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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
6
Wilson insists on enforcement of the pure food law with a planning of prosecutions. Jowan Broadens shoulders for Bly Jal and threatens all Wrangdosra with federal court action.
In Mileago on January 1 the pure foul law requires patent medicines to show by label if they contain alcohol morphine or other drugs. Wholesale chemists fear shelves filled with bottles whose contents are unfamiliar. The act calls for supplementary labels before sale, aligning with the law's construction.
Agricultural Secretary Tim Wilson of Iowa declares the new pure food and drugs act will be enforced countrywide. He warns smugglers and defiers that those who violate the law will face summons and prosecution in United States courts. The circular from the National Wholesale Grocers Association is cited as advocating permissible use of fictitious names until October.
Pars Jan reports Professor d Arsonval’s high frequency electric treatment as a path to expel morbid waste from the body and delay aging. He claims artery tension measured by sphygmometer guides treatment, suggesting many arteriosclerotic cases could improve with baths of high resistance current.
Cincinnati dispatch reports the Supreme Court decision upholding the validity of the Aikin liquor tax law. The ruling clarifies legislative intent and asserts the tax’s constitutionality amid widespread debate. The brief note notes a substantial revenue amount and references ongoing political implications locally.
Tod LaPorte reports William Cos charged with assaulting Govard Hinley’s daughter and Professor Harry Garmah and relatives. Proceedings decline to send Cos to the state prison or asylum due to doubts by lawmakers. Goo family refuses to admit Cos is mentally unbalanced. Charges of attempted murder dismissed as contradictory statements and procedural actions.
The Nobel prize medal and diploma were presented to President Roosevelt during a White House ceremony. The prize money of about $37,000 had not yet arrived.
Pittsburg January 7 another echo of the Hartje divorce case surfaced in the trial of Willan B. Decosta a Negro is charged with perjury for allegedly giving false testimony during Clifford Howe's trial. Hartje testified she never knew Decosta and had not visited his store. A tense moment arose when Decosta tried to leave the courtroom and was restrained by the judge.
Paris January 7 A furious audience at the Moulin Rouge hurled missiles at Marquise de Moray niece of Napoleon III debuting in A Dream of Egypt written by herself and Mme Gauthier Villers. The author and Mills were driven from the box as protesters gathered alleging the performance was provocative and tasteless. The marquise denied intended provocation and said the play would depict ancient Egypt artistically.
Lyndhurst New Jersey January 7 John Darey or Devery believes a black haired man must be first to venture on New Year to avoid bad luck. A red haired burglar surprises him at dawn scolding and threatening him with a revolver after rifling a bureau and taking valuables.
Unclear text notes a promotion in an imperial edict regarding Confucius with scattered phrases, dates, and names garbled. The fragment mentions Jan and ranks, hinting at a formal ceremony or official appointment but lacks coherent details or identifiable persons, places, or organizations.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a lengthy inquiry into the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line, and Oregon Railway and Navigation, showing common ownership under Harriman. Harriman could not appear due to health after an operation, so Secretary Miller testified in his stead about cross holdings, leases, and traffic agreements dating back to 1908.
Records show the Harriman empire, led by W. H. Harriman and Cornish, exercises joint control over Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line, and others. The Four Pacifics share offices at 130 Broadway and influence stock holdings in Alton, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Santa Fe, and more, with a 1904- to 1914-era framework governing road assignments and governance.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hitchcock order strict enforcement of the 1888 act to remove illegal enclosures on public lands. Fences blocking grazing must be torn down by April 1 unless lawmakers alter the law. Instructions push agents to proactively identify and prosecute unlawful enclosures without waiting for formal complaints.
In Jackson Mississippi B B Marlin and W B Griffith of Vicksburg file a sensational petition against Yazoo City and Mississippi Valley railroad Illinois Gentes and Metropolitan Trust Company of New York seeking to declare all bonds issued since 1884 fraudulent They allege siphonage of road earnings and seek a full accounting and an injunction preventing disposal of bonds by the defendants
Kansas City readers report that a treasury official, W. T. Vernon, a Black register, refused to accept a bill bearing his signature. R. S. Little of Little Rock, a wealthy planter, declined the bill and demanded two 0 Koink votes instead, signaling a racially charged transaction amid the Upton depot scene.
A garbled report notes Mary R. Bowe alleges cruelty and desertion in a divorce action against Digga Segoe. The case cites prior marriages and a claim of extended neglect, with ongoing legal proceedings in Brigadier General Foy Angeles’s court.
Washington Senate debate centers on President Roosevelt's order dismissing the Twenty-Fifth Infantry after Brownsville unrest. Senator Culberson defends the action, cites evidence he says shows soldiers acted to protect civilians, and argues the issue is the nation’s most vital.
Washington January 5 Congressman Livingston and President Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association urge Postmaster General Cortelyou to issue a fraud order against the New York Cotton Exchange and its officials barring them from the malls. President Hubbard defends the exchange saying it is a chartered institution of over thirty five years with upright merchants. The lawmakers accuse the exchange of debased fraudulent contracts and dominant nodal influence harming legitimate cotton trade.
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