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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
6
Des Moines Iowa March 13 Senator Chapman a doctor says as a senator he cannot aid doctors. His latest bill would ban printing suicide news in type larger than 10 point or smaller than six point and prohibit placing such stories on the first page or in a prominent position in any newspaper or periodical.
Des Moines reports the senate judiciary advances measures including Gosson on divorce reform and Whipple on state hospitals. The house kills bank guaranty bills while railroads consider two utilities measures. Whipple pushes a board of education plan as supporters cite small boards. A resubmission bill moves to constitutional amendment committee after procedural fights. The senate defeats women suffrage and approves primary ballot rotation and a highway drag use.
Des Moines Iowa March 12 Carroll Wright state attorney for the Rock Island declares no test of the 2 cent fare is likely to be made in Iowa.
Des Moines magnate C. McCartney risked 10500 in cash to witness a balloon ascent in Long Beach. He rushed to the door when the balloon went up, left his purse, and after the aeronaut nearly drowned the purse vanished from his seat.
Five weeks remain in the current legislative session as lawmakers anticipate a finish around mid Aprilcompatibility with the two year ago adjournment date April 10. Farmers and their spouses lodging in hotel rooms grow restless as spring breezes begin.
Warants issued for Karl M. Day who posed as president of The Karls ton Publishing Company. He fleeced jeweler Hyman Berg & Co. and stole a $126 fur overcoat from Frank Cooley of Thompson Iowa. Day worked as vice president for a week earning $125 a month and endorsed checks totaling $3,500.
In LeMars on March 12 the district court jury found for plaintiff Mrs. Cain wife of former Akron town marshal George Cain, awarding $400 damages against A C Cramer publisher of the Globe-Post for a libel article published last May damaging her character.
The Iowa senate moves toward teaching elementary agriculture and domestic science in rural schools. Prospective country teachers must prepare for this work after three years, with beginnings in state colleges and county normal institutes. The state board of education would set details, and private and denominational normals may adopt the plan.
Dr Frank Gunsaulus grew ill while traveling to Cedar Falls to lecture, forcing cancellation and a return to Chicago after three hours. Doctors say his right leg is partially paralyzed and he may be bedbound for weeks unless relief comes. It is his first attack in ten years since a ten month previous confinement.
Grant Rush, who broke jail by sawing through iron bars Friday night, was captured last night at Fertil, twenty miles northwest of Mason City. He is now in jail here.
Onawa, March 12. Neighbors complained of neglect and five of six children of Mrs. Percy Harris were removed in district court. County attorney J. W. Anderson filed the action. Only the seven month old baby remains with Mrs. Harris while the others go to the Iowa Children's Home.
The Iowa Supreme Court handed down several decisions. Several appeals from Polk, Woodbury, Keokuk and others were affirmed, while reversals occurred for Cohen vs Sioux City Traction and Gish vs Hamilton County and related parties.
In Council Bluffs on March 13 Judge Smith McPherson issued a writ of habeas corpus at the request of Danish vice consul Lyng by ordering the release of Hans Lauritzen and Christine Jensen from the Audubon county jail. They were jailed pending a federal grand jury hearing with Lauritzen charged with importing a woman for immoral purposes and Jensen as a witness. Hearing is set for Creston on March 23 while both remain quarantined for diphtheria.
Edward McNames, accused of murdering his father in Grafton last December over his father’s plan to wed the housekeeper, will be tried in Northwood this week with the defense asserting insanity.
Ruth McPherson of Des Moines died today at age 102. Born August 22, 1807, in Teays Valley county Virginia she was the oldest person in Iowa.
A sewer trench eight feet deep caved in trapping three men in Hamilton Ohio on March 13. Rescuers reached the bottom to find James I. Robinson dead with a broken neck and Alexander Howard dead from chest injuries. Thomas Revana survived but.
In Des Moines on March 13 the supreme court affirmed decisions in several cases from Polk and Hardin counties. Bankers' Surety Company and Home Savings Bank were affirmed in appeals involving Wyman Morris and Peterson Brackey, with Chamberlain and Brown also affirmed.
Burlington March 12 through the will of J W Blythe filed yesterday his property is left to his wife without reserve The value of the estate is not given
A 100 man mob masked and unmasked demanded sheriff turn over John Junken, confessed to Clara Rosen's murder, but Junken was not at the jail. He is in Sigourney awaiting a preliminary hearing by Judge M A Roberts next week.
Munji Bey the Turkish consul general in New York denies graft accusations arising from his removal. He says the petition by several thousand Ottoman subjects is a fabrication and claims relief through a full investigation. He accuses five or six enemies of fabricating the case and threatens to involve Constantinople if Washington action is not taken.
Des Moines March 12 The supreme court affirms a series of cases including State of Iowa v Holland and Vose v Myett Wright Klund and Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association Polk. The opinions reaffirm lower court rulings in these civil appeals and related disputes.
Des Moines reports Sheriff Jackson of Wapello county moved John Junken the confessed murderer of Clara Rosen from Polk county jail to a train bound for Ottumwa. He will appear before the district judge for pleading before transfer to Fort Madison penitentiary for trial readiness.
President Taft held his first cabinet meeting in Washington at 11 o clock. All members except Dickinson attended. The session ended at 12 45 p m with Knox announcing Taft's ruling. Visitors included Governor Ide of the Philippines Senator Gamble of South Dakota Representative Martin of South Dakota and Elmer Dover of the Republican national committee.
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate approves a bill giving conductors power to arrest and curb intoxicated travelers on trains and street cars. Amendments to limit excessive drinking, require concealment, or exclude dining cars fail. The session also advances education and public welfare measures including agriculture and domestic science in schools and teacher training at state colleges.
Washington reports George W. Aldridge of Rochester is practically chosen to become surveyor of the port of New York City, succeeding General James F. Clarkson. Aldridge has long served on the Republican state committee and held Rochester offices including mayor and state superintendent of public works.
In Tallula Mississippi, a negro youth named Blackman is jailed on a manslaughter charge after twisting a mule's tail caused an elderly rider to be thrown and fatally injured.
Des Moines authorities report an attempt to wreck Burlington train No. 8 from the East. A switch and lock were damaged at a secluded spot but the holdup men fled before they could halt the journey.
A brief note recalls a spelling reform fad that faded before widespread adoption. The item hints at public interest and delayed action without naming organizations or dates.
Washington March 10 President Taft has approved changes to Webster's dictionary as to simplified spelling. The White House correspondence shows reform efforts and the shift away from simplified spellings, marking a notable action in the four year period.
The Simplified Spelling Board in New York on March 10 published an alphabetic list of about 1 100 simplified words and 2 200 forms ending in ed. The pamphlet, 52 pages, includes rules and introductory material and is offered free to requests sent to 1 Madison Ave New York.
Chicago reports Hugh Hopkins 37 son of J Hopkins South Elevated railroad official found slain in a doorway at 3708 Wentworth after bartender John Laterra said he exchanged shots with a holdup man in a south side saloon. Laterra detained as investigation continues.
William H. Bishop prominent in theatrical circles and owner of The Black Crook and What Happened to Jones died at his home in New York from internal injuries after being struck by a heavy automobile truck three weeks ago. He was 64.
Cadiz reports that physicians tending Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera at Puerto Real now believe he has a chance for recovery after stating he was dying last week.
King Alfonso reached Ceuta aboard the cruiser Inextremadura this morning. Salutes were exchanged with the shore and delegations from neighboring tribes are arriving to pay their respects and testify friendship with Spain.
Des Moines March 9 The Iowa Senate received an adverse committee report on the insurance reform bill moving the department from the auditor to the governor. The bill faces floor debate as six to seven opposed the measure in committee with Democrats on the panel voting against. The judiciary committee also advanced a broad gambling reform bill and a Bruce boots labeling bill requiring indication of counterfeit or convict made leather goods.
Mason City reports grant Ruch who just finished a 30 day Lawler sentence for petit larceny broke jail last night by crawling through sawed steel bars and remains at large while held on larceny indictment.
Mrs. L Meyers of Keota Iowa was badly burned in a hospital when an alcohol lamp exploded. She wore a wrapper and was engulfed in flames while waiting with her baby. The infant suffered only minor burns as hospital staff used blankets to extinguish the fire.
Two determined men demanded admittance to the cell of Junken the slayer of Clara Rosem in Ottumwa. They climbed to the top of the outside grate and shattered two jail windows. The men, believed armed, escaped after the failed assault.
Winston Bucknell fatally shoots Frances Miller 16 in Greene Iowa during a property dispute with his inlaw Mrs Frederick Butzlass. He then attempts suicide but a watch chain deflects the bullet. A manhunt ends with Bucknell captured by citizens who threaten to lynch him as Sheriff Hill calls extra deputies.
Coroner's jury evidence identified the corpse found in the river as Peter Ross of Des Moines, not Fred Loerch. Ash gang suspects were released. Ross likely murdered in Des Moines and his body dumped into the river.
John Junken the negro murderer received a postal card in prison showing a gallows and a note in a feminine hand predicting his execution. Sheriff Ness reports many anonymous anti Junken letters. Junken's cellmate Bartin from Fort Madison says he threatened to assault women after release.
Philadelphia March 9 Miss Averyl Connelly younger daughter of Harry Connelly of No 731 South Broad Street has joined the novitiate of the Protestant Ex pal Sisterhood of St Mary Hill N. Y. and will devote her life to the order. She is a granddaughter of the late Richard Vaux former Philadelphia mayor and congressman who served at the American legation in London.
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