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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
2
Baseball Standings and National News Roundup
Weekly MLB percentages show New York and Chicago near top in the National and American leagues. Other items include a former Minnesota mayor’s legal defense, YMC A thefts, stock market signals, Roosevelt travels, court rulings on faith healers, and a string of transport and accident reports across the country.
Diverse early 1900s News Bits Span Politics Crimes and Transport
The era’s items include a church name dispute in Pennsylvania, a $500 reward in Kentucky, the Eastland steamer launch, antitrust admissions by Indiana and Illinois coal operators, and federal probes into post office extravagance. Also: a Cleveland auto speed record, Connecticut women’s vote defeat, child custody ruling in Buffalo, and strikes disrupting Chicago stockyards and New York building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania
Eddy
New Christian Science Church
Concord
N. H
Munger
Omaha
Alexander Winton
Cleveland
Connecticut
Alice Hull Burdick
Buffalo
Mien
Chicago
Big Creek
Mich
Dave Trombley
Harry Schindehette
Illinois
Lackawanna Railroad
Army Board
Neb
Gallatin (Tenn
St. Louis
San Francisco
Rock Island
New York
Roosevelt
California
Redlands
A. A. Ames
Minneapolis
National Charities and Corrections Conference
Atlanta
Sulphur Springs
Ind
Eggleston Springs
James Stafford
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Hazleton
J. A. Barager
Withee
Wis
Eau Claire
Notable Obituaries and Elections From Multiple Cities
Louis Reep died in Bay City at 105. He fought in Waterloo. Frank E. Moores won Omaha mayor for the third time as a Republican. Erasmus Cole, ex chief justice of Wisconsin and Thirty‑first Congress member, died in Milwaukee at 84. Robert McLane won Baltimore mayor by 250 over Wachter. Judge A. F. Maxwell died in Chipley at 83. Mrs. Samuel F. Smith died in Newton Center at 90. Charles H. Egbert, U.S. consul to Durango, died in San Antonio. born in Streator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Reep
Bay City
Mich
Waterloo
Frank E. Moores
Omaha
Erasmus Cole
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Robert McLane
Baltimore
Wachter
A. F. Maxwell
West
Confederate States Senate
Chipley
Fla
Samuel F. Smith
Dr. Smith
America
Newton Center
Mass
Charles H. Egbert
United States
Durango
Mexico
San Antonio
Streator
Ill
Isthmus Residents Demand Canal or Independence
Residents of the Isthmus of Panama arise against the canal treaty calling for canal control or independence. In Coatzacalcos Mexico three bathers were killed by sharks. Other items note diplomacy in Pekin, Cuban health comparisons, Turkish losses at Monastir and Okrina, King Edward's London return, Diaz's presidential candidacy, and a Dexter Ontario railroad crash that killed twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Coatzacalcos
Mexico
Pekin
Prince Ching
Russia
Havana
Washington
Sultan
Monastir
Okrina
Edward
London
Italy
France
Diaz
Dexter
Ont
Gloriana Schooner Sinks Off Nova Scotia Coast
The American fishing schooner Gloriana of Gloucester Mass went ashore at Whalecove Nova Scotia and 15 crew members including the captain were drowned. The tragedy adds to a string of maritime disasters reported from the Atlantic region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Whalecove
N. S
Great Britain
Persian Gulf
Bulgaria
Andrew Carnegie
British Iron and Steel Institute
Pershing
Mindanao
Iowa Bank Reserve Averages Edge Up in April
Abstract of condition of national banks in Iowa excluding Des Moines shows average reserve 16.61 percent at April 9, up from 16.25 percent. Loans and discounts declined from 64,612,126 to 62,615,636. Gold coin fell from 1,785,324 to 1,710,614. Lawful money reserve rose to 4,824,573 from 4,802,354 while individual deposits dropped to 60,332,653 from 60,787,391.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Clinton burglar confesses to three robberies and a diamond theft
George Burker alias Burns alias Snell, arrested in Clinton two months ago, admits burglaries of the homes of Dr. Hamilton Dr. Fischer and Ed Henle in one night. He also confesses to burgling Clarence Fay last fall, taking diamonds valued at 1200 dollars. He implicates Daniel Murphy in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burker
Burns
Snell
Clinton
Dr. Hamilton
Dr. Fischer
Ed Henle
Clarence Fay
Barker
Daniel Murphy
Roosevelt Witnesses Flower Parade and Pomona College Address
President Roosevelt observed a Los Angeles flower parade then spoke to Pomona College students in Claremont. A new peanut trust with 4 million dollars capital formed. News notes include business activity, fatalities, and legal actions across North America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Pomona College
Claremont
Peanut Trust
United States
Forty-Third
General Assembly
Lilionis
Charles G. Dennison
Chicago
Buffalo
Niagara River
Falls
David Mills
Supreme Court of Ontario
Ottawa
Joseph Lamp
Bumberman
Princeton
Wis
John Finney
John Sullens
Whitehall
Mont
Ed Puckett
Des Moines
Iowa
Aleck Youcker
Charles Matherson
J. C. Baker
Council Bluffs
George N. Benedict
Payne
A. W. Machen
M. 8. Fosnes
Lebaudy Brothers
Paris
Russia
Chiang
Manchuria
Wisconsin
la Follette
Kuprili
Turkey
Conger
Washington
Chwang
Cassini
Umbria
New York
Herman M. Blasdell
North Collins
N. Y
Mary V. Baker
Lucien Baker
Leavenworth
Kan
Albert Roberts
Jee
Manila
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marcum
Jackson
Jackson's Ferry
Francis Silas Chatard
Indianapolis
Boodbinders’ Union of Chicago
A. D. Davidson
Duluth
Oco
Canada Land
Frank Faulkes
Verden
John T. Glynn
Malone
N.Y
Fremont
Otto Mischke
Albert Gommell
Mason
Warning to two acquitted murder defendants in Macedonia
Mrs. Ella McDaniel and A M Lioix, acquitted in Avoca for murdering a husband, were in Council Bluffs and planned to return to Macedonia. Citizens warned they would not be tolerated there. They boarded a Union Pacific train west and would not reveal their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella McDaniel
A. M. Lioix
Avoca
Macedonia
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
West
Insane Patient Dies From Swallowed False Teeth
Laura Beckman at Mercy hospital Davenport choked to death after attempting to wear false teeth that slipped down her throat. Postmortem revealed the teeth recovered from her right lung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Beckman
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Fastmail No 15 HITS Switch Engine in Creston Yard
Fireman Walter Noble was killed when Fastmail No 15 collided with a switch engine due to a misplaced switch in the Creston yards. Noble, son of Oscar Noble, died after being scalded and burned. his face suffered severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Creston
Walter Noble
Oscar Noble
Money Recovered After Britt Office Theft
Detectives for the United States Express company recovered funds stolen from the Britt office. Three thousand dollars were found under the office and another thousand from an undisclosed source. Authorities say the total stolen has been recovered and no arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Express Company
Britt
Burrier Sentenced to 15 Years in Clinton Penitentiary
George Burrier, wanted in four states for robbery and in several Iowa cities for the same crime, was sentenced in Clinton to 15 years in the state penitentiary. Burrier confessed that he was implicated in the diamond and for robberies here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burrier
Iowa
Clinton
State
Burrier
Ex-Mayor Garwip Found Dead in Marshall Home
Former mayor Garwip was found dead on his Marshall town stairway with a shotgun nearby. Coroner cites accidental shooting. indications point to self-inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garwip
Marshalltown
Insurance report shows prosperous 1902 for Iowa fire companies
Auditor Carroll releases 1902 non life insurance report. Iowa fire companies paid 32.6 percent losses to premiums, down from 41.6 the previous year, and lower than non Iowa firms at 50.7 in 1902. Average for all firms 44.7 percent, vs 54.5 in 1901. Co L Pennington resigns as state insurance examiner citing limited work and low pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Iowa
Co. L. Pennington
Bloomfield
Lincoln Funeral March Composer Edward C Davis A Des Moines veteran recites and preserves the original score played at Lincoln's funeral
Special correspondence recalls Edward C Davis of Des Moines born 85 years ago who wrote the Lincoln Funeral March played in Springfield Illinois by the Silver Band of St. Louis from the original notes. Davis lived in Quincy Illinois and served in the Missouri cavalry until war's end. He knew Lincoln personally and his march later saw wide print and popularity in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Davis
Des Moines
Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Silver Band
St. Louis
Davis
Quincy
Missouri Cavalry
Republican convention set for July first in Des Moines
State central committee selects date and location for the next convention with Hon. George Perkins named temporary chairman. Additionally, Judge B W Poor dies in Dubuque at age 55, and other Iowa items include bank openings, factory labor strikes, a fatal electrocution, and local post office changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
George Perkins
B. W.poor
Iowa
Dubuque
National Guard Inspection Led by Two Majors
Majors Brash and Buttier inspected Iowa National Guard units for the War Department under the Dick law. The program aims to align Iowa troops with army standards in discipline and tactics, with Brash covering the eastern half of the state and Buttier the western half. Both officers are West Point graduates from Fort Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Brash
W. C. Buttier
Lowa National Guard
War Department
Lowa Guard
National Army
Iowa
Fort Robinson
Maj
Brush
Buttier
West Point
Auctioneers to Meet in Des Moines Convention
Iowa auctioneers will hold their state convention in Des Moines on July 16 and 17. D. B. Marshall of Mt. Ayr serves as president of the association, which counts several hundred members. They plan to present a bill to the legislature to require examination and licensing of auctioneers, a measure defeated in the last general assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
D. B. Marshall
Mt. Ayr
Carnegie Offers $10000 for Free Library Building
Andrew Carnegie writes to Town Falls offering ten thousand dollars for a free public library if a suitable site is donated and the city council commits to maintain the library at a minimum annual cost of one thousand dollars. L E Jones proposes a site and council members express willingness to cooperate on maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Andrew Carnegie
L. E. Jones
Cedar Falls Woman Dies in Turkey At 25
Mrs. James Miller receives a cable from Salonica Turkey reporting the death of her daughter Mrs Edward B Haskill in Turkey. The deceased was the eldest child of Mr and Mrs James Miller of Cedar Falls and a graduate of the Iowa state normal school and Oberlin College. She married Mr Haskill in 1891 and served as a missionary in Turkey. She was 25 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic E. Bolton
The
State University
Iowa City
Manila Normal School
Philippines
Ottumwa
Chicago
Willie Connell
Samuel Connell
Keokuk
Salonica
Turkey
Haskell
Iowa State Normal School
Oberlin University
Adams
Muscatine County
Nichols
Eleanor
Butler County
Parkersburg
Storm Lake
Holden
State Agricultural College
James Miller
Edward B. Haskill
Cedar Falls
University At
Lady Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Gains Noted Endorsement
Mrs. Ftances Stafford of 243 EB 114th St New York testifies to the widespread trust in Lydia E Pinkham's remedies. The article notes growing public acceptance and scientific interest in the vegetable compound and related medicines among American women and professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Love of the Prairies: Anna Gray’s Alberta Letter
Miss Anna C. Gray, formerly of Michigan now in Western Canada, writes from Didsbury Alberta about prairie life. She describes the sunlit land, growing settlement, cold nights, a four-church town, an Evangelical church costing 2500 dollars, a biweekly literary society, and hospitable residents as 100000 Americans have moved west in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna C. Gray
Michigan
Western Canada
Brown City
Mich
Alberta
Sunshine
Miss Gray
Didsbury
Prairie
Prairies
Baptist
Presbyterian
Evangelical
Dean’s Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Mrs Pare’ Kidney Troubles
Mrs C B Pare of Columbia Ave Glasgow Kentucky describes severe kidney problems including back pain variable secretions and scalding urination. She credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with regulating secretions relieving inflammation and restoring rest and strength. Free trial offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. available nationwide. price 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Pare
Columbia Ave
Glasgow
Kentucky
C B. Pare
Dean
Pare
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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AMES
Pittsburg
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Detroit
United States Supreme Court
Herbert Booth
Gen. Booth
Salvation Army
Post Office
Association
William Patterson
Muncie
Denver
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Troy
Kansas
James B. Martin
Miss
Virginia
Saginaw
Dominion
Hamilton
Arthur
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Father Walser
Agatha Reichlin
Lorain
Liberty
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Charles F. Murphy
Richard Croker
Tammany
Andrew Baldwin
Baldwinsville
Fort Adams
Rode Island
John Valerio
Robert Byers
Mount Washington
Wabash Road
Iowa State News
National Banks
Board of Control
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Cherokee
Independence State Hospital
Crumbacher
Kinne
the National Guard
Brash and Puttier
Pinkham Cures
Anna Gray
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