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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
2
Wm Pfaender Jr lists services as real estate and fire life health and accident insurance with agent John E Bobleter. Advertising office in Strickler Block with phone 165 and online insurance options provided for safety and refinance.
A physician in Calcutta experimented with herbs and accidentally created a remedy that cured his only daughter of consumption. She is now healthy in the United States, proving the cure. The doctor offers the recipe free for two 2-cent stamps, promising relief from night sweats nausea and colds. Address Crad Dock & Co. 1032 Race St. Philadelphia.
Washington DC January declaration assures grocers that Jell-O and Jell O Ice Cream Powder are strictly pure under the National Pure Food Law. The guarantee is filed under portal number 168 protecting wholesale and retail grocers who handle the products. Official circles regard the purity and wholesome quality as unquestioned.
Warren F. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, denounces railway plans for wage reductions as unjust. He notes train service pay is mile age based and tied to demand, arguing mounting living costs and home-terminal separation already cut earnings 60 to 70 percent. He warns the union will use full power to prevent further reductions amid shrinking business.
St. Petersburg on February 20 General Stoessel was condemned to death for surrendering Por Arthur to the Japanese. The court recommends commuting the death sentence to ten years in a fortress and excluding him from service. General Fock was reprimanded while Generals Smirnoff and Reiss were acquitted.
Berkeley reports a devastating blast at the Hercules powder works in Pinole. Ten tons of dynamite ignited, killing four white workers and twenty-four Chinese laborers. Foreman W. W. Stillwell perished, and flames threatened the gelatine house as workers panicked and many were injured in the escape.
American battleships under Rear Admiral Evans anchored at Callao amid salutes and crowds. Lima residents and travelers from the hills gathered to witness the arrival. Callao and Lima dressed in holiday attire as extensive entertainments are planned for the ten day visit by the American fleet.
President Roosevelt wrote to the Interstate Commerce Commission amid expected widespread rail labor tensions. He warned drastic laws may force wage cuts and urged an impartial conciliation board to report on wage conditions across railroads for clarity before potential disputes materialize.
Kansas Democrats at Hutchinson state convention adopt a resolution to instruct all delegates to the Denver convention to cast a solid vote for William J Bryan for president. The gathering drew a large crowd and lasted several minutes as delegates pledged unity.
William Proudfit Burden known as Natha Rives, daughter of O. H. P. Belmont and a society favorite in New York Newport and Washington, was found dead in her Fifth Avenue home. Coroner ruled accidental death due to gas poisoning from a disconnected chandelier droplight tube.
A Paris dispatch dated February 19 reports Vice Admiral Philibert describing battles on Treb 16 and 17 fifteen miles southeast of Fedala. French losses included three officers and twenty men wounded, with casualties among soldiers. Moors suffered heavy losses. Colonel Taupin led the French column in a narrow defile amid fierce struggles at the bayonet point.
Senator Knox introduced a bill to establish a system of postal savings banks in Washington on February 19. The measure follows the plan outlined by Postmaster General Meyer in his annual report and promoted in public addresses as a means to foster thrift and economy and provide a trustworthy deposit place for large sums kept out of circulation due to ignorance or lack of confidence.
In Rome on February 22 an alarmist report circulates claiming Bulgaria is mobilizing troops. No confirmation of the report is obtainable.
Aimee Lloyd known as the Woman in Brown pleaded guilty in district court to obtaining money and merchandise from business men in Rochester and other cities by forged checks. The 24 year old was sentenced to the state reformatory and will remain there until released by the state board of control. Previously a society leader in Winona and Rochester, she has spent recent years in multiple states.
The naval board found Private Benjamin G Steenerson son of Congressman Steenerson of Minnesota and his comrade John M McIntosh did not die by their own action or from drink. McIntosh fell overboard on a tug in Narragansett bay, the vessel searched for him for twenty minutes, Steenerson then fell overboard trying to reach him and both died the inquiry concluded.
F B Kellogg Republican national committeeman from Minnesota left St Paul to prosecute Stamford Oil cases. During his two weeks home he spoke with many Republicans across the state and heard only Taft sentiment. He is convinced that a small minority, about 5 percent, support Taft.
Barnard Nanmer aged seventy was killed at his home three miles from Wabasha by two men. A housekeeper fled and the assailants fired after her as she hid in a haystack. Robbery motive suspected with cash and a gold watch taken though a safe containing nearly $1,000 in currency and $1,900 in certificates was left untouched. No arrests have been made.
Four ice boats wrecked in two separate incidents on Lake Calhoun near Minneapolis at thirty miles per hour. Six people injured including Verna Stanchfield, a high school girl, now in a semi conscious state. Grave fears she will not recover. Other injured: Verla Stanchfield, George Prakell, Ray Camp, Fred Burton, Mrs. Charles Alstrom, Mike De Frees.
The record covers Tuesday February 18 with the 34th anniversary remark for Speaker Cannon, debates on the next census and pension bills, and Senate discussion on the Aldrich currency bill and national bank deposits. On Thursday February 20, Latimer's death notice preceded adjournment, with continued focus on District of Columbia business including street car issues.
Lisbon on February 22 observes strict measures as fears of an armed revolutionary outbreak grow. Soldiers guard barracks and public buildings including the Bank of Portugal while the Duke of Oporto conducts inspections with a strong escort. El Seculo notes a long conference among King Manuel Ferreira and other officials as tensions rise.
Rev Henry Yates Satterlee D D longtime Protestant Episcopal bishop of Washington died after a battle with pneumonia following a Feb 16 service. He was sixty five and had led the diocese for twelve years as death ended his tenure.
Minneapolis wheat quotations show May and July contracts around 1.01 to 1.07 dollars, with No 1 hard and No 1 Northern futures listed. Duluth and Chicago grain quotes include various wheat, corn, and oats prices, while St Paul and Chicago stock yards report cattle, hogs, and sheep price ranges. Livestock notes cover steers, cows, veals, hogs, sheep, and lambs with spread across good to choice grades. Chicago futures list mixed grain prices and pork and butter values.
Probate Court of Brown County Minnesota orders three months for creditors to file claims against the estate of August Meine deceased. A General Term on June 1 will examine and admit claims at New Ulm Probate Office. Notice to creditors via New Ulm Review for three weekly publications. Dated February 5, 1908. Judge GEO. Ross.
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