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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
2
Notable World News Roundup Reflects Surging Events
A sweeping digest covers Miss Minnie Summers's sudden death in New York laughter. heavyweight title signs by Jeffries and Corbett for San Francisco on August 14. Pinkerton guards strike in Chicago. rail earnings rise. political killings. drought and pest concerns in Arizona. Mississippi flood at La Crosse. Ellis Island alien arrivals. sentences for Ethel B. Dingle case. Roosevelt tours California Nevada Oregon. pension filings by veterans. bank failures and defalcations. inflationary bank circulation tops 400 million. labor strikes, fires, bankruptcies. violent crime and mob actions. international finace and Jewish affairs. wartime battles and natural disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Summers
New York
Jim Jeffries
James J. Corbett
San Francisco
Pinkerton
Chicago
United States
Knoblock
James Garault
Ellis Island
N. Y
Ethel B. Dingle
Rochester
Leland D. Kent
Roosevelt
Sacramento
Cal
Carson
Reno
Nev
Portland
Ore
National Bank of
Southport
Conn
Manchuria
Philadelphia
Mossberg and Granville Manufacturing Company
Providence
R. L
California
Washington
Sanderson
Tex
H. S. Biggs
Ed Bell
R. C. McMahon
Strauss, Eisendrath & Co
West Point
Kennedy
Bremner Bakeries
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Henry Storey
Richmond
Mich
New York City
Baron von Rheinbaden
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
D. W. Hitchcock
Union Pacific
Notable Deaths Mark Public, Political Life Across Cities
Julia Rousseau dies at 100 in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. Thomas Card, longest-serving post office employee in U.S. history, dies at home in Toledo Ohio. Mrs. George W Kendrick Jr a noted educator dies in Philadelphia. Benjamin F Jones a steel executive and politician dies in Pittsburgh aged 79. Hugh J Murdoch editor of United Presbyterian and church figure dies in Sewickley Pennsylvania aged 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Rousseau
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Thomas Card
United States
Toledo
George W. Kendrick, Jr
Philadelphia
Benjamin F. Jones
Pittsburg
Hugh J. Murdoch
United Presbyterian
Sewickley
China Shuns Manchuria Ports to Avoid Russia Offense
United States and Japan press renewed demands while China refuses to open Manchuria ports. A Dublin meeting to consider King Edward entertainment ends in a brawl injuring several. Fire wipes Little Bay mining town. Kishineff massacre fears prompt czar‑ordered dismissals. Algeciras bull fight amphitheater collapse kills 12, injures 50. Women and children gored by bulls. 50000 Jews ordered to quit Kiev to avoid Kishineff repeat. Philippine constabulary Lt Walker killed on Cebu. Venezuelan rebels gain momentum. US envoy to inform foreign manufacturers adulterated foods and wines banned after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
China
Manchuria
Russia
Dublin
Edward
Little Bay
N. F
de Raaben
Kishineff
Algeciras
Spain
Kieff
Lieut. Walker
Philippines
Cebu
Roosevelts Navy Call Echoes From Tacoma Speech
The address in Tacoma urged building up the navy to project power across the Pacific. Other items note Russian critic Maxim Gorki blaming society for Kishineff massacres and a mob killing in Georgia.
G A R Encampment Reports Iowa Losses and Officers
At the Cedar Rapids G A R annual encampment it was shown there were 340 deaths in the Iowa department over the past year but active work kept a net loss of only 74. Officers elected include Department commander L B Raymond Hampton senior vice commander H D Newlands Center Point junior vice W C Tompkins Clear Lake medical director H P Duffield Marshalltown chaplain H N Chaffee Mount Vernon and department president of Woman's Relief Corps Mrs Jennie L Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department
L. B. Raymond
Hampton
H. D. Newlands
Center Point
W. C. Tompkins
Clear Lake
H. P. Duffield
Reward Offered for Capturing George Matheson
Gov. Cummins posts a 300 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of George Matheson sought by the Pottawattamie county sheriff for shooting Deputy Sheriff J. C. Baker on the night of May 7 at Weston. Matheson, about 19, 150 pounds, blue eyes, light brown hair, 5 feet 7 inches, was last seen in a dark blue coat, red sweater, campaign hat and blue bib overalls with white stripe. the bib was torn.
Boone man jailed in Pa on child death and cremation case
Jacob Martin aged 74 from Boone is jailed in Honesdale Pennsylvania on charges related to the alleged drowning of a newborn child and cremation beneath a pile of logs as described by housekeeper Mrs Phoebe Hall the child’s mother. The record notes Martin moved from Boone county in 1901 and leased a farm near Honesdale with Hall as housekeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Martin
Boone
Honesdale
Phoebe Hall
Martin
Boone County
Hall
Engineer Harry Bechtel Is Killed At De Witt
Engineer Harry Bechtel a well known Chicago & Northwestern employee was instantly killed at De Witt while oiling his engine. He stepped back from the track to a nearby adjacent track as an eastbound passenger train thundered into the yards and ran him down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bechtel
Chicago & Northwestern Road
de Witt
Bechtel
Farmer Markley Charged With Murder Near Schaller
Isaac M. Markley, a wealthy farmer two miles east of Schaller, held without bail in Sac City on murder charges after information filed by Coroner Farquahar. He awaits grand jury action at the August district court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marder
Isaac M. Markley
Schaller
Sac City
Teepell
Farquahar
Markley
Manhunt Ends After West Liberty Restaurant Murder
After thirty six hours searching, parties abandon the search for the killer of Arthur Meade at McCarty's restaurant in West Liberty. Authorities believe the suspect escaped on a night train. Meade's funeral was held with services led by the Woodmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Meade
McCarty
West Liberty
Guilty Plea in Bootlegging Case at Fort Dodge
Harry Green pleaded guilty before a United States judge in Fort Dodge to bootlegging. Arrested by U S Marshal Gustafson, the case stems from the theft of a barrel of whisky from the Minneapolis and St. Louis station last January, with Green named among those who disposed of the liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Green
United States
Fort Dodge
Gustafson
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Green
Tim Ahern Killed Riding Moving Train at Cresco
Tim Ahern roadmaster for 25 years in the Iowa and Minnesota division of the Milwaukee road was instantly killed at Cresco when he lost his footing while boarding a moving passenger train. He had 40 years of service and lived in Calmar with his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Ahern
Iowa & Minnesota
Milwaukee Road
Cresco
Calmar
Iowa Local Notes from Across the State
Al Cory appointed farmer at Sac and Fox Indian agency west of Tama. Albert Dobenecker reports twenty six hogs killed by lightning near Hancock. Iowa Falls council accepts Andrew Carnegie offer of 10 000 for a public library building. Owen Sheehan in Spencer imports flaxseed from France and favors foreign variety. Rock Rapids waterworks purchase measure defeated 200 to 4. Hardin County Editorial association meets Eldora June 15. Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention in Dubuque June 1. Secretary James Wilson and Jasper Wilson visit Traer. Tornado damages Frank Heese mill and surroundings at Merrill. Dr F Desmond named pension examining surgeon at Webster City. Dr F E Thompson at Marengo. Fire at M H Daly’s disc n broad factory in Charles City causes 500 damage. Indianola roller mills burned to the ground. loss about 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Ocean
Maxim Gorki
Kishineff
William Hopkins
White's Mill
Thornwood
W. Va
Western Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Joseph Gutseh
Milwaukee
Wis
Electro-Mechanical Institute
Pittsburg
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Portsmouth
Louisville
W. F. Norton
Presbyterian General Assembly
Los Angeles
Cal
Cuba
United States
Havana
J. W. Bailey
Bureau County Republican
Princeton
Ill
Daub
Bala
Kan
Frank Harns
Edward Puhlke
Sterling
Neb
Ohio
Delhi
Home City
Fernbank
Charles Hallman Keep
Buffalo
Marcel Renault
Enid
Okla
Yokohama
Yongampho
Yalu River
Chicago
New York
American Society of Equity
Protestant Episcopal Church
Archbishop Farley
John Kennedy
Gloversville
N. Y
Seattle
Northwest
Consul McWade
China
M. A. Hanna
al Cory
Sac and Fox
Tama
Albert Dobenecker
Hancock
Iowa Falls
Andrew Carnegie
Owen Sheehan
Spencer
France
Rock Rapids
Hardin County Editorial Association
Eldora
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Dubuque
James Wilson
Jasper Wilson
Traer
Old Home
Frank Heese
Merrill
F. Desmond
Webster City
F. E. Thompson
Marengo
M. H. Daly
Charles City
Indianola
Aulen & Chilcoat
Where He Had the Advantage
A brief dialogue, quoted from the Chicago Tribune, contrasts a passenger with a skull cap praising a pastor who never preaches longer than 25 minutes with another passenger whose Sunday preacher is himself an hour or longer. The exchange highlights differing attitudes toward sermon length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Western lines offer low summer rates to Colorado points
Chicago to Colorado destinations feature a round trip tourist fare of 30 dollars with similar East to West discounts. Airlines boast double daily service between Chicago and Denver with overnight options, buffet cars, smoking and library cars, Pullman sleeping cars, dining service and reclining chair cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Lines
Colorado
Easor
United States
J. W. Denver
Kansas
Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line
City
Union
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Chicago
Union Pacific and
Chi & North- Western Railways
Denver
Central States
Atlantic Seaboard
Then and Now Courting Quips From Cincinnati Enquirer
A playful exchange on courtship between Bleeker and Then and Now Meeker is quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The dialogue highlights persistent attention in a lighthearted way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeker
Bleeker
Cincinnati Enquirer
Vacation travel boosts use of cheap Colorado rail fares
Estimates show 8 million to 10 million Americans vacation each summer with 400 to 500 million dollars spent nationwide. The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway offers July 1 to 10 round trips to Colorado from Chicago for 25 dollars, aiming to attract cost conscious travelers. The Rocks Mountain region is highlighted as a cooler, scenic alternative with a new illustrated guide from the rail line. Through service from Chicago to Denver is available daily via the CMStP and Union Pacific. F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Una States
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Colorado
Chicago
Colonie
Rocks Mountain
Denver
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
F A. Miller
Gossip and conscience in a rural remark
Uncle Eben voices suspicion that chronic gossip holds a guilty conscience and harms neighbors in self defense, reflecting a local tone from the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
Washington Star
New York Central Baggage Traffic Totals for 1908
The New York Central reports 3 100 545 pieces of checked baggage forwarded in 1908 and 3 121 pieces received at stations. Bicycles and baby car traffic were also recorded with 411 614 forwarded and received bicycles and 26 654 baby cars moved by baggage cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
The Married Flirt Saddest Town Topics Reflection
The married flirt is the saddest of human spectacles as Town Topics laments the visible failure of her own marriage.
Peruna touted as cure for female catarrh in Buffalo letter
Mrs. J B Finn of 82 East High Street Buffalo writes that after a year of rest her health failed and Peruna restored her. The letter claims nervous women suffer from female disease caused by catarrh and that ninety nine of one hundred female troubles are catarrh, treated by Peruna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Finn
East High Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
America
Peruna
BR. Paxton CO
Boston
Eae
Doolittle on Cuba as a lively place
Quotation from Harvard Lampoon where Doolittle asserts Cuba is lively and they raise cane constantly. The exchange highlights a humorous view of Cuban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doolittle
Cuba
Harvard Lampoon
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Corinth
Miss
John Dixon
Fremont
Iowa
R. B. Raymond
Elvin Bachman
Slatington
George Nash
Spokane
E. N. Harriman
Southern Pacific
Amos Randall
Dan Kennedey
Henry Golden
Mulberry
Fla
Barney Brown
Salem
Oregon City
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
Post Office Department
A. W. Machen
New Orleans Street Railway
Conserate
New Orleans
Gem Gordon
Great Northern Express Company
Montana
Pearl
Edna Gill
E. L. Butler
Butler
Dunkirk
Columbia
Glen Cove
St. Louis
Stewart
City Dog Pound
Ashland
Blaine
Assaria
Lebanon
Elwood
Crawfordsville
Ord
York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Burilli
Somaliland
Palma
Root
Manila
St. Hyacinthe
Quebec
Croatia
Dalmatia
Leo ‘Olstoi
Cyrus Adler
Cassini
Iowa State News
Mrs. Finn
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Poe
Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids, Mich, New York
Water St
Paxtine
Knpeck Meeker
Slowan
Chicago Daily News
Laura E. Howey
State Historical Society
C. E. Reese
Omaha
Council Bluffs
F Burg
Fort Wayne
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Central
Allentown
New Yo
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago and Sciatica
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