World fair notes and figures spark varied reads
The Ames Intelligencer highlights rough world fair tallies and public curiosities. It cites gold and silver production, a record of attendees, and notes on poverty in London. It also mentions patents, teachers, and engineers, including a New Orleans eraser inventor and a pioneering chemist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Senate
George Owens
George
London Reform Union
Saweee F. Sune
America
Newton Center
Mass
Boston
World News Roundup From The Washington Desk
The general superintendent of the railway mail service reports 10,296,211,915 mail pieces handled in the year, up 49.68 percent from 1888, with various imperial and domestic notes including Honduras apologies, trade balances, and disaster tallies. Also covered are maritime progress, civic fires, trials, and political shifts across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Honduras
Uncle Sam
Justice Blatchford
Aupreme Court
Justige Fuller
Olney
Enlogien Dunise
United States
Barney
The
Life Saving Service
Robbery at Indiana railroad office nets thousands
An armed hold up at the Indiana Illinois & Town Railroad office on a Wednesday morning leaves treasurer John A. Drake unconscious after being attacked while closing the vault. The robbers, likely familiar with Drake’s routine, escape with cash and pay ledgers as a mail carrier discovers the fallen financier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emcaco
John A. Drake
Indiana, Ilinois & Town Railroad Company
Gorge T Hookery
Drake
Tes
Mr. Drake
Tobbers
John Hale
Unhappy Hawak and Hawaiian Crisis Redux
Secretary Gresham pressed Senator Morgan on restoration policy for Queen Liliuokalani, denying arms use and framing U S actions as diplomatic. President Cleveland reportedly approved broader Hawaiian news dissemination, including Blount’s 3000 page report. Hawaiian forces, chiefly white volunteers, number about 2000 with modern rifles and rapid fire guns, while Minister Willis controls naval actions, overriding normal command if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sita
Atatis
Wasuixegos
Gresham
Morgan
Foreign Religious Committee
Senate
Resham
Liliuckatani
Adinistration
Willis
United States
Stevens
Cleveland
Honolulu
State Department
Washington
Blount
Provisional Government
Islands
Irwin
Philadelphia
Congress
Family Names Revealed Through Occupation History
A collection of surname origins links many names to trades and crafts. Laven from lime burner, Chandler once a candlemaker, and Skinners tracing to hides. Txwax Taverner tied to entertaining travelers, with Parse and Paine listed among Pagan constructions. Coxen Crocker link to earthenware, and Vixen Winter to vineyard keeping. Pear Pearman Perrer and Perry man once ran pear orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laven
Chandler
Porxren
Poynter
Taxsen
Skinners
Impersonalities and Oddball Local Anecdotes From Daily Briefs
A spoof of short misadventures and curios from a small town: a Nat dealer touts minimal profit on hats, a four year old in Maine is said to smoke, a lonely street encounter ends with a girl injuring a would be suitor with an umbrella, a drunken man battles a garden snake with a rake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D ‘Catcege
Mama Cmrcaco
Tashento Junge Prunty
Fia
Thirteenth Street
Mat
Mille’ Pranty
Tanity
Ser
Dames Pranty
Sadie Pranty
Peter Pranty
Pranty
Icha
Erien
Peter" Prunty
Sadie
Vurgiare
Ter
Cooren
Floods Cause Widespread Loss Across Southern Provinces
Distressing details emerge from floods across the southern provinces. Deaths tallied at 1,350 with 62% missing, and extensive destruction of homes and vessels reported from Hyogo to Kumamoto, along with coastlines near Oita and Toyama. News notes a volcanic eruption nearby and multiple shipwrecks as waters rose, submerging villages and embankments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Sara
San Francisco
Sapen
Inaba
C. Gkayama
Otte
Bite
Bkayema
Sado
Yebisu
Suisu
Toyama-Ken
Toyama
Tokusshima-Ken
Kawabe
Kuboya
Futakata-Gun
Hyogo-Ken
Misumi
Kumamotoken
Oita
Takashi
Tsurusakigaira
Tanowia
Kawave
Tamajima
Kayo
Osaka
Tanoura
Nagasaki
Mitsubishi
Mount Mazon
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Bunqueroham
Woman pleads guilty to murder and receives fifteen years
Amelia Darby pleaded guilty in an Ottumwa district court to the murder of Lloyd, confessing to the killing of her ex husband Jenkin Evans. She was sentenced to fifteen years in the Fort Madison penitentiary as Evans faces possible new trial. The courtroom scene drew tears from family and spectators as the case unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jans J. Conmerr
Charley” Mitchell
Duval Athletic Club
Jacksonville
Fla
Bisse
Derberger
Bill Nashe
Y. Rochon
Norway
Mich
Fraser
Chanute
Kan
Glass
Enid
C. T
Johnson
Pike County
Louisville
Kentucky Malting Company
Chicago
John Adams, Drake
Lantaba, Tipols & Town Railroad
Nellie Byron
Joliet
Ernest Latore
Terre Haute
Tod
James Dawson
Navy Department
John W. Hogg
Rockville
Page
Fergus Falla Minn
Ottumwa
Amelia Darby
Thomas Lloyd
Farr
Edgewood Female Seminary
Madison
Wis
Maggie Stack
Marfle
Gogebic Range
Michigan
Jouken Tuas
Deadwood
S. D
Fine
Brooklyn
Wil Erminx Suxvor
Congress
Houston
Tex
Selph
Orrenna
Miss Darby
District ‘Court
Lloyd
Jenkin Evans
Fort Madison
Amelia
Evans
Hiteman
Loyd
Evana
Vane
Sue
Keb
Amelia Fucy
Suse 2
Lloyd's
Piatean
Aoe
Plea Change in Mineral Range Case at Houghton
Hogan Brothers plead guilty to the Mineral Range train robbery after a jury was seated in Houghton Michigan. Dominick Hogan’s plea surprised many as he was thought to be innocent. The judge deferred sentence for a few days to study the case further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
Mich
Novomvox
Hogan Brothers
Hogans
Butler
Dominick Hogan
Express
Brown's Bronetakt Troenae TM instant throat relief ad
An old advertisement touts Hostetter's and Brown's remedies for throat and kidney troubles. It claims quick relief from sore throat hoarseness and minor aches, with a price of 35 cents. It reads like a period fashion of patent medicines and includes a long, garbled string of product names and claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
Ier
Aden Teen
Sony Ag
Brown
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Ames Intelligencer
Wartford
A. H. McLeax
Caledonia
N. Y
Fillmore
Europe
Smithsonian Institution
Henry VIII
Vassar
Bry
Sinaovr
Pierce
Unitarian Church
Con
Army
Columbian Guard
Massachusetts
Col. Rice
Columian Guards
Midway Plaisance
Mediterranean
Cuantes
Cleveland High School
Miso
British Columbia
Sumas Citi Tras
the News of
Warren F. Putnam
National Granite Bank of
Exeter
N. H
Charles H. Bell
New Hampshire
Columbia
Boston Harbor
Delaware
Lenox
Red House
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Knights of Labor
Industrial Hall
Coopersville
May Porter
Willard Johnson
Congress of the Salvation ‘Army
Carnegie Music Hall
Booth
Thurber-Whyland Company
Auburn
John Johnson
Bostons
Hayes
Pittsburgh
National Plate Glass Company
Russett
Edward Solomon
Annie Johnson
Apvicks
Gresh‘am
William H. Beers
New York Life Insurance Company
Bardwell
Phoe Ieee
Vegas
N. M
van Roberts
Mittaden
Senaee
Milani
Tian Tetera
Aen
Aegeek Seri
Es, Meier
Weiss & Goldstein
Ter Salts
Athena
Coal and Iron Bank
Middle‘bore
Kanawha
Wvan
Scotch Evangelial Church
Morrison
Hasgow
Japan
Liverpool
Ben Hyams
Frische-Haff
East Prussia
Ascension
Comalitas
Chihuahua
Mexico
Diaz
National Bank
Exrenon Witt
Germany
Desterro
Robert Grant
Toronto
Ont
Iowa
Jackson
Boies
Mitchell
House
Alexander Anderson
Racine
Jouy Boruemon
Trenton
Coal City
Tax Chemical Works
Newark
N. J
Wintiat Srommaven
Decatur
Grand Ridge
Tax Fidelity
Mito
Brazil
Rous
Brighton
Utah
Legisla
Aleed McDoxald
Huntsville
Dtex
Owine
England
Lohio
McKinley
Neal
Mackin
Bracken
Labin
BIG Mormon Colony
City of Mexico
Merclliet
Harry Tinsley
John Jones
John Riley
Patrick Roberts
Mitchell's Bank
Millwauker
Wisconsin Fire & Maine Insurance Company
Mitchell's) Bank
Northwest
Milwaukee
Portsmunon
Hipple
Mipple
Allegheny
Derorr
Misa Fox
William S Throop
Owama
Campbell
Lincoln
Frank J. Johnson
Omaha
Jolmon
Randolph
Sax Fraxenco
Long
Shiers
Fae
Hawak
Fir
Mexitla
Alfonso XII
Conde de Venadito
Melilla
Augusta
Prise Buor
Ark
Warner
Iron Mountain ‘Way
Here
Nelson
Northern
Portapenrmta
Catherine Johnson
Rearing Street
Muswavxnr
Adam Schadilski
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad Company
Grand Trunk Company
Johnston
Glass Mountains
Munwavxex
C. H. Cashman
Maxowix E. Rosseau
Hermansville
Iron Mountain
Bur Tars
Rolla
Wasutxorox
Secretary of the Interior
Prrvencnant
James Neill
Rosa Roetzler
Allegheny Park
Roetzler
Hill
James Russell Lowell
Chapter House
Westminster Abbey
Arthur J. Balfour
M. P
Thewas F. Bayard
Hood's
Edom
Texas
John F.jones
Scott
Sergeant Cresus
Lippincott
Ata
Louis N. Mzoanoxe
Hester
Buibe
Tayion
J.N. Ingram
Philistia
Vinorxia Woopwanp
Gt Fond
Sanam
Coample
Sariiestea
Lippincott's
Qower
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