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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
11
The ongoing Paris case in New York involves Count Boni de Castellane and his ex wife Princess de Sagan, formerly Miss Anna Gould. Arguments focus on his alleged misallocation of her fortune at $1,000,000 yearly for 11 years while she travels with de Sagan and prior settlement terms offered by Clemenceau.
In dense fog off Chefoo two heavily loaded passenger steamships collided afternoon Monday. About 700 people, mostly Europeans and Americans, drowned as lifeboats were not lowered in time. Ships sank quickly with passengers and crew asleep, names initially unknown. Japanese government began identifying the vessels.
Superintendent Fried man of Carlisle Indian school sent telegrams to police chiefs in several cities seeking the arrest of Indian couple who eloped Tuesday. The girl was a student. the lover came from the west on Sunday. The superintendent would not permit the wedding without parental consent. The pair identified as Jo esph Twin and Lystia Wahoo Winnebago.
Former Jenking Sound Corp. president John G. Jenking Jr. of Brooklyn faced a trial and was found not guilty on all charges. The acquittal concludes the high profile case involving the longtime industry figure.
Mt Ayr moves to end its status as the sole Iowa county seat without a light plant. A $20,000 plant is nearing completion and will light the town before Christmas. Merchants report strong fall business, no vacant houses, and many boarding residents awaiting new housing. A water plant is proposed for likely operation before year’s end 1909.
Students from Iowa State College at Ames won the International Live Stock exposition judging contest with 4,273 points. Nebraska placed second with 4,153 and Texas A&M third with 4,081. Winners were Ross Morgan and four teammates, excelling in cattle and horses while placing well in sheep and swine.
Des Moines reports the Towa Portland Cement Company's new southwest Des Moines plant nearing completion with about 200 workers currently. The facility, set to begin output in spring, will employ around 490 people and their families, forming a sizable suburb. Capacity exceeds 5,000 barrels per day with large daily shipments of rock and shale, mainly from Bearlham.
William Girgis and his son John were severely burned and injured in an acetylene gas explosion in the cellar of their Minburn home after replacing a gas tank crown and igniting a match. The blast left the son with a broken leg, the father missing teeth, and both men badly bruised and cut. Neighbors helped pull them from the debris.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Manufacturers association backs a three member railroad commission appointed by the governor with a $5 000 annual salary for each member and mandatory powers. O T Dennison of Mason City chairs the legislative committee. The group cites needed changes in state railroad rates and regulations. The Iowa Implement Dealers convention in Des Moines passed resolutions opposing the parcels post law and endorsing a uniform bill of lading while warning dealers to promptly file damage claims on shipped goods.
Ex Examiner Bostwick completes a liquidation of The First National Bank of Carroll now under Ottumwa receiver I W Fowler. Report to the national treasury estimates 75 percent collection of doubtful paper valuing $380000. With full stockholder levy, all depositors will be paid in full and possible small dividend to stockholders.
Iowa Falls man W. L. Weaver son of a state supreme court justice and missing attorney, formerly a local justice of the peace, has been found serving in the United States navy under the alias William L. Walters. He faces two indictments from March for allegedly trying to secure 1500 dollars from W. A. Biggs using forged notes mortgages and abstracts and efforts are underway to bring him back for trial at the January term.
The Marshalltown High School starts a course for seniors aiming to teach. Superintendent A Palmer and Principal Nelson back the program and will select senior students planning to enter teaching. They will study teaching methods psychology and related subjects to prepare for classroom duties.
Judge Powers overruled a motion for new trial in the manslaughter case of J M Brown and sentenced him to a term not exceeding eight years in the penitentiary. Bond set at four thousand dollars was posted, and Brown was released to take the night train home to Manson. Newton robber suspect arrested Henry Langhoff Colfax with Rock Island detectives answered the description given by operator Dave Yates. Marshall Robins of Newton retrieved the prisoner for transport to Newton.
Several large herds in the region are affected by black leg. Assistant State Veterinarian W. L. Evers is summoned to multiple points to vaccinate cattle and slow the outbreak.
Personal friends and former schoolmates plan to present Rear Admiral Godfred Blockinger with a sword on his holiday leave arrival home. Blockinger was recently elevated to the present post. Relmund is mentioned as a related figure in the note.
The text describes Nellie and Fay McNemanim traveling from Denver to Fort Dodge in response to a message about their mother’s illness. They arrive to learn she had died the night before, shocking them. The surrounding names and places appear garbled and unclear.
In Port au Prince Gen Nord Alexis is deposed and taken aboard the French training ship Duguay Trouin as Gen Antoine Simon leads insurgents with 6000 men. Gen Legitime is proclaimed president while crowds mobbed the palace and waterfront, shouting curses and hurling insults as Alexis departed aboard a French warship at five o clock.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Representative Theodore Burton of Cleveland has been offered the treasury portfolio by President elect Taft. Burton has taken the offer under consideration and will make no immediate decision.
The note directs replying to Mr Taft only after the Ohio senatorial issue is resolved, signaling that President-elect Taft’s offer of a secretaryship to Mr Burton is made without regard to the Ohio senatorial fight in which Charles P Taft of Cincinnati plays a key role.
Charleston West Virginia The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company was fined 1500 dollars in the United States client court here Wednesday upon conviction of 15 counts for violation of the safety appliance act.
James Beatty, a wealthy retired resident of Philadelphia, collapsed and died of heart failure while delivering an address before the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Masons on Wednesday.
Robbers blew open the First National bank vault in Pepperell Massachusetts on Wednesday taking about $14 000 and escaping in an automobile. Three gunmen are believed to have fled toward Groton after the final blast shattered the vault. Ernest Tarbell fired at the escaping car as it pulled away, but no shots were known to have taken effect. Cashier Henry Tarbell found scattered cash and silver inside the vault with only a single ten dollar coin missing.
Director North reports the next census will cost 12,930,000 dollars, only 410,000 more than 1900. He credits the permanent census bureau and its own tabulating machines for the savings, noting rapid population growth and foreign born, non English speaking groups. The cost saving marks a historic first.
Robert F. Maddox was elected mayor of Atlanta by a majority exceeding 3000 votes over James G. Woodward. Maddox carried all wards except two, securing a citywide victory in the recent election.
Word from Toronto Wednesday reports the death of John MacKay the last of the Selkirk settlers at age 94. He lived in Winnipeg Man. Details about his life and year of birth were not available in the notice.
Pittsburg reports indicate the Rachel Agnes mine shaft disaster near Marianna has claimed at least 120 lives, with officials estimating the death list may not exceed that figure. Rescue teams recover bodies as families await news while Coroner Food enforces a liquor ban and the plant provides meals. The Jones family mourns Henry D. Thompson, one of four brothers lost to mining disasters in the region.
In Guthrie Oklahoma a 48 hour downpour sent the Cottonwood River over its banks flooding the valley. Hundreds of residents flee homes while streets flood and streetcar service stops. Water plants and railroad facilities are submerged as trains halt and thousands face displacement.
Patrol boats search the bay from the Golden Gate to Hunt Point for Chief William J. Bigsy who disappeared from the city patrol vessel on Monday night while returning from Belvidere. He is feared to be lost at sea as the body has not been recovered.
A fragmentary report notes a plan involving Salvador and SalvadorA Fi to overthrow the government. It mentions Figueroa WwAE and a dated discovery on Tuesday with a proclaimed marital development.
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