13 Mar 1908
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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
1
A per cent pay rise for Army officers is approved while enlisted pay remains unchanged. Senator reads a banker letter detailing equity concerns and the administration’s stance on rates and monthly salaries amid recent senate action.
A fragment from the stock market column shows beef quotations and prices such as top beeves at 5.20 with listed currency marks. The text is partial and contains OCR noise but indicates livestock market activity and pricing.
A Friday morning blaze in Nodgi Soy, a brewing town board Poklo, Japan, devastated about four hundred of 1,000 houses. The damage is estimated at 2.7 million dollars.
Severe flooding along the Wabash river leaves nearly 1,000 feet of shoreline eroded and about 75 homes damaged in Peru. Town officials report riverside banks breached as floodwaters spread through the area. Local residents brace for continued high water as repairs begin.
Witnesses insist the east entrance door was locked as fire swept through Lake View school killing hundreds. Coroner subpoenas seven surviving teachers as inquest opens. officials cite outward opening doors and possible locked conditions amid chaotic, deadly escape.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fatal shooting scene with tangled names and garbled lines. Key entities remain unclear, but the text points to a fatality and a chaotic sequence of events through a damaged page. Further readable details are required to identify people, place, and timing.
A garbled report outlines a bank bailment case involving Prado tied to alleged fraud. The fragment mentions irregularities tied to a court matter and references a person or entity deemed involved in the alleged illicit activity. Further readable details are limited in the OCR.
In Peruovig Anda Parisse, the third Coop tanted Mader installment was completed, with East tiver monnedloge New York and lara beta VUE highlighted. Officials noted expected reader interest as partnerships and web addresses shaped the ongoing project.
Labor action disrupts telegraph service as about 25 percent of workers from the Southern Pacific network along the Louisian a corridor halt operations for nine hours. The walkout ends with negotiations underway among company officials and union leaders.
Firemen and volunteers at SCHS examine smoldering ruins of the Collinwood school fire in Cleveland. Arrangements for a large public funeral are under way as many bodies remain unidentified and unclaimed.
A London special reports King Edward departed London on Thursday for a month long holiday inBarratt.
A catastrophic blaze destroyed a two story brick Callliwood School in Catlinwood near Cleveland on a Wednesday. About 160 to 170 students trapped in the basement perished as flames and heat surged from a furnace and blocked exits. Firefighters and local residents aided in rescue efforts as others escaped to lower floors, while fear and chaos marked the rapid spread of the fire.
A fire attributed to lightning destroyed two big grain elevators near the depot, consuming 8000 to 10000 bushels of grain. Conductor Charles Stefert stopped a St. Paul train to help. ten flooded cars were moved away and a bale of hay caught fire. A car of corn also burned. tickets and matters were taken to Sioux City.
Green Mountain Bank papers turned over to Receiver Moore late Thursday. Eighteen of twenty-one missing deposit certificates valued at 7,600 dollars were delivered by President MacDiar mid's attorney who refuses to reveal source. Only three certificates have been filled out and are secured. One of the missing certificates is said to have appeared via inquiry at the First National Bank of Algo. Unknown total outstanding, with other notes totaling about 2,590 dollars protested in New York.
An amended complaint in a federal case claims a plot connected to property damage. It alleges the defendants, led by Trowbridge and others, caused estate losses of about 150000 dollars and seeks damages from the parties involved.
A fragmentary OCR text mentions a location and names in a garbled fashion. It references a party, a writer, and a photograph among unclear details. The readable parts are insufficient to identify a clear event, date, or outcome.
Hartje is acquitted as Judge MebPur dismisses the conspiracy charges. The sequence of figures Westy outlines OG Case and related actions appear unresolved, with no clear verdict or sentencing given in the report.
Fragmentary report mentions Chicago figures and an attempted incident. Details are garbled with misread names and unclear sequence, making it hard to identify actors, location, or outcome.
The Nashville Chiattaneoga ated St Loonds p Radbrosad Company announced on Wednesday that it rescinded its order reducing salaries of employees earning more than 0. The salary scale will stand unchanged.
A Niagara Falls dispatch reports a man believed to be Grover C. Hohen of Buffalo plunged from the Luatriand bridge into the river. His body was carried downstream, with authorities unsure of the exact date and circumstances.
Safe crackers early Wednesday robbed the Mt. Crab bank in Mt. Crab Ohio forty miles east of Cincinnati of $3,000 and escaped. The crime report notes no injuries and no immediate arrests.
Brinkerholl suffered critical injuries after a rail crossing incident during the State meeting of Modern National reserves and Mal Just Jeft the convention after an address. He was taken to Cedar Rapids hospital where his condition remained serious.
A Des Moines dispatch reports the coal operators and miners in Iowa fail to reach a new agreement before March 31 as the existing accord expires. If no deal is struck, all mines in town may shut, leaving about 15 000 men idle.
A sudden termination of the preliminary examination of Cashier D A Johnson of Green Mountain Savings Bank for receiving deposits when insolvent occurred late Wednesday afternoon. By agreement, further examination was waived by both Johnson and MacDiarmid. In Harlan, fear of a meningitis epidemic grows as two deaths occur and more cases arise in ages from infancy to 20. Quarantine is established amid scarelet fever and whooping cough in the city.
The 80 year old Mrs. Eilen Linehan was found dead Wednesday morning at her home on West Locust Street in Dubuque. She had been dead two days and lived alone for many years.
Cedar Rapids Coe College gleefully welcomes a Carnegie offer increasing its endowment goal to sixty five thousand dollars, elevating the fund beyond the previous sixty thousand six dollars. The grant strengthens the college finances and supports expansion plans.
Report from Polk County justice Judge Jamon A Howe in Dea Mathos addresses a case over whether refusing samples to colored visitors at a Pure Food show constitutes unlawful discrimination. Brown, a Black attorney, challenged a coffee booth denial, with Lane the manager acquitted. Brown seeks Supreme Court guidance on the ruling. Embezzlement allegations loom for Green Mountain Bank officials, with Perjury and Conspiracy charges tied to keeping an insolvent bank open. Stuart MacDiarmid, Donald A Johnson, and others face accusations, including inflated stock, forged affidavits, and improper loans, while Johnson’s deposition-accepting charge proceeds.
Swaledale church confronts a factional dispute over a gospel music group accused of disruptive worship. The Helness faction argues discipline allows such demonstrations, while opponents seek to bar the band from church membership. The controversy divides the congregation as the council weighs rightful worship practices.
Des Moines and city railway officials reached a wage settlement after a late May arbitration by a board chosen to resolve the dispute. The agreement, with one dissenting vote, includes increases though the exact scale is not disclosed. It is stated that some wages were raised while none were cut.
The WI Rebuild Academy and St Francis Academy, burned at Mason City, will be rebuilt as brick structures costing no less than 26000. The St Francis congregation school committee met Monday morning to approve the project and allocate funds for a larger, more convenient building.
A home talent performance titled The Troubles of Jones was presented by the young folks Catholic society at Ponda. Proceeds from a recent fair held in the church offbuilding raised about $1,400. The money supports paying down the new church debt and related costs.
A fragment from a historical text discusses canine dentistry noting advanced methods for dogs, including filing teeth with gold or silver and the use of dental prosthetics. It describes the need to assess the dog’s heart before procedures and mentions anesthesia options, reflecting early veterinary care ideas.
An antique passage notes dogs with missing teeth may get porcelain or gold replacements. For aggressive dogs a row of false teeth is described, anchored at both ends. Regular tooth cleaning is advised for dogs on a tonbon diet.
The Sixth Circuit upholds a Kentucky statute regulating horse racing licensing and state control over race scheduling. Texas court allows morning Bible readings and Lord’s Prayer in public schools without violating religious liberty. Missouri and related states address premises liability and failures to guard obstructions, and deeds recording duties in relation to liens and releases are examined.
A fragment recounts a stray encounter with a beggar in distress and a questioning voice about his marriage status. The text hints at judgment or pity, noting the man’s plight and the narrator's curiosity about his life. The language is cryptic and fragmentary, consistent with OCR damage.
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