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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
6
A jumble of notes mentions Mr. Vanderbilt naming his new mansion The Breakers built with rocks. It notes Holmes murder counts around twenty with incomplete returns and odd local observations about a dodge in justice, dances near Columbia, and a sheriff stopping a duel.
An 8 Philadelphian is praised for memorizing the entire Bible word for word, prompting questions about who is the better man who can recite the Ten Commandments.
The signal corps and the Oregon Mazamas faced delays as forest fires blocked heliographic work planned between Cascade Sierra peaks and Colorado. Last year Mount Hood successfully linked Portland sixty miles away and messages also between Hood and Mount Adams. In California clear air enabled heliographs between Shasta and St Helens over 192 miles.
Treasury directs revenue marine officers to extend duties under customs and navigation laws. Fishing smacks and other foreign vessels near the coast without a U S bill of health must be sent to the nearest quarantine station to report to the medical officer for action.
A young woman, not yet eighteen, rode a bicycle past the Sun office in New York when a punctured pneumatic tire caused her to abandon the wheel. Witnesses noted her nearly transparent bloomers and crowd of boys. she then left for a Brooklyn address via a messenger after leaving her wheel at a drug store and sprinting toward the bridge.
Dispatches report horror at a maiden wearing bloomers during an organ performance at a Mason Ohio church. The piece notes fashion changes and memories of past attire, suggesting missionaries in China might be needed, though questions remain about who deserves them.
In Buriuisetox September 1 district court case Mrs. Martin Walker sues the mother of her late husband to decide if the late Martin Walker inherited from his father or if the father inherited from the son. The three Walker men died during a bathing accident with one rescue attempt. The widow claims the son survived briefly and thus inherits two thirds. the elder widow argues the opposite and seeks the entire estate. Attorneys on both sides bid for a decisive ruling.
In Des Moines on September 2 the Republicans of Adair and Madison counties held a bitterly contested senatorial convention. After 3,010 ballots they adjourned to September 24 with each county backing a different candidate, Kilburn of Adair and Rich Minneevil of Madison. Twelve delegates from each county failed to break the deadlock as delegates sat in their home counties. A daily paper, the Senator, was issued on the ground.
Des Moines presents a grand patriotic fire spectacle during the state fair. The show recreates the Charlestown landing and Bunker Hill battle with 300 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard Third Regiment, a sixty member ballet, and additional performers from the east. Director John Raymond previously staged The Last Days of Pompeii in Des Moines.
While drilling for water north of Burlington J F Jennings struck sand and wet earth with seaweed and shells at 150 feet. A bone mass then broke the six inch casing and destroyed the drill. Surface samples indicate pure ivory. Likely ancient lake bed with prehistoric remains. Further investigation planned.
J. J. Shea filed sixty two applications for temporary injunctions in the district court to shut down every saloon in the city. Notices were served on saloons in advance and Judge Thornell set a hearing time. Saloon operators are expected to be in violation of the mulct law and to face closure.
In Magnolia on September 1, Dr. C. E. Cutter’s residence was entered by a thief who seized over $1,000 in notes, $50 cash, a gold watch and hair chain, and a suit of clothes. A suspicious stranger was nearby, and a full description has been provided to the sheriff.
State auditors seize Buena Vista State Bank at Storm Lake citing severe capital impairment. Sioux City reports homicide motive in Noacke and Minton case with arrests including Maud Hoyle and Dan Berry. Marshalltown describes Eugene Karkhuff wounded by horse trader, attacker jailed. Council Bluffs real estate speculator John W. Paul attempted self harm amid heavy suits and health problems.
Oscar Sherman, a clerk in the dairy commissioner’s office at the state house, vanished after leaving work August 22. He packed a grip at home in University Place and planned to take the Great Western train to Vinton that evening. his wife saw him off and no trace has been found since. His parents deny he went to Vinton and have heard nothing. Sherman, in office since May 1894, was held in high esteem by officials and staff.
The saloons in Independence, Missouri were shut down after a petition gained 50 percent support. Thirteen establishments had thrived but the invalid census showing fewer than 5,000 residents halted the action and the saloons closed.
Fort Dodge reports the engagement of Hon. J. P. Dolliver, congressman from Iowa's Tenth District, to Louise Pearsons daughter of George K. Pearsons of Fort Dodge. The marriage is planned before the end of the current congressional term.
The twenty three ton capstone of the Iowa Soldiers and Sailors monument was set in position at Des Moines on September 2. The raising and setting of the stone, completed in under thirty minutes, drew a large crowd astonished by the display of precision and speed.
Creston reports Peter Stokes berry flagman for the Q on Elm street crossing saved a lady and a child from an unobserved engine backing toward them. He dragged them from the tracks, averting disaster.
In Sullivan Missouri on September 1 a widow named Jenkins loses three children and her infant in a barn incident. The children, handling a nest they believed to be hens, were bitten by snakes. In the scramble to help, the baby fell into a well and drowned, and the three siblings also died.
An appalling wreck near Woodlawn station on the Sea Beach railroad injured about fifty excursionists as a wild cat engine plowed into a crowded rear car. The collision telescoped the car, four cars burned, and several hurt may die while the engineer and fireman escaped by jumping clear.
London reports from September describe the Turkish Sassoun officials hindering aid to Armenians. The Duke of Westminster and the English relief committee have forwarded urgent representations to Lord Salisbury demanding immediate large scale relief amid alleged Porte policy seeking Armenian extermination.
The September 2 treasury bulletin reports August expenditures exceeding receipts by 3.69 million dollars, down from July’s 9.5 million deficit. Customs receipts rose to 15.64 million, bringing total receipts to 28.95 million. Expenditures average about 36 million monthly, with officials cautiously optimistic that September will balance or slightly exceed, though full-year deficits may still total around 20 million. Prior years posted deficits of 43 million and 70 million respectively.
In New York on August 31 the jury in the Ireland building inquest blamed the collapse on contractor John H. Parker foremen Thomas Walker and Thomas Murray architect Chas R. Behrens building inspectors Edward J. Youdale and Dennis E. Buckley.
Greensburg Indiana September 7 In this section Samuel Marlow grows the largest tomato to date weighing seventeen pounds and three ounces. The fruit is fifteen and a half inches thick and fifty nine inches in circumference.
Judge Fuller of the South Dakota supreme court grants a writ of error and a certificate of probable cause in the Taylor habeas corpus matter. Writ returnable September 10 in Pierre.
Colonge dispatch notes Nihilists more active in Russia after Alexander II's death as police arrests rise. Brief items report bones found in Indianapolis, a Minneapolis death ruled accidental, Sedan Day in Germany, wheat smut in Duluth, and leaders elected at the American Bar Association meeting.
Gloucester reports the expedition steamer Kite was at Borg on July 15th. All on board are well. Kite picked up Professor Dyche awaiting arrival and then sailed north toward Peary's headquarters. Coast ice-free to the far north per latest reports.
Three distinct quake tremors were recorded in Brooklyn at 6 a.m. with no damage reported. East New York and South Brooklyn experienced the strongest shocks while other districts felt rumblings. Similar light tremors were reported in Philadelphia Wilmington and Chester.
Ed Donovan known as Piper Donovan of Natick breaks the world professional and amateur 100 yard dash record at the national championship in Boston. He lowers the mark from 94.5 seconds to 93.5 seconds, signaling a historic sprint achievement.
The Iowa county fair closes with Strathberry equalling the world pacing record on the half mile track in a 2:08 3-5 time. Driver John Atkinson guides the champion.
The U S justice department received the Wyoming district attorney’s official report alleging cold blooded murder of Timega on July 15 by Constable Manning and deputies in a conspiracy to stop Indian hunting. The report says no federal statute covers punishment, and cites white misconduct in the Jackson’s Hotel episode.
News from Central City reports thirteen miners died in the Sleepy Hollow and Americus mines after water from Fisk vein broke through. Two Italian miners perished in the Americus shaft. in Sleepy Hollow fourteen workers were present with three escaping. Couriers and nearby mines aided all other escapes.
Dallas September 1. Judge George Clarke of Waco states the revised Texas statutes repeal all prize fighting laws, clearing the way for Corbett Fitzsimmons bouts and similar events. Work on a large amphitheater will begin, driven by the new occasion tax requiring a 500 dollar payment into the state exchequer for glove contests.
H C Romberg a Decatur resident, left two months ago for Hamburg Germany. He has been seized by German officials and sentenced to twelve years in a penitentiary for whipping an army officer before returning to the United States. Romberg, a wealthy Democratic central committee member, has a wife and five children here.
Denver August 31 coroner's jury reports after a six day inquiry into the Gumry Hotel disaster. It finds testimony conflicting and cannot single out any one person, but blames owners Peter C Gumry and Owen Griener for allowing the engineer to work sixteen hours in a day and employing an inexperienced unreliable engineer. The city boiler inspector is censured for not inspecting the boiler after repairs.
Havana August 31. Government circles declare recent reports of a letter from General Campos about rebellion sizes and island autonomy as entirely false.
August 31 report: several battalions depart Cadiz and Valencia to reinforce the Spanish army in Cuba. The claim that the minister of marine has called out reserves is denied. General Salcedo, back from Cuba, reiterates the need for a large troop reinforcement.
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