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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
4
A collection of remarks and opinions ranges from Lillian Russell eyeing her seventh husband to a Klondyke show press agent’s antics. It questions tax policy in Prescott Arizona and condemns vote buying while praising library growth since 1876 as a national good.
The Tennessee governor welcomed the United Confederate Veterans in Nashville and proclaimed that secession would never return. He urged veterans to salute the national flag and stated anarchy cannot live on Southern soil, signaling a peaceful resolve in ensuing legal conflicts.
Mrs. Hattie B. Bemis of Nebraska envisions a cooperative community where twelve widowed farmers’ wives work land in Dawes and Sioux counties without male labor. She would provide land funds and cover debts until the first crop, aiming to prove women can farm as well as men and make farming appealing to women.
The British consul general in Japan notes America’s low mood in the U S market drives it to challenge Europe in machinery rails nails and pig iron. American nails sell in Japan at about half U S prices by 1896 end, while 30 000 tons of American rails go to Japan below British terms. He also cites U S plans to deepen canals like the Erie Champlain Oswego Black River and Cayuga and Seneca to boost water carriage, following a commission on deep water canals.
Reports from Hawaii describe enthusiastic rejoicing over the proposed annexation treaty. The main concern centers on Japan's position, with Japanese papers and officials showing unease.
A brief note warns that if Spain and Japan continue buz zing around they risk getting stuck on the fly paper, signaling potential diplomatic or strategic friction.
A $25,000 Webster City sewer project dominates current petitions for and against the proposed improvement. The report notes health concerns and civic engagement as residents organize opposition and support efforts amid broader Iowa news.
A Rock Island party attempted to move Modern Woodmen records to Rock Island by special train. Fulton residents resisted triggering a riot. about a dozen injured and 100 invaders arrested. Police and local authorities enforced the clash.
The Indiana state board of tax commissioners increased Merrill Moores stock assessment for Indiana Manufacturing Co from 6800 to 500000 after advice from Attorney General Ketcham. The opinion states the board’s duty to assess. The move is expected to clash with U.S. District Judge John H. Baker and could lead to contempt proceedings against him.
Cincinnati Ohio August 11 Umpire Tim Hurst who at a local baseball game last week hurled a beer glass into spectators injuring a man reported to police and ordered to appear for trial in police court Wednesday.
The Dominion and provincial governments of Canada hesitate to pass retaliatory laws against the United States. Public feeling has grown since the Dingley bill, and Ontario eyes limiting timber licenses to workers residing in Canada. If enforced, this would alter lumber camp labor patterns. An export duty on logs may be deferred until Sir Wilfrid Laurier's return.
The Eastern Illinois hospital for the insane in Kankakee faces a nearly $25 000 debt as trustees accuse Dr Clark Gapen, superintendent under the Altgeld administration, of carelessness mismanagement and misrepresentation. Gapen denies the charges as politically motivated.
Insurance Commissioner Campbell in Lansing warns Wolverine Mutual Tri-County and Commercial Fire Insurance of Saginaw that their policy rights may be revoked within sixty days if they fail to raise sufficient assessments to cover $10,000 in unpaid losses and other legal requirements. The firms show 2,700 past due notes, contracts void if premium notes lapse, and cash on hand of $178 under one management.
Illinois crop reports show corn area up 2 percent from 1896 totaling 7,052,000 acres. Northern Illinois has 3,192,000 acres, central 2,831,000, southern 1,029,000. If early frosts avoid, the 1897 corn crop should be unusually large, though wheat will fall 5,016,000 bushels short of feed and seed needs.
In Owosso Michigan on August 14 coal miners at Kincaid five miles east walked out following a union headquarters order. The strike is sympathetic as Kincaid has paid the demanded scale. miners are already out in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Manager Kincaid hopes for a quick agreement and return to work.
Indiana state board of charities returns from Evansville insane hospital inquiry. They criticize new management for staff changes but find Governor Mount did not use influence in discharge of employees or appointment of the superintendent's relatives. Mason
Anderson Indiana August 14 Eastern Indiana farmers receive 81 cents for wheat the highest in this city since 1891 little grain marketed as farmers wait for a potential dollar price and hold on corn sales reach 6 cents prospects for a mammoth yield are splendid
San Francisco reports Coffee Creek in Trinity County as Klondike’s rival with sensational strikes. Mor rison guich area yielded $18,000 from a discovery amid claims of $40 to $100 per pan. Miners from northern California rush to Trinity as severe storms devastate Alaska trails and food stores.
Storms in Alaska block the Dyea and White passes trapping Klondike prospectors. Heavy rains destroy food and wash away trails, closing the gold field route until spring. Miners stranded between Skagaway and Lake Tagish face months of hardship unless they retreat to Dyea.
A 3 cent advance completed a nearly continuous 20 cent rally in wheat futures since July 6. The Sept contract moved from 64 3/4 to 84 1/2 cents, benefiting growers in Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Ohio and promising income for Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Two thousand workers on Chicago school building projects walk out after a building trades council meeting. Unions demand future contracts require hiring only union labor.
The steel steam yacht Comanche with Mark A. Hanna and a large party aboard ran aground in Nipigon Straits near Jackfish Ontario. Two tugs and a lighter floated her off Friday afternoon. no damage or leaks observed and all aboard reported well as she departed Nipigon.
Denver August 13 Railroad workers report Santa Fe railroad cars shipped coal to eastern points in refrigerator cars. Seals broken after repairs revealed coal from Colorado and New Mexico mines. Refrigerator cars reportedly left the state extensively for two to three weeks.
LaSalle Aug 14 The high court of the Independent Order of Foresters elected officers including C W Johnson Chicago high chief physician Peter Weiler M Zimmerman A W McMann P Kiebler Chicago M Dickson Evanston directors
Governor Drake is improving rapidly since arrival in Excelsior Springs Missouri away from the Iowa state capitol worries He has thrown away one crutch and expects to return home Saturday night
Eight starving individuals were reported in New York City over ten days with two dying from hunger and others admitted to hospitals.
Houstin Johnson, general manager of Jackson Coal and Mining, offered miners 80 cents per ton to return to work and mine coal for Central Iron and Steel Works in Brazil Indiana. The proposal surprised workers who view it as an attempt to split the strikers.
Quebec Aug 14 Cardinal Taschereau remains in very feeble health though showing a slight improvement over the past two days. His mind has largely failed and his life is ebbing away slowly.
London reports Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Butler will send the cruiser Rainbow and the gunboat Linnet to the Bering Sea. He commands the China squadron and notified the admiralty of the mission on August 14.
The National Hay Association adjourned in Pittsburg after adopting a resolution directing the transportation committee to press railroads for four days to load and unload hay.
Indianapolis Aug 13 Noah Baney the convict now says he was with John Whitney and Guy Van Tas eal the night they visited Belleville and murdered the wife of Rev William Eb Hinshaw. Authorities still believe the minister murdered his wife and Baney seeks notoriety or release. Governor Mount doubts the confession and may deny a pardon later in the week.
From Havana via Key West August 13 the situation around the capital worsens as insurgents led by Gomez and Carrillo press from Matanzas toward Havana province. The American consul reports 8000 insurgents entering Matanzas and Spanish columns fleeing toward Havana. General Gomez is rumored to be in Havana province while Weyler is present and Spanish morale declines.
Chicago August 13 Manufacturers of window glass conferred with employers and workers over wage raises. Employers pressed for 26 percent higher blowers wages and 17 percent more across the McKinley bill scale, plus 37 to 22 percent in other branches. Workers rejected the offer, seeking the McKinley level.
Madrid announces plans to grant the widow of Premier Canovas a duchess title with first class grandee dignity and a 30,000 peseta pension. The move signals official recognition of Canovas' leadership and its aftermath.
In Des Moines dated Aug 9 guidance on patent reissues two year timelines and licensable claims. It notes that a distinct claim may be licensed or sold without the full invention and that a 90 dollar first fee covers two years. two years of public use can bar patenting. Infringers cannot transfer good title. services are offered to inventors in other states as well.
The table lists the day’s quotation ranges on the Chicago Board of Trade with figures for various commodities and contract types reflecting market activity.
Paris authorities issue expulsion warrants for several anarchists after Tarrida Marmol urged the assassination of Spanish premier Canovas del Castillo during a Sunday benefit speech for Spanish refugees at Theatre de la Republique. Marmol is targeted for removal from France.
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