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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
2
Reports indicate a far reaching agreement between the United States and Japan outlining five articles. The pact emphasizes peaceful development of commerce in the Pacific, mutual defense of the status quo and equal opportunity in China, and consultation if threats to stability arise.
William Callebrun of Jersey City fatally shot his brother Len and their mother Mrs Victoriss Watembrun in a Wallabran New York City apartment. Callebrun and Albert Troamiewyes traveled from Jersey City to demand money from Deu, leading to a fatal public safety incident.
Nearly 20 000 attend services for Father O'Reilly rector of Steeneaniedih Catholic Church at Shenandoah. community closes shops and schools as 30 000 people, including priests from surrounding areas, pay respects in a public funeral.
Otto C Heinze of New York reported to police that his wife misplaced a necklace worth 12000 dollars on Thanksgiving night after attending a theater and dining at a Broadway hotel. The jewelry was discovered missing from the couple’s attire.
Sioux City live stock market quotations list Friday prices with top hogs at $5.80 and top beeves at $5.65.
The readable text presents fragmented names and phrases without a coherent event. It mentions two individuals in isolated terms and references unclear local context, likely a brief notice or clipping. Without readable details, a precise summary cannot be formed.
Ray Lamp here, charged with murdering Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three children by setting fire to the Gunness home in Laporte Indiana on April 28, was found guilty of arson by a jury. Judge Richterbau sentenced him to two to twenty-one years in Michigan City prison, fined $5,000 and disfranchised him for five years.
A British steamer Sardinia bound for Alexandria exploded and burned near the Valetta entrance. Fire swept through the ship killing many and causing panic among passengers and Arab bystanders on the wharf as lifeboats and crew efforts failed.
Gilbert Snow King died in New York after a long illness. A glassmaker by trade he worked with Theodore J Roosevelt in earlier years and later led the Mississippi Glass Company, operating nine factories in the United States.
Official advices from Paris indicate Bulgaria and Turkey reached terms on Bulgaria's independence. Bulgaria will pay Turkey about 1.1 to 1.4 billion in settlement on the Turkish railroad and other accounts.
Fragmentary report notes cattle disease spreading and government export discussions. Mentions Detroit and Livanie with unclear details and possible health concerns affecting livestock.
Fragmentary report notes unusual meteor activity in Oklahoma with unclear details about timing and observations. Authorities or researchers are not sufficiently identified in the readable text to confirm the event's scope or impact.
In Tiptonville Tennessee a mob hanged Marshall Stineback Edward Stineback and Jim Stineback after they were found guilty of killing Deputy Sheriff Richard Burress and wounding Deputy John Hall. The trio had been arrested Tuesday morning following a Saturday night disturbance at a religious meeting. They were captured Tuesday in a Ridgely swamp and quickly condemned by a mob that surrounded the jail.
Carl Loose of New York, 47, returns home after an all night absence and fatally shoots his daughter Meta, 17, and gravely wounds son Frederick, a Dutch minister. Frederick had recently faced a death in Yale church and urged by his mother, while family tensions rose and the elder man allegedly drank heavily. Neighbors intervene as the weapon is wrested away. Loose is arrested on murder charges.
A Pootbatl player suffered a severe injury near the end of the game against Tiplow as teammates and officials rushed to his aid. He was carried from the field unconscious and grave fears are entertained for his recovery.
A fatal accident at a Thanksgiving gathering near Shomman Texas claimed Miss Louise Gates and Miss Gladys Wy. A group of four young people prepared a meal when an accidental gunshot occurred in the hand of an accompanying companion.
Reports from Manila raise concern for the American hospital ship Relief which sailed November 14 for Guatemala and was due by the sixth but has not arrived. A supervising ship has departed China in search of the Relief.
Battleship Kentucky will visit Tripoli as part of a Mediterranean voyage by the Atlantic fleet. The outing aims to show American naval presence to the world while signaling cooperation with allied forces and readiness of the Navy.
Fragmentary text references a murder event with names and relations but lacks coherent details or context. It mentions individuals possibly including Georgiana and family ties, with scattered words suggesting a legal or investigative report.
Charles McQuillen a well known Mason City youth faced a grand jury investigation after allegedly passing multiple forged checks drawn on Hinkle and Bruns. He offered seven checks to drug stores and vigor and gum dealers, with five cashiers paying out before officials caught him at a depot trying to flee.
The trustees of the State Agricultural College report booming enrollment rising from 530 in 1895 to 1848 this year and request a total of 933,000 in state aid. Proposals include 75,000 for support, 50,000 for the experiment station, 50,000 for heating, 150,000 for armory auditorium gym, 35,000 for lab and measuring, 311,000 for sidewalks grading, 30,000 for furniture, 20,000 for equipment, and 23,000 for repairs and improvement. Estimated value of college buildings is 1,606,000.
A lone bandit held up Newton Rock Island station agent B W Yates at the depot and forced him to hand over about 54 dollars. He was marched along the track and locked in a box car until a night watchman released him. The westbound Rock Island limited was held ten minutes and the engine stopped after a block signal was seen. Police later contacted Des Moines for clearance as a search continued.
A disorderly scene unfolded as intoxicated men Will iam Hadleson and Pughe fought, drawing spectators. Mrs. Chork and other onlookers attempted to intervene while city officials, including the mayor and city marshal, appeared as the men rolled and bitten each other, with injuries noted.
In Webster City the Iowa Supreme Court rules that drainage benefit assessments and highway right of way are based on the benefit to the line as a whole rather than land acreage. Justice Sherman writes the opinion establishing a new precedent for future drainage cases.
Official permission granted to the soldier bays of the state university to form a rifle club. The group will be affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America.
Ames defeats Drake 12 to 6 on Thanksgiving Day to claim the Town Championship in a game praised as one of the town’s greatest football battles.
Unclear report indicates Gowrie marshal Wilbur Carr killed by an assailant named Mar hat Thomas Siehafsen. The sentence was handed down in Port Madison with the defendant, PeniGenlinry, facing a dire outcome.
In Clinton a new depot project advances amid city planning hearings. Officials outline western Utah and Vermont connections, with Phan Iniye and CWnton cited in local discussions about improving freight and regional transit.
State Auditor Carroll releases a biennial report showing about 1.5 million dollars likely available for extraordinary appropriations by the Thirty Third General Assembly. Estimated ordinary expenditures through June 30, 1911 total 6.291 million, with expected resources to July 1, 1911 at 12.0834 million.
Police in Council Bluffs found in Tom Dunn a leather wallet containing 1940 pounds in cash after a lar ceny arrest. Dunn and Ernest Eiberg of Treynor had driven to town in Eibergs wagon loaded with dairy products. Dunn later fled with the team. dairy goods vanished and he was captured in the west end, lodging in a covered wagon.
George R Vincent a young Creston based solicitor who came from Afton left two letters announcing his intent to kill himself by jumping into Summit lake to escape debts. The sheriff and city officers searched the lake with large crowds but no body found and it is believed he may have left for other parts.
Louis Hanen aged 45 son of JL Hanen of Webster City died at Presbyterian hospital Chicago from a stray bullet in the Springfield race riots last August. He suffered two operations and succumbed to a neck wound that lodged near the heart during the incident. Hanen was a Burlington engineer.
Miss Mollie Morgan of Ja maica claims the tidy corn busker title for 1908. Her father bet $1 to gather 100 bushels in one day. She started in the morning and by night had collected 104 bushels into the wagon.
Drowning in the Mississippi near Dubuque involves Mbert Fiessinger on a houseboat with companions ashore. widow Hanes Herself notes. Ottumwa widow Mary Burns, 48, mother of eight, found hanged. Thomas Hill held on $500 for assault. Chris Hilker critical. Clear Lake drugstore robbed of money and property. Miner William Houghton, 68, killed by a car in Norwoodville. Prof Benjamin F Shambaugh named curator of State Historical Department as Aldrich’s replacement.
The state Epworth League convention will be held at the First Methodist Church in Pes Metres beginning Thanksgiving Day and continuing through Sunday.
A disjointed excerpt contemplates World War I era power dynamics among Germany Russia Britain and Japan. It hints at neutrality attempts and the impact of a prolonged conflict on Great Britain and European states, with fragmented phrases about nations and historic victories.
A report summarizes wartime views including the Anglo Japanese alliance seen as a danger to white races, Germany and America urged to act early, and the potential impact on colonies and Egypt. Leonard Wood comments on dirigibles, aircraft, and the future of aviation while praising Philippine scouts and urging better US Philippines trade relations.
G P Engelhardt returns to York from Guatemala with stingless bee specimens. F J De la Barra to succeed Enrique Creel as Mexican ambassador to Washington. Thomas Melirath of St Louis sentenced to four years for making false pretenses. Rev Dr Myron W Haynes resigns from Delmar Avenue Baptist church in St Louis. Col William F Tucker to undergo operation for bright disease. J W Solomon of Salt Lake City nearly dies after falling from a pole amid 4000 volts while maneuvering through live wires.
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