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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
4
A compact weekly digest summarizes principal home and foreign items, industrial news, personal and political notes, and notable happenings from the past seven days. The column blends domestic events with international developments for a broad readers’ overview.
The senate passed a pension appropriation of 145 245 230 and debated control of the Philippines and free trade with Porto Rico. Various house actions included a printing paper duties repeal and a currency reform bill. Reports cover fires, floods, wrecks, floods in Ohio and Illinois, and notable political moves in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines.
The report lists results from multiple party gatherings and retirements: McKinley delegation cues from Louisiana. New Jersey plans April 19 delegate election at Trenton. renominations include Robert T. Hitt in Illinois Ninth and A L Brick in Indiana Thirteenth. Alfred C. Harmer dies at 75 in Germantown. George W. Steele renominated in Indiana Eleventh. Illinois Democratic convention set for June 26. John Friederich founder of American Swiss Gazette dies in New York. Boardman Shaw dies at 84 in Morrisville. Social Democratic convention in Indianapolis calls for public ownership of monopolies. Indiana Republicans renominate Hemenway and Watson. Iowa Senate defeats woman suffrage resolution.
News from the Philippines reports Ninth Infantry forces burning a Filipino village and killing 24 rebels in retaliation for the murder of Lieut. E. Fr. Koehler. Gen. Bates’ troops have occupied Nueva Caceres Daet and other southern Luzon towns amid ongoing operations.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty moves toward U S control of a Nicaragua canal while Lindsay opposes the Puerto Rican tariff. A prize fight bill passes the House as 97 pension bills advance. The Senate passes the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill with Hawaii funding vetoed. Edward Williams is hanged in New Jersey for murder. Business failures total 205 in the week ended the 9th. Debs and Harriman named for president and vice president by the social democratic party. Hopkins hanged in Texas for wife murder. London reports Kruger appealing to Salisbury and Roberts nearing Bloemfontein. Sixteen miners die in a French coal mine explosion. Various political and criminal developments across the U S and abroad.
From Driefontein in the Orange Free State a cavalry action saw Broadwood and Gen. Kelly-Kenny strike at the Boers, who were driven from their center after fierce fighting. About 40 Boers were taken prisoner and several dead lay on the ground. Reports from London note heavy casualties on both sides and indicate Mafeking’s fall looms as Boer resistance persists near Bloemfontein.
The threatened strike by St. Louis Transit Company employees ended when officials and the workers ratified a mutual deal reached Saturday night. The agreement, though not all requests were granted, provides substantial recognition and ends days of tension.
A compact scrap of clipped lines and aphorisms from Detroit Journal and Chicago Daily News. It pairs playful adage like Lucky stones and Ram's Horn with morals about fidelity, character, and social conduct.
Iowa legislative items show the senate referring the Titus contract labor bill to the ways and means committee, passage for library tax expansion, and salary adjustments for Davenport soldiers orphans home staff. Other measures include prison wage limits, state costs in prosecutions, and monuments funding.
A large crowd in New York heard that after the Mosaic passover, thousands of Romanian Jews may leave for the United States. The emigration is driven by Romanian government restrictions on aliens and a citizenship fee of 1000 dollars, leaving most Jews unable to enter many trades.
A Mitchell S D special reports that after the Plankinton bank failed over two months ago only partial progress toward settlement occurred due to attachments. Judge Smith granted dissolution of the attachments on Saturday, and the opposing attorneys plan to take the matter to the supreme court.
In Hernando Mississippi on March 12 a Black man named Thomas Clayton was shot to death by members of his own race after a criminal assault on a ten year old girl. He was lured to his cabin door and shot multiple times with rifles.
A convict sentenced to 30 days confinement on Blackwell's Island, New York, stood on the scales to be weighed before donning prison garb. He quipped that this was the weigh of the transgressor, signaling the moment with a wry remark as he prepared for punishment.
The study by Robert I. Porter and Gonzalo G. Quesada on conditions in Cuba and Porto Rico led to the dissolution of the insurgent army and cost $12 275.35.
A concise reflection notes that good habits yield benefits rivaling the drawbacks of bad ones. It presents a moral balance, likely from a Ram’s Horn period religious or ethical column, emphasizing daily routines and self discipline.
An advert claims iron is the nation's strongest asset and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for overworked stomachs. It asserts the product relieves clogged bowels improves appetite and cures constipation and dyspepsia liver and kidney disease.
A resident of the Eighteenth ward aided a dressed woman in need after a knock at the door. The visitor left with a bundle of clothes and life’s basics. The next day a seven year old boy asked if the helper had a pair of skates for his brother.
Advertisement promotes Grain-O as a non stimulating grain beverage that tastes like coffee and aids sleep. It suits nervous persons, youths, and children, offering nourishment and cheer without coffee’s sleep disruption. Sold by grocers in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
A London area clergyman inviting parishioners to an at home to meet him send out cards. A district visitor asks about the corner letters and a neighbor remarks they likely read reply soon victuals provided. The visitor seeks the meaning of the letters in the corner.
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route announce excursion series to the West and Southwest with tickets on sale March 6 20 April 3 and 17. Free folding time cards and illustrated pamphlets mailed on request to H. C. Townsend G P T A.
A dialog in a Chicago Evening News snippet frames Ananias as a famed liar and a boastful label. An old man asks a bookstore proprietor about Ananias identity and the reply notes a history of deception and a threat to the next person who uses the name.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder offered by mail from Olmsted Leroy New York. Claims to cure chilblains and corns and relieve aching feet. advertised as a general foot comfort product sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A man in conversation insists he did not fight but helped end the war by landing at Santiago, decimating enemy ranks, forcing surrender, and bringing about the war’s end. The exchange highlights irony between battlefield glory and the quieter, decisive actions.
A Sunday school teacher leads a class with a parable about eternal bliss for the good and dire fate for the bad. A boy interjects with a misheard phrase, adding a moment of humor to the lesson as reported by the Statesman.
Ad copy markets Lane's Family Medicine with claims of kidney health benefits and headache relief. Mentions prices 25 and 50 cents. Promotional tone lacks clear medical endorsement and source details.
In a light anecdote from the Troy Times a speaker recalls Dr. Brown remarking on studying tonsils after a singing event. Miss Skreecher hears the quip while Miss Peppery dismisses the boast as mere chatter during the exchange.
Prospecting notice from Chas. V. Hall President of Fullerton Consolidated Southern Consolidated and Arroyo Grande Oil Companies requests inquiries at 246 Wilcox Block Los Angeles California seeking reliable oil stocks with solid dividend prospects.
A brief feature nods to beauty and self image with a local angle on Atchison. The snippet frames vanity as a social trait admired and debated among readers in the community segment.
A vintage ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad lists druggists as the refund point and notes a 25 cent price.
A brief editorial remark from Atchison Globe condemns people of fair intelligence who refuse to acquire practical sense, implying a critique of stubborn attitudes hindering sensible action.
A collection of short quotes including Mrs. Frank Mobbs praise for Piso's Cure for Consumption from New York dated October 29 1804 and aphorisms about speculators crookedness and hit or miss policies attributed to Chicago Dispatch and Washington la Democrat.
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