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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
6
The Peruna Company advertises a free sample bottle by mail to demonstrate Peruna's value in stomach and catarrhal troubles. Readers are urged to mention reading in Mind and advise to address the Columbus Ohio company and Medical Department for free guidance and health literature.
The season begins amid optimism as eight umpires toss new balls and declare play. In the American League Philadelphia Boston Detroit chase pennant repeats while New York Cleveland vie for a top division spot. National League contenders Pittsburgh Chicago New York Cincinnati remain strong. Umpire protection is gaining emphasis as President Lynch signals stricter control to curb umpire baiting.
Mrs Knapsling laments prowlers around her home and recalls finding a 44 caliber revolver at Dratts at tradesagre Tratoaties while denying belief in the intruders.
A proposed Japanese silk bill would place control of silk exports under government oversight with inspectors at exporters. The measure seeks to curb foreign traders and protect domestic producers, though critics argue it targets small growers and distorts the free market.
A Brooklyn woman touts Grape Nuts as nourishing and easily digested after her infant suffered due to insufficient milk. She says the cereal revived the child and now supports growth, claiming it also aids adults as a brain and body builder.
In a special message Governor Slughes of New York calls for immediate thorough investigation of legislative practices. A preliminary fire insurance inquiry report by Superintendent Hotchhiss outlines facts and challenges faced in pursuing leads, noting obstacles require further power and action by the Governor.
J. B. Baker aged 20 hanged himself using his country's flag as a rope from the rafters of the McCabe schoolhouse located twenty miles northwest of El Reno Oklahoma. No reason given for the act.
Four desperados armed with rifles held off a crowd at a Lane hotel as they tried to blast open Citizens' State bank vaults. The dawn raid began at 2 30 with two blasts and continued for about an hour before the men fled in a stolen preacher's rig toward Virgil, eight miles away. The hardware store owner could not be roused to supply arms.
A sweeping report outlines federal supervision of speculative interests and a looming battle for the Supreme Court appointment to succeed the late Justice Brewer. Key figures include New Orleans leader Nathan Dixelvinage and party leaders in New York City as discontent with the federal administration grows across states. Des Moines hosts a massive, energized campaign scene championing government purity and freedom from corporate influence.
President Taft faced a hostile reception as he spoke at the American Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington. The crowd hissed in dissent but the President pressed on, outlining two conditions for granting suffrage to any group: intelligence to know its interests and active participation in political power.
The nineteen member committee of trade representatives from all lines of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company voted to accept a settlement offered through the American Federation of Labor. Details are undisclosed but reportedly echo the mayor’s March 20 proposal to reinstate all strikers and guarantee $2 a day until regular jobs return, with 174 discharged workers to be submitted to arbitration.
Neighbors in Pittsburg on Bluff street discovered W. R. Roblin dead inside a lavishly furnished room after a lamp had burned for six weeks in the rear of the house. Mail dated since March 10 lay at the door and a bottle marked carbolic acid lay beside the bed.
A blaze at the Lowton mill of Goldilead Consolidated Mines Company in Goldfield caused $250,000 in damages after a refinery explosion. Flames spread from a bullion stack to a conveyor and sapling department and stamp batteries, alarming salvage crews.
Tennessee executive action opens political war as Colonel Touncan B. Cooper and son Relin J. Cooper face murder-related charges. Governor Patterson grants pardon citing unfair trials and lack of evidence. Supreme Court reverses in Robin Cooper case, separating it from D B Cooper with self defense disputed.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders cuts in Pullman car rates from Chicago to the Pacific, lowering lower berths to 12 and upper berths to 10 on the Chicago Seattle line, with similar reductions on routes from St. Paul to Chicago, Superior, Fargo and Seattle. The ruling shifts upper berth value to three fourths of lower berth.
A tornado southeast of Pine Blum Ars destroys homes stores and outbuildings with uprooted trees and damaged telegraph lines. A woman was blown into telephone wires and rescued unharmed. No deaths reported though about thirty cottages housing African Americans lose roofs. The storm lasts seconds and skips blocks in its path.
The United States Geological Survey reports fire waste in structural materials and related costs. It compares urban and rural areas, notes per capita fire costs around 2.2 dollars in cities and higher in rural districts, and discusses fire department and waterworks expenses across regions.
The American Civic Association leads a country wide crusade against the house fly. The Department of Agriculture will use labor, drugs, and moving pictures to educate farms and households about the fly as a disease spreader. A farmers bulletin will share fly killing recipes and dangers from flies.
A union of wood metal and wire workers forms in Bakersfield while Canada reports 237 industrial accidents and 41 deaths in February. International unions grow from 20 to 35 members in nineteen years as organizing drives spread to Boston Denver and Memphis. The National Pharmaceutical Society is a New York drug clerks union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters meet in Louisville in May, and the Porto Rico AFL affiliates appeal for funds for Marangue bakers on strike. The Printing Pressmen union election yields 65 percent turnout from 22 000, AFL charter issuance totals 6 921 with office costs at 208 702 dollars annually.
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