05 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
1
The paper advertises complete printing facilities for posters pamphlets books and all job work at reasonable prices. It highlights top equipment in Central Iowa and offers free notices for marriages deaths and other items of news while inviting world correspondence and local article contributions.
Washington reports that both houses met at noon but transacted no business on the first day. The focus is on appropriation bills, especially the general legislative and executive appropriations, and tentative signals point to early consideration of the consolidation of custom districts and the pension and fortifications bills. Senate delays due to election-minded members and holiday recess are noted, with routine committee appointments and oath administration marking the opening.
A. R. Stre y, a sheep buyer accused of murdering and robbing two ranchers in Calverde county, was captured near Sanderson after a fierce fight with officers in which he was shot and wounded several pursuers. Cronstadt reports 683 sailors sentenced by court martial for mutiny, 1,717 acquitted. Boston closes three day social education congress with three conscience education addresses at Colonial theater.
James Gillespie was killed in an explosion at the Home stake mine in Lead, South Dakota. The Japanese completed transferring the administration of Newchwang to China. William J. Bryan spoke at the Lincoln Neh. lodge of Elks memorial session. The December 6 consistory likely postponed due to Monsignore Joseph Samassa illness.
St Paul cattle prices show good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.25, cows and heifers 2.50 to 4.50, hogs 1.75 to 5.95, sheep and lambs 4.50 to 7.50. Duluth Wheat and Flax quotes and Chicago grains list futures with mixed gains and losses. Chicago cash prices echo cattle at 4.00 to 7.40, hogs 5.55 to 6.26, lambs 4.50 to 7.85, with grain and butter markets noted.
The funeral of Samuel Spencer late president of the Southern railway was held at St Johns church with rail officials financiers and public men attending. After services at 2 pm the system stopped and thousands observed five minutes of silence as Mrs Spencer chose hymns for the service.
Philadelphia witnesses the unveiling of a memorial window to John Hay at Keneseth Israel temple. Secretary of State Elihu Root Oscar S Strauss Andrew D White and Hay relatives attend a solemn ceremony with a rabbi led consecration and historical eulogy from White.
Charles Stewart dies from a mace blow by Frank Landers, keeper of a Dugger saloon, after an argument with another man. Saunders was arrested. This follows two other fatal assaults in the area last week, including W. A. Watson’s death and Constable Saunders's shooting.
Michael J. Kelley, longtime American Association player and former Minneapolis manager, is barred for life from all Association affairs after being found to have knowledge of filing false affidavits in a bribery case involving umpire Clarence F. Owens. The July Minneapolis-Columbus game sparked the inquiry. Owens was previously exonerated, and Minneapolis secretary L. A. Lydiard was expelled for conspiring with Kelley to damage Owens' reputation.
Rochester December 3 Dr Alger non S Crapseay preached his farewell sermon at St Andrew's church. The church was crowded to the doors with many parishioners deeply affected. He made no reference to his retirement from the ministry.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate the national car shortage with Northwest focus first. Commissioner Franklin K. Lane notes farmers in the Dakotas and Minnesota have filled elevators and stacked wheat while rail lines say ample storage exists in Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis Duluth and Superior terminals.
Brooke Mackall, sixty, a well known retired real estate man from Harriman Washington, was arrested for threatening President Harriman and other Union Pacific officials. He was examined and declared insane and to be committed to a government asylum. A letter to President Harriman was found. Police say Mackall had complained for weeks that a presidential change at Illinois Central cost him thousands of dollars.
Citizens in North Yakima Washington raided a coal train Dec 3 as it passed through the town. Trainmen attempting to intervene were threatened and blocked. The crisis threatens schools and public buildings with closures as only four carloads of coal have arrived since Wednesday.
Acting on reports from the interstate commerce commission Attorney General Moody orders suits against many railroad companies to recover penalties for failure to maintain equipment as required by the safety appliance law. Previous orders targeted additional roads.
A Coal Belt electric railway wreck at Donahue near Marion, Illinois, killed James Joyner and injured several others. The incident occurred on December 8 as the Tailes from Marion reported the tragedy.
Seven masked men entered A. N. Farnham's Westville market garden after binding the guard. They blew open the safe, took about $600 in cash, and escaped. The incident occurred in New Haven on November 30. Authorities pursue leads as investigators inspect the scene.
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