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Newspaper
Inter County Journal
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
1
A jumble of brief items notes and jests on politics art sports and world events. Mentions of New York election chatter Russian prisoners in Japan China and Russia jokes about football and culture and a stray prophecy about W T Stead.
Long list of Iowa incidents reports a baby killed by a freight train after wandering onto the tracks near a town, a daring nitroglycerin explosion at a bank, a well pump expansion, a cancerous growth of Fred Morse, and many local injuries and deaths from trains, gunfire, and accidents across several counties. Names include Rock Falls, Sioux City, Colfax, Newton, Des Moines, Oskaloosa, Mason City, Dubuque, Marshalltown, and Mount Ayr with details of victims and investigators.
A massive blaze in Dubuque on November 24 swept through the levee district destroying multiple factories and warehouses. Strong winds fanned the flames, with Diamond Jo Boat Company suffering an estimated $50,000 loss and total destruction of adjacent businesses including Coleman’s saloon and Iroquois Pearl Button factory. Firefighters fought to save lumber yards and harbor boats, with Cooper Bogey paint shed and several others damaged. by 2 a.m. the fire was under control after an estimated total loss of about $200,000.
Des Moines Nov 29 Justice Bishop and Weaver dissenting the Iowa supreme court holds the soldiers preference law constitutional reversing Judge Obed Caswell in Co H Shaw v City Council of Marshalltown The ruling means public offices will favor Civil War veterans when qualifications are equal The decision directly affects ouster actions against Capitol night watchman Tom Graham who may keep his job under the upheld law
Des Moines November 28 A town court ruling declares speculation on hoards of trade goods not a form of gambling. The decision was delivered by Judge Applegate after a trial in the Dalkus court setting. The jury concluded the speculative activity did not constitute gambling under local law.
Independence, Nov. 25. Mrs William McWilliams and her five children were murdered in their farm home six miles south of Independence. The husband William McWilliams was arrested, with evidence suggesting his guilt. A coroner's jury later ruled McWilliams responsible, noting possible insanity. The crime involved brutal hammer blows and stabbing, with the meal interrupted and bloodstained clothing found. Authorities described the suspect as peculiar and withdrawn since a past sunstroke.
Washington November 23 In a significant opinion United States Supreme Court Justice Hatnam delivered the court’s ruling upholding the validity of the Iowa law of 1896 prohibiting fire insurance companies from entering rate or commission agreements. The decision favors Attorney General Midler and Cedar Rapids lawyer Charles A. Clark, noting the constitutional support for preventing combinations among insurers. The case draws attention due to many foreign fire insurers operating in Iowa and follows the Beryl vs Greenwich line of cases.
Fragmentary report notes a dynamiting incident in Davenport around November 2 and mentions related robberies tied to wealthy homes. Details are unclear, with garbled names and places, but the piece references Bluegrass, Beotheoungs, and Durcki’s as possible connections.
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