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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
1
A scientist notes that electricity on steam railways will remain confined to large city terminals for now, with potential use on steep grades where water or fuel power is available. The electric locomotive’s high tractive power could boost heavy-load trains on constrained divisions.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court declares personal responsibility begins at fourteen, not twenty one, noting past cases and a Fairfield incident where a 17 year old was injured after disembarking a moving train. The ruling revises contributory negligence standards and follows a long line of cases implying youthbearing responsibility starts at fourteen.
Des Moines June 10 The Iowa Supreme Court handed down rulings in many cases including State of Iowa versus Scott Boone county dismissed City of Newton versus Board of Supervisors Jasper county affirmed Jumnaon versus Buffalo Center State Bank Winnebago county affirmed Saunders versus Wells Jasper county affirmed Naucotus and Howard versus Huaffer and Prouty Emmett county affirmed Meyer versus Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company Washington county affirmed Houghtalling versus Houghtalling Dallas county affirmed Snyder versus Thompson Hardin county affirmed Pugh versus Jones Iowa county affirmed Torr versus Dudley and Company Polk county affirmed Mikesell versus Wabash Railroad Company Marion county affirmed Thyssen versus Davenport Steel Company Scott county affirmed Hellyer versus Hellyer Folk county affirmed Brown Land Company versus Lehman Guthrie county affirmed Blake versus Miller Webster county reversed Cook versus Incorporated Town of Hedrick Keokuk county reversed Hughes versus Schearman Brothers Mihuska county reversed.
Grand Master Hunter of the Masonic Grand Lodge announces appointments including Deputy Grand Master Lewis Block Davenport Grand Chaplain Rev Allen Judd Clinton Senior Grand Deacon Er C Jones Boone Junior Grand Deacon George Reynollean Manson Senior Grand Steward Cay Thm Guttenburg Junior Grand Steward Otto Windreth Humboldt Grand Marshal WH Belt Des Moines Grand Tuler ALN Albersem Washington Chairman of Jurisprudence CG Granger Waukon Finance committees N G Newcombe Sabula Chairman of Narey Spirit Lake D D Caritas ry ys mentees speals and prievalices committee William Jhutch bean Alien Chairman W D Clements West Union A W McCullen Sibley
Dubiarus F June 14 union leaders in a meeting decide to continue work stoppages until orders to haul ore from the mills are received. Owners threaten compulsion, with mass defences and confrontations across all sites as labor strife escalates amid ongoing tensions.
Des Moines Iowa June 10 LeRoy Ware cashier of the wrecked Farmers and Drovers bank at Seymour Ta was granted bail on bonds totaling 1200 after being indicted on four counts of fraudulent banking and embezzling Three more suits against R W Cover totaling about 12000 were filed today alleging the sale of bank stock while insolvent
Dubuque city council hires Presley 5S and Albert Lantsky to audit waterworks books after finding a $1,600 shortage. Officials expect the discrepancy may reach thousands as investigations proceed. Council votes $660 for the audit.
A garbled OCR fragment references a bank or group named FiRST GREAK IN TEAMSTERS BANKS with scattered words Parbinyas and Trywnifor Ay. Details are unclear. no concrete event or organizations are reliably identifiable.
Ebba Jacobson 16, of Woodward, Iowa, swallowed rat poison on the eve of graduation, dying hours later. Despondent over not affording new clothes, she left her town and returned to confess her act. Her mother Anna Jacobson relied on son Ralph for support after separation. the father disappeared six years ago.
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Metropolitan Co., named to Drake University's board of trustees, plans to attend commencement week and lay the cornerstone for a $100000 Drake Carnegie library. Drake reports 1760 students enrolled, 230 in the graduating class from fourteen states and Canada, with broad future attendance prospects.
Wrecker Waterloo June 8. Stoy H. McGuire an Illinois Central fireman was killed in Manchester this morning. He disappeared from the engine cab and his beheaded body was found between the rails. He leaves four wives and three children in Waterloo.
Burlington Indiana June 8 Iowa State Liquor Dealers convention adjourned at noon after officers elected M Ingwerson of Clinton president J J Klien Council Bluffs secretary J Diercks Burlington treasurer Sioux City chosen as next meeting place Resolutions urged full compliance with saloon laws and laws to punish minors or habitual drunkards who obtain liquor by fraud plus other actions Forty one court decisions listed by Iowa Supreme Court including reversals and affirmations across counties Des Moines and various counties referenced with multiple cases noted
R M Hunter of Sibley elected grand master at the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge meeting with officers named including J G Crockett as grand senior warden and N R Pargin in Cedar Rapids as secretary. The group planned next meeting in Cedar Rapids. Carrie Smith of Webster Groves Missouri, 19, cancelled planned Iowa wedding to Louis Shepardson after returning home, as a license was issued and the pair fled, unclear details.
The June 4 bulletin reports persistent cool cloudy weather giving way to summer conditions from June 1. Temperature deficits averaged ten degrees with heavy central and south central rainfall absorbed by dry subsoil. Moisture aided pastures and small grains, but corn stands are uneven and likely require replanting. overall 1908 standards may not be reached.
Des Moines June 6 Supreme court decisions listed affirm most appeals including Stoffman McAleeron McNamara Wollgast Sparegrove Kitchell Langs Co Lacey Krause Redman Chittenden Nastman and Frazer United reversed for Andrese Ble Joe Black Coal Elson Wright with no vacation until after allotted years. Hubbell refuses vacation until age seventy despite family plans for Lake Pelican trip.
Washington reports from Montana that Cate Rasch, a young Iowa native now serving as U S district attorney in the state, is leading a high profile effort against public land mining and forest looting frauds. Rasch, a Cornell alum born to German parents, built a notable prosecuting record including more than forty cases with heavy fines and penalties, and is expected to be elevated to federal judge in Montana.
Washing ton June 6 The condition of Goersl John A Kasson, injured by a fall from a street car last night, is satisfactory. Kasson, formerly wed in Iowa, is a former reciprocity commissioner, former member of Congress, and long involved in U S government service.
In St Louis on June 1 Lena Knight charges her husband Henry Knight with habitual spankerd misconduct claiming he used a device to choke her as part of a marital duty. The accusation describes a rack for holding gwleches with intent to harm.
A baffling oil sample in Pisgah causes four Chapmans deaths. inspectors from Standard Oil and government services, plus experts from Omaha Sioux City and Chicago, find it neither gasoil ne nor kerosene. A barrel mystery and delayed shipment raise questions as to origin and safety.
In Skogino Harvey County a 16 year old Albert Bakken was found dead in bed with a small cord around his neck. He had used a loop from the package literature to support his head while reading and may have strangled himself as the cord tightened. A younger brother saw him reading in the setup. The exact cause remains unsolved.
Albany June 7 The New York Senate concurred with the assembly in passing the public utilities bill over Mayor McClellan's veto.
Bucyrus Ohio June 7 Deliy Gillis falls heir to part of a 600000 estate of Michigan lumberman Chanel W Moore who died of cancer. Moore directed that his money be divided amid palative care and support for the ill.
In Seattle on June 6 a remarkable reunion occurred after 53 years of separation when Eliza Van Brocklin found her brother Martin Kile in Beattie West Seattle. Their Kile family had scattered since 1863 across Illinois Iowa Minnesota Montana and Wisconsin with Civil War service and gold rushs before settling in Seattle. Eliza long thought dead was reconnected with Martin after letters from Solomon Kile in Marshalltown Ia and a city directory clue led her to Beattle. Martin 73 and Eliza 76 greeted one another as sister and brother after decades apart in a poignant reunion.
University of Town Education Department collects state wide data on education costs. In Iowa City and across major cities, levies for school purposes and teacher salaries fluctuate strangely with little apparent relation. The compiled figures show tax valuations, levy rates, and teacher spending for the year ending December 31, detailing varying practices across districts.
Marshalltown Iowa June C B Bradstow Toledo thirteenth judicial district was informed by Dr Presstey Des Moines that he suffers from enlarged prostate and an operation is necessary The judge is resting up for the time and will go to Rochester for an operation
Walla Walla Washington June 6 Six year old Joseph Loeats died from drinking whisky found in his parents pantry. Two other little boys also drank some but were not affected severely. Joe was brought to the city unconscious and efforts to revive him failed. The pint bottle was nearly drained.
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