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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
1
A Benton County Times opinion notes the harm of publishing private letters without consent. It argues letters remain confidential unless explicit permission is given, warning that posthumous disclosures also erode honor and public trust across politics and church matters.
An English led scheme proposes a central power plant to send musical tones through telephone lines to subscribers. Alternators would transmit vibrations mapped to piano notes, with keys triggering circuits to sound via batteries. Receivers would reproduce sound with organ-like reach, blending woodwind brass and strings through harmonies.
A commentary contrasts annual war pensions and future military spending with agricultural funding. It cites fiscal figures for naval and army costs totaling 340 million, notes farm aid around 5.94 million, and recalls a long-term agriculture appropriation deficit versus army spending. Dispatches describe a dust storm in Pierre with potato bombardment damaging a farmhouse window.
Obituaries note John L. Brown former state auditor 1883 1887 died at his Cedar township farm aged 68 after pneumonia. Miss Georgie Mooney of Marshalltown fought a would-be thief who escaped through a window. A damaging cyclone sweeps O Brien county wrecking barns and bridges. Junk dealer Benjamin D Klugger arrested in Davenport after brass theft with Davenport detective wounded. Fourteen Iowa counties accused of failing to publish financial reports to auditors. George Vance near Iowa Falls electrocuted on a windmill wire. Boone saloon fire suspected arson with oil poured near walls. Gasoline fumes cause illness in Mason City family. Boone eyed cereal mill rebuild after fire. Ernest Robbins aged 6 scalded to death in Marshalltown. Creston brakeman Shenahan crushed in yard accident. Towns report various accidents and incidents. Mason City nursery for infants introduced at church. Thunderstorm forces shelter in Northwood barn. Seymour Bergeson killed. Despondent man in Logan shoots himself. Des Moines man Reed commits suicide by carbolic acid. Council Bluffs case of underage seduction involving Harry Huddleston. Senator Gale breaks leg in Mason City friendly gathering. Insolvent firm Block & Heymen seek bankruptcy discharge. Rock Island announces major Des Moines Cherokee train service upgrades June 3. Webster City Martin Telephone ends doctor dispute with restored service and lower rate.
A late weekly digest reports on the sundry civil appropriations bill totaling 91,246,573 with 25,460,591 for Panama Canal work. It notes canal bonds authorized up to 130,009,909 and funds to be repaid from bond sales. Other items include calls for presidential reports on meat trust investigations, education and labor proposals on women and child workers, a 16 hour shift limit for railroad workers, Jamestown tercentennial funding at 875,000, and an agricultural appropriation of 7,800,000 alongside meat inspection provisions.
Memorial day ceremonies honored fallen comrades with a patriotic address delivered on the grounds of the naval hospital in Portsmouth Virginia. A memorial shaft was unveiled in the adjoining cemetery by the army and navy union, and the pope was urged to consider Rev William J Foley of Tusket Wedge Nova Scotia for Halifax archbishopric.
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