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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
10
The electric searchlight at Fort Monroe is described as the greatest in the world. It guards the fort entrance with a nine foot beam that can illuminate objects 100 miles away and be seen on clouds at even greater distances.
The town Cienfuegos was named to honor Jose Cienfuegos y Jovellanos, captain general of Cuba from 1816 to 1819, and founded during his rule. Its English meaning is "hundred fires."
A French invention named the duograph acts as a typewriter that prints letters in relief. It makes text both visible to the eyes and perceptible by touch for direct communication between blind and sighted people.
The island discovered by Columbus in 1493 was first named San Juan. It remained so until the eighteenth century when it became San Juan de Porto Rico and later shortened to Porto Rico. The name means a rich port and is pronounced Porto Reek-c.
Prince Henry of Prussia heading the German naval expedition to China met the Chinese emperor and empress. He reportedly found the emperor nervous while his wife displayed decisive leadership, fueling local belief that she is the true ruler of the Yellow Kingdom.
Cap t . SIGSBEE is among few American naval officers allowed to wear a foreign decoration The German emperor awarded him the Cross of the Prussian Red Eagle for services in inventing a deep sea sounding machine The act of Congress of 1882 authorized his acceptance.
Mrs. W D Sloane will transform her sister Mrs Elliott P Shepard's former home at Fifty second street and Fifth avenue New York into a grand palace with an adjoining mansion. Estimated cost before completion nears half a million dollars.
The passage notes volunteers may view $13 monthly as small pay, while a common Russian soldier earns three rubles a year about $2.25. It describes daily rations of two pounds of suchary bread, salt, and soup, with the bread baked hard and dried.
In the regular army the drum is a back number except in concerted music. All calls use bugle calls for compactness reliability and range. Drums break easily and falter when wet, while bugles offer clearer sound and longer reach.
A Pittsburgh man bought the ruined Norra Carona hilltop home once feared for lightning. Within six weeks he located a vast iron ore deposit and for 12 years the mine has produced ore enough to pay for the plant four times over each year.
The war increases use of the half military salute. Women and men favor it as a reverent greeting, replacing the old hats and bows. It is awkward at first but considered more graceful and dignified than bowing and scraping.
Workers digging Mr. Gladstone's grave uncovered a lead coffin of an unknown person and the remains of others with no burial records. A nearly worn skull, likely a young man, and preserved shoulder and arm bones were found, with deeper skulls kept from mold by dry soil conditions.
A fashion of collecting old boots and shoes from celebrated figures draws many European royals and nobles who pay high prices. The Queen of Italy owns footwear linked to Marie Antoinette Mary Stuart Josephine Queen Anne and Catherine the Great. Lady Ermyntrude Maret wife of Britain’s ambassador in Berlin also guards rare pieces including Lucrezia Borgia’s embroidered slipper. Carmen Sylvia also acquires celebrity boots.
On the Dauntless off Santiago de Cuba June 20, American gun crews blasted shore fortifications after a bombardment. No fleet casualties reported as batteries were silenced in 38 minutes. Admiral Sampson praised the crews for obedience and efficiency before breakfast.
About 16,000 U S troops aboard 37 transports reach off Santiago de Cuba but landing plans are postponed. Admiral Sampson says the general landing will be delayed for several days amid mixed reports and ongoing operations.
The middle-of-the-road populists in Grand Rapids on Tuesday nominated a full slate headed by Sullivan Cook of Hartford for governor. Their platform denounces fusion in strong terms and outlines policy positions.
In Lawrenceville New Jersey on June 22 former President Cleveland spoke at the college commencement and voiced his opposition to annexing further territories by the United States.
Columbus Ohio June 20 Judge E P Hammond of the United States court sentenced William Nethercutt of Wellston to three years in prison for passing bogus nickels on a slot machine.
A long weekly wrap of World War II era activity tracks U S troop movements from San Francisco to the Philippines and Cuba and the evolving battlefront near Santiago de Cuba. It notes naval bombardments, desertions, reinforcements, prisoner exchanges, and political shifts through June 22.
The House approved the Hawaiian annexation resolution by 200 to 91 and sent it to the Senate. Over successive days in June, the Senate considered the annexation measure, received the House measure, and discussed the matter in open session with a decisive test vote on adjournment. The period also covered related bills including the International American Bank and bankruptcy conference reports.
Snow fell in Collingwood Ontario to half an inch. Garwin Iowa burned its business district. The Illinois building at the Omaha exposition was dedicated. Died Luther Benson at Rushville Indiana. brigands abducted a sultan’s sister in Constantinople. Wisconsin Democrats set Milwaukee August 31 for state convention. Windstorm destroyed orchards in Orleans County New York. Arkansas Democrats nominated Daniel W Jones for governor. Andrew Uriarte elected president of the Greater Republic of Central America. Ebenezer Poe died in Columbus Ohio at age 52. Fire destroyed the Grant Opera House in Albuquerque with loss of 200000 dollars. Earthquakes felt in eastern Tennessee with no damage. Irvin P. Wanger re nominated in Pennsylvania. Alaska gold seekers perished in White Horse rapids. Sloop Senorita lost at sea. Pellico mines transferred to English syndicate. Mrs. John P. Sawyer shot by husband in Moline Kansas. Naval dispatches from Dewey describe the Manila situation and Spanish collapse in the Philippines.
The report covers the general deficiency bill totaling 224,032,323 with most funds for wartime needs and pensions. It notes Hawaii’s annexation via Newlands resolution with a five member commission and a public debt limit of four million dollars. Also mentioned are revenue measures, pension bills, metric system adoption, and various June House actions.
During the launching of the Albion at Blackwell a massive water displacement submerged lower yard stages and swept away bystanders. Five men eighteen women and eleven children were recovered dead with about fifty feared drowned.
Dubuque Iowa June 20 Gen C H Booth pioneer resident of Iowa died Sunday aged 82 He helped originate and build the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad and served as an officer of the company An inventor noted for advancing railroad and northwest development
Samuel L. Lindsey, a bookkeeper for Hargadine McKittrick Dry Goods, was killed Tuesday evening by his brother-in-law Herbert G. Everingham in St. Louis. The killer claimed the sister’s daughter had said Lindsey assaulted her and the father acted in vengeance.
A street car from Akron to Cuyahoga Falls jumped the track and overturned Tuesday afternoon. About twenty people were hurt and two sustain injuries regarded as potentially fatal.
In Defiance Ohio on June 20 Alice Stitzel and Mamie and Minnie Corner drowned after entering the river for a swim. They ventured into deep water and did not resurface.
At Buckhart bridge five miles south of Dawson a buggy crossing ended in disaster when Goldie Sargent fell into the Sangamon River. Her brother Charles Sargent sprang in to save her, and both were drowned.
D J Thayer a well known civil engineer from Chariton Ia killed himself in a sleeping car berth on a Burlington train as it entered Burlington early Tuesday morning. The act occurred while he was said to be insane and attracted police and telegraphers to the scene.
The May collections reached 14,098,117 dollars, up 3,281,225 from May 1897. The 11 month net increase stands at 19,938,808 dollars.
Four colored burglars who murdered William Gordon and his wife and William Carley were taken from jail by a mob in Wetumpka Alabama and hanged at once. The incident occurred June 18 as the mob burned the victims residence.
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