Berlin
Bishop Turner
Georgia
Congress
United States
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lord Pauncefote
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Washington
England
Jefferson Davis
Arkansas
Little Rock Baptist Church
Tobacco Trust
Thomas A. Edison
Global and U S news items from the era mix in a single report
The article summarizes events from the era including the forty fourth general assembly of the United Presbyterian church in Pittsburg and a Manila based envoy defending colonial actions. It covers a Cleveland conference over the anthracite strike, Texas Red River floods, Chicago murder verdict, a Cincinnati judge’s death, a McKinley statue in Muskegon, Roosevelt remarks on the Philippines, drownings in Oregon, Memorial Day observances, rising immigration, Philippines force reductions, a national tramp commission, weekly U S business failures, Hawthorne race track fire, a deadly Texan gas mine blast, a Salt Lake City murder suicide, and President Mitchell’s coal strike uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-Fourth
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Pittsburg
Filipe Buencamino
Manila
Aguinaldo
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Hanna
Civic Federation
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Panhandle
Red River
Texas
William McFetridge
Chicago
Robert MacFetridge
Kavanagh
James M. Smith
Cincinnati
Presbyterian General Assembly
New York
President Roosevelt
Canton
William McKinley
Philippines
Herbert
Ivy Martin
Libby
Lizzie Durkee
Martins Bluff
Ore
United States
War Department
Hawthorne Race Track
Eagle Pass
Tex
N. F. Graves
Salt Lake City
Mitchell
Republicans nominate Laylin for secretary of state in Ohio
In Cleveland the Ohio Republican convention nominated Lewis C. Laylin for secretary of state and adopted a resolution calling for the crushing out of anarchy. Kansas Republicans in Wichita nominated W. J. Bailey for governor and pledged support for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland
Lewis C. Laylin
Kansas
Wichita
W. J. Bailey
Baileyville
Theodore Roosevelt
Michigan
Joseph W. Fordney
Paul J. Sorg
Middletown
Charles F. Townsend
Sam W. Smith
Wisconsin
John J. Esch
Charles A. Hill
Tanner
Illinois
Joliet
Noah Brockway Beacon
Des Moines
Michigan Democrats
Detroit
Tennessee
James H. Frazier
Chattanooga
Sylvester Pennoyer
Oregon
Portland
Notable deaths and diplomatic notes in early 1900s reports
Arthur Williams a United States consul died in Monterey while serving in Saltillo. M Benjamin Constant the French portraitist died in Paris aged 57. Herbert G Squiers presented credentials as US minister to Cuba. Palma outlines needed Cuban leg islation in first message to congress. Mont Pelee eruptions threaten Martinique. Adolf Kussmaul, who introduced the stomach pump, died in Heidelberg aged 80. London peace sentiment touches Boer bid to reopen independence. Roseberry warns Britain to treat Boers liberally for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Williams
Manchester
N. H
United States
Saltillo
Mexico
Monterey
M. Benjamin Constant
Paris
Herbert G. Squiers
Palma
Cuba
Congress
America
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Adolf Kussmaul
Heidelberg
Germany
London
Lord Roseberry
Great Britain
Cuban Congress Fixes President and Congress Salaries
The Cuban congress votes to set the president’s salary at 25000 dollars a year and congress members at 3600 dollars. Other updates note Britain’s cabinet preparing to end the war in South Africa and fleet moves in Asiatic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Congress
South Africa
Great Britain
Asiatic
Pacific
Ferne
B. C
Hatzie
Victoria
Col
Baldwin
Lake Land District
Philippines
Europe
Maine
Havana
Manila
End of Boer War Marks Pretoria Signing and Public Reaction
The war ended at 10 30 p m May 31 with the peace treaty signed in Pretoria. Kitchener cabled the announcement to London where services read the news and crowds celebrated. May saw record self harm in Chicago and fires destroying Rockaway Beach hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
London
Kitchener
Chicago
Rockaway Beach
N. Y
Lincoln
Neb
William McKinley
Meade
San Francisco
Manila
Twenty-first Infantry
National League
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Root
Mount Redoubt
Alaska
Kenai
Roosevelt
Chi Li
China
South Carolina
Minor News Items From National Press Archive
A roundup of brief notices reports a trust accusation against National Lamp Association members a Toronto jockey Pat Meagher killed in a track incident Ada Gray found destitute in City Island NY lake navigation updates from Alaska to Yukon Roosevelt carries a pistol on rides German opium sale plan to China Chinese relations Spanish unrest Edison storage battery Durkheim etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Meagher
Toronto
Ont
Ada Gray
City Island
N. Y
Alaska
Yukon
Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie
Biscayan
Chicago
New York
Jewish Charities
Detroit
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakota
Corn Belt Editorial Association Meets in Le Mars
The ninth annual session of the Corn Belt Editorial association was held in Le Mars. Mayor E. W. Caldwell of Sioux City gave an address on Pioneer Newspapering in Iowa. A banquet at Washington hall followed a toast program. Ford Reichman of Le Mars was elected president, E. W. Caldwell secretary, and D. C. Stone treasurer. next year’s meeting will be in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iver Svaleson
United States Gypsum Company
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Ottumwa
F. W. Kammerle
A. J. Feeley
Aurora
Iowa City
Dostal Bros
Hamilton
Lon Miller
Clarion
Rock Island
Grinnell
Robert Thomson
Cresco Union Savings Bank
Johnnie Hanley
John Hanley
L. B. Raymond
Hampton Chronicle
Grand Army
John Lindt
Council Bluffs
A. J. Raymond
Northwestern
Chariton
Roundhouse
Inj
Dows
Bert Houston
Muscatine
John Shaughnessy
Davenport
Daniel B. Walthall
Town Falls
Louise
Black Hawk County
Laporte City
Corn Belt Editorial Association
le Mars
E. W. Caldwell
Sioux City
Pioneer
Iowa
Washington Hall
Ford Reichman
D. C. Stone
Hawarden
Dubuque Teen Elopes With Lover to Milwaukee
Florence Putnam a 17 year old daughter of a prominent local businessman eloped with Leonard Evans 19 after her father opposed their relationship. The couple reportedly fled to Milwaukee where Evans once lived and their whereabouts were unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Putnam
Dubuque
Leonard Evans
Milwaukee
Evans
Iowa banks show reserves and deposits shift in April report
The abstract of the condition of national banks in Iowa excluding Des Moines, to the comptroller, shows reserve at %.6 against 28.29 in February. Loans and discounts rose from $8,148,469 to $96,374,756. Gold coin moved from $1,762,874 to $2,017,166. Total specie grew from $13,157,940 to $3,486,911. lawful money reserve rose from $4,912,172 to $5,313.7%. Individual deposits increased from $963,648,434 to $66,746,322.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Banks of
Iowa
Dees Moines
Three Fingers Short Brant Held for Grand Larceny
Leonard Brant sits in Union county jail at Elk Point S D on three grand larceny charges. He is accused of stealing a horse from F Grabbe of Union county another horse from Frank Nelsey of Sergeant Bluff and a buggy belonging to F J Smith of Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Brant
Union County
Elk Point
S. D
F. Grabbe
Frank Nelsey
Sergeant Bluff
F. J. Smith
Sioux City
Jury sentences two for murder in second degree
The Shenandoah jury found Wesley Irwin guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced him to life in prison for the December killing of Oscar Miller in a Wabash land house. Edward Dennis received a like life sentence, while Eugene Mason was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Wesley Irwin
Oscar Miller
Wabash
Edward Dennis
Eugene Mason
Woman threatens suicide after affair becomes known
Mary Jands in Cedar Rapids threw herself before a switch engine but was saved by a brakeman. Police took her to the station where she vowed to kill herself if she cannot have the married man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jands
Cedar Rapids
Crop Outlook for Iowa from Washington Weather Bureau
The weekly Washington Weather Bureau report for Iowa notes an excessively warm week with heavy showers affecting over three quarters of the state. It cites wash damage and floods in limited areas, delayed corn planting in the northeast, some replanting, but overall crop condition is fairly good with grass and small grain showing rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Lmited
Lost Jurisdiction and a Fence by the Boundary Line
Supreme Court justices joke about a story from Indiana where a justice of the peace on a farm fence at the Indiana Ohio boundary shouts for peace and falls as the fence collapses, exclaiming I’ve lost my jurisdiction. The tale was recounted by Justice Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington Star
Justice Brewer
Indiana
Ohio
Justice of the Peace
Jim
Hellos of the Kitchen Echoes in a Quirky Exchange
In a playful Town Topics snippet a puzzled mistress asks for her eggs. A witty butler replies humorously that the cook and chambermaid are playing ping pong with them, signaling a light domestic exchange.
All About Spirit and Okoboji Lakes booklet offer
Descriptive booklet about Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in Iowa along the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway line. Free on application from Jno G Farmer G P T A B C R N Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa. Includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws and local boarding houses and hotels for rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids
Denmark’s landsthing and folkething debated
A short excerpt notes that the Danish assembly bodies, the landsthing and folkething, insist on limits to contentment and reject accepting any random offer. This reflects a stance on sovereignty and governance in Denmark.
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
This antique advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweating callouses and swollen aching feet. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen A. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
We Never Saw a Man Eating Shark
A playful remark from the Philadelphia Bulletin notes that while no man eats a shark, residents have witnessed more than one man eating shad, mixing humor with local chatter about fish and dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Great Nerve Restorer claims permanent cure
Advert says fits permanently after first day of use of Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle offered by Dr R H Kline Ltd, 931 Arch St Philadelphia. Note appears in Atchison Globe style text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Kline
Dr. R. H
Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and notes a money back guarantee by druggists. The ad also references Malice drinks one-half of its own poison and cites Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Pike's Cure for Consumption Promoted in 1900 Ad
An advertisement from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900 touts Pike's Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds, crediting N W Samuel as the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike’s
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Man’s temper rarely shows before losing it
A noted saying from the Chicago Daily News notes that a man seldom loses his temper until after he has already done so, highlighting a ironic view on self control and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Hospital Secrets: Nurse Kate Taylor Warns on Peruna
Mrs. Kate Taylor, a prominent graduate nurse, writes an open letter detailing her experiences with Peruna. Her social standing and professional credentials lend weight to her cautions about the remedy and its perceived effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Taylor
Peruna
Peruna Praised as Finest Tonic for Convalescents
In Chicago Illinois a speaker extols Peruna as the best tonic for recovery after serious illness. He notes observing faster relief in convalescent patients using Peruna compared with other tonics. The testimonial underscores quick improvements for those weakened by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nhicago
Ill
Monroe
Peruna claims vitality boost for women and free treatment offer
A testimonial praises Peruna for rapid health boost and vigor. Dr Hartman offers to direct free treatment for female diseases to any applicant this summer, with address for The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Arbor Day Tree Planting Sinks In Nebraska Wind
A Beatrice man attempted to plant a tree on Arbor Day but the wind blew the tree away and toppled the hole. He saved himself by grabbing the stem and holding on until the tree was sunk into the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirom
Nebraska Journal
As She Understood it He Miss Fadden Antiquarian Fame
A playful exchange notes Miss Fadden's growing fame as an antiquarian. The Chicago Daily News sketches her as surprisingly aged and well known in circles debating her longevity and reputation.
Flattery and Self-Opinion in Public Writings
A concise reflection cites flattery as the act of shaping one’s secret view of self into the speech of others, attributed to the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
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Folkething
Fac Simile Signature of
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auRi
Hamlins Wizard Oil Taal Eye
Br.m
WSOLI
Bex
Atlanta, Ga
Nebraska
Bears
Goodrich
Escanaba
Mich
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Muskegon
Grand Haver
R. ©. Davis
G. P. Aoy Coodrich
Michigan Ave
Til
Ngaidoe
J.P. Allen
St. Paul
Minn
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