Heiress Duped by Foreign Count in Extravagant Marriage Swindle
An American heiress marries a foreign count or duke at great cost, only to discover too late that she has been outrageously swindled by a false noble.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
2
New York Police Ordered Upright Shoe Tying Etiquette
The reform police commissioner requires officers to remain standing when tying shoes. Reports say the finest are training to don trousers over their heads as a new readiness drill for upcoming operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform
New York
Connecticut firm slashes wages to ease income tax
A Connecticut firm reduces wages to help workers meet their income tax burden. The company appears to shift the tax cost onto employees, a tactic described as making someone else pay the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Vanderbilt Divorce Case Keeps Children in United States
The court ordered that the children be educated in the United States, countering the new woman with millions who favored emigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Voiceless Waste of Paper in Literature
A writer argues that most book manuscripts submitted to publishers are never printed. He contends the unprinted portion reveals literature as a largely voiceless waste of paper and questions the value of mass submissions.
New York Murder Trials See High Extra Bills
In two recent New York murder trials the extras ran to $25 673 and $21 439. Paranoia and experts come high, but the complexities of justice in connection with homicidal incidents have made them a modern necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Blush of Shame Attributed To Bodily Chemicals In Science
An eminent scientist argues that wicked impulses produce curious chemical compounds in the body which, when exposed to acids, turn bright pink. He claims this explains shame using a scientific lens and reinforces the value of science for explanations.
Pittsburg Coal Men Favor Water Power Transport Cost
Pittsburg coal men claim they can ship a ton of coal a thousand miles by water for twenty five cents, arguing they are not afraid of long distance electric transmission. They note industrial wonders may shift power by wire if economical.
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Pittsburg
Swedish King Proposes Abdication to Ease Nordic Unrest
The king of Sweden seeks peace by offering abdication and crown succession to his son Oscar in Norway. Norway’s unrest appears deepening as Norwegians resist a monarch chosen for them and favor a president of their own choosing over any offered king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Charles XII
Baltimore Trolley Fender Sparked Fatality Debate
The author notes early trolley use in Baltimore saw thirty deaths in year one, yet insists fenders saved many by picking up injured victims. He argues newspapers claim fenders are useless despite frequent minor injuries. The piece contends public belief contradicts observed safety benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Balti
Photography advances promise new lunar insights
Photography is more powerful than the eye in telescopic work and eclipses are rising in importance. The possible discovery of a satellite to our moon has been discussed, and the moon may gain new interest as larger lenses and better photography come into use.
New York Debates Convict Road Labor Plan
The state weighs using convict labor for highway work to avoid competing with skilled labor inside prison shops. Opponents, including the New York Times, argue subsistence outside walls and strict guarding raise costs to parity with free labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
New York Times
Frofit Both Ways In A Western Gun And Instrument Shop
In a western town a drummer enters a store with guns and musical instruments. The proprietor explains the profit loop: a customer buys a fiddle or banjo then returns with a neighbor buying a gun, creating profit both ways. The exchange highlights a cheeky sales scheme.
Pompous schoolmaster and a witty street lesson
A humor vignette from Harper's Young People about a pompous schoolmaster who scolds a street urchin. The boy retorts that the teacher feeds him but does not teach him, highlighting wit over authority in a light, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Lemon
Harper's
Seance Disturbs Household As Door Rat-Tat Echoes
In a sepulchral private seance the medium and household sense eerie spirits nearby. A sharp rat tat at the door sends a shiver through the new servant as tension rises over preparations for supper sausages.
Henry Wallace Seeks Receiver for Pierce Wallace Co.
Des Moines reports Rev. Henry Wallace editor of the Farm and Dairy Ames has applied to appoint a receiver for the Pierce Wallace Publishing Company. The stock firm owns the Home Stead Wisconsin Farmer and Kansas City Indicator with assets estimated at 150000 to 200000 dollars. Wallace and J M Pierce each own half the stock with Pierce as president and Wallace as secretary treasurer. Wallace alleges mismanagement by Pierce and seeks sale of property to pay debts and split proceeds.
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Henry Wallace
Pierce- Wallace Company
Des Moines
Farm and Dairy
Ames
Homestead
Pierce-Wallace Publishing Company
Wisconsin Farmer
Madison
Wis
Kansas City
Wallace
J. M. Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Mr. Wallace
Pierce
Mulet Tax Cases Headed to Trial in Clinton
Two lawsuits filed with the county clerk seek to halt or prioritize the mulet tax in Clinton. One suit names the city of Clinton as defendant, the other Clinton county. Plaintiffs, a local building and loan association and mortgage holders of saloon properties, seek to stop tax collection until mortgages are satisfied or to set tax priority. Eminent counsel on both sides suggests likely appeal to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Building and Loan Association
Supreme Court
Ottumwa Scandal Links Officials in City Poor Office
Ottumwa March 23 Patrick Brady former city poor overseer drew two years in prison for buying railroad tickets for mythical women and children. James Bowles successor a Republican pled guilty to public misconduct and was fined fifty dollars. Democrats cry trap and push for Bowles dismissal by the Republican board amid a tremendous sensational stir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Patrick Brady
James Bowles
Bowles
Brady
Republican Board of Supervisors
Fatally Burned Aged Lady Near La Porte City
In Warentoo on March 26 an elderly woman known as Grandma Brown died after her gown caught fire from a stove while she prayed before bed. She fled outside but became tangled in barbed wire, causing severe injuries. a helper who rushed to assist was also badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
Warentoo
Electric plant owner injured in gear accident at Grand Junction
Ed Coburn, proprietor of the local electric light plant, was injured while adjusting pulleys between two dynamos. His sleeve caught in the belt, his arm was smashed, and he was hurled against a brick wall before regaining consciousness. He is not dangerously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Ed. Coburn
Electric Light Plant
Three Men Assault Gillimester in Creston Ambush
Early morning in Creston three unknown men attacked Peter Gillimester as he walked home. They fired twice, one bullet piercing his back. The assault appears preplanned to murder despite Gillimester carrying $125 not taken. He remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Peter Gilbmester
Gillimester
Identity of Boston suicide victim named Grace M Norton
The young woman who died by her own hand at the Adams house in Boston is identified as Clara Hathaway. She had lived in Holyoke previously, used a fictitious name to conceal her identity, and traveled with plans to end her life. Her history includes a elopement at 17, a marriage breach, and a period with Rice's Extravaganza Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adams House
Boston
Holyoke
Grace M. €. Norton
Clara Hathaway
Rice
Richard Laird
Laird & Ray
Pittsburg
Iowa
Engineer killed in Colfax Corliss engine accident
Dick Russell, an oiling engineer at the electric light plant, fell into the Corliss engine drive wheel. His body was torn and crushed with multiple injuries. He was about 30, married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Dick Russell
Electric Light Plant
Corliss
Russell
Estherville Fire Destroys Democrat Office and Nearby Buildings
Early morning blaze in Estherville wiped out the Democrat newspaper office and its printing outfit. The adjoining meat market and a two-story frame building used as a racket store were also damaged. Owner H Bb Tosdal operated a photograph gallery on the upper floor. Fire origin unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Democrat
W. M. Tobey
H. Bb. Tosdal
Vandals Try to Burn Ottumwa Bridge
Ottumwa March 26 vandals attempted to ignite a fire on the Des Moines river bridge valued at $75 000. They were discovered as the blaze began in a hole cut through the plank to the stringers and escaped without a clue to their identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Notable Iowa deaths and accidents on 24th
Judge Wm. I. Seevers died at his Oskaloosa home. A. A. Weston was instantly killed near Marengo by a stock train. Boone police controversy ends with four nonparticipants appointed. Sioux City fire at Western Transfer Company warehouse and linseed oil mill causes about 400000 dollars loss. Vacha of St Angar jailed in Osage over Burghmaster case. A bystander survivor averts Burlington bridge disaster by warning the passenger train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. I. Seevers
Supreme Court of
Iowa
Oskaloosa
A. A. Weston
Victor
Conroy
Marengo
Boone
Sioux City
Western Transfer Company
Vacha
St. Angar
Osage
Waldin
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Burlington
Ile
Consul Waller Tried by French Court Martial
John L. Waller former United States consul at Tamateve Madagascar was found guilty in a French court martial of corresponding with the Hovas and sentenced to twenty years. He secured a concession for southern Madagascar in 1894 amid protest, with vast rubber resources and woods. France seeks a protectorate. Britain recognizes it. friction with Tamateve consuls persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Louis
Mauritius
John L. Waller
United States
Tamateve
Madagascar
Hovas
Waller
France
Great Britain
Pleuro Pneumonia Reported in Kansas Cattle
Prof Mayo of the State Agricultural College reports typical pleuro pneumonia in Geary Waubunsee and Morris counties. Eight cattle died, about fifty sick and two hundred exposed. Rigid quarantine set to stamp out spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrexa
Kan
Mayo
State Agricultural College
Kansas
Geary
Waubunsee
Morris
Li Hung Chang's Historic First Steps in Japan Peace Talks
Li Hung Chang arrives in Japan marking his first voyage outside China and signals major concessions for peace. Officials say general terms include cession of territory cash indemnity Korean independence and new treaties to uphold Japan's extraterritorial jurisdiction in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasninetrex
Li Hung Chang
Japan
China
Corea
Spain's new conservative cabinet reshapes foreign posts
Madrid reports the new conservative ministry will cause the resignation of most liberal foreign ministers including the ambassador to the United States and Cuba's captain general. The new regime aims to crush the revolution, with Spain likely to send heavy troops to Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Madrid
United States
Cuba
Rheumatic Cure Ad Targets Michigan Readers
An advertisement references multiple Michigan locations and notable names endorsing Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. It claims high endorsements, testimonials, and cures for rheumatic conditions. The notice urges writing to 167 Dearborn Street Chicago and promoting the product at $1.50 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Schragel
George H. Higgs
Washington Ave
Lansing
T. A. Auberlin
Catherine Street
Detroit
F. F. W. Hogguer
Gratiot Avenue
W. R. Cutter
Sonia
D. E. Pratt & CO
Saginaw
J. H. Passage
Greenville
Henry Kremers
M. D
Irceland
John A. Logan
Union General
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Rate Hiked for Reinsurance of British Steamer Creetlands
New York on March 24 reports a 30 percent reinsurance rate sought for the British steamship Creetlands bound for Cardenas Cuba. The vessel sailed March 9 from Sandy Dock, then vanished with unknown fate. Greenlands cargo valued at 100600 dollars and hull worth similar. Crew of twenty two. Six day voyage expected to Cuban coast.
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New York
Creetlands
Cardenas
Cuba
Greenlands
Cuban
Li Hung Chang Shot in Japan While Peace Talks Continue
Li Hung Chang the Chinese peace envoy was shot in the face by a young Japanese man as he returned to his lodgings after a conference with Count Ito and Viscount Mutsu. Doctors say the wound is not dangerous and the attacker is believed insane. The incident shocks diplomats in Washington where officials warn it could affect ongoing peace negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smvoneski
Japan
Li Hung Chang
Count Ito
Viscount Mutsu
Li Wung Chang
Sato
China
Washinerox
D. C
Abolition of Rights and Riots Dominate Late News
A shipload of enslaved people sailed from Savannah to Liberia. Wyo ming mine disaster victims were buried in Evanston. New Orleans indicts thirty five in riot. A U W miners insured for 2000 each. Arizona adjourns over filibuster. Thurston persona non grata, recall demanded. Davis murder case in Nebraska ends in a mistrial. Harvard faculty opposes intercollegiate football. Whisky trust books show 500000 legal expenses. Gibson arrested over distillery plot. Bayard to seek British explanation over Nicaragua ultimatum. Allianca emblem with Spanish cruiser Conde de Venadito disputed.
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Savannah
Liberia
Wyoming
Evanston
New Orleans
Wyo
Arizona
Gresham
Lorin A. Thurston
Washington
Lincoln
Neb
George Davis
Rock Island
Harvard University
Crimson
Joseph Greenhut
McNulta
Gibson
The
Whisky Trust
Chicago
Shufeldt
Bayard
Nicaragua
Conde de Venadito
Allianca
Cuba
Crossman
Woman Suspect in Dual Church Fire Scare
Fire bugs threatened St Patrick’s and St Dominic’s cathedrals as flames were spotted behind doors and under stairs. A black dressed elderly woman seen at both churches matched the suspect’s description. Police search the city as guards militate church safety. Mary Delaney, an arrested woman in Washington for attempts to burn two Catholic churches, once wore dressmaker’s work in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s
St Dominic’s
St. Dominic’s
St. Patrick's
St. Dominic's
Isle
Milwacker
Washington
Mary Delaney
Wauwatosa
Britain Nicaragua tension unlikely to trigger war
Washington March 23 The dispute between Great Britain and Nicaragua shows no belligerent turn and no U S intervention is expected. Officials deny British promises to bombard Greytown and confirm no communication with Gresham on the issue. British and American interests are viewed as united despite expulsions of some U S citizens and the British vice consul.
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Washington
Great Britain
Nicaragua
United States
Greytown
Julian Pauncefote
Gresham
Grey Town
Death near Victoria reported in Queen Victoria’s illness
London cable to Truth claims Queen Victoria’s serious condition described by Mrs Emily Crawford. She notes the Queen could not lift her head and appeared sluggish as servants assisted her from the Nice train station. Reports mention rheumatism worsening to knees back and arms with a fatal outcome feared.
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New York
London
Emily Crawford
Queen Victoria
Amon
Iowa Patent Office Report Shows Several Light Patents
The Iowa Patent Office reports Drs Mores case March 25 1895 approving J L Dean Winterset device to bind shocks of corn. It lists light U S patents granted to Iowa inventors including Arnold and D M ielfenstine Le Grande for a jelly expander Beall Hubbard for upholstery spring Childs West Liberty for picture mats Cline Jefferson for a kitchen cabinet Coffits Cedar Rapids and Becker Anamosa for a corn planter Rh Cowan Primghar for grain loading apparatus L Smith Fairfield for a provision chest Smith Clarinda for a rotary engine. Printed patent drawings and specs available by mail for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs Mores
J. L. Dean
Winterset
U. S
Iowa
A. B. Arnold
D M
Ielfenstine
A. F E. Beall
Hubbard
M. E. Child
Wm. Smith
Clarinda
Thomas G. Ann J. RaLpu Onwie
Solicitors of Patents
McKinley Doing Well After Grip Attack
Thomasville Georgia March 23 Gov McKinley suffered a grip attack but is reported doing well doctors say he will recover fully and may be ready to leave here perhaps on Monday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
McKinley
Spanish cruiser finds sunken Reina Regente near Gibraltar
Capiz report states the Spanish cruiser Alphonzo XII found the Reina Regente sunk near Bajo Aceitanos at the Straits of Gibraltar. Only twenty inches of mast remain above water before the Alphonzo XII returned with divers and recovery gear. All 420 aboard are believed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capiz
Alphonzo XII
Reina Regente
Bajo Aceitanos
Straits of Gibraltar
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Long. Hardin, Pub
Oecure
Clara Hathaway Killa
Fea
Walter
Behrage
Matism
England and
Victoria
Patent Office Report
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