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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
6
Reports detail extended timelines and funding debates for a major canal work. Colonel Goethals and congressional committees are pressed to justify costs, labor, and shifts in route while plans consider new maps, labor shifts, and educational support tied to the project.
The first day of the twentieth general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States discussed women’s central role in evangelism amid immigration and urban secular trends. Moderator election for William Henry Roberts highlighted ambitions for overseas missions, education, and church expansion with strong emphasis on evangelistic work and unity.
The Tell Telephone Company at Botts Monthins settled a fifteen month strike by conceding nearly all points in dispute. Labor leaders were sent to jail under injunctions that the boycott paralyzed the system and deterred merchants from using phones for fear of losing trade.
A garbled list documents varied items from 61 to 1900, including battles, political events, and notable deaths. It mentions orders of battles at Stratton, Queen Anne's War, Sandusky taken by Twins, Montreal fire, Napoleon I monuments, O Connell's death, and the Manchester Ship Canal opening, among scattered dates and places.
A Belgian railway disaster near Contielt six miles southeast of Antwerp left about fifty dead and over 100 injured. The Antwerp express struck a misaligned switch at fifty miles an hour, slamming into a pilgrim excursion train. Surgeons and nurses rushed to Contielt station which became a temporary morgue and hospital.
Mournful notices describe the loss of Ben Jamie and Joseph Henuene at the Quiyre river slough near St Charles while attempting a rescue. A Brainerd, Minnesota crew recovered a decomposed unknown man in a swamp, believed to have died about a year earlier.
The Chicago Commercial Report notes improving business activity with a firmer outlook, while weather eases and construction slows. Iron and steel show weak pig iron demand but better finished shapes. wholesale trade improves with dry goods and wines. Bank failures rise, retail trade steady, and May reports indicate continued industrial resilience despite broader losses.
The article lists varied grain and livestock bids including No. 2 white wheat at multiple regional centers, corn and oats values, and cattle yardage figures. It shows prices per bushel and ton with references to grades, shipments, and market terms across several buyers and locations.
The report notes agricultural policy shifts in several Western states as expositions loom in December. It cites a $25 per acre sale of a Genere ranch in Iowa for Brock farming, and cotton market efforts by the Southern Cotton Association to stabilize prices. A fatal rhubarb greens meal incident is reported in Wisconsin. Washington totals show 117,000 acres devoted to fruits and nuts with multi‑million dollar value. Local farm figures include W. J. Gillotee of Wiggan tin owning a cow line with a thirtieth day best record.
Mae G. Wood’s divorce suit against Senator Thonas C. Whíte was dismissed by Justice O’Gorman in the New York Supreme Court. The judge found the testimony insufficient to support willful perjury and forgery claims, and the case centered on alleged fraud surrounding a marriage confession and an 85,000 property judgment.
A fragmented discussion on housing land provisions under the Carey Act for poor men. It notes government privatization of arid land, possible settlements for homesteaders, and the role of irrigation and land development companies. It mentions reservations and requirements for residence and payment under the act.
Report notes Coronet Express and associated firms facing charges amid a yearend corporate filings. An explosion at a craftsman Charles Girehoer’s Chicago home shattered windows and damaged a cottage front stairway while a rival group allegedly disrupted operations at a Tudor site near Summit. The Prodiers Company plan includes a $4.1 million plant with extensive labor and delegate interference concerns.
A blaze at Tellkies Reed & Sons chemical works in New York caused about $59,000 in damage. Fire crews fought the flames as investigators prepared to examine the scene for the cause and extent of the loss.
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