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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1904
Page
2
The Minneapolis business district faced its worst fire in history as flames swept through multiple buildings in Newspaper Row. Firefighters battled zero weather and strong winds, saving adjacent structures while estimating millions in property losses and at least two deaths with several missing.
Italian immigrant Boggiano was executed in the Auburn New York prison after murdering Herr Bender in Buffalo. He planned to kill Bender to remove an obstacle to marrying Bender’s wife. He fired two shots and slashed Bender as he slept, then faced death with no fear.
Fragmented lines mention Postmaster General and a government association of letter carriers. The text is garbled, obscuring names, dates, and exact actions. It references prohibitions and proposed legislation but lacks readable details or context.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a person found dead in a lane near Mapes Circle Mal Toredey. Other phrases mention a stuck RE and a Barger Billers Checare, but details are unreadable.
Grand jury in Cleveland considers indictments against Mrs. Chadwick for forging notes. Prosecutor Revier motions to extend the case to Reynolds and H W Bell of Wade Park Bank with subpoenas to testify about securities and Mrs Chadwick’s handling of funds. Carnegie notes for 230 000 and 100 000 cited as forged and raised paper charges tied to the case.
The United States Supreme Court ruled in Western Union Telegraph Co v Pennsylvania Railroad Co that 1886 federal law does not authorize eminent domain for telegraph poles on railroad property. The decision, delivered by Justice McKenna, upheld railroad rights to keep poles off their right of way and addressed condemnation powers in western Pennsylvania.
Ohio authorities issued a subpoena to Andrew Carnesie to testify before a federal grand jury in Cleveland next Wednesday morning. Carnesie was served in New York as the investigation proceeds, with further action planned if he does not appear in Cleveland.
A man attacked police at a Grand Rapids church with an axe during a morning assault. Three officers struggled to restrain him near a large pipe organ before the suspect was finally subdued and arrested. Delaite, an Italian man, was injured in the melee while a bystander and several officers were involved in the confrontation.
In St Petersburg the Sunday anti government demonstration drawn by workers and students near Nevski Prospect lasted about two hours. Police and soldiers fired back as flags rose signaling a crackdown. fifty injured and several detentions followed while most demonstrators were released after protests subsided.
A Sunday morning blaze at 1 30 in the lumber yard of Robinson and Co Portsmouth Va raged beyond control aided by a high wind sweeping a whole block. Firebrands fell on nearby property as the district bounded by Elleh Queen Chestnut and Pine Streets saw the destruction of a planing mill timber mill and sash and door factory plus the power house. The Robinson Company office building in the northern part of the block was saved by 3 o clock as flames were confined to the square of origin.
The heaviest snow storm of the winter hit Chicago Sunday morning and by night four inches lay on the ground. Winds drove drifts and railroads used snow plows and scrapers to keep lines open. Street car schedules suffered as service dropped to about half. Snow also blanketed Wisconsin, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and northwestern Indiana.
Mrs. C M Morris, registered at the Be Vere House in Chicago, attempted to slide down an improvised rope from the fifth story window on Saturday. She fell four stories and died instantly as rescuers arrived, the tragedy amid fears of prosecution and lack of funds.
Fragmented notice reports Miss Elsisy Leiter of Chicago, sister of Lady Cnreon, to wed in Suffolk and Berkshire England with details unclear. Other items note an auto driver acquittal and a death case involving Mary Stauffer in a separate local incident.
In a stark frontier case, Joseph G. Smith faces execution at sunrise December 30 in the Iowa state prison for the murder of Ida Cannady. Born in Texas and allied with the Cannady household, he killed a former friend after a disputed domestic episode. Smith, age 40 and unrepentant, awaits the gallows as local vigil expectations rise.
The state railroad commission ordered the Great Western and Northwestern Railroads to post flagmen at two dangerous grade crossings in Carroll. The ruling affirms city council limits over crossings while enabling individuals to file complaints with the commission, ensuring flagmen protection for residents of under 5,000.
Gov. Cummins to revoke parole of Delilah Fails after she confessed to scheming to rob Capt. Charles Putnam at his Cedar Rapids home. She was found ragged and tied, valuables missing, and pointed to a basement stash. Arrest followed with accomplice Frank Bunn, an ex convict, linked to the plan.
George Carmody of Carrell facing preliminary examination in Justice Dunck's court after being jailed since Wednesday on sodomy charges involving a child of Chas Parsons. He refused bail claiming safety in sheriff's custody, sparking public indignation.
An elderly 75 year old former soldier from Elkport Clarion County, a resident of the soldiers home, died by hanging in a Marshall town lodging house on Wednesday morning. No cause is known.
Mrs. Earr of Creston fainted after a fall inside her store and burned her arm. Her health had been poor, affecting her balance at the time of the accident.
Rescue teams at Eldorado on Saturday recovered four miners trapped after a collapse. The men were found dead, ending the search for the workers reported missing earlier in the day.
An elderly man of 98, Mardar, died of heart failure shortly after his crown diamond wedding anniversary celebration. The entire community helped host the event and his wife remains very feeble.
The body identified is Hugh Toohri who died the day after morning exposure in a Dex Moines hospital. Patrick Toskri of Storm Leake identified the remains on Monday.
A visitor new to Ottumwa was robbed at the depot by two young men after asking directions to a hotel. One man lured her into a dark passage, snatched her pocketbook and fled. Police captured both suspects at Smoky Row and detained them for questioning.
George Cornedy, a married man, lies in Carroll jail awaiting trial for sodomy on a boy, with the sheriff using bloodhounds to track him within hours of the crime. The town erupts in fear as authorities prepare to move the prisoner for safety. The victim is reported to recover.
John Rhodes, a farm hand, lay unconscious in a pool of blood at D. W. Green’s near LeMaars after a confrontation. Deputy sheriff forced entry when Green denied access to serve notices. Rhodes was hospitalized in critical condition. Green remained jailed denying assault.
In Independence the Hardwick case closed testimony on Wednesday with a verdict expected soon. The defense attacked the plaintiff’s reputation but offered only a general denial, and observers anticipate the plaintiff receiving a small sum in damages.
A fire gutted a Burlington rooming house above the Gem restaurant on Thursday afternoon. Two servants Nellia Tyler and Allie Kinney were trapped and died later at the hospital from severe burns. The blaze started from an exploding gasoline stove, causing an estimated loss of 37,006, partly insured.
The district court at Walford adjourned a week and convened Tuesday morning. Francis E Seery faces a murder in the first degree charge for the killing of Michael Moneyhan on Aug 34 test. The jury is to return a verdict of murder in the first degree. County Attorney Crosby spoke. defense attorney opened, and witness examination began.
The Armour & Co. Tiatek ing plant at the stock yards in Bionx City has driven higher stock receipts across all trade branches. In the last two weeks, receipts rose 33 percent over the same period last year, signaling strong activity in the market. O Ramer, a long-time Shelby County resident born in Murryland, died at 86 after a diabetes complication, ending a local farming life known to many miles south of Marian.
Homer S. Bradshaw a prominent Ida County attorney died at Ida Grove Moudar. The obituary notes his long legal career and standing in the community.
A daring robbery ended when a trio dynamited the Reinberk post office and exchanged shots with pursuing officers. Local posse arrested two suspects near the scene, while a third remains at large with about one hundred dollars recovered.
A quarrel between Kosa Quarre and the 14 year old sons of Wineiam Dortratz of Summer over a rifle possession ended when the younger son fired a shot that struck the other man in the head. The wounded man will die.
One hundred years ago British West Indian ports barred American trade. Napoleon and Josephine crowned in Paris by Pope Pius VII. Hayti governor levied two dollar per gallon duty on imported liquor. Salisbury elector crushed tax on Jews. South Carolina legislature narrowly defeated a bill banning slave importation. First accurate Virginia map by James Mattison completed. Georgia and Greek Ludians treaty set boundary on Okmulgee River.
A 75 year-old note recalls a US commission sent to Georgia to define Cherokee and Creek borders. The British end stirred widows’ rights on funeral piles. Calcutta builds large cotton factories. Twelve mutinous slaves from the Schooner Lafayette face US court action. Russia orders units to evacuate Erzerum under the Adrianople treaty. J K Mitchel of Philadelphia patents thin Indian rubber sheets. London papers urge Westminster Abbey repairs.
The French Black Sea fleet leadership changed as Admiral Hamelin stepped down. The Susquehanna arrived at Acapulco to coal and water supplies. The Roman Catholic bishops in Rome adjourned their conference. Austria reached a wartime policy convention with western powers. In Moxico people voted to keep Santa Ana as governor. The Panama Herald reported a US Ecuador treaty ratifying cession of the Galapagos for 3 million dollars.
The treason trial in Indianapolis involved the Ku Klux Klan and Golden Circle members. An alarm box was placed at Polkany Canal streets. About fifty Southern natives living in New York were arrested and examined over a dynamite plot against Lincoln. Lincoln urged curtailing state bank circulation in a congressional message. Presidential electors in Union states cast ballots that reelected Lincoln.
A fragmented recap cites crises in mining towns in Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna valley, railways voting to end free passes, Grant’s sixth annual message urging specie payments, a Supreme Court decision on a Cotten case, Bismarck budget cuts triggering a German rift, reports of the czar’s illness, a dismissed safe burglary case, and a London note on a conspiracy indictment.
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