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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1880
Page
1
In Poughkeepsie New York with a population of 34 000 there are 505 residents over 80 years old forty nine over 90 and two over 100 years of age.
By marrying his mother in law E F Bertrand of Rockford Illinois becomes the grandfather of his own children and narrowly escapes being his own step father in a remarkable family arrangement reported in local news.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue Raum will recommend abolishing the stamp tax on matches in his upcoming report. The tax yields about three and a half million dollars in annual revenue.
The friends of Benjamin Harris Brewster of Philadelphia press his name for appointment as Associate Justice should Justice Strong retire. The move signals a potential replacement scenario in the high court.
The secretary of war and the general of the army ruled that regimental bands may be paid for performances at concerts and balls since they are funded by regimental officers rather than the government.
Secretary Schurz has received a communication from the Ponca chiefs now on the new reservation in Indian Territory requesting to come to Washington to settle up their affairs and work toward a permanent settlement on their lands.
Washington whispers center on the choice for Chief Signal Officer with Colonel Hazen emerging as the likely pick, while General Miles may take over the Department of Texas replacing Ord.
The court martial of Paymaster Nelson, U.S.A., in New York found he had sixteen years of flawless service yet joined a park corner gamble with Chicago speculators, risking his own funds and $10,300 of government money they lost.
Mr. Burchard, Director of the Mint, informs Secretary Sherman of gold coin and bullion in the United States as of November 1. Gold coin is estimated at 527,681,179 dollars and bullion at the mints 84,602,178 dollars, not counting bullion held by miners or private parties. Silver dollar coinage through November totaled 72,847,750 dollars.
The Supreme Court decided that Hull the Wisconsin Commissioner of Geological Survey was legislated out of office and is entitled to full payment for the six-year appointment. He was appointed by the Governor with legal power, and the State is bound by the contract.
An Inter Ocean dispatch from Washington says Secretary Ramsay is incensed by General Schofield’s remarks on the harmony of cadets of the colored and white races at West Point and his use of the Whittaker case as a basis for unflattering comments about senior officers.
Paris rumors swirl over an alleged attack on the Czar and opposition to his new marriage. Pro Nihilist statements claim revenge is near while noble critics label the union a provocation and warn it could fuel abdication pressure.
The National Grange in Washington passed resolutions urging the Commissioner of Agriculture to become Secretary of Agriculture and a Cabinet member. It calls for a general railroad law banning discrimination and high rates, a revision of patent laws to protect purchasers, and enactment of a federal income tax law.
The annual report to Congress by Secretary Schurz is nearly complete. It emphasizes a proposed appropriation to compensate the Ponca nation for lands in Dakota on the condition they stay in the Indian Territory, and it argues for strong support of the Northern region policy.
Keokuk state: Florence James contracted by Redpath Lyceum bureau of Boston to tour the country giving readings this winter. Anson Hart of Iowa City dies at 78 from stomach cancer following a long life. Population of Iowa City up by a thousand since June with new factories. Shoemaker L J Harper found dead in Scranton beside an emptied whisky cask. Skeleton found in Clinton likely John S Delaney who vanished in 1876. Jackson County salaries for County Treasurer and Clerk rise to 1200 and District Attorney to 700. A Dubuque man jailed for posing as a tax collector on midwives. Fifteen-year-old I antha Shaffer crushed to death after falling from a bridge near Burnham's mill Fayette county.
The New York Times discusses changing regional power in Congress as Western and Middle States gain relative weight while Western and Southern regions lag. A table traces each decade’s share under apportionments from 1790 to 1882, noting New England’s decline and future shifts with the 1882 plan.
A clergyman's wife praises her nine children, especially her elder daughters who shared household duties to avoid servants. The sisters divide tasks, study together, and learn from each other, while remaining cheerful and well dressed in home manufacture.
The article reports a method of punishing refractory prisoners by electricity in a tub shaped like a parallelogram. A battery, brass bottom, and charged sponges deliver a shock as the inmate is restrained and immersed, causing excruciating pain without wounds, intended to deter repetition.
A notice urges families to secure essential comfort items before prices rise further amid ongoing shortages. Officials warn households to plan ahead and stock critical goods to weather inflation and supply gaps.
Reports show Louisiana molasses crop exceeding 1879 by 810000 gallons. Rail rates from St Louis to Chicago and Kansas City remain at one dollar. Died Nov 28 astronomer James C Watson of Wisconsin. Fire at Central City Dakota. Several buildings destroyed. losses stated. Four dead two injured in Hastings and Dakota railroad accident. East Saginaw saw mill and salt works burned Nov 28. losses 30000. insurance 16000. Bodies from Fort Quitman battle brought to Denver Nov 21. Naples vents Vesuvius activity with lava flows. Danial D Donett dies at 100 in Elgin Illinois. Ute Commissioner A B Meacham arrested at Denver for alleged murder involvement. Deep snow blocks Lake Superior region. logging resumes in Michigan and Wisconsin. Union Pacific appoints Thomas L Kimball as Assistant General Manager. Adrian College north hall fire harms 135 theology students. Kingston Tennessee marriage reception arsenic tragedy. five died, thirty ill. Chicago fire 250000 at bottling ether plant. Lizzie Anderson badly burned. Hostetter Smith factory journal destroyed. 40000 loss. Wichita assembly of Payne’s Oklahoma colony plans December move. Wabash rail wreck near Logansport. engineer Babcock dies, others injured. St Peter asylum inmate confession of arson. Naptha used but failed. Indiana Governor James G Williams dies November 20. St Paul report finds remains and missing at St Peter insane hospital ruins. coroner under scrutiny. Jeremiah Tullis estate fraud alleged involving 10000 acres in Iowa and other states through staged deeds.
A Camden Cam monster: Neil Blain in Camden is respited for the sixth time and the hanging is now set for January 28. In Chicago Charles Campbell pleads guilty to murder of Fenton Beatty and is sentenced to 14 years. A Nevada-bound special from Crockett Texas reports a Mexican killed a soldier in a house of ill fame and fires erupt among three such houses. Mexican crowds flood toward the town while authorities arm and mobilize guards. Additionally A J Tullis and Jacob Nine, indicted for forgery in Cincinnati, are arrested as Cornelius McGoldrick is named their associate.
Report covers unrest from Land League activities in Ireland with rent resistance and arrests, plus a detailed Iowa Health Board circular on diphtheria control, prevention, and disinfection measures. Includes notices on public health, ventilation, and quarantine practices.
In 1815 Napoleon’s return prompts Paris alarm. James Rothschild uses a trusted clerk William to pass a forged British passport to an English attaché, enabling a secret chess move that ferries despatches to London. Nathan Rothschild acts on Castlereagh’s note, influencing markets. Napoleon advances, Ney surrenders, Bourbon restoration follows.
General Petrovise says Dervish Pasha advanced on the 22nd toward Dulcigno but met heavy musketry, was beaten back, and forced to bivouac in the open countryside about an hour from Dulcigno.
Eugene L. Didier notes writers rush into print without training and reliance on too many words. He recounts his failed first article and Holmes guidance urging talent, single signature, and pursuing a newspaper report career if needed.
Beat and sift a pound and a quarter of leaf sugar and mix with grated rind from two lemons whisk the whites of three eggs to a firm froth and fold into the sugar and lemon. Bake the shaped puffs on oiled paper in a moderate oven for six to eight minutes.
A Galveston school teacher struggled to explain a lesson to a boy. After finally succeeding he drew a long breath and told the boy if not for him the boy would be the biggest donkey on Galveston island.
Readable portions describe Hop Bitters as a broadly beneficial tonic now common in many medicines. It claims to build up the body, compares to other bitters, and positions it as a health aid rather than whisky, noting its old fashioned virtue and wide usage.
Edmund Lean recalls Bannister's Hamlet as superior for speed. In Birmingham a clerk claims the greatest grave is his, earning 5s yearly for upkeep while resisting the tester's claim. Vernal’s question about greatness meets a barber’s ironic verdict on the British Association and shaving.
Ambiguous text suggests a dubious claim about refined women using a package of Wort to cure something with draggists and liquor home. The fragment preserves no clear event, person, or organization names.
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