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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
2
A weekly digest of continental and domestic items spans industry politics and personal notes. The column surveys fome and foreign happenings, business movements, political shifts, and notable events from the past seven days.
August losses in the United States total an estimated 6.5 million dollars, with prior year at 6.546 million. Reliance wins the America's Cup race series. Shamrock III fails to finish after being overtaken, as the defender leads by two miles when stopped.
Col Frank Prickett dies in Carbondale at 81. Dr George B Russell passes in Detroit at 87. Pennsylvania Dems nominate a state-ticket led by Joel Hill for treasurer. Rev Dr James Leonard Corning dies in Munich at 72, once close to Lincoln Grant and Beecher. Miss Mary Goelets engagement to the Duke of Roxburghe is announced. Henry Wellbrenner, insane with a revolver, tried to see Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and was declared insane. Henry Townsend Edson kills Mrs Pullen and dies by suicide. elopement proposal rejected. Roosevelt and Hay back Minister Beaupre in canal treaty push with Colombia.
Obituary notes for Dr. Barkhausen in Berlin and the interment beside Mrs Salisbury in Hatfield. Westminster hosts a memorial service as revolts rise after the Colombian canal treaty defeat. Turkish massacres shock Armensi and Velesi amid Bulgarian losses near Smilevo Neveska Klissura. Leper patient Jose Marrero dies after release joy. Beiruti arrests linked to Magelssen shooting. Cuba-France talks begin with Spain anticipated. Alaskan boundary commission formed in London with args due Sept 15.
The Brooklyn and San Francisco arrive at Beirut as France readies a fleet for Turkish waters due to unrest in Constantinople. Minister Leishman reports increased guard at the American legation. Roosevelt nominating consular veterans only. A Kansas man drowns after a strangling attempt. other local and national incidents follow.
The article discusses whether American cardinals will be created and when. It notes Pius X aims to broaden the college's national representation, with Americans and Canadians hoping for cardinal honors. Names mentioned include Archbishop Farley of New York and Archbishop Ireland of St Paul, among others, as candidates amid Rome’s evolving traditions.
The article chronicles the huge costs to defend and challenge for the America's Cup from 1886 to the Shamrock III era. It lists sums spent on yachts Mayflower Volunteer Vigilant Columbia Constitution Reliance Shamrock I II Erin and others, with owners Iselin Gary Griscom Leeds Rockefeller Vanderbilt and Morgan Belmont, totaling about 2.5 million for the defender and 3.59 million for British challengers, plus wages and sail costs.
An assortment of short notices includes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offered at 25 cents, a quieting line about silence for gossip, train services on the Chicago to California route, and various ad-like lines. Several quoted phrases reflect magazine and newspaper flavor from the era with stray slogans and author attributions.
Most Rev. P. J. Ryan archbishop of Philadelphia celebrated his golden jubilee in Philadelphia on September 8. Born in 1831 in Thurles Ireland he studied at Carlow and Dublin and came to the United States in 1852. He served as assistant at the Cathedral then pastor of St Johns Church before becoming bishop of Tricomia in 1872 and archbishop of Philadelphia in 1884.
A German statistician estimates rulers' pay for six hours work daily. The Russian emperor would earn $80 per minute, Austria's emperor $35, Italy's king $21, the German emperor $17, England and Spain's kings $15 each, Belgium's king $5, Denmark's king $3 to $4, Servia's king $1 to $2. France's President Loubet earns about five cents more per minute than Servia's king.
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