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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
7
An advertisement proclaims kidney and bladder issues affect both women and men, urging Swamp-Root as a remedy. It claims benefits, offers a free sample and pamphlet, and instructs readers to write Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York, naming Swamp-Root clearly.
An 19th century claims Dr H James cured his daughter of consumption with a Calcutta herb. An offer follows for a recipe card obtainable from Crad Dock & Co Philadelphia for two 2 cent stamps. It promises curing night sweats nausea and quick recovery from cold.
Helsingefors Aug. 4 reports say mutineers held fortifications until warships arrived. Barracks lie in ruins, fortifications damaged, and shells left marks along walkways. Two mutineer officers, Kohonsky and Emilianoff, surrendered. a special court from St. Petersburg planned to try prisoners. Casualties uncertain with 650 missing. five officers killed. President Roosevelt sent one dollar to the Republican campaign fund.
William F. Belcher former mayor of Paterson New Jersey was sentenced to 18 years in the state prison at Trenton after absconding a year ago and surrendering. He allegedly embezzled from 10 000 to 150 000 from personal friends and the Manchester Building and Loan association which suspended business. Also reported stallion Blacklock sold for 10 000 to O G Billings of Chicago sired by Cuckoo and capable of a 2 02% mile in Davenport work.
Detroit August 1 Republicans adopted a compromise urging direct election of U S senators by the people. The platform endorsed Roosevelt administration praised Michigan delegation tariff policy and Gov Warner and state officials. Governor and lieutenant governor nominations from June were handled quickly and the convention adjourned by 4 20 PM.
President Roosevelt will not run for a third term. Secretary Loeb sent the reply to Mrs. L. A. Kinney of Peoria confirming the irrevocable decision stated after the 1904 election. The letter responds to a Peoria Herald-Transcript editorial urging a third term.
Springfield Aug The state of Indiana secured a judgment against former State Treasurer Henry Wulff and his bondsman Floyd K Whitemore for 6532 40 before Judge Creighton in the Sangamon circuit court The suit filed by the state to recover fees held by Wulff before a prohibiting act of the legislature covered fees collected for registering county township and municipal bonds.
Ange Henry Porter, last of a famed ring of aldermen who fleeced contractors for city jobs, pleaded guilty in the Manitowoc court to five bribery counts. Sentencing set for two weeks by Judge W. J. Monshan. Porter admitted receiving 1000 dollars in total, all via contractor's explierman George J. Schwartz.
The August 1 report from Mayfield Kentucky details the swift trial and execution of Allen Mathis, a Black man convicted of the July 30 assault on Ethel McClain. The hanging occurred at eight o’clock Tuesday night in the county jail yard, just 60 minutes after the jury was sworn. In Michigan, forest fires near Sault Ste. Marie and Wellsburg were controlled, with Eckermann largely damaged. A fire threatening Garten River loomed nine miles out along the Canadian Pacific line, while John D. Rockefeller and Mrs. Rockefeller arrived in Cleveland and visited Forest Hill.
Rear Admiral Charles J. Train commander of the Asiatic fleet died at Chefoo China from uraemia after a brief illness. He arrived aboard the Ohio June 24 and sailed for the Philippines July 5 before falling ill July 20. His son Russell and surgeons Beyer and Odell were at his bedside. Dayton temporarily commanded the station with Rear Admiral Brownson due later. Train was renowned for safeguarding American neutrality in the Far East during the Russo Japanese War.
A bumper crop in the northwest brings a dire labor shortage. Minnesota, Iowa, and the two Dakotas need about 15,000 workers, with only around 1,000 available. Wages run from 1.75 to 3 dollars daily plus board, yet many jobs go unfilled. In Minneapolis, 40,000 workers are sought at high wages, but available labor refuses to take the jobs.
London August 6 Parliament adjourned until October 3 with Lords bill passage and royal assent reserved. Commons debated South African Egyptian questions amid hours of discussion on pending matters and political issues. In Jamestown New York Henry J. Germaine and Charles Hambly injured in a serious auto crash near the Iron Bridge on Fairmount Avenue. Germaine severely burned and critical. Hambly suffered a broken nose and other injuries.
Hans Bertin of Laramie drew No. 1 in the Shoshoni Indian Reservation homestead lottery. The drawing began at no o'clock and proceeded rapidly. The report notes the winners and the drawing process, with details abbreviated due to a fragmented OCR.
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