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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1905
Page
1
Iowa City Feb 3 coroner Fred Sies and Johnson county jury will probe deaths of three Rock Island trainmen killed near Solon Monday night. Rock Island officials plan a broader investigation amid varied theories about engine 1400’s construction and possible low boiler water.
Rockwell City February 3. Jolly alx Jolly bemk robbers were sentenced by Judge church to terms at the penitentiary at Aua atota. Thomas Walsh ten years Frank Williams nine years nine months Carl Brooks nine years six months Join Wilson nine years and three James Anderson nine years John O Contel eight years nine Small Piece of Flesh Held Member to Upper Lip Conway Feb Julian Bertrand met a serious accident at a public sale near Sharps. He was struck in the face by a horse’s foot tearing his nose apart. a doctor stitched and restored the nose.
H N Sucksdorf, reputed wealthiest farmer in Pottayaltamle county, was found dead in his bed Wednesday morning. Mrs Sucksdorf called him after discovering no response, death attributed to heart failure by a physician. German native, he owned over 900 acres of Iowa land, was 64 and left a fortune near half a million with two children.
Houston Webs, on the brother's property near Muchakinoch yaris east of town, was found Wednesday afternoon frozen stiff in a timber area. His brother located the body where Houston lived. The death appears accidental or due to exposure as authorities begin inquiry.
Webb, 60, known to drink, rode to Oskaloogs with Carroll Gassaway to haul wood. Returning home, Webb jumped out near halfway and said he would walk. He soon became numb from the cold and froze to death.
A night porter Harry Howard died after a mob assault at the Wilson hotel during a drunken gathering at the buttermakers convention. Arrests followed with H D Reynolds and W F Reynolds held on $5,000 bonds. several strangers awaited commission outcomes as leaders denounce the event.
Fort Dodge Iowa reaches a sad story about Zella Smith later known as Zella Furman a Gowrie girl and Webster county teacher who married George W Smith of Covington near Seattle on December 28 and died by her own hand. Friends and family are left perplexed by her deception claim and the tragic death.
A coroner's jury in Solon investigated the Solon wreck and boiler explosion that killed three. The panel found the deaths were caused by a boiler explosion.
In Cedar Rapids testimony focused on the Rock Island wreck. Engineers and inspectors argued over boiler water level and possible defects while operators defended the engine as sound. Witnesses include Kirby, McClellan, Griffith, Schillinger, Laydon, and McSteen with various roles aboard the ill fated train.
The Ingwersen family near Clinton faces a diphtheria outbreak with Mrs Ingwersen dead and a 30-year-old child dying. Seven children are ill and the area is quarantined as county officials plan an investigation into the disease.
Russian and Japanese forces fought along the Hun river line with heavy losses. Ke fotakin and Owain telegraphs describe Japanese gains on the left bank at Djantauchénan and later withdrawal, Russian retirement and regrouping across the Hun, holding Niuyupao Shufangtal and part of Chantan.
Reports from Manchuria describe heavy Russian artillery exchanges on multiple sectors with infantry skirmishes near Mukden and Wandhlaynandin. Casualties exceed seven hundred with over three hundred dead observed. Czestochowa faces panic amid striker tensions as forces clash nearby.
The Youngs case escalated with Ted's murder as authorities arrested a Youngs member yesterday. A cold morning at 38 below kept farmers away, yet many attended. The arrest disrupted a planned wedding by a prisoner who intended to wed last Monday. the woman involved hails from a county described as Jerguld.
Sioux City reports ex railroad commissioner Brown of Iowa will face a fraud charge hearing as banker at Primghar February term. Indicted after Sheldon state bank insolvency, grand jury accuses him of taking deposits while knowing the bank insolvent with evidence expected to prove bank was insolvent.
Jasper Pratt and Rich two sons and the Werb brothers faced a preliminary hearing in Justice Pearse's court after being arrested weeks earlier for breaking into the Jones Wooler tile store a mile north of Manchester. A detective from a Sioux City agency known as Jack Costello testified that his real name is Considine and that he helped trap the burglars to gather evidence. The crowded courtroom heard the case, which was continued to today.
The crest of the cold wave has moved east with Chicago recording ten below zero today. Temperatures rise gradually as the west and northwest stay cold. The Weather Bureau predicts warmer weather and snow within 24 hours. A blizzard affects Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas.
A blaze in East St. Louis destroyed or badly damaged six large office and store buildings early today. Several people were injured and the total loss is estimated at 265000 dollars.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issues a decision against the Santa Fe railroad for flagrant and continued violations of interstate commerce laws over the past five years. The case concerns alleged unlawful rates and practices in transporting coal from Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, implicating coal shipments and related transportation arrangements.
Across Lode and Warsaw on February 2 3 reports tell of employers attempting to resume work opposed by strikers. Military forces were fired upon with revolver shots as clashes spread through coal districts at Dombrowa and Sochovice. Official tallies claim over 300 deaths in the disturbances and a separate factory clash at Kountzser factory leaves six dead and forty eight wounded. Maxim Gorky’s release is denied.
Cedar Falls February 3 Special to Reporter The funeral services for Mrs W J McNally will be held at the family residence 91 Main street tomorrow afternoon at 2 00 o clock Die McGurk of the Mt B church WL of felate
An official Manila dispatch reports an American squadron of fourteen warships departed Luzon today to protect neutral American waters and deter Russian and Japanese action in the archipelago area.
Buenos Aires reports a provincial insurrection with bands of thirty attacking police posts. Troops are rumored to be advancing toward the capital as the government decrees a nationwide state of siege for thirty days and mobilizes the guard.
The cold has moderated slightly in the northwest and middle states but intensified again in the Missouri river valley. Despite some relief, temperatures remain low in the northern states and are expected to ease only temporarily in the northwest with slow moderation ahead.
In a letter to Secretary Hitchcock Roosevelt states the federal authority exists to grant education contracts for Indiana tribal schools. He affirms Indians are morally entitled to use their funds to educate their children at the schools of their choice and directs the Interior Department to continue the practice. Springfield reports Governor Deenen seeks extradition of John Joseph Hoch, wanted in Chicago for bigamy.
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