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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
4
Mrs Minor Morris, who rose to prominence over claims she was forcibly ejected from the White House by secret service men, escaped the Farmington state hospital for the insane by lowering herself from a second story window with towels. No trace has been found.
Commander Robert E. Peary leaves his Eagle Island summer home with Mrs. Peary for Cape Breton to join his ship the Roosevelt. Mrs. Peary accompanies him to Sidney and will return with the children, who travel to Cape Breton aboard the Roosevelt.
Northport New York July 14 Dr James Weddell Simpson a New York dentist was shot and seriously wounded by Mrs Bartley T Horner the widow of his father in law The blast occurred as Simpson neared the Horner home seeking discussion of a possible divorce He crawled to a nearby house for help as doctors warned only a slim chance of recovery Mrs Horner was arrested in $5000 bail and Simpson driven to Roosevelt hospital The case recalls a prior Horner Simpson domestic saga with conflicting statements from both sides and a prior shooting in 1903. The second incident includes a fatal accidental shooting at Cottagewood Lake Minnetonka as Keil Tullian 13 was killed by a playmate.
Fort Dodge July 14 George Jr the seventeen year old son of George Rehm living four miles south of Ayreshire was instantly killed by his eleven year old brother Homer who in play pointed a shotgun at his brother and snapped the trigger thinking the gun was not loaded.
An article addresses the daily sacrifices of American women at home urging relief for the overworked, sickened by pains and aches, and urges support for those faithful women striving to keep homes neat and well dressed.
A newspaper notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long trusted remedy for female troubles. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. F Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs. W P Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and invites sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
Visitors pour into St Paul as Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine delegates arrive from Minnesota adjoining states and far cities. Osman temple reception welcomes them at Union Station amid extensive electrical decorations marking the event.
American Association games at Columbus Louisville 1 2 Toledo 6 Indianapolis 2 Kansas City 10 St Paul 8 Milwaukee 1 Minneapolis 2 ten innings. National League results St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 2 Boston 3 eleven innings Pittsburg 0 New York 7 second game Pittsburg 4 New York 7. American League New York 0 Cleveland 3 Boston 2 Detroit 6 second game Boston 4 Detroit 2 Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1 second game Philadelphia 2 Chicago 9 Washington 2 St Louis 38 second game Washington 2 St Louis 4
E H Smith Land and Loan Co offers timber or cut over lands in Carlton County Minnesota near Duluth on major rail lines with soil and water quality, priced 8 to 12.50 per acre, easy terms, small down payment, plus trade offers in North Dakota and Minnesota properties. Also sells gift mortgages on North Dakota lands, offers insurance, bonds, and surety services with economical costs.
Proprietors John H Rochford and Peter Capre advertise a modern house with yard on St Paul St for cheap. Also 640 acres of top farmland in South Dakota for sale or trade, 280 acres of standing grass available in 20 40 60 or 100 acre plots. A six room cottage for sale at a bargain in Istward. A seven room house near Kerywood Ave for sale or rent. A good lot on River St offered regardless of value. Wanted twenty carpenters for daily work.
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