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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1906
Page
8
Ackley World, a weekly paper in Ackley Iowa, touts strong waterworks lights and schools, rail access and shipping. It highlights population over two thousand, local industry, and the paper offers free notices for marriages deaths and other news while inviting correspondence and contributions.
Trains listed include No. 1 Omaha Sioux City Sioux Falls 4A services and No. 2 Chicago Limited with express and local freight links. Twin Cities Mall service daily at 11 27 am No 3 Mason City Mall Sunday variant and No 4 Local Freight. Southbound notes St Louis Peoria Mall and Peoria Limited with local freight ex Sunday.
Havana Oct 11 General Frederick Funston will not continue in command of American forces in Cuba. Governor Taft announced he and Funston would leave Saturday for the United States aboard the Louisiana. Assistant Secretary Bacon accompanies them. Governor Magoon and General Bell take over Cuba duties. Taft cited Funston's temporary role as a convenience until Bell arrived and said Funston returns to permanent duties. Twenty five marines ordered to Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad to ease rebel militiaman friction as disarmament issues surface.
The large grain elevator of George L. Barnett and Co. at Barnett was destroyed by fire, along with 30,000 bushels of grain. Estimated loss runs about 50,000 dollars with 40,000 dollars insured. Officials suspect locomotive sparks started the blaze.
The Weather Bureau reports a cold spell across the Mississippi valley and Great Lakes area with twenty degree drop from Tuesday to Wednesday. Snow or rain expected near Lake Erie and snow flurries in eastern Pennsylvania while frost blankets Oklahoma and parts of Tennessee Arkansas. A fresh disturbance moves eastward as high pressure weakens.
Heavy snow swept Indiana with six inches at La Porte and fourteen inches at Stillwell seven miles south. Rail traffic and electric transit were disrupted. Kentucky reports on October 11th show widespread snow causing major damage to tobacco crops in burley fields and late corn.
Helsingfors Oct 11 At the day's session of the Constitutional Democratic conference the central committee's resolution proclaiming the impossibility of passive resistance was adopted 64 to 44 The minority amendment recommending organization for passive resistance was rejected 88 to 63 The congress shows a structural weakness within the party ahead of the approaching electoral campaign despite governmental persecutions enhancing some cohesion
St Petersburg sources report growing clashes between Finance Minister Kokovoff and Premier Stolypin over policy including Kokovsoff’s letter on Russian finances published in Paris Temps on October 4. A cabinet split may push Kokovoff from the government, though not confirmed.
The U S Supreme Court heard arguments in the Western Federation of Miners leaders Moyer Haywood and Pettibone murder case involving former Governor Steunenberg. Colorado residents claim kidnapping and fraud to seize jurisdiction. Idaho authorities oppose habeas corpus writs.
In Camaguey Cuba Oct 11 officials report disarmament progress as very unsatisfactory. A mayoral proclamation bans gatherings of four or more on streets hindering disarming volunteers. General Machado and staff who arrived to supervise fled back to Santa Clara upon learning conditions and reluctance to disband under the local mood.
Salt Lake City reports the death of Charles W. Bangett, a lawyer and former senator candidate at Utah statehood, who was struck by a streetcar. Bangett, aged seventy five, had recently arrived in Utah from Wisconsin.
A short tale from Youth's Companion about Bobbie late for school. His father questions the lateness as Bobbie presents a kitten as the reason. The story ends with forgiveness after the sobering moment and care for the stray animal.
A fierce snow and sleet storm raged across Ontario, Western New York, and Northern Pennsylvania. Buffalo suffered extensive damage with two deaths and about a quarter of a million dollars in losses. Telegraph, telephone, and trolley services were disrupted. lines fell silent as wires tangled and streetcars halted. Chautauqua and Niagara counties saw deep snow and damaged fruit belts along Lake Erie.
St Paul reports two fatal rail crashes on a Friday. Martin Carter, laborer, died after being struck by a Great Northern train while avoiding another. Ten year old Charles Hoen was struck by a Milwaukee train under the high bridge, legs crushed and amputated. Washington notes a seismograph reading of another great earthquake beginning October 1st, with doubtful disaster.
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