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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
2
A humorous incident at a New York reception for Bishop Hare featured his brother, a lawyer, mistaken for the bishop himself. A conference member complimented the sermon, believing the brother to be the preacher, prompting the brother to reveal the ruse and clarify who preached and who practiced.
A Mrs. A. P. Hester of Evansville Indiana reports five years of kidney trouble with swelling pain and frequent scalding secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she recovered quickly. Promotes Doan's available from dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A lavish edition touts Montreal and Quebec as premier tourist destinations. The brochure, richly printed with photo illustrations, is offered free by mail from W. S. Cookson in Chicago for those requesting it.
In New Caledonia sea serpents are common and sometimes captured. They measure three to four feet with a small head and a tail like an ear. Their jaws hold tiny poison glands but their small mouths hinder biting. natives handle them fearlessly. A European traveler noted an experiment where a serpent bit a trapped rat, killing it in four minutes.
The Senate approved the naval appropriation bill by a 39 to 26 vote after rejecting an amendment for only one new battleship. It authorizes two first class battleships at up to $6,000,000 each, two fleet colliers at $1,000,000 each, five submarine torpedo boats, and six destroyers. Two major amendments add $450,000 for torpedo boats and exclude bonds from contractor securities. The bill limits building to no more than one battleship per company and retains eight hour law requirements.
New York physician Dr Gustav A Gayor reports sixteen pounds lost after eight days of fasting and abstaining from tobacco. He notes clearer mind and memory and plans to extend the fast to fifty days under medical observation to watch for possible vitality impairment.
The Department of Justice probes U S lumber price levels to determine if a lumber trust constitutes a restraint of trade under the Sherman antitrust law. The inquiry focuses on whether a price-fixing or market-tilting combination exists among major lumber sellers.
New York reports allege Dr. Cook attempted to publish under his name a valuable ethnological acquisition collected by an aged missionary who lived and died in Terre del Fuego. The charge adds to recent accusations of fakery surrounding his claims and work.
Washington reports Secretary Knox's mediation plan for the Peru Ecuador dispute is accepted by Ecuador, which has not notified the state department of its acceptance.
A Sunday fire in the hold of the MaNory liner Colorado near Key West, Florida was extinguished without serious damage to the ship or cargo.
Sioux City Io Monday live stock market quotations show beef cattle at 7.75 for top cows and hogs reaching 9.50 per hundredweight. The report lists whey, top hogs, and general prices for local traders.
William Mellette United States district attorney for Oklahoma under McKinley and Roosevelt was struck down by apoplexy and died on a street in Muskogee Oklahoma on Monday. In Washington the navy department announced Capt T J Cowie paymaster general succeeding Rear Admiral E B Rogers who retired.
Customers urged to request a free sample bottle of Peruna mailed from the Columbus Ohio company. Readers are advised to mention the ad in the yellow blow department and include their health case for free physician advice and literature.
The report describes a wedding scene abruptly interrupted by loud clanks and horns as guests celebrate. The bride from Boston asks the groom to quiet the boisterous epithalamium to avoid drawing attention. A note adds Fishguard may supplant Queenstown as a transatlantic stop. A suffragette remark closes with a wry definition.
In 1908 a farmer named Gisei Haseba convicted of murdering his parents in law and injuring his wife appeals from Urama local court to Tokio Appeal Court. He has remained silent since last year and doctors testified to his lunacy aided by a venomous snake blood test, with the judge delaying trial until recovery.
The speaker reports releasing Jack from his engagement after learning that Jack’s wealthy uncle, who would have made him the heir, had gone broke. Jack did not clarify whether he requested a release, and the caller hung up after sharing the news.
A tornado struck Cairo Illinois at 6 40 p m Sunday destroying four homes and several barns. Dozens of houses were damaged and trees uprooted. One woman was seriously bruised and others slightly injured. Several homes were lifted off foundations and carried long distances with occupants escaping unharmed. The storm width was about 100 feet.
Isaac Chauncey Wyman of the class of 1848 left Princeton University a vast endowment intended for the graduate college prompting surprise among trustees faculty and students. The gift valued around 10 million is currently uncertain in exact amount while a former offer of 500000 from William Cooper Proctor looms in memory. The donor whose Revolutionary War father lived to near 60 at his birth remains an eminent though seldom seen figure in Princeton.
The bodies of Mrs. Archibald M. Patterson of Savannah Tenn and Wm J Pickett a St Louis salesman, two victims of the Saltillo wreck at Glen Park Missouri last week, were recovered Sunday.
S B Shotwell stock broker was killed by an automobile Sunday night in St Paul. Miss Theodora Stark aged 19 of Minneapolis who was driving the car has been arrested pending investigation.
Miss Mayme Ryerson, noted for detective work, handed over her former fiancé Walter Kurtchied to police in a case accusing him of obtaining $300 by false pretenses. In St. Louis, Mrs. Dora E. Doxey faces trial with her husband Dr. Loren Doxey for the murder of her former husband William J. Erder, with proceedings beginning Monday.
Leon Kewany, said to be from a well to do Indiana family, is in custody in Chicago on charges of operating an extensive confidence scheme. He reportedly confessed and implicated two others. In Arkansas Texarkana, a fire destroyed three business houses Sunday, causing about 100000 dollars in damage. a heavy rainstorm halted the blaze from sweeping a principal block.
The C. G. Conn brass instrument plant in Elkhart Indiana was destroyed by a Sunday fire. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars. A separate incident reports Edward Burke drowned when a launch capsized on the Ohio River near Cincinnati Ohio with five other passengers rescued on the same day.
Kansas City resident Thomas Cin drich took his own life by leaping into the Kaw river on Sunday, driven by love for a girl he had never met.
A severe electrical storm with rain and wind struck Sour Lake Texas Sunday causing extensive damage to derricks and other field property in the vicinity.
Washington D C the report notes Iowa had strong representation at the International Sunday school convention held at the start of the week.
A string of tornadoes and severe hailstorms tore through Garvin McLain and Pontotoc counties Friday night mortally wounding Mrs. George Dewberry and injuring twenty others. McCarty near here was wiped out while Marysville was reportedly obliterated with several deaths. W. S. Lindsay of Madill was killed in a small tornado. Ada saw heavy damage to crops and injuries from falling hail. Texas coastal winds felled homes and structures with one death from lightning and twelve injuries reported.
The U.S. circuit court of appeals at St Paul reversed Judge Pollock's injunction against enforcing Kansas bank guaranty law. Abilene National Bank and others sought to halt enforcement until constitutionality was decided. After the order is received, the law will resume. Three hundred ninety nine state banks sought participation.
A prison stockade at the Red Feather Coal company in Lucille Alabama burned early Wednesday, killing thirty six black convicts. The blaze was set by a prisoner attempting to gain freedom. thirty five perished and one was fatally shot by guards while fleeing. The arsonist who started the fire is among the dead.
New York report states John A. Gates and John A. Madden settled a lawsuit over $11,000 in oil stock bought by Gates for Madden. Gates won $2,500 on the first coin toss and $200 for costs after a second toss.
The whaler Soren son owned by the Tyee Whaling Company of San Francisco was struck and sank off Cape Ompaney last Thursday after a whale tail blow. The crew escaped in small boats with little time to spare.
In Illinois 72000 miners remain idle as committees of miners and operators fail to reach terms. UMW Illinois President John J. Walker says a settlement is unlikely before late fall perhaps after the first snows.
John A. Ryerson, a noted Chicago financier, hurled himself from the thirteenth floor of the Chamber of Commerce building Monday night and died instantly. Relatives say financial troubles likely drove the suicide.
New York reports actress Clara Morris, a prominent figure from a prior era, is said to be threatened with blindness. The claim centers on her health and future capacity to act.
The article notes that opening an umbrella on stage brings bad luck and actors fear new shoes on opening night. Wearing shoes on the wrong feet is said to avert the evil, with haste making a wrong-footed wearer a lucky omen. Whistling on stage during rehearsals is believed to cause frost on production night, and yellow clarinet in the orchestra is also thought to portend misfortune.
A reflective piece urges resilience as schemes fail and fortune flirts. It counsels marching on with a cheerful song and a smile that hides inner hurt.
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