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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
5
The passage from a Chicago editorial urges abandoning a bid to send honest men to the board of aldermen. It notes the postal reform bill’s defeat amidst loud pro and con talk and contrasts the Puritan and Terror vessels, calling the Puritan a holy terror and urging integrity in city governance.
A New York woman trained intensely to memorize 133000 words in twenty weeks. She predicts she will need about half for a postscript the first time she writes a letter.
A fragment suggests the Duke of Veragua could visit Chicago without risk of a newspaper fundraising campaign. The passage also recalls a Granville man who hanged himself over a dispute about his wife reading the Bible to their child, noting his potential goodness but lack of orthodox belief.
The critic argues that a contractor who supplies substandard vessels and ammunition to the government is as guilty as a traitor and should be hanged. He notes the government pays well, so delivering damaged articles constitutes theft and treason.
A Corning minister condemns minstrels as low but town leaders plan to perform in that vein for charity. He questions the notion that enjoyment equals vice, noting the shows feature fun and music and could be as legitimate as good acting and preaching.
Russia orders immediate expenditure of 90,000,000 rubles for warship construction amounting to about 70 million dollars. The move signals no reliance on loans or foreign credits, but it does not create a dominant navy, as the fleet remains small for a rising power.
A stranger named Rawlins visited a Blue Ridge Georgia church on a recent Sunday wearing a tattered dress. After services portions of the congregation laughed and swore at him, and one member shot him dead. The congregation seized the murderer and hanged him. The church members are described as fastidious about dress yet quick to administer justice.
The Calcutta Legislative Council announces a currency plan to issue notes in India against gold deposits in London. The aim is to increase circulation and reduce gold shipments from England while aiding the Indian treasury in gold payments in London.
Judge Morrow of the United States Circuit Court in San Francisco declares the Coal Dealers' Association of California illegal under the 1890 anti trust act. The decision finds by laws violate the act and interfere with interstate and foreign commerce. A temporary injunction will be prepared. the case may not be appealed, and coal business in the city faces no further court interference unless the case reaches the Supreme Court.
A stranger calls libraries bee-hives as Hon. J. H. Stout of Wisconsin closes wooden chests. He privately funds thirty traveling libraries to circulate in Wisconsin towns, arguing that happiness comes from storing knowledge for others, not consuming it.
William O Lavake law partner of State Senator Malloy was shot to death in his office at Seventh and Main streets. John McGeary known as Johnnie Showers was arrested after being identified as the killer. revolver and blood evidence linked him to the crime amid a dispute over five dollars in attorney fees from McGeary's mother, a troubled resident.
In Minneapolis the American Book Company sued publishers of a pamphlet issued by President Gates of Iowa College. The judge instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff on liability, leaving damages to be decided. The Des Moines federal case involves Gates for $100,000. The Minneapolis jury awarded $7,500 to the book company.
Burlington residents were stunned to learn city auditor John J. Fear fled and left at least 2900 dollars missing. Fear, trusted for years and placed in charge of funds during the treasurer's illness, resigned after losing renomination and said he was going to Chicago.
The coroner's jury verdict states Wm. C. Lavake died from shock and hemorrhage due to feloniously inflicted gunshot wounds. It recommends John McGeary be held to appear before the grand jury. Lavake's father viewed McGeary at the jail but showed no outward emotion.
Des Moines March 2 President John Downie of the State Agricultural Society told the senate appropriations committee that without a legislative grant the state fair cannot be held this year. He traced the society’s history and needs, saying the group is nearly debt free but must receive funds to conduct the fair.
Governor Shaw intends to remove J. E. Wickham from the Glenwood institution’s board of trustees. Wickham, serving as treasurer, is accused of diverting board funds for his own use at the state’s expense, prompting the decisive action.
Mrs. George Risch died from clothing ignition while burning rubbish at their southwest Clinton residence. Her husband is also believed fatally burned.
A blaze in Osceola damaged multiple residences including a storage barn used for city oil, destroying R Mc Keever and Wm Coons houses. Wind gusts fueled the fire, with five homes affected before firefighters halted the spread. total loss about 5000 dollars, partly insured.
A man named Hahn was killed in his bed by an ax strike to the head and arm while sleeping. His wife, recently married to Hahn, was arrested and placed under $1,000 bond before a justice. Authorities say no struggle occurred and the couple had a history of quarrels.
Olaf Redberg a Chariton merchant tailor and Swedish native died by his own action in Indianola after making a deed of assignment. He had moved from Indianola to Chariton and left a wife six children. The debt totaled $1000 to a bank and he carried $8000 life insurance.
Hews March 16 Hon C L Davidson railway commissioner was found dead in his room yesterday after dinner and garden work. He was about 50, a bank owner at Hull and in his second term as railway commissioner. A messenger found him before the afternoon train to Wes Moines.
The Clinton Herald prints a letter signed by Congressman Curtis in which he positively declines to have his name considered for renomination to Congress this fall in the Second district.
A cellar fire at Beam's store in Whittemore, Iowa, burned over two hours destroying the town's nine business houses with contents, estimated loss $45,000, $25,000 insured. Fire origin unknown. Telegrams sent to Algona and Emmetsburg for help. Sheriff Stutts brings a bank robbery suspect from Ottumwa.
French and Chinese tensions rise as Paris seeks vast concessions in China including control of railroads and coaling stations. Meanwhile, in Iowa, Schneider v Linkswiller contests over Sioux City Pacific land near O'Brien county reach final stages, impacting about 25,000 acres forfeited by the Supreme Court ruling.
A semi official note from Maprio on March 18 states Spain will stick to an internal accident theory for the Maine disaster. It rejects American claims of external explosion and vows to repel any indemnity demand.
Spain appeals to Europe for a settlement of the Maine dispute by an international court of inquiry. European powers led by Austria, Italy and Germany push a court proposal after the American naval court report. Diplomatic moves accelerate through Berlin Vienna and Rome as Premier Rudini signals completion of the program.
The Record's Washington dispatch reports President McKinley asked W. J. Buchanan to stay as minister to Argentina after his resignation was tendered on the administration change. Buchanan, from Sioux City Iowa, had sought leave of absence before returning home. His remaining was urged by Kasson and South American commerce interests for his usefulness.
A Havana dispatch reports Mrs. Thurston, wife of Senator Thurston, died aboard the yacht Anita in Sagua La Grande harbor Cuba on March 15. She was in good health when departing Washington and the cause is given as apoplexy according to meager advices.
The Wheeler Sterling Projectile Company has completed a government contract to supply over a million dollars in armour piercing projectiles of all sizes. It will take a year to fill the order, with work around the clock. President Wheeler, just back from Washington, says war seems imminent.
The eggs of the terrapin hatch in about thirty days. A female terrapin digs a sand hole with her forepaws and lays thirteen to nineteen eggs, then covers them to rely on the sun for hatching. A Windhaven physician overslept one morning and needed thirteen minutes to ready himself and reach his office four hundred feet away.
Congressional roundup notes a bill authorizing eight revenue cutters at a cost of 1 035 000 and a Chandler resolution to investigate the Maine disaster. Senate discusses quarantine plans with little progress. executive sessions confirm Powderly as immigration commissioner. House exerts on post office funds amid Cuban-Spanish debate. Volk and Proctor report on Cuba. Hull unveils army reorganization. no major outcomes recorded.
The Spanish government submitted representations to the U S State Department about a planned fleet of American warships at Key West and its possible influence on Cuba elections. The note is not a formal protest but a remonstrance, and no official reply has been issued. Spain also asks why the United States is buying battleships.
Blanch K Bruce, register of the treasury, died yesterday at age 57 after a struggle with stomach troubles. Born a slave in Virginia he trained at Oberlin, pursued politics in Mississippi, and held several offices including U S senator. He was regarded as a leading African American figure, second only to Frederick Douglass.
A massive explosion hit the Santa Isabel mine in Belmez Cordova. Seventy corpses have been recovered and many workers remain unaccounted for. Five rescued men have died.
Havana advices report the Mangrove with the court of inquiry aboard has sailed to Key West. The court will not delay further if Havana gains new testimony, and may return if divers or wreckers add essential knowledge. England finishes sale of two Brazilian cruisers Amazonas and Admiral Breu. Spain reportedly cannot secure O Higgins and Chile will not sell to Spain. In Atlanta the right of way on rail lines is emphasized as emergency preparations rise. Cairo notes Kassala natives capture a dervish post with twenty killed, while Mahmoud Pasha and Osman Digna move north along the Nile. Hong Kong reports a Spanish detachment at Bolinao was surprised, forty rebels killed, and local garrisons dispersed.
Cor respondent Lane, expelled from Cuba, reports a Weyler letter from January claiming Havana harbor was mined and urging retaliation for sending an American warship. Lane was arrested and threatened with secret death, and escaped by informing captors that French and American consuls knew of the arrest.
A Havana dispatch reports General Pando seeks a conference with insurgent leaders to grant Cuba practical freedom while Spain retains sovereignty. The terms include an annual tribute of 2 million dollars. Gomez and followers are expected to reject the offer and resume operations against Havana.
Constantinople reports the czar consents to withdraw 3,375,000 arrears demand in the Russo Turkish war indemnity. The move is said to foreshadow Turkey accepting Prince George of Greece as czar's candidate for governor of Crete.
The Populist state convention in Atlanta adjourned after a stormy session. Hon. Thomas E. Watson was nominated for governor, though he has declined to accept. many believe he may still enter the race.
A man named Ed Hubbard, thirty five, has been attending Stamford Kentucky public school for a year with aim to become a preacher. He mingles with younger pupils and the teacher often detains him to enforce better study. A remark on Corean etiquette says a new wife must not speak on her wedding day but may speak freely from the next morning onward.
Des Moines reports rapid legislative progress in the Senate on a control bill and related measures, including a state board of control for institutions, local purchasing rules, and higher penalties for certain crimes. The House approved an appropriation for an Iowa building and other bills on osteopathy and pardons, while debates continued on tax and public works. The session also notes adjustments to university and agricultural college governance and a variety of inspections and public health motions.
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