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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1906
Page
3
A pair of ocean liners sustained damage after a collision between the German battleship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and the mail steamer Oronico. No injuries reported and both vessels continued on their routes.
A Cherbourg dispatch reports the German liner Kaiser Wilhelm II collided with the British steamer Orinoco after leaving Southampton and Cherbourg for New York. Four Kaiser Wilhelm crewmen were killed, twelve injured, while five Orinoco crew members are missing and presumed drowned. Both ships were badly damaged and underway to New York or West Indian ports.
President Roosevelt traveled eighty miles by automobile from Ponce to San Juan in six hours and thirty minutes, receiving ovations along the famous military road. He gave brief speeches in principal towns, pledging continued efforts to secure citizenship and gradual self-government for Porto Rico.
The New York Republican Committee filed a campaign finance statement showing receipts of 233 923 with 310 923 in contributions and 20 000 borrowed from Timothy Woodrutt. Expenses totaled 232 011 with major contributors including J P Morgan Levi P Morton Co Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller Jr.
Memphis Tenn November 22 after seven days of storm related delays the Illinois Central Railroad reports the Cairo to New Orleans line via Jackson is now open and traffic on all lines south of the Ohio River is moving as before. No further lives lost since a switch engine plunged into Monconnah Creek near Memphis with two fatalities earlier.
Monsignore Stablewski, Roman Catholic archbishop of Posen, who campaigned against a German order forcing Polish children to learn in German, was found dead in his study from heart disease in Posen Prussian Poland on November 26.
Chicago November 26 The Chicago Tribune reports 11 dead and 104 severely injured in the 1906 football season, down from 18 killed and 159 injured in 1905. High school fatalities dropped from 11 to 7, as the new rules aimed at reducing brutality appear to reduce danger in major college games.
The article argues that municipal plants escape taxes, creating hidden costs for cities. It explains negative expenses from lost income and the shift of real, personal, and franchise taxes to the plant’s operation, reducing net receipts unless profits offset tax losses.
The Chicago Journal notes a remarkable reversal in public opinion on municipal ownership and operation. After a year of fierce advocacy the ownership theory is described as dead, with little belief or discussion remaining.
Averett W. Binett argues officials should promptly assess public duties and deliver effective guidance. The note laments inefficiency and urges timely action to meet responsibilities amid rising concerns about administrative performance.
Emperor Francis Joseph opened the Austro-Hungarian delegation sittings in Budapest. He urged cultivating close relations with allied states, pursuing an agreement with Russia on the Balkans, and maintaining friendly relations with all powers.
R. A. Fessenden argues cities lack readiness for operating public utilities. He warns loss of capital from new methods, depreciation, and high costs drive manufacturers away and threaten municipal finances. He stresses engineering limits and calls for municipal restraint to avoid industrial stagnation.
A critique argues social ownership must precede private capital in public economy. It claims Socialist triumph will shift property from capitalist hands to a Sovietist framework, warning of a gradual loss of holdings if public control does not rise with political power. The piece labels public ownership as essential to prevent private accumulation.
Government must guard individual welfare and ensure fair business. It should oversee markets, keep dealings above board, and enforce square dealing. This aligns with the views of Leslie M. Shaw on governmental duty to regulate to ensure fairness.
A Yonkers Statesman item sketches a boy and his father debating municipal ownership. The father argues people will own everything and fund bonds for public utilities, while the mother questions details. The boy recalls family finance lessons and the playful jab about becoming part owners, ending with a playful street scene.
The Newark Advertiser argues that if street railways electric light gas plants and other utilities were publicly owned New York and Philadelphia would host powerful city payrolls forming a political army. It cites 25 000 Philadelphia workers and claims public ownership would entrust bosses and grafters to the public while erasing popular uprisings.
Steubenville Nov 20 Tow boats Raymond Horker and G W Thomas from Pittsburg ran into the PaneH railroad bridge and coal barges on the Ohio River. The wologis and bridge foundation escaped with slight damage the incident caused by collision with wreckage.
In a humorous Illustrated Bits panel, a man asks if a man with a wife and another partner is a bigamist. Papa replies thoughtfully that it is not always so, prompting a sly exchange about marriage norms.
The piece argues Oklahoma will reach high rank soon as population rises into millions. It highlights settlers expanding crops and cities needing more hands to develop diverse industries, manufacturing, stores, and improved infrastructure across the state.
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