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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
1
The letter argues the aim is uniform license to enforce law where licensed while not replacing prohibition. It notes prohibition does not ban purchase or use and cites mail order and moonshine as ongoing sources. It proposes amendments with penalties for possession in prohibitory areas and frames consumption as an education issue.
A masked group of about 160 mounted riders invaded Fredonia Crittenden county Kentucky at midnight. They captured James Scarberry of the Cumberland Telephone Co and cut all lines, forced a clerk to open a drug store, assaulted several citizens, and left a guard while fleeing to View five miles away to blow up Alfred K Cardin's tobacco factory with 35000 pounds of tobacco and destroy his barn with 10000 pounds. They returned to Fredonia after firing volleys, releasing prisoners. Eighty percent of county farmers are in the Society of Equity. Cardin was a former Populist gubernatorial candidate and has no ties to the Plenters association.
Hermers Caught in Dering Fraud at Murphysboro Illinois. W B Smith and James I Nall of Henry County Kentucky were sentenced to up to five years in the state penitentiary for conspiracy to defraud Elkville State Bank of 5192. Nall was president of the Mississippi Valley Banking Company Grand Tower. Smith organized a state bank at Elkville and, with confederates in the south, flooded it with overdrafts and false drafts. Smith, a former president of a Louisville bank, was also fined 3000.
The navy nears full strength with enlistments boosted by employment scarcity. A surplus remains with about 500 sailors needed to reach full complement. Also noted: aboard the Etruria, C W Morse of New York refused disturbance in his stateroom while Baron Takahiro, new Japanese ambassador to the U S, was aboard. Sioux City livestock market quotes list beovas at 4.76 and top hogs at 4.35.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel corporation, sailed on Saturday for Europe to meet with the Russian government on potential battle action construction contracts. The Beel Company announced wage cuts of BT percent for blast furnace workers in Sharon and nearby Shenango valleys.
A prominent local figure in Breathitt county was shot and killed by his son Beach Hargis in a Jackson Kentucky store. Five shots fired in rapid succession left the father dead as clerks waited on customers. The motive appears tied to long standing quarrels and recent heavy drinking by the son.
A Thursday blaze in Peoria destroyed a full city block on South Adams Street, costing about 500000 dollars. The Watson building and four adjacent structures housed firms including J McAdams Company, Columbia Phonograph, W W Kimball, Schleicher & Sons, and Rosenbloom & Co. The Grand Hotel and several businesses faced the flames as firefighters battled a fre breeze fueled inferno. Guests awakened rushed to evacuate the four story Grand Hotel as the fire spread across the street.
Treasury officials will take no further action after customs inspectors raided the home of Theodore P Shonts over undeclared gowns imported from Europe by Mrs Shonts and her daughter Theodora who is to marry Duc de Charlnes Feb 16 The Shonts reportedly satisfied the president and Secretary Corleyou there was no cause for confiscation and the case will be dropped
Miss Coy Latender of Pittsburgh tackled a burglar in her room on Wednesday night. She struck him with a French heel slipper in each hand, hitting him in the face and drawing blood. Police seek the assailant bearing a heel imprint on his face.
Five firemen injured and a loss of 3120,000 result from a fire in Racine club rooms. John Stripple injured in the leg and Chartog Jenista severely bruised. Defective electric wire caused the blaze. In Rochester, Matteo Parlocne halted trial after attempting suicide during the proceedings by cutting his throat. he is not expected to survive.
In New York a 21 year old Margaret Landon leaped from a sixth floor window during a fire that destroyed an eight family house at the northwest corner of West Seventeenth Street and Columbus Avenue. The South Dakota armored cruiser will undergo trial trip February 26 before government tests and is expected to be in commission after delivery to San Francisco.
Jack Long accused of murdering John Sapp was taken from Newbury jail in Pinellas County on Wednesday night and lynched by a mob of 240 men.
The Pennsylvania Railroad placed orders with steel makers for 65,000 tons of rolls to be delivered in 1508. Combined with 0,000 tons from 1097, the railroad will have 86,700 tons available for the year. Gustav Walstedt of Chicago shot his daughter, nine, and then killed himself in a tragedy centered on their home.
Testimony in Harrisburg shows Stan ford R. Lewis alleging the Carson inquiry involved architect Huston and Gov. Penrynack er as writers or instigators. Lewis testified that a letter from Huston was shaped by others to fit the inquiry, with some statements partially true and partially misleading.
Reports describe King Carlos of Portugal dying a poor man with an estate limited to insurance policies held by the Bank of Portugal. After repayments, less than 30 000 dollars will be left for heirs. royal funeral scenes show queens and the young prince weeping as the coffin is moved to the royal chapel amid cannons, prayers, and rhythmic bells.
Six Italians described as alleged Black Hand leaders were arrested at Sowlektey Heights a fashionable Pittsburgh suburb. Police say letters threatening wealthy residents including Richard R. Quay were sent by the group. Officers found papers inside an old woods shanty linking the men to the Black Hand society.
Iscob Koretzky of Denver practiced shooting at a target with a revolver for days while driven by jealousy. He fatally wounded his wife Rebecca on a street Thursday evening and then shot himself in the head, dying late Thursday night.
Western Bar Iron Resolution announced in New York conference to raise iron bar prices by two dollars per ton bringing the price to 31 50 per hundred pounds. Eastern and western iron bar manufacturers reportedly working in harmony.
A snowslide near the Crested Butte coal mine on Wednesday sent four men sliding down the mountain side for about 1000 feet. Two were buried and killed, others injured, authorities said. Local rescue teams battled treacherous conditions at the scene.
The president has sent to the Senate the nomination of George Griggby to be United States attorney for the district of Alaska.
Unclear OCR text indicates Pittsburgh officials advancing employment for "unemployed" workers. Reports mention Pennsylvania Railroad freight orders totaling 65,000 tons with portions awarded to United States Step and Thapelea, while details remain uncertain.
Joseph Hitch of Lohryilla, a blacksmith, was crushed by a horse sold at a public sale. The animal reared twice, inflicting a mashed skull and horn fragment injury. Doctors say his skull is crushed though he remains alive with slim hope of recovery.
Judge Bolmager of Davenport confronted Leonard Chapman, convicted of theft, with a stark option. If Chapman turned himself in, he faced one year in Anamosa prison. if not, he would be forced to flee town. He fled the courtroom on June 8 and ran toward the Mississippi River bridge, evading pursuers as he disappeared into the night.
Scattered Ida County items report a deadly accident as 11 year old Jaste Flower fires an 82 caliber pistol at playmate Frank Haddock. Haddock in critical condition with lung injury. Other notices detail Booster Club expansion in Ida Grove, rail and casualty incidents, and local civic updates.
Dr A J Kopfoyd leads a tuberculosis control effort traveling from Clinton to Dubuque to educate the public on preventing white plague. A municipal union labor congress and the Matierutiony of Women's libs form a committee to confer with city authorities. The visiting nurse promotes home care in multiple states and urges isolation to stop spread.
An Iowa posse arrested two Missouri fugitives at Pacific Junction after a large manhunt. The pair, accused of stealing about $300 in Rockport, Missouri, resisted with a revolver as officers confronted them near a railway station. They were tracked by Marshall McChesney of McPaul, Iowa, and Constable Raw before capture.
The fourth annual Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Tawa convenes February 13 11 in Fort Dodge. Sessions in the armory with Ducombe hotel as headquarters. Notable speakers from Washington Chicago Des Moines Fort Dodge and Tawans from towns listed will address the convention.
Long list of local items mirrors a busy period: a second trial for Dale township farmer Martin Hazebrooka after his 1892 conviction is granted due to jury bias from an intoxicated foreman, a fatal lightning storm at Waterloo, and multiple court actions including gambling-house indictments, a divorce petition, and a hunting accident leaving a Shenandoah man with a lost arm.
The passage discusses long standing habits through antiquity, noting a repugnant practice once widespread in several regions. It cites speculative reasons for its decline, including ecclesiastical bans and famines driven by political actions, and mentions historical references from China and Europe.
A 1907 testimonial from JamesXtLong of Staunton Virginia praises Doan's Kidney Pills for quick relief from back pain and urinary issues. He cites prior Feb 1861 and June 1907 statements by Mrs Tong about cures and long remission. Pills sold by Foster Milan Co Buffalo NY for 80 cents a box.
Anthropologists note that even apes show limited moral sharing and eye direction skills, with humans and primates contrasted. The text references misused terms and garbled names while discussing intelligence and catarrh cure advertisements from Cheney & Co and tax tags.
An extended ad touts Swap Root as a remedy for kidney and rheumatic troubles. It claims free sample bottles by mail from Dr Kilmer Co and mentions extensive profits and seed catalogs as part of the pitch. The passage resembles a dated promotional pamphlet with medical claims and unsolicited offers.
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