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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
6
Oscar Kildall, a confessed burglar, was captured after a chase with Miss Bessie Cartin Carlin pursuing him. Carlin, weighing 139 pounds, aided in detaining him and locked him in a room before summoning police.
The body of Ira Nessinger, a Medical Lake resident, was found near Clear Lake with severe injuries. A two foot gas pine stake covered in blood lay with the body and pockets were rifled. The attack appears to have occurred Saturday night around 10 p.m. Nearby resident Arthur Hubbard heard a shout and investigated but found no one. Investigations suspect a soldier missing from Fort T. uide. Police detain several in the Medical Lake suburbs as inquiries continue.
Police report burglars drilled three steel doors of the Seattle Safe Deposit vaults in the business district. A manager and a visitor disrupted the plan by sighting a nitro glycerin fuse and fleeing. Blocked front doors and empty jewel cases suggest a large loot, with value undetermined until owners inventory.
Tacoma reports show John Nichol, president and manager of the North Weed Water Supply Company, left town after receiving repeated black hand letters and a red placard predicting his imminent murder. Detectives pursue the assailants as threats escalate with coffin dagger house drawings accompanying the notes.
Spokane swimmer Homer Gustave dived into Medical Lake to test depth and struck a hot water stream near the bottom. He sustained scalds to his right foot leg side arm and shoulder and is hospitalized. Local bore sources are tied to warm currents and potential medicinal claims surrounding the lake.
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her years of severe female troubles after medical visits and expenses failed. She urges other sick women to try it and notes the product has helped thousands. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
Bernardo Shorb, a young socialite, sues his wife Elizabeth Sheehan's father John Sheehan for $30,990 and files for divorce on desertion. The 1907 marriage to Elizabeth ended in a contested honeymoon, a bill of $4500 charged to Sheehan, and a note implying Elizabeth returned to her parents.
Oakland detectives seek three men seen near the Southern Pacific yard in East Oakland as authorities pour dynamite fuse and search 3000 feet of dynamite. The sighting could shed light on recent explosive incidents in the city.
The Danish and Swedish governments have escalated toward an offensive and defensive military alliance as tensions rise. Major James F. Meline, longtime Assistant Treasurer of the United States, died in Washington aged 67 after a long illness. Child death rates rise in July with 19 of 100 Chierg babies under 1 year dying in the first 22 days. The widow of John B. Stetson marries Count Santa Eulalia, a Portuguese consul and sculptor. Bryan retires from active work on The Commoner. Charles Bryan and Richard J. Metcalf to run the paper during the campaign. A Gettysburg electric storm fatally struck three Pennsylvania National Guard members and seriously injured 26 others. August Eberhard confesses to murdering his aunt and burying $2500 from the body in Little Falls, N. J.
Edward H. Ey argues the protective tariff drains a household budget, ceding 50 cents per dollar to trusts and retailers. He cites Susan B. Anthony and Ella Wheeler Wilcox among women who warned tariffs harm daily life, urging housewives to study tariff effects.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Salve to relieve itching and smarting from skin diseases. It lists a price of 25 cents and notes Evans Drug Co. sells the product.
An Aberdeen woman Lena Carlson testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her kidney discomfort and swelling after years of ineffective remedies. She urges others with similar symptoms to try the product available at Red Cross Drug Store with FosterMilburn Co. as U S sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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