Incomplete Law Talk on Robbers and Icycles
A fragmentary prose piece comments that laws not needed drag society down and that bank robbers fleeing on icycles tire easily while suggesting men and women imitate animals, implying fashion trends.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
4
Unconscious assimilation and fashion in a newspaper aside
The passage questions how a man fills his space and reflects on unconscious assimilation. It notes a balloon sleeve going away and cloth repurposed in fashion. An Iowa editor celebrated eight daughter arrival with a wry remark about events seeming to come their way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kalamazoo Man Aims Self Destruction Over Politics
George Roatch of Kalamazoo cut his throat in a fatal act linked to political agitation. The telegraph note suggests he brooded over politics, reflecting distress over the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Roatch
Kalamazoo
Stamp dealer hides letters in Cuba mail to bypass censors
A New York stamp dealer devised a scheme to forward Cuba mail by concealing letters in stamp wrappings. Stamps sent from Cuba are used to smuggle important letters that would have been blocked by outgoing mail censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
New York
Petition seeks Berkman pardon from Goldman signatories
Emma Goldman leads a petition by Pennsylvania socialists and anarchists to secure a pardon for Alexander Berkman, the Young anarchist who attempted to assassinate H. C. Frick and received a twenty seven year prison sentence. Reports suggest Frick may sign, prompting doubt about its truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Goldman
Pennsylvania
Alexander Berkman
New York
H. C. Frick
State
Frick
Ginger cordial blamed for New York woman's arrest
A respected New York woman, elderly and mother of many, faced ER police justice on a charge of intoxication after a ginger cordial taken at a drugstore for a passing indisposition was found to be the cause. The tale is urged to warn married men who sometimes return home in a shattered condition.
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New York
George du Maurier Portrait Sparks Angel and Devil Satire
The New York Times notes du Maurier’s last self portrait shows a man with angel wings and a cloven tail. He captions it that some say he has wings, others a forked tail, then calls himself an ordinary man annoyed by the fuss.
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George du Maurier
The
New York Times
Leafless cotton could revolutionize Georgia farming
A man near Atlanta grows three acres of leafless cotton with plants seven to fourteen feet high and yields five times more cotton than usual. A southern Georgia committee offered him 18 000 for his plants to destroy them, which he rejected. He offered forty bushels of seed to the New Orleans exchange for 20 000, a bid he hopes to seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
New Orleans Exchange
Paterson Constable Seeks Deal With Circus Hippo
Constable Quigley of Paterson finds himself in a comic dispute over a circus hippo named Lady Bienheim. After attackers claimed money from the show, Quigley attachmented the animal, noting she eats eight Dales of hay daily and must be milked. The officer plans to remove the aggressive beast from the scene.
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Quigley
Paterson
N. J
Washburn
Lady Bienheim
Agricultural department shows rise in total U S commerce
The agricultural department reports that the ten years ending June 30 recorded total U S commerce including imports and exports at 16 013 888 dollars yearly average over 1 600 000 000. 1896 figures show an upward trend not as strong as 1895 but enough to suggest the 1894-95 lull may be ending.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Pleasantville Stockman Ends His Life in Denver Hotel
J B Long a Pleasantville Iowa cattleman shot himself in a Denver hotel room after stopping payment on three $1,000 drafts and writing he had been robbed. He left a letter requesting his body be sent to Monro IA care of the Masonic lodge and no motive was stated. Two drafts and $45 were found on his person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantville
Colorado
Denver
J. B. Long
Iowa
Oxford
National Bank of the Republic
Chicago
Citizen's National Bank of
Long
Monroe
Masonic Lodge
Burglars Capture After Money Heist In Runellss
In Runell s on October 30 burglars broke into C B Osborn s general store and blew the safe. About $100 was taken and two men seen leaving between 2 and 3 am. A posse found them in a East Thirtieth Street Des Moines schoolhouse after smoke from a stove gave away the spot. They were arrested without resistance and no tools were found on them.
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Runnells
C. B. Osborn
E. C. Kline
East Thirtieth
Dean Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa forger Fritz Jensen finally captured in Ogden
Fritz Tonop podan alias Johnson alias Jensen is in the county jail awaiting grand jury action on forgery charges. He sold a forged $177 check drawn on H. Fulton to A. Alstine of Maine last December and fled the country before being captured by Sheriff Card at Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Jensen
Atlantic
Fritz Tonoppodan
Johnson
Jensen
H. Fulton
A. Alstine
Maine
Card
Ogden
Wealthy farmer’s son gravely injured in shotgun blast
Atlantic reports Lewis Gingery, son of Cass county’s wealthy farmer, is not expected to live after a shotgun blast shattered his skull while he fought several chicken hawks.
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Lewis Gingery
Atlantic
Cass County
Youths Turn Desperadoes In Clinton County Robbery
Two teenaged boys aged about 17 and 18, formerly farm workers, yielded to outlaw acts. In Andover they fired at a store after being refused ammunition, then broke into the Northwestern depot and obtained about $5. They were captured at Fulton and brought to Clinton, bound over in $1,000. Names given as Henry Smith of Bellevue and Roy Wright of Pierson.
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Clinton
Andover
Northwestern
Lyons
Fulton
Ill
Henry Smith
Bellevue
Roy Wright
Pierson
Swindled by a Forged Draft at a Sioux City Jewelry Store
A stranger deceived jeweler William Hiles by posing as an oil firm agent and wealthy buyer. He selected a $75 diamond, then paid with a forged draft signed by Harry M Geary and endorsed in the name James L Carter. The note, drawn on the First National Bank of Cleveland, proved fraudulent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Oet
Wm. Hiles
Cleveland
Harry M. Geary
First National Bank of Cleveland
James L. Carter
Dining Car Saloon Keeper Indicted in Iowa Case
Hancock county grand jury returns an indictment against J. J. McCoy for illegal liquor sale. McCoy operated a dining car on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line and is accused of selling liquor contrary to state law. This may be the first such prosecution since the prohibition era began for dining cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Grand
Hancock County
J. J. McCoy
McCoy
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Iowa
Five-year-old Rutie Young Burned in Fire Rescue Tragedy
In Newton on Oct 26 Rutie Young and her mother John Young and two siblings tried to rescue the child from a spot where a fire had died. Rutie and her mother sustained severe burns and the mother’s hand is badly burned. Believed Rutie cannot recover.
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Newton
Rutie
John Young
Dubuque Resident Attempts Suicide in Town
Joseph Norton a well known resident of Dubuque cut his throat and is in a precarious condition with likely death. The incident occurred on Oct 29 in Dubuque Iowa.
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Dubuque
Joseph Norton
Desperate Bank Robbery Attempt Hits Goldfield Bank
In Mason City on November 1 a bold burglary was attempted at the Citizen's State bank in Goldfield. Dynamite placed at the door shattered windows and damaged the two story brick building. Citizens gathered as the robbers fled, with no clue to their identities.
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Citizen's Bank
Mason City
Citizen's State Bank
Goldfield
McElhiney Bros
Farmer Brower Found Dead on Oskaloosa Farm
James Brower, a bachelor living alone on his farm near Oskaloosa, was found dead in the barn yard. No marks of violence or foul play are suspected. He suffered neuralgia of the stomach, which is thought to have caused the death.
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Oskaloosa
James Brower
Burlington resident Louisa Bradley dies by morphine overdose
Mrs. Louisa Bradley, a Burlington resident, took morphine to end pain from cancer. She was found dead in a woodshed by her daughter on November 1. The death is believed to be self-inflicted as a relief from suffering.
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Burlington
Burtuxetos
Louisa Bradley
Local Briefs Highlight Accidents and Legal Actions
A two mile north of Kenwood farmer Carl Westfall died by hanging. Des Moines Despatch reports a fatal gun injury near Rock Rapids while crossing a fence. Weldon buildings burned totaling up to $2,000 with $1,000 insured. Frances Fry sues Mrs. Jane Stinson in Cedar Rapids for $10,000 over marital alienation. Iowa Supreme Court affirms Puth vs Zimbleman. McFarland executor joins suit following a fatal incident. Des Moines men sue J J Jones for $18,000 over a land deal swindle. Matt Watson case closes after months of trial and vast expense. judge to decide soon. Allerton man burns to death in Williams livery barn fire. Atlantic Bank receiver Bruff reports assets $194,000 liabilities $205,000. claims paid in time plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Westfall
Kenwood
Des Moines
Highland Park College
C. C., Rearick
H. B. Porter
Titusville
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Goff
Weldon
MccCullough
Frances Fry
Cedar Rapids
Jane Stinson
E. W. McFarland
Boone District Court
McFarland
Jones
Northwood Park
Kansas
Norwood Park
Davis
Guittard
Maquoketa
Matt Watson
Waterman
Supreme Court
Hansen
Allerton
Albert Curtis
Williams
Atlantic Dispatch
Bruff
Bank of Atlantic
Whitney
Spain faces white elephant in Cuba if rebellion lasts
The London Globe editorialized via the Herald that prolonged insurrection would ruin Cuba’s two main industries, leaving Spain bankrupt and forced to occupy the island. It argues Spain must decide quickly whether Cuba is worth retaining and either concede or conquer to pacify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Cuba
New York
the Herald
London
the Globe
Spain
Cub
Madrid
Battle with Outlaws Near San Antonio Stage Hold Up
News from Albuquerque reports a pitched battle between a posse and outlaws who held up the San Antonio White Oaks stage. An officer was killed and another wounded. a bandit was fatally hit and another wounded. Outlaws fled and are pursued by posses.
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Albuquerque
N. M
San Antonio White Oaks
Fatty
Glucose Duty Debate Affects U.S. Exports to Austria
Washington reports Austrian government plans to triple glucose duties to curb cheaper American imports. Consul Hurst notes U S shipments to Austria reached 2,640,000 pounds in five months, paying a duty of 2.90 dollars per 220 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Hurst
Prague
State Department
America
Austria
Indian Famine Outlook Grows More Severe in Indian Regions
Advices from Simla report rising prospects of famine in India with a serious outlook. Scarcity of grain extends through Punjab and central provinces to Behar and Bombay, and prices have risen. Government has advanced thirty lakhs of seeds. Irrigation work has begun and relief efforts established elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Simla
India
Punjab
Central Provinces
Behar
Bombay
Storms Ravage Guthrie and southern cities
A cyclonic storm struck Guthrie Oklahoma New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg and surrounding areas. Property losses in New Orleans may reach 100000. Several farm houses were wrecked near Guthrie and multiple deaths occurred including numerous African American residents in Louisiana and near Vicksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Guthrie
Okla
New Orleans
Memphis
Vicksburg
Louisiana
French Ambassador Replies to Porte Over Marmara Fire
A panic in Constantinople followed gun practice by the French guardship in the Sea of Marmara. The Turkish government urged the embassy to move practice farther from the city. The French ambassador said he regretted the alarm and that people should become accustomed to the sound of firing.
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Constantinople
Porte
Sea of
Marmara
Explosion in No 3 mine leaves six dead in Wilkes Barre
A gas explosion in Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co No 3 mine in South Wilkes Barre, Pa left six men dead and three injured. Twelve workers reported missing, with belief that all are perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
South Wilkesbarre
Explosion at Empire magazine rocks Geneva Indiana
The Empire magazine near Geneva Indiana exploded releasing 700 quarts of nitro glycerine. The blast shattered the magazine and damaged numerous homes with windows walls and chimneys destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Magazine
Geneva
Indiana
Ind
Wives of Two Businessmen Slashed in Decatur Affray
In Decatur Indiana on October 31 a cutting affray occurred between the wives of two prominent businessmen. Mrs. M Buhler attacked Mrs. J Chronister as they headed to church over alleged infidelity. Mr Chronister tried to defend his wife and was severely wounded. Both women face grave injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
J. Chronister
M. Buhler
City Roller Mills
Chronister
Indoor mile marks fastest ever on Coliseum track
Nashville report notes John J Johnson completed a mile in 2 01 15 at the eight-lap Coliseum track, the indoor record. He was paced by tandems and triplets. Jimmie Micheal rode five miles in 10 25 on the same track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
John
Johnson
Coliseum
Jimmie Micheal
Four Thousand Cab Strike Shuts City Cabs
In Loxpon on October 30, over 4,000 cabmen strike after resolutions. A cab shortage is evident as services decline and passenger demand rises amid the protest action.
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Loxpon
Dual heartperformer Dr. King visits Waterbury physician
Dr Charles King told a Waterbury physician he has two hearts under his vest and can make both beat at once or alternately. A Philadelphia magistrate’s marriage fee rules require a $5 city payment. excess is kept, shortfall must be made up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Charles King
Waterbury
Conn
Constantinople Massacres Death Toll Reported
The military commission appointed by the sultan to investigate the recent riots in Constantinople has submitted its report. It states the facts and estimates 2,250 Armenians were massacred and 400 Mussulmans were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Bread Price Rise and Global Turbulence Captures Headlines
London notes a half penny loaf increase hitting the poor districts as war and famine fears ripple abroad. Reports claim Spain’s Cuba war resources are sufficient, while London and Manila dispatches cover disasters, reforms, and high-level appointments shaping global affairs.
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London
Arizona at the Door Statehood Rally Report
Arizona Governor Benjamin F. report to Secretary Francis states unity for statehood. The volume details mining output in the year at 13 973 263 dollars with gold at 5 200 000 dollars. Cattle shipments from 1894 to 1896 reach 595 379 head and taxable property value gains 500 000 with conservative valuation at 90 000 000 dollars.
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Washington
Arizona
Benjamin Franklin
Francis
Territorial Board
PAVED ROAD IN COUNTRY EXPERIMENT IN ILLINOIS
Monmouth township in Warren county completes brick pavement the first of its kind in the United States. Brick laid on six inches of sand with crushed stone shoulders. Projected cost under $5,000 per mile funded by a 3 mill five year tax.
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Warren County
Mlinois
Manmouth
Monmouth Township
United States
Child Murdered by Hired Boy in Wisconsin Town
In Lynehed Wisconsin October 30 a North Bend farmer Oscar Marshall’s 3 year old son was killed by 18 year old Palmer hired to harm the employer after a quarrel. Palmer was hanged by a mob from a railway bridge as officers pursued him toward Black River Falls.
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Lynehed
Galesville
Wis
Oscar Marshall
North Bend
Palmer
Black River Falls
Tremendous Nebraska Snow Slows Rail Traffic
McCook Nebraska reports a tremendously heavy snowstorm blanketing western counties since last night. High winds and drifting snow hindered railway traffic and appear to continue through the night as one of the region’s greatest snows in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
McCook
Neb
Suit Seeks Fifty Thousand From Corbin Estate
Miss Mathilde Nelson files a suit in New York seeking $50,000 from the estate of the late Austin Corbin. She alleges Corbin was a frequent visitor to her apartments and told her he had invested $50,000 for her as a provision for old age in case of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Corbin
New York
Mathilde Nelson
Miss Nelson
Corbin
Desperate Negro Arrested in Coal Creek Killings
Bud Black the Black man who killed two men at Coal Creek is jailed in Knox county after being seized near the scene. A mob gathered as Sheriff Demarcus transported him to Knoxville rather than Clinton. Black struck a Coal Creek soldier with a billiard cue during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Bud Black
Coal Creek
Knox County
Demarcus
Clinton
Black
Egg Throwers Expelled From College Window
Curiaco Oct 30 Chauncey C Foster and Louis J Hanchett expelled from the business college after attempting to egg Mr Bryan on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Chauncey C. Foster
Louis J. Hanchett
Mr. Bryan
Business College
Iowa patent office report notes issued patents by state
Iowa inventors received seven patents, Kansas five, Minnesota eight and Nebraska one. A Canada patent went to H M Hoadley of Van Wert Iowa for a horseshoe nail cutter and clincher. J A Norton of Odebolt was allowed a bed attachment that folds as a pillow sham holder and serves as a bed table. A T Cowder of Prairie City was granted a chain making machine for his potato harvester. Patents presented by Thomas G ann J Rapa Orwie solicitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moinés
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Canada
H. M. Hoadley
van Wert
United States
J. A. Norton
Odebolt
A. T. Cowder
Prairie City
Thomas G.ann J. Rapa Orwie
Patents
Richard Harding Davis Meets Li Hung Chang Aboard Ship
The scene recounts Richard Harding Davis meeting Li Hung Chang on the same voyage to America. Davis tells Li he is writing a novel sparking the viceroy’s shock. Li admonishes him to work instead. A later line introduces a domestic mishap about a pearl stud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davis
America
Li Hung Chang
John
Sultan Calamity Looms as Powers Confront Turkey
Constantinople dispatch notes rising danger across the Turkish empire after sultan decreed new taxes to fund military armament. Powers issue a strong protest over arming Mussulmans while Turkey accelerates armament and calls reserves. Concerns of a wholesale massacre of Christians amid mounting coercion fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Porte
Turkey
Diplomats weigh fate of the Sultan in Constantinople
Constantinople dispatches report grave anxiety among diplomats over the deposition of the sultan. The sheik ul Islam, the legal depose authority, remains at the sultan's residence as a guest and prisoner, while discussions continue on removing the ruler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Loxpon
Constantople
Daily News É
sheik-ul-Islam
Dir
Noming
Apple Crop Revival Boosts National Winter Yield
The England Homestead reports a near 59.5 million barrel U S winter apple crop, with New England New York Michigan and nearby states producing exceptionally. Central west areas fall short of home needs while Atlantic coast exports reach 1 million barrels, up a third from last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
England Homestead
United States
Michigan
Central West
Atlantic Coast
Chinese Atrocities Report On 1895 Kutien Attack
The state department received the Ku Cheng commission report from Consul Hixson of Fu Chu and Commander Newell. It details the 1895 attack on American and other missionaries in Kutien China and includes many photographs. The case was closed by executing the ringleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Ku Cheng
Hixson
Fu Chu
China
Newell
Kutien
Woman Shoots Husband While Hunting in Misfire
In Vandalia Illinois on November 1 Edward Armstrong was shot in the back of the head by his wife, a skilled marksman, as they hunted quail near Haggertstown. He died almost instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haggerstown
Edward Armstrong
Mannow Confesses Too Late in Birch Murder
Julius Mannow died hanged for the Carey B. Birch murder of June 1895. He wrote a confession exonerating Joseph Windrath, who was already hanged last June based on Mannow's testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannow
Carriago
Julius Mannow
Carey B. Birch
Joseph Windrath
Windrath
Madagascar Executions Shock Antananarivo Officials Resign
Dispatches report the execution of Minister Rainandrian aupaudry and Prince Ratismananga in Antananarivo for rebellion ties, while Premier Rainitsinbosity resigns. Other items note Maceo’s maneuvers in Cuba, a phonendoscope invention, blotting paper towel use, and Atchison girls pledging not to marry men earning less than their own salaries.
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Madagascar
Paris
Antananarivo
Inter
Rainandrianaupaudry
Ratismananga
Rainitsinbosity
Atchison
Kansas
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