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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
5
A collage notes New York election quips Russian prisoners in Japan to be sent home and jokes about football and art. It mentions Brazil’s revolution brief, New Jersey debt, a St Louis club view on women and love, and Henry Stead’s Russia remedies amid global banter.
Renowned violinist Jan Kubelik will tour the United States followed by Mrs. Kubelik and their twins. The visit aims to calm excited young fans who once gathered eagerly when Paderewski performed at venues.
A long list of Iowa happenings reports a baby killed by a freight train near a railway, a bank robbery failed after nitroglycerin detonation, and various injuries and deaths from trains fires and gun incidents. It notes legal actions over slot machines in Dubuque and a broader crime roundup with investigations and indictments.
A compact, reflective piece contrasts public outrage at others misdeeds with private fear in marriage. It critiques merchants who cheat measures, notes a dead man occupying space, and argues literary critics should judge a book only after reading it fully.
A fierce southwest wind fueled a large blaze in Dubuque on November 24 wrecking five businesses along the riverfront. The Diamond Jo Boat company warehouse led the inferno, with Coleman saloon, Ernsdorff Buggy, Iroquois Button factory, and Cooper Buggy paint shed destroyed. Loss totaled about 300000, with boats saved after heroic firemen fought the flames until 2 a.m.
The Iowa Supreme Court upholds the soldiers' preference measure as constitutional with Justices Bishop and Weaver dissenting. The ruling affects appointive state and local offices, including city and county posts, and reverses Judge Caswell's earlier finding of unconstitutionality in Shaw v Marshalltown.
Des Moines Iowa November 28 An Iowa court ruled that speculation on the board of trade is not gambling. In Dallas County Court before Judge Applegate the jury found that a speculative contract made by W Heiss of Perry with Ware and Leland of the Chicago board of trade was legal and binding.
A fire at 2 am destroyed the home of I A Church and Dr G C Cottela in Marshalltown. Defective wiring is blamed for the blaze which endangered a child and caused about 12000 dollars in losses, with only partial insurance.
Independence records reveal William McWilliams arrested after his wife Mrs. McWilliams and their five children were killed at a farm home six miles south of Independence. The crime involved hammer blows and a large knife, with the suspect claiming mental illness amid detectives pressing for confession. An inquest later found Mrs. McWilliams and all six victims had died in a brutal assault, and McWilliams remained in custody as authorities pursued legal action.
Washington November 28. In a sweeping decision Justice Holmes delivered the opinion upholding the constitutionality of the 1896 law prohibiting fire insurance companies from forming combinations or agreements on rates and commissions. The ruling favors General Mullan and Charles A. Clark who argued the case before the court. The decision has drawn attention for its broad implications on foreign fire insurers operating in Iowa.
In Davenport on Sunday night Robb forced the Roslotte gate of Scott County then escaped with $78. A Port official notes a possible rights claim as a second robber tale circulates. In Cedar Rapids a gunshot wounded one intruder during a home invasion targeting a brewer’s agent.
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