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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1904
Page
2
Fire destroys Rochester restaurant with loss of head waiter
The John Ziegie restaurant in Rochester Minnesota burned with the head waiter Emma Domin killed. Incendiary fires damaged buildings along two sides of the public square at Chariton Iowa with total loss estimated at $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ziegie
Rochester
Minn
Emma Domin
Chareton
Dover
Del
Mary A. Powell
Estelle Albin
Hope Mills
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Byer
Farmers’ State Bank
Nardin
Okla
Capitol Bank
Guthrie
Williams
New Richmond
Wis
Chicago
West
Russians and Japanese battle lines shift on Liaotung front
Reported movements show two Japanese armies advancing toward Mukden with Kuropatkin preparing to fight at Liaoyang. Japanese focus reportedly on Haiching to seize control of the Liaotung peninsula. Port Dalny docks blown by Russians to hinder landing, casualties cited at Anju. Possiet dispatch notes ships near Pallada Roads with a Vladivostok attack anticipated. Kuropatkin cites 30 000 troops on the Liaotung peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stanley
London
Alexander
Draga
Hayti
Republic
Port Arthur
Ernest Terah Hooley
Henry J. Lawson
Paris
Machienling Pass
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Winfield Harper
F. Company
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Westminster Abbey
Kawang
British North Borneo
Russia
Mukden
Liaoyang
Haiching
Liaotung Peninsula
Alexieff
Port Dalny
Anju
Possiet
Pallada
Vladivostok
Aotung Peninsula
Michigan and national political shifts reported across the GOP
The second Michigan district GOP renominates Charles Townsend by acclaim. Illinois Central’s John F. Wallace named chief engineer of the Panama canal effective June 1 at a $25 000 annual salary. Chicago post office ready by March. Secretary Shaw backs Hitt for VP. Sir Henry Stanley’s remains may rest in Westminster Abbey. Lobingier named judge in the Philippines. Wisconsin’s Henry C Adams renominated. Shaw orders a May 25 transfer of about 10 million to the treasury. Ohio’s McKinley district renominates James Kennedy. George Gray named head of the National Civic Federation. Michigan’s Henry McMorran renominated. George W Lederer files for involuntary bankruptcy. Pension Commissioner Ware offers resignation to Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William RR. Hearst
Washington
St. Louis
Siugen
Russia
Mukden
National Red Cross Society
Clara Barton
John A. Logan
Andrews, Foss
Walden
Mallalieu
Vincent
Methodist General Conference
Harry G. Selfridge
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Schlesinger & Mayer
Immanual Baptist Church
Dalny
Liaoyang
Talienwan Bay
St. Petersburg
Naval Inspection Board
Missouri
Cunard
Campania
New York
Day Lumber Company
Multnomah
Ira F. Powers Manufacturing Company
Portland
Ore
Washington Monument
National Capital
Rising Sun
Ind
James Gillespie
Belle Seward
Barbour
Elizabeth Gillespie
John Brown
Dickson
N. D
Dorie
San Francisco
Orient
Japan
Ernest A. Roeber
Colwyn
Chester
Martha Dobbs
Pittsburg
Roeber
George Gray
Hanna
National Civic Federation
Kerr Bay
Talienwan
Port Daling
Port Arthur
Wilson
Kuropatkin
Abancece
Manchuria
Charles E. Townsend
Jackson
Michigan
John F. Wallace
Illinois Central Railroad
Panama Canal
Shaw
Hitt
Treasury
Ohio
Old McKinley
James Kennedy
Youngstown
Congress
Delaware
Marcus A. Hanna
Federation
Henry McMorran
Port Huron
George W. Lederer
Ware
Roosevelt
Kansas
Iowa State News Reports Strong Farm Prospects
North western Iowa expects a bumper fall crop with seed corn being planted by May 15 per expert estimates. Oats show a heavy yield potential thanks to warm days and bright growth. Pastures and meadows are green, boosting business and farmer morale statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Crippled Bank Calls Stockholders Meeting
Home Savings bank of Iowa Falls invites stockholders to a May 27 meeting to decide increasing capital stock from 25000 to 50000. The bank, once crippled by Cashier Soule, is said to be solvent again due to stockholders who were compelled to pay a 100 percent assessment under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Savings Bank
Iowa Falls
Soule
Growth of telephone firms cited by state executive council
Secretary Davison reports over 1 200 telephone company filings for assessment and taxation with about half new firms. He expects more than 2 000 companies to report this year as the telephone business expands rapidly in the last five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
New York
Chikaska River
Milan
Kan
W. Hanlan
Howard Fogle
Laporte
Ind
Solomon Loeb
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Anne F. Morse
South Haven
Mich
Frank Tyler
Will Minter
Walter Pratt
W. S. Stratton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Methodist General Conference
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Edward L. Wentz
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Peter T. Swaine
Los Nietos
Cal
Schaghticoke Powder Company
Troy
N. Y
Clinton Cushing
Washington
la Follette
Tenn
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
H. Archie Pell
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Company
Herrin
Ill
Henry B. B. Bristol
U.S. A
New York City
International Convention of the
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Buffalo
C. L. Fair
Oelrichs
Vanderbilt
Nelson
Woman’s International Union Label League
Niagara Falls
Springfield
Elmina Springer
Chicago
Robert M. Furman
Raleigh Morning Post
Beaufort
N. C
Alfred Bissell
Oregon City
Ore
Bissell
Illinois
Lincoln
Iowa Railway Commission
Iowa
George Richardson Shoe Manufactory
Dunque
Omaha
Dubuque
Supreme Court
Lewis Smith
Pottawattamie County
Smith
Fred Haddleford
Nora Springs
Charles City
Lake City
Co. L. Organ
Woodlawn Christian Church
State Executive Council
Davison
Murder at Prairie City Ends in Slaying of Porter
Millard W. Buck fatally shot 76 year old farmer William Porter five times at Prairie City over rumors tying Buck to a woman. Buck was moved to Newton for safety, jailed, and appears mentally unbalanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter
Millard W. Buck
Prairie City
Porter
Buck
Newton
Judge Overrules New Trial in Rocker Murder Case
Judge Wakefield at Rock Rapids overrules a new trial motion in the Charles Rocker murder case. He fixes June 9, 1905, as the execution date and orders Rocker confined at Anamosa penitentiary until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Rock Rapids
Charles Rocker
August Schroeder
Rocker
Anamosa
School team defeats Kan sas pedgogues in debate
The normal school team wins a close debate against the Kansas pedagogues. Mrs. James Havlik, widow of Johnson County recorder James Havlik, was appointed by the board of supervisors to fill the vacancy caused by his recent death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
James Havlik
Johnson County
Board of Supervisors
Dodd's Kidney Pills Gain Global Trust in Letters
International readers praise Dodd's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy. A Cairo correspondent asks for six boxes after a doctor recommended them, while a Viborg resident seeks purchase details from Buffalo or a mail order source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Sirs
Cairo
Egypt
Buffalo
J. P. Simonson
Viborg
V. Mark
Some Men Act Meaner to Prove Superiority
A Washington Star quote notes how some men claim superiority by adopting a tougher, meaner stance toward others as a social pose. The remark reflects on masculine bravado and public posturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Dan
Washington Star
Almanac Ready for Distribution Across Regions
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company's annual almanac is prepared for distribution. It includes monthly calendars and household hints with information about Missouri Arkansas the Indian Territory and Louisiana. The Indianapolis News notes a stray Japanese word Wijabi and references Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Indi Territory
Louisiana
Kansas City
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International Society of Dressmakers
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Ancient Order of United Workmen
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Iowa Rifle Association
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James A. Campbell
Ottumwa
R. T. Rhys
Campbell
William Humbert
Ed Crawford
Humbert
Iowa State News
Mohamed Rached
Immeubles Libres de l'Etat
Minister of Finance
K. C. S. Almanac
Indianapolis News
Columbia
Cleveland Tribune
Crawford
Rambler Crescent
Monarch Imperial
Pope Manufacturing CO
Hartford, Conn
Chicago, Ill
Avon
Canada
Railway and I
Estern Canada
Inmigratrion
Ottawa
Broughton
Quincey
Coicege
Duncan
Hig Four
Indianapolis
E. T. Holmer
Jackson Street
J. Paul
Meinnes
6Th Avenue
Breck
Detroit
TO. Cemuse
Cattahan Block
Illiwankes
Wise
ORICH
Boston
Mass
Toronto
PISO
Clark and
Liberty Streets
Warren
N. B
Rue de la Paix
Columbus Ave
Potter Drag & Chem. Corp
Reston Plata
Sneee Va
R. Paxton Co
Pope Bidg
Prospectus
Scofield
Francis Emory Fitch
Broad Street
N. Ye
Indian Territory
Texas
Mexico
California
Katy
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