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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
1
Fragmented text shows a on day report from a committee disposing of items with two single ponnyl notes. It mentions credentials from Illinois, Idaho, and Chicago with twenty contests. Some lines reference Ohio, Wisconsin, and protests but are garbled. The overall meaning is unclear due to OCR errors.
A westbound trolley car crash sparked a large panic as passengers fled and alarms sounded. One person injured lightly while others escaped, with the accident described as chaotic amid exploding oil and fire. Local authorities reported no serious fatalities.
Government plans to sue the powder industry alleging price fixing and restraint of trade. Hearings are set in New York City and Wilmington with a special examiner to be appointed by the Second Circuit. The De Namoura company leads the group, with about seventy smaller firms under it and a claimed $100,000,000 capitalization. The case could rival the pending Standard Oil suit in scale and may last a year or more.
Dr Jose Maria de Alpoim testified in the House of Lords about a February Lisbon regicide plot targeting King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz. He claimed teachers from the progressive party planned the murders, with republicans present, and that Manuel Silvia Buissa and Alfredo Costa received funds to kill the king and premier. The plan extended to flight arrangements, and gunfire killed Crown Prince Luiz.
A skirmish of boats capsized in Batavia harbor during a fierce storm reported in Victoria. Empress of China carried news of 600 plus dead with 359 corpses found in the week after, many ruined by sharks as fishermen rescued about thirty survivors.
Post office inspectors investigated the American-Mexico Mining and Developing Company, a $3,000,000 Chicago based concern, and on Thursday brought indictments against promoter W A Arms and Mexico manager Walter Dillon.
A Texas and Pacific passenger train derailed after a washout at Goradho Texas on Thursday morning. The engine and two coaches plunged down an embankment. Engineer Jones was instantly killed and several passengers injured.
A dynamite blast at the McKeesport home of George Deavatoria, wealthy Italian, injures four and damages two houses. Police say the blast occurred early Thursday as investigators probe the Black Hand crime link.
An article notes nearly 1000 pro Japan Koreans, tied to the 11 Chin Hoi group, were killed by Korean insurgents near the Korean border. Japanese officials report statistics supporting the claim. The Empress of Chinaw is cited as the source of the report.
Two Mead-On and Missouri Pacific passenger trains Nos. 3 and 12 collided head on east of Ixnobnorter Missouri early Thursday. Five dead and thirty six injured reported. In New York, eight deaths linked to excessive heat as temperatures rose to 82 degrees before noon.
Secretary Cortelyou announces four further calls upon national week depositories for about $45,000, to be paid on or before the 11th.
The Lumber Workers union in the western district called a strike affecting about 400 workers. The dispute centered on wage terms with Keale offering $1 per month as a compromise. The situation closed by May 7 with continued standstill and labor action.
United States Fourth of July observances leave 48 burn injuries and 1124 maimed nationwide. Chicago records 11 deaths, up from 2 in 1907, with others in New York Philadelphia Cleveland and more. Fatalities stem from improvised displays, the “Skwallfix” device, and premature celebrations in several states.
The court allowed a one month visit by Count Bonl de Castellane to his son, debunking sensational claims that he abducted children from Versailles. Mme Gould’s Paris lawyers dismiss the kidnapping tale, noting the upcoming marriage to Prince Leite de Sagan and that George J. Gould may attend in London.
Reports from Buenos Aires state Paraguay’s revolutionary faction has overthrown the government and formed a new regime. A ministerial notice to the Argentine legation at Asuncion confirms the oath, with several Paraguayan ministers seeking refuge there. The new president is Emiliano Gonzales Naviero, formerly vice president.
English suffragists arrested during a demonstration before the British House of Parliament refuse fines, choosing jail. Twenty-seven of twenty-nine were ordered to pay or give security for a year. most elected imprisonment. Two who damaged the premier’s residence received two months hard labor. Mary Leigh admitted vowing further action.
Information reached the state department about a proposed movement against Honduras led by former President Fonila. No details were provided. Governments of El Salvador and Guatemala have issued directions to prevent any movement from forming in their countries.
The jury in the Booth land office case near Roseburg Oregon returned a not guilty verdict after sixteen years of deliberation. A separate report notes a fatal wreck near Booneville New York with four killed and nineteen injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train. Hospitalization details include a patient en route from Regal Minnesota.
Cora Hoekswith, famed Indy winner and wife of Hijeu theater manager Jalie Rosenthal, departs for her annual summer tour. She has saved thirty seven people from danger at several resorts, among them sugar magnate Louis Hedge, and has received two gold medals for bravery. She is an honorary member of the New York life saving guard and once swam nine miles from Ege rock to Nahant beach in Boston harbor.
Absolute quiet dominates the Dunkard Brethren community four miles south of Waterloo during their annual Fourth of July exercises. No firecrackers or fireworks are allowed as congregants attend a sermon and patriotic address in the large church and grove. Many nervous attendees retreat to the peaceful rural setting to avoid modern loud celebrations.
A launch exploded off Mosley x Jabe near Muscatine killing three young people and leaving others missing or injured. Vesta Crozier Mande Garner Clyde Slater are named among the drowned. One rescuer was saved in serious condition after the boat sank twice.
A youth named A H Zelllinger will be ordained as a Lutheran minister at Waterloo Sunday morning. The ceremony is led by his father Rev J ta Zellinger and brothers Rev A C Zellinger and Prof G J Zellinger. He recently graduated from Waterg college and will lead the German Tauberan church at Coatsburg Illinois.
Noah Williams of Ida Grove acquires the Humboldt Cattle Company ranch in Nevada, a 40,000 acre property partly in Oregon at 3,000 feet elevation near the Rocky edge, with 10,000 cattle to be sold by the Humboldt cattle company by Oct 39. Williams reportedly pays about 4.50 per acre, adding to his landholdings that total roughly 74,900 acres across Iowa and Dakota lands.
E B Woodruff of Glenwood was named judge of the Fifteenth Town Judgciat district at the Republican convention on the 285th ballot. He was a dark horse sprung by Audubon county after a brief vote. Montgomery county backed Benson but finally gave Woodruff 11 vetoes to the end. Woodruff, 52, thanked delegates after accepting the nomination as adjournments were repeatedly voted down.
Town council authorized tearing down the old town hall and armory to build a modern opera house. The historic building housed Null Academy upper floor and Company E Illinois National Guard armory on the lower level, reflecting a long neighborhood landmark.
Directors announced sufficient stock to land the Osbourne Wright wagon factory in Boone from Mexico New York with $43 000 capital. Osbourne Wright co investing about $20 400 and Tinone $20 the move promised within three days The factory will produce Miller farm wagons. Church dedication delayed as Presbyterian church windows at Marhatttown arrive. dedication postponed indefinitely. completion near and expected within a week after delivery.
Fragmented report notes county Democrats plan to travel to the National Convention in Denver with Tolstein Ad vanes editor Frank Mytton of Helstein as Eleventh Ulstilet delegate. Pioneer Drops Dead in Galva during a rural gathering and farmers’ picnic. Mayen My Lean and Trust Company rises from ashes in Minneapolis. Dubuque installs mortgage payments as petitioned. Harvest season begins with hay yielding early. Missionaries set to Pola Grove with Marmion cited.
A fragmentary historical list from The Weekly Historian covers events ranging from governance and law to battles and inventions. It references figures like Bevin and Meade, legislative acts, naval milestones, and notable deaths, presented in a dated, ledger style with numerous year markers and scattered place names.
Fragmented 19th century text notes Carleton College graduates fifty, Minnesota State colleges implementing plans, Michigan University disclaims drinking at parties, Yale and Harvard linked funding, New York donations totalling large sums, and a looming shift in higher education leadership and alumni support.
The article discusses driving etiquette between the United States and Canada and contrasts right and left passing rules. It notes confusion when travelers move between regions, with anecdotes about trolley cars, yielding, and courtesy on roads. It references a New York Sun report on cross border driving habits and the evolution of right hand rules in cities and highways.
The passage presents garbled dialogue about a doctor and a pursuer with misread phrases. Characters discuss helping and removing a lane from a house, while a professor notes accelerated slowest turns in a subway hint.
A reader letter extols Postum as a safe coffee alternative after experiencing health issues from caffeinated drinks. The writer recalls choking warnings and a verdict from a physician, then describes boiling Postum per package directions and its palatable flavor. The letter ends noting other households tried Postum and became coffee converts, labeling themselves coffee-slaves no longer.
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