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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1895
Page
6
The Ames Times notes that the emperor’s statements spark argument for republican government. It cites a large legislative body of 6 136 people as contributing to a spoiled political broth. Ames Iowa.
A nephew of the new French president, a Georgia resident living in Augusta, is referenced as part of a scoop. The report notes the unusual nature of this reveal in a tone suggesting embarrassment.
A brief note observes that Japanese and Chinese speech avoids coarse terms, leaving both nations’ atmosphere described as mild and balmy. The remark implies cultural restraint in language and public expression across the two countries.
An editorial compare dismisses the idea that one congressman holds a single sure fix for the financial problem. It uses a vivid metaphor, contrasting such certainty with improbable records like a fat woman or a zebra without stripes.
A Springfield legislator proposes a law mandating every school text book to display a United States flag image on the first cover, at least four inches wide. The plan risks complications for smaller books such as three inch volumes.
A theatrical etiquette note advises politely asking the front-row wearer of a high hat to remove it. If her hair is styled, she is not wearing a wig, and there is no bald spot, the audience in the gallery may toss paper wads and she will comply.
Some men wonder how the world managed to wag before they were born and how it can go on after they are dead. They lament that intimate friends cannot tell the day of birth. They fear obituaries may shrink to five lines in papers.
A vacancy arose in a Massachusetts town with an $1800 yearly post office post. Only two applicants applied, both by letter, indicating they would take the position if no one else did. The piece questions what the town’s aspiring residents truly want, asking if they will settle for less than a cabinet post or an ambassadorial appointment.
A call to states to enact strict laws making cigarette sales to those under eighteen a penal offense and to require a high license for sellers to buyers over eighteen.
The speaker argues states must create a multi million dollar fund for expert sanity testimony in pauper murder trials. If a rich defendant can prove paresis, the impecunious defendant should have pro and con expert evidence as well. The question arises what this drift means for justice.
Pennsylvania's new governor urges universal access to thorough preparation for all youths in his inaugural address. He envisions a time when every boy and girl can obtain quality education free of cost, comparable to primary school tuition. Industrial education grows rapidly across the Eastern states.
The rapid spread of electric rail roads raises the grade crossing issue. If steam lines were new, they would cross highways by over or under passes, a common sense safety requirement. It is too late for radical change, but now is the time to decide if electric roads shall cross steam roads at grade in every state.
A New York Sun correspondent notes that the Sickles bill aims to place a bronze Gettysburg tablet with Lincoln speech text. He reports that ten to twelve years ago figures like Matthew Arnold and Robert Louis Stevenson did not know of the Gettysburg address and Sir Lepel Griffin and Rudyard Kipling believed it to be a newspaper fake.
By the death of M. De Giers Russia loses one of its ablest statesmen. He played a leading role in Russia foreign affairs and the wise management during Alexander III's reign is attributed largely to him.
Interior Madagascar communities resist French march by abandoning routes and foraging for supplies, aiming to halt advance while preserving their defenses and local resources.
Floyd County inmate A F Transo, jailed since November for larceny, secured his release after Judge Wolfe ruled the trial lacked a value determination for the stolen property. The case hinged on whether a value must be set by a jury to permit judgment in a larceny conviction.
Fort Mapison February 9 Cumberland the Shelby county murderer was hanged at 11 yesterday. He confessed and bequeathed his body to his sister. He asked to see his wife but the warden refused to admit her. The article also reports on Lyon county bond litigation over swamp land grants and a Supreme Court tie that voided bonds totaling 260000 with attorneys paid 31018 in fees.
Two men robbed the Red Oak jewelry shop of L. H. Tanner on Feb 11. They demanded surrender at gunpoint, filled pockets with watches and chains, then escaped. Tanner fired three shots to raise alarm. Loss described as small and items taken were cheap.
Revenue Collector Stackhouse of Burlington was subpoenaed in Mt Ayr to testify against J T Merrill for illegal liquor sales. He refused to produce records or testify citing federal limits and risk of endless subpoenas, and Judge Tedford excused him from testifying.
Frank Davis, found guilty of fatally shooting Marshal Whitney last April, received a seventeen year penitentiary term. His accomplice Roddy Wilson was lynched during the murder incident.
Des Moines river near Ottumwa has nearly dried up causing hundreds of fish to flood the water power station pumps. The plant must be cleared hourly, crippling the system and forcing the city to turn out all lights with every street in darkness.
Atlantic February report states Judge Smith's medical panel found jail confinement would not harm J C Yetzer if the county jail were well ventilated. Yetzer was imprisoned after failing to secure bonds of 7000 dollars. He was visibly distressed when moved to the jail across from his home, a residence since Atlantic's founding, with bondsmen secured by Vice President Isaac Dickerson.
Rumsey, a farmer near Estuerivitte, drank a wine glass full of tincture of aconite from a drug store mistaken for liquor. Doctors Birney and Anderson pumped the stomach to remove most of the poison. He remains seriously ill but survived the perilous mistake.
Gov. Jackson appoints James Wilson of the State Agricultural College and government experiment station to a joint Minnesota Nebraska Dakotas Iowa commission meeting in St Paul February 14 to devise a thistle eradication plan. J C Baker of Emmetsburg also named to the commission.
A state senator Baldwin died at his Cascade home on the 9th. In Keokuk federal court Mike Toomey of Mt. Pleasant was fined 2000 dollars and sentenced to two years in prison for bootlegging. Toomey, a long-time violator, has 12 state and 2 federal convictions. court term ended with many cases undisposed of. The term saw 10 indictments, 52 disposed, 105 continued, 77 for arrest. Jail days totaled 3,670. penitentiary 15 years. fines 13,410 dollars. Weather notes report a severe Midwest blizzard. Iowa reached 30 below in places.
Cable dispatches in Washington discuss Great Britain France and Russia aiming to influence hostilities between Japan and China. Queen Victoria hints at harmony to restore peace while Japan may claim Formosa and one inch of mainland territory. The United States adheres to non intervention. Germany’s traders gain ground in Japan’s foreign trade as a Chinese envoy’s status remains unclear. London reports claim the emperor may protest annexation and defer peace talks to powers.
La Gascogne, a French steamship, limped into Staten Island quarantine with three red signals in her mizzen. After thirteen days at sea due to a broken piston rod and two subsequent machinery failures, the vessel battled gale and hurricane conditions with constant reduced power before reaching New York area waters.
Washington reports the U S commercial agent at Van Couver forwarded J Cranston’s sworn statement. An American citizen exiled from Hawaii says he was banished without trial causing heavy losses. He alleges Minister Willis took his deposition before departure. a claim against Hawaii and possible U S settlement may follow.
Constantinople dispatch says anti-Christian Armenian type outrages are being committed in Sidon Beyrout and Damascus Syria. Damascus Christians fear a repetition of the 1860 massacre when thousands were killed.
Steamship reports from Honolulu indicate many conspiracy cases remain to be tried with trials likely two to three weeks. The ex-queen faces treason charges and potential punishment. six leaders were sentenced to death, with two sentences to be commuted for giving evidence.
Corcaco Feb 10. John R Tanner chairman of the republican state central committee accuses Mayor Hopkins of defamation suit retaliation. Tanner claims on October 31 the mayor through police collected $5 from Lizzie Manning to permit a illegal establishment. The charge is repeated with numerous named persons.
The British parliament reconvened on the 5th and Lord Rosebery urged cautious action over Armenian matters. In Florida, Joan Tuomas a colored woman and her family died in a shack collapse near Jacksonville. A Kansas train robbery occurred near Sylvia with four masked men. police pursue. A new bond issue may raise 62.4 million dollars, boosting the gold reserve above 100 million.
In a blizzard near Lucknow Pennsylvania ten men were struck by a Pacific Express section as they dug out a snowbound train. Four men named John K Warr Noah Nye George M Stroup and John Crossley perished. Benjamin Otis was fatally injured. The others escaped.
Series of Washington actions from Feb 5 to Feb 11 include consular and diplomatic appropriation bills, Hawaiian cable debates, currency bill activity, and bond issuance notes. Senate and House votes fluctuated on substitutes and amendments while public works like the Chicago post office and Denver mint coinage advanced. The period ends with bills on coinage and income tax deadline extensions.
The Blackwell overland mail coach was robbed near Newkirk by outlaws named Nanson and Stratton. A posse chased them within an hour. Johnson was killed, Stratton surrendered and was jailed. Amount of loot unknown.
Models from abandoned and disposed applications to be sold at public auction March 6 1895. Spurr of Creston receives Iowa patent for Spurrs Sodium for Puro Developer. Six US patents issued to Iowa inventors last week. Printed drawings and specs of any patent 25 cents. Valuable information for inventors free. Tuomas G and J RaL Pu Orawie, patent solicitors.
The February North American Review features The Financial Muddle by Morton Springer and Cannon. Scientific American extols science and crafts with engravings. McClure’s February includes Napoleon profiles, Lincoln as Commander, Scotland’s Lament for Stevenson, and Pinkerton archives true detective tale.
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