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Newspaper
Inter County Journal
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
3
Des Moines reports detail Senate and House actions in April with bills on state funding, road and hospital authorizations, educational budgets, and election reforms. Key measures include appropriations for the historical and art building, hospital grants, and the Jamestown exposition, plus rulings on election law and public works.
A distorted OCR fragment references Teak Yalihands and Guy Tellaws with phrases about silver dollars and fragrance. The legible parts describe love as a force shaping devotion, but details are incomplete and attribution is unclear.
A liquor influenced boat ride on the Cedar River ended when Mrs. Hattle Kopp in a gasoline launch overturned near the Northwestern railway bridge. Three men, George McDonald, Samuel Callahan, and Timothy Delany, were in the party. McDonald and Callahan bodies were recovered. Delany swam ashore. Delany survived. Reagan refused to board.
An early Friday blast in Fort Dodge began when a dead sparrow fell from a cornice and smoke appeared from the second floor. Firefighters battled a major blaze causing about 30,000 dollars in damage across Quick Print rooms, a clothier, and adjacent stores. Insurance covered part of losses.
At Superintendent J. B. Heems farm near Burlington, more than fifty snakes have been slain as workers hunt the “snake swarm.” Blue racers, water moccasins, and black snakes are among those killed. Snakes were found in an old well behind the porch and the carcasses are hung on a fence. Some skins may be used to treat rheumatism by wrapping around the limb.
Des Moines April 20. Mr and Mrs Clyde Harvey, given three years for burning their Gad den hotel on Aug 6 1904, get a new trial by the supreme court. The decision centers on admissibility of a witness who said Mrs Harvey appeared calm after the fire and that property and lives of two Hobbs boarders were lost. The court held the state could not press that the fire was set to cover a bigger crime and reversed the verdict, granting a new trial.
Des Moines reports the Thirty first Iowa General Assembly adjourned sine die after nearly three months in session. The final hours saw intense labor and many thanks as House and Senate concluded with speeches, resolutions, and farewells from Lt. Gov. Herriott and several long-serving members including Senator Garst and Senator Ertson.
Des Moines reports two Iowa men, Smith and Busse, condemned for murder, set for execution on April 20. Governor Cummins may commute. legislature committees say they have no jurisdiction to recommend commutation. County officials prepare for the hangings as friends work to save the prisoners.
A dying Black man allegedly slashed his wife with a knife after suspected polse administered poison. The event occurred in Omaha, with Harris entering the scene as the wife Suspecting the poison. The involved woman Suspect resides with a mother in Osea, Alabama. The man remains alive.
April 5 Des Moines reports coal shortages disrupt rail service. Orders halt trains on multiple routes and schedules. line No. 4 between towns is discontinued beginning Sunday. Service between Winthrop and nearby towns also suspended until further notice.
Des Moines April 4 Iowa will authorize a sanitarium for consumptives with a 60000 appropriation. The board of control selects officers and a physician with at least five years’ experience as superintendent at 2500 yearly. Fort Dodge is a likely site. other cities may bid. Only incipient pulmonary tuberculosis patients able to improve will be admitted. Indigent patients travel costs paid by the state.
Des Moines announced the appointment of the new Iowa insurance commission under the Warren bill. Senators James H. Jamison and George W. Durham and representatives N. E. Kendall F. L. F. Jones Tim C. Clary were named. The body planned an informal session and to meet in Des Moines Thursday to organize.
Ottumwa April 6 Claud Whisler was acquitted of the murder of Pratt Ogden in 1905. Whisler testified he shot in self defense after Ogden insulted his wife and jumped into bed with her. The jury found no guilt as Whisler claimed he acted to protect himself during a struggle that ended with Ogden’s death.
Fragmentary report notes disorder and terror amid a sequence of incidents. Mentions Towin and Eula, with references to men gas and condemnation, and a broader atmosphere of fear affecting local areas and individuals.
Washington a heated senate exchange followed a Sturday White House conference on railroad rate reform. Mr Dal liver and Mr Foraker demanded the homes of accusing senators, Dol liver declined to name them but defended his conduct saying participants faced threats. The discussion ended on good terms after explanations.
St. Petersburg reports show constitutional democrats gaining in elections, boosting Premier Witte’s leverage against reform opponents. He met the emperor at Tsarskoe Selo twice, signaling determination to push reform and curb reactionary forces. Official returns after late updates show progressives and classified members elected in the lower house.
In Tver province, governor M Sleptzof was killed by a bomb blast while driving through the town. The explosion injured several others as windows shattered and the crowd reacted. the assassin was arrested. The governor was en route to a ceremony and was seen as a reactionary figure amid unrest.
In Zion City and Chicago reports detail a deepening split among followers of John Alexander Dowie. Overseer Voliva urges supporters to back a new regime, urging creditors and investors to pledge loyalty as Dowie fights to retain control. Dowie’s deathless leadership and mounting financial strains fuel tensions across Illinois and Mexico connections.
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