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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
1
Senator Clay of Georgia argues for government issued paper money provoking debate in the Senate. Senators Lodge and Teller present views on the policy as they discuss the Aldrich currency bill in Washington.
The text urges the reader to judge what is proper and possible for a person and to consider such things attainable by themselves. It emphasizes self discipline and rational judgment as keys to achievement.
The American coal brig Emily Reed ran aground near the Nehalem mouth in heavy seas, breaking in two. Ten crewmen perished, six survived including the captain and his wife. survivors were taken to Bay City. The vessel and 2,119 tons of coal were a total loss. Captain Kessel attempted to reach Tillamook rock but misjudged position.
A noon tornado destroyed Mossville Service and Sosa in Jones county Mississippi. Killed include Alec Windham and wife and four whites with several others injured. Bridges washed away, communications cut, roads impassable as wreckage blanketed fields.
A violent tornado struck Tyler from the southwest on February 15 causing four known deaths including C. A. Francis his wife and child and an elderly man Mose Lee. Irwin Franklin and four children were seriously injured and two dozen more hurt. Twelve buildings were wrecked and a five mile wide path left destruction across the city.
Cincinnati on February 15 reports Dr. Leo Danziger a German physician killed by Robert Gott the uncle of Anna Bell Strangley a seventeen year old girl. Danziger had treated Miss Strangley amid claims of a prior criminal operation and she is said to be a dying witness. Gott was arrested and attempted suicide in custody.
At the Northwestern railroad shops in Winona Minnesota on February 15 Anton Eichmann aged sixty five was trapped in a coal chute. A fellow worker released a conveyor which descended and struck him on the head breaking his neck.
A Vienna report states an unconfirmed claim that the shah of Persia has been assassinated. The February 15 dispatch notes circulating rumors without official confirmation. The article traces the rumor to Vienna sources and cautions readers about its unverified status.
Francis P Lovejoy once linked to Andrew Carnegie fell for a smooth talking woman and gave a $160000 mortgage on his $750990 home in Pittsburg in exchange for a $1 hand money. Mary E Cochrane, missing now, is described as a rival of Cassie Chadwick with forged letters from notable figures and a rumored vast fortune extraction.
In Belle Fourche South Dakota on February 15 Charles Lavezzi a government irrigation project worker threw a dynamite cap into a bonfire. The blast ignited 125 sticks of dynamite thawing nearby instantly killing J R Cullis a teamster and injuring five others including Lavezzi who faces possible loss of sight and hearing.
James Feehley a grocer's clerk shot his separated wife and then shot himself in his apartment. He died instantly and the wife, injured, will likely recover. The tragedy occurred in Toronto Ontario on February 15.
Burnsville Virginia February 15 veneer mills the only works of their kind in the United States burned here causing a loss of 85000 with insurance of 35000.
Bradstreet reports buyers of spring goods more in evidence across markets as the season advances. Yet overall purchases lag behind last year with some declines. Prices for staples ease further. some iron and steel mills resume while others slow. Wage cuts persist amid rising unemployment. collections remain backward, especially in the South. Lumber prices ease due to January slow building.
Prince Eitel Friedrich returned to Berlin from Lisbon and while motoring ran down a cyclist, who sustained multiple broken limbs and brain concussion. The prince took the injured man to a hospital in the motor car.
The Thomas American De Dion and Zust cars from the New York to Paris race passed Canastota but were soon stalled in a snowdrift and returned to spend the night there.
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