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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
2
A concise classified style notice promotes an insurance agent offering old line fire, tornado, hail, life, health and accident policies. It touts safety, reliability and broad coverage from a traditional insurer, inviting inquiries.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, former British prime minister, died at his official residence 10 Downing Street London after more than two months of illness. Doctors’ bulletins had not declared him critical, but the public anticipated the announcement of his death in recent weeks.
In Paris on April 25 the ninth Duke of Chaulnes Emmanuel Theodore Bernard Marie Albert de Luynes d Ailly died suddenly of heart embolism in his hotel apartment. His bride Theodora Shonts, a New York socialite and daughter of Theodore Shonts, had been his wife for less than three months. They had married in New York on February 16 and were staying at the Langham in Rue Boccador.
President Roosevelt warned he will veto the naval appropriation bill if the senate fails to provide funding for two authorized battleships. He denounced the measure as a paper provision, calling it legislative legerdemain that undermines his push for a stronger navy.
A shooting in Guatemala City wounded President Estrada Cabrera during a cadet guard of honor event for the new American minister Major William Heimke. Several in the presidential party were wounded, one or two fatally, while eight cadets were executed afterward.
Agnes Johnston Farnum sues Dustin Farnum for absolute divorce in New York Supreme Court. Papers filed before Justice Dowling. former Lieutenant Governor Clinton Bruce named referee after both sides sought quiet handling. Case caption reads A Johnston Farnum v D Lancy Farnum.
Nearly 300 dead and over 1,000 injured after a 12 hour tornado outbreak sweeping Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. Purvis Mississippi was utterly demolished while Amite Louisiana faced martial law and two white deaths with many Black victims reported.
A deadly twister swept north from Alabama through Mississippi and Tennessee into Georgia. It leveled Griffin Columbus Shipley Harris City McDonough Locust Grove and Cave Springs killing at least fifteen in the state with nine whites dead in Rome and numerous injuries and destroyed homes reported statewide.
The House Judiciary Committee, by unanimous vote, refused to impeach Judge Lebbeus Wilfley of the United States Court for China. Charges of misconduct were brought by Lorin S. Andrews and other Shanghai lawyers, but a sub committee report found no sufficient facts to justify impeachment within constitutional limits.
The American liner St Paul collided with British cruiser Gladiator amid a heavy snowstorm off the Isle of Wight. Gladiator beached with extensive damage. twenty crewmen feared dead during evacuation. St Paul’s bow damaged. passengers and crew unharmed. St Paul sailing to New York. Gladiator en route from Portland to Portsmouth.
Pittsburg, April 23. Four men were killed and three seriously injured when a gas explosion trapped workers at Ellsworth mine. About 100 miners escaped thanks to quick action and presence of mind as the blast ignited in a new entry.
Habeas corpus writ granted at White Plains by Justice Morschauser on petition of Harry K. Thaw. James G. Graham filed the application. papers bear Thaw’s signature. Writ returnable in Poughkeepsie on Saturday May 9, with District Attorney Jerome of New York to oppose Thaw’s release.
Tuesday and Thursday sessions report partisan votes on an investigation of the paper trust and tariff moves on wood pulp. Senators discuss Brownsville affair and naval bill topics while the House and Senate push pension bills and minor measures amid rapid business and multiple roll calls.
A log train on the Susquehanna and New York railroad near Laquin Pennsylvania was struck by a runaway log car descending a steep grade. Eight lumbermen were killed immediately and one died later. fifteen were seriously injured. The Laquin Lumber Co line, about twenty six miles from Ralston, saw the collision as the log car thundered into the working train despite an engine reversal attempt.
Market prices for wheat at Minneapolis on April 25 show May at 1.05, July 1.04 5, Sept 0.95 0.95, with on track and higher grades listed. St Paul cattle values range from good to choice steers at 4.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.00, veals 8.50 to 9.50, and lambs under Good to choice. Chicago cattle and hogs quote Reeves 4.00 to 4.60, Texans 4.50 to 5.50, hogs 5.25 to 5.75, with sheep 4.85 to 6.45 and calves 4.50 to 6.50.
Commodities and futures listed include corn May 68 and 62, Sept 68 1/2, oats May 524 52 1/2, July 45 1/2, Sept 43 1/2, old figures. Pork May at 13.00, July around 13.23, butter creamery reported 20 25, eggs and poultry prices per dozen and per broiler noted.
A rambling dialogue unfolds about a farmer and a judge deciding if a turkey can be taken. Rastus and others express doubt while the turkey responds with uncertain probabilities. The scene mixes playful banter with courtroom cadence amid a rural setting.
A man describes severe pneumonia and threat of consumption, then credits Dr King’s New Discovery with immediate relief after using two and four bottles. The product is sold with a guarantee at Olsen's drugstore, priced at 50 cents and 1.00, with a trial bottle offered.
A noisy OCR fragment blends romance with sales pitches for fur coats and kidney pills. Mentions Crosby Frisian Par Co Rochester, DeWitt Kidney and Bladder Pills as a remedy, and includes a testimonial about Kodol for dyspepsia. Ends with a salutation from Eugene A Pfefferle.
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