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Newspaper

Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1905

Page

7

President Roosevelt Pushes Direct Russia Japan Peace Talks

The note from President Roosevelt urges direct negotiations between Russia and Japan to end the war. He offers to help arrange a peace conference but says both powers should meet without intermediaries to reach terms that avoid humiliation for Russia.

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Norway dethrones Oscar II and opens regency plan

The Storthing ousted King Oscar II of Norway, inviting the current government to govern as regents and offering the Norwegian crown to Eugene Napoleon Nicolas, son of Oscar. The move ends years of tension over separate consular law and Oscar's absences, with Sweden possibly entering conflict.

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Harvesting Year Round Across Global Regions

The article notes harvesting occurs in every month worldwide with different regions leading each period. It lists New Zealand, Argentina, East Todian, Egypt, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Persia, Cuba, China, Japan, Turkey, France, the southern United States, Austria, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, and South Africa as active in various months, then shifts to mention a appointment of a new internal revenue collector for the eleventh district of Oak by President Dawid HL Maorew, replacing Gen. Fas trekin on Foraker's recommendation.

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Storming Washington Test risks as fleet targets capital

A British styled assault plan unfolds with Rear Admiral Francis Dickins leading a fleet to breach Chesapeake Bay defenses and strike Washington and Baltimore. Maj. Gen. James D. Wade directs army fortifications while secrecy shields plans for joint army navy exercises.

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Weather Bulletin Signals Strong Crop Prospects Across Regions

The week ending June 5 brought overall favorable growing conditions. Wheat and corn progress varies by state with storms and pests affecting some regions. Cotton and tobacco show steady growth despite dry spells and cutworm damage in parts of Virginia and Kentucky. The report notes improving conditions in the middle Atlantic and Mississippi valleys, while New England faces frosts and drought impacting growth.

Weather Bureau Rocky Mountain Middle Atlantic New England Ohio Valley Upper Lake Region Oklahoma Texas Pacific Coast California Oregon Missouri Mississippi Ohio Nebraska Kansas North Pacific Coast Washington Dakotas Missari Valley Illinois South Atlantic Souuthern East Gulf South Atlantic States Stass Arkansas Louisiana Virginia Kentucky Middle Atlantic States

Preached at His Own Funeral in Kentucky

Kentucky minister Rev Henry Linde known as a feud breaker directed his own funeral from beyond the grave using a phonograph He orchestrated the service in Rideout and his voice delivered the sermon as miners and mountaineers gathered in awe at the mountain church in Cumberland district It was the most solemn funeral the rough community had heard

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Fragmentary OCR notes on poets, politics, and music figures

Sparse lines mention poets like George, a former Navy man and governor, and references to Anthony Trottlepe and Bay figures. The text alludes to writings, a car in Texas, a weekly payment, and Postmaster General Cortealyon as a guest pianist, but many names and events are garbled.

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Mixed 19th Century Opinion Snippets Wage Public Debate

A collage of editorials and quips cites figures like Cleveland and Dowie, discusses women’s suffrage slogans, Panama Canal fever, and anti bird plumage laws. It notes political shifts in Oregon and Wisconsin, piracy talk in New York, and social scandal in Chicago and St. Louis.

Bontanist Burbank Chicago News Cleveland Washington Post Mexico United States San Francisco Chronicle Wisconsin Oregon Portland Standard Company Oklahoma Times-Journal Captain Kidd New Yor Wilmiigton Augusta Chronicle Machen Post Office Department Buffalo Courier Anna Shaw Topeka Herald Panama Pine Bluff Ark Press-Eagle Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhurh Lee Nebraska State Journal Grover Geroland Cushing St Louis Republic

Hyde Family Sells Majority in Equitable Life

James H. Hyde sells 501 of 1 000 shares to a syndicate led by Thomas F. Ryan, ending Hyde family control of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Paul Morton to chair the board as new leadership takes over the Metropolitan street railway group. Resignations of top officers accompany the change, with conditions allowing mutualization if regulators deem fitness concerns.

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Rail and finance notes amid a sprawling railroad industry mix

The report surveys diverse railroad matters including a 1.9 percent profit on a 32 million dollar convertible issue, Erie’s 12 thousand ton steel rail order, Great Northern expansion toward Omaha, Western Pacific subscriptions near 125 million, and regulatory actions in Washington involving cattle truckers and major rail lines. It also notes oil fuel trials on Michigan Central, coal sourcing issues in Mexico, Nez Perces country rail plans, and a violent incident in Charteston where a town sergeant killed Join Jones.

Atchison Erie Railroad J. W. Hill Great Worthern Railway St. Paul Great Northern Omaha Nebraska Missouri River Western Union Pacific Hill Harriman Northwestern Riliwar New York Northern Pacifi Railway Company Oregon Short Line Nez Perces Michigan Central Railway Company Fuek Mexico Mexican Central Interstate Commerce Commission St. Louis Hay and Grain Company Chicaso Burlington and Quinney Washington Osessan

Railway Conductors Oppose Federal Rate Legislation

The biennial convention in Portland Oregon adopted resolutions condemning secret rebates and favoring President Roosevelt's stance. They warned Congress against giving a single body power to regulate rates, arguing it would cause litigation, inequity, and unwarranted rate cuts despite rising costs. They praised U S railroad efficiency and noted freight rates average around 2 percent of consumer costs, keeping prices uniform nationwide.

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Reading as remedy and inspiration urged by Roosevelt

An editorial excerpt discusses how President Roosevelt's example can broaden the intellect of busy or slow readers. It argues reading relieves troubled thoughts and offers pleasure, knowledge, and cultural growth, urging even reluctant readers to persist and expand their sympathies and views.

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Baltimore & Ohio Official Praises Cuticura Remedies

S B Hege, passenger agent of the Baltimore & Chio Railroad in Washington DC, extols Cuticura for eczema after three years. He describes itching burning sores on his hand ears and ankles improving after one day of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and offers to help others. Berlin mentions a bird catcher and scientific institutions but lacks clarity.

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Waegish and Cindlvick Address a Smart Set T

Fragmentary lines reference a group called the Smart Set and a dialogue between Waegish and Cindlvick. The readable bits hint at a performance or conversation but no clear event, place, or date is established.

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