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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
5
The piece complains of a Brooklyn pastor alleged to hypnotize church members. It notes pastors using influence, discusses anti high hat laws spreading to the Pacific coast, and suggests women’s beauty could obviate hats in amusements.
Booker T Washington spoke to an audience of African Americans urging hard work. He recalled a story of a man praying for a turkey and, after prayer, receiving a Christmas dinner in a humorous twist.
The Cuban League of the United States aims to raise one million dollars through voluntary donations and bond sales. Bonds in 1000 500 100 and 50 dollar denominations pay six percent interest and proceeds go to Benjamin J. Guerra, treasurer of the Cuban junta. Early supporters include Colonel John Jacob Astor and Colonel Ethan Allen, each with 1000 dollars, and Dr. William Seward Webb with 400 dollars along with other contributors.
A New York property owner sues a railroad for damages over noise. His lawyer seeks to use a graphophone recording as evidence. Opposing counsel objects that the noises may not be proven to originate from the defendant. The judge sustains the objection but says he would admit the testimony if a proper method of admission were established.
The Rev. Frank Crane of Chicago urges unemployed men to travel outward from the city by train or streetcar and walk far, headed away from Chicago, as practical work seeking advice. He notes the crowded field for ministers despite sheer need.
Greece protests through its ministers in Europe claiming betrayal as Greek forces are recalled and Turkish attacks resume. Russia halts fighting after Turkey gains Domoko and seeks broader gains with German backing. London Times notes Sultan’s insolence tempered by contempt as a wider European war looms.
Franklin used a kite to find a key to nature's mystery and now the weather bureau uses kites to reveal upper air secrets for more accurate forecasts. The kite earns high praise as a tool of human progress.
In St Louis researchers note a mummified body that appears to perspire and suggest findings could bolster beliefs that judgment or death may come in bodily signs, stirring debate among traditionalists about omens and afterlife.
The twenty third annual Grand Army of the Republic Iowa encampment elected A. H. Evans of Keokuk department commander and chose Sioux City as the 1898 meeting site. The W R elected Georgia McClelland of Denison department president with Anna Cooper of Gardiner and Jennie Smith of Marshalltown as senior and junior vice presidents. A 3000 veteran parade and pension reports were also part of the proceedings.
Des Moines June 11 The American Book company through local attorney N T Guernsey filed a federal court petition against President George A Gates of Iowa college Grinnell seeking 100000 damages for malicious libel The action grows out of a March pamphlet by Gates titled A Foe to the Public Schools which charged the company with corrupting school boards intimidation of teachers bribery and other crimes
John Sunday about 70 years old, an Fayette County resident, was found dead in a rain water barrel. He reportedly entered headfirst up to his waist during the night amid poor health and his wife’s illness. No one else was home to help or raise an alarm.
Fort Doper June 11 Judge Shiras ruled that a government agent acting within authority falls outside state court jurisdiction in the Iowa vs ex Pension Commissioner Waite case. Waite was tried in a state court and discharged after alleged witness intimidation tied to Van Leuven’s conviction.
Des Moines Daily News launched a $1 annual subscription in December 1895. Skeptics warned ruinous costs but the paper now leads Iowa dailies in circulation and ad space value. Subscriptions continue to grow as the offer remains open.
The last act in Iowa’s breach of promise trial Rhoda A. Geiger vs. Payne saw A. C. Payne pay 556 dollars in costs. Defendant’s total costs, excluding lawyers’ fees, reach 18,553.36 dollars. The verdict stood at 16,000 dollars, with interest on the judgment rising to nearly 2,000 dollars amid appeals and new-trial arguments.
Frank Cullen long time West Burlington resident committed to Mt Pleasant insane asylum. He bought horses and buggies across the county without paying and proposed marriage to several young women causing townwide alarm.
In Des Moines on June 10 the body of Delia West aged 20 daughter of Dell West was recovered. She had vanished recently after leaving a note indicating she would drown herself. The body was found at the foot of East Fifth street caught on a river snag.
John Walters of Lineville died after a balloon ascent in Centerville when wind tilted the craft against a telegraph wire loosening the parachute fastenings. The parachute failed to open after rising about fifteen feet, Walters fell seventy feet and died ten minutes later, leaving a wife and two children.
The Des Moines Manufacturers association begins planning a Trans Mississsippi exposition exhibit in Omaha next year. It aims to secure floor space, display all Des Moines made articles, fund the display by member assessments, and provide pamphlets detailing Des Moines advantages and resources.
Des Moines reports the Midland Chautauqua July 5 to 22 will feature a stronger program than ever before. A new park and buildings host a 4000 seat auditorium plus 1000 more viewing, promising large attendance from Des Moines and nearby towns and many campers.
Davenport reports the death of 7-year-old Charles Sibel, son of Mrs. Josephine Sibel of Fifth and Rock Island streets, who was fatally caught in the endless refuse chain at the Weyerhaeuser Denkmann mill, pulled into the sprockets and rollers.
Receiver Bruff of the Bank of Atlantic reports total receipts of 66 52.05 from real estate sales and collateral paper and about 60 000 disbursed on preferred claims. Probabilities favor full payment of creditors of the Whitneys and the Bank of Atlantic.
In Anamosa on June 10 the jury found Dr. Bobo not guilty after about an hour of deliberation. The trial likely cost Jones county over $1,000 in expenses.
In Chicago a 100 bird Dupont trophy shoot ended with W Budd of Des Moines beating G Beck of Indianapolis 91 to 79. Creston reports a Macksburg affray may be murder, while Des Moines records a shooting attempt by Bert Ross on his ex wife in a Whitechapel brothel. Jesse K Hamilton, convicted at Ottumwa for bank robbery involvement, is sentenced to 18 months. Judge Shiras voids 1879 Lyon county bonds, upholding 1885 issue amid appeal.
Ambassadors of Britain Russia France and Italy presented memoranda on frontier rectification capitulations and indemnity to Tewfik Pasha in a two hour conference. Greek minister Skouloudis warns the moment is critical as Turkish forces fortify Thessaly and block Emiracia harbor.
A Simila dispatch reports major trouble on the northern frontier with the massacre of several British officers and native soldiers. Bombay mounted battery, escorted by 300 men, was attacked in Tochi valley by hostile natives. Initial word says Colonel Bunny and multiple officers and privates were killed or wounded. horses and mules also fell. The fighting is linked to the Powindah Mullah.
A Times-Herald dispatch reports Walter Weisman outlining three presidential options on Cuba. First, direct intervention to halt the war with future Cuba negotiated. second, independence for bonds indemnifying Spain with US guarantees. third, mediation with local self government similar to Canada and US-Spain peace guarantees. The president favors intervention but no decision is certain.
Washington June 12. Rail pooling is practically a dead issue this session. After a meeting of the senate interstate commerce committee several senators admitted no pooling bill would be reported despite a bill being prepared and before the committee for four weeks.
The czarina has delivered a daughter at Peterhoff marking the czar and czarina's second child. The first child, Grand Duchess Olga, was born November 3, 1895. The piece also notes Fra Luisa Blahn appearing on Hungary’s new bank notes for her generosity. A controversy surrounds a prize fighter who attacked Rev. Charles I. Stengle in Leipsic Delaware, choked by the pastor.
New York June 11 The Herald Rio Janeiro correspondent reports federal troops under Gen Oscar defeated Conselheiro's main body of 9000 rebels in a hard fought battle. Rebels lose about 1500 killed or wounded including chiefs. Conselheiro led then retreated. Brazilian losses include several officers.
Meager reports from Victoria state that the Empress of Japan relayed details of a May 6 disaster near Chusan Archipelago off the China coast. A powerful gale shattered light boats, sinking several large junks and costing about 500 fishermen their lives. Survivors escaped by luck as the storm swept the area.
A tornado near Lyte Minnesota moved northeast across farmland. Henry Hanson a farmer died and about twenty four others were injured. Damage covered orchards barns telegraph poles and several houses with losses estimated between fifty thousand and seventy five thousand dollars.
Washington June 12 The committee on contingent expenses of the senate votes to report adversely Tillmans resolution for an investigation of alleged sugar speculation It is not known when the report will be made and it is understood the merits will be fully explored showing the proposed inquiry would be barren of results
The Sharkey Maher bout in New York was stopped by police and ruled a draw. Sharkey achieved the first knockdown and blood, while Maher delivered a strong rally.
Maprio dated June 10 notes that Heraldo announces negotiations for a commercial treaty between Spain and the United States have reached an advanced stage.
Brief items report Barrios declaring himself Guatemala’s dictator, Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co mines to run full time from July 1 to December 1, and 8 000 workers affected. Also covered are Rev C O Brown joining Chicago Congregational Fellowship, Canovas extending powers, a cloudburst in France destroying mills and homes, Austria-Hungary anxious over Francis Joseph, and Ruiz case findings by Consul General Lee.
A Cuban insurgent group dynamited the Havana to Matanzas passenger train twelve miles from Havana. The blast killed two engineers, a fireman, a conductor, seven soldiers and wounded a captain. Thirty-two passengers were injured. insurgents fired on the train but were driven off by the military escort. The explosion occurred at a culvert where bombs and electric charges were placed.
Chicago June 9 Thirty two states sent delegates to the provisional committee of the national silver republican party which met in executive session at the Lennad hotel Over 100 silver Republicans gathered as a national executive committee of seven was named to oversee party actions Resolutions urged immediate bimetallism through free coinage of gold and silver at the 16 to 1 ratio.
The Uruguayan gunboat Suarez landed troops on the Argentine coast and then sank a vessel flying the Argentine flag. Argentina ordered a gunboat to pursue and capture the Suarez, or seize the vessel if found in Argentine waters.
Washington dispatch reports special commissioner W. J. Calhoun arrived in Washington and met with President McKinley and Judge Day in the White House cabinet room to discuss the war situation in Cuba. Day and Calhoun offered no further comments on the interview.
The tariff commission league opened headquarters in Washington with Samuel B. Archer as secretary and treasurer to lead efforts. The group aims to secure a bill creating a tariff commission to suggest rate changes to Congress and keep tariff matters out of politics.
Prof Hinton's patent baseball pitching gun drew eight strikeouts one base on balls a wild pitch and four safe hits in three innings During a Princeton match game Ivy club and Tiger Inn used the gun to pitch for both sides highlighting a novel equipment test at Princeton New Jersey on June 12.
San Francisco June 10 the governor reprieves Durrant until July to settle whether federal courts may interfere with state court sentences. The reprieve avoids re sentencing the condemned man while the question is resolved.
Rioting mobs in Liu Ching China attacked a mission building after accusing Roman Catholics of kidnapping children. Three Christians were killed, eight wounded, and four captured amid the clashes reported from Vancouver B C June 11.
Washington June 11 The president nominates Maurice D O Connell of Fort Dodge Iowa to be solicitor of the treasury.
A Chicago bride of three weeks struck a burglar with a heavy shoe at midnight, leaving him unconscious. In a separate incident, Jonah Crosby praying in church was wounded when a pistol in his hip pocket fired, causing a stampede as congregants fled.
Washington updates show the Senate and House wrestling with the sugar schedule of the tariff bill. Key moments include a narrow 32 to 30 vote on sugar duties and party splits over pine free listing. Leaders like Mr Allison defend the measure as others press for refinements.
Havanna reports inspector Lono of the civil guard forces under the military governor resigns in disgust and plans to leave by the Trans liner on June 30 for Spain. He believes Weyler’s recall is certain and predicts Blanco or Dominguez as his successor.
June report from St. Paul notes County Attorney Anéneul ordered a verdict in the case of Congressman F. Stevens. Indictment centers on alleged misaccounting in funds tied to the Minness Savings Bank where he held a seat. Prosecution had failed to make out the case.
Tanner signs the famous street railway bill extending fifty years of franchises. The measure continues cent fares, allows consolidation of companies and provides compensation to municipalities.
H D of Marathon is in custody on incest charges after a 19 year old victim. bond set under $1,000 and preliminary hearing waived in Storm Lake. Meanwhile a Long Island City household in N J faces dispute over payment for children after a five week marriage. Peter Cassan of Escondido runs a winery. a hog tapage incident involved nine hundred gallons of wine.
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