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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
7
A fragmentary moral vignette suggests social grudges and vanity. It ponders forgiveness, eccentric behavior, and how appearances affect reputations, hinting at a road to “great pees” through provoking memory and visibility.
Photographs keep bodies looking young and Mayor Pingree, famed for potato patches, is dubbed the early rose mayor of Detroit. Iowa towns consider corn for fuel while coal runs 11 dollars a ton and grain at 11 cents a bushel in some areas. A sewing circle could yield much happiness if women shared genuine affection as they pretend.
A man’s shining virtues seem to incline the world to endure his less desirable traits. The description notes the paradox of strong qualities masking nuisances, reflecting on public tolerance and character perception.
Australia, once nearly cremated by heat in January, now faces heavy snow that has knocked out telegraph lines and disrupted communication.
A man who speaks as if the inquirer should know what he knows quickly loses any friendly regard. The passage notes that lecturing demeanor strains relationships and diminishes goodwill.
William Callison a Versailles Missouri stockman was bumped in a crowd watching a blaze in St Louis and had $5000 snatched from his pocket. Police urged caution for anyone carrying large sums near fires.
A Bridgeport man working on a house roof fell over 100 feet to a stone sidewalk and sustained only a slight ankle injury. He was not unconscious when found and returned to work that afternoon. He was white.
Mary D. Myers of Fort Wayne Indiana sues William H. Decamp a barbershop owner for breach of promise and two thousand dollars damages. The complaint states Decamp won her heart and affections and at times borrowed money totaling a sum not specified. Her fortune is implied to be at risk from the affair.
New York actress Sadie Connolly was nearly killed last week after a California admirer sent her 3,000 violets. She stored the cut flowers in her bedroom, closed the doors, and awoke unconscious as the decaying blooms released carbonic acid, creating a lethal atmosphere. The threat of a violent death surrounded the incident.
Doctor Meyer of Bonn asserts that only one surviving work preserves the Savior’s language. The Jerusalém Talmud, written in Tiberias in the third century, claims Jesus spoke a Galilean Aramaic dialect. Aramaic, a Semitic language related to Hebrew, once served as business lingua franca between Syria and the East.
In Lockport New York a young couple riding home under a brilliant October moon was surprised when the young man expressed his feelings. The young lady fainted from the mood of the moment and the admirer, embarrassed, did not press for a reply after reviving her.
A young artillery officer insured his life for 200000 florins to raise a dowry of 1000000 florins for a marriage. The engagement was broken off and the officer killed himself. insurance firms refuse payment saying he contemplated death by self harm when taking out the policy.
Judge P B Wolfe sentences William McDonough John McGuan John Sale Harry Goody for ten and seven and a half years each for criminally assaulting Emma Gromas a feeble minded 16 year old. James McDonough also jailed. Chicago man Charles Fickler shot dead resisting arrest and Luke Jordan found dead later at a railroad track. Previous jail breaks noted.
Independence October 16. After three weeks, Sylvester Hoover is found guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily injury in the shooting of Joseph Heckel. Jurors said they considered the boy's age of 16 and aimed for three to five years but chose one year in county jail. Public opinion condemns the verdict. The state cost exceeds $2,000.
At 2 o'clock a m a daring postoffice robbery attempt occurred at Grant City near Audubon Iowa. The clerk awoke to glass rattle and blows on the sheet iron shutters. He fired through the shutter and the would-be burglars fled. Two men suspected. tracks and a brace left behind. This is the second such visit in recent years.
Mrs. Julia Daugherty, once a bride with prospects, was jailed in Burlington on vagrancy charges after claiming desertion by a Cedar Rapids husband. She described a penniless, wandering period and was sent to friends in Keithsburg, Illinois.
Ottumwa gains all passenger and freight crews for Ottumwa to Kansas City under CMStP. Chillicothe division station is abolished and Ottumwa becomes the division hub from Marion to Ottumwa and Ottumwa to Kansas City. A new round house and transfer of machine shops and division station to Ottumwa will uproot 80 to 100 Chillicothe families.
Ellis Bous twenty two year old visitor from Springfield Ohio accidentally shot himself while hunting squirrels in Adamson Grove. His remains were sent to Ohio.
A young man Ike Rooker living five miles south of Webster City in Hamilton County shot himself with a shotgun on October 16. No motive is known for the self inflicted death.
In October, Edwin B. Farley sues Jennie E. Farley for divorce alimony and custody of their two children. He alleges her ungovernable temper and claims she threw a butcher knife at him and threatens to kill him in a district court case tied to two of Dubuque’s oldest families, descendants of J P Farley and Judge King.
William Harris was found guilty of murder in the second degree in district court for the murder of George Frank on September 7. The jury compromised on a verdict after defense claimed drunkenness and the state sought first degree murder with a death sentence. The crime carries a penalty of ten years to life.
J D Kennedy a prominent Manchester banker and First National Bank director hanged himself amid reported business reverses. Kennedy, noted for honesty, resigned a year ago due to poor health.
Dusveve Oct. 17. A scaffold on the Catfish bridge project gave way and three men fell forty feet to rocks. Chris Smith was killed instantly while James Mayoney and George Jansen sustained injuries that are fatal.
Secretary of the local Senate W. E. Bullard of Belmond has been indicted by the Wright county grand jury at Clarion on two counts of forgery. He requests trial this term of court.
Reports to the Illinois Central show no hog cholera east of Independence or south of Manchester. It rages northwest and southwest of Independence with losses from Jessup to Fort Dodge around 40 percent and 50 percent at Iowa Falls Alden Williams and Blairsburg. North of Charles City losses run about 25 percent as farmers rush unfatted hogs to market and foresee a short next spring crop.
Brief notes report Highland Park College Des Moines published A Little Book with illustrations and a write up of the school. It is mailed free upon request.
The US dispatch boat Bancroft has reached Smyrna amid sensational reports it would force passage through the Dardanelles. Diplomatic circles reject any negotiations for such action, attributing the tale to hopes of Bosphorus access and urging peaceful methods without coercion.
Sir Edward Clark, former solicitor general and Conservative MP, argued that the American boundary commission would rule against England in the Venezuelan dispute. The claim provoked wide comment in political circles and the press, with Daily News mocking Clark's stance as inverted jingoism and predicting hardened tensions with the United States under a new president.
Three men robbed the Bank of Meeker and its connected store, taking money and forcing staff into the street. A volley from armed residents killed two robbers, wounded a third who later died. four locals were wounded but survived. The coroner's jury ruled the deaths justifiable.
At the vice regal council the minister of agriculture said many local authorities report distress due to drought and rising wheat prices. He added that government works and importing wheat from California could avert actual famine.
Henry E. Abbey, prominent manager, died in New York at age after a period of illness. He passed away from a stomach hemorrhage. He was accompanied by his daughter and Mrs. Kingsley, mother of Abbey's first wife. The present Mrs. Abbey is believed to be in Europe following a divorce suit.
Three firemen Edmund La Porte Harry King and Silvan Carpenter were killed at a stubborn fire at the Gilmour Co chemical warehouse in Montreal on October 16. Six others were badly injured as the second floor collapsed trapping men below amid a massive loss of property estimated at $200000 with about half covered by insurance.
Viexxa Oct. 19 report states mobilization of Russian forces is underway with officers on leave or retired recalled. The moves are tied to expectations of an European mandate to occupy Constantinople and reflect heightened military readiness.
About 60000 dollars in railroad bonds and securities were found in a trunk tied to a boarding bill at the Saratoga hotel. The papers name J. Lawrence Schoolcraft, with a possible mother in Glenn Forge Virginia. The trunk was left by a man registering as Geo Craft of Philadelphia and handed to Chief Badenoch for inquiry.
The October fruit report from the agricultural department notes a heavy apple crop and high quality in northern states while prices are very low. Michigan markets are crowded and Atlantic coast damage from September storms is noted, with heavy losses in parts of Pennsylvania and New York and some fruit drop reported in the middle west.
The formal proclamation has been issued in Mexico City announcing the re election of President Diaz. The city atmosphere reflects official confirmation of the continuation of Diaz's presidency.
Literary Notes report T. de Thulstrup will show campaign pictures at Harper's Weekly national HQ in Chicago during November. Rebecca Harding Davis will serialize her new story Frances Wardeaux in Harper's Bazar starting October 10, with illustrations by T. de Thulstrup.
Thomas Watson faces illness as reports from Mytiline Greece detail a plot against Christians and arrests of ringleaders. Sebastopol and Batoum mobilize forces while a mine laden gunboat is prepared. Havana reports yellow fever and rising smallpox with a warning to port cargo.
Wasin e tor October 13 The United States may recognize Cuban independence if Spain fails to end the war in Cuba within three months. A high official says the president expects to take a vigorous stand and may act by early next year as the Venezuelan question is settled and peace in Cuba devised.
Malet Prevost of the Venezuelan boundary commission suspends claims of a Venezuela victory in the dispute with Great Britain. He states the commission lacks full facts and will not decide until Prof Burr returns from Europe with new histories and information.
A British Guiana dispatch reports alarming riots among coolies in Demerara. Ringleaders were arrested and as police escorted them to the lock-up, the mob attacked forcing police to fire. Three rioters were killed and many wounded amid a wage-cut strike.
In Helena on Oct 17 1900, R H Kleinschmidt reports a Memphis broker offered C T Schulte and J T Frost bank presidents 200000 silver dollars to be delivered six months after election and after passage of a free coinage law at 70 cents on gold. Kleinschmidt accepted and asked Booker to hold the bankers to the offer and pursue legal enforcement if needed.
The annual report of the third assistant postmaster general shows total expenditures of 90 626 296 and receipts of 82 499 208 leaving a deficit of 8 127 088. Expenditures exclude mail carrying costs on subsidized Pacific railroads amounting to 1 558 808.
Registration on opening day reaches 123647 names far surpassing 1895 and 1892 totals. Election officials note a 40 000 rise over 1800s figures amid unprecedented political participation in St Louis and surrounding locales.
A fight near Hen in Hunrpsville Texas on October 17 involved two groups of men using shotguns and pistols. Two sons of Hamp Lacey and Reddick Stephen were killed in the melee over a family dispute.
Des Moines area notices report a copyright for H Parmalee's Traveling Library System and patent allowances for W F Brockway campaign rabbit foot badge, H J Kapka advancing wrench with sliding jaw, and W H Gray corn harvester binder improvement. Trials in field succeeded. Thomas Gann and J Ralph Orwig listed as patent solicitors.
A man speaks of recalling a proverb learned in youth. He notes that much merit lies in applying maxims to daily matters. He admits one proverb had escaped memory until a second lesson on a bicycle. A cross of court plaster is visible on his cheekbone.
The annual missionary meeting in Springfield brings delegates from the United States and abroad. Reports show Foreign Christian Missionary Society and American Christian Missionary Society tackling extensive work in India Jamaica and the United States with tens of thousands raised and spent including nearly 70 000 raised in the year.
Chicago on October 16 shows price ranges on the Board of Trade across commodities. The table lists daily quotations with figures reflecting activity in the market.
Ger T. Quinn, sought by York police for six weeks, was captured at View in Riverside County California. He allegedly swindled J. B. Hall of New York out of 441 to 741 dollars and fled with his wife of H. W. Gamble’s in Broo. En route to California he stopped at Eudora Kansas to consort with a wealthy young woman before deserting her. He was living with a Ga woman at View when arrested.
Avlanta Ga bank Merc bank closed its doors in Atlanta on October 17 after making an assignment for the benefit of creditors. J G and George W Scott are named signees. The failure surprised financial circles and drew a large crowd of anxious depositors.
A large Korbel winery near Guerreville, Santa Rosa, California, was damaged by a Wednesday fire. A press and about 150000 gallons of new wine were released. pumps sprayed water on the wine aiding control. The cellar contained 100000 gallons of old wine, most of which was saved.
Fort Wayne Indiana October 17 3 Reed loses his voice Friday and cannot address engagements. He travels to Chicago for treatment and stays under a physician care for a day or two. He is reported as perfectly well and plans to speak in Chicago on the advertised date.
An appeals court has affirmed the Appellate Division Second Department decision granting the Gold Democrats the right to use the name of the Gold Standard Democrats on the official ballot in Albany New York.
In New York a War news bureau dispatch reports August Cauley president of the Artisans in Wilmington has been appointed receiver for the Bay State Gas company as part of a broader wave of financial reorganizations.
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