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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
2
A $week trial promises relief from weak back backache rheumatic pains and bladder or kidney disorders. Sold by Eugene A Pfefferie urging the reader to try the product as the best option with no equal.
W A Floyd of Empire Gs declares Bucklen's Artha Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg. He says it is worth more than its weight in gold and would mortgage the farm to obtain it. Sold for 25 cents at Brat Olsens Drug Store.
An advertisement asserts Kodol combines natural digestive juices to digest all foods, functioning like the stomach but without its failures. It promotes the product as superior to stomach action, urging purchase and use. Bold by Eugene A. Plofferie.
Manila reports the Cagayan valley was hit by a October 12 typhoon with an estimated death toll near 500. In Aparri Lieutenant Robert Clark Lieutenant Tredway and Postmaster Foss, aided by a Fitzpiso volunteer, rescued about 100 natives as 300 residents of a submerged village were swept away. Clark and Tredway carried survivors from wrecked huts through breakers to save roughly 100 people. More than fifty bodies were recovered, Ilagan suffered further drownings, and tobacco crops face serious damage across the district impacting two plantations.
Manila reports the Cagayan valley storm on October 14 has killed over seven hundred. Tubecart capital records 500 drowned and widespread destruction. Abra province tally reached 269 with more missing. Cholera appears in three towns in Abra.
An outbreak of typhoid fever in Montreal has strained city hospitals to capacity. About 200 hospital cases and overwhelming private practice attended by overrun physicians. Authorities blame water supply and sewer conditions for the spread while deaths remain comparatively few.
Winnipeg man Harry Martin of Martin Bros. and Maple Creek district ranchers die from exposure while guiding sheep in a recent storm. Thousands of sheep perished, with Ivey Wilson losing 2,500 head and Thomas Kerr and Martin Bros. suffering heavy losses as animals were driven into a lake. A separate note reports a disastrous hurricane sweeping Nicaragua’s coast, destroying towns Rio Grande and Prinzapulka with significant damage and loss of life.
Bowelltown Me October 24 The village of Skioner five miles north of Lowelltown is surrounded by flames and millions of feet of lumber have been consumed. Forty thousand acres of timber lands have burned over.
A report from Lisbon mentions a ges explosion at the royal palace in Oporto injuring General ie and three others. The palace is reportedly being prepared for King Mee uava Nev. on November 6.
London suffragette leaders Mrs Pankhurst Mrs Drummond and Miss Pankhurst were ordered to post good behavior sureties for one year or face three months imprisonment for inciting to rush the House of Commons. Miss Pankhurst warned she would go to prison. The magistrate did not hear fifty witness testimonies. Epidemic Among Children. Chicago health department reports over sixty scarlet fever and diphtheria cases in the Jungle area near stock yards among foreign born children. Quarantine efforts hampered by families concealing the cages to avoid detection.
In San Francisco an inquiry into a city treasury shortage uncovers additional missing funds totaling 60,000 dollars. Bookkeeper James C. Tomally faces five hours of questioning as investigators link the theft to former City Treasurer Charles A. Bantel’s term. State actions seek recovery of 14,000 dollars and potential criminal prosecution looms. Ed Emich, previously jailed for forgery, is connected to earlier attempts to implicate him.
A six story tenement at 83 East Third Street in New York burned from the basement, trapping residents. Three people were killed and four injured as flames raced through stairways, with a hundred or more at risk before firefighters and police rescued occupants from windows and fire escapes.
Benson Bidwell and son Charles, both jailed for up to ten years, were found guilty in Chicago of schemes to steal hundreds of thousands via a so called cold motor. They sought funds to appeal, while the elder bidwell proclaimed his innocence and claimed past inventions including the trolley and electric fan.
Chicago reports that by December 1 many U S full roads will implement the new uniform bill of lading issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The plan, drafted by a joint committee of shippers and railroad reps, standardizes liability for loss or damage and freight rates. Western lines agreed at a Railway Exchange meeting to begin using the rules, aligning with Eastern carriers starting November 1.
A tornado in Tucumcari New Mexico killed J S Owens daughter and two others and injured eighteen including his wife and a twelve year old son. Many residences windmills and houses were destroyed with Hartford and Quay valley also hit. An area sixty miles wide was laid bare by the storm.
Reports from Changchow and Lamcheng detail widespread ruin after a typhoon. In Changchow 3000 houses and the prefect's yamen were destroyed with 1100 dead, while Lamcheng saw 600 houses lost and 1200 fatalities. Three villages north of Changchow were wiped out with 400 killed. Admirals Sperry and Emery of the Neet sent condolences to Commissioner Mark.
Theodore A Johnson assistant sociology professor at Yale told the Woodlawn Woman's club that Chicago society women suffer ill health from late suppers wine and wineless drinks, heavy social life, and lack of sleep. He urged shifting focus from mere smartness to genuine cultivation and warned the smart set is a detriment to society.
H. J. Martin, 45, saloon proprietor in Gower, was shot dead at the depot by Wood Arnold, 25, after Arnold, who had been drinking at Martin's saloon, wore the hat. Martin confronted him and Arnold shot through the heart, then fled on a train.
Unclear OCR fragment describes efforts to extinguish smouldering forest fires in Michigan with references to Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula. Mentions heavy rainfall and attempts to control rekindling threats to timber and property. Details are fragmented and partially unreadable.
Judge R Zachary Taylor fled through woods for thirty hours after a night riders assault at Reel Foot Lake. His partner Captain Quentin Rankin was killed, and Taylor escaped by diving into a shallow inlet and swimming to safety as attackers fired. He sustained scratches and fatigue but survived the perilous trek.
In Tokyo on October 22 a spontaneous demonstration welcomed the American battleship Heet. About 50,000 people joined luncheons dinners and garden parties marking five days of festivities since the ships anchored at Yokohama. A torchlight parade capped the day with lanterns and ornate Oriental lantern designs along principal streets.
After a directors meeting in Cleveland the railway company stated that once it regains control of its lines the fare will be seven tickets for 25 cents with universal transfers and double transfers on cross town lines. The new rule will apply to suburbs as well.
Minneapolis Wheat quotes show December at 1.014 and May at 1.05 with various track prices for hard and northern grades. St Paul cattle prices range from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, calves around 3.75 to 6.00. Hogs fetch 4.75 to 5.55 and sheep mark at 3.75 to 5.00 across wethers yearlings and lambs.
Prices for wheat and flax in Duluth reflect on track and arrival quotes with multiple grades and futures. Chicago cattle hog and sheep quotes show ranges for beef, Texans, Westerners, stockers, cows, calves, hogs, pigs, and lambs with varied price bands.
Moros attacked laborers and their superintendent at a sugar plantation on Mindanao Island. The laborers, initially overwhelmed, rallied and repelled the assault, as Moros set buildings on fire while retreating.
Chicago, Oct. 24. Wheat December Mc May 1.03 and 108 percent. July 97 cents. Cats October 14e. Nec ASige March 3 percent. Inly 2 2 cents. Oats October 47K. May 42ge4stic. July 44 percent. Pork October 12.80. December 15.82. January 15.52. May unknown. Butter Creamery 2045 260. Wages dairy prices. Poultry Turkeys 12? cents. Cheese 8 3/4 percent.
Los Angeles balloon enthusiasts Dick Ferris and his wife plan a cross continent race starting in October. They expect at least a dozen amateur flyers, including the America, which placed second in St. Louis, to launch from Los Angeles and travel through Arizona New Mexico Texas toward the Great Lakes or Great Basin, with possible routes into Salt Lake City and beyond.
The Jeanne d Arc sails from Tyne with Norwegian crew in a voyage toward Kerguelen Land to breed animals for a remote settlement. Durban will supply about thirty laborers as the mission targets whale and sea elephant hunting under a two year French lease.
Sheriff of Brown County announces sale of the SE quarter of section 20 in township 108, with one acre reserved, comprising about 159 acres, to satisfy the judgment in the Security Trust Company versus Bidam et al case. Sale set for October 30 at 10 a.m. at the main court entrance in New Ulm. AMBROSE TIGHE represents the plaintiff.
Public notice of sale by referee references Kennedy's Laxative Syrup marketed to treat throat irritation and cough by laxative action. Mentions sale by Eugene Pfefferle and claims cure for cold via bowel cleansing. Details are fragmented and nonstandard in phrasing.
An advertisement promises a home cure for nervous debility and diminished male power, claiming a free prescription from A. E. Robinson in Detroit mailed in a plain sealed envelope. The notice also promotes Kodol for indigestion, urging usage for mild to severe digestive issues and listing Eugene A. Plefferie as a local seller.
Fragmentary note reports David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran lost and found at five the text mentions bitters and agencie arng but readable facts are scarce due to damaged OCR
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