14 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
1
A local note mentions Boone opening a new Dewey hotel while describing a warm rainy spell on December 9 as a notable weather development for the region. The tone mirrors a brief community update on local hospitality and climate.
Dr. Cathell of Des Moines is expelled from the Ministerial Association for criticizing its saloon policies. President Gates of Iowa College in Grinnell may depart with Herron at year’s start, as his sympathies align with Herron and the former leader’s fate.
An editor out west fled with a neighbor's wife. Townspeople gathered to lynch him on return but discovered the injured husband was a delinquent subscriber who had returned his paper marked Refused. The mob freed the editor and presented him a gold watch.
E. E. Houghes, formerly assistant superintendent of the Iowa division and later vice president of the First National Bank of Boone, resigns to take over the superintendency of Northwestern mining properties. His return to the company is welcomed by employees.
Taylor, the Republican candidate, wins Kentucky governor by about five hundred votes. Democrats plan to pursue legislative challenge as both chambers are Democratic, hoping to overturn the election board decision. Two Democratic election board members voted for Taylor saying truth and right must prevail over party.
A miscellany of items includes Aguinaldo not yet captured and a Chicago wife giving her husband a spanking. The Cherry sisters perform in St. Paul while Iowa endures its heaviest December rain. Ames expects a boom next year with depot and railroad projects costing twenty to thirty thousand dollars.
Story City moves toward a curfew ordinance while the town discusses publishing fees for the law. A riot at Mitchelville Industrial School drew attention as Superintendent Miller clashed with a Catholic priest Father St in a rising controversy. Boon townspeople honored ex Superintendent Aishton with a banquet celebrating his promotion to general superintendent of Northwestern lines.
A Denver Post voice urges self restraint and propriety over vanity. The piece contrasts dress and demeanor with character, notes civic pride from Cummins residents, and references literary praise and local events including a stock breeders meeting and a Syracuse stage adaptation.
On December 28 1899 the publisher of the Daily Capital Des Moines offers a one day only $2 yearly subscription for 1900. The promo marks Iowa’s 53rd anniversary of statehood and aims to expand readership during a pivotal political year. Enclose a $2 check and mail to Lafe Young Des Moines to receive the 1900 edition. Sample copies mailed free.
The Omaha Illustrated Bee announces its Christmas issue featuring sixteen pages and a beautiful colored cover. The publication promises a lavish feast for readers, with a color cover intended to surpass most eastern magazines in beauty, and notes the Bee never does things by halves.
The Des Moines Leader asserts the Republican Party will fulfill currency pledges as it has on other issues, arguing its path is free of broken promises. It lauds Iowa readers for staying informed and praises the paper for fearless impartial editorials.
The Boone Independent reports October earnings show freight up by 305655 while passenger revenue drops 30000. Mail and miscellaneous receipts decline 33000, with prefast mail profits down versus last year as Northwestern fights for Chicago to Council Bluffs routes.
Tuk Omaha Bee promotes its colored Illustrated Bee as the handsomest paper in the west and urges readers to subscribe. Christmas issue to begin. Subscriptions offered: Illustrated and Sunday Bee at $2.00 a year or Illustrated and Weekly Bee at $1.50 a year. Tux Box Publishing Company.
If you are unsure what to buy your husband brother or sweetheart for Christmas, consider a spontaneous visit to a shop or market. The suggestion invites a casual in-person browse to find thoughtful gifts.
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