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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
1
OCR fragments reference Chicago muse play and a long project valued at 10 million dollars, with mentions of Hamilton officials and a circuit court decision. The text cites London Society, Cincinnati investigation, and court actions involving Taft era figures, indicating a dusty archival legal notice set.
A large crowd gathered in Willemstad to protest Venezuelan claims and Castro‑led hostilities. They attacked a Venezuelan resident, forced apologies, and marched on the German and Venezuelan consulates, while the Dutch police struggled to restore order. no injuries were reported.
Judge Speer of the U S district court granted a preliminary injunction restraining the Atlantic Railroad Company, Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis, and Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific from putting into effect higher rates on staple shipments from western to southern points. The rates, announced to take effect August 1, would cost Georgia shippers and buyers between 500000 and 1000000 dollars yearly. A hearing is set for July 9 at Mt Airy, Georgia.
Crowds fill real estate offices as government restrictions lift on 9 000 000 acres in eastern Oklahoma. Buyers, sellers, and agents rush to trade titles amid a rapid transfer of land formerly held in trust. Meanwhile Henry B Hayes of W J Hayes & Son is arrested in Cleveland on New Jersey conspiracy charges tied to a $106 000 bond deal.
Shippers reject rate hike and plan to appeal to courts after the Interstate Commerce Commission. Railroads demand commission approval first, or face opposition. A Chicago conference of railroad presidents north of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi may shape the showdown, decided by a committee of eighteen with fourteen present.
Dorando of Italy collapsed 400 yards from the finish and could not complete the marathon. Officials briefly aided him and he was carried from the arena on a stretcher as Hayes of America finished second unaided. The Italian flag was raised amid cheers from Italian spectators. An American protest over the finish assistance was upheld. Hefferon of South Africa and Forshaw of the Missouri Athletic Club finished third and fourth.
A tunnel accident in the Bernese Alps Switzerland killed twenty five Italian workers. While drilling inside the Loetachberg tunnel a hidden wall to a subterranean river gave way and water and mud flooded the shaft drowning all the men.
A severe electrical wind storm at Camp Hayes near Gettysburg battered the National Guard of Pennsylvania with 10,000 men in camp. Three soldiers were killed by lightning and nearly 500 injured by bolts or other causes during an all night search. The event marks one of the wildest nights since the 1863 battlefield.
Early Sunday morning the San Josquim river near An Uochs California broke its levee flooding Jersey Island and 6,000 acres including 300 acres of celery. Property losses estimated at 5,000,308.
The steamer Bakkelaget of Christina engaged in local passenger service collided with the steamer Gouteborg. Bakkelaget was cut amidships, many passengers drowned. Rescue efforts underway as authorities investigate the incident.
Imports of merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York were valued at 10,722,628 dollars for the week ending July 14, reflecting active trade.
Dr Carlton Flint of New York, a prominent physician and figure at the Thaw trial, was struck by a speeding automobile at Seabright M J and died Sunday. Earlier, three drownings occurred near Milwaukee when a canoe capsized late Saturday night under capsizing captaincy.
A chaotic dispatch reports a six cent per bushel drop on the Chicago board of trade amid a spate of robberies. One worker, G C dchwarte, was found wounded with both legs severed near St Joseph. A separate freight derailment near Fort Smith, Arkansas, left three dead and several injured after Frisco passenger train No. 9 derailed near Hugo.
After two days away the jury convicts Edward Beckenminhte, former Ellinwood Bank president, on one count for receiving deposits after the smith of thirty days. Sentence is deferred.
The funeral for Bishop Henry Codiman Potter Seventh Protestant Bishop of the Olive Neaf New York was held Friday morning at Christ church Cooperstown. The service recalled James Fenimore Cooper who worshiped there in life. A separate item notes Joseph J. Menry a Rogue man on the Mississippi killed during a gun drill at Newport New Ry’s necktie was caught in training gear, drawing him into machinery.
A blaze at Meant and Leonard, twenty miles from Fargo, New Jersey, caused extensive damage totaling 75006. Four buildings were destroyed with their contents.
Members of the Order of Foresters gathered in Milwaukee Wisconsin for a next convention in St Paul Minnesota. The meeting decided to increase the treasures of the supreme council and treasurer.
The factory in Vernon Wisconsin will resume work on August 3 after a ten month shutdown. A full force of workers will be employed to restart production.
In Boone, ministers met Manrgar Vawter of the Redpath Lyceum bureau and passed resolutions criticizing Sunday activities. They stressed they oppose reducing Sabbath observance though not aiming to attack the chautauqua. Vawter acknowledged Sunday receipts affect finances and said the management will shift to religious entertainments on Sundays funded by advance subscriptions.
Unknown assailants abducted George League, driver for a wager, after a raid on a Manhattan saloon in Council Bluffs. They seized two large batches of gambling devices, released League near Williams coal yards, then returned the team and wagon to the barn. Constables search for the missing tools and suspects.
State Pure Food Inspector Olson visits Mason City and warns merchants and farmers to ensure egg quality from the farm. The Pure Food Department will issue circulars to farmers and require eggs sent to market be good, with punishment for those found supplying bad eggs.
The Clvse federation extends its campaign to Davenport parks and seaside resorts asserting mulet law compliance. Injunctions filed against Suburban Island Schustron Park and Washington Isarden over alleged Sunday liquor sales.
At a meeting of the farmers institute in Ida Grove the directors set January 13 to 15 for Ida County winter fair and institute. They expect a record corn crop and aim to advertise Ida County's supremacy in corn with a display at the national show in Omaha.
A Milwaukee freight wreck near Covington killed 22 year old brakeman Alexander. Twenty cars derailed, he slept on the rails and was fatally struck by a westbound train. The tragedy ends with two brothers tagging trains as the wreck is cleared.
Mrs. Whitson, 76, with four grandchildren injured in auto accident near Riihope. Faith Plainte, 4, died after attempting suicide by eating poisoned food mixed with sugar at the John Re. Meyerham residence east of Cate gon.
A late night fire at Nu Honal Bakers Bag plant and nearby Hanson Produce plant in Sioux City caused extensive damage. E Walker, watchman for the Nu Honal plant, died from smoke inhalation after being found unconscious. estimated losses approach 100000 with insurance coverage. Affected sites include First and Court streets and the surrounding facilities.
The executive council fixed the state tax levy at 2.5 mills versus 3.4 mills last year, warning that unpaid obligations could have caused a treasury deficit in January. The council signals a railroad assessment stance for the year, while real estate assessments were left unchanged across counties.
Veteran Billy Williams, known as Billy Willlame, missing from Des Moline since last Saturday morning, was found exhausted in Maline by a local businessman. He is resting at a Moline sanitarium and will be cared for until return to Des Moines for his family. His journey may have involved a freight train. arrangements are made to move him and his three children to proper care.
RB Porter, a 1996 Iowa State College animal husbandry graduate, has been elected professor of animal husbandry at Hawaii Agricultural College with a salary of 1500 dollars a year. Rev August Sthueter, 45, pastor of the German Evangelical Church at Fripall, died at home after a cow attack broke vertebrae in his neck. he left a wife and four children.
A fragmented Iowa era page reports the Chicago Great Western Railroad announcing a rate per mile, a Des Moines preacher jailed for assault, a Fort Dodge murder related case, a Linn County theater damages suit, a Port Darke poisoning death, a Spencer couple river incident, a Stig carnival plan, a Kenluded engine burn accident, and a Magn City shop incident, all with sparse details and names.
An Iowa Sioux City event highlights agrarian displays from four states including Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota. The program features a free admission day late September with contests, livestock parades and a giant worker carnival midway attracting visitors within 150 miles.
A garbled passage from the Chicago Tribune recalls a classroom scene where a teacher questions a student as others scramble for names and a publicized strike of memory unfolds. The fragment hints at a youth named Di Kimmel Johnson and a local scene around a contest of memory.
Henry Potter, long prominent figure in New York church history, died after serving as bishop and rector at St. John’s Church and Grace Church. He led Cresnsburg parish, moved to New York City, and became associate head before retiring. He left a fortune of about $10 million in his will.
A nascent political party forms within the Furungra Educational Cooperatives as farmers in Oklahoma and neighboring states discuss new lines. Leaders debate policies to phase out old party loyalties and unite Grangers and farmers under a broader farmers movement amid criticism of existing parties.
The article discusses west Texas land loss to small farms and shifting settlement in Lubbock, Cochran, and nearby counties. It notes housing scarcity and the impact on roads, agriculture, and local ranching life amid evolving land use patterns. It also mentions studies on hair texture and heredity and a Wall Street critique of dividend policies and public obligation.
A fragmented report notes pushes for electoral secrecy laws and a government assault on rebellion. It mentions deputies, a revolt in a northern territory, and shifts in administration amid upheaval and military activity.
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