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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
18
The Ames Times notes growing interest in the Cyclones while highlighting a Greater New York debt of 11000. The short dispatch references financial concerns impacting regional affairs and public mood.
Heavy rain and hail tore through Atlantic causing widespread destruction. Glass damage hit Odd Fellows hall at $200, Scott's greenhouse suffered $1,500 in losses, Egbert's photograph gallery $100, and many stores and homes lost windows. Total damage about $6,000, with crops and canning crops ruined and two hundred acres ready to harvest. Bull Creek overflowed sweeping away some homes.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Mrs Henry Ingram of Battle Creek dying after 90 days and various scattered items including theater walkouts, a Boston suburb discovery, a New York drama injury, a Chicago ex alderman claim, and detectives on a trail, with no coherent narrative.
A Virginia baseball team introduces a regulation aimed at umpires following a fatal incident where a player’s decision led to the umpire being shot. The game continued after the event.
John Abner trusted his father over banks and went to a Decatur Indiana circus last week where he lost $4,000. He now has more faith in banks than in people.
Col Joseph Leffel age 63 in Springfield Ohio trains as mayor hopeful. He is described as diminutive at 46 inches tall and sixty pounds, a successful raiser of fine chickens, with a light political ambition.
A fragmented note traces bread prices from 1754 to March 1800. It claims a quarter loaf cost four pence in 1754, fell from ten pence three years earlier, and rose to 17 pret Tings per loaf by 1800, with sale timing tied to a 24 hour window.
In Leavenworth on Saturday Stone Stew and John Harbunkle argued over a question with knives. Harbunkle delivered three stabs to Stew who returned one blow. Stew died and Harbunkle was fatally wounded. The article also notes Penitentiary uniform reforms and rank changes set to begin July 1.
United States Judge Grosscup of Chicago rules a man may request what is due him without violating the law. He says creditors who threaten or humiliate the debtor to collect dues cross a line and that most appeal to the law comes from debtors seeking swindle or revenge, with the poor and ignorant as chief sufferers.
A famed suit once presented to Joan of Arc was located in the galleries of the Aisne river area, placed there by collector Marquis Urval. The armor fits a girl about five feet six inches tall and bears the arms of Charles VII. It is believed to have accompanied the Maid of Orleans to the siege of Orleans and may have been worn during her triumphant march to Reims.
In Tehison Kansas a man who rides a bicycle reportedly eats twice as much as the non rider and goes to bed grumbling. His wife, a justice, says the bicycle girl has not wiped a dish since getting her wheel and is too tired at night to sew, leaving the work to the daughter who does not ride.
A somber meditation on the passing of surviving Civil War veterans. The writer imagines future gravesites decorated for the last old soldier and the final toll of taps over a war that shaped a nation.
The passage warns thrifty housewives about dubious currant jelly sold in markets. It alleges some products are made largely from ock's blood and flavored with coal tar byproducts, while others use dried apple bases with acids glucose and colorants from cochineal bugs. The note adds that fruit will be abundant this year.
A fishing party from Pocahontas traveling to Lost Island Lake near Ruthven suffers suspected strychnine poisoning. Three members Effie Hurley Nettie McCullough and Zach Berry are near death as fish killed along the lake shore raise fears of intentional poisoning.
Dr W C Pipino died after being thrown from a riding horse on West Ninth Street near Gov Gue s residence. The horse kicked him after he struck the curb, fracturing the skull in a fatal injury that left him alive only a few hours.
A cup of coffee sent to the Penn College laboratory was found to contain enough strychnine to kill at least six people. An aged man was believed to be the target at dinner with criminal intent. Professors refuse to name suspects. case to be aired in court.
Valentine Kondora, 74, of Johnson County, was killed when a C R and N train struck him as he moved to help his son with a team near the track in Scott township Iowa City on June 7. He lived in the county for 35 years.
The jury deliberated thirty six hours and awarded Colonel Clark 5800 dollars in the second trial for attorneys fees after setting aside a decree of divorce. The first verdict was 2500 dollars.
Des Moines June 6 Attorney General Remley issues an opinion on sheriff fee rules. The AG says sheriffs cannot be paid for serving civil notices, though an oversight in the law may have caused injustice to sheriffs.
At the Commercial Exchange rooms Mayor MacVicar presided over the creation of The Emergency Club of Des Moines. Officers elected include President Mayor MacVicar and Vice Presidents Hoyt Sherman and Mrs. John Wyman, with O. L. F. Browne as secretary and Conrad Youngerman as treasurer. An executive committee was named to manage club affairs. The club aims to provide immediate relief and coordinated action during tornadoes, fires, floods, railroad accidents, or other major emergencies.
A late night burglary in Tama netted thieves 1500 to 2000 dollars in goods from the section house and Thomas Brice's store. Coats, tools, and 1500 yards of high priced silk were stolen. Suspects have been placed under arrest and are believed to be guilty. The crime has stirred local excitement.
Drownings reported in Nora Springs Marengo and Winterset leave nine youths dead. In Nora Springs three seniors from the Nora Springs academy perished in the Cedar river just before graduation. In Marengo two younger brothers Robbie and Collie Wilson and Carl Fry were drowned in the Iowa river while swimming. In Winterset Arthur Turner, a young man, drowned in North Branch while attempting to move horses across the river.
Creston June 6 An accident near Spaulding may prove fatal to Mrs Swan Danielson. Her son in law had carried a party to the cemetery and on returning home the horses ran away throwing Mrs Danielson to the ground. She has serious internal injuries. A small child was badly bruised about the head.
Des Mores report states Lincoln Lageschulte born and raised in Des Moines killed himself with a 32 caliber pistol. He fired into his right temple and eight to ten hours later his body was found on a bed by his 10 year old son Harry. The case notes a life of dissipation and that his wife had left him.
Mrs Chas Gregory wife of a prominent citizen died after taking arsenic in a personal crisis. She married last September and health is cited as the cause. The death follows a disturbing report from Blurrs dated June 7.
A state census bulletin lists Iowa manufacturing data with values for establishment, raw material usage, and finished goods. It shows wages paid totaling 10 084 938 dollars and an average workforce of 23 208 males and 2 973 females, with 669 under 18. Frank T. Campbell announced as a Republican candidate for a second term. Suel Spaulding, charged with embezzling 14 000 dollars, was discharged in Polk county court as the indictment was ruled defective and bondsmen released.
Havana reports plan to send 250000 troops to isolate Antonio Maceo in Pinar del Rio as insurgent bands struggle for resources. Gollazo with 3000 and artillery from Santiago de Cuba joins Gomez in Sancti Spiritus, while 100000 reinforcements and a 300000000 peso loan to Spain spark European sympathy. Fitzhugh Lee arrives as US consul general. in New York the Cuban junta confirms the Three Friends expedition landed with arms and supplies. A Madrid press statement relays Olney urged Spain to reinforce Cuba and threaten pacification if Spain abandons the island.
Newport New Hampshire June 5 Mr Austin Corbin the New York multi millionaire died from injuries after his carriage driven by a pole horse ran into a high wall at the gate of his estate. His grandson Edgell Corbin and tutor were hurt the driver John Stokes died later in hospital. Corbin previously lived in Davenport 1851 to 1865 where he was engaged in banking.
Races at Omaha run from June 9 to June 13 featuring top national horses. Also notes on budget debate in Berlin, Crete annexation talk, Morton’s money policy views, Weters’ sprint record, a damaging cyclone path to New York, and Governor Bradley withdrawing from the presidential race.
A trio of gunmen robbed the cashier of $500 at Klein Halstead Fourteenth streets store around 9 p.m. while customers filled the shop. One robber guarded the entrance to prevent alarm as the other two forced the woman cashier to hand over the cash.
Frankfort Ky June 6 Governor Bradley and his managers deny reports that he has quit the presidential race. They say the newspaper interview cited as the basis is unauthorized and unfounded. The claim circulated as a story but is rejected by Bradley and campaign aides.
In San Quentin California the warden recounts asking an inmate what he wanted for breakfast on the day of his execution. The prisoner requested peaches, though out of season. He insisted he could wait, revealing a quiet insistence on simple luxury even in winter.
Eyewitnesses blame M Vlassovsky prefect of police for the Khodimskoye plains crush that killed over two thousand. He refused military aid, claiming authority over crowd control. Cossacks beat the crowd, while others died and patrons drowned in beer vats at the feast.
Pretoria report says the executive council after a long discussion postponed the final decision on releasing four reform leaders Col. Francis Rhodes John Hayes Hammond Lionel Phillips and George Farrar until June 11.
The death toll and injuries in St Louis and East St Louis rise with 143 known dead in St Louis and 100 in East St Louis plus 13 more killed elsewhere. Debris blocked eighty five miles of streets, now cleared. area measured at six square miles with extensive housing loss and urban disruption.
June reports show Cullom opposing a bond resolution while Brown of Utah supports it and Phillips proposes a twelve member industrial commission. The Senate later passed bills limiting bond issue and river and harbor funding over vetoes, with clashes over naval ships and contested elections in South Carolina.
A Times dispatch reports Russia warning the porte that a Christian massacre in Crete could unite Europe against Turkey. In Crete the palace regime arrests about a thousand suspects, mostly Muslims, including 153 military students, with deportations and secret executions noted. Reports from Athens describe increasing anarchy as Christians clash with Turks, with battles heard near Suda Bay.
The Hawaii legislature passed annexation resolutions before adjourning, declaring voters favored annexation. Britain demanded Ashford be allowed to return from exile. Dole refused, and a British warship may land him despite the government. Also, a baby on a German ship carried 18 gold watches. 12 more found on the father, totaling 30 watches worth 7000 dollars. A Lyons hypnotism stunt buried a man eight feet deep. after three days he surfaced gravely weakened.
San Francisco reports via the steamer Peru from China that the black plague is gaining alarming proportions in the Orient. The disease spreads to many areas and communication with several places is cut off. Japanese officials enforce quarantine and disinfect all arriving vessels to prevent entry.
Ottawa confers election results with P. M. Art winning 326 to 86 over Haberstick. The item also notes profiles of Kentucky’s notable firsts, Boston funding for parks surpassing 13 million, a 100 year loan compounding at 24 percent, and Verdi cited as both horse breeder and musician with Italian country estate paddocks near Genoa.
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