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Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1906

Page

6

Meat supply policy shifts amid naval ration changes

An Imperial Admiralty order in London returns American meat to victualing yards and ends compulsory Navy rationing. New South Wales guards slaughter with strict limits and canning to ensure clean methods. Penalties include imprisonment for slaughtering diseased beasts. government inspectors report weekly.

Atlanta Reef Admirilty London Amerigan Winston Spencer Churchill William Radmond Nac Perligement Clare New South Wales Tinsbrsa

Paris Supreme Court divided over Dreyfus case ruling

The Paris Supreme Court debated the Dreyfus matter in a secret session and adjourned without a decision. The Rennes court martial verdict may be annulled or retried, while bitterness grows and a duel reportedly occurred. General Gense opposed Dreyfus and clashed with Colonel Piquart supporters.

Supreme Court Af Paris Dreyfus Rennes Drevfus Gen Gense Thalienied Coir Drevinus Piscalis Areg

Eight Year Old Boy Brutally Murdered in Tulsa Case

Readable text notes an eight year old boy Harry Priester from West Tulsa found dead in St. Louis and San Francisco wheat field area after alleged assault by itinerant suspects. Father discovered body and initial clues point to violent crime with missing clothing and severe injuries. Authorities pursue leads as investigation continues.

Bad Harry Priester West Tulsa I. PA St. Louis San Francisco

Show Girls on the Grill

The prosecu tor received subpoenas as women of the stage avoided court. Termein is said to be at home to dodge further process servers and a series of legal demands.

War on Sanday Saloon Prompts Police Action

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Sunday incident at a saloon with police involvement and governor’s order to relocate officers. Details are unclear but indicate law enforcement moves and potential public safety concerns.

Fragmentary OCR Notes Capture Unclear Local Item

Readable fragments describe a local note or notice with unclear names and details. The text is damaged and provides limited, uncertain context about events or actions.

Famine Sways as Protests Erupt in Samara and Saratov

An Associated Press correspondent reports famine relief has failed despite a breaking drought. Peasants sell or starve cattle, while government aid is exhausted. In Volga region uprisings erupt with casualties among peasants and troops as protests rise against land distribution plans.

Preas Samara Saratov Ressia Vooronezh Princess Eskantinsky Tambor Casants Hadehoy Tiflis

Wife Slayer Put To Death In Massachusetts Penitentiary

John Schidlofski, a Lithuanian from Brockton Massachusetts, was electrocuted at Charlestown State Prison for the Belmont murder of his wife on July 21 1965. Investigators found he had withdrawn about 800 dollars days before the crime and a fugitive tale involved a California ticket. he confessed after arrest in Le Junta Cole.

Donna Schidlofski Massachusetts Penitentiary John Schidlofski Brockton Mass State Penitentiary Charlestown Belmont Marrians Schidlotski Goldinks Bascwon S Winess California Schidlofski le Junta Cole

Fire on Steamship India Capt Williams Off Shanghai Harbor

Reports say the Indian steamer India Capt Williams outbound from New York to Shanghai with 200 drums of naphtha and 35.07 cases of oil caught fire east of Shanghai harbor on a Sunday afternoon. Drums were cast overboard as flames spread across the deck. the crew fought the blaze and managed to save the ship.

India Willams New York Shanghai

Germs in Stage Garden Students Tied Dress Code

Borrowed costumes at a Wichita high school stirred illness rumors as seniors warn students. Miss Ethel Tarler is dangerously ill with scarlet fever and diphtheria, and Miss Pauline Grafton faces a similar condition at home.

Wichita, Han Ethel Tarler Pauline Grafton

St Louis County Auto Crash Claims One Life

A fatal car crash in St Louis County Mo on Thursday night killed Alfred Berton a merchant. John Sweet suffered a broken left leg while three others were injured with identities not known.

St Louis County Alfred Berton John Sweet

Chinese Troop on Parade in Shanghai Settlement

Fragmentary report notes troops parading and a Sunday event near Shanghai. Details on participants and purpose are unclear in the unreadable OCR text.

Shanghai

Cup Leaves Enviar Time In

A brief report notes that a cup time in Enviar ends with One Who cup. The item references unclear events and local actions surrounding a sports or ceremonial cup.

Me Yellow Peter in New Onioons

Local column fragment reports odd phrases and garbled notes about a character named Me Yellow Peter in a New Onioons setting. The readable text includes scattered names and unclear actions, with no coherent event or outcome to confirm.

Yellow Peter

Remarkable balloon voyage ends with rescue near Chatham

James K. Allen, aero naut, completed a 200 mile ascent from Providence and was picked up 12 miles off Chatham at 7 30 Friday night by the Francis W. Silvia. He traveled largely over water with a northwest course from Attleboro to Provincetown before the rescue.

James K. Allen Providence AL Fsa Pourty of Fury Boston Francis W. Silvia Allen Chatham Alan Share Anel Attleboro Brockton Massachusetts Bay Provincetown Cape Cod Syms

Federal court upholds indictments under Elkins Law

Judge Helt of the New York federal court dismisses indictments against Nathan Guilford vice president S Paice traffic manager of the New York Central Railroad S Bodloe Edear and Edwin Barree Detroit sugar merchants for conspiracy to violate the Elkins act but rules the indictments are punishable by fine not imprisonment Congress did not intend imprisonment for Elkins act violations.

Helt Federal New York Frigay Nathan Guilford S. Paice Tradc New York Central Railroad S. Boodloe Edear Edwin Barre Tie~ Troit Cha Bores Tral “Road Guilford Alan Gonsress

Two Cincinnati Workmen Crushed In Smokestack Fall

Joseph Ayers and Oscar Gunderwood, sheet iron workers from Cincinnati Ohio, fell one hundred feet during the collapse of a large smokestack at the pumping station. They were badly mutilated and died within hours. The men were inside the four foot stack when it toppled and were hurled outward as the structure struck the ground with crushing force.

Cincinnati Joseph Ayers Oscar Jgnder Endinalda

St Gaudens Able to Work Despite Health Woes

Sculptor Augustus St Gaudens at his summer home in Cornish New York resumed work Friday after illness. Reports denied he underwent any anesthesia for removal of cancerous growth.

St. Gaudens Augustus St Gaudens Cornisn N. Y Essen

Wisconsin Bribery Case Opens in Madison

Arguments in the 1903 bribery case involving Secretary of State Houser accused of trying to bribe Insurance Commissioner Host in the Equitable Life Insurance Company matter began at Madison Wisconsin on Friday.

Wisconsin State Houser Host Equitable Life Insurance

State Treasurer's Shortage Sparks Inquiry and Fire Loss

In Kansas, a gubernatorial inquiry follows claims of a shortfall tied to the state treasurer. Amid mounting scrutiny a fire incident reportedly related to the case adds to the financial distress. Officials stress ongoing investigations and transparency.

Western League Baserun Schedule At Sioux City

Western League baserun schedule lists games to be played at Sioux City in the near term. The fragment notes dates and matchups but is incomplete for full details.

Sioux City

Hornick Fire Destroys Block. Damages Reach $9,000

A rear fire at W A Durbin general store in Hornick at 2 am destroyed a block owned by Frank and East Johnson worth 5 000. stock across several stores valued at 4 000. insurance covers 4 506. Fire believed caused by gas plant explosion. Buckets and volunteers prevented spread to adjacent buildings and the Johnson Bros block avoided major damage.

Hames Hornick Ohe Bucket Brigade Johnson Bros Durbin Merchandise C. S. Slayton FL ML. Williams State Savings Bank James F. Toy Sioux City Jas Bord Delght

Dock Collapse Kills and Sinks At Lake Manawa

Ten to twelve dozen visitors watched fireworks on Lake Manawa when a landing dock collapsed at 10 40 p m catching about 100 people in sixteen feet of water. Mary Dearsler 20 is missing Long Rosenbloom was found unconscious and Miss Chamberlain is believed fatally injured. Most victims were from Omaha and the disaster stunned the crowd gathered for the water show.

Sedrly Lake Manawa Mary Dearsler Long Rosenbloom Chamberlain Omaha

Trained Trolley Line Strike Affects Clear Lake City Lines

A special report notes a strike by trolley formation and conductors on the Clear Lake and Mason City electric line. Service halted at noon Sunday with a $2 daily rate. a train operated at 1 30 pm led by motorman Frank Hanton and conductor C H Benson, banker.

Clear Lake de Sertend Rason City Ayo Mason City Frank, Hanton C. H. BicNider First National Bank

Residence Garretson House Sold to Morningside College

Sioux City announces the sale of the A S Garretson residence to Morningside College for a co ordinate women’s college. Miss Gay Dolliver the new women’s dean led the efforts. The building will become a model dormitory for women students by September and a system is to be installed. The property is among the city’s finest, originally costing $63,690.

Collge A. S. Garretson Sioux City Morningside College Women's College Gay Dolliver Garreison

Drops Pead After Confession At Sioux City Camp Meeting

Pierce Ratlit of Oskaloosa, aged 60, died of heart failure at a Holiness camp meeting in Sioux City after confessing he was not long for this world. He had shown religious excitement and expressed a wish he had spent his life in ministry rather than making money.

Pierce Ratlit Oskaloosa Sioux City Fhe

Murderer McVeian Sentenced to Hang in December

The Independence Anamosa report says Afo- Wiiar, killer of his wife and children, is a maniac who imagines thousands pursuing him. He faces execution by hanging in December after a brief retrial period.

McVeian Anamosa Afo- Wiiar

Celebration at Ringster Wed Ends Abruptly

Fragmentary notice reports a celebration at Ringster on Wednesday with all advertisements pulled and unclear details about the event and participants.

Butter and Ever Bee Zen of eggs and Sof butter were Shipped

A May shipment report notes butter and eggs moved through a local supply chain. The fragment mentions Butter and Ever Bee Zen of eggs and Sof butter with unclear context but indicates May dispatch activity.

Crocker Brigade Reunion at Tremblennial Event in Clinton

The Crocker Brigade hosts a Tremblennial reunion in Clinton. Organizers invite past members and descendants to reconnect, share memories, and celebrate the brigade’s history. Local organizers aim to preserve archival materials and plan a community gathering at the town hall.

Crocker Brigade Eee Crocker Eid Clinton

Evicted a Frog Fret Hamm a Boatman

Fragmentary OCR reads as an unusual local item about a frog eviction and a boatman near shore. Details are unclear but mention of Pog and a small east area appears in the readable text.

Thewiore Wallis Rin Over by Train

A report states Thewiore Wallis was hit by a train near Bourseheg while crossing tracks. The incident involved a car and a local roadway. authorities are investigating the mishap and listing potential contributing factors.

Mishaps of Day in Iowa Leave Several Children Hurt

A Sunday school picnic near Waterloo ends in tragedy as Howard Parry and Leo Hollar drown in a lake. Multiple fireworks accidents injure, burn, or blind several youths including Ray Eslinger Merritt Kirk Rose Housington George Detrich and others. A balcony collapse at Danbury during a Fourth of July parade fatally injures one and seriously hurts several.

Waterloo Leland’s Woods C. BL Hall Corumrine Loa Howard Parry Leo Hollar Ottumina Ray Eslinger Merritt Kirk Hormer Palmer Rose Housington Marshalltown George Detrich Atlantic Ray Camblin Ernest Sanders Ray Peterson Elkhorn Danbury Woodbury County

Des Moines Girl Ends Life in Davenport Row House

Des Moines woman 28 years old commits suicide in Davenport after a long life of dissipation. She drank poison in her room to avoid shaming her family. Letters in her trunk name Harry Hogan and Maggie Bragler as her brother and sister from Des Moines.

Battiy Burch Dervenport Hattia Burch Des Moines Davenport Harry Hogan Maggie Bragler

Wealthy Hedrick farmer struck and killed by lightning

Ed Deuser, a well to do bachelor farmer two miles west of Hedrick, was hoeing in a corn field when a storm struck. The lightning bolt hit his hoe and traveled down his body, killing him instantly. A barn owned by James Fickling near Hedrick burned in the same storm, with only slight property loss in the area.

Hedrick Ithn Ed Deuser James Fickling

Paroled Old Soldier William Widder From Marshalltown

Clerk H C Lounsberry reports Gov Cummins has granted parole to William Widder of Marshalltown from Fort Madison prison. Widder, 3 year sentence for larceny and theft from two buildings in August 1805, is described as an old soldier who had led a good regiment. Authorities cited strong drink as a suspected cause of the wrongdoing.

William ©. Wider Marshalltown H. C. Lounsberry A. B. ‘Cummins William Oc. Kidder Fort Madison Widder Anegust District Court Bidder

Woddson urges Afro-American store project in Des Moines

George HL Woddson of Oskaloosa reelected president of the Town Afro-American League at its Des Moines convention urges funds to build a large brick block in Des Moines. He calls for a public store eating place barber shops and lodge halls owned entirely by Afro-Americans within twelve months.

George HL. Woddson Oskaloosa Town

Tragic Lye Accident Claims Toddler Near Sidney

The two year old son of Clyde Schafer a farmer near Sidney dies from concentrated lye as a timing and quantity error. The mother suffers a lung hemorrhage and remains in serious condition after the shock of the accident.

Clyde Schafer Sidney

Crowds At LeMars July Fourth Parade Feature

Thick crowds gathered in LeMars on the Fourth of July with bright weather drawing visitors. About 300 travelers and local businesspeople shaded by umbrellas formed a feature of the parade as 4 000 people filled the afternoon crowd. Governor Hanly of Indiana delivered an address titled The Patriotism of Peace.

LeMars Ted Umborellas Gov Hanly

Iowan Victim of Panic in Aurora Circus Tent Incident

Mathew Bury of Town City died in the panic after circus tents were plowed down at Aurora. He and another man suffered leg injuries, leaving Bury unable to escape the tent. The blast or panic led to multiple casualties.

Mathew Bury Town City Aurora Bury

Boy Recoils From Freight Train Jump at Boone Viaduct

Robert Land, a boy in Peculiar, leaped from a moving freight train at the Boone viaduct, was dragged several rods by a ball catching his clothes, breaking his jaw and collar bone. He narrowly escaped the wheel and was saved.

Robert Land Boone Viaduct

Deserted Woman Found Near Farm House in Nebraska Trapped

A woman claiming the name Alden and a Nebraska origin was found near a farm house and taken into care after being picked up. She was placed under medical examination while authorities investigated her tale and potential cause.

Atlantic Alden Claimange Nebraska Attee

Wl Rests in Forest Property Purchases Highlighted

A court from Ras Purchases reviews a land deal in Forest on the elomait hearing. The former owner case concerns a forest tract and a residency outcome.

HL rPeilex Ras

Tuberculosis in France Rates Spark Medical Debate

startling statistics show 1 000 deaths annually in France from tuberculosis about 39 per 1000 inhabitants while Germany reports 22 per 10 000. chronic bronchitis counted as tuberculosis in France. Paris bakeries and workers face insanitary conditions. 240 000 of 200 000 bakers allegedly suffer tuberculosis.

Conwglar Vieihas France Bureau of Mati- Rtsetures Department of Conmuerce and Labor Constar Serk Germany Paris Pro Landougy Bijlancourt Reulosne-sur-Seine

Roads to Quit Grain Trade in New Railroad Law

Officials debate how the new railroad law will affect grain prices and worker conditions. Railroads face limits on owning elevators and storing grain, potentially ending pecuniary interests in grain shipped over their lines.

Interstate Commerce Commission Alissouri Pacific Hni la Follettte

Freight and Passenger Rail Growth Amid Cuba Route Expansion

Freight and passenger service have risen on the Up and Cuba line with a new sleeping car service announced via the road and connections through Cineatl, Flamis ton and Dayton between Chicago and Dayton, Ohio. Officials report progress on related infrastructure and legal moves affecting the project, while transit authorities consider further regulatory steps.

Eriv Cineatl Flamiston Dayton Chicago Ohio

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