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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1895
Page
6
John Bull praises the Ailsa as his joy grows with each display of the water witch’s prowess. The piece notes evident delight in the vessel’s feats and its seaworthy reputation.
The passage notes the Mikado's wartime greatness and his capacity for generosity in peacetime, praising his leadership and the nation's regard for his role.
The wife murderer Dr. Buchanan receives a renewed death sentence yet remains confident of living to an old age. He shows calm acceptance of court decisions and maintains self assurance about his fate.
A French writer lists recent Paris kleptomania culprits including a Russian princess a French countess an English duchess and a daughter of a reigning sovereign. The game writer notes distinguished offenders are often released for a round sum to aid the poor and wealthy shoplifters may pay up to 10 000 francs.
The piece argues British consols and French routes signal quick, peaceful resolution of their African dispute. It says prior territorial gains were easy and cheap, warns against costly war over an unexplored boundary, and proposes dividing a larger African slice between Britain and France.
The piece criticizes Britain for excluding Americans from a commission on Nicaragua compensation to banished British subjects. It argues the policy is flawed and predicts adversarial involvement by the United States, warning that Washington will become deeply engaged in the settlement.
The writer condemns torture by robbers and discusses lynching. It argues that while lynching is deplored, public anger at a robber who tortured an old man to force money might justify informal, swift punishment by citizens, bypassing lengthy legal steps, to quell fear.
The Venezuelan president Crespo has alienated Britain France Germany Italy and Belgium according to reports. Observers suggest his diplomacy is reckless and may serve only as a bid for U S favor while European powers press him from several sides. Some speculate he might retreat at a key moment to let others settle the quarrel.
The New York board of health reports a forty percent fall in general mortality from diphtheria thanks to effective antitoxin use. The disease is described as practically conquered and further reductions are expected as serum becomes more widespread and expertly administered, saving many lives annually.
General alarm spreads around the Great Lakes as the Chicago drainage canal accelerates. The Cleveland chamber of commerce urges the secretary of war to appoint an engineering commission to study the canal impact on lake levels and harbor conditions. The canal could divert a large volume of water from the lakes if it drains Chicago's sewage.
A famed European engineer with years in Panama exploration outlines a Toto Javiesa Tayra river route to connect the oceans with a ship canal costing under 48 million dollars. A two mile tunnel under the Cordilleras is key, estimated at 11 million, plus tidal locks on each side. Engineering News urges study of this shortest line yet proposed.
A Cuban paper extols the Spanish navy as invincible and claims it equals its famed past at Lepanto Trafalgar and Callao. It cites Trafalgar where the Spanish fleet was beaten by England, and the Armada’s ruin under Elizabeth.
A New Zealand proposal would require convicts labeled as habitual drunkards to be photographed at their own expense and a copy sent to each local saloonkeeper. The liquor supplier in the district would face a fine.
Since 1890 Turkey has acquired 700000 improved rifles and stores 200000000 cartridges of smokeless powder across multiple regions. The Turkish public remains quiet while authorities observe Russia with renewed suspicion.
On March 6 Crawford and Orlando Wilkins attempted to rob the Adel State Bank. Crawford received a 15 year general sentence plus 5 years for shooting at cashier 8 M Leach and 2 years for shooting at Postmaster R S Barr, totaling 22 years. further charges for shooting at C D Bailey were held. Sheriff Payne accompanied Crawford to Fort Madison after sentencing.
In Woodbury county a case to determine county title to drained lake beds near Sloan and Salix moves toward court or land department review. Attorney Stason sought a contract to secure title to lands formerly lake beds now about 560 acres near Sloan and 1,500 near Salix. Squatters have settled and local owners seek resolution, mirrored in Hamilton and Humboldt counties decisions.
Coroner Turner presided over the inquest into the death of Rev. J. H. Tauschen the Bohemian Methodist minister who died during Christian Science treatment. S. B. Weeks and Miss Barto testified they had used Christian science methods. Jurors ruled death due to exhaustion from lung hemorrhages or heart and brain embolism.
Harry Hartman twelve year old son of William Hartman was sent to drive cattle near Eagle Grove. The horse reared and threw him and the animal kicked him on the head crushing the skull. He was found and treated but cannot recover.
Cepar Barrios reports that Edward Collins, convict in a Crystal post office robbery case, received a two year sentence to Anamosa. Fred Davis of Lisbon was sentenced to six months for sending indecent letters to a Cedar Rapids widow.
In Inpianova on April 6 the trial of T. P. Edgerton for the August shooting of Willie Sandy in his melon patch ended with a verdict of murder in the second degree after a twenty four hour jury deliberation. Edgerton faces penitentiary time as a result.
Clinton April 9 Mrs Elizabeth Joyce 67 widow of lumber magnate David Joyce died at home of heart disease. She leaves about 3 million dollars to her son William 35 who was a beneficiary for a similar amount at his father’s death.
Jerrey House was buried under a failing lumber pile at Harper's mill and rescued after about fifteen minutes of effort by several men. He escaped without a broken bone though badly bruised and a physician treated him. he should recover in a few days.
Adams Colvin editor of the Randolph Iowa Register shot himself in Omaha after learning his sweetheart Miss Kate Early would not marry him. In a letter to the press he said he came to persuade an engagement. Early denies any promise of marriage and says she is only a friend. She lives in Columbus Nebraska where her father is a merchant.
Andrew Hill shot John Wiatt injuring him after a dispute over Wiatt aiding Hill's wife. Wiatt denied accusations. Hill then fatally shot himself. Mrs Hill was grazed by a second bullet during the encounter.
Clinton reports August Swanson, accused of decapitating his 7 year old son on March 30, was found late at night leaning against city hall and arrested. He said he killed the child to keep it from being taken and had paddled across the Mississippi to DeKalb. He will be examined for sanity.
Jefferson April 9 Mrs Joseph Churdan an elderly resident of Churdan ingested corrosive sublimate by mistake and is in critical condition. She had been ill and took the poison thinking it was medicine.
Water.oo April 6 Judge Tolerteon sentenced Charles Adams convicted of manslaughter in killing Stephen Howard to four years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of 200 dollars and costs totaling about 1750 dollars.
Arrest reports from Fort Dodge note James Rowley jailed for drunkenness set his bed on fire and was fined 75 dollars. A Cedar Falls banker, Field, faces fraud prosecutions after a state supreme court ruling. Woodsbine official Ramsey faces incest and rape charges. Des Moines dispatch covers mulet tax law upholding, with Kinne dissenting. Iowa saloon and county auditor questions loom. Des Moines loan firm ads and a Dubuque man’s suicide on an Iowa Central train are mentioned alongside Deering Harvester Company accounting issues and a Hampton investigation.
Kansas Supreme Court recognizes hypnotism as a factor in crime. In Sumner county, Anderson Gray planned the murder of Thomas Patton and persuaded Thomas McDonald to kill him. The court acquits McDonald and convicts Gray for the murder scheme.
In New York and other cities the World reports strong Democratic fury over Rev L J Landing of Boston who accused President Cleveland of drunkenness at a New York dinner. Prominent Democrats and Republicans at three dinners since 1892 condemn the charge as a lie and denounce such hearsay attacks on the president.
The supreme court ruling declares the real estate rent tax a direct tax and unconstitutional. It also finds the income tax on municipal bonds invalid. Justices are split on other questions with no majority opinion. DOJ notes the rest of the law remains potentially legal.
The Marblehead at Gibraltar is ordered to Beyrut and Smyrna with San Francisco to Smyrna. The European commander at Palermo is to visit Alexandretta and Adana to confer with the U S consul and protect American citizens amid fears of a Christian massacre.
Tea merchants in New York report stiffening prices for Formosa oolong due to war between China and Japan. A major importing house warns that Japanese and Chinese forces on Formosa may curb labor supply, risking crop waste.
A blast at Charles Salathe’s grocery and ship chandler shop in New Orleans wrecked the building and a saloon, killing fifteen. The fire following the explosion injured many, with early reports suggesting mafia involvement but later attributed to powder kept for sale to fishermen and hunters.
Chief of Police Michael Brennan resigns his position in Curcaco. The cause is not public but suspected to relate to a quarrel with the mayor over reinstating many discharged officers before the election. Brennan long served in Curcaco and was promoted to superintendent by the late Mayor Harrison.
The Times reports from Hong Kong that Formosa's northern army comprises about 80 000 men with 50 000 well armed troops and many raw levies. Foreigners are deemed safe as Swatow and Canton rapid measures resist Japan while Canton river booms and new levies form. Five transports with cavalry and infantry sailed from Shimonoseki before the armistice was declared.
A terrible explosion at the Blue Canon coal mine on Lake Whatcom seven miles from New Whatcom, Wash, claims twenty one lives. All bodies were recovered despite safety lamps used everywhere but the gangway. The tunnel measured 800 feet with a 1000 foot gangway and twenty six rooms. cause of the blast remains unknown.
Curistrana reports a budget showing a fresh impulse to rumors of war between Norway and Sweden. Estimates list 4,000,000 kroner for ironclads and large credits for munitions and forts at Tonsburg harbor.
Three armed men led a raid in Cushing Oklahoma on April 6 causing town officers to form a posse. In the ensuing exchange Charlie Sims was killed and Charlie Wilson and Charlie Moore were captured and jailed in Stillwater.
Shmonoseki April 9 Li Hung Chang the Chinese peace envoy has fully recovered from his face wound inflicted by a Japanese fanatic on March 24. The bandages are removed and his condition is reported as satisfactory.
Chicago Democrats face allegations of a 500000 fund misappropriation by party leaders as Republicans claim sweeping wins in city offices and civil service measures pass. Providence and national notes cover Guatemala Mexico boundary talks and a British bimetallism revival, plus a Chicago bank defalcation of 50000 by F W Griffin, an Northwestern National Bank official.
Reports confirm the British flagship Royal Arthur with Rear Admiral Stephanson has touched at Panama on a Nicaragua mission to press British claims. Officials fear Britain may force a showdown, risking wider Central American involvement if force is used.
Five men stopped a Rock Island train at Dover I T April 7 and tried to seize the express car contents. Express messenger Jones was shot through the door but survived while passengers were robbed of about 350 dollars, six watches two diamond rings and other valuables. Reports from Wicwira Kansas say a posse caught the robbers in a fight. one man killed and several wounded. Leaders named Charles Bailey and Zyp W of Ingalls Payne county. A former U S Marshal Grimes identified the dead man as Rattlesnake Bill, a feared outlaw.
In Little Rock on April 8 the Arkansas House heard sensational testimony when Rep. Yancy of Phillips County described bribery attempts over the railroad commission bill. He named individuals including Cox and a St. Louis firm and said funds were offered to curry Yancy’s Senate vote. A committee was ordered to investigate.
Report from El Paso on April 6 describes Mescalero Indians 1 mile north of the city rebelling against Agent E. Victor Stottler's push to force productive labor. The conflict left the agent and staff assaulted and the agency looted before the Indians drove them from the house.
Omana Neb April 8 It appears the beet sugar bounty law passed with an appropriation and the official says warrants for bounty will be issued. Lawmakers may fix the situation with a subsequent appropriation when the next session meets.
New York April 8 the extraordinary grand jury returned eight indictments against former officials of the Department of Public Parks and police officers. Those named include ex President of the Parks C Clausen ex Park Commissioner Nathan Strauss ex Park Commissioner A B Tappen Police Captain Hugh Cassidy and E F and J M Thall. Prisoners then appeared before the bail clerk and posted bonds.
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