06 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
1
Bankers expect the upcoming national bank call by the comptroller of the currency to reveal strong cash reserves. The move aims to restore depositor confidence and ease currency payments nationwide. Banks typically reinforce cash ahead of such calls and forward statements to Washington for filing.
Dana Alice Pailen of New York, advance agent for Edward Payson Weston, seeks injunction and accounting claiming one third of funds from Weston’s Portland to Chicago walk. Defendants include Garrick theater, Herman Duce, John A. Rickson, S. M. Rumsey, and New Milnels Athletic Club. Weston's camp denies entitlement and discharges Patten. Judge Carpenter issued the injunction Saturday. notice served as Weston performed.
President announces two additions to Prescott National Forest in Yavapai County central area between Tillams Fork and Peverde River. The expansions bring total forest size to 1,063,256 acres with about 19 million board feet of yellow pine in new tracts. Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas and other lawmakers visited the president on Saturday.
The academy convent monastery and Catholic church in Covington were destroyed by a Saturday blaze causing an estimated $100,000 loss. Rev. Joseph Buck died in the fire as investigators assess cause. In other news Roosevelt was named a member of the Army and Navy Union and received a diamond badge without leaving the White House.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen charged the Missouri Pacific with unsafe track conditions endangering postal workers. In a separate incident, John Hohmann of Elmhurst fatally shot his wife and then killed himself, with jealousy suspected as the motive.
Senator Foraker announces he will contest the Republican presidential nomination while seeking the Senate seat. He defends rail policy and cites endorsements from state committees as a rebuke to calls for weakening the senatorial office. He notes he will not hold two offices simultaneously and accepts the presidential support offered.
John Davis a 42 year old retired Tanner killed himself at his Lockport New York home with a revolver. Neighbors found a can ready for use in the room and a note on the coffin asking to bury him quietly near a small apple tree without ministers. Davis suffered severe rheumatism and asked undertakers Taylor and Reynolds to handle the burial.
In Oakland California a shootout in the park between a deputy sheriff and a special policeman versus a Chinaman and four white men left Murdock Ryan and Wing Leong wounded. About fifty shots rang out amid ongoing feud between Hop Sing Tong and Bing Kong Tong societies with several Chinese men reported killed or jailed.
The board of a leper colony on Molokai Hawaii has granted J Lore Wallach permission to treat twelve lepers there. Wallach has long claimed he can cure leprosy and has mobilized supporters among the patients.
John Horler, an employee on the Steck farm of R. & Brien near Nashville Tennessee, was kicked and pawed to death by Mr Brien's race horse. The incident occurred as the horse named Kercherni, winner of the Burns sanica, ran at the scene. Notices also mention Cumberland and Derby at Nashville and other track events across the country.
News from San Antonio reports one of the largest robberies in the country. Hugo Scherr a wealthy banker was given a dinner for friends when jewelry valued at 310 009 and several hundred dollars in cash were stolen from his house.
General Leon Jastremski a Confederate veteran and former grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in the United States died Friday in Baton Rouge after paralysis. He was a Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Louisiana.
John Hartley was mistaken for a turkey while turkey hunting near Jacksonville Florida on Friday and was shot and killed by his mother Edgar Hartley. The incident occurred during a hunt with family members present.
A special from Flaxton North Dakota reports fire swept through Calumbuy twenty miles west of Flaxton wiping out the business district. Loss estimated at 740 009 with insurance of 28000. Calumbuy population about 106.
Judy Mason a former vice consul in Brazil and Portugal at Philadelphia and a prominent citizen died Friday of heart disease at age 23 her death noted in local obituaries.
A jury in the U S court at Pensacola Florida convicted Thomas Graham and J A Graham prominent movable store operators from southern Alabama of holding Jim Melanta a negro in peonage. The verdict records a major civil rights era labor coercion case and signals a significant prosecution outcome.
A New York New Haven and Hartford freight train struck a trolley car carrying twenty five people early in the morning. Five factory workers were killed and several others injured in the collision at the street crossing.
Secretary Cortalyou says further subscriptions to one year treasury certificates will not be received as Bank of Washington context signals a trial in money market. Allotments amount to about 55 million dollars, with 65 million nominal balance including 50 million Panama bonds and 35 million certificates, while deposits at national banks keep actual available funds around 6.46 million dollars.
Robbers broke into the Tonopah Goldfield and Bullfrog railroad freight depot at Goldfield Nevada at 1 30 am taking valuables totaling several thousand dollars. The depot is the old passenger station a mile and a half from town on the northwest bluff. Agent Brooks lost personal money. railroad funds were said to be not large. Several suspicious characters have been detained in connection with the robbery.
Dr. John Clark of Brooklyn sacrificed his own blood safety by opening a small artery to draw blood for Mrs. John Ladson during a leg amputation at Bruna wick hospital. The risky procedure aimed to prevent blood poisoning from entering the parishioner while the operation proceeded successfully. Dr. Clark’s action saved Ladson’s life, and he was informed of her recovery on Thursday.
General Rafael Montilla long known as a persistent insurgent in Venezuela was ambushed and slain in Barquisimeto. The event marks a renewed clash with Castro era forces and follows Montilla’s earlier confrontations with the government.
A household member at Millburg Muse Priday reports Mrs Taft mother of the secretary of war is falling every day according to a family statement.
Mrs Georgia Littte aged 36 died by self harm at her New York home on Thursday as the play In the Wildwoods Where the Bluebells Grow accompanied by music on phonograph and gas. Charles Paddock, Civil War veteran, died at his home in Dana ville Michigan on Thursday aged 84.
Hugh Murray grand secretary of the Masonic grand lodge of Cannada died suddenly Thursday at his Hamilton Ontario home from apoplexy. In 1884 he served as grand master of Canaonan biasesons.
A blaze Thursday afternoon destroyed the malt houses of Tosett Brawing Company and Mullin Brawing Company in Chicago, causing an estimated loss of $100,000 to each plant. Firefighters battled the flames but the buildings were gutted.
Governor Cummins spoke at the First Presbyterian church in Davenport condemning saloon keepers for flouting prohibition. He urged public support for enforceable laws and criticized decades of disregard while advocating a statewide option on prohibition.
Mrs. Martha Pickering of Des Moines was shot Friday night while returning home from the theater. She died early Saturday. Rey Howard of Ateva pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in police court. A soldier testified of rival affections. liquor influence was noted.
A state inspection reveals a cash shortage at Corwith Bank rising to 62000 with broader estimates to 62000 as circulation. Cashier Standring allegedly forged farmer notes and diverted funds, fled after alarmed officials closed the bank. Several other local incidents follow, including an accidental death and a wedding report in Minnesota.
Report out of Des Moines details a pending court martial of Captain Kulp with Davenport bank charges and alleged party bias in promotions. The piece notes disputes over military appointments and ballot issues amid an ongoing investigation and calls for a reform effort by Davenport and state officials.
Judge Oliver grants Martin Hasseboerk a new trial after a juror in the September seduction case was intoxicated during proceedings. The judge warns jurors of drinking and orders a full panel review including Charles Kelley. Trial costs for the county estimated at $250. Hassaboerk, a prosperous farmer of Pale Township, faces a second trial.
The Onawa Sentinel, a leading Monona county republican paper, was sold to W. R. Trewitt from Ames, Iowa. Trewitt took possession Monday morning after preexisting owner Moudt Min Hay Moudt Prewitt, who had served as postmaster, relinquished editorial duties to focus on government service.
Selvante de Accused sues John Dedi na Plymouth alleging Prof. Waloh at Maxnn City school assaulted Frank Pedina during punishment. Complainant seeks redress as marks and pain from the chastisement are noted. County attorney in charge. Ralph claims the boy provoked the punishment.
A well known farmer Derrich Ettera, 48, of seven miles south of Mason City, died by his own hand in a barn. Family members found the body at midnight after a long search. No known cause for the suicide. he leaves parents, a wife, and four children.
Obituary notes the death of Rev. Ephram Adams a Tewa Congregational minister who came to the Suntary mission in 1943. The report also mentions a separate accidental gun injury leading to amputation, a $35 000 damage case settled for $4 600, a burglary at Fort Des Moines post office, a local woman dying from stove related injuries, and Thanksgiving services at local churches. Five Gibson children in Odeboil region contract a virulent illness, with parents not yet infected.
A scrambled OCR of a 18th or 19th century record lists events across continents. It mentions voyages to Mexico, English-American hostilities, colonial endeavors in Maryland, La Salle, Mounts, earthquakes, battles, and royal proclamations. It also includes a long philosophical discussion on immortality and the nature of existence attributed to Henry Tate.
Observers at Geneva University noted a transit of Mercury across the sun on November tides. Professors Nam Hyooks and others recorded diffuse light around the planet and identified a solar atmosphere presence near the center. Multiple photographs were captured and transmitted for analysis.
Amban Mrector of the adelitty observatory in Bagh reports a surge in solar activity reaching a Melt of Herandlea with fragments and disintegration. The event coincides with rare magnetic disturbances that scientists say could trigger earthquakes and volcanic activity on Earth due to altered gravity effects.
In the Armenian districts around Kut and Kharput, Kurdish bands loot and set villages ablaze. Reports say sixteen villages burned and eight in Mert district razed, with Armenian homes razed and possessions seized. Missionaries aid the hungry while fears of famine grow and turmoil intensifies at the Porte.
Historic China town site redeveloped under city plan. Chinese property owners funded rebuild, while old quarter’s needs sparked new health norms. Supreme Court upholds Pittsburg Allegheny consolidation with area estimates. Navy water machine demonstration in New York claims high land speed.
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