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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1904

Page

2

A Week's Record of Home and Foreign Items

A concise roundup from the Industrial Field, personal and political items. The column covers notable happenings at home and abroad, reflecting business, public life, and international developments.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kansas City Southern Railway Company Missouri Arkansas Indi Territory Louisiana Kansas City

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