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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel reports on avagléa in Towa region with details from zs Publisher. The fragment highlights local coverage and unidentified figures in a brief newspaper note.
A passenger excursion train returning from Canada crashed on a curve near Canaan station Vermont in dawn light. Twenty bodies recovered at noon and the seriously injured near thirty. A freight engine headlight warned the engineer before a rearward telescoping wreck.
Gov Gen Smith refuses to modify death sentences for Macerio Sakay and Julian Devega, convicted brigand chiefs, with supreme court confirmation on July 26. Luzon Montaron and Zeon Villafuerte get life terms after similar sentencing. Filipino papers push lighter punishments while American outlets seek the extreme penalty.
Republican T. E. Burton states he will refuse any campaign funds from public service corporations. He vows no contributions from firms with city privileges or those able to profit from city dealings.
August pig iron production dropped by about 5,000 tons per week from July. Officials report August output around 608,668 tons weekly versus 623,471 tons in July, with September expected lower as four furnaces are shut down.
Ten thousand iron workers in the Pittsburgh area will gain a higher wage scale set by the joint committee of workers and employers. The increase correlates with the selling price of iron over the prior three months.
Army orders to depart a brigade of Spanish infantry from Algeciras to Morocco were suddenly countermanded on Saturday. Also reported are 4,910 liquor sales in August by Manwas City druggists as filed with the probate judge. Police chief J H Stunbverger investigates the shooting death of coal magnate J J Phillips in Cleveland.
The Amalgamated Copper Company plans to suspend mining in Butte Montana for an indefinite period due to overproduction weak demand and fuel shortages. A surplus refined copper exists while September output is forecast to drop about 6 million pounds from August and copper prices hover around 16 to 18 cents per pound. Henry H. Rogers is away in Fairhaven Massachusetts while his Boston court matter delays his appearance in a separate suit.
Edward W. Vanderbilt a Brooklyn merchant aged and married to May S. Pepper a spiritualist was found by the sheriff's jury Thursday to be unable to manage his affairs due to lunacy. The action was brought by his daughter Miss Minerva Vanderbilt after Vanderbilt married Pepper and transferred a large portion of his estate including his home. The jury saw extensive testimony of alleged communications with his dead wife through Pepper via a spirit named right Eyes.
A Vancouver report says a subscription drive led by Mayor Bethune has raised funds to charter a train for shipping Hindus from the Monteagle to Ottawa. The steamer carried many Japanese and Chinese as well, with Hindus forming the largest group. Guards protected the dock as onlookers crowded the scene.
The Russian imperial yacht Standart with Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra aboard ran onto submerged rocks at Heriva point near Hango Finland. The imperial party remains aboard the vessel as a steam lifeboat arrives and seven torpedo boats standby to assist if required.
The will of Annie Snow and Scotch Girl shows they saved 16000 dollars from wages earned as weavers in a Fall River mill before fleeing to Taunton, Massachusetts. Her sister Margaret is named in the document as a co saver.
Coroner jury on Thursday could not state the real cause of the Quebec bridge collapse. It found that all necessary precautions were taken according to the evidence presented.
G A I Mended Burton and Charles G Burton of Nevada Missouri were elected Thursday afternoon to lead the Grand Army of the Republic during the annual encampment at Buratuga New York.
Mrs. Louisa M Tart, mother of the secretary of war, was apparently up and receiving callers for the first time since July 25, marking a notable personal milestone amid public attention in the family.
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota declares to Nebraskan leaders that he has no intention of seeking the presidency or becoming a presidential candidate. The statement was made Thursday during a gathering with prominent Nebraskans.
A planned shipment of two hundred fifty three ton coal to power the Atlantic fleet en route to the Pacific coast will be sent to Murg Idlund under government collars for proper evaluation and handling.
The court acquitted Blydenburgh in Eldora Indiana after a sensational trial dating to 1904. He had been convicted of murdering his wife by poison at a Sunday dinner and served prison time. The case involved reports about two former wives’ deaths and multiple Supreme Court rehearings before this verdict.
Explosions at 1:16 a.m. shattered the News-Herald building in Joplin Missouri destroying the Gosa perfecting press and four lines of type. The dynamite failed to ignite two sticks near the linotypes. no one was inside at the time. Owners listed as F. E. Burton and J. P. B. Parrish.
Walter Wellman, leader of the polar airship expedition, arrived at Tromso Norway aboard the Frithjof from Spathergen and said he abandoned this year’s trip after a disastrous test of the airship. The ascent occurred Sept 2 in strong NW wind driving the balloon over land. it was adrift and later recovered after two days.
Gen Booth at age 78 started Friday from London to Quebec to initiate campaign work in Canada and the United States. A large Salvation Army delegation welcomed him as he led a prayer service at the station before boarding. Three staff officers accompanied him.
The pardon board at Joliet denied Paul O. Stensland's pardon application. He must serve the full term for his role as president of the Milwaukee Avenue Savings Bank.
J Pierpont Morgan will pay $6,000 monthly to lease a fashionable Richmond residence near the Jefferson hotel for his family during the triennial session of the Episcopal council which begins in December.
Highwaymen halted a Siberian postal train thirteen miles from Tomsk. They separated the locomotive from the freight car and netted $60,000 before escaping.
The forty fourth annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association closed Friday with a clinic in the auditorium. Albuquerque New Mexico was chosen as the irrigation Congress meeting place for next year.
The Royal Yacht Club committee met in Dublin to decide details of Sir Thomas Lipton s challenge for the America s Cup but club members refused to discuss the matter.
D Will James senior member of Phelps Dodge & Co. of New York died Friday at Ulroetop Woods New Hampshire aged 76. He was a leading financier and prominent figure in finance and industry.
The Dorchester steamer ran down and sank the Fannie Grover schooner bound for Gloucester. On board were Gov. Wixgina of Rhode Island and a large official party returning from Jamestown celebrations.
The Agxon war ministry accepts 51 armored motor cars designed to resist life force, equipped with a machine gun and holding ten men.
James Dawson died at Ames after being overcome by gas while lowering to adjust a drilling rig for J. G Pratt residence work. E O Edwinson and a young man attempted rescues but Dawson succumbed. a physician pronounced him dead soon after he reached the surface.
Carl Buck a Remsen area resident attempted suicide at the Schroeder home nine miles south where he worked about 10 o clock p m. He fired a pistol shot into his left side while in bed upstairs. doctors were summoned and Buck remained alive at midnight as his parents were notified.
Des Moines reports Speaker N. E. Kendall will announce as a candidate for Congress in the Sixth district by Albia Republicans. Other names mentioned include Judge M. A. Roberts Ellsworth Rominger and Rep. John Ol author of the anti five cracker bill. Maj Lacey may seek the governorship.
In Des Moines volunteers strip Alma Owens of bonnet badge and tambourine amid flirtation critiques. Polk County negroes organize for political influence with generals and precinct captains. Sliver in foot kills 17 year old Gottleib Graft. Cedar Falls stores to rebuild after blast. Lee Palmer and Mary Cabelka wed at Cedar Falls with Rev John Middleton officiating.
Obituaries note the death of Mrs T Shorthill of Marshalltown mother of former Sioux City teacher Miss Lillian Shorthill. Also reported is George E Spencer listed as a veteran from Breamboat Rock who died at home in Marshalltown. A wartime casualty and veteran of Company H Venn Michigan cavalry is mentioned with no children. Frank A Blaby, a prominent farmer near Marion City, is in critical condition after injuries from an accident with ruptured abdomen and several broken ribs.
A Milwaukee roundhouse at Mason City welcomed the grievance committee returning from Chicago after seeking a wage increase. Union members gain a raise while non union workers keep their old pay, and tensions rise as non union men protest benefits enjoyed by union members. The committee cites non union dues support for expenses.
Burglar Burginis slipped through a third story window at the Spokane Furniture Co. tapping a safe and fleeing with $200. A trunk missing $800 worth of goods was later found in the Delavan hotel basement. Two strangers registered at the hotel the same time as the suspect, but their whereabouts remain unknown.
Two Hungarian men, Nick Flori and Peter Poznice, killed in a wreck, were identified after morgue detention in Cedar Falls. They were en route to St Paul via an employment bureau. Bodies shipped to Hammond mayor for family handover with burial robes and caskets provided by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail line.
Des Moines unions plan to seek a court injunction against the H. L. Polk Directory Company over a new city directory. They contend the book uses union names without consent and amounts to an advertising scheme, promising a bitter legal fight with court decisions to come.
Iowa grain secretary George Walls estimates corn at 281 263 064 bushels about 78 percent of last year and oats at 90 325 000 bushels. The report notes typhoid related death in Mason City and various local farm sales, wreck blame, and road accident fatalities across the state.
Walter Wellman arrived at Trotown Norway aboard the Frithor from Spitsbergen after abandoning plans to sail to the North Pole aboard a Framed 115 foot balloon ship. He proposed a return to Italy for the year following a failed arctic expedition and outlined the project’s support from a worldwide interest fund. He would have led two companions on a voyage from Spitsbergen toward the North Pole in a steel 115 foot craft designed to carry crew, navigation gear, and a sled dog kennel.
An expedition details an ambitious airship voyage from Spitzbergen toward the pole and back with plans to reach Alaska Northern Norway and Siberia. A mishap forces a partial split from the main crew but the airship resumes its course after a five day search.
A preliminary report in the American Agricultural notes farmers nationwide earned about one billion dollars more year over year. The gain stems from higher prices for carin products and a 10 percent rise in overall crop quality. Farmers report stronger finances with increased real estate value, greater debt capacity, and rising demand for breeding stock, farm implements, and household merchandise.
An Oklahoma style dispute centers on the Larrabee Milling case in Kansas seeking to force railroad car diversions at two mills while arguing three fifths of its business is interstate. The Missouri Pacific asserts state court lack of jurisdiction and ICC control.
Important experiments were made during a recent gunnery exercise by Prof. Belay, director of the Lathach earthquake observatory, using delaunographic apparatus to determine site, position, and direction of satant artillery fires by vibrations. Experiments were reported satisfactory and will continue during upcoming maneuvers in Kuhn wanken hills.
The State Department reports two Central American republics indicate willingness to cooperate along the plan. Provident Roosevelt and President Dine are mentioned as guiding figures. The next step is likely a conference to be held in Washington to arrange details.
The monthly statement of the United States Department shows a balance on hand of 80,000 008 rope and a decrease in public debt during August of 9,008,772, with other figures unreadable but indicating debt activity for the month.
The United States plans extensive fortifications across continental shores and possessions. Endicott and Taft era reports guide a multi billion dollar program, with twenty six major sites including New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Pensacola, and Pearl Harbor, while current artillery staffing lags behind projected needs.
The report notes widespread wage gains and extended hours for railway and textile workers in Canada and Virginia. It cites union organizing in Oklahoma and a planned federation affecting about 143,000 workers, plus broader labor activism in Chicago and Newburgh New York. Other items include the Amalgamated Society of Engineers pausing for four years, carpet workers organizing about 20 000 people, and protests over night work in Desalu Switzerland and Sweden.
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