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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
2
The text blends observations on Chinese food in America with phrases about French horse racing terms, a brief note on immigration and marriage customs, and scattered references to academic moves, Arctic translations, municipal projects, and Russian studies. It reads like a mosaic of unrelated clippings and garbled passages from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
State Republican leaders in Des Moines set a July 28 meeting to outline the fall campaign with a shift toward mid-September activity. Governor Cummins plans August vacation, while speakers’ duties for the campaign are being organized, and Col. Henderson notes feeling better since the last convention. A longtime Iowa resident, Ammanda Anderson, was declared insane and found with money hid in tin cans as authorities uncover poverty and past caretakers. Attorney General Stullom discusses itinerant ophthalmologists licensing limits, reinforcing residency requirements for practice in Iowa.
An unclear OCR passage describes a death linked to a large life insurance claim. It references a man named Mr Law horn who died in dreadful agony after a legal/medical episode. The text mentions a premium of $6,000 and various disjointed details about a case and stake in an insurance matter.
A Salt Lake City warrant seeks Mes Aurora Hodges for the murder of spectacle vender Willian Hyan near Murray about ten days earlier. Hodges, said to be in Denison Iowa, reportedly worked for an Iowa telephone company since the alleged crime.
L W Wheatley of Brighton township chased into a hay cock during a Monday afternoon hail storm. He and his mule team were caught in the gale, bullets of hail and wind injuring him as he crawled to shelter. He escaped death, though his head and body bear severe bruises and a swollen hand. His sons found him after the storm subsided.
Tes Moina claims Joseph Lehner plans to leave for New York to negotiate selling two alleged Rubens paintings to J Pierpont Morgan. Lehner says Morgan will visit New York in two weeks to view the works and he is ready to depart with the master pieces. Des Moines residents reportedly favor plain barn art over prize paintings. The court case mentions Cummings and a divorce suit involving Tehnes. details are unclear.
A widower Selamon Haney's estate faces a civil suit from Myra A Fittings who kept his house. She alleges omission in his will and seeks a share of the $0000 property valued estate. The court action targets the trustees and likely disposition timing.
The four year old son of John appa died from lockjaw after a splinter in his heel. A Welk go the fillie felaw ran a sliver in his heel and a physician’s care came too late as the child suffered terribly.
Des Moines July 25 The Cherokee state hospital seeks a total appropriation of 815,500 from the next general assembly to finish the facility. Superintendent Voldeng backs 820,000 for a new farm cottage 75,00 for an infirmary 28,000 for furnishings and 88,000 for a fire department building. The report notes cumulative costs near 900,000 and urges separate inebriate housing and longer parole delays to teach self control, with 1454 patients admitted and only 35 remaining by June 30.
Des Moines reports a sharp rise in unions from 336 unions with 26 008 members to more than 450 unions in the state, with affiliation data indicating 358 with the State Federation of Labor and the rest with the American Federation. The ongoing organizing drives are described as progressing quickly.
In Des Moines Indiana July 25 a new rechapter to the brick and asphalt paving controversy was added by the Des Moines Trades fund Labor assembly. It endorsed a Bricklayers union resolution urging brick paving and asked the council to pursue vitrified brick paving. A strong committee was named to carry out the resolution. The assembly cites brick industry wages of 1,650,000 dollars yearly and about 7,600 local jobs, roughly one twelfth of the city’s population.
Dr G Fickley of Waterloo settles a sensational divorce case by paying his former wife Arma Lickley seven thousand dollars alimony. The case featured abusive treatment allegations and a lengthy hearing before Judge Platt, resulting in a divorce for the defendant and alimony of 7000.
The thirteenth annual Sixth Division convention of Railway Postal Clerks met in Qedar Rapids with delegates from Nebraska Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and South Dakota. National President J A Kidwell of Cleveland reviewed the year. Officials elected: President W H Riddle vice president W He Trader secretary C F Beach and delegates F M Martindale F H Wor Je y C W Chandler C D Howe S G Gifford.
Mason City Milwaukee brakeman Sever Hawkedake rode away from a moving train at Ventura when he faced tramps. Five bullets struck his hat and clothing and he knocked two assailants down before a club felled him. Officers are evading for the suspects.
Philadelphia heirs of John Wiltbank prepare injunctions to bar further use of the cracked Liberty Bell on junketing trips. Magistrate James B. Gorman and attorney H. Gelbert Cassidy represent Mrs. McCluskey and Mrs. Sydney Wright, arguing the bell is Wiltbank family property taken in partial payment of a debt.
Washington July 27 reports a fierce clash looming between the house and senate at the next session. Cannon declares war on the senate to force house control over financial measures while the senate finance committee works on a new bill. The feud centers on conference power, with Cannon vowing to resist any bill not acceptable to the house and the president remains consulted on financial policy.
Vienna reports deny a Bulgarian revolution. The dispatch cites official characterizations dismissing claims of upheaval. It notes July 4 marks the anniversary of a prince’s death and hints at royal travel tied to private duties and ceremonial customs.
In New York on July 27, Lawrence Murphy the former treasurer of the Stone Cutters union faced questions over misused funds. Witnesses described a “secret committee” scheme involving a $10,000 payoff to end a strike and a contract with a lawyers’ security firm to siphon money through the union. Judge Newburger warned Murphy could be held accountable if funds were misapplied. The trial adjourned to Monday.
Fire early morning destroyed two buildings of the Omaha Packing Company in Chicago causing about 600000 dollars in damage. Cause unknown but believed due to combustion in the lard refining plant. Refinery building and warehouse losses placed at 100000 dollars. plant not to shut down, telegrams to Armour & Co report.
In Lafollette and Knoxville a fatal shootout occurs after a dispute over a brewery settlement. Jerry Jarnagin, collector for East Tennessee Brewing, is killed after a clash with John L. Smith who is dying from wounds. Deputy Sheriff Peterson kills Taylor Smith during arrest attempt. The elder Smith dies from six wounds at the Cumberland hotel after pursuing Jarnagin.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra visited multiple Dublin public institutions today. The king toured tenements built for working people by Lord Iveagh Cecil Guinness and other patrons, accompanied by Lord Iveagh and Viscount Wyndham. He spoke directly with residents during the excursion.
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