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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
3
A compact weekly digest lists diverse items from 108 world and home fronts. Notable entries include the Burlington passenger wreck at Thayer Indiana with casualties, Jacksonville oil strike recoveries, and the Constitution launch at Bristol. Also covered are political moves toward liberal reciprocity, New Mexico statehood aims during a presidential visit, a $75 million watch industry plan, and multiple sensational crimes and disasters across states.
President McKinley and party reach Los Angeles after a through San Bernardino route. Professors and trustees address students at the University of Chicago. Stock market panic in New York as rivals seek Northern Pacific control. Fires, accidents, and political shifts ripple across the nation, with indictments, elections, and overseas tensions shaping daily life.
Partial readable text shows Minneapolis area notes on a May event. Mentions names and places like Parkeye and Maipee with scattered references to cars, money, and dates. The fragmentary item hints at a local civic matter or event, but specifics are unclear.
Reported Iowa State item states two men, Venetient dokern and Charles Reis, were killed in Davenport while attempting to move a pulley rope outside Takepenient Matting company buildings. The incident involved failed rigging and a violent fall, with witnesses describing a chaotic scene and a collapsed setup. No further details on timing or official findings are provided.
The annual rear itemization of public costs shows numerous districts with updated amounts. Towns such as Adniy Alzana Aitellsi and Belleville are listed with new monetary figures, alongside others including Trulfalo Center Volumbis Dunction and Alden Amity Audition and more.
A barn fire in Wewarden killed five year old twins and another child as Mel’s family faced a late security dispute. Neighboring efforts saved a cow but failed to rescue the children. In a separate incident near Thayer, a passenger train collided with a locomotive attached to a freight train, two cars derailed and four people injured. Engineer S. Trown of Burlington died in the wreck.
Mrs George Rankin murdered her seven year old daughter with a hatchet in an alleged insane frenzy. The Rankins, well connected residents of Highland Park near Des Moines, face a grim scene as neighbors note the shock to the community. Crop conditions in Iowa show an unusually warm and dry week with two wet days aiding small grains and corn planting prospects improving.
A battered report notes severe property damage from powerful storms across regions. Lightning toppled barns and bases, fires started, bridges and sewers suffered, and extensive damage disrupted infrastructure. Local authorities assess losses and relief efforts begin.
A blaze swept Vire at Ewart destroying the entire Inusiness portion and several properties including the grain elevator post office hotel and multiple residences. Loss estimated around 100000 with the blaze starting in the elevator.
Miss Rose Cullen and others praise Peruna as a health restorative, citing strong personal recoveries from illness and back pain. Testimonials describe rapid improvements, household reliance, and multiple family successes, with doctors’ assurances and appeals for reader responses.
A garbled wind-weights piece notes 237000 tons of meat yearly from Ireland to England and 210 tons of money value yearly in Trinity exchange, while world cubic content nears 324000000. It mentions a labor wage and bread value figures with odd currency references and a remark about Chinese labor in Zalavous and Mexico.
Mrs. M A Goss of this place credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery after months of pain from rheumatism and kidney trouble. She says an 11 week course brought swift relief, enabling her to sleep, cook, and do housework again, and she urges others to try the remedy.
Fragmentary OCR shows playful and dubious claims for anti cough cures and appetite boosters. Mentions Lin medicine for coughs and colds, Samuel Ocean Grove New Jersey, and Chicago Daily News style quips about hunger and sweetness. The text reads like vintage ad copy with flourishes but lacks verifiable details.
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