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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1894
Page
6
A 1894 note reports that no decision was reached on the contest described in Articles of Agreement, with Sall for the contest in this country between January 20 and 30. The brief item notes copyright context and the pending outcome.
James J Corbett refuses to commit to the Chicago articles calling for a June 2 to June 30 clash and proposes American or British venues. He hints at September or October and rejects fixed plans, offering finishes or twenty round formats with substantial side stakes and possible private meeting.
Peter Jackson writes that he feels strong at 208 pounds and seeks a prompt rematch with James J. Corbett after their draw in San Francisco. He notes Corbett’s recent victories, his own desire to box soon if possible, and his plan to retire after the fight to enter another line of business.
A clergyman confronted Lord Thurlow known for swearing and asked for Spaxton living. After a sharp exchange the lord relented and granted the vacancy, appointing the preacher Mr Jaques as vicar and later adviser and friend. The tale is from Youth's Companion.
The editor notes a judge considers Mr Lashforth may suspect foul play by his wife amid questions about how a bottle ended up in a specific place. The exchange hints at a legal dispute and potential motive without detailing concrete facts.
Des Moines reports capital punishment restored by act of 1878 and Iowa’s Loyal Legion meeting with officers elected and finances shown. The Ericsson torpedo boat launch at Dubuque, first inland naval vessel, details its construction, propulsion, armament, and crew.
A five year old Adele Kretschmar followed a thief for six and a half hours after being lured into a passage and robbed of her earrings. The vigilant child persisted until a policeman spotted her and the crime. Her mother had sent her for salt.
The Prince of Wales laughed heartily when a Hindu schoolboy, drilled to say your royal highness, misidentified a prism compass as a royal compass. The lad, startled, stammered the phrase prompting continuous royal laughter.
A classroom exchange features students naming animals by country of birth. Answers include the Bengal tiger, Spanish mackerel, Welsh rabbit, Kilkenny cat, Rushin' bear, and Gnaw-away rat as playful geography themed puzzles from Harper's Young People.
A comic exchange shows a hotel porter waking a guest and offering a bed sheet for a breakfast party needing a table cloth. The dialogue highlights the quirkiness of hotel service and guest reaction.
Brooklyn Life records a brief exchange noting progress in a daughter's language tutor. The tutor is praised for improving to speak English well. The item reflects a social column tone from Brooklyn Life.
A brief exchange from the New York Weekly shows a husband tiring of his wife’s new bonnet while she admits she feared it would fail to please him. The fragment captures domestic tension over fashion and expense.
Missouri representative Charles Morgan, a mild man and Civil War veteran from Wisconsin, earned fame for repeated escapes from Confederate prisons. One daring episode saw him and a companion crawl through a hole cut in the car floor while guarded, slipping into the night and being aided by a hospitable old negro couple before returning to Union lines.
In summer 1864 wounded officers and several privates sheltering in a Virginia valley schoolhouse endure an odd disruption as a skunk scents the room. A German private breaks the silence with a humorous outburst, triggering laughter among the officers and privates. The tale appears in the Southern Bivouac.
An old soldier in a poorly lit city district is accosted by a footpad who orders him to surrender. The veteran reveals he can only raise one hand and jokes about leaving the other at Mission Ridge. The thief returns money, admits stealing it from another man, then disappears.
At an Illinois horticulturists meeting in Springfield a paper listed grape varieties for general adoption. Concord leads as most profitable, with Delaware Catawba Martha Clinton Norton’s Virginia Seedling and Oporto also noted. Roger’s hybrids Wilder is the best black grape. Brighton is a red grape that stores poorly. Concord’s nationwide popularity mirrors Wilson strawberry Crawford peach Baldwin apple and Bartlett pear.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a quip about facing danger in battle. The exchange features a sympathetic woman colonel and a retort that evokes retreat from the cannon’s mouth. The humor underscores wartime stress and courage.
A group of progressive women in England has organized into a military style battalion. The unit is described as an amazonian regiment whose duties will likely be limited to dress parades. The text notes members will not flinch at powdering their faces if needed.
Montana miners suffer a peculiar affliction dubbed CaGe blindness. After long underground work, some men resurface imagining a basket in the shaft ready to lower them. The illusion is so exact that alone they attempt to step into the basket and fall to their deaths.
An ex-slave purchases Cahaba, Alabama once capital, for 550 dollars, intends to demolish old structures and convert the site into farmland.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on May 25 a deadly clash broke out when about 2000 strikers confronted deputies at Stickle Hollow. Four died and many were wounded as deputies fired on the mob. Sixty six strikers were arrested and jailed, with reports of 3,000 more marching armed toward the plant.
In GalEsburg Illinois on May 25 a Chicago Burlington and Quincy fast mail train ran after a lubricator oil spill igniting flames inside the cab. Fireman Edward Martin suffered severe burns while Engineer W E Giddings escaped with minor injuries and both were removed from the train.
A census bureau bulletin shows 1890 total government receipts at 1 040 473 013 and expenditures at 915 954 053 with a 24 518 958 balance. It breaks down per capita costs, state and city comparisons, and education and police spending across major states.
Thirty well known Tecumseh residents in Indian Territory are indicted for horse stealing. Seventeen were arrested, three escaped, and officers pursue them. The grand jury remains in session as the case shocks the Oklahoma community.
Lexington residents react to a Western Associated Press report claiming a resolution to skip Confederate grave decorations due to Breckinridge’s membership. The Ladies Auxiliary cites a harmonious meeting and says Breckinridge’s name was not discussed.
The May 24 report from City of Mexico notes an American miners strike has sharply raised northern coal prices in Mexico. The coal shortage seriously inconveniences many Mexican manufacturers and industrial operations.
Entimio Pedrozo a 34 year old native Mexican died of heart disease while performing with his wife as feather artists at a Pittsburgh museum. He collapsed Thursday during the engagement.
Gov. Flower vetoes the bill to bar foreign flags on New York public buildings calling it un-American. The action comes from Albany with the legislature having passed the measure earlier.
London reports Mr Gladstone had cataract surgery at Lord Rendell's home performed by Drs Nettleship and Habershon. The operation was successful, no anesthetic used, and he rests quietly in a darkened room with no feverish symptoms. He bore the pain with fortitude.
Assignee Hubbard of the Union Loan and Trust company testified that its liabilities exceed 7 million dollars and it would pay only five cents on the dollar. He added that the D. T. Hedges estate totals 2 million dollars with first class creditors receiving twenty five cents and second class fifteen cents on the dollar.
The Populist convention in Sacramento nominated J. V. Webster of San Luis Obispo for governor. May 25 report notes Webster as the chosen candidate by the state Populist group.
Farrivry J May 2. Ephraim Bills fired at a supposed thief late Thursday night striking his niece Miss Cynthia Henderson aged 17 as she returned from the commencement exercises at the opera house. The injury was serious.
James R. Potts a young gold seeker from Adrian Michigan drowned while attempting to shoot Vermillion river rapids in a canoe en route to Rainy Lake City.
Great Western conductor Redpath was killed near his Des Moines residence by two young men likely seeking money. The shooting about 10 pm occurred two blocks from his home as he headed to a train to St. Joseph. Suspects John Krout and Barney Hammill were arrested. Krout confessed robbery motive and lack of funds.
A. G. Wheeler and C. H. Gama of New York sue W. H. Goodrich and Daniel Butterfield to establish title to 19 460 acres in Lyon county worth 20 dollars an acre. They allege a fraudulent sheriff sale. Many settlers who bought and improved farms on the tract are also defendants.
Insurance agent Jacob Dygraff shot and killed his wife after a failed reconciliation in Keokuk. He then killed himself with a revolver, ending weeks after a divorce was granted. He fired four shots into her back as she ran, then took his own life.
An arson attack at Fire Department No. 2 in Sioux City drenched bedding with gasoline and set a match. The first floor burned rapidly causing about £1000 in damage. Capt. Hilyers and Fireman Frank Bigby suffered serious burns.
The Iowa crop bulletin notes a favorable week with above normal temperature and sunshine and generally sufficient rainfall. Corn planting is nearly completed across all districts while small grain potatoes meadows and pastures are doing notably well. Fruit outlook remains fairly good.
Charles Peterson a 47 year old miner in Keb killed Ernest Donaldson amid rumors of an affair between Peterson’s wife and Donaldson. Peterson was arrested after the shooting.
Annie Hansen aged 18 was shot at her home ten miles north of Remsen by her uncle Herman Peters aged 28 before Peters killed himself after telling neighbors it was an accident. The rest of the family were away at the time of the shooting.
Fire of incendiary origin totally destroys Dr. J. W. Morgan drug store valued at 4 000 and A. Merrill general store at 7 000. Other items note Le Mars population just over 5 100 triggering liquor law clause, J A Wells failure with 25 000 liabilities, and many local incidents across Iowa including deaths, arrests, recoveries, and civic actions.
Military units from Ottawa Streator and Aurora were ordered to quell a large miner riot around La Salle amid 3 000 striking workers at Spring Valley Ladd and Seatonville. Deputies were wounded. Sheriff Taylor and Mayor Matson reported clashes as mobs attacked the coal shaft and jail.
All England rejoiced on Queen Victoria's 75th birthday with wide preparations and public holiday festivities. Born in 1819 she ascended the throne after King William IV on June 20 1887, marking a historic milestone in royal history.
Hon James T. McMillan, former member of the legislature, died after taking strychnine. Born January 27, 1840 on a Springfield area farm, he pursued education at Union College and Columbia, studied medicine briefly, then chose law and served in the lower house as a Democrat. He had been in poor health and despondent.
Inspector Baldwin of the United States life saving service has been notified from Washington that a service officer will be sent to this port to investigate the loss of life during the recent storm.
The Daggs Brothers, principal stockholders, have suffered heavy wool losses, contributing to a bank closure in Tempe. President Daggs states depositors will be paid in full.
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