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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
1
Mme Zelma offers confidential readings at the Grand Hotel from 10 A M to 9 P M claiming to reveal marriage futures, love, law, business, and personal success. The promotion touts private, sacred sessions and broad counsel for a limited time.
William H Meutsch shot his daughter Gertrude five, then Jennie three and son William two in a Chicago carriage shop below the family home. He surrendered after officers broke in, claiming mental instability and saying the children were better off dead than with their mother. He planned to kill an eighteen year old daughter who was away.
An advertisement offers electric wiring and all kinds of electric supplies including lamps dry cells and door bells with estimates gladly given. The notice appears from a local hardware shop promoting their services and products.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill, totaling 23,664,450 dollars and 410,000 less than committee figures, passed the house. A 300,000 dollar cut hit the army clothing fund. A provision to hire thirty more police for the new case office building was debated and then struck out on a point of order after lengthy discussion.
Michael Nolan Brennan and his son Michael Brennan, both of Hastings Minnesota, testified about the August 27 1907 shooting of Anthony Brennan a neighbor non relative. The elder Brennan claimed the son fired the fatal shot with a revolver the boy had taken moments before in self defense after an earlier attack and a blow with a stick.
Nantucket Mass January 31 after five hours of cold and rough seas the Cossata station lifesavers rescued the Newport brigantine Fredericka A Schepp wrecked on Coatue beach. Mrs Charles Oversen and her year old baby were also saved from the stranded vessel.
In London on January 31 the flag of the Chesapeake captured in the War of 1812 and the famed Falakela bugle, part of T. G. Abdilbrook’s antique collection, sold to U.S. interest. The flag brought 4259 pounds, bought by a London art dealer who also purchased the bugle for 1590 dollars. Rumors linked buyers to Cornelius Vanderbilt, later denied, with claims the flag may go to J. Pierpont Morgan.
Arthur W. Ferguson executive secretary of the Philippines Commission died suddenly of heart disease in Manila. An original Taft appointee since 1901 he served constantly at his post. His body will be shipped to the United States. He leaves a wife and a son.
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