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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
2
A Philadelphia doctor using Calcutta herbs cured his only child of consumption after other remedies failed. The doctor claims the cure is positive and permanent and offers the recipe free for two 2-cent stamps to Crad Dock & Co., 1032 Race St., Philadelphia, naming this paper.
Claim of success by Mother Gray, nurse at New York Children's Home, in treating feverishness, stomach issues, teething, and worm destruction. Over 30,000 testimonials. Free sample available, address in Olursted, Leroy, N.Y.
Reports from Rome recount a catastrophic earthquake in southern Italy and Sicily. Messina and Reggio crumble, with tens of thousands dead or missing. Foreign nationals fear casualties as hotels overflow with tourists. Rescue ships convert to field hospitals while civilians flee amid hunger and exposure.
Rome reports progress in Calabria and Sicily after chaotic devastation. Cannitello and Villa San Giovanni were razed, but rescue work is well organized and fires at Messina reduced. Three British and three French warships have arrived, rail service is resumed, and food distribution continues as residents consider leaving Reggio and Messina.
Queen Helena sustained minor chest contusions during a tremor at Messina as patients in an improvised hospital panicked and rushed for the open. The Duke of Aosta, nearby, was slightly scratched when debris struck him as a wall collapsed in Palmi.
Jan 2 dispatch from Messina reports the town fully occupied by troops with a surrounding cordon. Desperate survivors remain buried beneath ruins and dying of hunger as dead bodies show signs of torture, including people gnawing at limbs and a woman biting a dead baby's leg.
Paris, Dec 31. The petition of Count Boni de Castellane seeking custody of his three sons was denied. The court ruled the children will remain with their mother Princess de Sagan, formerly Miss Anna Gould of New York, and may not leave the Continent without permission. Beginning Oct 19, 1909, they will be placed in a college within a hundred miles of Paris.
In Macuro on the Venezuelan coast fighting broke out between Castro adherents and Gomez supporters aboard a gunboat aiding the new president. About twenty were killed and around fifty wounded. The Gomes side withdrew temporarily but planned to renew the engagement. The gunboat arrived here with the latest reports.
Wilbur Wright, famed American aeroplanist, set a new endurance record surpassing two hours and nine minutes. He completed a remarkable flight of about seventy three miles, with reports noting the extreme cold and high endurance despite challenging conditions.
Abraham Ruef, longtime political power in San Francisco under Eugene Schmitz, receives a fourteen year maximum sentence for bribery of a supervisor. Judge Lawlor’s ruling follows a day of legal battles and a defense bid for a new trial. Ruef’s appeal was filed and a writ of probable cause stayed execution. The case recalls the Heney shooting by Morris Haas during Ruef’s second trial.
An edict dismisses Yuan Shi Kai grand councillor and commander in chief for rheumatism of the leg. He must vacate offices and return home, with mercy cited. Diplomatic corps in Peking stunned, theories of a Manchu plot circulate, raising fears of revolutionary unrest and calls to deploy foreign troops.
New York January 2 Professor J P Gordy of New York University and his wife killed themselves shortly after their daughter's death from pneumonia aged eighteen. Grief overwhelmed the couple for hours before they retired to their apartment and, in bed together, used poison to end their lives. Two hours later they were found dead in each other's arms.
Augusts Georgia dispatch notes Charles P. Taft denied rumors he would become ambassador at the court of St James and rejected a report linking him to the American diplomatic post amid confusion over succession and political timing.
Noted Russian priest Father John of Cronstadt dies in St. Petersburg after prolonged dropsy and intestinal disorders. Born in Nevsky, he studied at St. Petersburg seminary and led the Andrew church at Cronstadt, gaining imperial favor and followers. In later years his reputation suffered amid reports of exploitation by unscrupulous individuals connected to a faction of his followers.
In Bluchelé West Virginia on Tuesday a mine explosion at Lick Branch colliery caused extensive damage. Twenty seven dead recovered with estimates reaching fifty. many deaths due to afterdamp and smoke. Mine debris and cars hurled 100 feet from the mouth in the blast.
Columbus December 31 Theodore Burton of Cleveland was chosen as the next United States senator from Ohio. Charles P Taft withdrew and Joseph G Foraker acknowledged reelection defeat. All minor candidates exited, leaving Burton unopposed in a party caucus seen as a formality.
The Connecticut case against Governor Brext Lilley under the Corrupt Practices Act was dismissed by two election court judges. The act was ruled unconstitutional as it contravenes the state constitution, ending the proceedings in New Haven.
Grain and livestock quotes span Minneapolis Wheat, Duluth Wheat and Flax, noting.No.1 and No.2 Northern prices, May futures, and track arrivals. Livestock markets at Chicago Union Stock Yards show cattle, feeders, calves, hogs and sheep values. Prices reflect range from steers to yearlings and dairy products.
A fragmented clipping recalls a Maori tattoo episode where a man deemed unworthy found favor then lost it, with notes on slave status and coveted head trophies. It touches on cultural status, a novelist’s craft comparison, and a French talking postal card gadget, plus a long tunnel project and a social scene on cards.
Special Term of the Probate Court of Brown County Minnesota issues an order in the estate of a deceased resident for examination of accounts and petitions for allowance of claims. The order directs publication weekly for three consecutive weeks in The Review at New Ulm to notify interested parties of the hearing date January 29 at 10 AM and to give notice to all persons interested.
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