01 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
1
A passionate poem titled A Queer Old World appeared in these columns last week. A reader sent verses as a counterpart to the previous poetry feature and requested publication.
The Sioux county board of supervisors dismissed Buncombe township’s entire vote in their canvass, a move mocked by a cartoon showing King Coal and an elevator boy. The caption questions the descent of Buncombe’s influence, asserting the truth of the stance.
The C B and Q plans another fast mail train to cut the Chicago to Omaha trip to ten hours. It will depart Chicago in the evening providing an evening and morning fast mail on the line. It will be the fastest service between Chicago and the Missouri river.
Fordham freights, New York, resident Miss Martha Monroe wins a diamond pin prize in a gum chewing contest by chewing 144 sticks in 30 minutes. She earns acclaim though boys shy from the costly hourly wager alleged at two dollars eighty cents.
The piece notes corn in fields and expected cold weather while praising a coming Iowa winter as likely and bracing. It recalls storms exposing political pretenses, mentions Iris and Jerry Simpson in populist context, and comments Cedar Rapids Republican on money questions and a possible extra session.
In Paullina the town’s gossips are described as a pair who spread rumors with fierce zeal. The Times reporter quotes them as wanting another newspaper to reveal news even faster, claiming they eclipse the devil in spreading tales.
Perry resident Epmund Nichols earns the nickname boy orator of the 7th district as Ed adds that he talks with purpose. Prize fighter Tom Lansing died last week from ring injuries. U.S. authorities end bull fighting in Havana and question the brutality of prize fighting at home.
Tur Commercial Club of Kansas City backs a tax to net about 10 000 yearly for judicious advertising to boost Ames population by 1901 to eight or ten thousand with more manufacturing and city desirability. The proposal urges voter consideration for Ames future growth.
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent notes a fatal shelling incident near Kokomo during the presidential party trip. Cannon discharge killed Artilleryman James Jones and wounded two others, witnessed by McKinley aides. an unknown overcoat owner refused return of the garment, explaining Secretary Wilson’s coat absence.
The Des Moines Leader surveys editorials and events from late 1898 including bets on financial reform, streams of praise for peace after the Spanish American War, and local notices. It mentions editor Shifts in journalism, a Thanksgiving context, revival meetings in Ames, and a county ledger listing numerous election and welfare expenses.
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