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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
6
Webster City Iowa March 4 The jury acquitted George Mackown of arson in the shoe factory fire. The verdict followed a prior term where he was cleared on embezzlement charges, the state alleging motive in the arson.
Carl Miller failed to obtain consent from his childhood sweetheart Ethel Minard of Faribault Minn to wed. He announced their marriage and bought four licenses causing Miss Minard to swoon and be hospitalized with nervous prostration. She now refuses to marry him. Creston Ia March 24. Ross Henderson an implement dealer at Afton attempted suicide with morphine in the courthouse corridor. bystander removed the drug.
Delegates at large include Geo. D. Perkins of Sioux City and Lafayette Young of Des Moines with alternates such as D. L. Heinsheimer Glenwood and W. F. Lake Arlington. District selections span Des Moines Clinton Dubuque Cerro Gordo Linn Story and more with numerous county names listed. The convention endorsed Allison and the Ohio platform and backed Taft for the national ticket, urging Taft’s nomination and re election of Senator Allison. The Iowa Republicans maintain the tariff reform stance and pledge protectionist policy.
The Traveling Men's Liberty League of Iowa opened headquarters in Des Moines and began a statewide drive against prohibition. George M. Conway of Sioux City is an officer, with J. B. Stewart in charge. About 300 traveling men have joined, with more expected, and the league is backed by saloons and breweries pursuing wide support.
The third annual state high school oratorical contest was held last night in Spencer. Winners included Cecil Pickley Casey first in oratorical and Bert Hobbs Grinnell second. Vera Beebe Sanborn first in humorous and Maud Vera Sankey Marshalltown second. Laura Kramer Pella second in humorous. Judges were L Hezzlewe Iona Faville Storm Lake and Falls F B Steece Fiverly. Professor Andrews Osceola was elected secretary of the association. The next state contest will be in Osceola.
The speaker extols Theodore Roosevelt as the greatest man of modern times and urges Republicans to unite beyond faction. He endorses Secretary of War William H. Taft as the presidential candidate, calls for tariff reform with reciprocity, and supports honoring the president’s recent address while stressing harmony and disciplined party leadership.
Washington report indicates Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Steph en B Elkins will marry the Duke of Abruzzi soon. The Elkins family will not discuss the matter now but the engagement is regarded as likely with formal denials possible. Miss Elkins is noted as a polished leader among Washington society and is the sole daughter of Senator Elkins and his wife.
In Dowagiac Michigan on March 24 a mob of nearly 1000 jeered and pelted ex bank officers President Lyle and Vice President Gage with rocks and lemons as they escorted them to Cassopolis. Lyle faces embezzlement charges of 1478 from the local Elks lodge and a separate charge of taking deposits after insolvency. Gage faces the same deposit-after-insolvency accusation. Bail for Lyle is set at 8500 dollars and for Gage at 5000 dollars.
In Paris Bourbon circuit court a $10 000 damage suit by Samuel Jett against Judge James Hargis and others was dismissed as compromised. The case stemmed from arson charges Hargis filed against Jett, who was acquitted. Jett had been active against Breathitt county fendists and helped send his nephew Curtis Jett to the penitentiary for the Cockrill and Marcurn killings.
Two men believed linked to a Tyro Kansas gang entered the Davis bank at Hoffman Oklahoma, threatened staff with pistols, and secured 900 dollars before mounting their horses and fleeing. A posse pursued but the outlaws vanished into rugged country southwest of Hoffman.
In Webster City Iowa during his wife’s absence A Bain of Woodstock committed suicide by hanging in his barn. His body was found at noon. He was a man of considerable wealth and investigators suspect disastrous stock market speculation as the motive.
Attorney General Byers began his address with a declaration that the republicans had brighter prospects than ever before. He congratulated the republicans of the party on the current outlook.
A conference of far-reaching importance to labor began in Washington with President Gompers and the AFL executive council members meeting alongside executives of the International Trades Unions of America. They consider Supreme Court injunction decisions affecting labor bodies, focusing on the Danbury hatters case and its ruling that labor organizations could be treated as trusts.
The passage notes Kenyon Cox as a painter and accomplished writer, describing him as the son of General Jacob D. Cox who served as secretary of the interior in Grant’s cabinet. It highlights Cox's long postwar career as a writer on history and military topics and his 29 years as a contributor to the Nation.
The 1609 Johann Carolus journal, the oldest known newspaper, is kept at the University of Heidelberg in a 12 page brochure. The 115 leaf collection, missing only No 34, includes weekly letters from 17 cities such as Frankfort Amsterdam Brussels The Hague Lyons Rome Venice Vienna and Prague. Also noted is Cardinal Mazarin lamenting to quit his beloved pictures as he faced imminent death.
In Muscatine Iowa on March 23 the Civic league with deputies seized and searched eighteen locations including restaurants and soft drink shops. Wagons loaded with wet goods were found and removed to the courthouse. Saloons had been closed since January 1.
Des Moines officials report Cecil Walter Hulse and Frankie M Potter married secretly in Des Moines. The woman’s mother in Kingsley denies an elopement, saying the daughter acted with consent and the pair plan to relocate to Kingsley. Police and clerks continue to track details.
Des Moines Iowa March 23. Grand jury returns indictments against Re Davis a popular young druggist charging him with murder in the first degree for shooting his wife to death and assault to commit murder for firing a bullet into the lung of City Physician Miller who has nearly recovered.
In Storm Lake Iowa on March 23 the trial of Ralph Lyman and Warren Dale for assaulting Samuel Carson concluded. The jury found Lyman not guilty while Dale was convicted and given an indeterminate sentence to the state penitentiary at Anamosa. He was transported to the pen by the sheriff.
The Illinois Central railroad pleaded guilty to illegal liquor sales on a buffet car. A $300 fine was imposed by the district court after the indictment returned at the last term.
In Troy Idaho young men formed a mustache club pledging not to shave until June 7 with a five dollar fine and a seven dollar stag dinner. Women protest by ostracizing bachelor members, effectively delaying conversation and hand holding for 90 days.
In Chicago on March 23 the Cook County Woman's Christian Temperance Union examined preserved organs of alcohol victims to confirm their stance. Professor Hall of Northwestern University displayed heart, stomach, brain, and liver in jars at the Wabash avenue church as over 40 attendees passed the remains for observation.
C H Hartman collapsed at St. Louis Union Station after receiving a telegram saying his wife died and was rushed to a meme in serious condition. He had been in Cincinnati on business when the message arrived reading Ma died at noon Lulu. Hartman wired back I am heartbroken Will arrive Thursday. Mrs Hartman and daughter Lulu are not ill or involved.
Fire in Washington sleepers yards at Seventh and U streets caused extensive damage estimated at 500000. The blaze spread to nearby homes and endangered the American League baseball park and Freedmen's hospital site. Most damage remained in the lumber yard and its adjacent buildings.
Storm Lake Iowa March 26 The case of Samuel Carson an elderly Newell resident who was beaten in his cabin Feb 12 is being tried this week in Buena Vista district court. Witnesses recount the brutal assault and the defendants Warren Dale and Ralph Layman, sons of local businessmen, who were found to have fled to Fonda then Varina before arrest.
Castana Iowa March 20 W T Day was elected president of the independent school district Board for the 17th consecutive time. Day has served on the board since 1892 when it was organized. 8 L Willis remains among the original members. W H Kennedy and P T Wafler were sworn in as newly elected directors.
At the opera house last evening William D. Boies announced his candidacy for congressman from this district. M. Eliott presided as Boies outlined his views and a supporting crowd spoke in endorsement. An organization formed to back his bid with A. Eols as president and A J Wal smith as secretary and a 21 member committee.
The Illinois Central Cherokee division excluding the dispatcher's office will move to Fort Dodge. The change adds 293 miles to the Omaha division for a total of 529 miles. Superintendent C. B. Fletcher will lead the Cherokee division with F. M. Jones transferring to Omaha as trainmaster. W. Atwill moves to Dubuque.
Ten loaded freight cars on the Illinois Central train were torn to pieces near Grable in a wreck that tore up track for long distances. A broken journal caused the crash. No injuries reported though losses are large. Location is 15 miles from Council Bluffs. Date: March 20.
Council Bluffs Iowa March 20 Oliver Hilton a young man arrested last week as a dope fiend took a dose of strychnine at the police station and died shortly after He had secretly secreted the poison from the officers
The United States steel derelict destroyer Seneca launched at Seneca Iowa. Edith Hepburn granddaughter of Congressman Hepburn of Iowa christened the vessel. Seneca is the first craft of her type ever constructed at Newport News.
Wing Hope, a Fresno truck farmer and former Burbank employee, announced he has out burbanked Luther Burbank by producing an orderless onion. Hope says the onion has the taste and quality of a normal onion without its odor, a result he has pursued for years.
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