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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
6
The fragmentary clipping mentions fever conditions and health officers in Wasi Moendar with references to 1905 era circumstances. It references a house to house effort and fear of fever spreading through yards and cellars, and notes a farewell and a church gathering in Nezro Baptist context. The text is garbled and names are inconsistent, making precise events difficult to confirm.
Deputy Police Commissioner Harris Lindsley of New York City and Miss Misa Willing of Chicago died when their car was struck by a Rutland Railroad northbound engine near Benninston. Miss Willing’s fiancé and the chauffeur were injured. The couple, to be married next week, were prominent society figures with connections to Vermont and Chicago.
Reports claim anarchists plotted to blow up the president's train as it traveled from Chautauqua to New York. Erie Railroad officials arranged emergency routes and two branches to bypass the main line near Suffern New York. The presidential party used a roundabout path amid tightened security after a letter warning of danger.
Government officers note continued yellow fever spread in New Orleans with rising total cases and deaths since Sunday. Officials say federal action limits are reducing within-city spread, though new cases remain numerous and progress appears slow.
A head on collision two miles from Macon Georgia involving a northbound Central of Georgia passenger and a southbound freight at 5 PM Monday left two dead and three gravely injured. The deceased are Ben Jordan of Macon and George Henry of Brennan. Several passengers were shaken but not seriously harmed. The wreck was blamed on a misunderstanding of orders.
The Navy reports Rear Admiral Bradford inquiry found the death of sailor Raphael Cohen aboard the cruiser Yankee accidental in a boxing match. The incident was ruled an accidental cause by the board of inquiry.
Corruption alleged in Mewechwang prompts governor to threaten action against traders. The notice implies punitive measures may follow if profiteering or illegal conduct continues. Authorities emphasize keeping essential goods stable amid rising tensions.
A eastbound passenger train collided with a westbound freight on the Nickel Plate Railroad near Kishmun Ohio causing twelve deaths and over twenty five injuries. Most victims were foreign laborers in the smoker car en route from Fort Seneca to Breackfield. The engineer Poole died at the controls while attempting to reach the airbrake.
In Vancouver E G two Chinese tailors Fung Ging and Sing were killed in a family feud over business. Fung Sing first fatally wounded Fung Lee son of Ging, then shot himself. The fight, described as a quarrel among partners, left Fung Ging and Sing dead and Fung Lee mortally wounded in a fatal Sunday incident.
A violent thunderstorm with high winds and heavy rain struck New York and nearby areas on Sunday. A boat house at the foot of West 150th Street sheltering many people was hit by lightning, killing 20 year old Teannette Free. Dozens were knocked unconscious but survived. Also reported, mutineers from the training ship Pruth faced varied sentences including executions and long prison terms.
An Ashcroft B C dispatch reports a severe landslide on Thompson River destroying an Indian village embedded in the river bed. The Indian village of Ashcroft has a population of 500 and lies in Yale district in British Columbia. Seizure orders reportedly linked to Victoria dispatches discuss Admiral Rainboa’s plan to seize Russian seal roods on Korsknor ishood and related routes to Amchatka and Okhotsk.
Lightning struck two Cafes Company tanks on Humble Hill oil field near Houston, igniting both and releasing over 106,900 barrels of oil. Losses include substantial equipment and output, with broad impact on the facility’s operations and regional supply.
Coartielins PL Shes of Calcarn was reelected president of the Brothersland Teamsters by a narrow margin of 127 votes, defeating Daniel Forman of Caicage. The result confirms Shes’s fifth term leading the local union chapter.
Lars Peterson of 314 Bluff Street Sioux City died by self administered gas in a custom cabinet. neighbors heard hammering from his carpentry shop and his wife found him inside the sealed box as gas escaped. Police and coroner noted no inquest needed though questions about his mental state persist.
William Moran brother of Thomas Moran was arrested in Guansa and charged with attempting to free inmates from the Monona County jail. He pleaded not guilty. hearing postponed to Monday after prosecutors noted an undeveloped plot to release all prisoners.
Des Moines special notes people aiding Joseph Co. Smith, a Black man under death sentence for Mrs. Robert Kennedy’s murder in Brixton, are not hopeful. Gov. Cammons commented that the crime was heartless and brutal. The governor granted more time and the hearing will be continued this week.
Mrs. Mary Harris was arrested at Ounmwa for the murder of her husband James Al Harris, a farmer found dead with a bullet wound in bed Saturday morning August 5. A coroner's jury ruled suicide after an inquest held August 6. Testimony suggested Harris may have staged the scene.
Des Moines carpenter George McHun sought whisky at midnight but drank from a carbolic acid bottle. He died from burns after several sips. He leaves a wife and several children. Spenning on farming reports Wheat yields 18 to 20 bushels per acre in Sioux Rapids area. Harvest Home Festival planned at Martley September 7 and 8 with committees promoting events. Gov Cummins shoots at state range in test, scoring 9 out of 25 shots.
A distraught former police connection laments the disappearance of Mae Ane McGown a beauty once in Des Moines. He sends detectives to Paris and joins a worldwide search spanning Australia Lorraine and Los Angeles to locate her amid mysterious claims of kidnapping and pursuit.
In Des Moines Wisconsin and at the coroner's inquest in Winneconne it was found that 5 F Dodson fell from a boat ride and struck his head. A blood clot formed in the spine and he killed himself days later, clearing the mystery surrounding his death as the act of a disturbed mind.
Frank OHara from Fort Dodge, a brake man on the M and St. L line, was killed at Callender when switching two freight cars. He stepped between cars to count them as they came down, caught his foot on a guardrail, and was crushed as the cars closed. A fellow worker attempted to escape, but was pulled under and died in the accident.
Bert Fichuson of four miles north of Little Rock was impaled on a fork sticking in the ground when grain slipped from a stack. The fork handle entered about fourteen inches, lacerating lower bowels. The fork broke in two. he withdrew it and was cared for at home by local physicians who fear for his life. The incident aroused sharp concern in the community.
Dr William A Sharp and Miss Emma Conger niece of Ambassador Edwin H Conger were kidnapped from their home. They were held for thirty hours and forced into a mock trial devised by Sharp Conger and others who had married recently. The motive was to settle a score upon their wedding.
Ben Parker proclaims The Golden Calf is Our Only God as his saloon motto in Des Moines. The wall painting shows caricatures of Rockefeller, Tom Lawson, Hetty Green, Chauncey M. Depew, J. Pierpont Morgan and others around a table with a galien calf.
In Monona County a child of Lawrence Olson ex-recorder died after drinking water from a glass tainted with fly poison. The funeral occurred at the home of Albaton, as Olson was travelling west for health and could not be reached in time.
At a LeMars meeting the Plymouth Telephone Company name was changed and capital stock raised to 100000. A tragedy near Rock Rapids left Hasler Dell dead from an accidental gun discharge. Sioux Center resident Wien Heider remains in critical condition with a fractured skull. Rosa Harthin, wife of farmer Barthan, was found dead in unclear circumstances. Boone councilman R Witthe faces warrants for alleged theft of dirt from a water district project.
The piece notes shifting governor elections across states including Rhode Island and Massachusetts, with mentions of the Canal Commission and Treasury bond issuance for Isthmian works. It reports graft scandals in Washington, surface tensions between officials, and a postal warrant against Odriel L. Stuart for mail transportation fraud.
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