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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
9
A collection of fragmentary items from The Ames Times includes remarks on discipline among men of different temperaments, London cycling schools pricing, a fire in L’Anse Michigan, reflections on Rockefeller income, a Kentucky woman’s sheep shear goal, and a police raid at a prize fight with questions about officer conduct.
The report lists mineral production for the state with gold at about 4.1 million dollars and up 10 percent from the previous year. Silver yields around 4.5 thousand ounces, copper 212 thousand pounds, and lead 24.5 million pounds. The total minerals value reaches 47.1 million dollars, reflecting increases across metals.
Kate Shelley of Moingona Iowa famed for signaling a Chicago and Northwestern express to warn it of a wrecked bridge after midnight years ago applies for a menial position in the state house. She is destitute and supports her aged mother and an invalid brother. Heroism cited.
8 M E Braddon critiques modern courtship in the Delphin Bulletin. He argues proposals force ladies into costly rituals such as opera treats confectionery and even beer and tobacco. He prefers the traditional male role to bear expenses and plan engagements.
The text argues that the executive cannot answer to both chambers, reflecting tension between elective versus hereditary authority. It notes France copying American elective executive structure while advisers depend on a four‑chamber majority, undermining continuity and hereditary legitimacy. It criticizes political instability and constant ministerial turnover in the French system.
Fragmentary discussion in New York questions the validity of formal marriage when ancient Egypt and other civilizations practiced unions 5,000 years ago. The piece notes couples once wed, separated by centuries, and asks whether marriage as a social institution has failed.
A Scorcher rider collided with Russell's bicycle causing damage and injuring the rider. The incident left the bike marred and the rider with a sprain while the left side remains battered.
Fragmented OCR text mentions William cornered in New York Michigan and Ontario and hints at a finiter in Dunkirk with limited readable context.
May 29 Des Moines reports total damage from a recent cyclone reaching Polk and Jasper counties at 60 000 with crops and minor losses pushing toward 100 000. Eighty two homes were damaged some swept away. Path stretched forty miles from northwest of Granger to Ira. Corrected death toll lists multiple victims near Bondurant Elkhart Santiago Valeria Mingo and Mingo area. About thirty injured.
John Lessell was shot three times by Naight watchman Ross in an alley behind his home as he headed to the roundhouse. The first bullet shattered the left cheek and jaw, the second struck above the right knee, and a third hit near the left shoulder. Ross has been removed from the force.
Des Moines May 20. John R Prime ex adjutant general and officers of the Third regiment I N G sue Gov Drake and Adjutant General Wright to compel issuing a brigadier general commission for Prime commanding the first brigade Second and Third regiments. Prime was elected March 25 by eleven votes but Wright refused to canvass. The suit is brought mainly by the Third regiment officers. Wright alleges Third regiment officers enlisted men for campaign purposes and Col Guest urged a court martial.
Drs Moines May 30 J C Yetzer president of the Cass County bank Atlantic which became financially involved must see the dead walls of the penitentiary the supreme court overruled the application for a re hearing in his case the bank received funds after it was insolvent and Yetzer solicited deposits knowing the institution to be unstable and unable to pay its depositors the amount due them Yetzer will spend five years in one of the state institutions
Cedar Rapids has filed suit in district court to recover 11 582 from ex City Treasurer Stoddard and his bondsmen J J Snouffer John W Henderson George W Bever and George Williams for the shortage at retirement after about fifteen years in office.
Dubuque County supervisors tour the storm wreckage reporting 100000 dollars needed to restore roads and bridges washed away. The May 31 assessment cites widespread destruction across the county and emphasizes costly reconstruction efforts.
The Cherokee bottling works operated by K K Stendike & Son burned to the ground. Loss estimated at several thousand dollars. The fire was caused by a lighted match dropped into straw in a cellar. No injuries reported.
In OsKaloosa on May 28 Master Ernest Moffit aged 10 and Charlie Thomas aged 2 were playing with a revolver. The weapon discharged striking Moffit in the eye and lodging in the brain or skull. Doctors chose not to probe for the ball and they believe the boy will live.
Des Moves May 8 Judge Holme sentences Count von Bulow to five years in the penitentiary for swindling widow Schuah out of 200 dollars.
Constables Oxley and Martin, with a court warrant from Justice Clogston, seized 600 worth of liquor at the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company and arrested manager W Zalesky for keeping and selling liquor. Mrs. H Ritchie, plaintiff in several suits, confirms the action following the Supreme Court ruling that wholesalers must follow the mulet law. Similar actions are expected against other city wholesalers.
In a Supreme Court rehearing decision, John Hammill and George Weems were denied another review. The case now rests with the governor to set a day for execution or commute to life imprisonment, with the governor leaning toward mercy as the act was not premeditated.
August Vermeish a wealthy farmer two miles east of Hartwick died by suicide while plowing in a field. His daughter found him at about 5 PM hanging by a strap tied to a post knot. He had fixed the strap around his neck and to his body. no motive is known.
During a school performance at the Belmond opera house a lamp fell from ceiling mounts striking Miss Celia Finch on the head. Oil from the lamp ignited on her clothing and she died hours later. Finch was a prominent city schools teacher taking a star role in the show.
Fort Madison May 21 Dairy Commissioner Boardman leads investigations into a cheese related poisoning. Two people have died and eight to twelve of twenty victims are in critical condition.
Army worms appear in large numbers in Des Moines County during the rain period. A farmer reports eighty acres of young corn eaten in twenty four hours, alarming farmers and threatening ruin without a remedy.
MARSHALLTOWN May 31 A suffering life ended when Thomas C McMillen about 38 hanged himself with a clothes line from a grape arbor south of his home He was a bitin man with a wife and a little daughter The little boy who had led him in his travels about town had recently left him.
Dunvelle May 31. The bones of a days old infant were unearthed at the baseball grounds by the custodian. They lay on a large china platter and were wrapped in paper.
Ben Mayer, the fireman badly burned in the Augusta saw mill blast, has died after suffering severe burns and scalds that left his body a mass of raw flesh.
A North McGregor storm with cloudburst like rainfall drowns 25 to 30 people across three families. Tramps are reported lost. Two streams join at Bula and flood toward the Mississippi sweeping lumber yards houses and cars away.
Secretary Olney’s protest succeeds and Havana tobacco export bans are narrowed. USowners of Cuban leaf tobacco prior to the order will be allowed to export, honoring contracts entered before publication of the prohibition.
Nicholas II was crowned ruler of Russia in the Assumption Cathedral Moscow after a seven hour ceremony attended by nobles, officials, and international representatives. The proclamation granted tax relief, land tax cuts for ten years, and broad remissions for exiles and political offenders.
The Cleveland conference of the M E church adopted a resolution to create a large church insurance company to compete with major firms. General Rusling called it visionary but warned it could lead to a scandal that would shake the Methodist church, while others echoed mixed opinions.
In Great Falls Montana on May 28 two cavalry troops are ordered from Fort Custer to round up Cree Indians for deportation to Canada under new federal law. They fear death sentences if sent back, and demand amnesty for their participation in the Riel rebellion.
The schooner Albion's report from San Francisco on May 30 states the Lincoln is believed lost in Alaskan waters with about thirty aboard, all presumed dead. Most were gold seekers.
H Kohlsaar proprietor of the Times Herald received a cable from Yokohama dated June 1 reporting Kate Field died at Hoenoialu on May 1 from pneumonia. Field was acting as special correspondent for the Times Herald. Also reports Mark M Brick Pomeroy died peacefully in New York on June 1.
Moscow June 1 reports describe a fatal crush at the Hodynsky plain coronation festival. Officials say 1138 people died and 470 were injured as barriers collapsed and the crowd surged, despite troops aiding rescues during the free food and beer spectacle for up to 500000 attendees.
In Victoria British Columbia crowds gathered for a sham fight at Macauleys Point near Esquimault when a bridge gave way on a middle span about 150 feet long. A streetcar with 100 passengers plunged into the water and most on board drowned though some escaped from floating timbers. Rescue finished with fifty five dead and possible missing others amid claims of warned negligence by civic authorities.
Joshua Levering of Baltimore was nominated for president by acclamation at the Prohibitionists convention. Hale Johnson of Illinois was chosen as vice president on the first ballot. Woman suffrage efforts by Helen M. Gougar and Mrs. L A Poole failed as the party moved to a strict prohibition platform. St Johns silver platform was defeated 387 to 427.
The May 27 report states thirty eight deaths from the cyclone across Macomb Oakland St. Clair and Lapeer counties. Mount Clemens and nearby towns suffered severe damage. Oakwood village was wiped out with all buildings destroyed.
The next general assembly of the Presbyterian church will convene in Winona Indiana. A ferry boat named Katherine capsized near Cairo Illinois in a storm, sinking eleven occupants. The Albany court of appeals ruled the Raines liquor tax law constitutional in a case involving Kinsfield and the NYC excise board. In cycling, John Johnson was defeated by Jacquelin in both heats of a two kilometre match and placed third in the 2000 metres event.
M. Gump, an Omaha juror, is arrested on bribery charges tied to an alleged bid to acquit ex city treasurer Henry Rolin who stole $110,000. The first jury disagreed and the case spurred a major sensation as James Fitzpatrick and G. L. Sweeney were also arrested for bribery and attempting to corrupt the Bolin jury.
A massive cyclone hit St Louis and East St Louis on May 27 28 causing heavy loss of life. Official tallies report 424 dead missing or fatally injured across both cities with hundreds more injured. Estimates of property damage range from several to tens of millions with Col Wetmore alone estimating 25 million. National Guard police the scene as relief calls go out across Illinois.
The report covers legislative actions in Washington with bills on alcohol pricing and taxation, repeal of tariff provisions, and a river and harbor contracts package. Debates include Johnson Stokes election case, defense of framing, and adjournment to Monday.
The Iowa Tornado Cyclone and Wind Insurance Association offers cheap protection from April to October. It reports 30,000 members and over 38 in risks, with a yearly rise. Members pay 4 per thousand insured in twelve years and a service charge. The benevolent fund operates on business principles and covers losses promptly, having paid 70,000 in four years. Secretary J B Herriman reports over 100 applications.
Des Moines reports patent activity including improvised machinery for spinning cotton stacks and pneumatic drills. Grants issued for Will Ports Annals of Page County and City of Des Moines. Pending patents listed for B N Timms bicycle stand, Foote cultivator, T. J. Jr ty evener, and Smiser Brothers typewriter. Copies of drawings offered for 25 cents. service extended beyond Iowa.
The item claims Lieut Peary will uncover the North Pole for $200 Kw. A Paris exhibition features a talking watch without a face or hands that whispers information when placed near the ear. A Buffalo bank of the fair sex is noted in passing.
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