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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
3
The article notes the expansion of federal printing from a modest start to a $60 million annual potential outlay this decade. It questions the value of elaborate government reports while acknowledging a growing demand for detailed publications and veterans’ affairs data.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a political boss claiming a future pay day while the padded sneubler is discussed. The text also references coastlines of England Trelfid Scot end and Norway and their singing voices, suggesting a maritime or cultural strand amid the garbled narrative.
Governor J Frank Hanly removes Indiana State Auditor David K Sherrick after accusing him of a $145 000 embezzlement of state funds in investments and loans. Sherrick resigns amid a warrant and arrest while Warren Bigler is named interim auditor. An Indianapolis dispatch notes securities held to protect the state total about $172 108 84 with mining stocks and notes expected to yield about $90 000 cash eventual recovery near $100 000.
New York reports a record building boom with 4,204 structures under construction valued at 94.5 million dollars. These apartments will house about 45,000 people as the city anticipates population growth of 180,000 and a shift of residents from lower Manhattan to newer northern districts due to commercial expansion.
Col Watterson questions college grads in politics as a Harvard alumnus joins the Manila police. Parola A Loring of Portland is named superintendent of native Indian music by the Interior Secretary. Major General Bates acts as Secretary of War until Oliver returns Sept 10. Obscure notes recall Dr J W String fellow the first Speaker called border ruffian. Elmer Dover rises to Republican National Committee secretary in nine years. A Morton statue to be unveiled at Nebraska City next month. Whitelaw Reid moves into Wrest Park for winter duties after taking Earl Cowper’s residence. Senator Sturza defends prohibition stance. James Caldwell M T criticizes legislation as evil. Ernest Cromier sugar losses linked to Pa inaction. Porix hawks suffer from disarray in speculation.
President Roosevelt plans a forthcoming peace conference at The Hague to pursue arbitration of disputes among powers and reduce war risks. Russia may join after hostilities with Japan end. topics include use of balloons, Red Cross treatment, naval mines, submarine activity, and limits on military operations.
Figures compiled by the census bureau show executions declining since 1885 while murders and homicides rise. Analysts cite sentiment against capital punishment and legal technicalities as reasons, with Taft criticizing lawyers for exaggerating evidence to save defendants.
An aging mistress, Mrs. Savage, entangles with a younger man Reo, at a northern hotel. Her friend Mrs. Conneston cautions romance, while Savage contemplates past loves and a planned dinner with unseen motives and social constraints.
Poem lines evoke Clover blossoms, rivers, and memory. The speaker urges embracing joy, recalling angelic kisses and homeland love. Acknowledge past tender tones while seeking present bliss in nature. The piece credits E. & Thompson in the Transcript.
A reserved woman guides a troubled man seeking redemption after a jewel theft. He confesses love, faces prison, and insists their bond, tested by crime, could restore him. A later observer notes a lighter sentence, while the pair plan to vanish together in a distant land. Indianapolis Sun.
A reader essay extols Icelandic life noting every home as a factory with family labor in shoes, stockings, and broadcloth. It praises lack of alcohol, minimal crime, Denmark-tried justice for serious offenses, and progressive women with strong civil rights and political voice.
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