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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
4
The advertisement touts Kodol as a liquid digestive aid that starts digestion instantly, claiming it mimics stomach juices and supports strength. It urges use during indigestion, promises harmlessness, and offers a full money back guarantee if the bottle’s contents fail to help, valid for large bottles from E. C. DeWitt & Co, Chicago.
At Betheny, Rheims, August 23, six aeroplanes circled the plain in a dramatic opening day of aviation week. Lefebvre, solo with a Wright biplane, completed a 25 mile circuit in 8 minutes 55 seconds, breaking prior speed records as others faltered in rain and wind.
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Melilla via Gibraltar says censorship hides the truth of the Spanish position. Spanish forces are described as in a grave defensive posture with a several mile front and a need for 14,000 troops to hold it while 26,000 more are needed to supply advanced posts. An all land attack is deemed impossible and sea landings would require 96,000 men, the correspondent notes.
Forest fires blaze near Nakusp Arrow lake Creston and Cranbrook with mills at East Kootenay Staples Wattaburg in danger. A bridge on the Great Northern was burned near Darts causing a Nelson Spokane passenger train derailment with no casualties. Creston Fernie and Troup Junction face spreading flames as wind shifts and residents hold anxious vigil.
A major blaze in Monterey, Mexico, destroyed property in the business district worth about 1.6 million dollars. Losses hit Bremen & Co. 800,000. Sanford & Co. 400,000. Puerto de Liverpool 150,000. other occupants 100,000. Initial blame on political unrest faded as investigators cited defective wiring. The fire, the city’s largest, nearly wiped out the entire business area.
A blaze that started in Moorehouse & Wells hardware on East Main Street burned fourteen hours and caused about 1 million dollars in losses though insured for roughly 80 percent. The fire triggered a water famine, forcing shutoffs in residences as water in the reservoir dwindled to seven feet. A second fire in the Decatur hotel engine room was contained by hotel staff before spreading, and Springfield sent an engine crew aiding the Decatur department.
On August 23 in Prescot Arkansas Oliver Winfield shot and killed Hezekiah West after a dispute over a dog. Winfield surrendered to authorities.
On the Kaiser Wilhelm II the ailing financier E H Harriman remains in his suite after leaving Cherbourg Aug 18. He seeks an early return voyage documented by wireless reports. aftercare is expected at Arden once he lands. He shows fatigue and pallor, with meals prepared in advance under Dr Lyle’s orders.
New York awaits Edward H Harriman due in New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm II Thursday with immense public focus on his health and influence in finance and railroads. Rumors of health issues spark stock market jitters since his departure June 1 while reports claim he secured concessions on New York Central stock to complete a coast to coast railroad chain formerly held by the Vanderbilts.
In Granite City Illinois on August 23 the bodies of a woman and her child were identified as the wife and daughter of Steve Pagac of East St Louis. Pagac is missing and police search for him as a suspect.
Minneapolis man John Bodick drowned after falling from a boat while getting tangled in a shirt following a swim in Lake Johanna near St Paul on August 23. The accident occurred when he stood in the boat and was unable to recover.
At Neville Island a Carnegie Steel switching engine toppled a trolley car carrying Sunday pleasure seekers. W. C. Caesber of Coraopolis Pa died while attempting to save his wife and one year old child.
Willimantic, Conn. woman testifies after five years of severe female troubles that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after three doctors offered no relief. The ad claims decades of success and widespread cures for displacements, irregularities, backache, and other symptoms.
Indianapolis officials propose AA A rule changes after last week's deadly races. No driver to exceed 100 miles in a stretch, mandatory physical exams after rests, and a mechanic and two assistants to tend each car. Changes to be enforced at the speedway regardless of national approval. Management cites human endurance limits in long 200 to 300 mile drives.
In Hue jotzingo near Puebla Mex the Indians burned to death an elderly woman Juane Remurez whom locals blamed as a witch for a smallpox epidemic that killed many children. They barricaded exits, set fire to her hut, and watched her die.
Tuckernuck Island, Mass., Aug. 25. George Cabot Lodge, son of United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and private secretary to his father, died suddenly from heart failure induced by an acute attack of indigestion. Lodge was thirty-five, a Harvard graduate.
American League games include Boston 9 over St. Louis 3 and New York 6 at Chicago 5. Detroit 3 over Washington 1. American Association scores list Toledo 5 over Columbus 2, Minneapolis 4 over St Paul 3, Kansas City 5 over Milwaukee 1, Louisville 2 over Indianapolis 1. Second games show Louisville 1 over Indianapolis 2. Decatur 4 over Dubuque 1. Springfield 0 over Rock Island 2. Peoria 5 over Cedar Rapids 4 in four teen innings. Bloomington 5 over Davenport 1 with Bloomington 1 Davenport 53 in second game. Wichita 7 over Sioux City &. Pueblo 12 over Omaha 10, second Pueblo 10 over Omaha 2. Denver 3 over Des Moines 1 and 9 to 7 in the second game. Topeka 2 over Lincoln 5, second Topeka 11 over Lincoln 10 in ten innings.
Minneapolis prices rundown for wheat futures on track and via delivery, with roughed figures for No. 1 hard and Northern grades. St Paul and Duluth report cattle, hogs, sheep, and flax values, while Chicago shows cattle, hogs, sheep, butter, eggs, and poultry quotes.
Hundreds of members of the Sons of Veterans United Spanish and United States Army gathered in Washington for the annual encampment of the commandery in chief and auxiliary. National officers will be elected.
Phenomenal high tide floods lower city areas in Barcelona Spain causing extensive damage and disruption across streets and homes. Local authorities assess impact and begin safety checks as residents survey destroyed property.
Four youths drowned on the St Croix River near Stillwater Minnesota when a skiff was swamped by a sudden wind and rainstorm. Miss Hilda Peterson age 20 and Miss Sigma Peterson a cousin, Louis Wendell 18 and another person perished as a second group in a nearby boat escaped. Harry Staberg survived clinging to a skiff.
A century ago in Glover Vermont a large lake perched in the Green Mountains flooded a valley after quicksand gave way during a test of extra water for a mill. Three men warned others as the water swept the land, drowning a miller’s horse and washing away buildings. The lake bed became Runaway pond, now a spongy field yielding hay with hand-harvested cuttings.
Tacoma Ledger paints Puget Sound narrows as a perilous yet majestic waterway. It details towering tides near Olympia Mud Bay Shelton and Henderson Bay, whirlpools and dangerous currents that threaten small boats and overturn craft, while praising the scene’s beauty and allure despite danger.
A Kansas City man misplaced his new silk hat at a public function and published an unusual apology advertisement. The note asks the gentleman who inadvertently took the hat during the reception of the 10tos club to return the item, offering thanks and two apologies in return. The piece, printed in St. Louis Republic, frames the hat loss as a humorous social mishap.
Sprigg visits a noted physician asking about his health in pompous tones. The doctor diagnoses his heart lungs and manners as affected. The exchange ends with the physician delivering the blunt verdict in grave tones.
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