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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1888
Page
4
Telegraph dispatches and brief insights from distant lands fill a column, offering snapshots of events and curiosities beyond local shores. A compact miscellany highlights politics, travel, and culture shaping distant shores.
The Ways and Means Committee advances an internal revenue measure outlining a $25,000,000 revenue reduction. It repeals tobacco sale restrictions, lowers or removes taxes on tobacco and related duties, and broadens penalties for violations while restructuring enforcement and distillery regulation. The act would take effect July 1888 and ties to the Mills tariff plan.
A bulletin from attending physicians states there are no differences of opinion about the Crown Prince's illness and treatment. They confirm no imminent danger, note the wound has healed, lungs are healthy, cough and expectoration diminished, and general strength improving. Dr Mackenzie holds sole responsibility for conduct and care prior to the recent operation.
A Chicago special reports that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen plans a Western rail strike affecting multiple roads. President Perkins of Burlington Road declines arbitration, stating crews are sufficient and no talks are needed. Officials acknowledge uncertainty about which lines will be affected and how far the tie-up will extend.
The Senate battlefield heated as Mr. Ingalls attacks the President and Democrats on pension reforms. A Finance Committee amendment to the Bond bill discusses sinking fund maintenance and U S bond purchases. Debate continues on Alabama election case McDuffie with voting split 144 to 122.
M. Wilson, son in law of ex President Grevy, is found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison, a 3000 franc fine, and five years civil rights loss. Three others receive prison terms from eight months to one month. Mme Rhatazzi acquitted. From San Remo crown prince’s health declines Cancer traces found. doctors plan for potential May return to Berlin.
In Philadelphia a reading strikers declaration outlines grievances against the Brotherhood citing repeated defeats and forbearance as ended. Knights vow to keep their position until Arthur withdraws every Brotherhood member on the Reading system. Claus Spreckels asserts plans to build refinery in the East and vows never to join a trust, challenging anyone to break him.
Chicago telegram reports passenger traffic running regularly on Monday with some freight movement. Brookfield Missouri reports claim a striker was shot by a guard. Strikers are hopeful while the brotherhood contemplates a general strike across many lines.
The Portland Maine municipal election featured Neal Dow Prohibition versus Charles J. Chapman Republican with Democrats backing Dow. Chapman led by 1,600 as Republicans won the mayoralty and most aldermen. President Cleveland appointed John Leo Logan to Idaho Supreme Court associate justice and George F. Hollis as Cape Town consul with John F. Dolphin named post chaplain.
The Union Square Theater and Morton House in New York were destroyed, with losses around 700000 dollars. Comedians Robson and Crane lost wardrobes. Seven men injured as theater floor collapsed. A Southern Pacific freight wreck at Hondo Texas buried a caboose and two stock cars. several killed including Captain Etheridge and brakemen. Newton Kansas struck by a cyclone. Detroit paper warehouse burned. Sutter Creek California fire ruined town business district. Five men killed in Ishpeming Michigan mine blast due to a dynamite gas pipe mishap.
A Southwest dispatch reports 400 men forced the Carthage Texas jail to abduct Tom Forsythe who killed County Treasurer Hill. Forsythe was hanged in the jail yard after pleading to die by his own hand. The mob laid his body on the murder scene and departed. A Chicago manhunt is noted for William B. Tascott. A Fargo special adds a Pullman car conductor was attacked on a Wheatland to Buffalo run, relieved of about $100.
The Ways and Means Committee chair introduces the tariff bill after months of Democratic work. Free-list section to take effect July 1, 1588. Republicans and Randallites express dissatisfaction and plan a new bill.}
In the House a lively debate centers on a bill authorizing the Treasury to buy surplus revenue bonds. McKinley attacks the administration for not applying surplus to debt and criticizes bank intermediation. Weaver, Breckinridge, Reed and others critique money use and tariff policy as they push for protective measures. The bill passes after an amendment cancels purchased bonds from the sinking fund.
Washington special reports a Senate session with a heated discussion of the Grand Army pension bill. Senator Plumb of Kansas urged a just measure, saying veterans deserve a decent livelihood and criticizing partisan motives in the debate. Senator West charged politicians with auctioning soldiers' votes, while Teller and others defended party unity and candidate options amid a crowded field.
John A Beal a 15 year old from Preble County Ohio has started a life sentence at the penitentiary for the murder of his mother eight months ago. He faced the coroner's inquest and withstood lengthy questioning before confessing to the crime after clerical visits.
In Nebraska and Chicago the Chicago Burlington and Quincy strike ties up freight and suburban service. Officials claim readiness to resume normal operations within days while strikers show resolve and wage commitments. About 176 engineers and firemen in Chicago participate as hundreds idle in lumber and freight yards. Postal authorities press for mail trains and safety demands amid the standoff.
The Burlington Railroad in Iowa is stopped by a strike halting freight traffic and delaying passenger service. Officials report ample men and imminent return to work, with similar disruptions reported across the state.
St Louis reports little yard work but passenger trains run on time as officials claim many engineer applicants will fill striker gaps. Kansas City notes Burlington tie up complete with crews of green hands, delays common, no freight moved. specials elsewhere show few trains operating.
In Nebraska, a violent strike wave disrupts rail work as a mob targets a non union engineer at McCook beating him and forcing him off a locomotive. A dynamite cartridge and two torpedoes are found near Burlington track while Brotherhood members deny involvement. Specials report few trains running across the state.
The New York stock market showed a clear downturn after the strike began. Canadian Pacific and Burlington and Quincy faced sharp declines, with prices dipping to 124 and later 1274, and accompanying weakness spread to other listed stocks especially grangers.
Powderly in Scranton urges Knights of Labor to stay out of the Burlington & Quincy strike and let the Brotherhood show strength alone. He criticizes past betrayals by rival unions and advises Knigts from Maine to California to keep hands off and let the workers on the line prevail if possible.
Philadelphia engineer E. D. Ward has examined and engaged forty seven engineers and eighty firemen to join the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Road. New York specials report locomotive engineers being hired at No 61 Broadway to replace strikers, with over 100 men secured yesterday.
Testimony before the New York State Senate committee on trusts highlighted gaps in memory by John D. Archbold of Standard Oil. He declined to confirm trust formation, rebates, or traffic distribution terms while admitting a proxy committee could run multiple controlled firms.
In Sioux City Iowa a Wednesday verdict found E J Ressigien guilty of illegal liquor sales. The ruling confiscates his entire stock valued over twenty thousand dollars. An agreement with law men allowed Ressigien and Leich to remove stock from the state as Arensdorf brewery closes.
Upon the death of W. W. Corcoran three million dollars remained from his estate. One hundred thousand goes to the Corcoran Art Gallery, bringing the museum’s total gifts to 1.6 million, and 1,000 to Louise Home in addition to 560,000 previously donated. The remainder goes to relatives.
The will of the late W. W. Corcoran has been probated in Washington. The estate is valued at 3,000,000 dollars with the greater portion bequeathed to his three grandchildren George P. Eustis Louise M. Eustis and William C. Eustis.
San Francisco and nearby towns experienced a significant quake on Wednesday forcing residents to rush from homes in alarm as authorities assess damage and aftershocks continue.
A disastrous blaze at the North and Judd saddlery hardware factory in New Britain Connecticut caused an estimated loss of thirty thousand dollars. Fire officials battled the flames through the night uncovering extensive damage to the plant and its equipment.
The Phoenix Flouring Mills in South Bend Indiana were wiped out by a fire causing estimated losses of twenty thousand dollars. Fire officials investigated the blaze and contained damage to surrounding property.
A collision at Clinton Illinois between the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul lines involved Civil Engineer Pearce of Aurora standing in for a striker. His train struck the mail and express car of the rival train. No fatalities, eight trainmen injured.
United States Marshal Marsh says no official notification has reached him to take measures regarding the C B and Q strike. So far only trivial delays to mail transmission and no obstruction is expected.
In Colorado a Denver special reports Burlington engineers strike halting all trains for three days with no departures or arrivals from the East. No new movement has occurred as crews remain on the picket line.
The State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that legislative vacancy did not occur when trustees were not elected. The Insane Hospital Trustees appointed by Governor Gray retain office, and the Attorney General plans to seek removal for cause.
Miller and his wife were at church in Fairhaven Minnesota when their house burned. Their three children aged 13, 10, and 7 perished in the fire.
Cotoxet B. C. Casi age 66 dies in Cincinnati County. Report states he killed four men before his death.
Commodore Samuel Barron of the late Confederate States Navy dies at his home in Essex County Virginia age unknown.
A persuasive ad promotes a vegetable medicine claimed to cure nervous debility neuralgia headaches and other nervous diseases. It promises calm sleep renewed strength and energy with a bottle priced at 1 and offers a free consultation from Dr. Greene at 35 West Fourteenth Street New York.
The article describes the White House private dining room furniture and the historic plate. It notes mahogany sideboard, round center table from Arthur era, two old side-tables, rose glass fixtures, and matching wallpaper and carpet. It covers silver and china on buffets, Monroe silver service, Hayes era china, and the governance of the tableware by the White House steward under government property rules.
A fragment depicts a brief social exchange where one person asks for twenty dollars, the other cannot lend cash but offers help to obtain it quickly. The line ends with gratitude and a small payment of ten cents toward a streetcar ride home. The scene evokes polite financial etiquette.
Prudence is urged as thousands chase nostrums. Amid impostures, Hoster’s Stomach Bitters stands out in the third decade of popularity. It is claimed as a specific for malaria, liver complaints, rheumatism, and general nervous debility, improving the health of invalids.
The piece describes cautions about handling venomous snakes and a nonchalant attitude toward risk. It notes cold damp days increase fragility and warns against careless contact with rattles or tails. An expert may manipulate a rattlesnake with impunity, but the author warns such performances are not for daily practice.
A soldier recalls being deployed to Burmah with English and native troops. They fought dacoits in several engagements, capturing about thirty. A Buddhist priest guided them to an enemy camp, and a commander narrowly dodged a ten ton rock in a siege on a steep summit.
Washington Critic frames a comical exchange where a constable laments a judge entangling a shooting charge with a decorative flash. The judge dismisses the crowd’s drinking, and the constable taunts the hero with slang as he faces county departure within two hours.
A damaged notice touts a self-treatment course by Dr paneer voreune apron hae yl as a cure for female diseases and weakness. It claims Dr Sage's Remedy relieves inflammation and functional disorders and also treats colds and headaches. The ad advertises a fifty cent price at druggists.
Advert mentions Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites praised for consumption scrofula bronchitis debility and children's diseases. Claims physicians worldwide use it and that children take it willingly. Also references Brown's Bronchian Trocuxs price 25 cents.
A fleeting scene describes Sapphire viewing a dime museum, a ten cent drink of whisky and a dim display. The line hints at a smoky ambiance with vintage curios and a sharp urban mood.
A historical notice claims a druggist offers a remedy for skin diseases including eczema and itch. The advertisement invites readers to order by mail from a store in Ovens City New Jersey.
Chief Bur leigh of Waltham exposed two teams selling what they called Pearle under the guise of own manufacture. They handed out eight bars of soap with every eight packages bought, totaling a dollar, and fled before legal action. Names listed include E H Barnes John Goodwin C D Osgood C A ... Malcolm H Carroll and C H Haley from the Prospect House.
Quick complete care for hair. Buchu Paiba bottles claim to restore color and offer a tonic dressing. Advertises Wells Hair Balsam and Wells Renewers with price around five percent value. Ends with fragmented claims and generic male audience note.
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