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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1895
Page
6
A humorous note corrects a misconception that Hawaii known as the Sandwich Islands guarantees easy benefits. The line emphasizes that regional labels do not imply entitlement.
California announces strict anti cigarette measure clearing both houses. The new bill aims to curb smoking by enforcing tighter rules and penalties statewide.
In New York 27000 women stand behind their husbands, contributing without seeking titles or public recognition, reflecting a quiet civic role beyond pageantry.
In Boston a report claims smart girls wear paste diamonds with gowns described as black-white. The item reflects fashion chatter and social tone rather than verifiable detail.
A prosaic Indiana man twists his heart lifting a heavy ice chest, risking losing his best girl as a result of the mishap. The light-hearted line hints at a domestic mishap with potential romantic consequences.
The note wishes Mr and Mrs William K Vanderbilt lasting happiness after the couple's much discussed settlement ends their prolonged marital troubles, reflecting public relief over the resolution.
The speaker notes Max O Reith enjoys mocking Americans yet objects to a joke aimed at the French, highlighting a double standard in humor preferences.
The late Dr Holmes set his assessed cash value at $3 000 above reality. This self inflated estimate is described as a poetic overreach not common among people.
Kate Freip suggests stricter marriage requirements but the idea would fade in a caucus of old maids or young maids, as the proposal lacks broad support and clear backing from any major group.
A Kentucky dispatch reports a leading citizen was shot through a window and killed instantly as investigators seek to confirm the exact colonel level anatomy reference and its meaning.
The Middletown Connecticut high school principal who whipped eight students for misbehavior is described as a stern disciplinarian whose actions some readers say may deter hazing and future mischief, with a view toward corrective influence.
A Frenchman who killed himself due to fatigue from buttoning and unbuttoning clothing shares a pattern with a Chicago man who left a coroner’s statement that he was tired. A cigar store worker, exhausted from hauling a wooden Indian both morning and night, also appears in the report.
Russia will aid England with wheat and flour through state support and transit. The move threatens the cereal trade with Britain and harms India New Zealand Australia and Argentine interests. Russian shipments will originate from the Black Sea and Siberian ports.
Boston plans a 500 foot steel observation tower with a museum and balconies, plus an amphitheater for 15 000 at ground level. Critics fear the structure would loom over the Bunker Hill monument and offend local heritage.
The Venetian steamer near Boston split in two showing the danger of very long metal ships. The piece stresses the need for longitudinal strength in iron or steel vessels as waves impose huge strain when lifted.
European military authorities in Berlin Paris and Vienna discuss how bicycle troops should salute officers. Several ridiculous accidents have occurred as riders tried to salute while mounted. Saluting and cycling prove a difficult combination for strict officers and riders alike.
Manager Hudson asked ladies to remove hats in his theater and the audience complied. He does not seek patents, preferring to be a public benefactor and perhaps earn a monument from a grateful nation.
Sergei Dearth, who surrendered at Iowa Falls for stealing a livery team at Manchester, was once a Geneva resident blamed in a four year old H. Crock general store robbery. His brother in law says Dearth and wife had a notorious reputation. Dearth pled guilty in Manchester district court and received a four year penitentiary sentence.
Arraoxa March 17 report details a fourth incendiary blaze in Dodge's meat market at 1 am that destroyed four frame shops including Bowyer jewelry Studley pharmacy Dodge meat market Stogle harness and Anderson shoe. Nine buildings burned in three weeks with $500 reward offered for fire bags capture and extra night watches ordered. Theories point to a fire-obsessed arsonist or bored youths.
Charles Adams stands trial in Waterloo for the November 11 murder of Stephen Howard in Lester township. A quarrel over stock led to Adams striking Howard, who died from a fractured skull. Prosecution notes facial punctures suggesting possible accomplices. the case draws wide local attention.
The grand jury indicted W. B. Richmond of the wrecked Union Building and Savings Association on three counts of embezzlement, one for conspiracy, and one for criminal libel. J. L. Crawford faced a conspiracy charge, and E. C. Spinney ex-secretary of the Iowa Deposit and Loan Company was charged with criminal libel for aiding publication of libelous material against State Auditor McCarthy in the Building and Loan Record.
Thomas Duffy aged 30 of Dixon Illinois walked into Blinn Bros saloon in Clinton and shot himself in the head with a revolver, offering no explanation or warning before the fatal act on March 19.
William R. Mackay, 77, cut his throat with a razor at his Davenport home after long nervous prostration and threats of self harm. His son interrupted the act, but Mackay died several hours later. He leaves a wife and nine children.
Sioux City reports Jack Kerry a longtime northern gambler left for Ireland after receiving a cablegram that he has fallen heir to an estate in County Kerry and £60,000 in bank. Kerry has worked as a professional gambler in Sioux City Omaha Dover and Deadwood for ten years.
Claude Meade and Ralph Harding escaped from the state reform school and were found burglarizing a Bromley store. Fifty armed villagers besieged the building and shots were exchanged with one villager wounded. Officers were telegraphed from Marshalltown and arrested the pair.
In Warristo on March 16 the jury convict Stephen Courtney of murder in the first degree for killing County Attorney Jarvis. They recommend life imprisonment with hard labor.
A derailed track obstruction was set on the Clinois Central fast mail line near Marcus. The train, traveling at speed, cleared the ties without derailment or injuries. Police pursued the incident and investigated the attempted sabotage.
Annie Daly of Calmar is identified among the dead. Mrs Ernest Schaleh of Dubuque dies after taking carbolic acid by mistake. Henry Burghmaster is reported murdered at St Ansgar with a hammer found near his burned body. A Kentucky corporation sues the Iowa Loyal Grand lodge over use of the Ancient Order name. Segil Dearth confesses to a Manchester livery theft and implicates his wife in a separate murder cover story. Walter Strange’s trial for forged orders ends in a hung jury at Sioux City. Jacob Walters, 40, killed by a quarry cave-in at Clinton.
A Cuba report states General Gomez commands 5 000 infantry and 3 000 cavalry. A Cuban provisional government appoints Gomez as commander in chief and Jose Marti as envoy while a constitutional convention forms. A proclamation says the movement targets the government, not Spaniards, and pledges protection of private property. News also notes U S concerns about trade and international law after an incident near Puerto Padre.
Rioting negros and white labor clashes on the riverfront leave seven dead and many injured. From the levee to the docks at Harrison Cromwell line violence spreads through the city. British official Bain wounded may trigger international tensions as militia restores order and Governor Foster remains to secure peace.
Victoria B C reports from western Australia a syndicate discovered a solid quartz hill rich with gold after a long trek. They found nuggets from fifty to one hundred fifty ounces and faced famine and a village massacre by locals during their absence.
Suangnat reports a Japanese squadron of sixteen ships from Wei Hai Wei off Formosas Kelung and Tamsin. Defenses on the island mount 30,000 troops as Li Hung Chang departs Tien Tsin for Japan while Japanese forces reportedly press back Generals Sung and Ju.
An assortment of testimonials promote Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co with references to Dr Coxe and notable names while a separate report from Cuicino notes a legislative probe into a juvenile female offenders home. Inmates allegedly chained to floors face-down, five girls admitted without commitment and discharged without papers drawing sharp condemnation from Speaker Mercer.
The British government submits its ultimatum to Nicaragua demanding £15,000 as indemnity for expulsion of Hatch the British consular agent at Bluefields and damages for British subjects expelled from the Mosquito reservation. It calls for a three judge commission with one British and one Nicaraguan member and a third American barred from the United States. A British warship travels to enforce the demand, to be met within seven weeks from February 25.
Maprio March 18 reports the Spanish ministry quit after reporters withdrew in protest of the war minister defense of officers who attacked El Globo. It cites likely cabinet formation by Field Marshal Martinez Campos and says editors may suspend publication unless press freedom is guaranteed.
A new will of the late J. G. Fair of San Francisco appears to divide the estate equally among his three children with distribution to occur immediately. A legal contest against a prior will is noted as ongoing.
Caldwell New Jersey March 18 1895 a prominent citizen 8 J Gould describes tobacco addiction torment and recovery using No-To-Bac He details 36 years of chewing smoking and snuff with withdrawal and nerve tremors followed by a month of treatment and a gain in health weight and vigor The Sterling Remedy Co claims a three box guarantee and warns against imitations emphasizing guaranteed cure and genuine stamping.
A hurricane swept Fejee Islands on February 7 causing extensive damage in Suva and the surrounding country. Dwellings and verandas were blown away, foliage stripped, and plantations destroyed. Cocoanut and banana crops ruined, food supply hurt, and disease risk looms.
The Cincinnati hospital trustees tabled indefinitely a resolution to isolate consumptives at the pest house after a protest by Dr. Amick and opposition from Mayor Caldwell and another trustee. Amick plans wider campaigning and mailings of his consumption records to physicians and patients.
Honolulu reports confirm ex queen sentenced to five years imprisonment. Royalists organize to push annexation as military cohesion orders release of unconvicted prisoners. Martial law is relaxed and slated to end soon.
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