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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1894
Page
2
The article discusses Republican views on prohibition within the party platform, noting debates and promised relief in communities where prohibition would be implemented. It critiques the party’s stance and questions whether its leaders will uphold promised reforms.
A garbled memo discusses tariff effects on agricultural implements and argues protection benefits U.S. farmers. It cites Studebaker and Deere as manufacturers benefiting from high duties, notes exports, and questions why domestic firms cannot compete abroad if they can at home.
The Pittsburg relief drive for newcomers aided by Mr Carnegie has prompted a surge of marriage license filings as single paupers seek access to benefits. Almoners restrict unmarried applicants, citing charity misuse, while newspapers highlight broader gambling concerns in Wilmington and a Republican shift in Pennsylvania.
Fragmented report covers a vaudeville style bout between Funk and Meredith with weak training and fatigue noted. War records referenced, including Punten’s Civil War service, while discussions shift to gold flows and tariff tensions.
Passenger train No. 18 eastbound near Stockbridge repels a four-robber raid. Conductor James McKinney and fireman Melviney maneuver the locomotive through a hail of bullets after robbers in white masks open fire. None aboard injured though bullets strike the engine. Police scour the area as the train reaches Stockbridge. In Decorah, James Thanes survives a wagon accident that killed his mother from fright.
In Ackley at the mayor’s office on March 6 the council conducted business with Trustees Phinney Rule Roosevelt Folkers and Johnson present. The meeting approved minutes and bills, set bond amounts for officers, appointed committees, and scheduled bids for the coming year with actions carried forward.
report details a tragic rifle accident that killed Frank Wildt, a promising youth, after a 32 calibre Winchester misfire. Wildt, who had worked for Frank Beach Sr., visited home before the shot. The 13 year old shooter, Frankie Beach, handed the rifle to Wildt and a misfire at about sixty five yards wounded him in the back, passing through the stomach. He died after three hours. A coincidental family history is noted.
A terse exchange ends with the lamtlord informing Mrs Mulcahy he intends to raise her rent. She responds that she cannot raise it herself, noting the difficulty and despair in their conversation.
A German female farm hand employed at Boeing the Fells labors through a 12 hour day with shifts starting at a moonlit hour. Potatoes and lemonade are served hourly, with work stretching late into the evening and night.
Reads like a garbled report with numerous garbled names and places. The text mentions various unclear terms and repeated references, making it difficult to extract a coherent event or subject from the fragment.
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