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Newspaper
Inter County Journal
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
1
An assorted mock news sketch surveys figures such as the Grand Duke Iborte, Sultan's dispute, Edna May matrimonial talk, and editorial quips about eggs, poets, and officials. It riffs on international power plays, headlines, and cultural jabs with a sharp, humorous tone.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the Linn County district court ruling in John Hamilton v Schlitz Brewing, finding errors in evidence introduction rather than liquor shipment methods. Former Schlitz agent Hamilton had sought return of 5189.35 alleging payment for beer in violation of the Town Liquor law. the high court upheld the verdict for Schlitz on that point.
In Muscatine a major blaze at the Vail building caused extensive damage. The fourth floor lodge room of the A. O. U. W. was destroyed along with its accoutrements. Five flats on the third floor, the Muscatine Commercial Club on the second, and first floor storage were ruined. Loss estimated at about 25,000 with 18,000 in insurance.
A basement fire at the Rothwell block on Sixth and Walnut gutted the structure early December 16, causing about 200000 in losses. The H. Chase grocery and J. W. Hess drug store suffered damages as flames raged from midnight until the roof collapsed and crews battled the fire into the morning.
Fort Dodge report details two youths Edmund Jacobson and Mike Kearns fearing for their lives on the Des Moines River as ice broke and carried them downstream. A bank crowd summoned help and a water works boat battled swift currents to reach them near a curved midstream bend. Both boys were rescued after a tense, life threatening moment.
A garbled OCR note mentions police activity and alleged thefts in an unclear region. References to officers, a $75 amount, and named individuals appear, but the fragmentary text lacks coherent details or confirmable events.
Des Moines reports a legislative committee will urge a single state board of fifteen to govern the university agricultural college and normal school in Iowa City Ames and Cedar Falls. The plan includes an executive committee of three, salaries for committee members, and governor appointments with political balance.
Ames December 17 The board of trustees at Iowa State College rejected alumni wishes to name the new building Beardshear Hall and instead designated Central Hall. No reason given for not honoring late President Beardshear as debates stirred among alumni and The Alumnus. The building should be ready by April and plans for an agricultural hall move forward with cost estimates and a legislature budget proposal. Special direct appropriation of 130000 is sought for the start, 385000 for central heating and lighting, 10000 for a poultry farm, and 11000 for extra college land. Annual appropriations total 190000 for general support and labs plus 50000 for library and equipment. Catt Library to house general engineering texts for access in engineering hall.
Estherville reports a Saturday night blaze gutting two major blocks. The William Bartlett two story brick and the three story Newberry department store buildings burned with contents, totaling about $46,000 in loss, with multiple insurers covering portions of the damages. Origin of the fire remains unknown.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a man named Carrait and a person named Guwman in a church dispute. A jury reportedly cleared a defendant for a sum of 29 dollars in a separate line. The rest is garbled with scattered terms like Arabi and Vove.
Washington December 11 Republican members in caucus backed admitting Oklahoma and the Indian Territory as one state by 110 to 66 and favored uniting Arizona and New Mexico as one state. Both statehood questions to be in one bill. Conference ended with Hamilton proposing the plan. hearings on liquor prohibition in the two territories began yesterday. The measure’s report is expected after the holiday recess.
Berlin reports a Rostoff Grenadiers mutiny in Moscow over bad rations and arrests. Soldiers freed detainees, seized the arsenal, and took command by a twenty man mutineer committee. Astrakhan troops and Cossacks did not move against them. Telegraph and postal services largely restored.
Springfield, December 16. The Supreme Court upheld the Cook County conviction of Johann Hoch for murdering his wife Marie Welcker Hoch and set his execution for February 23. Hoch, nicknamed Bluebeard, once boasted of many "wives" and had multiple reprieves after his appeals faltered. funds surfaced to trigger a final stay just before execution.
Three major Chicago banks controlled by John R. Walsh the Chicago National bank Home Savings bank and Equitable Trust company suspended operations. National Bank Examiner C H Cosworth takes over Chicago National bank and directors positions filled by the clearing house. Allied Chicago banks pledge to pay depositors in full and shield customers from loss, preventing a broader panic. The failure causes a stock price drop and halts local stock exchange activity.
Chicago December 19. The enterprises blamed for Walsh's financial distress include Bedford Quarries of Indiana and the Southern Indiana Railroad, built by Walsh to move stone to market. He funded the rail line at great cost after disputes over freight with Monon Railway, including loans from his bank that financiers say were never curtailed. Walsh, a major stockholder in Akron Gas, Illinois Central, Rand McNally, and many others, allegedly invested between five and sixteen million dollars in the quarries and railroad, hoping to gain Chicago access. He tried to sell the railroad to the Pennsylvania Railroad but terms failed, and the sale never closed.
Madrid reports strong expectation that King Alphonso will travel to the Riviera late this month to meet Princess Mina of Hattenburg, a guest of former Empress Eveenic. The betrothal, though not officially announced, is widely presumed, with details still kept confidential.
In Washington on December 14 a formal announcement states Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the president will wed Col. Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. The ceremony is not yet fixed but is expected to be held in the spring possibly before summer ends. The report reflects high public interest in the alliance of two prominent families.
In St. Petersburg on December 17 reports describe a wave of fear as leaders of proletariat groups hide. Labor leaders urge a general strike while the government tightens control and threatens martial law to quell suspected revolutionary activity across the Baltic region and Lithuania.
A dated dispatch from St. Petersburg reports a manifesto issued by Bolshevik aligned groups, denouncing the government for financial ruin. It calls for a republic via a constituent assembly, urges soldiers and workers to withhold all taxes and move deposits abroad, and alleges misused foreign loans and depleted funds for war. The manifesto portrays widespread unrest and demands overthrow of the autocracy.
Midshipman Minor Meriwether Jr. was found guilty of confinement for one year with a formal reprimand after court martial for the death of Midshipman Beane. The sentence also included that the naval officer’s order regarding the punishment be enforced, and the accused was prohibited from pageantry through the term, with restrictions on travel at sea.
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