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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
4
A series of aphoristic musings notes human folly in pursuing order and self control. It discusses cash for fun, admitting fault, public seriousness, and the tendency to overreact to minor accidents. The piece suggests curfew for adults and questions about moral expectations in society.
The Tennessee centennial exposition will open in Nashville on May 1, 1897 and is expected to present the greatest financial show yet, claiming to operate without any indebtedness.
A Pittsburg thief paused during a house robbery to bite a large yellow pastry. He left tooth marks in the remaining dish and a colored man was later suspected, with his teeth matching the indentations. The suspect is jailed on robbery charges.
The United States circuit court reviewed an injury suit appealed by a corporation. The plaintiff was called a resident of a state, but the term resident was challenged as not implying city status under law. The presiding judge sustained the view, allowed amendment, and the case was settled for a few hundred dollars instead of the original verdict.
The Chicago Times-Herald asserts last year’s record apple crop and praises apples for medicinal value. It claims apples aid digestion detoxify blood support liver kidney function and ward throat disease. It also notes brain benefits and the fruit as a remedy for thirst and cravings before sleep.
An exchange cites a New York paper claiming canned goods risk chemical changes when in contact with tinware. The New York Evening Post details dirty, vermin–ridden factories and improper packing in major cities, with no strict regulations allowing unsalable lots to be dumped at low prices.
An Ohio magistrate refuses to unite in marriage a young woman and a convict starting a ten year term, citing inability to support and protect a wife. The ruling, seen as reasonable and evident, is noted as a novel judicial view rather than a longstanding precedent.
Two issues may warrant legal restraint or prohibition soon: hyp potiem and parachute descensions.
Clarence Strange, a 40-year-old farmer near Iowa City, resisted sheriff Clark and held five men at bay while chasing his mother with an ax. Declared insane, he is sent to Mt. Pleasant asylum after previous confinement, amid delusions of plotters robbing his farm and harming his brother.
in Chicago on December 27 John L Winston defeated Fred Gilbert in a double format match for 100 live birds and 100 clay birds. final scores 158 to 151 with Winston leading after live birds 81 to 68 and Gilbert closing in clay birds 83 to 76.
Tom Wiley a stone cutter for Liens Hudson was cut about the neck and face and shoved from a Montezuma bound train near Dodge's mill. He is confined to bed and the assailant remains at large with unknown name and whereabouts.
Auditor Mc Carthy through the attorney general filed suit in district court to wind up the National Reserve Life Association of Des Moines claiming fraud in fund misappropriation and insufficient members. Richmond says he took over to rebuild but found no policies or assets and asks a receiver to close the affairs. He denies any wrongdoing or losses.
Perry December 24 a large city department store was burglarized with about 500 dollars in goods taken. Investigators believe the thief hid inside the building during business hours and left through the unsecured back door of the grocery department.
Cepar Rapios reports John Thompson a Rockford hardware merchant was injured while boarding a moving Burlington freight train in the city. He fell under the cars and sustained a severe head injury with visible brain matter. Recovery is not expected.
Sioux City Dec. 26 G M Needham a well known local resident and Mason committed death by his own action using strychnine poisoning His condition was discovered in time to save him had he accepted an antidote He had lived in Iowa for thirty years
Charles H. Grimm of Clear Lake Iowa won the American trap championship defeating Dr. Carver in a 100 live birds event for $200 a side with a score of 08 to 96.
Denison. At a coroner's inquest over Mrs. Henry Krauel killed crossing the C. N. W. railway line ahead of a fast freight the railway company was found responsible for carelessness.
George Greek a prisoner in Cascade jail on a drunkenness charge caused a bed clothes fire that suffocated him before rescue. He leaves a wife and several children.
M Foley, father of Matt Foley who vanished from Manson, fears foul play. He notes his son carried several hundred dollars in Fort Dodge and drew more in Sioux City. Foley says his son’s business affairs were not involved and his domestic life was happy.
A 4 year old boy and 5 year old girl, Demorest, handled a 32 caliber pistol. The boy aimed at the girl and said I can shoot you. The pistol fired, hitting her in the forehead. A physician says removal is impossible and death is inevitable.
Orrumwa Iowa December 24 officers captured J F Taylor at Ioka He is charged with shooting his divorced wife and Frank McElree in Keokuk county The capture follows a $100 reward for the alleged murderer details indicate his intent to kill was the motive
Muscat Tink, Dec. 28. In state of Iowa vs Adam Von drosky the jury deliberated twenty four hours after a weeklong trial and was discharged without an agreement. Von drosky faced charges of taking part in dynamiting the homes of prohibition leaders John Mahin FE M Messinger and N Rosenberger. The case will be retried next month.
Vern Hull of Spa Grover, three miles north, died instantly when an old loaded gun discharged while resting over his head. The weapon exploded, crushing his skull and killing him instantly in the December incident.
In Ottumwa Dee on the 28th Chas Bachman oldest jewelry house in the city closed by the sheriff. The failure stemmed from hard times and tight money market with liabilities around 12000 dollars and assets unlikely to cover them.
Iowa items report rising winter attendance at Highland Park College Des Moines and a program allowing entry at any time to help students begin work after holidays. A contested will by the late Kk. W. Curry and a possible lawsuit are noted. Prison unrest at Wapello County jail ends with searches and contraband found. A Denison accident kills Mrs Krauel, injures her husband, and spares the child. A Des Moines court ruling on Prime’s commission fees court order possible. A Maynard man commits arson then suicide. a Cascade boy fatally injured coasting.
From Havana to Mariel Captain General Weyler sails with staff and his son Don Fernando Weyler aboard Legazpi and moves to field operations. Paris notes European unity if US recognizes Cuban independence. Reports from Key West say the Three Friends landed near Guaboya and insurgents burned a monastery near Morro Castle. Washington denies foreign pressure on US actions in Cuba. Treasury confirms seizure of the Three Friends filibuster ship.
Private advices from Manila verified by Hong Kong press state that Spanish attacked Noveleta and tried to dislodge insurgents in Cavite and Vijaya. After campaigns lasting to November 14 Spanish dispatches claim victory but rebel losses were heavy and Spaniards withdrew defeated.
A fierce fire damp explosion at the Maule coal mine in Princeton Indiana killed eight or nine miners and injured four, one fatally. Rescue crews recovered several bodies by nightfall with only two or three missing as workers had been clearing debris from a prior accident days earlier.
A large number of Union county families face destitution and starvation due to last season's crop failures from severe drought. A mass meeting at Eldorado is called to appeal for relief from the state legislature, the governor, and Congress.
Thomas O Malley an alderman from the Twenty third ward faces a grand jury indictment for complicity in the murder of Gus Colliander a saloon keeper and Twenty third ward politician on election night in November 1804 Police Inspector Schaack cited two non resident witnesses as the basis for the charges and the information leading to the indictment.
Benjamin B. Jones former teller at the National Bank of Illinois, recently closed, has been arrested on an old charge. Police believe he can be compelled to disclose irregularities tied to bank officials.
Leadvill Col Dee 27 Patrick Carney a union miner was shot and killed at his doorstep by four Missouri non unionists. Soldiers nearby charged the four men and arrested them. Trouble is feared from the outbreak.
The Figaro suggests ongoing France Great Britain tensions over Egypt and Turkey may leave the French ambassador to St James vacant for some time. A Missouri homeowner found 125 pounds of honey inside a warped wall hive. Emigration from Europe 1816 to 1888 is estimated at 27.205 million with 15 million to the United States. A quip about war with Canada closes the item.
London reports the powers view the sultan’s pledges as empty and plan coercive action. Salisbury briefed ambassadors on joint Russia Britain reform proposals and urged rapid deference within ten days or united measures. Constantinople notes diplomats intend concerted action if the sultan delays reforms.
The St. Louis and Chicago express was halted at Blue Cut near Kansas City after robbers uncoupled the car and engine. They restrained the messenger and seized the safe keys, taking what is believed to be several thousands of dollars before fleeing. No clues have been found.
Consul Fitz Hugh Lee returns to Havana as reports say Turkey grants amnesty to most Armenian prisoners leaving death sentences for murder. Greek Turkish clashes at Olympias see Turkish detachment wiped out, Veloudas insurgents victorious. Madrid says Spain hides Philippines unrest while naval plans advance. Walter Wellman notes Cameron resolution likely dead. Ex Governor Waite recruits Colorado volunteers for Cuban war, marching from Denver to the gulf with rifles.
Congressional reports show Cameron proposing a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and West offering a neutrality stance. Hill suggested belligerency acknowledgment. Other resolutions were delayed. House and Senate actions included appropriation bills and adjournment to January 5.
Tokio dispatches say an official decree in November declares the Mohammedan rebellion in northern China ended. About 200000 fighters were either killed or driven into mountains between Kansu and Thibet, where they are being hemmed in. The report also recounts a deadly Fuji river accident on October 27 where 18 youths and 3 boatmen died after a boat upturned near the Yabuga rapid.
Dr. Thomas Lowell of Missouri conducted tests before a group of doctors in Los Angeles on December 24. He injected tuberculosis and diphtheria bacilli into himself, with no observed ill effects, while two guinea pigs given bacteria died shortly after. He plans to inject sputum from a dying consumptive into himself.
The secretary of the interior issued a treasury requisition for $10,300,000 for next month’s quarterly pension payment. The funds are allocated to Pittsburg, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Concord, Chicago and Buffalo with specified amounts.
J V D of Belmond Iowa asks questions about patents and we answer. Topics include average patent allowance time about eight weeks, six months foreign protection, confidentiality of applications, access to U S patent records since 1850, and that two machines for the same purpose can be patented by different inventors without infringement. Also offered are free patent information and paid copies of drawings and specifications.
Dec 22 in Curiaco Nat Bank of Illinois is suspended by the clearing house after a special meeting at Eldridge Keith's home. The bank reportedly showed warrantable and unjudicious losses endangering its capital and surplus. The action may trigger broader failures. the bank was Chicago’s second largest with 1 million capital, 1 million surplus, and 12 million in deposits. Bank of Minnesota seized by examiner. Union Stock Yards bank affected. Bank of Minnesota founded 1859 and renowned as a western strong institution.
Gendarmes in Novelda, Alicante province, fired on a group carrying a republican flag after they refused to disperse. Several arrests followed and police found time bombs among the captured men. Authorities debate whether the demonstrators were for anarchists or republicans.
The Times reports London sources say Europe would not stay passive if the United States recognizes or supports Cuban insurgents. Germany is said to be prepared to side with Spain against the U S, as part of a broader coalition against revolutionary socialism.
Prime Minister Canovas Castillo stated in Havana that reforms for Cuba are prepared and will be applied at the end of negotiations with other powers. He cited France Germany and Great Britain as leaning toward allowing Spain to proceed without U.S. interference beyond Cleveland's message to Congress.
Charles H. Elliott was convicted of the murder of Guy Hutsenpiller, a companion rough rider in a Wild West show. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after arrest in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Parson Davies in Prrrspure announces a $1000 deposit with Al Smith of York for a match between Choynski and Sharkey. A $5000 purse will be offered by T Stuart and the bout would be staged on the same date and place as the Corbett Fitzsim duel if Sharkey accepts terms.
In New York on December 26 Peter Maher the Irish pugilist defeated Steve O'Donnell the Australian boxer in twenty seven seconds at the Greater York Athletic Club Coney. Separately, in York Pa John Berkery fled a bull and hid beneath pipes to escape its horns. Atchison Kansas partygoers were amused by two dancers revealed as tramp smugglers.
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