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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1904

Page

2

A Week's Record of News Condensed

A weekly digest of home and foreign items covering industry, politics, and notable happenings. Highlights summarize personal, political, and international developments from the past seven days.

Idaho Falls fire wipes out nearly all business blocks

A large blaze in Idaho Falls Idaho started in the Butte cafe and burned seven hours destroying most of the business blocks. Loss tallies reach about 300000 with thin insurance coverage.

Permanent American party organized to oppose Mormon influence

A mass meeting in Salt Lake formed a permanent American party aimed at opposing Mormon interference in politics. In St. Louis, the Louisiana Purchase exposition’s banner event drew 385,000 attendees with parades speeches songs and fireworks. A severe Atlantic coast storm from Jacksonville to New York caused fourteen deaths and extensive property damage with shipping disruptions and inland losses.

New American Party Salt Lake St. Louis Atlantic Jacksonville New York

Political contests and party nominations across states

The piece notes Maine’s Republican plurality around 30 000 versus 34 132 in 1900, Democratic gains of 31 percent and Republican 15 percent, with women voters pivotal in Colorado Wyoming Utah and Idaho in November. It lists Republican and Democratic nominations and conventions in multiple states and a few local political shifts. It also covers Judge Parker’s travel, Iowa licensing law invalidation, and other state party decisions.

Maine Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Minnesota Fairbanks St. Paul Stephen P. Flinn West Bay City Congress Michigan Rhode Island Providence Garvin James H. Peabody Newell Robert W. Bonynge Parker Esopus New York John B. McDonald Sapphire Judge Burnham District Court Vinton Iowa Robert J. McGeehan Depere E. J. Hill Connecticut Frank W. Higgins Woodruff Trenton N. J Charles C. Black Hudson County New Jersey Kentucky Samuel J. Pugh Kehoe

British Warship Readies to Sink Lena If Forced From San Francisco

A British warship stands by to sink the Russian cruiser Lena if she is forced from San Francisco and menaces British merchant ships. Gen. Orloff is blamed for Liaoyang defeat in Gen. Kuropatkin's report to the emperor.

St. Cloud Paris France Louise Droisner Liaoyang London Zassalitch Hun River Kuropatkin Far East Revai Mukden St. Petersburg Tie Pass Oyama Han River Liao River Japan Philippine Islands Russia Manchuria Harbin Walker Colon Panama Canal Lena San Francisco Gen Orloff Lucia Port Arthur Europatkia Korea Vancouver Island Pacific Victoria Esquimalt Helena Italy Racconigi Rome Humbert Prince of Piedmont

Ex Mayor S F Smith Faces Embezzlement Charges

Davenport ex mayor S F Smith returns to Iowa to answer grand jury indictments for embezzling over 100000 dollars entrusted as manager of large estates. Indictments on multiple counts expected, testimony likely to take a week. Trustees dismiss Smiths westward vow as unnecessary amid hasty creditor actions.

S. F. Smith Davenport Smith Crectors

Burglars Blow Open Safes at Minden Post Office and Market

A pair of professional burglars dynamited safes in Minden's post office and meat market, stealing between 400 and 500 dollars from the government safe and about 10 dollars from the market. The explosions were heard townwide, but no clues were left and the thieves escaped.

Minden

Striker Leaders Indicted Over Packers Strike Conspiracy

Charles McGuire a Sioux City strike leader and Hog Butchers union president and Frank Caine a stockyards saloon keeper were indicted by the grand jury for conspiracy against the Cudahy Packing company during the packers strike. McGuire served as ringleader and brains behind moves and was arrested early in the strike, fined 100 dollars for an alleged assault on a boy visitor to the plant.

Mr. Abrams State Antisaloon League Buchanan County Sioux City J. J. Garrigan United Presbyterian Church Washington Cudahy Packing Company Duluth F. C. Cutting Bank of Otto Woodbury County Charles McGuire Hog Butchers’ Union Frank Caine Stock Yards Grand Jury McGuire

Five Men Rob Rock Island Train Near Letts

Five men held up a Rock Island train near Letts just after midnight. They blew the safe with dynamite and wrecked the baggage car, taking about $20,000. Passengers were not harmed and the bandits vanished into the woods after rifling the safe. The engine was taken near Letts.

Rock Island Letts

Wife Deserted After Sixty Years

William Fox a 95 year old Jackson county veteran known as General Fox says his wife left him after nearly six decades of marriage. He claims no cause for abandonment and refuses to be held liable for her debts. He fought in the Mexican and Civil Wars and several Indian campaigns.

Yale University Lake Shore Chicago Thirty-ninth State Streets J. McGregor Adams Adams & Westlake Celtic New York Peoria Mare Island Thomson Ill W. F. Bennett Fall River Mass Hyde & Behman Music Ballwin C. H. Miller Rock Island Atlantic Judge Parker Roosevelt Port Arthur Radzigal Red Cross Oyster Bay Washington Post Office Department Philippine Civil Commission Augustinian Order of Friars Napoleon Shipley Washington, D. C Marshalsea John H. Moffett Paxton, Il Battle Creek Mich William G. Ritch New México Engle Sierra County N. M Herancourt Brewery Cincinnati Joseph Lienhart Edward Wund Lena Government Naval Station Mare Island Navy Yard Esquimalt Korea Vancouver Island Italy T. A. E. Weadock Detroit Michigan Democratic State Committee For Justice of the Supreme Court Thomas M. Bogle Ann Arbor Pennsylvania John L. Saylor Reading Coal & Iron Company Fred H. Cutting Cio William Fox Jackson County Mr. Fox

Traveling Man Kills Self in Boone Hotel Fall

J. P. Fenton a traveling man from Philadelphia died after leaping from a second story window at the Butler hotel in Boone. He struck his head on impact and the force drove his skull through a cellar door. He died a few hours later.

Idaho Falls Idaho Butte Fred Strube Alice Henninger Havana Ill Gus A. Henkleman Sid Hah Detroit Mich John Buhr City Detective Bureau Toledo & Ohio Central Wapakoneta Interparliamentary Union Festival Hall St. Louis Southern Pacific Lawton New Illinois St. Paul Springfield Chicago Henry Peterson William Portee New York John D. Rockefeller Young Women’s Christian Association of Cleveland Rockefeller Manasquan N. J Francis James M. Wilson Hartford Wis Northwest Rev. H. W. Hatter Poplar Hill Johnson Elliott J. P. Fenton Philadelphia Butler Boone Roosevelt State Navy McKinley Canton St. Helen Columbia County Ore Atlantic Wilmington N. C Norfolk Newark Seymour Clark Youngstown Hoquiam Wash James Miles Ole Sand Henry Hoft Mead Fred Hoffman Lena San Francisco Self Butler Hotel Fenton

Friendship and Skin Deep Wit in Philadelphia

A playful exchange weighs friendship’s depth with a quip about skin. The fragment suggests urban wit set in Philadelphia, highlighting a sharp back-and-forth dialogue about perception and closeness.

Nickel Plate Road Offers Fast Access to Grand Eastern Resorts

The Nickel Plate Road markets vacation trips to famous eastern summer resorts with stopovers at Niagara Falls and Lake Chautauqua. Three modern trains run from Chicago to Ft. Wayne, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New York and Boston with dining and sleeping cars. Tickets are priced lower than comparable routes, with meals available from 35 cents to 1.00, and colored porters provide courteous service. Inquiries directed to J Y Calahan, General Agent, Chicago.

Niagara Falls Lake Chautauqua Chicago Ft. Wayne Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York Boston Nickel Plate Road New la Salle Street J. Y. Calahan Adams St Ill

Ohio farmer names baby Roosevelt Parker

The Ohio farmer who named his newborn Roosevelt Parker is taking no chances, signaling strong defense of the unusual name as reported by the Atlanta Constitution.

Ohio Roosevelt Parker Atlanta Constitution

Kansas City Southern Excursion Rates Announced

Kansas City Southern Ry offers special excursion fares on Sept 13 20 27 Oct 4 and 18 to Arkansas Indian Territory Louisiana and Texas with very low one way and round trip rates. Write G Warner G P T A for details Kansas City Mo

Arkansas Indian Territory Louisia Texas G. Warner G. P Kansas City

Advertising Claims Prompt Caution in 1900 Notice

A cautious notice from Ocean Grove New Jersey asserts a medical cure for coughs and colds is advertised by a local dealer. The date given is February 17 1900 and the speaker is N W Samuel. The tone warns against interference for promotional purposes.

N. W. Samuel Ocean Grove N. J

When a man sows wild oats the seeds rarely fail

A clipped Chicago Daily News item notes a proverb about sowing wild oats and outcomes, implying caution about risky youth choices.

Zane Chicago Daily Ews

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