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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
5
A compact historical line urges that true mode requires industry to spread like idle habit. The remark casts industry as contagious and essential to progress and reflects period views on work and social imitation.
A recent city order prohibits Boston officers from leaning against upright objects during working hours to ensure they remain upright while on duty. The note implies a push for discipline and proper posture among patrols in the city.
A Chicago bartender remained calm as thieves seized their loot and forced him to retreat to the ice-box, illustrating a poised response during a daring hold up.
The bottle manufacturers announce a probable price increase for bar bottles while promising the contents will continue to follow the law of gravity.
Sir Benjamin Richardson discusses a potential breakthrough in anesthesia aiming to render patients insensible to pain without losing consciousness. He has tested methods and believes a new agent may surpass current practices, with methylic ether appearing the most promising as it destroys sensibility before consciousness and allows rapid recovery.
William Corbus of La Grange Indiana bet his wife against $5000 in property with George Barnell that McKinley would win He also agreed to cover divorce costs if Bryan won Barnell deeded the property to Corbus this week leaving readers to wonder how Mrs Corbus felt about the election outcome
A young Italian boy convicted of starting bonfires on election night is punished by a magistrate who makes him stand in the courtroom corner for thirty minutes wearing a placard with his name and the word crime. The boy shows little remorse and is visibly distressed by the public shaming.
The piece notes many Armenians lacked male heroes during the Armenian Massacre era, while Armenian women showed striking valor. It cites instances of women choosing death over subjugation, with several heroines acknowledged for their acts of courage amid oppression.
The good roads committee in Massachusetts proposes alternating one mile of good road with one mile of bad road to quickly arouse interest in highway improvements. Farmers travel on a stretch of smooth pavement, then endure a mile of muck and mire, increasing annoyance but highlighting the value of better routes.
A report says 200,000 Spanish troops are massed in Cuba and the final battle will be desperate. If Spain loses, the island may be abandoned. insurgents will face the toughest fighting yet if they are to prevail.
Editorial notes the international spotlight moving from Venezuelan issues to Cuban and Armenian matters, while the world continues with ordinary business and events. The piece implies other regional topics remain on the agenda for policymakers.
Des Moines records Gov. Drake grants a conditional pardon to Frank Pierce once a Des Moines constable and killer who fatally shot policeman E. H. Wishart on June 30, 1891. Pierce was sentenced to four years but jailed only in 1893 due to legal technicalities after a career marked by shootings and repeated near-mobs.
Missouri Vaultny November 27 M Jensen a tailor for George Williams tried to light a fire in a small stove by pouring kerosene from a lamp. The oil ignited and the lamp exploded burning his face and hands. He was stopped by an overcoat and a physician treated him.
Iowa City man Harry Sentman aged 23 died two hours after a buzz saw accident. The machine driven by a twelve horse power engine seized on a knotted cordwood, tore from its frame and struck him, tearing away his brains. He leaves a wife. Another man, William Mannaugh, was struck but unharmed.
In Judge Spurrier's court the jury awarded Philip Wickee 375 for injuries from a fall on a defective sidewalk on the north side of East Walnut street between East Sixth and Seventh streets. Wickee sought 5,000. the city plans to appeal to the supreme court, arguing the ice and sleet caused the slip.
The Daily News Mayo Des Moines Iowa announces a contest awarding a solid gold ladies watch to the most popular woman in each Iowa county based on yearly subscriptions. Ninety nine watches total. Interested contestants should write to the News in Des Moines for details and entry.
A coroner's inquest investigates the deaths of twin infants of Mrs Meier found in bed after she left for a nearby butcher shop. One child was sickly, the other healthy. Doctors consider sympathetic death as a possible cause.
Des Moines firm Bentley and Olmsted sold nearly $50,000 in footwear last week, a gain of $13,997.34 over the same week a year ago. Des Moines sends greetings to Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul, St. Louis and Chicago seeking wholesale shoe houses with strong growth.
B Von Lengen, a Holland farmer six miles east of Ackley, hanged himself in a barn loft while his family attended church. He was likely over 50, leaving a wife and children. Despondency from family and other troubles is given as the cause.
James B. Vaughn vanished from his home in Sioux City as friends search for him. Authorities note financial troubles may have triggered a temporary insanity episode.
An unknown man died after being run over by a Milwaukee train in Dunver. He was well dressed, had a crushed head, and his left leg was artificial from the knee. Papers on him suggest the name Steinmiller.
Elizabeth M Blythe mother of Hon James E Blythe ex chairman of the republican state central committee died very suddenly at her home in Mason City aged 74 years
Sioux City reports Clyde Sawyer fourteen year old son of a local farmer was pulled into a threshing machine and suffered extensive injuries. Doctors expected death but the boy now recovers with seventeen broken bones and numerous cuts and bruises. Final outcome shows only slight knee stiffness.
The body of M. R. Yowel, Sidney postmaster and former Fre mont county officer, was found two miles north of Sidney. He had disappeared September 30 while despondent, leaving accounts in bad shape. His daughter was appointed postmistress. No violence noted. presumed suicide by poison.
Nearly $10 000 missing from the State Bank of Neola funds, bondsmen cover the loss, and H H Mendel elected cashier to replace J C Watts who vanished while on a Denver health trip as investigations continue.
Burlington jurors find Krekel murder in the second degree and recommend a life sentence. Defense counsel declined to seek a new trial.
Burglars smashed windows and doors at P. C. Devol C. O. D. Brown William Swain Union Pacific Tea Company and Officer Pusseys bank on Main street within a block of the police station. A large quantity of hardware was taken but nothing at the bank.
Gilbert W. Smith postmaster at Horton Bremer county was arraigned before United States Commissioner Stewart on charges of destroying and failing to deliver mail matter. He was held to the federal grand jury in 500 dollars. He allegedly burned campaign literature sent to Horton farmers.
Henry Stein miller a student at the German Theological Seminary was believed to have killed himself at a Milwaukee crossing. He had begun returning home to Rushville Illinois and had been despondent for some time.
Newton, Nov 20. John Wicks, once named as the murderer of Charles McLaughlin, got a preliminary hearing at Colfax and was dismissed after the testimony of a few witnesses.
Independence report says 20 year old farmer John Siem mons was killed while moving a building when a rope broke and recoiled, severing his abdomen. He died within thirty minutes at the scene.
Independence reports two boys drowned while skating on the Wapsipinicon river. Louis Osborn aged 13 and Jimmie Maloy aged 10 were recovered bodies.
Ed Boyle, who was shot during the Fraser dance affray, died in Boone on November 25 from the injuries sustained days earlier. The fatal shooting occurred amid the earlier disturbance at Fraser.
Fire in Waterloo destroyed part of the Fowler Company building and stock totaling 17 000 dollars. Insurance coverage estimated at 30 000 dollars.
Newton November 24 Jasper county completes a new infirmary at a cost of 15000 dollars Inmates will be moved this week The building is described as one of the best of its kind in the state.
Burlington dispatch reports Guy Johnson was killed at Murray iron works in West Burlington when he was caught in a shaft and belt. He was thrown about, breaking an arm and crushing his head.
The November blizzard seals the northwest with heavy snow. trains halted and wires down. Dozens may be dead or missing across North Dakota and neighboring states. Cattle losses mount as livestock suffer extreme privation. Watson Ham warns losses will be heavy and South Dakota also reports suffering.
London reports an official connected with Wormwood Scrubs prison describes Mrs Maybrick, serving a life term for the alleged poisoning of her husband, as near insanity. She has twice tried to take her life and may not survive another year in confinement despite claims that release pressures from America worsen her condition.
In Columbus Mississippi on November 23 a mob of white men surrounded the home of Sander Swarringen and shot him after burning his cotton crib. He fled to white neighbor Thomas Belwitt but could not escape. The mob’s motive was retaliation for Swarringen killing a dog belonging to one of the attackers.
Chicago news reports the wire nail trust has collapsed and will wind up by December 1. Sale agents push nails at 1.70 per keg in Chicago, 1.00 below the trust price, while jobbers offer 1 to 1,000 kegs at 2.00 per keg. By week’s end prices may drop to about 1.25 per keg, near the era’s lowest. The trust allows jobbers to set any price in its circular.
Reports on rural free delivery indicate general satisfaction and good results in trial localities. The Postmaster General will forward a special feasibility report to Congress, noting the immense cost of general adoption and possible recommendations remain unannounced.
Rain over two days floods Duncan Creek in BloomER. water spills over the dam ends and starts washing out the west end. The entire structure is in danger of failure as the nearby bridge near the dam remains in critical condition.
At a Lewiston Maine funeral a popular wheel man’s event drew the crowd to a large bicycle made of flowers as the chief attraction. A Tennessee woman reports a pumpkin sixty five inches in diameter grown this season. The reaver meat is described with reef like flesh and fishy hindquarters flavor.
The annual report of Daniel N. Morgan shows net ordinary revenues of 326,976,200 and expenditures of 352,179,446 for the year ended June 30, 1896, yielding a deficiency of 25,203,426. Receipts rose 13,568,125 overall due to customs and internal revenue gains, while public lands sales fell. Expenditures decreased by 4,015,852.
Gov Matthews asks Attorney General Ketchum to determine if steps can be taken to investigate whether the Vandalia railroad owes the Indiana common school fund up to 1 500 000. If authority exists, the attorney general may intervene in the Vandalia receivership in federal court to protect state rights. If not, a commission may be appointed to decide the debt question.
A severe blizzard grinds northwestern Minnesota and the Dakotas to a halt on Thanksgiving. Jamestown reports sixty hours of snow and dangerous travel on the prairies. Stephen Minnesota sees two feet of snow and ongoing storm conditions, while Aberdeen and Chamberlain anticipate stock losses as high winds drive drifting snow.
In De Kalb Illinois on Friday morning H L Brower a former De Kalb Fence Co employee killed his wife and himself severely wounded his child and mother in law. The wife was stabbed through the heart the child was cut through the hand and arm and the mother in law was wounded in the neck. The child and the wife were not killed and are hoped to recover. Brower showed no signs of drinking and insanity is the presumed motive.
A boy and a girl married in Brooklyn last May and honeymooned in Asbury Park. Now the boy sues for divorce and the girl seeks support, but neither is old enough to sue, so their mothers are appointed guardians to pursue the actions for them.
A St Louis powder firm received a New Orleans agent's wire for ten tons of dynamite priced for immediate shipment to Cuba. Officials note such a large export would be blocked by U S authorities, prompting secrecy about the supplier's identity.
A Bristow correspondent asks if improvements can be patented without the original owner consent. The answer: yes improvements are allowed and can be more valuable than originals. A Lorimer inquiry about patent tax shows taxes due in foreign countries but not in the United States. Patents allowed but not yet issued include automatic wagon brake C C Calhoun Windsor Mo hay rake L Avery Montouk Iowa hand cutter and feeder W Morley Fontanelle anti freezing stock waterer J A Drake Brooklyn current motor W J Benning Boone potato cutter and sprocket chain A T Dowden Prairie City. Thomas G and J Ralph Orwin solicitors of patents.
John Enders of Ponce Nebraska suffered a growth over his left eye for years. While chopping kindling a flying chip struck the eye causing heavy bleeding and collapse. After two days he began to recover and found the growth had been cut away as neatly as a surgeon would.
Cincinnati dispatch reports from Frankfort Kentucky that the court of appeals will grant a new trial to Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling sentenced to death for Pearl Bryan murder. Incompetent testimony prompts rehearing.
Hamburg port workers and coal heavers voted to join the dock strike. Deckers of America promised support for the movement.
Rain falls in Rajputana and expected in central India. The weather is believed to ease famine distress where rain has occurred but cannot remove it entirely.
The state canvassing board reports Kash leading Republican elector with 218 171 votes and Smith Democrat with 217 890. Smith defeats Wed ding and Howes, McKinley electors, by a 281 plurality. 12 of 13 electors remain. No congressional changes from the returns.
The Ex Slaves Pension association adjourned in Birmingham after a three day session. The group adopted the Kansas plan to organize ex slaves nationwide to press for the Vaughan bill in Congress. Rev J A Moore and H R Hayes of Mississippi were elected president and secretary.
A Terre Haute resident writes from Nov. 26 that Senator Voorhees has improved steadily since returning home and is nearly free from pain. He can walk outdoors in good weather but remains weak and plans to leave for Washington next week.
Washington officials discount rumors of General Lee’s replacement in Havana. No change in his plans to return to duty at an early date, and the State Department sees no reason for concern over acceptance by Spanish authorities.
Austin jury convicts Burt of murder in the first degree for the July 24 slayings of his wife and two children. Punishment fixed at death. the case will be appealed.
A Bureau county coroner's jury finds Laura Goodmansan died of strychnine poisoning in her husband’s dental office at Pender Nebraska. The verdict suggests homicide and may lead to the husband’s arrest.
General Manager Holdredge of the Burlington announced the road would contribute thirty thousand dollars toward the success of the trans Mississippi exposition in Omaha Nebraska on November 30. The Burlington’s gift matches the full amount requested by expo directors.
The St Paul Warehouse and Elevator Company's tower burned at 6 30 PM Friday. It held 100000 bushels of grain with most dumped into the Mississippi embankment. Loss reported at 100000 dollars with insured value 30500 dollars.
A small blaze in Green City, Missouri, destroyed Schuster Bros. double-brick store Thursday night. The loss totaled about $10,000 for the building and $10,000 for dry goods and clothing, with $13,000 of insurance.
London bakers may deliver bread on Sundays but buns and cake remain prohibited. The rule limits Sunday deliveries to bread only, affecting pastry items and other baked goods.
A report notes a sweet potato weighing 614 pounds raised by Wm. Butler near Dover. It also mentions Belgium as the most densely populated country and remark on imaginary troubles among a certain class of people being aired and often harmless when not spoken aloud.
Canton Illinois November 28 authorities seized a large cache of stolen goods and counterfeit silver dollars from Albert Quackenbush and a companion. The men resided south of Canton and were found with drilling tools and moulds used for making counterfeit money. Officials believe they belong to a gang circulating spurious coins across Schuyler and McDonough counties. They are jailed.
Nov 28 report from Montmouth New Jersey notes Alexis Illinois citizens shocked by dynamite blast trying to remove a nuisance. The small frame building south end blew apart with Shugart absent. Town had seen saloon pressure against illicit sales. Shugart acted to enforce local justice near village limits.
Philadelphia November 28 Perkins Moyamensing prison superintendent who shot himself was in charge of H. H. Holmes while jailed and oversaw his hanging arrangements. Others linked to Holmes face deaths misfortune or sudden endings as superstitious whispers spread.
In Loxpon on November 28, Senor Cane Castillo the Spanish prime minister denied a dispatch published in London claiming Spanish forces were defeated in the Philippines by insurgents. The dispatch alleged a loss of 300 Spaniards but gave no location or battle details.
The Daily Berlin correspondent reports Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia proposed partition of Turkey during a Vienna visit. He suggested making Constantinople a free port with Russia gaining Asia Minor and Britain retaining Egypt.
Residents of Chariton County Georgia did not know of the national election as no polling occurred. Officials could not obtain returns from Traders Hill and surrounding towns, leaving the county omitted from the official Georgia digest. The situation implies the county had no vote that day.
Loxpon reports Dr Jam, leader of the Transvaal raid, who is serving a fifteen month impact sentence, is said to be critically ill.
Caracas reports the government resolved a ministerial crisis with planned changes in the finance, public works, and agriculture departments. The moves aim to restore stability after a period of serious doubt.
Paris reports that the general council of the Seine adopted a resolution urging the government to convene a European congress to negotiate a gradual disarmament. The move signals a push for coordinated security steps among European nations.
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