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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
5
Kathleen Kavanaugh reflects on the emptiness of a quiet house without children. The speaker yearns for the joyful mess of lively kids, recalling biblical mothers and children’s laughter to contrast with a lack of household noise. The verse ends with a nostalgic wish for babies and daily bustle.
A farmer and wife debate euthanizing their aging dog Ginger with chloroform. Ginger overhears the plan, escapes, and is later found alive after a pursuit, earning a renewed place at the kitchen door and a cheer from neighbors.
Alec MacDonald, a Nova Scotia native, rises from windlass helper to the Klondike king with a fortune estimated at three million dollars. He built wealth by holding top claims on Eldorado and Bonanza districts, working without written contracts, and tracking accounts in his head. He stays cautious, never selling Dominion or Sulphur claims, insisting he works claims to avoid mistakes.
Shells and stones adorn the grave of Maj. Grady in Santiago. His body lies in a pine box made from boards of a Spanish blockhouse. The grave is four feet deep with a one foot high earth mound, a shell cross surrounded by stones, and a brown tiling headstone bearing inscriptions.
A wry Chicago News quote notes a floor-washing match as a scrub race and warns that gold dust in a man’s eyes blinds him. It muses on how little a man can manage with compared to his desires, highlighting cynicism about wealth and ambition.
A Cleveland Leader item notes Mrs. Enpeck and Mr. Enpeck in a quip about blessings in disguise. Maria is pressed to unmask, reflecting a playful dialogue on stage or social scene.
Kingston Jamaica reports say 30 000 people are homeless after a hurricane that lasted ten hours with winds up to 75 mph. 4 487 houses were destroyed but not substantial buildings. relief funds total 60 000 for rebuilding and 15 000 for sufferers. Sugar crops face ruin while some optimism for cane recovery persists. The imperial government may be asked for a relief loan.
Kansas City dispatch reports masked men stopped Pacific train No. 5 at Bell Junction near Leeds late Friday. Dynamite wrecked the express car. amount taken unknown though cattle sale proceeds and heavy express cargo to Wichita and Coffeyville are noted. No passengers harmed. injuries not reported.
Springfield reports two hundred imported negro tiners are expected to arrive from Alabama to replace striking miners in Virden. The laborers will be armed and trouble is anticipated when they reach the town.
Mayor Wheeler with the Business Men's association invites President McKinley to Springfield Illinois for a visit in late October around his Omaha exposition trip and the Chicago peace jubilee as the city receives a formal invitation letter.
Lieut. Col. Rush S. Huidekoper chief surgeon of volunteers at Chickamauga Park Ga was honorably discharged from the U S service with his services no longer required after severe criticism of his medical administration.
A fire swept through a block in Edgemont on September 26 with a strong gale aiding spread. The blaze started at 1:30 PM in P. J. Franzen’s millinery shop and caused damages estimated over 150000 dollars, with partial insurance coverage.
Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor is seriously ill at his Athens Ohio residence after falling ill during business in Marion. He was transported home where his condition worsened.
Paris reports the revision commission met again and rumors say it may reject a Dreyfus case revision. An extraordinary cabinet session is planned for today.
Colombia abruptly cuts all diplomatic relations with Italy and closes every Italian consulate. The move follows widespread indignation across the republic over Italy’s recent actions.
Maj. Gen. William R. Shafter arrives in New York and is expected to assume command of the Department of the East with headquarters at Governor's Island. The report places him in the city on September 26.
Buffalo Bill Col. Wm Cody has been moved from his private car to St Josephs hospital in Kansas City Missouri with typhoid fever. His condition is serious.
London notes say Mr George N Curzon the newly named viceroy of India has been elevated to the peerage as Baron Curzon of Kedleston Ireland. The honor follows his appointment to govern India and marks a major political ascent.
In his war department report Gen Lawton chronicles five deaths among American troops at Santiago as of Sept 26. The casualty note accompanies the health conditions update from the front.
The Capt. Gen. Blanco has ordered that the ashes of Columbus be moved from the cathedral in Havana to Spain, with the transport scheduled for September 26.
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