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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
2
A jumble of wartime era snippets notes airships and wireless traffic, rising heat, and everyday hazards. Stories touch on romance, fashions, raindrops of danger, and a Russian grand duke advancing corn on the cob invention, while warnings about mosquitoes and malaria surface amid chaotic fragments.
Mutinies threaten Spain's Morocco war as troops in Madrid and inland garrisons lack ammunition and mutiny fears rise. King Alfonso accelerates frontier mobilization while government suppresses republican groups and anti war press. Madrid reports say garrisons near Melilla hold line amid heavy losses and civilian pressure mounts.
A Chicago couple clashed over money after 17 years of marriage. John Ford admitted giving his wife only 25 cents at a time and a plugged quarter on Friday led to her arrest for non support. Ford paid a 625 fine but could not cover the court costs.
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit arrive in Nairobi after leaving Naivasha. The rest of the party stays behind to catalog Camp Salgos spoils while the naturalists and taxermists gather samples. Roosevelt plans to obtain supplies and organize a southern expedition soon.
Hundreds gather on Ohio River banks to witness the burning of the freighter Hernidine King at Evansville Indiana. The vessel was moored at a wharf when flames trapped Captain John Woods and a deck hand who fled unclothed. The boat broke apart sank after drifting downstream.
In Hammond Indiana July 25 a railroad train and a car collided in a deep cut near Munster. Two boys Richard Flagg 14 Hillsdale Michigan and Harris Eberhart Vy mishawaka died. Injured are E G Eberhart 47 Mishawaka and Arthur Carl aon 26 Mishawaka chauffeur. The elder Eberhart in critical condition.
A hurricane swept over Panama City for an hour causing terror and million dollar property damage. The electric light plant was damaged plunging the city into darkness as Governor Diaz deployed one thousand special policemen to prevent looting. The National theater darkened during the storm and actress Mario Guerra performed as guards struggled against rising seas. Agricultural districts nearby suffered major losses.
About 60 gamblers arrived from St Louis Chicago and New Orleans to Hot Springs Ark on July 26. Rev W T Amis pastor of the Baptist church and over 100 church goers and Reform League Lago members petitioned Governor Donaghey to deploy troops to Hot Springs to suppress gambling.
Portsmouth July 25 torpedo boats No 2 and No 13 collided while maneuvering in the Solent. No 2 struck No 1% amidships at high speed, halving the vessel and sending her to the bottom. No lives were lost. A second accident within nine days alarms naval circles. British cruiser Blenheim grounded at Harwich while entering the harbor but not seriously endangered. expected to be floated at the next tide.
Three men suspected as night riders, horse thieves, and alleged murderers escaped from Rankin jail in Dresden Tennessee. Keys were left in doors a week ago and a friend released the men. The group had been connected to the Quentin Rankin killing and were granted new trials by the supreme court. Other inmates stayed.
Freight traffic increasing across the United States Canada and Mexico despite 260 000 idle freight cars noted by the American Railway Association. Full road officials are taking steps to prevent a car shortage this fall as traffic tonnage climbs.
In Geneva on July 25 an ice ax belonging to Dr. Spitz of Baltimore, killed by an avalanche in 1870, was recovered at the bottom of the Bossons glacier near Chamonix. The ax bears the name Dr. Spitz.
In Kokomo Indiana on July 2 Aunt Mil. Martindale a former slave aged about 110 died at the county farm. Known as Aunt Milly she was a famed cook and was twice sold on the auction block.
John Lanoner Reeder born January 21 1800 in derstanbach Germany and resident here for 60 years died at Quincy He served as staff officer of General Blucher at the battle of Waterloo and is funeral arrangements pending
Winston County authorities join with the Board of Supervisors and the Fair Association to promote road improvement with a first class model road machine as top prize for the best stretches of road of at least five miles. A $100 cash prize is split among first, second and third best stretches. President J C Ward of the Agricultural and Mechanical College travels to Yellowstone and the world’s fair, then Seattle for a presidents of agricultural colleges meeting before returning in September. Local events include a Tula meeting with Rev R A L Wilson and the Nowinda-Pritchard feud in Meadville.
A Minneapolis reader recounts relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges public sharing of testimonials to show benefits and invites women to seek confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A London wife complained at Marylebone police court that her husband used abusive language. Magistrate Mr Plowden dismissed the complaint, saying it was a husband's privilege to endure abuse and that better an abusive husband than no husband. He told her to expect a certain amount of abuse in the world.
Consul General Denby warns American exporters they will not profit from selling pins in Shanghai. He notes the Chinese favor strings knots and loops to secure garments, meeting needs of males and females of all ages.
A Kansas doctor reports a test of food on his four year old son recovering from pneumonia after starting on Grape-Nuts. The mother continued the regimen and the child gained eight pounds in a month and improved markedly. An elderly patient with severe stomach trouble also recovered after a milk rich Grape-Nuts regimen, gaining 22 pounds in two months and later diversifying to rice and other foods. The doctor asserts multiple cases where Grape-Nuts worked wonders.
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