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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
3
A mosaic of antiquated anecdotes and moral musings spans a London banquet in 1582 and later quips by Nasreddin Hodja. The column wittily juxtaposes quaking custard, a city feast, and a string of humorous tales with modern remarks on faith, doctors, and the stubborn persistence of horses alongside automobiles.
English discussions focus on scientific exploration of Sudan resources. Vast forests near the Blue Nile and upper reaches toward Abyssinia are noted. Rubber creepers along the White Nile and Bahr-el-Ghazal province are highlighted, with mining and gold in some districts reportedly occurring, and plans for surveying and exploitation mentioned.
An employee of the Pennsylvanie Mright plation was injured while handling bed springs in campart packages containing eight caten. Lob e taims broke, release wings flew, striking Logan up the hel and causing wounds that prevented a surgeon from sewing.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a cryptic note about a mutorist advertising a “motor costume” and promising to drive away with children. A spoken reply hints at cooperation and a planned car departure, though details are unclear and misread.
From the efforts of naturalist T. W. Denton of Wellesley Massachusetts comes a note on his butterfly collection. He gathers and sells tropical butterflies and displays a range of hue and sharpness for artistic effect. His collection is described as among the finest in the world.
In Pasadens Cal the judge halted a cross examination after a witness testified she was married and the attorney pressed her on swearing the fact. The judge condemned the insult saying he would not allow such treatment of a married woman in his court.
A patched painted crocodile near Seville cathedral marks a historic gift once sent by the sultan of Egypt to a Spanish princess in 1460. She rejected the suitor whose first gift showed little affection, turning away the match.
The article recalls Rossini’s appetite at a restaurant where he asks to serve himself for three and the waiter signals the kitchen. It notes Captain Matthew Turner of San Francisco rescuing crews of two Norwegian vessels in the south Pacific and mentions a gift of silver coffee sets from Norway. It also cites a small inhabited house in Llandysul, South Wales, built by a bachelor owner with a 65 foot frontage.
Des Moines Jan 21 Speaker Dall names committees for the Iowa House with long lists across Ways and Means Judiciary Appropriations Railroads and Commerce Elections Agriculture Insurance Education and other sector panels. Names include Weeks McTrath Maben Lowrey Conn Shaffer Dow and Blackmore among many others across counties and towns.
A scanned Iowa snippet details state level legislative items such as election reforms and a broad roll of names across public lands, budgets, and constitutional amendments. It notes Ralph Burnside of Oskaloosa elected president by unanimous vote of the Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association, with M T McMahon as vice president and Charles A Finkbine as second vice president. The session largely discussed Chicago mill order houses and lumbermen’s plan to undercut sash and door suppliers.
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld release of L. R. Bone from the penitentiary citing right to good time for the first commitment, while the second term was found longer than the limit for the crime of manslaughter. Several other decisions followed, reversing and affirming various appellants in Linn, Page, Grundy, Lee, Buchanan, and Jones counties.
Hon Warren Garst presides as senate president and reveals the standing committees list. Names span Ways and Means to Enrolled Bills with members including Smith Mitchell Whipple Fricson Hughes Gilliland Gale Eckles Kimmel Aleen Newberry Burgess Warren Lambert Whiting Sut ton McManus and many others across Judiciary Appropriations Agriculture Railroads Cities and Towns Suppression of Intemperance Insurance Clerick Seeley Nichols McElveen Smith Des Moines Wade and more across numerous jurisdictions and roles.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the lower ruling in State v. Lafe Young, sending the case back for trial over an $4,000 overcharge dispute. The court rejected the defense claims as risky for official corruption and allowed the jury to assess the expert testimony. Other rulings included affirmations and reversals in several appellate cases and a governor and lieutenant governor vote tally of 432,400 and 410,692 respectively.
Des Moines Iowa January 19 Governor Cummins sworn in for the third time with a sparse ceremony. He argues for expanding federal powers to regulate economy and revise the constitution to meet modern needs. He cites taxation, railroads, insurance, and municipal issues, urging a constitutional convention to empower national governance while defending state rights.
The will of millionaire stock raiser James H. Windsor filed today provides that none of his family may wear mourning on account of his death. A large bequest is left to his children, while the rest of the provisions are described as raising the issue of mourning as a condition of inheritance.
Webster City Iowa January 19 F W Spenter roadmaster for the Northwestern railroad lost his left leg in this city while attempting to board a moving engine. He missed his footing and fell under the wheels the leg was amputated just below the knee.
Des Moines reports the death of John L. Clark, the second victim of the collision between the fire wagon and a street car last night. Mrs. Sheree, a widow, was to wed soon. the couple had planned a simple ceremony before the tragedy.
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