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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
3
The piece discusses U S nationhood evolving from colonial state independence to a unified federation. It notes the need for federal regulation of rail telegraph and telephone services, proposes voluntary state action for regional projects, and cites swamp drainage economics and land office suspensions amid reform debates. It also mentions General Alexander McKenzie’s retirement and immigration trends.
Waterloo Iowa passes an ordinance to regulate licenses for itinerant peddlers and auction promoters, setting new fees that contrast with prior rates of five dollars per day or thirty five dollars yearly.
President Roosevelt opens a conference on conserving natural resources urging a coordinated program to protect soil forests water and minerals for future generations. He cites Maine court decisions affirming public rights in resources and calls on states and citizens to act now to prevent waste and ensure national prosperity.
Abel B. Gaston 18, popular Plainfield High student, collapsed after a waltz at a class reception. A sharp elbow impact on the ulnar nerve caused numbness and unconsciousness. four physicians diagnosed meningitis but concluded the death resulted from the blow on the elbow.
Exteward Belin a Frenich engineer outlines a novel method to send photographs 1000 miles via telegraph. Using bichromate gelatine sensitive to light, the gelatine swells less when immersed in water. Printed pictures yield light and shade as surface relief, and electric oscillations replicate this relief to distant surfaces as light fluctuations.
President Roosevelt convened governors, officials, and industry leaders in the White House to address the waste and exploitation of natural resources. Andrew Carnegie James Z Will John Mitchell and others spoke on ores the land and water resources as the nation weighs how best to conserve timber minerals and waterways for future generations.
Witness Bessie Wallace tied to Rey Lamphere and the Gummest farm finds two men broke into a morgue used to store bodies. The article notes church debates on church policy and bishop board elections amid broader Episcopal discussions and reorganization since 1909.
News from the Titan steamer reports a 26 foot bore on the Yangtze River near Hankow causing massive loss of life and destruction of river traffic with thousands of boats wrecked and many bodies seen along the river. Federal officers in Denver arrest Rev. D. Williams of Tiff, Colorado, for alleged libelous material mailed to the President. Banks in Owensboro, Kentucky suspend deposits amid proposed reorganizations.
Thousands visit the Gunness murder site in Laporte as officials vow a vigorous probe. Mayor Lemuel Darrow and local citizens push for a centralized inquiry amid reports of letters to Mrs. Gunness and clues pointing to possible co-conspirators in the deadly marriage bureau. Sheriff Smutzer suspects Ray Lamphere.
The five year meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church gathers in Baltimore for May sessions. It is the law making body with worldwide reach as John Westey’s vision guides a mission rich in zeal. Debates on creed revision and faith modernization rise among factions within the denomination.
A rain and hail event at Later Texas damaged the onion crop with an estimated one third lost. Chickasaw county Iowa farmers harvest timber from large cottonwood trees due to high hinther prices. Stony Creek National Forest rules require sheep to be dipped before July 15 to graze. Towa State College offers a short summer agriculture course at Shebion for teachers. Saskatchewan and Alberta wheat acreage this year may exceed last year by about 20 percent with a potential record yield. U.S. Department of Agriculture urges proper labeling of barn seeds and medicines for stock. A farmer's wife found a perfectly formed snake in a newly laid egg and plans to send the specimen to the State museum.
President Roosevelt approves the Atlantic fleet itinerary as it sails from San Francisco to Auckland Sydney Melbourne and Yokohama then to Takohama and Manila with stays at each port and coal stops noted. The voyage spans several weeks with multiple arrivals and departures.
The census project surveyed divorce causes noting most respondents were bachelors. It reports over 228000 divorces filed since 1887, with one case every three minutes in some districts. Also mentions the Metropolitan Life Singer Tower height update and prune crop frost damage in California.
Harriman files general denial to government suit to dissolve railroad system. He and officers including W A Clarke deny owning a majority stock or conspiring to restrain trade. He claims Union Pacific did not monopolize trade and disputes claims of competition with ships and other lines.
A Santa Barbara restumat keeper charged two sailors from a ship for a meal, aiding a spate of local trouble tied to robberies of sailors by tradesmen. Charles Coster of a stock exchange firm shot himself in a New York hazing incident amid financial troubles and club affiliations.
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