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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
2
A week long blizzard off the Nova Scotia coast has left forty two fishermen missing with many believed dead. Steamers search the seas for frost bitten crews while several boats from Canso and Petite de Grat survived by skillful seamanship.
Mrs. Linton Davidson and her two children perished in a Peoria Indiana fire that destroyed the Hovenden livery barn on Main street. Father Lin ton Davidson Sr escaped by leaping from a second floor window onto the ice and is hospitalized with injuries. Joseph Pacey, an aged boarder, is missing and feared dead as flames were brought under control.
Guests crowded the corridors of a Broadway hotel in New York City after smoke from a Mercer Street factory fire poured into the building. Firemen quickly contained the blaze with minor damage. a second nearby fire under investigation was deemed unrelated and also extinguished.
A Syracuse outbreak of ptomaine poisoning tops 27 cases with cream puffs and chocolate eclairs implicated. Six family members were affected Monday, three more Tuesday, and the rest Wednesday in the chain of illnesses.
Members of the switchmen's union on western railroads agreed with the General Managers' association to submit wage and hour requests to arbitration under the Erdman law. The union asked for arbitration to resolve the dispute.
The World in Baltimore sold at auction after receivership for 67 500 dollars. Rumor says Charles H. Grasty, former Evening News editor, was the buyer.
Wednesday quotations from the Sioux City market list Choice corn-fed steers at 6.50 to 8.50. Top hogs priced at 8.45.
Fire broke out in the rear stables of the Japanese embassy in Washington early Wednesday as Aaron Uchida and Madam Uchida returned from a White House diplomatic reception. No injuries reported.
All grades of refined sugar advanced 10 cents per hundred pounds on Wednesday, affecting buyers and retailers. The move marks a uniform increase across the sugar market, with no indication of exemptions for specific grades.
A heavy wind-driven blaze struck Castlewood South Dakota on Tuesday evening gutting twelve buildings from Miller’s hardware to Bennett’s harness shop. Losses total about 180000 with half uninsured as thirty firefighters from Watertown battled the flames by special train. Origin of the fire remains unknown.
Leon de Ila Grange a noted French aeronaut was killed during a flight at Bordeaux on Tuesday. His monoplane broke with the left wing and the other wing collapsed as he turned into the wind, the craft plunging from about sixty five feet. Death was instantaneous and he becomes the fourth victim in fifteen months in motor power aeroplanes.
Interstate Pet Stock and Poultry show runs January 12 to 15, 1910 in the new Sioux City auditorium. Premium lists sold out in two days. a second edition is being mailed. Breeders show strong interest. inquiries go to I. M. Ashjeld care of the auditorium for details.
An ammonia tank exploded at the Pennsylvania Storage and Warehouse Co. plant in Philadelphia causing $25,000 in machinery damage. Fire threats to $150,000 in stored value as cold storage equipment failed. Firemen fought fumes using helmets with oxygen tanks.
J Pierpont Morgan Thomas Ryan and Levi P Morton unite Guaranty Trust Morton Trust and Fifth Avenue Trust into a single $150 million merger. Morton to chair the board. Hemphill named potential president. Morgan interests recently absorbed Guaranty Trust. details undisclosed. Deposits total about $133 million.
Clarence Carney confronted his 65 year old mother in law Mrs. Sarah Griffith in Dryden Tennessee during a quarrel and opened fire killing him after she fired back. Griffith was wounded in the hip by Carney’s shots but returned fire five times before Carney fell. Carney’s wife reportedly died by suicide about a year earlier.
In a decision by Justice Day the U S Supreme Court invalidated Minneapolis ordinance of 1907 requiring the street railway to sell six tickets for 25 cents. The company argued the rule violated the 1873 charter contract guaranteeing 6 cents per ride for fifty years.
Kansas cities reliant on natural gas faced a Monday night shortage after the Scipio pumping plant was blown up. Officials report the pipeline remains intact and the blast will only modestly reduce pressure, ensuring a limited supply to all cities.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company dispute, famed in Oklahoma during 1908 for Gov. Haskell's intervention, was dismissed Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling favors the governor's position in the long controversy.
Charles Smith alias Mike Jordan, accused of fatally stabbing Mrs. Teresa Barnhart during a Monday night boarding arrangement, shot himself in front of the Barnhart home in Akron on Tuesday. Police had been pursuing him in Akron and nearby towns.
Ernest L. Powers, a former university student, was sentenced in Denver to a two to seven year term in the penitentiary for defrauding a Denver man of 13 700 through a fake foot race at Council Bluffs Iowa.
Mrs Mat Mertes, 35, was found dead with her throat cut by her children returning from school in East Dubuque Monday afternoon. Police pursued Rube Bainbridge, 25, seen near the home. he later cut his own throat at a farmhouse two miles away and died. Bainbridge, of Fairplay Wisconsin, was unmarried.
Dr G H Sumner of Waterloo assumed duties as successor to Louis A Thomas as secretary of the state board of health. President Moerke turned over the office keys fees and property. Sumner says no change in office force but announces his wife and Miss Valentine of Waterloo will join the staff. Mrs Sumner acts as secretary and registrar of vital statistics.
Ethel Palmer of Des Moines interrupted the marriage of Barney Klein to Miss Sarah Goldstone in Davenport. Palmer claims Klein deserted her and had married her in Kansas City, Missouri. Klein denies the allegation.
C J Martin of near Churdan is chosen to judge Angus breeding cattle at the national stock show to be held in Denver next month and is named to a committee judging steers at the event.
Thomas Guthrie Polk county attorney filed and moved to dismiss the case of alleged violation of child labor laws against Postal Telegraph company as his first official act. Milwaukee depot robbery in Charles City. Otto Hoger arrested on $300 bond. Coal shortage halts Iowa State University. eight hours remaining for heating. Arthur Davis, 13, loses right hand while rabbit hunting near Ames. Storm Lake hardware burglars steal about $25. Anti Saloon League seeks to classify Indians with minors to bar saloon access. Storm Lake sewer contracts awarded for $31,402.60 and $9,489 for septic work. work to begin when weather allows.
New South Wales lawmakers approve a drastic measure penalizing strike leaders and those who incite or aid strikes or lockouts with one year of imprisonment. The action aims to deter disruptions amid ongoing coal industry strikes.
A Monday pursuit through snow ended with a revolver duel between two robbers attempting a post office heist in Norwood Park Chicago. One was captured and the other wounded by residents.
Pasquale Corte, former Italian consul at Denver, Colorado, was awarded $10,000 damages in his suit against the current Italian consul Adolph Rossi for alleged hel...
Frank H. Jermyn, Scranton capitalist, dies in San Francisco from injuries after being struck by a street car on New Year’s morning. He succumbed to his injuries Monday, marking a fatal accident linked to transit in the city.
A large Farmers Grain and Live Stock Company elevator in Oakland is destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The cause of the blaze is not known.
About twenty thousand miners are dying or quitting in Northumberland coal districts due to the eight hour act that took effect January 1. Active collieries report workers giving notice to quit over the dispute and wage conditions.
Walter Lonsdale Dr Frederick A Cook secretary said in Copenhagen on Monday he received a letter from Dr Cook but refused to disclose the explorer’s address.
In Seneca Kansas a 5 year old girl, daughter of H H Rottinghous, placed a loaded firearm in her mouth while playing. Her 3 year old brother pulled the trigger, causing instant death. Authorities report a fatal accidental shooting with no further details available.
Des Moines woke Thursday to the deaths of Maj William Foster a Des Moines theater proprietor and Louis Bemis a Spencer youth from gas asphyxiation at the Foster home on West Grand Avenue A servant found the bodies after a morning call Foster a pioneer in Des Moines theater had accumulated a fortune Bemis was grandson of Geo W Bemis former state treasurer and son of banker William Bemis of Spencer
Cecile Dodds a 20 year old from Red Oak died near Malvern after either leaping from or being thrown from a Wabash coach. The coroner's jury returned death by own action with conflicting reports about the exact cause. Her family ties and Christmas visit in Red Oak are noted.
A district court jury convict Dr J E Gilmore of Monticello for performing a criminal operation that caused the death of Miss Gertrude Jackson after a two week trial. Gilmore, a Civil War veteran and former Andersonville prisoner, was the sole surgeon in the prison for eight months and weighed only 68 pounds at parole.
Wednesday night fire at McClelland wiped out Hendrick Bros harness dealers for about 6000, R. E. Loyd restaurant 1000, LE. E. Health brokerage 800, T. Clevinger candy store 600. Total loss around 8000 with roughly 30 percent insured. Fire began at rear of harness shop and cause is unknown.
Judge Snyder of the Superior Court in Council Bluffs ruled that the city’s license tax on dairymen is illegal. He found state law already requires dairy licenses and does not authorize local licenses. The health board may enforce tuberculin tests and other safety measures.
W. S. Van Buskirk, longtime Alta businessman and former associate of C. J. Johnson, died after treatment in Rochester Minnesota. He was a pioneer in Alta’s business community.
A Philadelphia mother recalls her six year old son's severe eczema and rapid improvement after using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills. She reports complete cure after two boxes of each product and notes no recurrence in seven years. She also cites a friend's child who improved similarly.
A comparison notes how mothers retreat to garrets with Lucile to escape morbid moods and later seek solace in a chair with Ladies' Home Journal. The ad mentions Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and wind colic, priced at 265e a bottle.
An early bird refrains from speaking after catching the worm. The incident is treated as self explanatory and leads to a surprising innovation. A new record is established by the observing species.
This item blends a mock medicine pitch for a 25 cent painkiller with assorted musings on rain 66 inches and quotes from Thoreau and a clergyman about Mr Harriman. It presents as a collage of ads and editorial snippets with no single coherent news event.
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