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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
4
Mrs. Rosa Adler of St Louis explains she bought Reuben Adler for ten dollars from Morris Grab and married him. He vanished after leaving a note in which he said he went to San Francisco to look for work and offered the money and jewelry to return if she followed. She values the loot at five hundred dollars and wants restitution.
Albert Lea Minnesota January 29 1900 Hon John A Lovely longtime resident since 1867 and former associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court died after a lengthy struggle surrounded by his wife son daughter and close friends He was sixty four years old on November 18 last.
Renewed clashes between constitutionalists and reactionaries erupt in Tabriz with twenty reported dead. Disorder also reported at Yezid as unrest broadens.
Clinton Iowa January 29 George Barlow was killed and two others were probably fatally hurt when an Iowa and Illinois train struck their buggy near Princeton Louisiana.
In Ambridge, two Italians Mary C., eighteen, and Dominic Polcina, twenty five, killed each other during a jealous quarrel after he followed her to her sister’s home. Polcina died from a knife wound to the ear that pierced his brain. Mary Polcina died from a gunshot wound to the side.
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution defining oratory as arguing a point loudly and convincingly. It contrasts foolish claims with persuasive delivery and notes listeners may be swayed by bold rhetoric. It features imagined speakers Bradder Jackson and Bradder Simmins.
An anecdote from Chicago News recounts a mother and her invalid mother asking what happened to an orange Mrs. Neighbors gave to a juvenile. The child Elmer admits he found it sour, added sugar, and ate it himself.
A reflective note cites Mackenzie on finding meaning in loss and the way remembered joys sharpen fictional imagination. The quote frames loss as a source of creative direction and insight for writers.
In Minnesota rumors spread that William R. Hearst formed a pact with William J. Bryan to crush Governor Johnson’s presidential boom. Local Johnson supporters deem the report plausible. Bryan backers call it fabrication. The story cites Hearst funding a Bryan delegation, recalling 1904 Hearst support against Parker and a Duluth Duluth convention fight, with Johnson favored elsewhere unless he steps aside.
Washington January 29 Senate disposed of many minor bills and resumed consideration of the bill to revise the Constitution of the United States.
In Washington January 29 the house discussed national policies, international marriages and government expenditures. The long session heard the urgent deficiency bill debated without major amendments. William J. Bryan’s presence inspired a strong speech by Mr. Wallace of Arkansas praising Bryan despite acknowledged faults. Mr. McGavin of Illinois denounced international marriages of American heiresses to foreign titled men.
A Philadelphia Press snippet features a waiter noting a former modest earner who allegedly rose from about $1,000 a year to a much higher sum. The waiter recalls the change by comparing past tips of fifty cents to current nickel tips.
In a witty note from Filegende Blatter a man explains he drafted a cookbook for his wife by listing each dish and the best restaurant to enjoy it. The method blends humor with culinary guidance.
A brief item notes the adage about wait times and contrasts it with a gas meter topic, reflecting a column style from the Washington Times.
Chicago judge postponed the hearing on a third receivership for the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric railroad and Republic Construction of Chicago. Republic admits financial distress and a $300,900 debt to the railroad. Dawes protests lack of notice and questions Frost’s appointment.
The National Editorial association executive committee met and set the convention for Aug. 17 in St. Paul. Twenty seven states were represented. Afterward members travel to Minneapolis Duluth Brandon and Winnipeg to view Banff from a hotel porch before returning to St. Paul for the state fair opening Sept. 4.
Enid Oklahoma January 29 The Alva Bank of Commerce with ten thousand dollars in capital stock has closed and cashier Lou Westfall is missing. Directors charge him with looting the bank of nearly all deposits. Depositors will lose nothing, the directors say.
Francois Marie Benjamin Richard cardinal and archbishop of Paris died from congestion of the lungs after a brief illness. The death occurs as clerical circles mourn a leading church figure of France.
The London Spectator notes that brain growth tends to slow after fifty but may continue to increase in older ages. Canon MacColl recalled Gladstone’s head outgrowing his hats, even during the Midlothian campaign near seventy, suggesting brain growth helped sustain his perennial youth.
Wheat quotes from Minneapolis and St Paul on January 28 show May at 21.09 percent, July at 1.095 dollars. Cattle ranges list good to choice steers at 6.00 to 5.75, hogs at 4.10 to 4.27, sheep wethers 4.76 to 5.15, lambs 6.25 to 6.75, with various grades and prices for Nos. 1 to 3 Northern wheat officials.
Wheat to arrive and on track with prices for No 1 hard at 1.12 and No 1 Northern at 1.10. Additional quotes show No 2 Northern at 1.07 and May July futures at 1.10. In store readings list No 1 Northern 1.071, No 2 Northern 1.04. Flax to arrive on track with prices 1.17 for now and May 1.19 July 1.21.
Chicago Jan 28 cattle prices listed for cattle beef cows and calves Texans Western cattle stockers and feeders with varied prices. Hogs show light mixed heavy and pigs values while sheep and yearlings and lambs are reported with several price points.
Chicago grain and provisions prices listed for wheat corn oats and related futures with May July and Sept contracts. Butter eggs poultry and dairy quotes included with ranges and standard units.
Eastern Valley County Montana offers 50 000 acres of free homestead land available to qualified applicants. Contact our office for details on farm eligibility and the chance to acquire land without charge. We also list special bargains in city property and Mower County arms.
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