Doctor in Creston Takes Own Medicine Fails
Dr. Rawles of Creston Iowa took a dose of his own medicine with damaging results though he showed faith.
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Dr. Rawles
Creston
Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
6
Suit Filed Over Gift Watch Alleged Hypnotic Pressure
Mrs. Marley of Auburndale Massachusetts sues Rev Dr Simpson a Christian scientist to recover a gold watch given during a camp meeting fund drive that raised about 100000 for foreign missions. She alleges hypnotic influence and seeks return of the timepiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marley
Auburndale
Mass
Dr. Simpson
Miss Delia Stacey Wins Five Dollar Broadway Dare
Miss Delia Stacey, the New York actress, accepted a $5 bet to smoke a cigarette on an open Broadway car and carried out the wager. Her calm display drew a sensation as several other passengers left the car while Stacey stayed to win the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Stacey
New York
Metropolis
Broadway
Miss Stacey
Unclear household drug safety prompts reader ire
A reader laments careless storage of poisonous drugs near harmless medicines and nighttime drinking from unidentified bottles. The narrator questions why people fail to light the gas to verify actions, noting daily newspaper reports of avoidable deaths and scarce sympathy for such reckless behavior.
Notable U S Skilled Trades Worker Totals
The source lists millions of workers in skilled trades across the United States including machinists tool makers boilermakers patternmakers carpenters masons contractors plumbers and many engineers. It highlights the breadth of employment in manufacturing construction and rail transport sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Unrequited Love Ends in Suicide in New York
Peter Fleming an 81 year old organ grinder declares devotion to Ida Peters 36 but is rejected. He goes to his room and shoots himself, ending a tale of obsessive affection and a life-long pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fleming
New York
Ida Peters
Cupid
Centenarians across Europe and the Balkans
Census data show 213 centenarians in France versus 78 in Germany. Switzerland has none, England 146, Spain 401, Ireland 75. The Balkans dwarf them with Servia 578, Roumania 1,084, and Bulgaria 3,883 centenarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Europe
Switzerland
England
Spain
Ireland
Balkan States
Servia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Brooklyn romance ends in wedding on death bed
A ten year romance culminated in a wedding on the death bed of bride Annie N Gargan. Groom Peter J Kelley a wealthy liquor dealer. Accidents delayed the ceremony until the bride grew fatally ill. A priest performed the sacrament as family wept. Their prior betrothal began when she was 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Annie N. Gargan
Peter J. Kelley
Unidentified potato pest appears near Alexandria North of Sioux City
Farmers report a dark green half inch long bug swarming in potato patches. The pest bites faces and hands, causes blisters, and damages vines. Locals kill it by scaf fing straw, driving pests into straw, beating vines, then burning straw and bugs. So far numbers are small and area limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Sioux City
Mosquito Bites Overturned Night Visitor Mystery
A Johns Hopkins professor reports only female mosquitoes bite humans, promising a simpler explanation for bites. The finding suggests that bedside warnings to all night visitors should focus on distinguishing species and gender to assess bite risk.
Sunstruck Tradesmen in St Paul Amid Heat Wave
In St Paul a plumber and an iceman were sunstruck during a fierce heat wave. The day also had some bright spots despite the extreme temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Dorr Cattle Company Sues W W Lyons for Slander
A Des Moines suit seeks 25000 damages from W W Lyons president of the Iowa Bankers State Bank over statements about the Dorr Cattle Company's business methods and credit allegedly made during bank dealings. The petition claims the remarks harmed the cattle firm's statewide livestock business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorr Cattle Company
W. W. Lyons
Des Moines
District Court
Fearful crime near Libertyville ends with three jailed suspects
In Orrumwa on August 20 three masked men bound gagged and assaulted Nellie Warner 20 at her home near Libertyville. She freed herself and alerted authorities. A sheriff posse of 300 pursued and captured three men later jailed in Fairfield. Nellie remains in critical condition and cannot identify her attackers. Circumstantial evidence grows against the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrumwa
E. W. Warner
Libertyville
Nellie
Fairfield
Two Farmers Found Dead Near Independence and Oxford
Independence reports Robert Burk died on the road to town from hemorrhage of the lungs and was found on a bridge. The Iowa City incident notes Andy B. Stowell found dead on Charles Stratton's farm four miles south of Oxford with cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Robert Burk
Iowa City
Andy B. Stowell
Charles Stratton
Oxford
Robbery at Searsboro Stolen Goods Worth About $100
Thieves entered the general store of George Jackson in Searsboro and stole clothing jewelry and other material totaling about 100 dollars. Confederates waited and loaded the goods into a wagon before driving away. No clues are in the hands of local officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searsboro
George Jackson
Fatal Cooking Accident Burns Mrs Knutson. Husband Hurt
West Bend on August 28 reports a likely fatal accident as Mrs. John Knutson suffered severe burns when flames spread from the stove to her dress during dinner preparation. Her husband, who rushed to aid, was seriously burned on the hands and arms. doctors say he was too late to save her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
John Knutson
Des Moines Daily News Slashes Sub Price to $1 Year
The Des Moines Daily News lowers annual subscription to $1 for a limited period until January 1, 1897, aiming to boost circulation beyond all Iowa dailies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moies
Des Moines Daily News
Iowa
Sioux National Bank Fails in Sioux City
Sioux City Aug 29 The Sioux National Bank has failed A door notice cites large withdrawals and slow collections and states depositors will be paid in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Big Bank
Sioux National Bank
Missouri Vating Tragedy: Man Loses Foot in Mowing Accident
Henry Weilinger lost his foot when his team spooked by a barrel in front of the sickle. He stopped to remove the barrel, the rustling grass frightened the mules, they bolted, and his left foot was severed above the ankle. Nearby witnesses provided prompt aid to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Vating
Henry Weilinger
Judge Thompson Dead in Cerro Gordo County
Judge W. E. Thompson, long attached to the New York Tribune under Horace Greeley and who aided James A. Garfield on the Erie Canal, has died. He had lived in Cerro Gordo county since 1863.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Thompson
Mason City
W. E. Thompson
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
James A. Garfield
Erie Canal
Cerro Gordo County
Heroic Child Saves Twins From Atlantic Fire
At a McGregor home a lamp filled with gasoline exploded as the family left for church. Helen McGregor aged about years rushed into the blaze and carried the twin babies downstairs. The room furnishings were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pr. McGregor
Helen McGregor
Unrequited Love Ends Fatally for Young Man
John Dempster of Page County killed himself after a rejected suit to Butler Kellogg’s daughter. A few days earlier his sister warned Miss Kellogg he would kill himself if she did not marry him. He shot himself behind corn cribs after she refused to speak with him alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Logan
Page County
John Dempster
Butler Kellogg
Miss Kellogg
Sioux City Council Cuts Clerks and Salaries Citywide
Sioux City council reduces municipal expenses by firing clerks across departments and trimming police fire and street cleaning budgets. The move follows ongoing deficits and may lead to lawsuits from former employees claiming entitlement to contract salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Failure at Waterloo forces assignment of Miller and Daugherty
Miller and Daugherty dry goods dealers of Waterloo have made an assignment. Liabilities are listed at 42 500 with assets estimated at 50 000. The Washington store is included. Mortgages totaling 13 000 were filed before the assignment. The failure is blamed on eastern firms enforcing collections, with all liabilities expected to be realized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller & Daugherty
Waterloo
Washington
Bicycle Coaster Killed in Cedar Rapids Collision
A 12 year old boy Bert Schuweiler coasted down a steep hill on a bicycle and collided with a hay wagon. He was thrown under horses, trampled, and the hind wheel passed over him. He died within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Bert Schuweiler
Glenwood Fire Destroys East Wing Amid Storm
A blaze at the Glenwood institution for feeble minded children destroyed the east wing at 3 a m during a heavy storm. The fire started from a lightning strike. Inmates were safely moved outside. Loss estimated at 75 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counci
Glenwood
Brief Iowa News One Light Frost and Local Incidents
A light frost touched parts of Iowa on the 27th. Republicans renominated Updegraff in the Fourth district while Democrats and Populists name Fred White for Congress in the Sixth and Rev Frank W Evans in the Seventh. The Kinder brothers were arrested at Foster for assault on Thomas Boyle, an old soldier. Hog cholera spreads from Fort Dodge to Moorland, with Beem and others reporting losses. Charles Ray was shot accidentally at Cowan's Park by George Christensen. his condition is critical. The Aborn House in Des Moines renovates with $10,000 fit out and new owner Frank H Connell aims for homey comfort. Cedar Rapids police uncover extreme cruelty as ex-Alderman Frank Dietz chained his daughter to a heavy log. the girl, a store clerk, is of good character and the practice is not tolerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Updegraff
Fred White
Congress
Frank W. Evans
Des Moines
Kinder Brothers
Foster
Thomas Boyle
Fort Dodge
Manchester
Burnside
Wick Beem
Charles Ray
Wm. Probert
Cowan's Park
Eagle Grove
George Christensen
Standard Oil Company
Ray
Aborn
Frank H. Connell
Cedar Rapids
Frank Dietz
Dietz
British Warships Bombard Zanzibar and Capture the Sultan
Dispatches from Zanzibar report that Said Khalid refused surrender after the British consul's ultimatum. The palace and old custom house were destroyed in a fifty minute bombardment by warships Raccoon Thrush and Sparrow. Khalid escaped to the German consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Foreign Office
Khalid
Glasgow
Sultan
Raccoon
Thrush
Sparrow
Said Khalid
Deyyid
Hamad bin Thwain bin Said
Brooklyn Sets Speed Record For Naval Vessel Class
The cruiser Brooklyn surpassed vessels of its class by an 83 knot continuous run at 21.92 to 22.10 knots per hour, showing potential for higher speed. Builders Messrs. Cramy of Philadelphia may gain a bonus of at least 350,900 with a 50,000 premium per quarter knot over 20. The vessel performed grandly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Rostex
Messrs. Cramy
Philadelphia
Hammond Mills to Close in Illinois Steel Shutdown
Illinois Steel Company's Hammond mills shut down indefinitely causing mass unemployment. Geo P Hyde says the plant will never reopen under the Illinois Steel Company after a July wage scale. The stoppage, due to weak business, will affect 420 skilled workers and laborers and cost $5,000 to $6,000 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Illinois Steel Company
Geo. P. Hyde
Prominent Salvadoran Leaders Condemned to Death
The San Salvador court martial sentences former president Carlos Ezeta and former vice-president Antonio Ezeta to death for treason rebellion and sedition. The men, condemned on June 22, 1890, are now beyond Salvadoran justice and unlikely to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador
New York
The
Herald
San Salvador
Carlos Ezeta
Antonio Ezeta
Notable arrivals report Cuban expedition supplies in Key West
General Roloff and Col. Nunez arrived at Key West as Roloff's party claimed three expeditions landed in Cuba carrying 1,500 rifles 2 000 000 cartridges 700 machetes three field pieces medicine and other supplies with further details awaiting confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Roloff
Col. Nunez
Cuba
MAY ANNEX THE ISLANDS
Minister Willis resumes duties after a U S visit with talk of annexation policy. He may enter negotiations for annexation or a monarchical government with Kaiulani on the throne or an American protectorate, to be decided by a people vote. Dole is away on Maui awaiting instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Dole
San Francisco
Alameda
Honolulu
United States
Cleveland
Kaiulani
Maui
Li Hung Chang Arrives to Enthusiastic New York Welcome
Li Hung Chang arrived aboard the St. Louis off quarantine and was greeted by Dolphin officers on behalf of President Cleveland. The procession up the bay drew cheers, whistles, and firecrackers as New York saluted with twenty one guns. He was escorted to the Waldorf and met by President Cleveland in private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Li Hung Chang
Dolphin
Cleveland
United States
Por
Waldorf
Whitney
China
Transvaal visitors fired on by naval station
London August 27. A dispatch says authorities at the naval station fired on a steam launch carrying Transvaal visitors. Mrs Landsorg was fatally wounded. The Transvaal consul demands a full inquiry amid intense excitement and fear of unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
London
Lorenzo Maute
Naval Station
Landsorg
U S envoy says Turkish reply unsatisfactory over Kharput Marash aid
In Constantinople on August 28 Alexander W Terrill the U S minister notified the Turkish government that its answer to the United States demands for indemnity after the burning of American missions at Kharput and Marash is unsatisfactory. A windrow of salt around a field protects against army worms. Rockefeller wealth is placed at 179 million with Chicago University gifts of 7 475 million. Last year 4 875 519 Americans were savings bank depositors holding 1 810 579 023 in deposits averaging 371 36 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
U.S
Alexander W. Terrill
United States
Kharput
Marash
Savings Bank
Cosgrove Elected Supreme Chancellor of Knights of Pythias
In Cleveland on August 28 Philip Cosgrove was elected supreme chancellor by acclamation at the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cogrove
Cleveland, O
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Philip Cosgrove
GOP Nominees and Social Merger Headlines Across Nation
Major McKinley accepts the nomination while Frank S Black leads New York Republicans for governor and General Black fronts Illinois sound money Democrats. At Newport the Vanderbilts host Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harry Whitney wedding with a $5 million dowry. Crete seeks autonomy under a new constitution as Turkey agrees to terms. A trolley wreck at Frederick injures up to forty with no fatalities. Bryan dines with Senator Hill at Wolfert's Roost amid party political intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major McKinley
New York
Frank S. Black
Troy
Illinois
General Black
Newport
R. I
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
William C. Whitney
Vanderbilt
Athens
Porte
Count Golouchowski
Turkey
Crete
Constantinople
Frederick
Frederick & Middletown
Albany
N. Y
Bryan
Senator Hill
Wolfert
Powers Move Toward Crete Autonomy Under Foreign Oversight
London reports the great powers will push Turkey to grant autonomy reforms for Crete. Ambassadors at Constantinople will receive instructions after meetings among Nicholas Franz Josef and Wilhelm. Foreign consuls at Canea to protect Cretan Christians as negotiations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
London
Constantinople
Nicholas
Franz Josef
Wilhelm
Canea
Lord Salisbury
Crete
Athens
Greece
Abdul Hamid
Brazil Italy Tensions Rise in Rio de Janeiro
A Rio de Janeiro correspondent reports growing danger in the Italian dispute with crowds shouting anti Italy and pro Menelik. Police guard the Italian legation as protests threaten Brazilian agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Burgos Ayres
Argentina
Brazil
Italy
Menelik
Legation
Weyler to Suspend Gathering of Cuba Coffee Crop
Havana dispatches report General Weyler plans a decree suspending coffee crop gathering in Cuba. He cites recent arms and ammunition landings and says rebels receive subsidies from planters, promising to deprive them of funds as punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Maparco
Havana
Weyler
Advance on Dongola Begins in Soudan Reports
Advices from Koseh report the British advance on Dongola has begun. The Saurdeh garrison moved to Absarat and a large convoy headed by the desert route toward that location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soudan
London
Koseh
Dongola
Saurdeh
Absarat
Powder Mills Blow Up at Goes Station Ohio
Powder mills at Goes station on the Pennsylvania railroad exploded with a terrific shock. The report was heard in Springfield, smoke seen thirty five miles away. Several men are reported killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goes Station
Ohio
Springfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Iowa Patent Office Report Tosses Up New Inventions
Des Moines notices grant copyright for an artistic engraving campaign badge titled Silver Write. Des Moines residents receive patents for a wagon rack for hogs, a portable acid alkali extinguisher, and copper hardening edge tools. The report notes Stradivarius violins now fetch up to 16 600 dollars, a rise from modest prices in his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. Diddy
D. N. Kratzer
W. A. Michels
Beaver
Iowa
H. L. Fisher
J. McKercher
John Miller
Stuart
England
Manufacturing Alloys
Thomas G. Ann J. Ralph
WIA
Solicitors of Patents
Bolting Democrats and bolter electors named
Des Moines Aug 27 fellow electors placed in bolting sound money ticket for multiple districts with picks for Indianap olis convention. Delegates include John Walbank Henry Morton Muscatine Henry Vollmer Sad John and others with at largo names Col. L M Martin William Groneweg W I Babb J E Eb Mar Mason City and W I Mitchell. Resolutions label Chicago convent platform undemocratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ricker
Blackhawk
J. H. McConlogue
Ro Gordo
Samuel G. Sloane
Floyd
Martin Lee
Tama
H. M. Carpenter
Jones
W. R. Hollingsworth
Keokuk
R. M. Hunter
Wapello
J. Gilpin
Madison
Joel Witmer
Polk
S. TH. Mallory
A. M. Hammond
Fremont
W. J. Burk
Harrison
Charles F. Chase
Cass
T. M. Mitchell
Webster
J. J. Russell
Greene
John C. Kelly
Woodbury
Marcus Snyder
Dickinson
L. M. Martin
Marshalltown
William Groneweg
Council Bluffs
W. I. Babb
Chicago
J. E. EB. Mar
Mason City
Mt. Pleasant
Riots in Constantinople pull Armenian revolt claims
August 28 dispatches report Armenians incited mở revolt in Constantinople with armed gangs seizing the Ottoman bank, killing guards and triggering citywide looting. Riots spread through Galata, bombings fire on streets, while international notices cite hundreds of Armenian deaths and potential government upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Galata
Dryad
Rapia
Washington
United States
Terrell
London
Chronicle
Rome
Canea
Crete
Retimo
Lonpox
Woodmansee Elected President of National League Club
At Milwaukee on August 27 D. D. Woodmansee of Ohio was chosen president at the National League of Republican Clubs meeting.
Goats Laughed at Poster Eating Despite Indigestion
A goat contemplates a poster it might eat but jokes about indiges tion and decides not to consume the design. The scene blends whimsy with a mock caution about appetite and display.
Not Afraid, Mrs. Wiskwire in Exchange of Barbs
In a lively exchange, Mrs. Wiskwire challenges Dismal Dawson’s claim of fear of work. Dawson retorts that no avoidance is needed for tasks that can be dodged, framing a blunt clash over labor and attitude.
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