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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
2
Indictments Hit Saginaw Officials and Ex-Aldermen
A wide federal probe targets three Saginaw aldermen six ex aldermen and four others on bribery and liquor license charges. In other news a Kewanee Illinois hotel fire killed two and injured three, while a New York cotton raid rumor ties up millions for Daniel J Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
Tremont
Kewanee
New York
Daniel J. Sully
George F. Koregay
Dalhart
Tex
George Keith
Koregay
Machen
Christiancy
Louis
Louis Yeager
Francis Sutton
Kokomo
Ind
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Roosevelt
Chicago
Arkansas
St. Genevieve
M. R. Sackett
Gouveneur
N. Y
United States
Prescott
Ont
Illinois
Philip Paquet
Bride
Muskegon
Gov. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
McClellan Bank
Auburn
DeKalb Bank
Waterloo
R. C. Kemp
Lewis Yeager
Logan Ingalls
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Buffalo
Board of Health
New York City
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Washington
Aging couple's long marriage ends as man dies at 110
Peter Stansley aged 110 dies in Upper Sandusky leaving a 106 year old widow after 85 years of marriage. Joseph Bashaw dies in Salem Oregon aged 114. he served in the French war under Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Stansley
Upper Sandusky
Joseph Bashaw
Salem
Ore
Napoleon
War clouds and famine grip parts of Asia and Europe
News from the era reports acute distress in Nan ning and Tsin-Fa district, China with about 73 000 starving. Russia opens Manchuria to foreign trade and ends passport requirements. Britain claims 100 000 square miles in Nigeria. Striking dock workers in Valparaiso amid clashes. one policeman killed and many rioters fatally hurt. A Tsukiji wedding ties Miss Virginia Evans to H T Sewall. Japan accelerates arsenals preparations for potential war over Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanning
Tsin-Fa
Kwang Si
China
Russia
Manchuria
Nigeria
Valparaiso
Chile
Virginia
Admiral Evans
H. T. Sewall
Trinity Cathedral
Tsukiji
Tokio
Roosevelts Yosemite visit and Oakland assassination plot
News items cover President Roosevelt leaving San Francisco for Yosemite, a letter warning of an assassination plot in Oakland, and numerous other events including fires in New York counties, a deadly Chicago fire, moonshiner deaths in Arkansas, and varied crime and labor developments nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Yosemite Valley
Oakland
New York
Warren
Essex
Hamilton
Westchester Flats
Chicago
Joe Adair
Wash Turner
Dave Preddy
Hot Springs
Ark
William McCarty
Lexington
Burns
Miss
Gen. Shafter
G. A. BR
California
Nevada
Kokomo
Ind
Russia
Kirschineff
Mickey
Nebraska
Pierre Lorillard
Paris
Calais
John Black
Louisville
Archie James
United
United States
Pittsburg
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Rockton
Ill
Albert Palmer
Mollie Beck
Bairdstown
Montana
Ohio Into
Union
Chillicothe
Marion
America
Overton
Noyes
Philippines
Ames
Minneapolis
State Penitentiary
Oliver T. Sherwood
Southport
Conn
Balkans
Bulgaria
Sybil Sanderson
Pnaemonia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Parole Law Testover Governor Authority in Davis Case
The case questions the governor’s power to forfeit good time when a parole is revoked. Frank Davis, sentenced for second degree murder in 1891, had his term suspended in 1900. Gov. Shaw later revoked the suspension. Cummins later revived the issue, with Attorney General Mullan arguing for governor’s right to forfeit earned good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Gov. Cummins
Davis
Anamosa
John Connolly
Mullan
Record of Surging Secretary of State Fees in Iowa
The Secretary of State in Iowa erwartet peak biennial fees ending June 50 year will near 350000 reflecting a rise from last general assembly reforms. Rock Island railroad alone accounts for over 160000 of the total with receipts exceeding 92000 so far and an additional 35000 in notarial and regular fees anticipated before period end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Iown
General Assembly
Rock Island Railroad
Taps New Territory For Des Moines Line
President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western inspected the Des Moines and Southern railway project linking Greenfield Winterset and Des Moines. The line may be acquired and extended to Red Oak and beyond toward a Missouri river connection in Kansas or Nebraska. Promoter F W Cherry of Des Moines drives the venture tapping an area without rail service and direct Des Moines access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stickney
Chicago Great Western
Des Moines and Southern Railway
Greenfield
Winterset
Des Moines
Great Western
Red Oak
Missouri River
Kansas
Nebraska
F. W. Cherry
Mother Mary Angeline dies after thirty years in convents
Mother Mary Angeline, assistant superior general of the Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary, died in Ottumwa after a long career in convent work. She entered at age 15 and spent 25 years teaching in Iowa, with the last decade in Ottumwa. A Fremont Neb., native daughter of Morris and Mrs Wogen of St. Joseph Mo. Her mother and four sisters were at her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Angeline
Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary
Ottumwa
Iowa
St. Joseph’s Academy
Morris Wogen
St. Joseph
Fremont
Neb
Prominent Iowa Politician James Duffus Laid Aside as Insane
James Duffus of the Marshalltown soldiers home has been adjudged insane and committed to Clarinda asylum. Once a Fort Madison Plaindealer editor and postmaster under Harrison, he also served in the Civil War and was a noted political figure in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duffus
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Clarinda
Fort Madison
Old Settler Mrs. Overcamp Dies at 98 in Pella
Mrs. G. H. Overcamp died in Pella at age 98. She and her husband were among Hollanders who migrated to the area in 1847 and settled there. Her husband commanded one of four vessels that carried the colonists to the new land. he died in 1894. Mrs. Overcamp was among the few survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Overcamp
Pella
Company of
Free Land
Florence Perry Found in Waterloo After Elopement
Miss Florence Perry eloped with Isaac Gates from Blairsburg over two weeks ago. Anxious parents had conducted a systematic search for her disappearance. She has been located in Waterloo where she had been concealed since late April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Florence Perry
Isaac Gates
Blairsburg
The Intelligent Juror and His Confusion
A Supreme Court division stenographer reports an incident where the so called intelligent juror, singled out by both sides, asked for clarification on two words often used in trials. The juror admitted he did not know what plaintiff and defendant meant, highlighting unfamiliar terms in a courtroom context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Supreme Court
Mia Wifes Fault and the Pessimistic Man
A New York Times tale about a pessimistic man who blames others for his misfortunes and refuses to see the bright side. His wife nurses him during rheumatism as he laments, but he blames her tears for making the air damp and moist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
New York Times
Sur
Prise
An Old Lady's Discovery in Garnett Arkansas
Mary Dunlop of Garnett Arkansas reports relief after 18 years of kidney trouble using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She praises the remedy and shares her cure with friends. The article adds that Mrs Garrett of Brazils Arkansas narrowly survived Cerebro Spinal trouble with the same medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Ark
Mary Dunlop
Dodd
Nlop
Garrett
Brazils
Responded Too Soon Aunt-John Entering the Ministry
The exchange shows a humorous quip about a call to the ministry. Aunt-John questions John’s vocation, and John replies he was called despite doubt. The brief vignette reflects light dialogue and a religious theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Puck
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot Ease Ad
Eyewitness ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen feet easing pain and perspiration. Claims quick comfort with new shoes, sample offered free, sold by druggists and shoe stores. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Akes
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. 7
Magistrate Probes Arsenal Visit and Weapons Claims
A Yonkers Statesman report covers a magistrate questioning whether a suspect was armed. The discussion notes the man’s presence at an arsenal with guns and knives and describes his threatening glances and daggers as part of the testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Yonkers
The Klean Kool Kitchen Kind Stove Trade Mark
The notice promotes a stove line under the mark The Klean Kool Kitchen Kind aimed at smokeless ashless heat free cooking. It emphasizes comfortable cooking with stoves that produce no smoke or ashes and reduce heat.
Market Fever Rises as Securities Undigested
A witty Puck quip notes a feverish stock market day with jests about undigested securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Ad
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents aim to stop coughs and relieve colds. The ad markets a simple remedy with quick relief claims and a store price point.
What ales better Princeton quip sparks campus joke
A witty Princeton Tiger quip contrasts a father’s drinking habit with his homeward route, using a pun on ales and wines to lampoon social habits on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Tiger
Enduring ideas and product notices from 1900 ads
A collection of quotations and endorsements from 1900 ads and notices. J F Hoover of Springs Indiana asserts Piso’s Cure for Consumption lacks equal for colds while Collier extols hope as a motivating principle. Putnam Fadeless Dyes claim stain resistance and dye performance. Chicago Daily News notes baseball players seek innings while others rest in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hover
Trait Springs
Ind
Chicago Daily News
Opium and Liquor Habits Cured Book Free
Advertisement for B M Woolley M D offering treatment for opium and liquor habits in Atlanta Georgia with a free book and a quoted Emerson saying good nature is stronger than toma hawks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Woolley
M.D
Atlanta,Ga
Emerson
Birth of a Great American Railroad Fifty Years of New York Central
A historical recall marks the New York Central Railroad's fiftieth anniversary, tracing its 1853 incorporation from the consolidation of ten roads into a north south line from Albany to Buffalo. It notes milestones, the 1869 Hudson River linkage, Mohawk Valley travel routes, and a reminiscence by Joshua Wilber describing 1839 rail travel from Albany to Lockport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
D. M. Parry
Buffalo
N. Y
Prairie du Lac
Wis
Frank Shell
Mabel Bickford
Toledo
Roosevelt
San Francisco
United States
Pacific Ocean
Providential
Louis
Frank
Dillard Eades
Logan Ingalls
Kokomo
Ind
Lewis Yeager
Congress
Employers’ Federation
Mississippi River
Henry Churchill King
Oberlin
Jacksonville
Fla
Manila
Berkeley
University Club
Yosemite
George W. Grubbs
Martinsville
Indiana
Omaha
George F. Spencer
Alabama
Stephen Flanagan
New York City
Episcopal Church
Savannah
Agatha Reichlin
Lorain
New York
Chicago
George Russell
W. H. Sheak
Peru
United Brethren Church
Mayor Low
Moody Merrill
New Mexico
Denver
Col
Citizens’ Alliance
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
American Board of Foreign Missions
China
Great Northern
Henry Berg
North Yakimi
Wash
Charles
Payne
Quindocquia
Andrew J. Day
New York Central Railroad
Albany
New York Central Company
Hudson River Railroad
West
Ocean
Great Lakes
Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence River
Mohawk Valley
Genesee
New York den
Great Railroad
Joshua Wilber
Lockport
State Street
Schenectady
Syracuse
Rochester
Hudson River
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Patient Testimonials
A Louisville reader reports back pain relief after two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills, noting restored sleep and absence of pain. The ad cites other testimonials from Aching backs eased and dropsy signs vanished, praising the pill's effectiveness where others failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Dean
Joan_E. Kra MER
Main Street
Foreman American Tobacco Co
Doan
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Bayitte Yane
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I. B. Sawter & Bor
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Hae
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