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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
4
The Weekly Tribune reports national banks showing resources totaling 774 261 000 by April 28 1909 up from May 1908 figures. It notes a significant rise in bank gains during dull times and suggests potential future financial expansion.
The agricultural review notes large harvest breadth with 102 160 000 acres and gains above prior totals. It reports no famine this year and asserts US help for global food supply will continue.
Warm weather boosted the strawberry industry on the Delaware Maryland peninsula. Reports show a record crop with shipments totaling 16 676 000 quarts, 2 600 600 more than last year, despite heavy rains offsetting some supply. The brief season promises exceptional strawberry shortcake jams and fresh berries.
The piece discusses a strong urge among some men to rush out and refute fallacies, citing Gladstone and Walter Bagehot. It argues life is short and fools numerous, favoring philosophy over endless exposure of every blunder. It notes not all leaders or papers are worth answering.
The treasury report shows the national deficit at year end was 89 million 811 thousand dollars, with an estimated deficit of 114 million. Conditions improved in recent months as receipts and expenditures move closer though the gap remains larger than ideal. Uncle Sam’s credit remains strong and a handsome surplus is suggested for future years.
The company operating steamships to Hawaii has contracted with an eastern concern to build three new vessels of large dimensions. The ships will be American constructed and operated under the American flag, offering comfort and a patriotic example for future progress.
Omaha police arrested seven in the act of robbing a man in South Omaha after raids on 1204 Cherry Street. Myrtle Parker, Harry Parker, and Sol Davis are wanted on highway robbery charges connected to Joseph Andrews’s $140 theft. Davis was initially thought captured in Atlantic with Georgie Holland but proved to be another man.
Rumors arise that Archbishop Keane will appoint a coadjutor. A formal announcement was issued from St Paul as Archbishop Keane visits. Rectors of the archdiocese will meet in Dubuque on August 17 to nominate a candidate, with final selection by the Holy See.
Fragmentary notes mention Governor Johnson and Senator Albert in August discussions about editorial engagements and political timing. The garbled text references Mason City and Aug 5, suggesting a regional focus on Iowa state politics and public commentary.
Iowa City reports Dr. Samuel Calvin, Iowa state geologist, and his wife have left for the West. They will take a steamer from the coast to Alaska to study regions of particular geological interest.
Washington reports the First National Conservation Congress will convene August 26 to 28 in the auditorium of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle. Prominent participants from national conservation groups will attend to discuss policies and resource preservation.
H C Hamilton manager of a Flor ence saw mill was killed when an unknown man shot him at his front door in Omaha suburb. Police investigate motive and identity of assailant.
Agnes McGuire, a member of a pleasure party, was thrown from a hayrack returning home and run over by a locomotive in Albia Iowa. She died an hour later from injuries including severed or crushed feet. Local authorities investigated the incident and identified the accident as a tragic mishap on the tracks.
Judge H Bethea of the northern district of Willinois died of paralysis of the heart after months of illness. The Sterling Illinois report notes his death occurred between August 3 and 8.
Former Bank of Firs assistant cashier Marker, under indictment for allegedly stealing about 60 000 to 106 000 dollars from the First National Bank, was arrested at his home in Tipton Indiana after returning from Missouri. He waived preliminary examination and was bound over to a federal grand jury in Indianaplis next November. A crowd gathered as he was brought back to the city and released on bond with security up to 225 000. Marker said he came home to celebrate his thirty fifth birthday and refused to discuss the bank affair or the cash missing. He claimed many details remained under examiner Weir. He said he spent time in Missouri and Louisiana Missouri after fleeing. The incident prompted several business men to sign security agreements.
William Nilsson, a Wisconsin man, surrendered at police headquarters in Kansas City Missouri after learning his baby was killed and his wife died in a Calfornia street-car crash. He claimed he forged at Janesville two years ago and fled to Germany before returning to the United States. Nilsson said he was tired of being a fugitive and in poor health.
In Bridgeport Connecticut the presidential yacht Rylph rescued 20 of 29 partygoers after a powerboat capsized in the Saco River. Two people are believed drowned and the remaining passengers were rescued by other powerboats.
Both houses of the Alabama legislature reported favorably on the national income tax amendment. The move signals support for a broad federal tax framework and potential policy alignment across states.
Orville Wright completed a ten mile flight reaching nearly six hundred feet in height while crossing Four Mile Run valley. President Taft arrived at Fort Myer to witness the landing and join the celebration, sending Col Treat to convey congratulations to the victors.
The judge will decide if Harry Thaw should be released after a lengthy six hour interview before District Attorney Jerome and Justice Mills. Thaw showed no signs of insanity during the examination and defended his wife against allegations of aiding his opponents.
Washington rumors say Secretary Wilson may resign from the cabinet as part of a planned reorganization. The move would leave Meyer as the Roosevelt era survivor in the executive branch, reflecting a near overhaul of senior posts. In Chicago the heat wave caused eleven deaths and many prostrations amid a short but severe thunderstorm.
Berlin reports twenty six Turkish officers from all army branches joined German forces by the emperor's permission. They had distinguished themselves in April and May during the constitution restoration efforts.
32 gallant soldiers who died in the Philippines last year were buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on Thursday according to official accounts. The ceremony honored their service and marked a somber conclusion to their sacrifice.
Col West and aides plan to occupy first floor ceilings and add a prisoner holding area to the marshal's offices. A set of prison cells will be built adjoining the marshal's office for federal prisoners during trials or short sentences. Sleeping quarters and a bath will be provided for three deputy marshals.
Attorney General Byers argues railroads and companies lack right to deliver liquor outside permit holders. District courts in the state have held that only those with state selling permits may receive shipments. efforts to stop deliveries beyond permit holders continue.
Iowa City residents discuss a proposed electric railway connecting Omaha and Chicago. A surveying crew is mapping the route with help from city interests, while local capitalists have not been approached. Financiers are thought to come from major centers.
Miss Gertrude Gregory daughter of Councilman George Gregory of this city and a student at the state university leaves for Oakville where she will enter the state tuberculosis sanitarium. She was stricken with pneumonia while at the university and her illness affected her lungs.
Mrs Anna C Goodale superintendent of Ellsworths hospital at Cedar Falls Iowa to acccse Miss Margaret Earle as superintendent of the Homeopathic Training School for Nurses in this city Miss Earle is now Mrs Lloyd Canfield having been secretly married a few weeks ago
Word reached here of a drowning in a pond two miles from Caloma in Franklin township. The victim was Martin Caffrey, 21. Local authorities investigated the incident and secured the body for examination.
Iowa City. Ray Bowman and Harry L. Mitchell, held in the Iowa county jail at Marengo, broke jail. They bored through a plaster wall eight inches thick using a common table fork as the implement.
Brigadier General Richard Hoxie donated his entire War Library to the University of Iowa. The collection focuses on War Department themes and engineering subjects, enriching university resources in military and technical studies.
The Union Press Company reports increased assessments across multiple counties including Cerro Gordo and Chickasaw with per mile rates rising from $25 to $30. The move affects connections in Cass O'Brien Clinton and surrounding townships, reflecting broader regional appraisal changes.
Knoxville notes its reputation as a haven for venerable old couples as one couple prepares for their 60th anniversary. They wed on July 25, 1849 in Marion County when the township was a primeval wilderness, marking a long marriage in county history.
Dr Kepford reports a pioneering demonstration at Star Chautauqua showing practical methods against tuberculosis. He says this is the first such effort by the Chautauqua movement and expects significant benefit from the approach.
William Miller, a farmer near Solonds in Iowa City, suffered a persistent nosebleed that worsened and required medical aid to stop the bleeding. He weakened greatly but is reported under care after the distressing incident.
A recent Anamosa reformatory inmate, jailed less than a year for forgery last September, seeks parole from Marshalltown after contacting Rev. G W McCord who befriended him and was once his victim begging assistance.
The conversion of hundreds of acres of fertile hay land in Milford area through drainage tile and ditching is expected to shrink the hay crop by at least 100000 tons. Farmers report significant land conversion from hay to other crops as drainage projects proceed.
Mrs. W. J. Teeters wife of the university professor and dean of the college of pharmacy died in Iowa City from convulsions. Her husband is in New Mexico and their only child was killed in a runaway last year.
Mrs Melissa Simons born 1841 in Marshall county Iowa died at her daughter's home in Fort Dodge aged 68 following pioneer roots in Iowa. Garver Follows Wife to Grave in Des Moines hospital death after seven weeks since spouse's passing. George Garver an longtime Des Moines resident dies of heart neuralgia.
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