14 Feb 1908
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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment references a city, dates, and names but provides no clear event or outcome. It mentions a person or group and mentions a live stay incident, but specifics are illegible and no verifiable facts emerge.
In a fragmentary local note residents discuss alleged misconduct in a village setting. The brief mentions a bad star and scattered references to people, places, and actions without clear context or complete names.
The president sent the nomination to the Senate appointing George Grigsby as United States Attorney for the district of Alaska. The move marks a key succession in the Colter administration’s legal team and sets the stage for federal prosecutions in Alaska.
Noted Kentuckian Judge James Hargis, a former county official and Democratic leader, was shot and killed Thursday afternoon by his son Benedicuiret at the Jackson general store. Five shots fired in quick succession felled the elder man as clerks served customers. Motive unclear though quarrels reportedly preceded the tragedy amid long running feuds in Breathitt County. The son reportedly stood over the body after firing as witnesses watched.
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a storm or incident at a coastal enclave with references to a foresta ry structure, a crew, a fire, and subsequent rescue or response efforts. Numerous garbled names and places hinder precise reconstruction of events or entities.
A highly garbled OCR text fragment with mixed letters and unreadable phrases. It mentions no clear date, place, person, or event, making extraction of a coherent news item impossible. The readable content is non-informative and lacks a discernible story or entities.
A garbled crime note describes a burglary attempt with scattered phrases about a suspect and a dwelling. Readable fragments refer to a break in, a suspect named in parts, and a call for help or police response, but key names and places are incomplete.
Five Bremen residents were injured in a fire at the Pose n club following a disturbance. Joba Strippeds suffered leg injuries and Charles Jenisti was severely burned as property and patrons escaped the blaze. Police say the fire was started by a faulty heater.
A man in Hochester faces murder charges after a brutal act connected to a disputed printing incident. Authorities say a retaliation event occurred during a chaotic page run, involving a person identified as Matteu Pierhorte and alleged threats tied to a rejected child. The investigation continues as court dates are set.
A dire report from Sith Phoor describes a fatal fall when Margaret Saindon, 21, plunged from a sixth story window at a leht farming apartment on the forthawest cover of Wet Seventeenth cheel and Cadusebus sescae, en route to New York, dying instantly.
The new armored cruiser South Dakota will have her first government trial trip on February 25. By the time the battleship fleet reaches San Pedro the South Dakota is expected to be in commission.
Jack Long, accused of murdering John Sapp in Florida, was seized from the Newbury jail by a mob of about 200 men and lynched on Wednesday night.
Amid severe cold across New York and eastern Pennsylvania, charitable groups report warm meals and shelter for sufferers. police log lists several deaths from exposure. Two women found frozen in a West 72nd Street tenement. Reports from Stroudsburg Scranton and Wilkes-Barre note temperatures plunging to record lows and heavy snow. Transportation and services crippled with trains halted and relief efforts mobilized.
The article details a high profile divorce case involving Alice Thaw and her spouse Sir Birrel Bares with heavy courtroom confinement and public scrutiny. It notes a private custody hearing, delayed public access, and ongoing legal maneuvering surrounding the marriage and potential settlement.
A garbled report mentions Claudine Abry of Neneh and Mrs. Abay in a saga of distress. It references a boy, a misfortune, and a trial or court case with mentions of multiple places and a late death.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and dates but lacks clear events. It references people such as Prabhas and Deakin and hints at actions or notes in a local setting without coherent context or details to identify a specific incident or outcome.
A House committee reported favorably on a bill to pay a chore claim related to Catholic charity activities. The record notes wording about a payment to a religious group and references titular matters discussed midweek.
The party will hold its national convention in Chicago on May 10 to nominate a presidential candidate. The decision came through a referendum vote among members.
Dr AB Kepferd head of the state tuberculosis institute concludes a tour from Clinton to Dubuque and urges visiting nurse work to detect consumption, counsel families, and restrict spread. Committees from ministerial unions and federations will meet city health officials to discuss a local crusade. no Iowa city has adopted it yet.
A town posse captured two men suspected in a Rockport Missouri burglary worth about $8000. The pursuit began near Paeble Junction after a late night arrest attempt at a railway waiting room. Officers followed a trail from Missouri to Pacite Junction where the suspects were finally apprehended.
A fierce Tuesday afternoon blaze gutted the LeMars Printing company plant and the LeMars Sentinel office, causing about 26000 in losses. The fire started after lunch in the basement near the furnace, fed by a southeast wind, with damage totaling 26000 and insurance covering portions. James Mullaney saved the Sentinel ledger and books. Ferguson cites 15000 loss with 8000 insurance. Gillespie reports 4000 loss with 2000 insurance. the floor reads gutted, salvage possible on presses.
A bank collapse ruins Standring and wipes out the savings of Cashler Stamdring Ree and others. J J Haswell of Albany involved. Wells Fargo notes Roswell entrusted $40,900 to Standring for investment, with most savings lost. Stockholders face total loss and widespread home losses loom as lawsuits and title disputes pile up, with years needed to unravel the matters.
A northern town short course at Spencer closed Feb 1 after a very successful event with 212 enrollment in agricultural classes and 93 in homemaker economics. About 200 attendees, including many high school pupils, watched a corn sale topping 275 with ten ears of Sliver Ring selling for 40. A new experiment station on the Conn y farm and plans for a repeat course next winter were announced.
Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh, now Countess of Yarmouth, obtained a decree of nullity in London from Sterrett Barnes as Divorce Court president. The case was virtually undefended and heard in private with the judge excluding all nonessential people. The marriage, less than five years old, had been troubled by the Earl's social excesses and inability to meet his wife's expectations.
The fourth annual meeting of the Grain Dealers Association will be held in Fort Dodge with headquarters at Fort Dodge. Sessions and speakers from Washington Chicago and Missouri will address the gathering. Notable speakers include TH Pres Moline Allen Stittman and Thedge with sessions focusing on industry topics and active papers of the day.
The article reports a freed AC Vali Carmega and details a jury trial issue at Rock Seapebels involving Miss Rose Voen Werlee and a town farmer, with a request for a new trial and notes a juror’s impairment during deliberations. The report references post trial proceedings and the overall public interest in the case.
A Waterloo weather note reports clear sky overcast with dense clouds and a temperature 10 above zero. In a separate item County Auditor Tutas and family rose at 6 to visit a dying child, as a storm affected early hours of the morning.
The First Reformed church of Orange City has called Tev. J. Engelsman from Rock Valley to lead. The church, organized in the early 1900s, stands as one of the county’s largest and most prosperous congregations.
About 300 men joined a roundup at Mount Ayr hoping to capture wolves. Three wolves were brought out but none were secured, and the hunt was organized on short notice.
H R Rankin, long-time Ida Grove resident and Woatman lodge charter member, was found dead in a barn hay loft Tuesday morning. He had been ill all winter and despondent over being unable to tend his crop. He leaves a wife and one son, with a separation from his wife living in Sheldon. This marks nine deaths, including two personal crisis reports, in Ida Grove in three weeks.
Josie Woods 24 was found unconscious in snow near Ormandville south of Ottumwa. She had hands and feet frozen and delirious, after leaving Ottumwa with friends Saturday and attempting to return to town. Doctors fear she may not live.
In Cedar Rapids a public letter announces Robert G. Cousins who is serving his eighth term in Congress will not seek another run. Separately W B James of Kansas City sent a carrier pigeon message from Des Moines stating his safe arrival at home Tuesday noon.
Oscar Hogan was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Roberta on Tuesday for assaulting Mary Ma Money, an aged maiden lady, last September, with the penalty reflecting the court's verdict.
Plans for a reconstructed Fort Dodge Post Office include a $100000 appropriation drawn up by the supervising architect in Washington. The present building is described as entirely inadequate. Death notices: William Anderson, a retired farmer from Lincoln township, died in Onawa on Monday of pneumonia at age 74. Anderson was among the first to take a homestead in Lyden township.
Unstable union led to delays in the marriage ceremony of Lord Yarmouth and Miss Thaw. Reports say the Thaw family objected to certain settlements, with formal papers needed before the wedding. Miss Thaw remained popular in Pittsburgh and New York circles, and her married life drew significant attention.
At a Pittsburg district meeting leading soft coal operators agreed miners must take a ten cent per ton wage reduction. A committeeman traveled to Indianapolis for a convention to present the cut. The report mixes unrelated details about ships and purchases, referencing Chesapeake, Shanes ISD, and J P Morgan as side mentions.
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