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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
2
Do not let anyone tell you that something else is just as good for weak back backache rheumatic pains bladder inflammation or any kidney and bladder disorder. A week's trip that will convince you. Sold by Eugene A Plefferle.
A Georgia farmer from Empire on Rural Route 2 extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve for two severe leg and hand sores, claiming he would mortgage the farm to obtain it. The notice also promotes Kodol digestive aid, sold by M Olsen Drug Store and Eugene A. Pletferie, promising digestion of all foods and guaranteed results.
Manila October 2 crowds fill the waterfront to greet the Atlantic fleet described as a brilliant spectacle with polished guns and gleaming hulls. The Connecticut leads the line past Corregidor as soldiers salute and governors exchange messages. The fleet plans to sail for Japan on October 9.
Rear Admiral Sperry decided to keep the fleet at quarantine near Manila, allowing only brief shore liberty under strict supervision as new cholera cases persist. Governor General Smith approved the measure, disappointing hopes for limited interchanges despite declining cholera fears.
The Wisconsin supreme court ruled the 1907 eight hour rail road telegraphers law unconstitutional, saying it conflicts with federal commerce power and that Congress already set hours for interstate railroad telegraphers. The decision limits states from regulating hours on interstate railroads while a federal statute exists.
An excursion passenger train from Bowling Green to Toledo was struck from the rear by a freight train near Bugar Ridge. Six people were killed and several injured as the rear car telescoped and two others jammed. Investigators later found the rear cars were not removed from the special train.
Indianapolis Sept 80 A special session of the Indiana legislature reports Governor Hany completely exonerated addressing charges from Representative Knisely that the governor tried to sway his county option vote by offering a job. The committee findings absolve the governor of any improper influence.
New York dispatch reports Secretary Root, sent by President Roosevelt, found campaign fund collection troubled by Treasurer George R. Sheldon. Root allegedly said Hitchcock not to blame, but funds were scarce and some speakers cut from the program. Also notes Taft and the president objected to some corporate contributions.
Hyderabad India Sept 30 reports warn pestilence may follow floods in Hyderabad and Deccan districts after weeks of heavy rain. Unburied bodies, mainly women and children, number at least a thousand with later estimates suggesting ten thousand fatalities. Elephants are aiding removal of the dead as districts report rising death tolls. The village of Ghouligoeda, with 1000 houses on the Musi riverbank, is engulfed in mud.
Denver October 2 The thirty fourth annual convention of the American Bankers Association ended with George M Reynolds elected president and Lewis B Pearson of New York as first vice president. Thirty eight new members were announced and a state vice president named. The convention opposed both bank deposit guarantees and postal savings banks. Reports from vice presidents said panic effects are rapidly passing across the country.
Chicago September 30 Josephus Daniels Democratic press committee chairman released a letter to Attorney General Bonaparte at the urging of the Democratic national committee. It asks how many of the 287 trusts have been acted against by federal authorities and how many more cases are anticipated.
In Thompsonville Connecticut on October 2 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. starts learning carpet making by entering the woolroom at Hartford Carpet Corporation. He will rotate through departments, spending about a year in the woolroom and then moving to other plant sections. In Cincinnati on the same date Senator Foraker calls for law to be invoked if any wrong is found, outlining charges and legal ethics regarding service for clients.
Theodore Roosevelt for president again eight years from now was declared by Nicholas Longworth at the Tri-State exposition. Longworth said Taft should be elected for a first term and Roosevelt should be returned for a second term, drawing cheers from thousands.
Manila reports Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans of the Louisiana and Lieutenant Charles Burt of the Georgia will be tried by a special court martial on the battleship Wisconsin beginning October 5. Evans faces charges of absence from station, profane language to a superior officer, and intoxication, while Burt is charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. The son of Admiral Robley D. Evans, Frank is linked to the filet voyage incident, though navy department details are not yet issued.
Legal advertisement fragment mentions Cherie Biar J H Carle A Dennison Farsere Savings Bank of Grimes Iowa and George L E 1.5 Deri Ki 5 Defen Districten.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Leec stating President Roosevelt has no current plan to campaign for the Republican presidential candidate. He noted many invitations, but Roosevelts position remains uncertain about future stump speeches depending on campaign needs.
In San Francisco an official inquiry blamed tugboat captains F Farrar and P Hamilton for the Star of Bengal wreck causing 113 deaths. Other witnesses named Captain Nicholas Wagner and Victor Johanson, with charges of cowardice and desertion. Wagner ordered to testify in Washington before a supervising inspector. Prosecution possible for manslaughter.
In Urbana on October 3 a hand to hand struggle between state university students and city authorities seeking arrests led Mayor Blaine to fire at a student who struck him. The shot did not injure the student but sparked the fiercest riot in years. Separately in New York on October 2, Mack of the Democratic committee attacked George R. Sheldon linking him to seventeen financial companies.
A Smyrna mob burned the Hamideeh company offices and piers, blaming the absent captain for a fatal ferry collision that drowned about 140 people. The destructive blaze followed demonstrations at the company site.
Manila report details a clash on Keithley road where fifty Moros attacked a scout outpost. One scout died and two were wounded before the scouts rallied to drive off the Moros, with further casualties on the Moro side.
Minneapolis Wheat prices for December through May traded around 1.00 to 1.04 dollars per bushel with on track bids. St Paul yards reported cattle prices from 4.00 to 6.75 for steers and veal 3.75 to 6.00, hogs 6.00 to 6.85, sheep and lambs organized by weight. Duluth and Chicago lines showed mixed wheat and flax values, and Chicago notes grain and provisions with various wheat, corn, pork, burger, eggs and poultry prices. Chicago stock yards listed cattle and hog ranges with assorted regional valuations.
Spencer Iowa October 2 two lives were lost and twenty or more persons were injured by an explosion in a powder storage house in the yards of the Southern Railway company. Most nearby buildings were damaged by the shock and the resulting fire. The report notes extensive damage and several injuries.
An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a universal cure for cold symptoms insisting it relieves throat irritation stops coughing and expels the cold through laxative action. It urges insistence on the product sold by Eugene A Pfefferle.
Readable ad promises free advice and a remedy for men suffering nervous debility, loss of vitality, and weak backs caused by excesses or youthful folly. It urges readers to write for more information to a Detroit address, naming a contact at Ace Ruvimgemahl tye willow and Robinpons ast 1) Building.
David Parker of Fayetteville NY, a veteran, recounts his injuries and medical struggle. He claims Electric Bitters helped his health after costly treatments failed, noting significant expense and mixed results from doctors and tonics.
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