16 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
1
Des Moines reports strong turnout for the state Good Roads movement as Governor Carroll’s call for a March state convention spurs delegate lists. Cerro Gordo county leads by organizing a county convention to choose delegates, with County Auditor Clark announcing a Feb. 19 meeting date.
Des Moines February 12 Freight rate commissioner BG Wylie of the Greater Des Moines committee filed action before the state railroad commission seeking a general cut in Iowa grain shipping rates. He notes Iowa Illinois rate disparities mirror coal rate gaps, citing a 200 mile Illinois haul pricing of 1. cents per 100 pounds for corn and wheat versus higher Iowa rates.
In Burlington Iowa on February 12 officials ordered a dairyman shut down after twenty five of twenty eight cattle tested positive for tuberculosis. The herd is quarantined and the owner has one week to dispose of the cattle, which can only be done by slaughter.
Milton Logan Sr foreman and sole survivor of the Beardstown Illinois Armstrong murder trial jury died at Boone Iowa aged ninety His widow and three children survive The report notes Logan vouched for the Lincoln almanac tale.
Kansas City February report says a grand jury of prominent men led by ex mayor Jay Neff begins hearings on the Swope deaths. Dr C Hyde, jailed for his wife's uncle murder, says he will stay silent until trial as the panel weighs possible indictments and the fate of Hyde's own murder case.
Bradstreet’s notes a quiet undertone in trade as buyers prepare for the spring campaign. Optimistic sentiment prevails in the northwest southwest south and Pacific coast with strong lumber export signals from the Pacific coast. Coal strike fears spur heavy railroad and manufacturing buying. weekly failures total 239 and exports show wheat 2,404,002 bushels and corn 1,125,908 bushels.
The Ballinger Pinchot investigative committee adjourned for the weekend after a brief session. Louis D. Brandeis secured an adjournment until Monday while defense counsel from Nashville and Montana opposed by Gravis Pinchot and others prepare. Documents from the land office and interior department were turned over to the prosecution. Richard Oulahan to lead New York Sun after Laffan’s death. he will take duties in New York Monday.
The French steamer General Chanzy, carrying 87 passengers and 70 crew, wrecked off Minorca after a fierce Mediterranean gale. Only Algerian customs official Marcel Rodel survived, later dying in Ciudadela hospital after torture. Victims include Paris music hall stars and an opera troupe of 11.
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