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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1895
Page
6
Cholera roils St Petersburg and other cities as battles and floods claim lives. Reports detail a deadly Cleveland streetcar crash, killings linked to a Philadelphia murder conviction, and political tensions from Europe to the Americas. The czar's family welcomes a daughter named Olga as warships move toward Constantinople.
A Southern railway freight train parted on Alto hill sixty miles west of Birmingham. Two cars and a caboose with Conductor Ruffin aboard raced down the hill six miles and struck the Corona accommodation at Patton Junction. Ruffin was killed attempting to stop the runaway. Passengers aboard the local train were shaken but unharmed.
Constantinople reports indicate 800 Armenians killed at Karpoot and eight American mission buildings burned or destroyed. US Ambassador Terrell seeks details while missionaries at Bitlis return to Van under Turkish troop escort. Vali of Aleppo orders protection for Americans and Turkish officials implicated. other massacres feared at Sivas and Gurun with up to four thousand Armenians reported killed.
Four masked bandits roped in Great Northern train No. 3 near Clear Lake Minnesota. They halted the train and attempted to loot the express car but fled into darkness after a pursuit by a large posse. No money was stolen.
The Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice Harlan held that Union Pacific Railway cannot lease telegraph rights to create an exclusive Western Union line along its routes. The decision reverses a circuit court ruling and upholds Nebraska district court judgments, affirming the federal duty to run its own telegraph lines alongside railroad tracks.
Richmond Va November 20 The Virginia Methodist Conference committee on temperance and Sabbath observance issued a strong report denouncing Sunday excursions and railway Sunday runs. It protests Sunday newspapers filled with theater, concerts, prize fights, society news, sports and games that distract from church and Sunday school.
In Ironton Ohio Miss Clara Campbell the plaintiff who won a $40 000 breach of promise judgment against Arbuckle several years ago is dying at Dr C G Grays sanitarium three miles below the city She underwent a tumor operation Friday and doctors say the shock from the procedure is causing her to sink.
Judge Walters ordered a new jury in the Coit case at Circleville after physicians said a juror was too ill to continue. Fayette county has spent about $12,000 with only a fraction of witnesses examined. trial to restart anew.
Judge Ricks of the United States Circuit Court at Toledo holds that the Comptroller of the Currency can assess stockholders of a suspended national bank and that such assessment is recoverable by a suit at law.
The Peace Association of Friends led by A. G. Hubbard of Columbus and Daniel Hill of Richmond Ind issued a circular urging all United States ministers to preach on international arbitration on Peace Sunday December 15.
In Bloomington Illinois on November 20 passengers of the Chicago and Aston Railway awarded James Downs a gold medal for staying aboard his engine after a collision at Gardner that killed fireman William J. House. They also raised $150 to present to Downs who gave the purse to House's widow.
Mammoth Pool in Seattle reports the Central Lumber company of San Francisco will begin to control Pacific coast trade on January 1. The firm, successor to Pacific Pine Lumber, has capital of at least 45 million dollars and covers the region west of the Cascade mountains from San Francisco to Vancouver, B C.
A distinct quake struck Cotopaxi Colorado yesterday at 4 10 PM lasting ten seconds with slates shaken from desks and windows rattling in schools and homes. The tremor was also reported at Texas Creek 75 miles east and Coaldale four miles west. A minor pre dawn shake occurred about 2 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Cuban junta prepares to issue 30 million dollars in bonds at 6 percent with the island itself as security. A European financier will head the issuing committee. Senor Tomas Estrada Palma voices confidence in security value and timely repayment after the war.
B D Blakeslee of the Chicago Cycling Club completed a cross country ride from New York to San Francisco in under forty days, shaving twenty three hours off the previous record. He started at 5 AM on October 1 and beat Martin Duxbury of Providence by 600 miles.
A 15 000 barrel storage tank at Standard Oil in Whiting Indiana blew up at 10 last night. The blast shattered nearby windows and set the tank ablaze with partially refined oil. Fire crews fought the blaze as nearby tanks risked ignition. By midnight the fire was under control. Loss was about 10000 dollars. Cause undetermined.
Brazill W of Trinidad reports the Brazilian government in November has refused arbitration proposed by Britain. The government dismisses the suggestions as unsuitable and says no arbitration will occur while the British Parliament discussion ends with no agreement.
London Nov 19 Rustem Pasha the Turkish ambassador to the court of St James is dying of influenza An Italian by birth he was formerly Count Malini He served as governor of Lebanon and was noted as a very fast and firm official IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT
Des Moines area records list twelve Iowa inventors receiving patents last week. Recipients include F A Allen Cedar Rapids for a lubricant J H Amtrobus Ottumwa for a poultry crate J Baker Muscatine for a tomato cleaning and scalding machine JL Pergmann Fort Madison for a venholder W Britton Sutton Boone for a locomotive boiler device L W Ellis Anamosa for a shear carrier F B Carnes Cedar Rapids for a deflector for blast stackers D C Landon Dubuque for a hose reel G Larson Waukon for a sleigh brake A A Lutterman Popejoy for a cash register J F Lymburner Lassance Dubuque for a flushing tank N P Mickelson Des Moines for a combin ed card case hat holder for church pews L E Richardson Cedar Rapids for a bicycle handle bar.
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