30 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
1
The Independent group criticizes the Navy department for excluding all but Standard of company bidders from a forthcoming supply contract. Bureau chiefs must name types of oil by experience to ensure satisfactory results as 794000 gallons are to be supplied in jets and lots next Tuesday.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company says it cannot fill orders for 200 000 tons of anthracite or 200 000 tons of bituminous coal due to high foreign demand from Austro Hungarians and Italians and domestic buyers. Labor shortages and rail disruptions worsen the winter supply outlook for western railroads.
Members of the Appropriations Committee plan a ground examination of Panama Canal needs for 1909. They will visit the isthmian claim with Taft's estimates, aiding the sundry civil bill and canal expenditures. Acting Secretary of War OKs deficit to fund engineer operations.
400 wagon drivers walk out delaying meat shipments from local packing houses in New York. Only Chicago refrigerator trains’ meat moves. police guard packing districts as strike targets major firms including Cudahy Morris Armour and Swift. An attempted assault on a delivery wagon ends with a superintendent fending off protesters.
The Americas propose a permanent international court of justice with 17 judges, nine to form a quorum, and 12 year terms. It aims to ensure ongoing arbitration, judicial immunity, and annual appointment of a president, with a special tribunal possible outside The Hague.
A new telephone recording device stores conversations and delivers them to the proper person later. It records messages when no one answers and auto plays back upon the recipient's return, promising limitless message capacity and remote notification of recorded calls.
Attorneys for George Mackown plan several legal angles in the Webster City trial over embezzlement and arson indictments. J C Chase argues the validity of the charges may be challenged after he reviews both indictments, potentially influencing venue questions and trial strategy.
Elizabeth Allen of Webster City receives word from a Connecticut insurer that a life policy held by her late husband, Mrs. Allen’s spouse, pays her six thousand dollars. The policy was taken before their marriage and lapsed by death, with the company finally tracing her via Perth Ontario.
Two well dressed middle aged men posing as wealthy tourists visited Kemp Jewelry in Appleton Wisconsin. They distracted clerk Henry Marks and opened a diamond case taking six mounted rings while staff watched. Officials were notified about twenty minutes after the robbery with no clues yet.
A Long Island report links deaths and illness to dust from automobile traffic on dry roads. Citizens fear Typhoid like illness after a drought years and deaths raised hostility toward car owners. Dr Moulton notes Ridgeway Pennsylvania reports hundreds of fever cases and meningitis and infantile paralysis.
Nearly all Indiana brewers sign an agreement to end brewery saloons in the state. Saloons now in operation will close as licenses expire, ending a practice that linked beer makers to tavern-keepers. The accord aims to ease temperance opposition and is expected to shut about 2,000 saloons statewide.
Governor Hoch refuses proffered vacation and resigns to be accepted. Judge Leander of Topeka oversees the letter to Wards while J W Finley of Chanute is appointed to fill the vacancy. Judge Stilwer resigns due to his wife's illness and Hoch and the lawyers reach a vacation agreement based on twenty four years of service.
Mrs Woman interrupted the newlyweds in Manitay and Des Moines six hours after the ceremony seizing the bride’s child. The pair returned to Des Moines with Mrs Homan Peyton, who chose to accompany her mother despite lacking legal obligation.
The Webster City home of W. I. Helmick was rifled by two girls aged 12 and 15 and a boy age 6, neighbors’ children. Sheriff Thompson found the stolen items in a nearby barn after they loaded dishes, tables, lamps, and a gold watch through a small window. The youths’ parents were shocked by the acts.
The body of Evander Melver, a Chicago contractor, was found Friday in a stairway to a basement at Twenty fifth and State streets with signs of violence. His money and valuables were missing.
A suit cites seven months of barbering starting Feb 1 causing damages of 505 dollars to Mitton Baitham of Des Moines. A. Bocerup alleges Baitham signed a one year non compete when he bought the business, then violated it by reopening. The petition seeks damages.
The failure of Mills Bros. & Co. was announced on the New York Stock Exchange floor. The prominent firm lists Phillip C Mills, F Mills, and J Harry Mnesnt Jr as partners, signaling a major financial blow to the market.
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future lists Lincoln on September 6 and 7. Hospital staff resignations at St Joseph's in St Paul detail collective resignation after voicing unhappiness with care.
Falls through a trap door injure three year old Elsie Rust in Charter City while her father, A. O. Rust, president of the Ruste department store, oversees her. Also reported are a veterans memorial donation, a six week manhunt for a housebreaker, a horse accident, a centenarian birthday, and a murder in Ute Rapp saloon with a beer bottle strike.
The Texas attorney general files suit against International Harvester for anti-trust violations. The petition seeks damages totaling 1 100 000 dollars for the state.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad issues orders that all employees who drink liquor while on duty will be discharged.
Burton buys the Salina Stan and Union with J J Burton of Abilene Kansas and K C Housel and J H Vetter of Topeka Capital staff taking control. The pauper becomes daily. Burton assumes editorial charge. Corporal James A McLain Jr, an army recruiting officer, dies by suicide at a hotel in Hutland VI after drinking carbolic acid.
Frost was felt across the Canadian northwest Tuesday night but officials say the impact was not serious and minimal damage reported.
A foreign government, believed to be Russia, grants Hellah arm contract for several battleships cruisers and escort brigades amid rising tensions.
Proponents in Mud-Btiudadam and nearby towns push Sunday drink sales as a loosening of closing laws spreads. A saloon owner on the riverfront uses a motorized launch to ferry beer and spirits to patrons, arguing he has similar rights to steamboats plying the river, and has operated for four Sundays without interference.
A contractor Dalahiuyt and crew laid a new 160 foot ditch in nine hours at Ida Grove as part of sewer work. The machine completed 1,200 feet in three days, while rival pipe layer William Metarty showed 650 feet in nine hours grading and joining. The crew works with about a dozen men, finishing each night despite fatigue.
A six year old Herman Gorish near Vaneleve attempted to drill a hole in a brass piece found in a tub of tubing. The metal exploded causing the loss of finger tips on one hand and possible complications may follow. The accident was witnessed by Martin Harish, a former resident living about a mile east of Vaneleve.
Gen J A Beeson announces a new leadership change effective September 1 as Gen F Waller retires after four years as adjutant. Gen B A Benson, former treasurer of the national soldiers home at Hampton Virginia, will succeed. Walker moves to Sumpter, Dre, to manage a Bold mining property in which Iowa capital is involved. Beeson has served as state treasurer and quarters master at the Iowa home prior to Virginia.
Carson resident Henry Grady aged 72 was gravely injured after resisting arrest during a street incident in Des Moines. In the ensuing clash a police officer reacted, Grady’s condition worsened, and the case references a prior Iowa Brick Company matter with Ira Jones and John Early ordered to testify despite a demand for witness fees.
Prank Van Lone, a prominent Mason City resident, was knocked from a ladder by a falling limb while trimming trees. He suffered a broken hand and internal injuries as the limb struck him in the chest.
Federal marshals chase a suspected abducting thief across Bremer and Tama counties. The male suspect, described as missing a limb and riding a horse, is said to be with two Native women and a kidnapped boy on the run from the reservation.
Disjointed OCR lines report on railway work from Bost Dodge to Boone with mentions of a bridge cut at Fenser bitc and completion of difficult Wan segment. Items reference Carstensen in Clinton, Prominent local, Ames Ting it Mb, Narkiwee company, and a fire and fever notes in Toronto area with public health alerts.
A garbled 19th century style dialogue questions legal reform in Ireland and a rural clash over a railroad panel. Mistranscribed names and positions appear, with a mock courtroom tone and a comic undertone about a model witness and political resemblance.
A fragmented notice discusses Milwaukee merchants and the association of jobbers and manufacturers in Milwaukee seeking information on a regional advertising season. It mentions regulatory rates after August 14, and the location at 450 University Street. The passage also includes stray dialogue about family opinions and social scenes.
The London Globe reports experiments at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew on preserving fruits by formalin treatment. Fruits like currants and certain berries were soaked in 3 percent formalin then cooled, extending shelf life by days to weeks and reducing surface bacteria. Apples treated similarly remained usable longer. Researchers note preservation reduces surface decay and may enable importing ripe fruits from distant countries.
A garbled Philadelphia Record snippet notes a quip about a servant girl and a broom. The dialogue hints at cleaning and sweeping as a metaphor, with unclear speakers and misspellings hampering clarity.
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