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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
6
The item bundles varied musings on baseball umpires and Cap Anson, plus stray lines about Chicago campaigns, hotel keepers amid a St Louis contest, and a Russian police note on Nansen. It reads as a collage of vague references without a single clear event.
The exchange notes Robert Wilson has just been sent to Sing Sing from New York and has spent about thirteen of his thirty eight years in prison. The terse report hints at a prior conviction and ongoing incarceration.
The King of Servia refuses to marry any woman chosen by his father ex King Milan from United States heiresses. Coincidentally the heiresses claim the same.
The latest estimate shows 6,324,702 illiterates over age ten in the United States, constituting 13.3 percent of the group. While sizable, the 1890 rate was 17 percent, suggesting public schools have improved overall effectiveness and reach.
The Arcola Illinois school board faces a $5,000 damage suit by a boy’s parents. They claim the temporary fence used as a backup by cryers caused injuries that will cripple him for life. Plaintiffs allege directors liable for allowing the structure to remain on school playgrounds.
Insurgents seized Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara after hours of control then set the cities ablaze before retreating. Generals Luis Maria Pando and Alvaro Suarez Valdez were ordered to return to Spain by Captain General Weyler, who mourns a failed defense and fears the setback.
Moisture and crop conditions favorable in April with precipitation above normal across the state. Oats barley wheat and rye show benefits while pasture supports livestock. Farm work advances with large areas ready for planting sowing of corn underway and potato planting beginning in the south amid good weather.
Aetna Life Insurance United States Bank Cincinnati General Life Savings and Trust Cleveland and Hartford Steam Boiler sue Lyon county in equity to recover about 53000 on bonds alleged repudiated by the county. The case revisits prior rulings by Judge Shiras on bond legality.
Negotiations for a new loan of £40,000,000 are opened in Paris and London with a lien on the tobacco monopoly as security. Since February 1895 Cuban rebellion, Spain has drawn successively on Cuban 5 percent bonds from the Bank of Spain and other lenders. By August the war cost is projected at £16,500,000, with £3,000,000 in hand and a monthly need near £1,000,000.
A Chicago man owes a creditor 100 and pretends a violent highway robbery to coerce payment. He darkens his eyes and covers himself in dirt with his wife aiding the ruse. The creditor sees through the tale and finds the money hidden in an old mattress. The piece ends noting the debtor deserves his wife's policing.
In Washington Mrs. William H. Felton appears as attorney for her husband in a dispute with John V. Maddox over a seat in the Georgia seventh district. Her arguments are described as brilliant and clever, with expert knowledge of the case.
The report suggests a discovery that the ray will extract teeth without pain, with anticipation that confirmation emerges within a week.
Cepar Rapids April 30 The first day of the G A R encampment featured a parade of about three thousand in line, reviewed by Governor Drake and Department Commander Thompson. Evening camp-fires drew broad attendance. Officers for the year were elected Department commander Judge Josiah Given Des Moines senior vice commander Gen H M Pay Cedar Rapids junior vice commander Capt FE I Weiser Decorah medical director Dr H C McCoy Algona chaplain Rev N Bartlett Iowa City. Marshalltown chosen as next encampment site by overwhelming vote.
Mrs. Davie Goodwin aged 31, temporarily insane, drowned herself in the Iowa River after her husband slept. She left the home in a night robe, waded ten feet from shore, and lay in the water until death. Three children had already died in the family, with the latest passing recently.
Griffis wins a $15000 verdict against the Rock Island road after a yard accident near Carson. The 21 year old plaintiff, a drayman, lost his left leg below the knee when a moving car struck him on the depot platform. He contends lack of lights and signals hid the danger. A new trial request follows.
Secretary Hoke Smith accepts the Berner social commission report on Des Moines river land grant claims. He approves the General Land Office findings in lists A and B, with all A claims proved paid and B claims modified by Berner rejected. Remaining claims will be sent to Congress soon.
On the South Hill route a motor No. 3 conductor and motorman were robbed by two masked men who fired a shot when challenged for money. They fled with fares of one trip totaling $1.05. No clues to identify the perpetrators.
Brevities report Dubuque will build a six story Masonic Temple costing about 100000. Other notes mention a Cedar Rapids murder sentence of twenty years, a Muscatine jail dynamite incident, a Ray mond Illinois Central wreck with multiple injuries, a Bloomsfield assault on a teenager, and a Des Moines murder trial for S R Dawson.
An elderly pioneer of Iowa City, Anton Muehriein, aged over 70, was killed on the Rock Island line when a freight train ran over him as he allegedly crawled beneath cars while attempting to cross, leaving his head severely severed from his mangled body.
Davenport May 1 jury clears Dr Reid of charges of performing a criminal operation on Annie Dierters in the third and final trial of the Reid Carney case. Mrs Carney of Town City was previously linked as alleged victim.
Gov Drake pardons two life convicts from state penitentiaries. George A Trout of Sioux City jailed for killing a former friend and A F Hackett of Mahaska county jailed for killing his sister s seducer. Legislature had recommended the pardons.
In federal court the jury in Hatch administrators vs Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway disagreed and was discharged. Plaintiffs seek 15000 dollars for the death of Judge Hatch of McGregor who died after falling through a bridge.
Mine Inspectors in Des Moines report Governor Drake has re appointed James A Campbell of Ottumwa James W Miller of Oskaloosa and Morgan W Thomas of Des Moines as state mine inspectors.
Des Moines reports that after July 4 the white paper cigarette will be replaced by a tobacco wrapped article from the American Tobacco Co. Dealers are receiving samples as proponents vow to challenge any evasion in court while critics warn of dodge tactics.
The Mesagora captured the Key West schooner loaded with arms near Berrocalos on the northern Pinar del Rio coast. Cargo included 38 000 cartridges, dynamite and many Mansur and Remington rifles. Vessel and cargo brought to Havana.
Pretoria reports in Paris Temps claim telegrams used as evidence in Jameson raid trials prove Chartered South Africa Company involvement with Johannesburg reform leaders and Dr Jameson. They allege a £400,000 credit opened at Johannesburg in Col. Francis Rhodes name to fund the raid.
Buckets shop king William Shakel of Chicago wins a grand jury investigation into alleged conspiracy by Board of Trade President W. T. Baker Civic Federation chairman John Hill Jr bucket-shop prosecuting committee head Thomas Candy and others. Probe centers on warrants used in police raids. State's attorney repudiates the complaint though it was addressed to him.
Carror toX Mo May 1 William Taylor one of the Taylor brothers who murdered the Meeks family was hanged yesterday. His nerve did not desert him and the drop broke his neck declaring him dead in ten minutes.
Mrs Booth Tucker consul of the Salvation Army is very low in San Francisco. Attendants believe she will recover. All Pacific coast engagements are canceled and she will not visit the northwest, proceeding to New York as soon as able.
A collision at Woo Sung between the steamers New Chwang and On Wo caused the sinking of the latter. Over 900 people, mostly Chinese, are reported drowned.
Broadcast from Carpe Town reports the death sentences for Transvaal raid leaders were commuted by President Kreuger. In Niobrara Nebraska two men attacked a widow then fled after a scalding pitchfork wound and a warning to heed Mr Weller’s advice to beware of the vidders. A report adds a turkey bone material for pipe stems remains light porous and capable of resisting tooth pressure and delivering cool smoke.
The Shah of Persia Nasr ed Din was killed entering the shrine of Shah Abdulazin in Teheran. An assassins fired at his heart and he died within two hours after hospital treatment. The killer, Sayyid from Kerman, was arrested and may have had accomplices. Nasr ed Din born 1829, succeeded 1848. heir apparent Nazafir Ed Din born 1853.
Barony Hirsch who died recently left the Prince of Wales a bequest of 1 000 000 pounds five million dollars. Rumors of outstanding debt between the two have circulated for years. Whether the gift settles or includes the alleged debts remains unknown until the will is read. The baron had provided substantial financial help to the prince, who in return offered social support and even visited the baron’s shooting grounds in Austria.
Gen Calixto Garcia’s insurgents of 3500 men clash with Gen Munoz’s 2500 near Zanja in Santiago de Cuba province. The Spaniards are driven into a river with over 300 killed or drowned and about 400 wounded.
A Smyrna letter reports shrinking Armenian relief funds and growing destitute numbers, with fears that famine and pestilence will be inevitable in the coming summer months.
The eligibility committee of the Methodist general conference in Cleveland Ohio on May 4 ruled that women delegates may retain their seats in the conference.
Maxtreller Vermont April 30 The republican state convention selected delegates and instructed them for McKinley.
The Senate and House spent days debating the naval appropriation bill with amendments on officers contractors battleships torpedo boats and tariff questions. The House passed the Pickler general pension bill and moved toward finalizing the bankruptcy bill as consumer debates shifted between gold standard tariffs and silver dollar proposals.
The French cabinet is reorganized with Meline as head. Reports note shifts in government and policy during the transition.
Bulawayo May 1 Earl Grey co administrator with Cecil Rhodes of the British Chartered South Africa Company has arrived with a strong escort. It is unlikely natives will attack the town in force though more than 15 000 armed men remain in the vicinity.
Ottawa reports Sir Charles Tupper has completed cabinet reconstruction and sworn in the new members. A Paris newspaper proposes boosting readership by offering gratuitous medical attendance to its yearly subscribers.
The Iowa Patent Office notes U S patents granted for farm and fast weapon machinery and a humanitarian device to keep children warm in bed. It lists A J and A R Wilson of Texas for a rotary engine with a spherical chamber and a J W Eckerd of Bloomingdale for a water elevator and carrier. The notice offers patent drawings and specifications by request, with services available to inventors in other states.
From Wasnixoton on May 1 reports show cumulative expenditures exceed receipts by about 25.2 million for the fiscal year. April alone adds roughly 208 thousand in excess of receipts with monthly totals near 600 thousand for expenditures.
A cabinet meeting in Mapnip discusses Spain's drought destroying crops and plans relief if rain fails before May. Losses are estimated at 180 million dollars.
Dun's review reports general prices for both farm and manufactured goods fell to the lowest level since October 1892, down 16.7 percent from April 1. The decline marks a historic drop in commodity values with broad implications for producers and markets.
Harrispure notes Holmes will be hanged in Philadelphia on May 7 for the murder of Benjamin F. Pi Hastings refused to grant a stay.
May Rev. George H. Knapp, the missionary expelled from Bitlis, has departed for Constantinople from Alexandrette, Turkey. He previously faced expulsion from Bitlis and is continuing his religious duties abroad.
The Ladies' Home Journal May issue blends seasonal verse and illustrations by W Hamilton Git with poetry by Frank Dempster and others. It previews Ambassadors of the Press, essays on race and the presidency, and a grand spring theme across St Nicholas and Century magazines.
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