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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
2
Williams Canal Fund Policy Upended by Secretary Shaw
Secretary Shaw opposes letting Morgan & Co manage the forty million dollar canal fund and demands that Morgan post forty million in security first. Japanese gold totaling three million two hundred seventy five thousand arrives by telegraph at New York sub treasury from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Morgan & Co
Morgan
New York
San Francisco
R. W. England
Great Lakes
Detroit River
Detroit
Paulina L. Stearns
Ludington
Mich
Justus 5
Stearns
Williamsburg
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Winchester
Tenn
Pittsburg
Bishop Foss
Methodist General Conference
Los Angeles
United States
Canada
M. S. Quay
Pennsylvania
Chicago Stone, Lime and
Michael Trutcius
Stegar
Ill
Political nominations and conventions sweep the Midwest
The report details nominating actions across Michigan Iowa and Pennsylvania with renominations of Congressmen A B Darragh Washington Gardner Roswell Bishop Samuel W Smith Elias Deemer and Benjamin Birdsell plus party leaders Cannon Black Guffey Parker and Roosevelt. It notes conventions in St Paul Burlington and Des Moines and mentions tariff and reciprocity as campaign issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Darragh
Michigan
Washington
Cannon
Robert A. Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Col. F. P. Wright
Washington Gardner
White House
Iowa
Hearst
Minnesota
Burlington
Twentieth Judicial District
W. S. Withrow
House of Commons
Benjamin P. Birdsell
Black
New York
Roosevelt
Roswell P. Bishop
Elias Deemer
Pennsylvania
James M. Guffey
Alton B. Parker
Samuel W. Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Battles and losses reported in Far East theater
Gen Kuroki cites a Russian officer saying Maj Gen Kashtalinsky was killed at Hamatan. Kuropatkin reports 3 000 to 4 000 dead in the Yalu fight. Togo’s attempt to block Port Arthur fails as Viceroy Alexeieff sinks eight fireships and two torpedo boats. Japanese land at Newchwang, Russians retreat to defend the railway. unrest reported in Besararbian Bender with anti Jewish riots. Dutch capture Chinese positions at Tjantoe with 199 Chinese dead, seven Dutch killed. Port Arthur harbor reportedly closed after nine merchant steamers sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinlencheng
Berlin
Danny
United States
Pensacola
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Maurus Jokai
Buda-Pesth
Castro
Togo
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Grand Duke
Boris
Oku
Pitsewo
Kuroki
Kashtalinsky
Siberian Rifle Brigade
Hamatan
Kuropatkin
Yalu
Newchwang
Tokio
Treasury
Shaw
J. P. Morgan & Co
Panama Canal
Crosius
Joliet
John Mitchell
Civic Federation
Andrew McNally
Rand, McNally & Co
Chicago
California
Fenwangcheng
Mukden
University of Wisconsin
W.W. A. J. Sparks
Missouri
Illinois
St. Louis
Cleveland
Sparks
General Land Office
Interchurch Conference
Russia
Dalny
New York
National Civic Federation
Senator Hanna
Caleb Marrette
Dennison
Tex
Pittsburg
Vincennes
Ind
Albert L. Mills
Hungary
Locust Gap
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Upper Peninsula
Los Angeles
Bishop Merrill
Skrydloff
Far East
Vladivostok
Alexielff
Port Arthur corking tale rises as bravest act told
News wires report Vice Admiral Togo's dispatch to Tokyo praising the Port Arthur feat as among warfare's bravest deeds. Separate items note Treasury Secretary Shaw's warrant for 40 million dollars to J P Morgan Co for Panama Canal payments and multiple political and international developments across the globe.
The Stingy Isthmus Wealthiest Man Tale
A naval officer recounts a Panama isthmus tale about Senor M- famed as the stingiest man. He keeps lights off and even the candleroom candle is unused during visitors. His nephew, visiting at night, shuffles about in darkness and jokes he is taking off his trousers to save wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Pocar
New York Tribune
Senor M
Four Burned to Death in Box Car Fire at Council Bluffs
Four men and a boy perished in a box car fire in the Northwestern yards at Council Bluffs. Believed to be tramps attempting to steal a ride, the car caught fire during switching as cries for help were heard by trainmen. The car contained bedding, and all victims died before assistance arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Hunting license laws across states and territories
The report lists that Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana ban nonresidents from hunting while Nevada California Arizona New Mexico Texas Kansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia Oklahoma Indian Territory require no license. It notes Wyoming offers the highest at £50 and Washington the lowest at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Nevada
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Wyoming
Washington
Plaitings Elevate Spring Blouse Styles on Sleeves
Narrow plaitings appear as a recurrent detail in early season outfits enhancing the romantic blouse. The accessory adds texture and charm, aligning with current fashion notes on feminine sleeves and fabric work.
Bottling Up the Navy Yard
A visitor asked about the bottling department and was told the modern navies are always bottling up something in a quip echoed by the escort. The exchange appears in a Chicago Daily News clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Navy Yard
Chicago Daily News
Proposal delay noted in Detroit couple
Dick recalls a long courtship with his partner as she finally proposed after about three years of persuasion. The detail appears in a Detroit Free Press item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Detroit Free Press
Rheumatism Cure Report From Kirkland Patient
Richard R. Greenhow of Kirkland Illinois credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his rheumatism after years of pain. He describes severe leg pain, inability to walk far, night discomfort, and reliance on two canes before taking the pills. After fourteen boxes his pain vanished and he feels better than in twenty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkland
Richard R. Greenhow
Dodd
Atlanta
Allen's Foot-Fase Cure for hot feet and callus relief
Advertisement records Allen's Foot-Fase as a cure for hot sweating feet and callus with a 25 cent price. Mentions trial package and address Allen Olmsted Roy New York. Includes testimonial lines from Chicago Tribune and J W O'Brien with brief quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
Roy
N. Y
Hoxsie's Croup Cure Claims Pneumonia Diptheria Prevention
An ad notes Hoxsie's Croup Cure as a preventive for pneumonia and diphtheria priced at 50 cents. A slogan questions life's worth suggesting the ad targets concerned readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxsie
Warn of kidney trouble and offer Dean's Kidney Pills
An advertisement urges that backache and urinary issues warn of kidney illness. It features Frank D. Overbaugh of Catskill, claiming Bright's Disease diagnosis ten years earlier and lasting recovery after using Dean's Kidney Pills. A free trial is offered by Foster Milburn Co. and pills cost 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Frank D. Overbaugh
Catskill
Bright
Mr. Overbaugh
United States
Milburn Co
Buffalo, & Y
Kansas City Southern Railway Almanac 1994 Notice
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company announces distribution of its 1994 Almanac. It includes monthly calendars and household hints with information on Missouri Arkansas Texas Louisiana and the Thendian Territory. Write for a copy to G Warner General Passenger Agent Kansas City Ry Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Thendian Territory
Texas
Louisiana
G. Warner
K. C
Kansas City
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