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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
2
A London based firm, The H Rowan Drug Co, claims a harmless remedy cures bed wetting and frequent urination in all ages. They offer a free 50 cent package prepaid to any reader, urging recipients to spread the word after curing affected family members.
Commander Captain Chapin of the battleship Wyoming is reported dead in Brooklyn. Officials say the loss occurred while returning from duty at the navy yard, triggering inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death.
At Presidio Texas two miles west of town an exchange of gunfire between Mexican and American soldiers left Luis Orozco a Mexican federal regular dead. The Mexicans fired first after crossing to the American side with a note and were halted by sentries. US headquarters warned the Mexican commander to avoid a repeat incident.
Senator Stone of Missouri is ill at his home in Washington. A cold developed into pleurisy over the past days. Friends including Speaker Clark inquired about his health and were told he is quite sick.
Grain and livestock price notes from Duluth South St. Paul and Chicago dated December 22 cover wheat bids for No. 1 hard and Northern grades, flax on track, cattle and hogs bids in South St. Paul, with Chicago and Minneapolis spot quotes for wheat corn oats butter eggs pork and various cattle and sheep categories. The report lists multiple firm figures including winter wheat and futures values and regional livestock ranges.
Minnesota railroads with the notable exception of the Minneapolis and St. Louis and some logging lines will adopt the Cashman distance tariff starting January 1, 1814 after two weeks of talks. Carriers earning under 4000 dollars per mile will get hearings soon. The M and St. Louis remains undecided due to a Supreme Court injunction, risking contempt if it adopts the new schedule. The state commission dismisses lumbermen’s complaints, saying the new tariffs raise only the Little Falls to St. Paul rate by about 30 cents per 1000 feet.
The Minnesota Supreme Court held a landlord liable for an employee’s illness due to insufficient heat. Nancy B. Glidden sued W. E. Goodfellow for 25000, alleging a tenant’s poorly heated building caused a cold that developed into tuberculosis. The lower court had rejected the claim, but the state supreme court reversed.
The Minnesota attorney general plans to file in Ramsey county district court to oust the People's Ice company of St. Paul, a South Dakota corporation, convicted of violating the anti trust law. Lyndon A. Smith announced after a conference with County Attorney R. D. O'Brien. The complaint will state facts from the indictment leading to the conviction.
State owned iron mines in Minnesota doubled output in 1913 reaching 2,860,187 tons up from 1,464,736 tons the previous year. The rise adds 715,050 dollars in school funds via a 25 cent royalty per ton, as figures from P. J. Funk of the State Auditor’s office show.
A blaze at a Penobscot Hill home near Hibbing killed three children aged four, two, and ten months. The mother was away drawing water when the fire began. neighbors restrained her from entering as they vainly tried to save the youngsters. The cause remains unknown.
Governor J A D Preus unveils a plan for the state to carry its own insurance creating a state run program aimed at reducing costs and increasing control over the public risk pool. The proposal signals a shift in how Minnesota manages coverage for state agencies and employees.
Insurance Commissioner J A O Prews backed a bill prohibiting state use of private insurers. Since Aug 1 Minnesota has self insured its property. In prior years private premiums totaled $488,036 with $284,767.97 returned to the state. at 3 percent compound interest the lost amount would be 343,605.64. In four months since the law’s effect there were two property leases for 75 and 25 dollars. The new system includes building inspections and fire hazard reductions.
E. E B. Smith of Minneapolis, chair man of the Republican state committee, announced a likely Feb 12 meeting in St Paul to ratify changes in apportionment of delegates to national conventions. He may not require a state convention and will confer with Chairman Hilles on procedure if any doubt remains.
State immigration commissioner F D Sherman cites a report from every county showing flax production reaching 4 331 653 bushels on 344 003 acres an average yield of 11 4 bushels per acre up from 7 5 in 1910. Planting area declines by 40 000 acres from last year amid a steady yield rise in recent years.
A Minneapolis district court jury awards John Nettle seventy five dollars per tooth totaling seven hundred fifty dollars after finding Frederick Johnson struck Nettle, fracturing his jaw and causing the loss of ten teeth. The suit names Johnson as Flour City Ornamental Iron Works foreman. In a separate report a Red wood Falls farmer’s calf drags his eleven year old son to death.
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