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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
4
A local ad from W. P. Mills promotes a new wallpaper line at the price of one roll per order. Customers can call to view samples at home to choose colors and patterns that harmonize with their furnishings. New phone 421 L.
A Denver woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of female troubles and an unsuccessful operation. The letter urges other women suffering from backache and periods to try the remedy and write for advice. Vanderbilt sued for absolute divorce in New York. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt named as defendant shortly after sailing for Europe. The case, filed in supreme court, names Millen French Vanderbilt as plaintiff with Justice O Gorman to hear testimony.
A blaze in Kenyon Minnesota on April 2 leveled nine buildings along the north side of Main Street. Heland and Knutsen general store was the origin point. Losses near forty five thousand dollars with about half covered by insurance. Incendiarism suspected.
In Arcadia near Los Angeles a post office shooting leaves Helen Griffan dead. Mrs. A S Dearman, wife of a prominent horse owner, fired at her rival who met mail on her way home from the track. Dearman surrendered claiming justification.
A broad North Saskatchewan snow storm has spread across the Northwest, halting traffic on several railways. Many settlers and their possessions from the United States are stranded, causing widespread hardship.
Port au Prince reports unrest after a failed uprising involving General Larraque and other officers. The French minister Carteron fears possible attacks on the French legation as refugees seek sanctuary, while Haitian authorities deny mass executions and pursue suspected political prisoners. Naval movements include the cruisers Des Moines Bremen dEstrees and gunboats Marietta Paducah Eagle.
A Port au Prince dispatch says government executions still occur. Among the victims Wednesday morning was Arsene Chevry, noted writer and poet. The French legation has prepared to resist an attack.
Local notices advertise special bargains in city property and mention a Mower Count arms related event. Details are limited in the readable text and the item appears as a compact classifieds item in the page segment.
In Des Moines on April 2 Randall Green a Black man felled Lewis Rittenour a white man from Van Meter with a single fist blow in an East Des Moines restaurant during a drunken quarrel.
Train timetable from Chicago on the Great Western Railway shows northbound departures toward St Paul and Des Moines with arrivals and intermediate stops. Southbound services list legs via Council Bluffs Omaha Fort Dodge and Mason City with inbound and outbound times and passenger connections.
Ed Schiewek, proprietor of the country’s largest Ladies' Tailoring Establishment, invites all ladies to have suits made to measure by him for a perfect fit. Garments will not cost more and may cost less in some cases.
Rear Admiral Evans arrived from Magdalena Bay aboard the battleship Connecticut and headed to San Luis Obispo via Los Angeles. He carries a warm letter of congratulation from President Roosevelt praising the fleet’s voyage and expressing regret over the admiral’s illness.
Multiple listings advertise land and property for sale including 240 acres with buildings near a market at 1000 dollars with partial down and balance later. Also 8 room house two blocks from Main Street, two houses and three lots on Bridge Street, 86 acres near town with $300 cash and balance over ten years, and lots from 75 dollars. Investors urged to call for prices and terms.
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