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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
6
Moscow and St. Petersburg face nervous upheaval as the lower house weighs an agrarian address. Reports claim possible dissolution of parliament and precursory troop mobilizations. The dialogue centers on preventing or provoking a constitutional crisis with significant opposition and government pressure.
In the Hartje divorce case a sensational turn emerges as Judge Frazer admits testimony about a conspiracy against Mrs. Hartje. Prosecution and defense clash over deposition tampering and bribery claims involving Augustus Hartje, Clifford Hope, and John S. Welshons with Welshons detailing payments to Hope and Hartje’s knowledge of the deception.
A government decree orders all workers in the city to resume work by July 28 or face exile and force. Officials pledge swift punishment for any prolongation of the strike, sparking widespread unrest among workers.
Fragmentary OCR note from Fort Wayne Indiana mentions unique mechanical innovation at the locomotive shops with references to Gipson and Yvonne Fores. Details are unreadable but indicate limited training and locomotive-related work ongoing in July.
After 689 inspections by the weights and measures bureau 78 scales were seized from ice wagons. Patrick Derry said the confiscated scales were evidence as prosecutors prepare actions against ice vendors. Inspectors found many scales underreporting weight by 20 to 40 pounds per 100. Most offenders were small vendors, some carrying names linked to the American Joe company.
Attorneys filed in Chicago to sue the Rock Island Railroad for damages for Dan McCarthy a traveling salesman. He was in a wreck on that line causing facial injuries hair turning white and partial sight loss. The case seeks compensation for enduring afflictions and uncertain outcome.
The piece analyzes why foreign demand for American meat has fallen while prices and stock values rise. It notes hogs at Chicago hit seven dollars, steers at 7 60, lambs at 8 50, and prices at the bonanza level. Government statisticians explain the June export declines, driven by postwar shifts and tariffs, as largely momentary.
A garbled wire service snippet reports a caught wire tapper and a police action involving a named individual. The fragmented text mentions a lineman and a late night incident with unclear details about location and outcome.
Fragmentary note from Chicago lists National Live Stock Exchange and adopt resolutions. Text is garbled but indicates the Packers will adhere to exchange decisions and pledge effort to prove compliance. Names, dates, and clear facts are unclear in the source.
Private Al Price of the Marine Corps faced removal from service after composing a resentful poem about a fellow officer who ordered the playing of Always in the Way at a comrade’s funeral in the Philippines. He was detached from Manila and sent to Zamboanga on Mindanao, a distant posting nicknamed the jumping off place, to serve out his term and not publish poems.
In Yopeka Kansas July 23 W W Rose mayor of Kansas City Kan Vernon J Rose police chief and John F Kelly police captain were cited to appear before the state supreme court to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt for enforcing a city revenue scheme on May payments of 50 dollars from many persons under an agreement to permit operation of joints without police molestation The Attorney General filed a second contempt against Mayor Rose with returnable July 30 The case mirrors a pending United States Supreme Court writ of error and the state AG vows to pursue contempt actions against Rose until final settlement.
The Western Federation of Labor adopted a resolution condemning gifts to universities and libraries as partial restitutions for plunder. It calls for no gifts from the rich, favors socialism, and opposes appointed judges. It also cites insurance corruption and urges compulsory insurance, with organizers sent to Beloit to aid workers.
Denver July 23 The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks grand lodge installed its new officers at the final session. A new ritual was adopted and will be distributed to subordinate lodges once printed. Thousands of Elks enjoyed four days of merrymaking and later visited mountain resorts via the official excursion to the Continental Divide. Awards were announced in bronco busting contests with the West prize of $50 going to Clayton Danks of Cheyenne Wyoming.
The Missouri Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners held an oil rate hearing in Kansas City. Independent shippers testified on carload and jet oil rates across several states, with witness FF W Bolz detailing varying fifty mile rates. Cleveland to Huron Ohio showed 63 cents per hundred, while north of the Missouri Pacific rates ranged from 11 to 15 cents for fifty miles. Kansas fifty mile rate stated as 9 cents.
Washington July 23 Following the application of the United States Express Company to the Interstate Commerce Commission for an extension to August 21 to file its schedule the commission has not filled the new rates. The delay comes as the industry awaits regulatory guidance and possible adjustments to tariffs amid ongoing discussions.
A B Stickney president of Chicago Great Western said in Washington the proposed Sioux City line was dropped due to high costs. He noted Sioux City as one of the best western towns with future potential, but the road would have been among the most expensive Iowa projects, costing more than sixty thousand dollars per mile.
Des Moines July 1 9 The State Dairy and Food Commissioner Wright faces backlash as samples flood the office while he tests groceries for compliance. New law demands clear ingredient labeling and prohibits misleading names and added preservatives. Meat markets use powder called meat flour to weigh meat, now illegal to mix with meat. labels must list ingredients only.
In Manchester Iowa on July 19 Michael Beacom 82 and his wife 71 marked their golden wedding with twelve children ten remaining and a 44 member extended family joining the ceremony at their Ryan home. Beacom a Ryan bank director helped shape the town since 1854 as a leading pioneer and active citizen.
The clippings report rapid naval and political happenings: Nebraska battleship praise in Seattle. drownings in Pittsburgh. Mrs Hamond W. Pate, wife of Alabama Senator, dies in Selma. Chicago and Altoona fined for trouble. London fares to England. North Atlantic squadron in Brookport. Kozlov assassination misidentified. Rockefeller offers 250000 for San Francisco YMCA. Louise Karcher case. Marsh Lindsay dies in Ohio prison. Armstrong Whitworth builds Brazil battleships. coroner's inquest in Salisbury on wreck with American deaths. General Warfield killed by train in San Francisco. Jefferson will probated with Grover Cleveland bequest. King Haakon saves Queen Maud in Norway. GA B convention travel favors. Siam gambling crackdown. Dowie and Voliva in Chicago. Cochran and Williams back Roosevelt. Judge Gray affirms Lear conviction. Senator Platt's birthday at Coney Island. fugitive John McPherson pursued. new trial for Harry Hammond. U S cruiser Columbia sails with marines suffering malaria. Panama elections marines ill. presidential prize race in Panama. new offices appointed in Buenos Aires.
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