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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
6
The Ames Times notes the bicycle trade has stacked up while riders escape disappointments in vacations and duty. Mr Sharkey, a scientist and muscle man, says he is a better man than Mr Corbett, reflecting local attitudes toward boxing and merit.
A Kentuckian faced his bride's brother-in-law in a dramatic duel exchanging eight shots before securing his bride. The marriage is reported as assured and unlikely to fail, reflecting a rugged frontier culture and stubborn resolve in early regional life.
A morning paper notes shirt waist popularity wanes but hinges on the girl wearing it. It also hints politics influence behavior, and mentions ex governor Waite of Colorado being barred from a populist state convention in Denver.
The English show keen hospitality while attempting to convince members of the Boston artillery company that they are all formidable.
Chauncey M. Depew contemplates a European trip to avoid pressure from silver advocates who might press to coin his famed white beard, reflecting finance era tensions and personal concerns about monetary policy and public image.
Those who celebrated the Fourth at Pontiac Michigan witnessed a marriage in a balloon. The contracting parties were surely in the highest social circles at the time.
It is the most astounding thing that no team of American athletes can go to England without getting over-trained. Even Bob Cook, though clever and experienced, appears to have made this error. Training in England cannot mirror American methods due to climate differences. The English approach, honed over decades, is likely best suited to their conditions, a simple problem evidently missed by Cook.
A Rahway tale, famed in New Jersey, tells how a forty-pound snapping turtle pursued two boys in a fierce hand to hand struggle. Neighbors arrival ended the scene as a farmer dispatched the reptile with a hoe, described as a corker of a yarn.
United States Consul Grinnell at Manchester reports a brighter outlook for the canal. In the first quarter of the year 67 389 bales of cotton arrived from the United States, more than in the entire two years since the canal opened on January 1, 1894. The rise could shift American cattle and provisions trade to Manchester to aid the canal.
A 19th century analysis notes bicycle sales divert revenue from other trades, claiming $112,000,000 last year to bicycle production and consumer costs around 75 per wheel. The piece warns theater and livery industries suffer declines while saloon trade shifts emphasis to anti cigarette advocacy, which shows little concrete impact so far.
In Burnington on July 19 Daniel Fritz and his dog crossed a pasture. A previously calm bull charged, throwing Fritz onto its horns and breaking his arm. The dog leaped at the bull, holding on to save Fritz but was killed in the attack.
Independence July 17. John Skelly and Ernest Bantz, attendants at the hospital for the insane, were badly slashed by patient Dunston who had obtained a jack knife. He hid in a bathroom and attacked Skelly. Two gashes were made near the waist. Bantz was cut on shoulder and chest assisting. Both expected to live. Skelly in serious condition.
Creston July 17 Glenn Steeves a four year old boy playing on a railroad cattle guard narrowly escaped death when a train passed over the engine and one car. The engine men expected a mangled body but the child emerged uninjured aside from a slight scratch over the eye. He had slipped through the cattle guard and the cow catcher did not strike him, making for a remarkable escape.
Des Moines July 15 The state meeting of the non partisan bi metallic league of Iowa at Flynn Hall drew a large attendance and strong interest. Resolutions name the money question as dominant and endorse William J. Bryan and Arthur Sewall. Thirty five delegates chosen to represent Iowa at the national league meeting in St Louis.
After two hours of deliberation the coroner's jury found criminal negligence caused the deaths of twenty five passengers in the Union Pacific Pioneers excursion train disaster. Conductor A L Reed and engineer J D Montgomery named. Warrant issued to hold them until the September 8 grand jury convenes.
Melbourne July 19 The Cosmopolitan printing office with contents was totally destroyed by fire. The alarm came too late to save the building though the adjacent two story D B Troxel planing mill and sash factory was saved with minor damage. Loss is placed at 2500 to 3000 dollars with some insurance.
Mason City and Clear Lake grant franchises to the Mason City and Clear Lake Traction company to build electric streetcar lines totaling seventeen and a half miles of track between the two towns. Project cost is $200,000 with rights of way under progress. Principal stockholders are W. E. Brice and L. H. Ong of Tama Iowa. Grading will be completed this year and operations planned to begin early next season.
Logan July 18. Conductor Reed and Engineer Montgomery appeared before Squire Norman on a manslaughter charge, waived, and gave bonds of 5000 dollars each. Five Boone citizens signed as bondsmen, each qualifiying in ten thousand dollars. Bonds accepted, defendants returned to Boone.
Ex senator Geo W Jones lies near death at Dusvugur with death expected within days. The report cites his gradual sinking and impending passing in the small town as relatives and friends gather.
Des Moines July 14 Governor Drake commuted the death penalty for George Weems and John Hammil in the Ridpath murder case. Both men will serve life sentences in the penitentiary after the governor ruled there was no intent to murder.
Towa Falls Iowa coroner’s inquest rules Lelia J Long died from strychnine poisoning in a single strawberry. Poison and undigested agent found in stomach. jury cannot determine who administered it.
A letter from ex-Governor Boles published in the Herald states he will not seek Congress against Colonel Henderson. He says he could not accept a nomination if it would not lead to election and he does not want the notoriety.
Waterloo police confirmed a telegram stating Reverend G. E. Scott of the First Methodist Church was arrested in Logansport Indiana with Daisy Dorlan a 15 year old girl who had eloped from Waterloo on July 7 1900.
General rainfall drenched Iowa and Nebraska on the 17th and 18th prompting councils to caution against ungraded sidewalks deferring assessments. A Waterloo minister fled with a 15 year old. W Linder was shot on a fashionable street. a Northwestern wreck left 28 dead and 51 injured with many identified.
A cloud-burst storm battered Pittsuburgh and Allegheny County causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Streetcar lines halted, streets flooded to upper stories, a cemetery wall washed away, and tracks torn up. Sewers burst in Butcher Run and Woods Run with no reported deaths.
In the House of Commons Mr George N Curzon announced that Christian insurgents in Crete had accused Turkish forces of violating the armistice by attacking Apokorona, killing women and children. He said powers protested to the Porte demanding Turkish troops stay on the defensive as agreed.
Treasury silver dollar stock tightens as notes redeemable in silver grow scarce. Coinage rises from one and a half million to three million dollars per month starting August 1 to ensure enough silver dollars for treasury note redemptions. Since Nov 1, 1893, through July 14, 1896, $28,402,285 in treasury notes have been redeemed and cancelled.
Malvern Arkansas woke to a midnight blaze that consumed the railroad depot, two hotels, a bank, and most business blocks. At 2 a m the town of 6000 was left with only three houses standing. Four men are in custody as investigators consider summary action. Loss estimated between 200000 and 400000 with light insurance.
William J Bryan, the democratic nominee for president, arrived in Lincoln to an uproarious welcome by about 20 000 people. Bells cannons and whistles accompanied the non partisan reception with both parties taking part as he was escorted to the state house for a reception.
Chicago July 20 The Chicago City Railway Company car barns on Cottage Grove near Thirty-ninth street were consumed by flames. The 50 by 400 foot building housed the entire system’s cars and horses. 554 cars were lost, including 160 grip cars, and 14 horses. Loss estimated at $500,000 with $311,000 insured on building and contents.
A Danbury Connecticut factory turns out daily ten folding bicycles but cannot meet demand. The German schools of domestic science educate girls thoroughly in all housekeeping tasks and do not issue a diploma until expertise is proven, contributing to superior household service.
In Cleveland Ohio on July 18 three more troop units joined police at the Brown Hoisting Works as crowds mobbed the area. Police and soldiers forced a path for wagons carrying 63 workers to safety amid jeers stones and bayonet pricks.
Wasiixoeron July 19 A commissioner of immigration report shows 343,267 immigrants arrived in the fiscal year ending June 30, up from 258,536 in 1895. Major origins counted Austro-Hungary 65,103 Italy 68,060 Russia 52,136 Germany 31,885 United Kingdom 64,637 and other countries 61,446. Debarred and returned totaled 3,037 including paupers 2,010 contract laborers 777 idiot 1 insane 10 diseased 2 percent. Returned within one year as public charges 238. In 1895, debarred and returned were 2,596.
A heavily loaded ore steamer at Cleveland and Pittsburg docks overturned after cargo shift. Twenty two men are believed drowned with fourteen bodies recovered, the vessel overloaded and struck by wash from a larger boat. By July 18 sixteen dead had been recovered and at least three remain missing.
Manitov Col July 20 report that Teller and colleagues who blocked the St. Louis convention issued an address endorsing Bryan and Sewall and urging all silver forces to back the Democratic ticket.
Washington on July 17 reports the treasury lost 1.1849 million dollars in gold coin and bars. Of this total 0.9 million dollars in gold coin was destined for export. After the loss the remaining true reserve stands at 7.355778 million dollars.
July 17 in Brevard North Carolina a bolt struck and killed Miss Addie Tillman eldest daughter of Senator Tillman Rev Robert Lee and a young woman. Anpevil South Carolina reports the fatal lightning strike.
A man in the crowd fired a revolver at President Faure as he reviewed troops at Longchamps, missing him. the assailant named Francois was arrested and claimed the shot was blank to secure a hearing of grievances. Lebanon Mo dispatch notes Bland resists governor bid while seeking congressional race. Havana Gazette decrees foreigners not in registry lose defense rights after August 15. Lord Salisbury invites Li Hung Chang to England, accepted for a month starting August 3.
The Republican state convention at Des Moines on July 16 chose electors at large E A Dawson and Ed S James, and nominated C G McCarthy auditor, John Herriott treasurer, Milton Remley attorney general, Scott M Ladd supreme court judge, and E A Dawson railroad commissioner. Dobson won Secretary of State on the third ballot. new state central committee members were named and McMillan and Treynor re elected.
Captain General Weyler informed Consul General Lee that Americans jailed in Cabanas fortress may be brought outside the walls to meet consular representatives when desired, upon twenty four hours written notice from the consulate.
A 600-member electors’ corps from the City of Mexico visited the governor at Chapultepec Castle to congratulate President Diaz on his recent re-election. Diaz replied in a patriotic tone. The article also notes quirky facts about egg scissors and Old World customs.
The Iowa Republican convention endorses the national party program from St Louis and Chicago. It pledges support for William McKinley and Garret Hobart, argues against silver monometallism, supports a mixed gold and silver standard, and calls for reciprocity and export growth to sustain farmers and labor.
A radish grown near Widan Germ is claimed to resemble a baby with fingers. The East London Water Company bans garden sprinklers and related devices. London reports a rise in safety concerns as a sieve maker faced significant finger-related injuries with 167 injuries recorded last year.
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