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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1893
Page
4
A young man in Kansas was arrested and fined sixteen dollars for singing After the Ball. A Shawnee lad who joined the Indian school in Virginia is now known by the dignified name Thomas W. Catt, previously Tommy Wild Cat.
Mr. Depew argues education elevates the individual while a freshman endures a sophomore prank tying him by the thumbs, illustrating campus humor and student mischief at Cornell.
Emma Gotemany, identified as a leading anarchist figure in New York, will serve time after urging supporters to loot the city and kill the wealthy. Authorities describe the protest rhetoric as inflammatory and dangerous to public safety.
Asa P. Morsh, aged 75, faced a $40,000 verdict from a Boston jury in a breach of promise of marriage suit. Plaintiff Mrs. Van Houten is described as a pretty 33 year old widow.
Joan Hooker wife of Isabella Beecher Hooker and sister of the late Henry Ward Beecher resigns from the post of reporter of the Connecticut Supreme Court after thirty six years in the role.
Patti writes confessions revealing Longfellow as her favorite poet and Dickens as her preferred novelist She enjoys entertaining friends and her favorite flower is the mone due to a love of all flowers Her favorite story is her own story.
In a western town where women can vote in school elections a female property holder voted to retire school bonds rather than extend them and the measure carried by a margin of one.
The Woman's Journal objects to excessive Columbus homage now and notes Mrs. Columbus is ignored. It asks who she was and what she did to deserve remembrance, pondering the role of Mrs. Chris in history.
In an off year for politics Pennsylvania votes on state officers while Massachusetts chooses a governor and state officials. New York Ohio Virginia Mississippi Iowa Nebraska each vote or select officers or a supreme court justice, reflecting a broad sweep across the region.
Reports say many cyclone and flood victims' bodies were looted for valuables. Authorities must pursue the culprits, who deserve no mercy if found guilty, as such theft from the dead is a vile offense.
Summer sees more women cyclists as art students gain independence from horse and wagon. Bicycles let them carry sketching outfits and travel to study sites locally and farther, expanding access to on site learning and observation.
The former Cherokee nation treasurer fled after stealing over 500000 dollars from the treasury leaving about 18000 dollars behind. The crime underscores ongoing debates about civilization and leadership within native communities.
Miss Susan Friend of Prestonburg Kentucky has lain in a deep stupor for over a decade. A minor leg wound from ten years ago led to gradual decline, loss of use of her legs, then persistent drowsiness and confinement to bed.
Dr. Nasu of the New York quarantine staff reports from Hamburg after investigating cholera reports. He cites Hamburg as one of the healthiest cities in Europe due to its rebuilt water system providing pure filtered germ free water. Hamburg is described as a model for clean water and health.
A Massachusetts divinity student drawn to Denver by a supposed chance to wed a rich widow fell for a confidence game. He loses money, learns a hard lesson, and if he returns home he may be wiser from the experience.
Hag an urges that future disputes between the United States and Great Britain be resolved without foreign intervention. He calls for a commission of the highest court judges from both nations to settle differences, shaping an example for the world to follow.
Sixty five hobos took command of a freight train locomotive and rode it along the Southern Pacific line. Dispatchers struggled to locate the excursionists as the conductor ignored schedules and reports. The railroad master even considered sending a convoy of flat cars with dynamite to halt the wanderers.
Summary of daily congressional activity from Oct 14 to Oct 19 detailing senate and house actions. Amendments to rules and journal, debates over the silver purchase repeal bill, Chinese exclusion act amendments, railroad control proposals, and bank loan restrictions. Passages include loyalty proof for pensioners, New York bridge bill, and a memorial service for Representative Mutchler.
Dourine September imports reached 46 359 800 dollars while exports total 71 969 008 dollars. Washington reports rapid tariff bill progress and a December report to the house. The president declined a Trenton visit remaining in Washington until Congress acts. A school panic in Washington DC caused injuries to several children when a fire alarm was falsely cried.
Emma Goopmay sentenced to a year at Sing Sing. Wellman Iron & Steel announces Chester Pa plant with 1,000,000 capital. Thirteen bodies from Dean Richmond disaster wash ashore at Dunkirk NY. A cabin wreck near Altoona Pa injures seventeen. Elizabeth Fries dies after paying 13 000 for brass filings. Fire in New York causes 3 500 000 damage to wallpaper factory and nearby blocks. Widow of Roscoe Conkling dies in Utica at 60. Lucy Stone dies in Dorchester at 75. Five tramps killed in Delaware bridge collision near Yardley and Trenton Junction. Gen Denis F Burke dies in New York. Mayor Boopy blocks Mitchell Corbett fight at Coney Island. Washington monument unveiled in Trenton with six governors present. Two laborers killed in Homestead trench collapse. New York park police officers die/exposed to gas at Central Park cottage. a fourth may die.
Reports span bribery allegations in M B Curtis case in San Francisco while rail accidents hurt excursionists near Namcoki. Ottumwa editor Samuel S Sherman fatally injured by an electric car. A Black convict in Ohio confesses to five murders near Yellow Springs. Emington Illinois explosion kills five, injures five. Salem Indiana white caps sentenced. Wellsville Pennsylvania rail crash kills four, injures three. Perry County Arkansas reports race-related unrest. Lyons Iowa gold brick theft. Metz Missouri teen poisons herself after marriage dispute. Decatur Illinois grand jury scrutiny of lynchers. Mansfield Ohio thief sentenced to sixty years. October storm losses and Mankato fire damage noted.
Seventy eight highbinders were arrested in San Francisco on vagrancy charges with possible deportation. The world’s fair may stay open beyond October 31. The National WCTU held its twentieth annual session in Chicago with Frances Willard absent. Grass fires threaten Tex cattle. directrum trotted 2 05 in Nashville. A bridge span collapsed in Eildon injuring nine. Gas asphyxiation killed a family in Hampden Ohio. Hotel man Ham died after a fall in Omaha. A Jefferson County man was shot by a rival. Ouray bank resumed after a suspension. Lynching of two negroes in Summerville. Bankers’ session in Chicago with Eckels present. Wrecks and drownings reported in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Prairie fires devastate Faulk county South Dakota. Hopkinsville men killed in a building collapse. Ware elected president of the American Bankers Association. Denver report questions Dr Graves death in jail. New trial granted for Rev Perrin. May Marshall paced a mile in 2 08 14 at Nashville.
The account lists maritime disasters with the steamer Marie Henriette cutting a Danish bark, six drowned. yachts Enterprise and two occupants lost in Owen Sound gale. 100 lives perished in Yellow River typhoon. Brazilian rebels' gunboat Urano sunk at Rio. Mac Mahon dies in Paris at 86 from grippe. Other items note Kragujevatz powder mill blast, Berlin murders of Count and Countess Blucher, a Toronto cricket match result, and composer Gounod's death at 75.
East bound Chicago Chi cago special train collided with the Pacific Express in Chicago and Grand Trunk yards near Battle Creek Michigan. Twenty persons killed and burned and two score injured many likely to die. Four cars burned engines wrecked. Bodies were formless cinders. Also other notes include murder near Walton Indiana, temperance leader Frances E Willard reelected, deaths of church historian Pattie ScuarF, Reading railroad wreck near Trenton New Jersey with three dead and five injured, and racing records at Nashville.
A detailed report of Senate debates on free coinage versus repeal of the Sherman act provisions. Speakers including West Allen Stewart Peffer and Jonesclash over monetary policy with adjournments and interruptions. discussions on coinage, gold standard, and parliamentary rules span April 13 to 17 with party and personal exchanges.
A lengthy Senate session features Democrats and Republicans clashing over quorum tactics and the Sherman Act repeal. Senators Sherman Mills Hill Butler and Voorhees argue about constitutional power, minority rights, and how to move bills, while Morgan Carlisle and others press for accountability and potential compromise as the journal amendments and rule changes unfold.
Paris reports confirm the death of Charles Francois Gounod after a stroke at his Saint Cloud residence. Born 1818, he studied in Italy and at the Conservatoire, created Faust, and held roles from La Nonne Sanglante to Roméo et Juliette. honored as a Legion of Honor commander in 1877.
Nineteen more persons believed drowned as wrecks multiply from Port Colborne to Emington. The C. B. Benson, lost off Port Colborne, carried John Duff and Curtiss Duff among the crew. the Riverside of Detroit was also reported lost with D. J. Farrington and family aboard. A Manila gale and a dynamite explosion at Emington killed five men and blasted homes, while Palmas passengers and crew were saved after a Lisbon voyage.
Pittsburgh headquarters outline an unsectarian drive to observe the 1900th anniversary with a world tour starting in San Francisco then Bombay Jerusalem Cairo Rome and London. About 1000 members may join. expenses capped under 1000 each and return after several conventions. Mrs Roscoe Conkling Dies in Utica Hotel at 3 20 p m after illness beginning October 7.
Cepar Bartos Iowa reports Joseph Pecka was struck by a switch engine on railroad tracks Tuesday and died instantly. In Chicago a Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad ticket agent E R Wallace killed himself by drowning in a hotel bathtub amid suspected lovesickness and mental distress.
New York on October 20 reports Mrs. Elizabeth Fries died after learning she paid 13000 dollars to bunko men for brass filings instead of gold dust.
Hungry and penniless settlers crowd into towns from the Cherokee strip. Seven sick men receive aid from the YMCA here as work remains scarce. Daily reports tell of deaths from want and exposure amid ongoing hardship.
Montreal police arrested R. D. Greet an investment broker on the charge of embezzling sixteen thousand dollars from his former employers Slater and Co boot and shoe manufacturers. The incident occurred in Montreal on October 20.
The House voted 120 to 10 to pass the McCreary Geary bill extending the Geary law six months. It defines Chinese laborers and merchants, requires mandatory photographic IDs, authorizes deportation orders, holds detainees without bail, and bars felons from registration. The administration and Geary claim it will resolve the Chinese question if enforced. A second banking bill followed, delaying adjournment.
Osace Kansas reports Mrs. Nelson Larson fatally shot returning from a Swedish mission church by an unknown assailant. In El Paso Webbster Flanagan a customs collector is indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government by moving sheep across the border duty free. Riverside California sees W E WrIsley kill his estranged wife then fatally wounds himself.
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