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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1894
Page
4
The Ames Intelligencer notes a letter envelope dating to May 1696 now housed in the British Museum London. The artifact reflects early postal history and archival preservation.
A poet asks how the sun knows true love and advising to tell her simply like a small man. The dialogue highlights playful romance and plainspoken affection.
Rumors circulate that a gasoline and gas stove combine may organize to control the industries. The comment adds a quip that the next step is to regulate the hired girl who operates them.
After September 1 a new statute makes furnishing information to newspaper reporters a misdemeanor if publication would be libelous. The law targets persons or corporations who provide such statements to media. Enactment shifts liability toward sources of potentially defamatory material.
In China a proposal calls for spending twenty eight million dollars on the sixtieth birthday of the dowager empress. About two thirds of the sum has been secured by popular subscription.
Joux Avams died in Springfield Massachusetts recently. He was conductor of the first Springfield to Albany train in 1841 and had notable duties including escorting Kossuth in 1851 and leading the special train with the prince of Wales aboard in 1860.
Newark firm produced 160000000 corkscrews last year enough to half encircle the globe if lined end to end. Demand, estimated at one per resident yearly, raises a curious question about their fate.
A Vermont society belle recently wed a colored hotel porter in Saratoga. The piece notes that such matches are framed as rare romances and imply the groom holds substantial wealth, while the couple’s circumstances are anything but ordinary.
The passage notes the sultan was assassinated by friends of his son, leaving the son as ruler without primaries or conventions. The young ruler is expected to govern until his own son comes of age.
The large flow of Scandinavian emigrants to the peninsular kingdoms excites remark. The race is frugal and diligent, and a few years in the United States lets many return home with enough to live in affluence where the cost of living is low. They can live like princes there on what would be barely a competence here.
The distinction of being the oldest living actress in the United States is said to belong to Mrs. Rachel Cantor of Philadelphia. At 83 she left the stage about twelve years ago. An Englishwoman, Cantor began in Wallack's company and later supported Booth Foret and other leading actors in her era.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that railroad commissions lack power to enforce unreasonable rates and that roads are entitled to rates ensuring solvency. It supports the railroads who claim equal consideration to shippers, while in Texas the railway commission has forced losses and endangered several lines.
The death in New Haven of an old slave woman who was sold at public auction in 1859 recalls Connecticut’s slavery era. Slavery was soon abolished in the state, with many owners selling enslaved people to Southern planters before emancipation.
The report states sixty six dispensaries operated under the Tillman law in South Carolina. The state paid out 379000 for liquors 957600 for bottles and 57000 for labels and other expenses. Sales yielded a profit of 184000 with 100000 to the state and 84000 to counties. The profit exceeds 37 percent of the outlay and prices were lower than retail, implying substantial funds in the whisky business.
The gored matador Espatero dies under shadows of Madrid as a priest administers last rites while others kneel in the dust. After ceremonies, the ring fights resume amid Spain's need for missionaries and civilizers. The Moors driven out could have built more than the current inhabitants.
Sir Charlies Ressell achieves the pinnacle of his legal career as he becomes lord chief justice of England in his first year. Once a Belfast solicitor who joked about this goal, he rose through rapid ascent powered by extraordinary intellect and determination.
A Chicago judge ruled that a letter dropped into the post office by a government officer and received inside by another under prior arrangement is not a mailed letter under the statute. The letter, while in the office and in the hands of the receiving officer, was not in the mail at the time it was diverted, so the suspect was found not guilty.
The week’s items include tariff bill adjustments in the Senate and House actions on the Indian appropriation bill. Reports cover free list changes, anti option debates, and income tax discussion. Also noted are storms, lightning deaths, a Brazil Ind. incident, and various nomination results across states.
A plot to destroy the capitol was claimed to have been discovered unearthed by H. J. Jaxon and other Chicagoans. The iSll shows grain reserves with Wheat 57106000 bushels, Corn 7077000, Oats 2517000, Rye 240000, Barley 5000. The treasurys gold reserve fell to 64708047 dollars, the lowest on record. John W. Easley U S N retired died in Washington at 75. Bishop W Perkins died in Washington aged 53. he had served in the 48th 49th 50th 51st Congresses and became senator January 1 1862 to fill Preston Plumbs vacancy. Free destroyed Eckington hotel near Washington home to many congressmen, loss 100900.
Across a string of incidents a mix of fatal accidents, political moves, and personal tragedies unfolds. Joan S Johnson breaks track records in Massachusetts while an express crash in Paterson, New Jersey kills three and injures five.
In Kansas 10 000 miners plan a strike to press for a Missouri and Indian Territory settlement. Ohio mines in the Hocking valley resume work and expect full operation soon. A Stillman Valley wreck injures five and kills nine race horses. Coxey returns to Massillon for a lecture tour. West Vincinta miners resume work while Alabama miners vote to keep striking. A boat capsizes near St Joseph killing three children. Illinois coal operators refuse to pay the miners scale. The American Railway union, by 112 to 100, bars colored men and sets Chicago as HQ. A tornado near Fort Dodge destroys homes and farms. a farmer dies in Collendar Moreland. In Raymond Ill a runaway kills a couple. Over 100 Sanders commonweal army members fined or jailed in Fort Leavenworth. At Columbus Ohio miners’ convention McBride accuses Adams of treason while Adams says McBride sold out to operators. Michigan Republicans plan their Grand Rapids convention.
A Russia steamer and a Greek bark sank after a collision in the Sea of Azov with 26 crew lost. The Rose schooner perished after an iceberg collision off Newfoundland with 12 drowned. Entre Rios drought in Argentina killed massive livestock valued at £5,000,000. A Jek River boat sinking in Russia drowned 45. Waag Valley floods in Austria submerged 30 villages, worst since 1813. Unga schooner foundered near Japan with 10 dead. Japan earthquakes killed many natives and damaged property. Dudley Foster, 17, famed as the world’s smallest man, died in Bridgetown NC. American cyclist Arthur Zimmerman won at Florence, Harry Wheeler second. In the Philippines a battle left 100 Mussulmans dead as Spanish troops fought. London fires destroyed factories worth about $1,000,000.
Bils move to create the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias makes Labor Day a legal holiday on the first Monday in September. The tariff bill is debated. in the House the anti option bill passes 14 to 8 and the general deficiency appropriation bill is discussed.
Massillon Ohio reports 2000 miners rejecting Columbus ten cent cut and mass meetings in Terre Haute Indiana push for last year’s 70 cent price. Leaders clash as Dunkerry resignations are demanded and new officers named. labor actions continue amid coal labor disputes and legislative amendments.
June 20. In St Johns Newfoundland the schooner Rose en route from Labrador to Conception Bay struck an iceberg on Monday and sank with loss of life. Pleas ure seekers report finding watery graves as rescue efforts begin.
Edward E. Ayer, president of the museum and a leading Chicago figure born in Kenosha Wis in 1841, is described as a railroad contractor turned lumber company president who donated a 100000 collection of Indian relics to the museum. F J V Skiff is named as executive director general and a key organizer of the World Columbian Exposition.
In Washington on June 2 Amberoid was added to the free list while salts and ammonia were stricken. The finance committee amendment allows free entry of cattle sheep and other domestic animals driven or strayed across the boundary for pasturage. Apples and dried fruit moved off the dutiable list. beef mutton and pork kept at 20 percent duty.
A mob of 75 farmers in Mason County West Virginia captured Archie Bert and Wilbur Haines three colored men accused of horse sheep and cattle theft and hanged them from a tree. No arrests were reported and authorities are not expected to intervene.
Braurxenam Alabama June 22 a fire in the Mary Lee coal mine 400 feet from the mouth trapped fifty miners below. Four men including Jack Whalen J W Baskins and Will McKenzie are confirmed dead with at least fifteen others in precarious condition. Fifty on the top side escaped without aid as rescue efforts continue and the fire remains burning.
In the case William Sturges of New York sues John V. Farwell and others for 2,500,000 in commissions tied to English syndicates that built the Texas capitol at a 7,000,000 total. Judge Tuley awards Sturges 75,000 to be paid within ninety days by Farwell and Abner Taylor plus 110,000 via promissory notes, with costs to be divided.
The senate debated the income tax as part of the tariff bill with opposition from Senator Hill and Senator Hoar. An amendment set the tax expiration date to January 1, 1900. Peffer’s proposal for a graduated tax form failed.
A Ro man Catholic's estate in Mobile left £2600 for masses of his soul but the Alabama Supreme Court ruled the trust void since the soul is not a legal beneficiary. No living beneficiary existed to satisfy the trust terms.
News from Opessa reports the Greek bark Egyptus and the Russian steamer Maroussia sank after a sea collision. Four Egyptus crew members and twenty two Maroussia crew including all officers drowned.
A cyclone west of Fort Doper Iowa on Tuesday caused barn and farmhouse destruction near Callendar Moorland with farmer Goddard killed and several injured. Tornadoes near Chapton Nebraska killed John Tenzer. cloudbursts in Braddock Pennsylvania and Lock Haven killed others. New York and New Jersey suffered lightning deaths and injuries including John Ferguson. Omaha reported a strong gale with a drowning near Out Comtland Beach. Sioux City noted a fierce storm damaging infrastructure and crops. A Des Moines dispatch covers no new insane asylum. historical gifts. a Fraud Swindle. and the Iowa coal strike settlement aims to resume work June 13.
John Klunp a farmer and his wife were riding from Bloomington to Hudson when their wagon was struck by a Chicago bound limited express at Main street Normal. Mrs Klunp was torn to fragments along the tracks while her husband suffered likely fatal head injuries. Both horses died and the wagon was destroyed. The accident occurred as two passenger trains passed nearby.
The twenty seventh annual reunion of the Army of the Potomac opens in Coxcorp New Hampshire with Gen. Miles as president and family present. Elected officers include President Gen Alexander S Webb treasurer Lieut Col Samuel Truesdell recording secretary Col Horatio King and corresponding secretary Gen George H Sharp.
Jacksonville UL reports a severe heat wave with 102 to 104 degree readings in the shade. The drought hurts crops as farmers struggle with hay yields, oats near half a crop, wheat in fine condition, and corn looking well despite conditions.
A large gathering of liberal association delegates from across the country convenes in Leeds under the National Liberal Federation to draft a campaign plan. The main objective is reform or abolition of the house of lords as the pivotal issue for the next general election.
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