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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
6
New York reports uproar over red hair as both Lloyd and Rice seek interlocutory divorces. Lloyd accuses husband of involvement with a Philadelphia woman and a woman with red hair. Evidence includes a Mrs Lloyd living with another Mr Lloyd and a Miss Bode link. Justice Bischoff notes the moral as hair color reveals truth amid sensational testimony.
In Denver a trio of young women in pink and white pajamas were spotted fleeing a residence at South Emerson Street and Alameda. Patrolman Sneider followed, watching the trio enter No 413 and later enter No 307, with a burglary believed to be the motive. The trio, identified as Miss Besse Bingher, Miss Charlotte Partridge, and Miss Grace Juno, left quickly after a burst of startled sounds and a visiting aunt’s absence. A large Maltese cat surveyed the scene.
Atlantic city July 8. Fatress man John Lippmann joined the police force and arrested a man after a disturbance on a street near Sant the s avenue. Details unclear due to damaged text.
In New York a defaulting teller, Runyan, is arrested after $94,002 vanished from the Winds Bot Company vault. He was found in Mrs. Laura M. Carter’s apartment with a revolver, surrendered after the police entered. Carter and her maid Mary Duncan are jailed as investigations unfold into missing funds and alleged complicity.
Washington reports a notable suitor to Mrs. Alfred Clifford Barney, declaring love for her alone and vowing not to claim any fortune if consent is given. He has sworn to a notary to marry her and eschew any claim to her estate, after multiple failed overtures.
July 8 Pittsburg reports a leopard and two cubs roaming the Lincoln district. Hunters number in the hundreds. dogs wounded, crowds alarmed as locals fear increasing danger. Leopards were joined by a mother with young, forcing residents to shelter indoors. A rumor ties a possible zoo escape last fall, yet unverified. Police urged citizens to carry arms or noise-makers to aid pursuit. Several dogs injured. no confirmed capture by dawn.
In Chicago yesterday Hive and major West stock exchanges won a victory by limiting postmortem examinations to dairy cows and common native cattle. The rule will apply mostly to Chicago receipts, with range cattle largely exempt. Leaders from Swift and several exchanges touted the decision as a significant win for packers and stock yards dealings.
U S decisions on Japanese immigration and broader Sino Japanese tensions drive a Pacific fleet redeployment. Analysts note the move signals a hard line toward Japan, with critics suggesting Russia and Japan may have influenced earlier choices. The administration aims to project resolve while managing domestic concerns.
In Philadelphia an Austrian groom to be Stefan Borczak repeatedly reached the wrong Clayton town in New York New Jersey and finally Clayton Ontario. After three missteps and a broken purse he cried out for help. Locals collected to send him to his intended Clayton where his bride to be awaits. An interpreter aided the tale and the couple expect union.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a British individual with a whiteExsert surname involved in a London bar incident. War office records and a London birth are mentioned alongside unclear phrases about a man with a beard and a foreign mother.
An interview declares no settlement possible without union recognition and states that President Clowry of Western Union will no longer be a negotiating factor. Future talks will be conducted through President Smail or the national executive commission. Chicago is a focal battleground as Labor Commissioner Neill arrives and the union’s executive committee is poised for tonight’s developments.
Worcester July story tells John Oilvers of Worcester who promised to marry his fiancée Marie Vella after sending for her once he made his fortune. After fourteen years he fails to find her on the pier in New York as the ship docks. A young woman claiming to be Marie approaches, showing papers, but John rejects her, insisting she is not his Marie and departs, leaving her crying and hopeful.
In a federal district court ruling the union was deemed potentially liable for damages though not incorporated. Printer D F E Johnson won 313,500 against Seattle Typographical Union No 202 after expulsion left him unable to work in Seattle, forcing a move to Los Angeles.
St Louis reports two distinct earthquake shocks felt yesterday afternoon in Bismarck Missouri about seventy five miles away. The tremors were strong enough to shake buildings and caused concern among residents.
Colmneville July 8 A State Mine Inspector Rutledge says an infernal machine built by placing a loaded revolver in a toolbox with twenty five pounds of giant powder and a copper wired trigger caused Consolidated Mines 17 explosion last Monday killing Louis Colonia and August Gennetti. Superintendent Houck notes no vendetta or labor trouble found and sees possible wholesale killing attempt.
Middletown, N. Y. July 8 After a balloon ascension never equalled in this section Miss Maggie Daily of this city made a vacate leap while 2000 feet in the air. She traveled long distances and oath was taken as neighbors watched the ascent. She married shortly after the feat.
Chicago July Br Horgtio Wy Mag gure rector of Calvary Episcopal church Ras ibe econs at the cornery
Washington reports that Rev Zeb Selzel Copp assistant pastor of the New York Ravenue Presbyterian Church and Bethany chapel clergyman argued hell is in the sun not the earth He dismissed the traditional interior earth location citing biblical and solar reasoning The preacher suggested the sun may host the punishment of the wicked while noting Genesis and prophetic readings imply the ultimate fate of hell and the desaparetion of the sun.
In East St Louis, Henry M. Bradford, owner of an ice and coal business, faces a divorce petition from his wife Mary who claims twelve boarders forced their separation. Mary fled to seek separate maintenance and alimony, obtaining a temporary injunction to keep Bradford from interfering with her and the boarders. Bradford denies cruel treatment and says he asked boarders to leave. he asserts his daughter from a prior marriage is 20 and self-supporting. He notes he has no home and has eaten elsewhere for months while disputing the allegations.
Florida bank closures reported as the industry consolidates under stress. Officials cite liquidity pressures and uncertain circulating assets affecting operations at several Miami institutions. Regulators move to safeguard depositors while pursuing enforcement actions against suspected mismanagement.
Severe weather raked western Wisconsin on Wednesday evening wiping out Oakdale near Milwaukee road and causing multiple deaths and injuries. In Oakdale and nearby towns like Millston Neilsville and Tomah farms and homes were destroyed with many missing. Names of the dead include Mr and Mrs John Dame and Lyman A Charles, while the injured range from farm workers to a telegraph operator and a social host fatally struck. Communication with Grand Rapids remains limited as rescue crews search wrecked villages and the town of Oakdale, with about 200 residents, lies deserted except for a lone standing railroad station housing evacuees.
Dispatches from Chicago and cities nation wide show July Fourth deaths reached 88 with 2,789 injured in 1904. Fireworks caused 1,099 injuries, cannon 210, firearms 493, gunpowder 97, toy pistols 804 and runaways 6. Total fire loss stood at $86,450. New York led dead list with eight, while Philadelphia logged the most injuries.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a convention connected to Masonic groups and a report on international attendance. The readable portions mention Paris routes and a focus on American participation, with unclear specifics about dates or locations. Further context is unavailable in the surviving text.
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