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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
1
In the East Room of the White House Ethel Roosevelt the president’s youngest daughter makes her formal bow to society during a decorated gathering. The event marks a notable social debut at the executive mansion with President Roosevelt in attendance.
The court notes a youthful defendant facing a charge of striking another boy and damaging teeth. The judge considers the plea as the defense argues for full credit and accountability in the life case context.
The fragment notes a woman asking if her husband enjoys home and implies he agrees to take her to the theater, framed by a curious line about a leader. The readable text centers on domestic expectations and leisure outings.
The name Venezuela derives from early Spanish settlers who likened the land to Venice. They saw a watery landscape with bridges and canals that reminded them of the Italian city.
Minneapolis market notes Dec 28 show December wheat at 1.07 dollars and May at 1.09 dollars with track No 1 hard at 1.10. Northern grades quoted from 1.09 to 1.04 dollars across No 1 to No 3 categories.
Wheat prices listed for Duluth on December 28 show No 1 hard at 1.10 and No 1 Northern at 1.09 with No 2 Northern also noted, reflecting on track arrival details for the grain market.
Market notes flax futures with values listed for December May and July at different percentages and prices. Arrivals point to steady on track pricing with $1.46% Dec $1.44% May and $1.47% for another period.
St Paul market summary shows cattle good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.50, fair to good 4.50 to 5.25, cows and heifers 3.25 to 4.50, veals 5.00 to 5.50. Hogs 5.50 to 5.85. Sheep wethers 4.50 to 5.00, yearlings 5.50 to 5.85, spring lambs 6.50 to 7.00.
Wheat futures listed with December at 1.03 and May 1.06 to July 0.938%. Corn futures show December to September ranging from 61 to 61 and a half cents. Pork at 14.75 for December and higher for January and May. Butter and eggs prices noted. poultry prices for turkeys and chickens.
Chicago prices list cattle categories with values for Cattle-Reeves Texans Western cattle stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves Hogs by weight class including light mixed heavy rough good to choice heavy MF and pigs Sleep yearlings and lambs with varied bid ranges all dated December 23.
Rome reports a major quake hitting Cosenza Catanzaro Reggio Calabria provinces with Messina Sicily partially destroyed. Catania inundated by tidal wave. thousands feared dead. Government and Red Cross rush relief. many towns isolated by telegraph and rail cuts amid fires and aftershocks.
In Birmingham Alabama on December 29 a massive cave-in in a trench at the Ensley blast furnace plant killed ten workers and injured several others. Foremen nearby were also hurt as a wall collapsed releasing gas into the trench where eight men are believed buried. Most victims are said to be foreign laborers and rescue efforts are hampered by gas flooding the excavation.
An African elephant named Puncha belonging to Luna Park Amusement Company escaped from quarters at Coney Island. The animal dashed through the resort demolishing boarded buildings as keepers pursued. John Sinn finally lassoed Puncha in the dance hall. the elephant ripped the railing loose and Sinn was thrown twenty feet, yet survived with non life threatening injuries.
Robert Emmet Fisk longtime editor of the Helena Herald and confidant of President Garfield and James G. Blaine died at his Berkeley home at age seventy one. He served as a Civil War major and founded the Helena Herald in 1867.
In Flushing New York December 29 the defense claims Thornton J Hains did not go to Bayside to kill William E Annis and says he felt responsible for sending the Hains brothers on the trip that ended in tragedy. Witnesses contend the trip was about inspecting property and not the Bayside killing.
Private dispatches in Denver report a Texas ranch merger forming within the Colorado and Southern territory. It would cover 7,000,000 acres worth $75,000,000 with James J. Hill named as the leading interest. In Chicago Hill plans a low grade Denver to Billings route and a parallel line from Kearney to connect near Orin Jurelion, Wyoming.
In Union City Tennessee on December 29 the night rider trial paused as Arthur Clear, one of the defendants, fell ill. The state had rested after its testimony. Bud Morris and Sam Applewhite defended themselves with alibi accounts. The defense aims to have all defendants testify with family corroboration.
Chicago officials report Miss Mamie H. Dunn a Wisconsin Central telephone operator was found in the lake a few hours after returning from a Milwaukee visit. Police are unsure if suicide or murder caused the death.
Media Pennsylvania December 29 1920 Mrs Florence Erb widow of Captain J Clayton Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel face murder charges for the October 6 shooting at Red Gables near Willace Green Each woman indicted by the grand jury Beisel claims self defense with five shots fired after a bitter quarrel Erb lay dead in the hall as servants found him Beisel jailed since tragedy while Erb’s widow is free on bail
C Burdette Bell a laundry worker shot and killed C Cavier Dury known on stage as J Byron Atlenton. Bell says he acted to win back his wife. Bell surrendered to police and Mrs Bell is in custody. Dury influenced wife to desert him and came from Cincinnati three years ago with his wife, now living with her mother in a tent in Englewood suburb.
Pittsburg prosecutors and seven councilmen and two ex bankers face speedy trials over alleged bribery to secure city funds. Evidence includes bank transfers, safety deposit box dealings, and expected federal testimony with Roosevelt's influence noted on federal investigations.
Cadiz Ohio December 29 a Harrison county farmer on his deathbed confessed to involvement with a deceased neighbor in the years old disappearance and presumed murder of J H Newman near here. They allegedly robbed killed him and cast the body into a well now located prompting a search.
The sixteen American Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry has passed Aden Arabia and is heading toward Suez. The fleet departed Colombo, Ceylon, on December 20 and has cruised around the world.
Earthquakes were felt in Toulouse and regions including Bigorre and Oloron, with no damage reported. Officials noted tremors touched multiple places across France on December 29.
Great Falls, Mont. Dec. 29. A head on collision between a freight train and a work train on the Great Northern railroad near a curve killed eight men and injured four. The wreck followed the freight failing to stop at Mid Canyon siding to let the work train pass. The engine of the work train shoved the piledriver into the freight cars. Seven bridge carpenters were killed. The dead include B. E. Headline Faribault Minn and four Great Falls men. three carpenters unknown by name. Injured include Conductor Ben Drake and Brakeman J. T. Elean. All in hospital. deaths not expected among the injured.
Oscar C. Jackle a Third Avenue jeweler reported a bold night burglary. Thieves entered via the cellar and ceiling hole, forced a steel safe after failed drilling, took about 5000 in cash and 20000 in jewelry, then resealed the dial and departed.
A film caught fire in a moving picture show on the lower floor of the American hotel in Manchester. Thirty five spectators were forced to escape through windows as the building burned rapidly. Loss to the building reached 12000 dollars while guests suffered total loss of belongings.
In Richmond Virginia the American Historical Association gathered for its annual meeting. Members and scholars read papers on American history as part of the society's goal to promote historical studies. The association is led by president George B Adams of Yale University.
Glen Falls N Y December 29 reports famine in the news print paper market due to a prolonged dry spell in papermaking territory. International Paper company officials say many mills now on short time will shut down entirely within four weeks unless rain falls.
In Trenton Missouri two twelve year olds Albert Blanchard and Carl Hildebrand skated on a pond when they broke through the ice and drowned. The tragedy occurred near the town on December 29 as rescue efforts were unavailable.
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