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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
2
The fragment outlines subscription terms with prices for different periods, including six months and three months. It mentions currency and some illegible notes, but the overall gist is a pricing schedule for newspaper access. The readable items show a price for six months and another for three months, attributed to A. P. Cramer.
A Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch from Chamberlain South Dakota reports on Rosebud and Cheyenne River Sioux reserves showing rapid adoption of white goods. Telephones automobiles hearses planes organs barbed wire and divorce actions illustrate new material behavior. A rise in Native American showroom displays follows recent Supreme Court rulings and land allotment payments.
A note urges Commissioners Garfield to rally the young men to compile a needed list long promised though forgotten. The appeal stresses timely action when Garfield has time to spur the effort and gather names.
President Ramsey of the Wabash railroad testified before the senate commerce committee that Cloud interests paid 28 to 30 dollars per ton for steel intended for U S use, while rails for Canadian connections could be bought for 20 a ton by the steel trust. The admission attacks the steel trust as a price controller, with tariffs shielding profits while competition vanishes at home and abroad. Republicans block a steel duty reduction, delaying relief until a new Congress.
A political indictment argues Roosevelt’s Panama Canal purchase in the cheapest market exposes tariff protection as robbing the public. It cites Republican partisans, the New York Tribune, and Whitelaw Reid to claim trusts profit under protection while questioning why citizens are spared from the same open-market savings.
Akron Kegster Tribune reports George Kerstein’s blacksmith shop rear of Von Hagel’s store burned Thursday night after 10. Dave Guillaume and Al Chambers raised alarm as crowd gathered. Firefighters saved nearby buildings. total loss about $2,000 with half insured. Origin theories vary but likely not spontaneous combustion.
Wisconsin Governor joins Democratic governors in urging curbs on secret lobbying. He condemns the rail lobby as costly, nuisance and disgrace in state legislature. A new reform measure may be introduced. question rises about federal action as Roosevelts peers consider similar curb efforts.
Mrs Wo Treeby a longtime Washington township resident died at her Akron home Tuesday June 20 aged 67. Funeral Thursday in Akron conducted by Rev F L Moore of the M E church. Interment Adaville Cemetery. Born in Ohio she married William Treeby at 20 and moved to Washington township in 1871. Survived by husband two sons Walter and Herbert and four daughters including Luella Houghton and Sarah Bristow plus ten children total with four predeceased.
The piece argues that stand patters and protectionists within the Republicans are allied and aligned with trusts and corporations. It cites Hanna's orders to stand pat on tariffs, claiming protection is essential to equal production costs, while opposing reform is seen as hindering progress and betraying the people.
Regular correspondence to the Globe Post from Grant township reports social calls illness and travel. Families and neighbors are listed with visits, weddings, baptisms, weather effects, and church activities. A number of individuals and firms are named including Schoeneman Bros and local schools and churches.
Witnesses from several states claimed salvation rested on private car lines before the interstate commerce committee. They opposed monopoly and high icing charges, while critics suggested railroad agents or beef trust emissaries could sway growers with inducements. A leading railroad figure cited a 7% or higher annual profit on refrigerator cars, challenging calls for curbing profits through regulation.
A political argument urges Republican House members to elect a reform friendly speaker to push the administration’s policy. It notes the speaker’s power to appoint committees and block dissent, criticizes Speaker Cannon as a grand patter, and calls for alignment with the administration’s aims.
August Kling, a carpenter, fell from a roof while building a barn for William Boyenrois near Merrill. He landed hard, broke both arms, and suffered a severe shake up, being carried home semi conscious. A physician was summoned as neighbors plan to help with crops and a fund purse for Kling.
The Remsen Bell Enterprise reports a large gathering of friends gathered at Mr and Henry Mullong s farm south of Remsen last Sunday to celebrate the birth of their son Charles RK Mullong. The home was neatly decorated with many presents and a birthday dinner was served. The editor extends best wishes for success in the future and urges Globe Post readers to take advantage of a club offer with the Iowa Homestead. Subscriptions and advance payments are mentioned. June 24-28
The federal case in Milwaukee targets the General Paper Company as the trust refuses to exhibit books. Critics say prosecutions under anti trust laws would curb the trusts, while Roosevelt faces pressure to act. Also reported are a strict Sunday law in Austin Texas, Lena Lillie seeking a new trial, Ashland Line protests, baseball scores, warship refloating in Rome, and Taft’s Australian tour invitation.
The Lockport Union Sun notes President Roosevelt’s open market stance conflicts with stand patters and tariff beneficiaries. The piece suggests he remains aligned with free trade supporters, but signals limited relief where policy opposes public interests. The column underscores ongoing tension between economic factions and the president’s choices.
Time Will ring Henry questions how Republican postmasters will spend time if barred from political work. They may revert to past amusements of reading postal cards, a note reflecting idle routine rather than active campaign activity.
Stan Lon reports J R Thompson and family visited Elinton last week with Mr Thompson's mother and brother.
An article notes a prevalent disease blamed for many sudden deaths, linked to heart, kidney, and bladder troubles. It promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy and urges readers to request a free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
Special correspondence reports visits by M A Bancroft family to Independence, John Schneider and Otto Winters in Sioux City, and church events at Melbourne. Local residents travel to LeMars and Chicago, with social visits to families, a children’s day program at M D church, a small hail event causing no damage, and ongoing smallpox quarantine for Robt Woolworth’s family.
Illinois Central announces excursion rates for various regions including east south southeast and southwest. Tickets available on the first and third Tuesday of each month with routes extending to Miangsots North Dakota South Dakota Canada and the Northwestern States. Packages cover travel to Baltimore Denver and other Colorado resorts with conventions in July and August. Contact any Illinois Central agent or the designated address for full dates and circulars.
Philp Julch traveled to Owwha last week for business and J. Schindler began constructing a new barn on his James property. The items reflect local economic activity and neighborly development in the James area.
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