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Newspaper
Telegraph Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1910
Page
1
Citizens rally for immediate dissolution of a trusted entity amid calls for swift justice and government action. Officials urge orderly process while public demand grows for decisive measures and accountability.
Washington reports the Department of Justice seeks to dissolve packing-trust restraints affecting beef costs. Mayor H. A. Schunk voices support for consumer remedies and wonders about organized meatless action in Dubuque, noting rising wages and prices nationwide. The Telegraph-Herald offers cash prizes for domestic-economics letters.
Des Moines dispatch reports an inquiry into the beef price chain. It shows a steer costing a farmer 40 to raise yields a consumer price near 119 75, tracing expenses from farm to kitchen and revealing significant costs in between.
Jefferson City Mo Jan 22 Attorney General Major asks the Missouri Supreme Court to appoint an examiner to take testimony on possible meat packers trust in Missouri alleging control of prices and higher charges by packing companies.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald asks residents to answer questions about daily food costs and living conditions. Three cash prizes totaling 20 dollars will be awarded for about 100 word letters to the Cost of Living Editor, judged on content, not writing skill.
In Des Moines a movement to create a separate Catholic see in Des Moines by dividing the Davenport diocese gains support among church leaders after years of effort. The proposal aims to establish a local bishop and endow a distinctSee status.
In Indianapolis on January 22 the United Mine Workers convention adjourned amid conflict over President Lewis’s control of the organization. A potential riot broke out as Francis Feehan resisted the gavel, but a sudden hearty laugh from a delegate defused the situation and Feehan sat down.
Washington Jan. 22 The University of Iowa defeated Washington State College by 57 points in the second series of the Indoor Rifle Shoot. Iowa set a record with 1869 points. Columbia defeated Cornell by 25. The Intercollegiate Indoor champion match is scheduled for the week of March 26.
In Madrid on January 22 the king celebrated troops returning from Melilla by awarding General Marina the grand cross of Maria Christina and promoting Generals Weyler and Marquis Polavieja to captain general. The troops were reviewed by the king.
Washington January 22 The senate irrigation committee favors certificates of indebtedness or bonds up to 30 000 000 to finish and extend reclamation projects begun. The measure is approved in principle by Taft. The committee voted in favor after Cannon reportedly believed a house approval would be unlikely.
Father Brogan will be buried in Dubuque after a 9 o clock solemn mass at St Marys Church in Marshalltown on Tuesday. He died at St Marys hospital last week and his last assignment was at Placid Iowa. The body leaves Marshalltown at 1137 Tuesday morning for interment.
Liverpool with a sensational leak about Lady Constance Lytton sister of Lord Lytton serving a jail sentence under the name Jane Warton for smashing jail windows. She wore a working woman disguise to force authorities to imprison her to test Home Secretary Gladstone's release on grounds of a weak heart amid prisoner hunger protests.
Grand Rapids, Michigan petitions circulated by the trades labor council after today’s meeting led to many workers signing in support of a meat boycott.
Reports from London on seventy seats for the next House of Commons show sixty three voted yesterday. Unionists win thirty four seats, Liberals twenty six, Labourites thirteen, Nationalists nine, with Unionists leading overall at two hundred eighteen to Liberals one hundred eighty five, Labourites thirty eight, Nationalists sixty seven.
Chicago observer reports the new comet, named Johannesburg, visible for about 20 minutes Saturday night from Yerkes Observatory. Discovered by Vogel at Johannesburg Observatory three weeks ago, the comet has a tail roughly three times the sun’s diameter and follows no fixed course.
Secretary Ballinger spoke at Williams College defending strict legal boundaries in public affairs on the eve of a congressional Interior investigation. He warned that exceeding constitutional powers endangers popular rights and cautioned against mob rules fueled by muckraking press and sensationalism.
Chicago dates January 24 to 31 feature a national convention of hoboes casual laborers and unorganized unemployed led by Dr Ben Reitman known as the king of the hoboes and James Eads How the millionaire hobobo. The organizers aim to uplift men seeking work whether by personal fault or by economic conditions.
Chicago reports that W E Dickin son receiver for the Chicago Chronicle property will circulate a petition to President Taft for Walsh's pardon next week. Friends hope the Heinze ruling may free Walsh. district attorney says a motion to quash came too late. Missouri train robbery leads to St Louis with a $7,200 reward from state and companies.
A New York report notes a defense attorney contends that his client was unlawfully indicted and seeks continuation of the case. The brief mentions ongoing legal proceedings and questions surrounding the indictment's validity.
The mutilated head of Mrs. Jennie Cleghorn was recovered in a vacant lot several blocks from the resort where her body was found Wednesday. Eugene Cleghorn of Geneva Wisconsin identified his wife to police but declined involvement in the case.
Madison and Superior Wisconsin reports set the stage for the federal court term opening in Superior where Calvert Spensley president of the defunct Mineral Point First National Bank faces charges of violating banking laws. The Mineral Point collapse followed the embezzlement by Phil Allen Jr. and a wave of related tragedies.
Sudbury Ont January 22 A massive Canadian Pacific wreck unfolds as blizzard hampers rescue efforts. Two cars sink under a bridge, bodies recovered from submerged compartments amid rising water and freezing conditions. Conductor Reynolds and rescuers pull survivors from the grim dining car as crews shift to removing the dead and missing.
Cincinnati Ohio January 22 Five dead and fifteen injured after the Big Four night express derailed near a curve at fifty miles per hour. Conductor Frank Stadlander fireman W Goldie engineer Fred C Murphy brakeman Michael Lews and John Stickel die.
The Seine rose sharply after six tributaries burst, threatening more damage in Paris as workers flee crumbling buildings and thousands lose their jobs. Authorities expect the river level to stop rising by tomorrow despite widespread destruction and debris-filled streets.
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