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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
2
An account claims Dr H James cured his daughter of consumption with a Calcutta herb. The doctor offers the recipe for two 2-cent stamps, promising permanent cure and relief for night sweats nausea and colds. Address Crad Dock & Co 1032 Race St Philadelphia for the remedy.
President Nord Alexis yielded to pressure and took refuge aboard the French warship Duguay Trouin after thousands gathered in Port au Prince. Foreign ministers and a police guard aided his departure amid rioting crowds, curses, and violent shouts as he left the palace for refuge.
The revolutionary army of about 8,000 entered Port au Prince led by General Antoine Simon. The city welcomed him with an official ovation at the outskirts. He attended a Te Deum at the cathedral, receiving a grand crown of palms as crowds cheered “Long live the president.” The procession upheld orderly discipline as bells, drums, and trumpets announced the welcome.
Pine Bluff Arkansas reports a flood with actual property loss of 150000 dollars and an estimated depreciation in values of adjoining properties totaling 500000 dollars. Engineers expect further river bank wear as the water slowly falls. Citizens plan riverfront improvements once the river subsides to prevent future floods.
Washington reports Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio may decline the treasury portfolio. He has long voiced questions on finance and supposedly prefers a Senate seat to any cabinet post. Burton may wait on Ohio's senatorial situation before answering the cabinet proposal.
Free from Spindle rock the United States cruiser Yankee sank six fathoms deep near the Sand Spit while towed to New Bedford for repairs. She lay north of Penikese Island near the ledge where she had rested since September. The sinking occurred twelve hours after she was floated. Work to raise the vessel is expected to begin at once.
Berlin reports the United States and Germany have set a 2 cent rate on letters between the nations, replacing the 5 cent rate. The new rate takes effect January 1.
Wreckage ashore at Cape Ray confirms the Soo City, a Jilfe steamer once used as a Great Lakes excursion vessel, went down in a two day gale. Captain John G. Dillon of Brooklyn commanded the loss with at least eighteen crew aboard. twenty eight crew reported, no passengers. The Soo City had recently been sold to Felix Jackson of Velasco, Texas, and was en route to New Orleans.
Washington reports Consul General Wynn in London says over 7,000,000 Britons face hardships from unemployment. The General Federation of Trades Unions urges workers to refuse overtime, noting two unskilled workers remain idle for each skilled jobless worker and pushing for use of surplus labor by national and municipal projects.
William J. Biggy, chief of police for over a year, drowned in San Francisco Bay while returning from Belvidere aboard the police launch Patrol. The body has not been recovered. Engineer William Murphy did not see the fall.
A fierce typhoon struck Hatsu island in Kawaten bay sinking 335 fishing vessels. Reports say about 300 Japanese fishermen perished, with crews lost at sea and ships wrecked in the disaster.
Willemstad reports the Netherlands began a naval demonstration off Venezuela after failed settlement talks. Battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk and cruisers Gelderland and Friesland patrol 3,000 yards offshore from Puerto Cabello to La Guayra, with planned indefinite operations. Heemskerk to relieve Gelderland at Maracaibo. lights went out when sighted near La Guayra as she moved along the coast.
President Roosevelt appoints Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit to fill the vacancy left by the death of Frank P. Sargent as commissioner general of immigration. Keefe, longtime labor leader and Taft supporter, receives the commission from Secretary Straus as Crum and Knapp are to be reappointed to their posts.
At Albert Hall London December 5 the militant suffragettes disrupted David Lloyd George as he spoke for suffrage. They chained themselves to seats and fought guards and protesters in fierce clashes, while stewards moved through the aisles to restore order and resume the chancellor’s address.
Washington announces that all fourth class postmasters east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio must take civil service examinations. Existing postmasters are exempt from the new tests, and the rule covers Maine to Michigan in the listed states.
The Japanese steamer Ginsei Maru foundered off Weiheiwei on December 7. The entire crew and all passengers aboard were lost.
Rear Admiral Joseph B Coghlan dies unexpectedly at his New Rochelle home with heart pains hours before collapse. Born in 1844 Kentucky Coghlan served in the Civil War and Spanish-American War and commanded the New York Navy Yard from 1904 to 1907. He and Mrs Coghlan stayed with Charles Chamberlain in Sutton Manor while awaiting a new residence.
Duluth reports a week without word from the Clemson bound for Lorain. Owned by A R Wolvin of Duluth, the 1905 bulk carrier may have foundered in a fierce early season storm or stranded on the north shore. Crew of twenty four, including officers, presumed dead. Clemson’s captain was S R Chamberlain with WE McLeod as mate and J McCoy chief engineer. Most crew from Duluth.
Minneapolis markets show wheat futures near $1.12 to $1.13 for various grades with futures and spot prices. Livestock values span steers to hogs and sheep, with mixed cattle, calves, and lambs priced from about $3.60 to $7.30, while Chicago reports wheat around $1.05 to $1.10 and corn near 61-62 cents, plus fat hogs and dairy quotes.
Legal notice from Brown County Bank listing mortgage details, default, and impending foreclosure. Describes property in New Ulm Brown County Minnesota with lots 8 9 10 11 12 13 Block 217 North of Center Street Park Addition. Sale set for December 10 1908 at 10 am at Brown County Court House front door. Includes debt of $10,922.88 plus interest taxes and $100 attorney fees.
A visitor questions a wife about her husband’s view on a scheme referred to as roskern. The young wife replies that his stance is against the book roskern yet she calls the plan heartless and questions its ethics and the profit motive.
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