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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
1
A Port Wayne building fire leaves a heap of charred debris and bodies. Firefighters wrestle flames as victims are reported missing and authorities work to identify victims, including individuals linked to New York and Fort Wayne.
A damaged report from Whare Virginia describes a drowning on a vessel carrying Stanley D. Posey. About two dozen people witnessed the accident and say Posey jumped overboard during an evening voyage. Further details were unclear in the fragment.
Fragmentary police narrative recounts Polander and Hag linked by a wedding rope item after a long journey toward marriage. A 20 year old resident from Millersburg, presumed involved, was overpowered by officers amid an explosion. Local reports mention Health of Emperor and a notable bank figure collapsing.
Henry P. Turpin, 42, spent the night drinking and leaped into the Steelton canal after dawn with his bull terrier. Witnesses Kid Ward McCann and Frank Magnallia tried to help but were attacked by the dog. Turpin was pulled ashore twice, escaped, and then made a third successful attempt to end his life.
Reports from Panama arrivals claim Honduras concentrates troops on the Guatemala frontier. Gen Domingo Vasquez plotted a revolution with Guatemalan backing, leading to Cabrera imprisoning finance minister Bustillos in Guatemala City. Postwar disarmament heightens fear of Nicara guan and Salvadoran munitions aiding Honduras. Guatemala’s crisis deepens with executions of prominent Central American families including Castaneda, Blanco, Herrera, Trigueras, Rubio, and Rubio.
Rumor from Mexico City places Juan Barrios Guatemalan foreign minister at the head of troops who seized the Uruguayan consul general and his son inside the consul’s residence as the Uruguayan envoy fled to the American legation for protection. Guatemala City is described as chaotic amid the crisis.
The senior class in the engineering department reported resolutions criticizing the trustees’ executive committee over Dean Kent’s removal. Members were suspended until the resolutions are retracted. In Cincinnati, Robert W. Gott pleaded guilty to murdering Dr. Leo Danziger and received a ten year sentence after killing the physician during a visit to Anna Spangter, Gott’s 16 year old niece.
Sophie Buderman, eight, died after being struck by a car owned by Yale student Huntington Smith of St. Louis in New Haven Connecticut on Friday. The report notes Smith’s vehicle incident and provides related context. Oklahoma passes Anthony income tax bill imposing graduated tax on incomes over two thousand dollars.
April trade showed little change in the general situation with total volume for the month comparing favorably to the prior year. L. P. Farmer of New York, chairman of the Trunk Line association and noted railroad man, died suddenly on Friday likely from apoplexy.
Jas H Wallick former actor and owner of the touring play The Bandit Wing committed suicide in a Middle Town New Jersey hotel on Friday. He had been suffering dread of an operation on an injured arm, which is believed to have caused the act.
A bold robbery on the Pennsylvania system near Walker's station outside Pittsburgh saw two white men board the New York and St. Louis Express, bound Express Messenger N. Rochon, and escape with four sealed bags of currency after the train halted by emergency bell signal. Railroad and city detectives pursue unknown totals.
Bernard Warkentin, president of the Kansan State Bank in Newton Kansas, was shot and killed near Damascus in early April while riding a railroad train. His body arrived in New York aboard the steamer Kenty Albert, accompanied by his son. A Syrian passenger claimed the revolver fired by accident. Ambassador Leishman in Constantinople relayed assurances of potential justice if it was murder. Mrs Warkentin and Carl Warkentin criticized the ambassador, suggesting insufficient action and possible charges.
A Japanese training cruiser Matsushima was sunk off Pepperdine Island Thursday morning after a projectile explosion. 141 crew were rescued, with feared total losses over 200 including the captain. Cause unknown. officers largely tagged. Cadets include sons of Baron Chinda and Prince Oyama.
Mia Elizabeth Petry of Unpersane dusky Ohio drove early Thursday morning and struck a truck that exploded. She died of burns within fifteen minutes. Anna Gould and Prince de Kae Wan arrived from Naples and will proceed to the Riviera.
Aillanuo Tennessee is shaken as Teabert Vinchinitn is charged with murder in the death of a baby boy named Trone May Saith in a religious frenzy days ago. Accused parent Bachman’y Wie and Henry E smuth and wife face accessory charges. Baldea to Nebraska at Erisee. The battleship Nebreska arrived at Ban Vroucheen from the Bramerton navy yard and proceeded to ipland.
Iowa State News reports Sac County Treasurer W H Potts of Sie City is alleged to be short at least 27000. Supervisors found cash book tax discrepancies and two sets of receipts, one smaller and kept for comparison. George Taylor, former county auditor, to complete Potts term after Potts resigned amid shortage findings.
In a disputed issue involving railroad passenger facilities, Gov. candidate Dennis Hallways Keep Fires In Depots lodges a protest after a train depot stove is removed and a winter chill exposes station comforts. Hon. Fred EB. White of Dew Meathes voices concern as mailway commissioners weighed the railroad company duties. A man named Willy, with his daughter, traveled to South English to inspect a depot stove removal and faced freezing conditions. he demanded the railroad company restore station fires amid the severe weather.
A chaotic Iowa news item notes J Green of Laws heads a 12000 mile expedition to the far north for the U S government. He travels from Seattle to Sitka then to Dawe and St Michael, proceeding down the Yukon with a companion. They will observe every eighty miles for six hours, recording compass, altitude, and magnetic data.
County Attorney Keefe urged jurors to convict Irene Dolph of her husband Pred Dolph’s premeditated murder. Defense attorney Gannon Wog argued the defendant’s background and abuse influenced the case, asserting the state must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Congregational Church of Valley Junction ousted Rev J H Dinnotti after a church committee found alleged improprieties and misconduct unbecoming a minister. The action follows other evidence about his conduct and involvement with Nella Luther. Dinnotti will not hold a pulpit and is said to be traveling on a lithographing run in Nebraska as the church publicizes the finding.
Sheriff issues a $25 reward for Walter J Weaver a 34 year old town Fallon attorney and eldest son of Judge Weaver of the Fowit spree court. He vanished Feb 24 after allegedly forging two notes sent via a Perry bank to W A Bikes. Described 5 ft 9 in 139 pounds with dark brown hair, mustache, bow glasses, married with a wife in Town Fallon.
A garbled 19th century style notice outlines crimination charges against Lee Lurkes by Emil Garnhart over a Texas land excursion and a $10,000 dam-ages suit. mentions demurrer by Lane & Waterman, a bigamy case against Peter Finnigen, and a wedding in January to a Ked Wile. It also notes a large house purchase for $14,500, a military company, a fatal fire with $7,000 loss and $4,500 insurance, and a property rebuild planned by Crosley. The piece references local names Leon Chaat and a Chautauqua event date in August, with further unclear items about River Mul Wire and the theater.
Early month storms threaten with violent thunderstorms and possible tornadoes across the western states. Heavy rain, hail and snow may follow, with cooler temperatures from the 10th to the 39th. The 24th to 27th bring a dangerous period. May ends with a calmer period and lingering risk of disturbance coastal to midwest. The 27th marks the twelfth anniversary of the St Louis cyclone.
A garbled mix of social musings and mock headlines notes spring fashion costs and the era's anxieties. It mentions Canadian doors to Japanese immigration, noble families, marriages, and economic strains. Witty asides touch on politics, wealth, and a western bishop’s counsel to old maids amid a backdrop of changing social norms.
The article surveys electoral history with third party moments and describes large scale industrial advances. It cites Weaver and Watson electoral bids, Whig and Democratic shifts, and mentions reform efforts at Gary Indiana with gas engines powering furnaces. It also covers a New York play trust and Oklahoma state industry plans.
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