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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
2
A Rural Route 2 Empire Georgia farmer W A Ployd says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg. He values it highly and would mortgage the farm to obtain it. Sold for 25 cents at Olsens drug stores.
A dosing claim says Kodol combines natural digestive juices to digest all foods and keep the stomach in good order, unlike the stomach which may fail. The product is guaranteed and sold by Eugene A. Pfesferie.
Belgrade reports an official belief that war is inevitable as Minister of War Pasics warns of critical conditions and hostilities near. A large protest march ends at Cheskugshtina while the national assembly meets in an extraordinary session amid heightened warlike sentiment and a pro war presidency election. Two Austrian flags are burned in the theater square.
From Valetta Malta on Oct 9 a British force sails under sealed orders toward the Aegean. Four battleships four cruisers and four torpedo boat destroyers commanded by Vice Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg head for Lemnos to calm Turkish unrest as Turkey signals welcome.
Paris dispatch says the Seventh and Thirteenth Austro Hungarian army corps with arms and ammunition move toward the Servian frontier accompanied by hospital trains. Hospitals trains are being prepared at Vienna and Budapest, according to the Vienna Times correspondent.
The imperial proclamation annulling the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria-Hungary has been posted in Barajevo but met with mixed reactions from the occupied provinces on Oct 7.
In London in October a Crete uprising proclaims union with Greece inspired by Southeastern Europe events, Bulgaria’s independence and Austria-Hungary’s annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Chicago on October 8 hosts W J Bryan and W H Taft at the fourth annual Chicago Association of Commerce banquet. The event marks a rare post Civil War-style encounter with speeches by both candidates. Bryan urges regulation of corporations while Taft calls for equal justice for rich and poor in courts. In a related dispatch from Constantinople on October 10 authorities push citizens to boycott Austrian Bulgarian and German goods.
A massive explosion at a jointly owned grain elevator in Richford Vermont killed twelve men and one woman with another woman fatally burned. Twenty one workers were in the building. the blast wrecked the roof and fire quickly spread. Total loss estimated at 400000 dollars as fears remain for missing workers.
Washington October 8 President Roosevelt announced he would not make speeches in support of William H Taft for the presidency saying there was no necessity for such action The statement came during a White House conference with Senator Hemenway of Indiana who noted Indiana would elect both national and state tickets and the president stressed he would refrain from stump speaking.
Official advices from Paris dated Oct 10 describe a critical stand between Servia and Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary warns against provocation and vows readiness for any outcome if war or aggression occurs. The Fifteenth Austro-Hungarian army corps fronts the Danube frontier while river gun boats gather at Semlin. Montenegro’s population mood also runs high in the foreign office reports.
National Chairman Hitchcock announced in Chicago that Taft will remain on the stump until the campaign ends. His ext tour, starting next week, may visit Kentucky Tennessee Ohio Indiana West Virginia Maryland New Jersey New York and Connecticut for one or two days each. He will not tour the West again.
Chicago Oct 10 The United States circuit court of appeals considerably modified and vacated several paragraphs of the federal injunction against Iron Molders Union No 125 Milwaukee during the Allis-Chalmers strike. The decision by Judges Groscup Baker and Seaman limits picketing to non threatening acts and allows peaceful picketing.
The Democratic national committee prepares to disclose campaign fund totals and individual contributors of 100 or more. Read from Chicago shows a total fund slightly over 220000 with more than 180000 raised from contributors and 42000 from the Denver convention fund. Fourteen donors gave 1000 each and eighteen gave 500 each. Major funding comes from dollar contributors and the Democratic press.
John W. Kerwin, foreman of the American Press Association stereotyping department, died at his Flushing home after a brief illness. The Chicago native, 46, left a wife and six children. He began with the APA 25 years ago and was regarded as a master of his trade.
In New York on Oct 8 Mathewson faded in the third as Chicago surged with four runs. Wittig faltered on the mound in the eighth and despite crowd pressure New York fell behind 4 to 2, giving Chicago the win.
Cholera situation in St. Petersburg is under control with 74 new hospital cases in the last 24 hours, down 50 from the prior period. There were 57 deaths and 124 patients discharged as cured.
Italian Navy statement from Eptzia dated October 10 says the Italian Mest has completed its maneuvers and will remain concentrated there under orders. The report notes continued readiness and adherence to patrol routines in the region.
In October at Red Gables near Philadelphia Captain J Clayton Erb trusted lieutenant of T W Durham local Republican leader, was killed by his sister in law Mrs Katherine Beisel during a domestic quarrel. Beisel claims she shot in fear for her life after Erb attacked his wife. she fired all bullets into his body.
In St Pierre Miquelon on October 7 a heavy gale sank the French fishing schooner Juanita on the Grand Banks. Twenty five men perished and the captain, the sole survivor who clung to planks for hours, has lost his reason. The vessel, three masted and 147 tons net, was owned in St Malo and had sailed from Liverpool in 1897.
Detroit clinched the American League pennant by defeating Chicago 7 to 0 in the final game. The title race featured Detroit Cleveland and Chicago in a close tally with Detroit finishing .588, Cleveland .584, Chicago .578. St Louis knocked Cleveland from contention, leaving Detroit and Chicago to duel for the crown.
Minneapolis and Duluth grain and livestock listings dated Oct 10 show wheat values for on track No 1 hard No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern with varied futures. St Paul stock yards quotes cover steers cows veal hogs and lambs with ranges. Chicago grain and provisions list wheat corn oats pork butter eggs poultry prices and misc values.
Chicago Union Stock Yards reports mixed cattle prices with figures for cattle, Texans, Western cattle, stockers and feeders, cows and heifers, calves and sheep. Notable quotes include heavy and good to choice categories with varied price ranges across classes.
Los Angeles balloonists led by Dick Ferris and his wife aim for a continental race starting in late October. A dozen amateur aeronauts expected to join, with entries including The United States Cup winner Lahm and The America, which placed second in St Louis. The course spans Arizona New Mexico Texas toward the Great Lakes or Salt Lake region and on northeast.
The Jennens Arc sails from the Tyne with sixty Norwegians to colonize Kerguelen Land in the Indian Ocean. It carries a large stock of animals for breeding and will call at Durban to load about thirty laborers. The voyage targets white and sea elephant hunting and a two year fishing lease from France.
The Brown County Sheriff will auction the southeast quarter of section 20 township 108 north range 35 west in New Ulm to satisfy a September 1 1908 judgment. Parcels include one acre reserved square in the SE corner totaling about 159 acres more or less per U.S. Government survey. Ambrose Tighe represents the plaintiff.
Kennedy laxative cough syrup advertised as curing colds by addressing constipation. Sold by Eugene A Pfefferle. Sale notice cites laxative action and throat irritation relief as the mechanism.
A Detroit advertisement offers free confidential advice to men with nervous debility weak memory and low vitality. It promotes Kodol Digestive Aid as a remedy for indigestion and long term relief, urging readers to write for a sealed envelope and noting local distributor Eugene A. Pfefferle.
A fragmentary wartime note mentions David Parker of Payette NY, the cost of illness and medicine, and claims Electric Bitters restored health after stem trouble. It references M. Olsens drug store and a claim of strong wellbeing after use.
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