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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
8
A vintage newspaper ad extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for back pain and kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims hospital and private use success, offers a free bottle and book by mail, and directs readers to send names and addresses to Kilmer Co Bing N.Y for purchase details.
Washington December 24 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and two officers Mitchell and Morrison were jailed for 12, 9 and 6 months respectively for contempt of court for violating an enjoining order against listing retailers as unfair. They pleaded not guilty and filed appeals while bonds were set at 5000, 4000 and 3000 dollars. Local labor leaders and families attended as Gompers defended the action as a struggle for working people showing emotion during the sentence.
Tele grams from labor leaders nationwide flood the White House protesting the verdicts against Gompers Mitchell and Morrison. President Roosevelt refers the matter to Attorney General Bonaparte for review and possible action after examining all testimony. The president expects heavy mail in the coming days.
White House statement says cases of Gompers Athchell and Morrison remain before courts and the president cannot act on pardons or opinions. It notes the president’s stance regardless of views on sentences.
Four persons are found dead in a Chicago residence at 163 Hasting Street from escaping gas. The victims include Mileahott and heirs vliciten both fifteen, and William fifteen. A broken gas fixture and a coat are cited in the police theory, with a decorated Christmas tree in the adjoining room. Confession follows a second murder in Mexico, Missouri, where Fred Mikel admits slaying Deputy Marshal Wimner Magruder and wounding City Marshal Frank Cain after escaping Higbee jail.
Paris reports a demented waiter, Jean Mathis, at a Paris restaurant attempted to pull President Armand Fallieres's beard. The president sustained minor injuries, and the incident prompted security scrutiny at state events.
The Missouri Supreme Court decreed the Standard Oil Company of Indiana Republic Oil Company of Ohio and Waters-Pierce Oil Company of Missouri monopolizing the state oil market. Waters-Pierce may continue if by Jan 16 1909 it operates independently and satisfies the judgment. The others must wind up by March 1 1909. The unanimous ruling is hailed as a end to illegal combinations in Missouri.
Arthur Johnson of Galveston Texas defeated Tommy Burns of Canada in fourteen rounds to win the world heavyweight title. The and brutal match ended when police halted the contest after Burns collapsed, Johnson dominating from start to finish.
New York December reports state Frederick A. Burnham former president of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company who was indicted in an insurance probe was found dead in his New York home from inhaling gas. The family doctor said the case appeared to be accidental and the gas escaped from a small stove used to heat Burnham's sleeping room.
Whan Chang, a Korean national, was found guilty of second degree murder by a San Francisco jury for shooting Durkan White Stevens, an American adviser to the Korean emperor, on March 23 in this city, with Stevens dying two days later.
Paris reports the French government holds a waiting stance on Venezuela with potential recognition should President Gomez's government endure.
Pittsburg reports nine officials and bankers arrested amid graft accusations. Councilmen Brand Klein Wasson Atkinson Soffel Melaney Ferguson plus ex-president Ramsey and ex-cashier Vilsack face conspiracy bribery and corruption charges. Bail totals $178,000 as suspects, all seeking re election next February.
At a Pittsburg hearing of seven councilmen and former bankers charged with public corruption, testimony claimed sixty councilmen received 45000 in relation to the filtration plant project. All councilmen were bound over for trial. Klein and Wasson alone remained in custody after bail renewal.
Andrew Carnegie, famed steel financier, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on tariff revision arguing the steel industry requires no further protection. He contended American producers can compete globally under free trade, citing lower U.S. labor and production costs and using figures to back his claims.
The Hague report states Dutch hostilities against Venezuela are suspended and a settlement appears near. Venezuela revoked Castro decrees banning transshipment at Curacao, with Dutch ships recalled as talks continue under new negotiations led by former Foreign Minister Paul.
In Moscow the secret police chief Baron Cotte was killed and Colonel Muraki wounded when revolutionaries forted in a suburban villa on Gik island. Police and troops fought a fierce battle requiring artillery to subdue the insurgents amid heavy casualties.
Pittsburg December 26 Congressman John Dalzell of this city withdrew his candidacy to succeed Senator Knox in the next Pennsylvania legislature and tendered his support to George T. Oliver, a Pittsburg newspaper publisher. The decision was communicated to Oliver in a letter.
A report notes the removal of property and the frightening ordeal suffered by Dr Blag and Mrs Olsen. The account describes quiet work causing unseen effects and claims cures for constipation headache and indigestion offered at Olsen's drug store.
A fragile, aristocratic nurse contemplates marriage to a very peevish millionaire who has exhausted his other entreaties. The scene hints at social power and romantic pressure, with the nurse considering whether status and wealth justify an alliance.
Advertises sending cattle hides and horse hides to Crosby Frisian Fur Company in Rochester New York for conversion into coats robes bags gloves and mittens. Mentions new alustom catalog and invites requests for it.
A rustic exchange where a father admits the youths have outwitted him by marrying, and he fears they will also outwit him on perpetual free board, highlighting humor and generational gap.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Base powder for heavy stockings causing shoe discomfort. It claims instant relief from swelling perspiration and irritation when sprinkled in shoes and notes sales everywhere for 2 cents, warning against substitutes.
Readers ponder the cryptic exchange in a clipped dialogue where a tense question of blame emerges. A terse reply hints at responsibility but with ambiguous phrasing leaving the culprit unnamed. The scene centers on a charged accusation and a wary attempt to discern truth.
The ad asserts average stock raiser underestimates value of cow, steer, and horse hides when turned into fur coats robes and tug s. It promotes a new illustrated catalog from Grosby Frisian Fur Co Rochester N Y claiming Crosby handles the freight.
Advertisement presents a free plain sealed prescription to men suffering nervous debility, back weakness, memory loss, or exhausted manhood caused by excesses. It promises a self cure at home and directs readers to write to A B Robinson at 386 Luck Building, Detroit, Michigan.
Grain and provision prices across Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago show mixed wheat bids with No 1 hard and No 1 Northern listed around 1.09 to 1.10. Flax bids near 1.44 to 1.45. Cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes published for St Paul and Chicago markets, detailing ranges for veals, cows, calves, feeder stock, and various hog categories.
Sydney reports three weeks overdue after the Norwegian steamer Stickelstad Jett bound for Glasgow disappeared with all hands during early December gales. Mariners aboard Turmnested vessel Mp nearly all presumed lost, with typical crossing taking about four weeks under normal conditions.
Boston December reports the death of Mrs. Erydlyn Greenleaf Sutherland a prominent newspaper woman and magazine writer and author of several plays she died at her home as the result of a burning accident authorities stated she succumbed to injuries from a house fire in the city media figures recalled her long career in journalism and literature
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