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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
1
A head on collision on the Mattoon Charlestown line killed fifteen and injured about fifty as an interurban motor car and trailer telescoped under a fast traction car on a curve near Charlestown. Confusion over orders was blamed. passengers were mostly bound for the Cole county fair. Large rescue efforts followed from Mattoon.
A dated protest over French and Japanese interference in the Chinese domain prompts government restraint and calls for unity. Japan’s allies push back as China faces foreign pressure, while a movement led by Chang Chin Tung promotes native Kukien enterprise to counter Japanese footholds in Korea Manchuria and Kukien regions.
Officials vow criminal action against railroad telegraph operators aligned with striking commercial men. Western Union detective coverage planned in offices nationwide to curb wire interference, while Postal cites no wire trouble during the strike.
Judge Kohlsaar of the United States court in Chicago issued a temporary injunction restraining fourteen western railroads and five express companies from enforcing a new rate on shipments of cream milk and butter set to take effect September 1. Fourteen midwest creameries allege the action would drive them out of business and have filed a protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission, seeking faster review than a year.
Seward Heidelbach of Cincinnati a rich maker of women's wearing apparel and legal goods vanished after noon Monday. He was dining with his brother when last seen and had about $4000 on his person. Neighbors fear his mind may be affected by heart illness that has weakened him. He had not been alone in months until Monday.
The American Tobacco Company announced a permanent factory closure in Cincinnati due to an unsatisfactory labor market. Count Witte, once Russia’s most powerful man after the emperor, has accepted a directorship in Brule of Kusela, per St. Petersburg reports.
An airship operated by Klinabenerue burst while at about 2000 feet above Greenville Ohio. The craft plunged to the ground with a rocklike drop and one aeronaut sustained injuries.
Advices from Hakodate describe a major conflagration in Japan costing about 15 million dollars. Around 15,000 houses were burned and thousands were left homeless.
Daniel Frohman, who first brought Jan Kubeltk to America, says Mubelek will start another American tour of the viullnlat on November 16.
Henry Barth of New York is charged with making and selling a device used to falsify electric power read tags. The case involves a company supplying electricity and alleges fraudulent readings enabled by the device.
Wesley Christopher, a youth who wed Charles Lo Stuotey a commercial traveler, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary by a jury at St. Joseph Missouri on Thursday for murder.
The Inter State Commerce Commission is urged to compel the listed railroads to return terminal charges of 2 per car at the Chicago stock yards since June 1, 1904. Hy Way, secretary of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association, filed the complaint naming Northwest Airlines, Larkiste, Minnesota Central, Town Central, Burlington, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Willmar, and Sioux Falls among others.
J H W Carter son of Gen W H Carter commander of the department of the Inkes of Chicago was killed Tuesday night by an electric shock in the dairy room at the University of Illinois Champaign where he studied as a special student He was found dead after a scream in the next room He had been standing on an engine contacting the current as C G Potter a nearby worker removed the body Carter had worked in the university electrical department during the summer to gain experience and resided with his parents in Chicago
John Oster aged 60 is under arrest after fatally stabbing his son John Oster Jr aged 20 also known as Young Mat who defended his mother during a quarrel Tuesday night. The assailant struck with a knife then fled, the youth dying Wednesday after being carried to a neighbor’s house.
Patrolman Frank Welsh of Ghled- Bo arrested a man at Hinds hospital Tuesday night after the suspect awoke and resisted. The fugitive, named Bure bage, confessed to a murder from five years ago and claimed an escape from a prior arrest for theft.
The Western Union Telegraph company office in Arkansas City Kansas and all instruments records and furniture were destroyed by a fire on Wednesday. The building was gutted and the blaze is believed to have been incendiary in origin.
Gold for shipment to Europe reported as an engagement of 406000 dollars by Bela Tor export to Sanmburg Germany, made by Muller Schall Co of New York. This adds to earlier engagements within the past two weeks, totaling about 3000000 dollars.
In a schedule of Western League games to be played at Bloux City Lincoln September 6 7. The text also notes a deadly fire on Grand Avenue in Okdi Thoma City where four people perished early Wednesday.
Obscure obituary note mentioning Judge Alt Willan Ded Judge All Willams of Yopeka who died at Corady Springs Coto on a Wednesday. Fragmentary text references Pike's Peak and various names, titles, and institutions with unclear connections.
A charge of rape has been filed against Albert Sehmite of Sioux City. The four year old daughter of W C Neth is recovering from injuries as police in surrounding cities pursue the alleged attacker. The accused, about 28, has been seen in the city for nearly ten years and was last near the Neth residence.
Ed W Tone named cashier of Pioneer Valley savings bank to operate in Sergeant Bluffs. George S Parker serves as president and C J Molman as vice president with $10,000 capital. Parker leads Live Stock National Bank in Sioux City and has Woodbury county roots. Tone is longtime Live Stock employee known in Sergeant Bluffs.
A heavy wind storm at the Des Moines state fair grounds caused thousands of dollars in damage. A tent holding the Knabenshue airship burned after striking an electric wire, losses placed at 15,600 dollars. Many tents from International Harvester, Waterloo, and others were blown down, forcing campers to seek shelter in stock pavilions and adjacent buildings.
J Fred Stevens has filed a suit against the Powell estate over the August 1 Ottumwa launch accident. Stevens says Powell was negligent for lacking an anchor and safeguards that could have prevented the drowning of Stevens' wife and daughter Annie and Powell family members Hallie and others aboard. The suit centers on hotel safety responsibilities for guests aboard Powell’s launch.
Explosion at the Savery hotel in Des Moines injures Chicago expert Fred G. Kelly and Des Moines assistant J Price as they tested a home appliance. Kelly faces severe burns and was taken to Mercy hospital. Other notices include a divorce petition by Ellen Wahlberg and a bus accident injuring Mrs Egan with multiple bone fractures. Threshing and local transport incidents are also noted amid ongoing farm activity.
A Standard Oil cast alda plant at Watarloo burned causing $15 000 in losses. manager FF W Smith was severely burned but escaped by jumping into mud and water. The blaze followed a tank leak after a car fled. two workers died. No insurance covered the losses.
A Webster City man burned $2,500 in cash as a suicide gesture at Srumuitha Park, then hung himself on a street and was found by Carl Pressley who reported the incident. The body was taken to Arlington parlors awaiting the mother’s Minnesota arrival. Pressley, recently in town, had spent the past two weeks drinking heavily, with the act attributed to intoxication and delirium.
Two men were arrested in Mason City after a police search found stolen freight goods in their homes. The suspects, linked to a ring loading dry goods, were taken after cars in Central yards were impounded awaiting shipment north. Detective Cornell aided local police.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cowperthwaite, a well known East Des Molays woman, paid $1 to a palmist who foretold she would be struck by lightning. Last Friday she was hospitalized under care after claiming the house buzzed with electric currents during a thunderstorm, alarming her family.
Allen, a young farmer near Woheter City, files for divorce from Mary Allen born Burds after a brief marriage of six weeks following a honeymoon. He cites statutory grounds in district court.
Ida county farms saw a new high as Jens Iverson paid 200 per acre for a west of Wattle Creek tract described as among the prettiest in Tews. Earlier, the John Krick farm near dit Grove sold at 137.50 per acre, a previous record for Ida county land.
Fragmented OCR lists multiple battles and events with numerous errors. Notable mentions include Sunndard defeat, Aljubstrots victory, and various line items across wars, politics, and exploration. Many names, places, and dates are garbled or missing context.
An advertisement by L. H. Jones in Sioux City Iowa promises cash refunds for railroad fare and hotel costs if customers attend a sales event. It touts heavy discounts on pianos and organs from major makers, offers flexible payment terms, and claims banks will verify credentials.
The Mushroom hat becomes Balt wear’s popular bat with velvet edged trims and sloping back lines. Stores may stock fashionable millinery via NorthwestRhine & Brown Co and Urugreanite Millinery House of Milwaukee offering up-to-date hats at accessible prices.
An oddly garbled sales pitch from a merchant in Atlanta and nearby towns touts a foot care product for corns bunions and related foot ailments. The text also references a nephew seeking work and a store at 262 Sample Malted Curr.
Jumbled quotes mention Benator and Hirdly Know with vague talk about boys and legidiatores. The garbled OCR suggests a dated classroom or street scene with names like Phindelphis Vubite Lodger referenced in a distorted manner.
A fragmented note recalls Hite Varaton and Mina Poachtoy sharing a lively evening with young Prof. MeSpark. It mentions a morning anecdote about an entertaining speaker and hints at a soothing, reflective conversation in a campus setting.
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