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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1908
Page
2
Vienna dispatch reports a Serb force crossing the Bosnian frontier near Zvornik was driven back by Austrian troops. Serbians suffer seventeen killed while Austrians report three killed.
United States Judge Taylor granted an injunction restraining the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Central Union Telephone Company from interfering with independent companies in Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
In a head on collision near Red Cloud Nebraska two Burlington freight trains met in heavy fog. Engineer George Berthelma and fireman Donald Snake on the eastbound train were killed instantly. Brakeman C Lichtenberg suffered a broken leg while the westbound crew escaped serious injury by jumping.
Public notice advertises a pool table and a Billiam table in good running order with new balls cues and cloth plus an automobile. Trade options include horses or city property.
A playful meditation on how newspaper advertising ink shapes readers perception of a town. It suggests ads create the impression of a bustling, well supplied community and a proactive local merchant scene.
In Bingham Utah Copper mine four men died from noxious gases after a rescue attempt for a missing worker. Dominick Shatta F Kent Smith foreman Hugh Burns and George Wilson perished. another worker remained missing as rescue efforts continued.
In Ossining New York two men from Tarrytown, William Arthur Purday and William Kramer, were found nearly in front of William Rockefeller's estate. Their bodies were badly mutilated and authorities believe an automobile struck them as they were returning home.
In St Paul on November 23 Frances Enright, ten, struggled to save her elder sister Patricia ten twelve, from drowning at the De Soto street pond. Frances was rescued by Patrolman Tennyson. Patricia died beneath the waters.
The jury in the Tangen murder trial found Gunder Hengen guilty of the murder of Will Bond at Florence on November 3, 1908, and recommended life imprisonment in Sioux Falls penitentiary. The verdict came after a brief three hour deliberation and surprised many.
In New York on November 23 the vast team working in the Brooklyn sewer trench where fifteen men died after a Friday cave-in has not yet managed to reach the debris depths. No bodies have been recovered despite extensive digging and probing efforts.
Louis Lacomb died after a shooting by Fred Hartman in Shell Lake Wisconsin. Hartman is under arrest and bound over for circuit court trial. The dispute stemmed from a homestead claim.
In a heated district battle Speaker Cannon faces aggressive tactics from opponents in Illinois. Friends of Uncle Joe lose posts in public service, prompting worry and a tense exchange as one ally asks what to do. Cannon replies calmly that war carries casualties.
A fragmentary exhortation attributed to Winston Churchill warns Africans to avoid walking barefoot due to jiggers and to inspect boots for scorpions snakes or centipedes. It advises packing clothes in tin boxes and keeping them sealed to prevent biting insects and parasites.
A Boston Traveler quip contrasts fate and effort in poetry while noting Bridget’s difficult temperament. The hostess confirms the cook has died but doubts her staying power in spirit or memory.
A practical joker carried an onion to the depot and, while bidding farewell to a young lady, bit into it and caused tears. He ate the entire onion before the train departed, prompting the young lady to remark that he had swallowed his grief.
A frightened passenger asked the captain what would happen in a collision with an iceberg. The captain replied that the iceberg would move on as if nothing had happened, a remark that greatly reassured the woman aboard.
A brief exchange notes the unsettled weather as Mr Hashley presents a board bill to Mr Skinner in a Philadelphia Inquirer blurb, highlighting daily routines amid shifting skies.
A doctor cautions that eating should be avoided when anxious. The Cleveland Plain Dealer contrasts this with the fear of not obtaining food, implying ongoing worry about hunger.
A brief literary note from the B Houston Post quotes a shy exchange about kissing with fear and a mother nearby, highlighting domestic tension and restraint.
A correspondent from the Spectator notes a pendulous observation about money and appearance. The text describes a man who contemplates wealth in a window and interacts with a glass reflection, while others avoid him and a needle imagery hints at delicate work and fear.
Fragmentary note references Harrison Celebpas and Inez Cet with derailed tale from Manchester line. Mentions degradation into sad price and limited visits by necessity. Blackwood's Magazine context implied.
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