08 May 1907
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
1
Abbott and vicinity notes report rising farm activity with Glemer Co operatives elevating prices for eggs butter and cream. Local builders add barn extensions while farmers plan improvements and a record oat haul signals prosperity despite transport and market hurdles.
The entire line from Oskaloosa north ward is being rebuilt with new rails and related work. Tawa Central appears to gain share of prosperity as the project progresses.
A Dumont note sets forth a string of local social and travel items. Miss Jay Loomis hosted friends, Rev. Chaffen returned from Lake Geneva, and church dedication events occurred at Center Port. Several Dumont residents visited relatives, attended reunions, and news covers health losses, home improvements, and moving plans.
John Wilken of Parker returns home after an extended visit. Frank Finger and Meint Huisman’s children are sick. Jake Rieken returns home from Sioux Falls. Ben Janssen’s little girl is very sick. C Vanderwerf and wife and A B Stedeman visit J B Bindels Thursday night. Wa Liedaman and wife plan to leave for Brith Iowa for Lollings wedding. Tiark Wluth and daughter Irispoe visit Buffalo Center relatives. F C Eberlein hauling lumber for a new house costing about 3600. John Jang travels to Chicago with cattle, visits O Wert and relatives on return. Wm Lindewan sells cattle to Sem Snittier. Grandma Kurtzlabente on the wick lat.
Mrs John Hut recovers from a near fatal pneumonia scare. Funeral of Roy Van Derlas held at Ackley with many locals attending. Several residents travel to California on the Simpera excursion. Repairs and building activity noted at Geerdes and Marten properties. Revs Kuehne and Swede active in area with church matters. various visits, illnesses, and small mishaps reported. Local residents, homes, and trades feature in this community update.
Boise May 6 practically every room in Boise reserved for lawyers witnesses and newspaper men as the Haywood murder trial of former Governor Steunenberg set to begin. Clarence Darrow and E F Richardson lead defense with James H Hawley and Senator W B Borah for prosecution. An application for a bill of particulars will be argued before Judge Wood. delays are unlikely. The case has already cost Idaho tens of thousands with more funds raised by union labor and miners federation.
The body of Uttle Horace Marvin, who vanished from his father's farm at Kitts Hammock near Dover on March 4, was found in a marsh a half mile east of the Tara house. The body was in a fair state of preservation and bloated, suggesting he wandered into the marsh and drowned.
A damaged OCR fragment offers sparse details about a local event or item. readable mentions include a group or person and a banded item, but key names, dates, places, and outcomes are missing or garbled. The piece reads as an incomplete notice with uncertain context and no clear conclusions.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules against United States Express in the cit flow era case. Commissioner Lane says the rate on cut flowers from New Jersey to New York City should drop from 60 to 60 cents per hundred pounds, a near 50 percent cut from the 1908 rate, after weighing service costs and railroad contracts. The commission rejects the defense based on contracts with railroads and calls the reasoning inequitable.
General Kuroki and General Arthur MacArthur with staff halted in Missoula Montana on their way to Washington. Western Montana Japanese celebrate the Russo Japanese War hero as Mitsuke Yasumura presents a carnation bouquet. MacArthur speaks for the party praising cordial U S hospitality and leads the crowd in banzai cries.
Kansas City police commissioners open a promised graft inquiry amid speculation Governor Folk may arrive soon to personally press the probe. Longstanding accusations claim graft pervades the force, extending from petty crime protection to shielding serious criminals for political favors.
Street car motormen and conductors in San Francisco strike after failing to win an eight-hour day and higher wages. Union support swells from stationary firemen demanding union recognition and wage increases. no disorder reported as alternatives fill transit gaps.
An account notes William Tuke opening the first national asylum in York in 1796 and mentions early nonrestraint ideas by Pinel. It contrasts with Fi ne’s prior humane efforts and cites a Washington Star brief interview with Champ Clark about the president’s message, highlighting political skepticism and a senator’s guarded stance on public confidence.
In a witty exchange from the Chicago Tribune, Corkins claims an uncanny ability to tell time without a watch while McStab notes that nature endows instinct to creatures lacking higher faculties. The playful back and forth showcases literary humor on perception and natural sense.
Fragmentary OCR notes recall routes to Nebraska Eastern Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma and Texas. Mention of Minneapolis and St Louis Rail line hints at travel corridors used by settlers. No clear event or date provided.
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