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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
6
An old time health notice details kidney disease as a cause of heart and bladder problems and promotes Swamp Root as a remedy. It claims Swamp Root can restore kidney function, reduce frequent urination, and improve general health, urging readers to request a free sample and book from Dr Kilmer Co. with caution to buy only Swamp Root.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache kidney strengthening urinary irregularities tissue repair and uric acid reduction to prevent Bright's Disease and Diabetes and restore health. It warns to refuse substitutes.
The University of Copenhagen formally declares that Dr. Frederick A Cook failed to prove his North Pole discovery claim. A university committee and the consistory reviewed Cook's records and expert deductions, concluding the evidence did not uphold his status as discoverer.
A Danish church consistory committee led by Professor Stromgren found Dr. Cook's Arctic records worthless and lacking original data, challenging his claim of reaching the North Pole. The panel, including Holm Jensen Pechgle Ryder Engstrom, all world‑renowned scientists, agrees the records do not prove the feat though debate persists on whether hallucination or deliberate imposture occurred. Further inquiry is pending.
The body of Leopold II king of the Belgians was placed in the royal burial vault at the Church of St Mary Laeken. His queen Marie Henrietta, Princess Josephine, and the Duke of Brabant rest nearby. The funeral proceeded with grand state pomp despite his will for simple obsequies.
Chicago December 21 Congressman J A Tawney of Minnesota predicted the Panama canal would be completed and opened by January 1 1915 at a total cost of 275000000 The house appropriation committee recently returned from an inspection and Tawney said 35000000 would be appropriated for 1910 and 1911 and 48000000 more for completion making the total 37000000
Eight men killed and about 400 others endangered when a gas explosion hits Mine A of the Chicago and Carterville Coal Co in Herrin Illinois. Open lamps worn by the mine's engineer and his team sparked the blast but quick rescue actions brought hundreds to safety. Rescue teams lowered into Entries 7 and 8 as the disaster unfolded.
Seoul reports Li Wan Yung, the Korean premier, not dead as earlier stated. He lies in a coma with wounds in the right lung and abdomen, while Li Tsai Ming, an Americanized Christian Korean, is in jail and expressed regret the attack did not kill. The premier’s administration remains hostile to Korean integrity, motive unexplained.
St Paul dispatch reports Governor Eberhart communicating with officers of thirteen roads to end the strike that began November 30. If roads agree to recall workers within a reasonable time, Switchmen's Union president Hawley will direct his committee to abide by the Chicago arbitration. The governor hopes a thirty day window works for roads with many extra men. others may be shorter. It is conceded some wage raise in Chicago district will be granted, to be shared by Northwestern switchmen under the governor’s conference agreement.
Arthur Mason Tippetts Jackson chief magistrate of Nasik in Bombay presidency was killed by a native during a theater show. Suspected motive was revenge after he sentenced a criminal to life. Nasik region known for sedition. Jackson served in the British Indian Service since 1888.
Naples dispatch reports a $4,000,000 theft from the Patani estate vault after the late senator Patani died in November. Authorities found the vault unsealed and empty, with no clue to the thieves who likely escaped before executors were appointed.
St Petersburg December 22 Colonel Karpost chief of the secret police was lured to a Viborg district apartment and killed by a bomb. His host Michael Vosskres senski, who had leased the room days earlier, is suspected. An aide was severely injured.
Redding Connecticut December 24 Jean Clemens daughter of Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain was found dead in a bathtub at his home. Authorities believe a seizure caused by epilepsy led to drowning during the convulsion. Clemens had suffered from epilepsy for years.
Washington dispatches report a decisive Zelaya victory and the capture of Generals Gonzales and Castrillo with 1 900 troops. Zelayan forces rout the government army, Bluefields hosts hospitals for wounded, and Estrada aims to seize Managua and Pacific coast control amid potential resistance from Madriz supporters.
Destructive storms and floods devastate Southwest France Belgium and Portugal. Forests are leveled buildings torn down and communications interrupted in France while Belgium faces factory closures from inundations. Madrid reports floods as direst in fifty years with towns damaged though no deaths recorded. In Portugal the Douro roared with floods drowning gas works in Porto and sweeping small craft to sea with mariners unaccounted.
Rome reports Cardinal Francis Satolli in critical condition as nephritis and blood poisoning worsen. He receives messages from Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Farley who convey American greetings and support, while the prelate remarks that his friends give him his last consolation.
Fire engulfed the Hillsville village home of Santano Cierbo destroying his wife and three children along with three boarders. Two other boarders escaped as decorations on the Christmas tree ignited the blaze. The deaths mark the first local fatalities from Christmas tree fires this season.
Washington Dec 21 with less than two dozen members present the house met briefly, Speaker Cannon absent to spend the holidays at Danville. Representative Dalzell acted as speaker pro tempore as both houses adjourned until January 4.
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