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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
7
The report notes a Venezuela commission taking wider actions while a powder trust forms and shipments rise. References to General Weyler seeking control of the United States government, Chicago street organs under a single control, and a growing monopoly echo a turbulent, interconnected scene.
The Pittsburg Post reports Charles Armstrong aged fourteen was killed. The item presents the abrupt death as a confirmed fact with no further details.
The passage portrays President Eliot of Harvard as a melancholy figure who decries all that exists, calling him the prince of mugwumps and king of pessimists, declaring whatever is wrong.
A $100 check signed by a St. Louis man was found in a corn field near Red Brush Illinois after a tornado carried it 103 miles. The discovery highlights the storm's sweeping reach across the Midwest.
The Ohio State Journal notes Kentucky backs Joe Blackburn for president with cautious optimism saying one swallow doesn’t make a summer and implying limited support outside that endorsement.
A Connecticut man bet he could drink a pint of brandy and three glasses of whisky in five minutes and won. The undertaker says he never saw a more beautifully pickled corpse.
William Drummond, conductor on the Evansville and Terre Haute line, recovered $3500 last week for being blacklisted due to his role in the Debs strike. The American Duchess of Marl borough reportedly wins affection in England, praised for keeping Blenheim in repair.
In 1895 France saw 405 strikes involving 45 801 workers with four lockouts and 617 469 lost days. Twenty four percent succeeded while 46 percent remained unsettled and the rest compromised. Convictions for intimidation arose, including 17 Paris murders? No. 29 strikes were settled by conciliation or arbitration.
The U S Geological Survey reports 1895 coal output at 171 804 742 long tons 192 421 311 short tons with value 197 572 477 dollars. Compared to 1894 output the gain is about 19 350 000 long tons and value up around 11 500 000 dollars. Pennsylvania shows increased production and value though figures are partially garbled.
A garbled New York Even passage critiques knee bending on major occasions as a blow to poetry and love. The text laments a decline in tradition and references ages and toughness in men who kneel or wobble at important moments.
Davenport police received a Chicago telegram reporting Chapman alias F Farley Charles T Ash and Jos F Neimeck were arrested in Eau Claire Wisconsin on forgery charges. He had passed checks on Davenport merchants in early May defrauding hundreds of dollars and is a noted west forgery expert who also operated in Des Moines. If Eau Claire case fails he will be brought to Davenport.
United States District Attorney Fullen says most Burlington road land suits in southwest Iowa will probably be dismissed. Government may instead sue the railroad company for land value after Winona & St Peter ruling. action uncertain.
Two convicts Dunn and Ryan who escaped recently were tracked by a large guard force led by Warden Madden. At night Ryan surrendered when ordered, Dunn fled but was recaptured the next morning after attempting to disguise himself at a farmhouse.
Jno Logan, a hackman, fought his stepson Ed in Colon on June 21. Logan slashed Ed’s left face from ear to chin with a pocket knife, tearing the jaw. An Oska loosa physician required twenty stitches. the wound is ugly but not life threatening.
William Barroll, a longtime Adel resident, was found dead in his bed after neighbors grew suspicious when he did not answer. Deputies forced entry to his locked home and discovered a sum of money sewn into the lining of his vest.
S A Brewster chairman of the Boies Literary bureau sends Judge R Davis to Chicago to open Boies headquarters at the Palmer House. The leaders meet to promote Iowa's candidate at that point for the bureau.
The Northwest public school building in Grinnell’s Second ward burned severely June 19, leaving two lower rooms saved briefly before its total ruin. The comparatively new structure cost four to five thousand dollars with 3500 dollars insured. Officials report the fire as incendiary in origin.
J. Yetzer, president of the defunct Cass county bank, is moved from a sick bed to Fort Madison to serve a five year term after a lengthy legal fight. An appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court failed, and a rehearing was denied despite claims of juror misconduct and the judge’s order. He was carried to the train with a physician present as friends were surprised by the forced confinement.
Fire on June 22 destroyed fifteen business houses along the east side of Walnut's main street. Incendiary origin suspected. Building losses around 15000 with merchandise losses totaling about 50000. Structures including post office, saloons, saloons, restaurants, millinery, meat markets, shoe shop, billiard halls, tailor shop, implement warehouse, lumber office, and two ice houses.
In Orrumwa on June 22 a Fairfield bank watchman surprised two men trying to enter the vault. He shot back, fatally wounding one and badly wounding the other, who fled to the woods. The seriously wounded suspect is identified as a noted criminal.
Sensational crime report from Remsen area states Clara Deiterman a 19 year old German girl was kidnapped from a nearby farm two miles from Remsen. Sheriff Davenport cites a report from Sheriff Herron of LeMars as investigation continues.
Joseph Kasper was arrested in Rapid City on a charge of uttering a forged note for 105 dollars. He is held on $1,000 bond awaiting preliminary hearing.
BREVITIES report a combined show touring Iowa with Des Moines on June 23 and Fort Dodge on July 11. Other items note two Grinnell sisters death by strychnine, a Burlington line conductor fatality in Iowa City, a Milwaukee train fatality near Ottumwa, and Creston dispatch on Boies literary headquarters with Beies nomination seen as likely.
June reports from Havana describe Gomez's victory at Najasa Puerto Principe as General Jiminez Castellanos advances with 2114 troops and 242 horses. Insurgents harass the Spaniards for two days as 1000 cavalrymen attack, with 320 wounded reported and total Spanish losses potentially over 1000.
Care Town June 21 The Transvaal secretary of state telegraphed the British high commissioner that proofs now justify bringing Cecil Rhodes Alfred Bell and Dr Harris of the British South Africa Company to trial for the raid into the Transvaal The Transvaal also urges that control of the company be transferred to Great Britain to ensure welfare and peace in South Africa
Thousands suffer as crop failure leaves Tonkin in dire need. In Hanoi a mother sold her three infants for 8 cents to spare them hunger, many natives migrate to cities to beg, and cholera spreads in famine provinces. Violence and pillaging are reported amid the starvation crisis.
In London the colonies secretary Joseph Chamberlain confirmed Venezuelan troops entered disputed territory in British Guiana and interfered with British surveyors. A British official with 100 laborers opening a road was stopped by armed Venezuelans near the Barama to Cuyuni line. Authorities ordered withdrawal under protest to avoid violence.
The Democratic silver committee will relocate from Washington to the Sherman house in Chicago with offices closing in Washington. After the national convention the committee will dissolve and its work will be absorbed by the national Democratic committee led by Senator Jones of Arkansas who is expected to become chairman.
The MiwaukegE union declares the boycott against the street railway off following the late strike. The move effectively ends the street railway troubles in the city.
At a Republican National Committee meeting in St. Louis on June 20, Mark Hanna of Ohio was elected chairman and authorized to appoint the rest of the committee’s officers. A humorous exchange about a grocery balance and a wife’s mother-in-law note contrasts with the political news. A separate snippet notes electricity warming bed clothes through a wired system with controllable temperature.
The New York subtreasury will gain a formidable steel chest to hold about 6,000,000 silver dollars. The chest, 12 feet square and ten feet high, will be finished next week with walls two inches thick. Authorization came from the secretary of the treasury months ago to provide extra storage as silver accumulates despite shipments to other depositories. The vault currently holds 50,000,000 silver dollars and 5,000,000 in subsidiary coin.
At Taylor Cycle Park in Litre Farsa New York during the state meet of the L A W a steam yacht Titus Sheard exploded its boiler. Ten died at once one died on the way to hospital and three were fatally injured. Six were seriously hurt and three bodies remain unrecovered believed in Erie canal. The blast stemmed from a defective pump linked to the boiler.
Maprio June 22 reports anger in Spain over United States cablegrams showing the Cuban flag at the Republican national convention in St Louis. The press says the Cuban question lies in the U S and urges the Spanish government to prepare for contingencies.
Yoranama June 20. It is estimated that 10 000 people were drowned by the tidal wave on Yesse island during the series of earthquakes there. Many coast towns were washed away entirely or in part.
The twenty three silver delegates at the convention endorse Teller as the fusion candidate against McKinley and the gold standard. They urge uniting parties and nominees to adopt Teller as standard bearer and drop other currency reform issues. Dubois to open Teller headquarters next week in Cuicano with thousands of Teller buttons planned.
Telegrams from Bulawayo report Mashonas joining the Matabele revolt with widespread massacres of settlers. Salisbury and Fort Charter communities ordered into laager as Mazoe district seethes. Cape mounted infantry and imperial troops mobilized from Mafeking to Mashonaland.
Parts describe the Goodrich reservoir collapse near Baker City Oregon with seven drowned in the French family and widespread destruction. A Kamaiishi earthquake in Japan reports 1 000 dead and 159 shocks in twenty hours. Imperial audiences in Germany feature Li Hung Chang and Emperor William with dignitaries. Also noted are Ottoman casualties in Crete and London Bow Street court proceedings against Jameson and others in the Transvaal raid case.
The St Louis convention results reveal William McKinley as the presidential nominee and Garret Hobart as the vice presidential nominee after debates over the gold plank. Delegates from Idaho Colorado Utah South Dakota and Nevada walk out over the gold issue while Key figures Thurston Foraker and Teller play pivotal roles in the floor fights.
A series of conferences among populist and silver factions results in endorsing Henry M Teller of Colorado for president. Delegates announce a united path with Teller leading a ticket and a platform defending the gold standard and opposition to expanding money supply.
An east bound Atlantic express on the Pennsylvania Railway wrecked near Valsais ten miles east of heedrail. Two engines two express cars one combination car and one sleeper derailed injuring passengers. Garrett A. and a New Jersey delegation were rumored aboard but denied by the railroad superintendent.
New York hosts a remarkable tale as Sergt E Hogan of Battery C First earns a fortune after 14 years of service. Land in Texas valued at about 4 400 000 awaits division with a sister after previous family litigation and court actions. The father’s Dallas area property, long disputed, recently resolves in Hogan’s favor following suits reaching the supreme court.
Reports say anthracite railroads plan a 26 cent per ton price rise effective July 1. The move, discussed since June, aims to adjust the long standing circular price back toward levels not seen since 1893. Public unease and possible legislation delayed final action.
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