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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
7
Astronomers from Britain, America, and Asia reported a total solar eclipse lasting up to three minutes and four seconds in Pripoli. Observers at stations in Morocco and elsewhere noted clear skies and valuable data as shadow bands flickered before totality.
The document outlines the Vermont battleship with a 76 feet 10 inch length, 15 knot speed, heavy armament including twelve breechloading rifles and dozens of other guns, a steel hull with 9 foot 8 inch armor belt, six boilers, three funnels, and accommodations for a flag officer staff and 161 sailors plus sixty marines.
Baer denies an April 2006 strike while noting no strike will occur. Despite his claim and the anthracite agreement nearing expiration, Reading and other coal roads in Pennsylvania have shown action suggesting otherwise.
The Abraham Lincoln birthplace farm near Hodgenville Kentucky sold for 3600 to BR 3 Collier of New York by Commissioner Handley. The 110 acre lot, once bought by Thomas Lincoln, has a long history and sits near Hodgenville with a daily Illinois Central line to Cecilia. The purchaser plans unclear use and December possession.
Astronomers from around the world observed the total solar eclipse with Camille Flammarion noting cloud interruptions but a circular corona indicating high solar activity. Observations spanned from Washington to Cincinnati and Columbus, while reports on coal strikes in the U S coal regions warned of potential wide scale action if negotiations fail.
The weekly crop summary from Washington notes favorable conditions for corn development in the central valleys with cutting under way in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, southern Missouri, and much of Kansas. Early corn should escape frost by Sept 15, spring wheat harvest is finished with good yields, tobacco harmed by wet weather in Kentucky Maryland and Virginia but progressing in Kentucky, apples improving in Maryland and Virginia but poor elsewhere, and the overall potato outlook is very unfavorable.
Chicago Topographical Union No 16 threatens a general strike across major cities from Ohio to Minnesota. They demand signed eight hour pledges and oppose importing non union compositors from Minneapolis St Paul and other centers under open shop rates.
Statistics from the Journal of the American Medical Association show a drop in tetanus and blank cartridge injuries this Fourth of July due to stricter ordinances. With 182 deaths and 4,994 nonfatal injuries nationwide, states like Pennsylvania and New York headed the tallies, while Baltimore reported only minor incidents after its fireworks ban.
The annual report by Major H. M. Chittenden shows reduced freight tonnage on the Missouri river. Upper river tonnage dropped from 3 to 28,951 last year, while lower river tonnage fell to 455,000 from the previous year's figure. Sail boat Mandas cleared 35 snags at a cost of 3,545.51.
A multinational consulting board of top engineers began sessions in Washington to choose between a lock or sea level Panama Canal. The panel includes American, British, German, French and Dutch experts. They may visit the isthmus after reviewing evidence, with a $5000 final payment and daily stipends during the study.
The garbled OCR text mixes names like Ed Green and Hetty Green with scattered claims about a Texas man, Russian party leader De Witte, and various governors. It hints at figures discussing railroad spending in western Canada and a newspaper clipping bureau run by Thomre F. Rran, but the passage is fragmented and unclear overall.
Thirty five cases of yellow fever were found in Jefferson parish in fishermen settlements along Barachias and lakes near Barataria, with most patients of Dartagese and Spanish origin. Dr Milo Brady will inspect and a state medical team will provide medicines and provisions. Officials hope the disease will fade after frost, likely by November to December. A New York socialist group is raising funds related to a Potemkin ship incident, and unrest spreads in Roumania and Bulgaria.
The legislative insurance committee reports possible fraud in life insurance involving officers and agents across many companies. Evidence suggests a broad bribery scheme may exist, with investigations pointing to connections among executives and brokers. The inquiry aims to uncover whether such misconduct has affected numerous policies in recent years.
United States Marshal Goodwin charged Purnell, a well known MGM figure, with manufacturing controversial counterfeit pieces. The coins were made from cheap composition and coated with a gold wash.
A crimsoned account discusses Panama labor on the big ditch with 130000 workers on Monker hill near Calon and the deadly tropical climate. It notes deaths under French and US control, Chinese laborers faring comparatively better, and the brutal heat and fevers that claim lives daily.
The United States population rose by over six million since 8.0, with 52 518 000 in 76 303 000. Immigration volumes are cited as a major factor. The piece notes English dominance in global language spread and discusses migration, labor, and social implications.
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