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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
2
William Pfaender Jr offers fire hail and tornado insurance plus accident and death coverage with top companies. Also handles real estate buying and selling, legal documents, loan negotiations, and steamship tickets.
An old advertisement proclaims a Dr H James herb cure for consumption once thought incurable. It claims his daughter was cured and that the recipe is available for two 2 cent stamps. The notice promotes cures for night sweats nausea and fresh cold, and touts Dr King’s New Discovery for asthma and lung ailments with prices and a trial bottle offer.
Washington DC January 1907 A notable Department of Agriculture filing proclaims Jello and Jello Ice Cream Powder strictly pure and compliant with the National Pure Food Law under serial number 158. The guarantee protects all grocers handling the products and cites official esteem for their purity and wholesomeness.
Dr Frederick A Cook returns from Greenland aboard the Hans Egede and lands in Copenhagen harbor. He wears a shabby brown suit loaned by a seaman and a repurposed cap, with long shaggy hair and a rough moustache. Crown Prince Christian of Denmark and Maurice Egan greet him along with Danish officials and public representatives.
Hans Egede welcomed Dr Cook as crowds cheered him ashore. He recounted reaching the North Pole, placing American flags and documents in two boxes, and delivering a decisive speech on his observations. He described hardships, depots, and encounters with walruses and musk oxen, then noted meetings with officials and a private audience with King Frederick.
In Omaha on September 4, Guy Buckles defeated Dick Fitzpatrick of Chicago after twelve rounds in a boxing match that opened with a short sermon and hymn sung by Rey.
Lewistown Sept 1 a bold highwayman stopped a Pennsylvania Express on the Allegheny slope and forced the crew to hand over thousands in coin and bullion at gunpoint. He shot the conductor in the hand, escaped with a bag of Lincoln pennies, and vanished as detectives and bloodhounds hunted for him.
Edward H Harriman spoke to weary reporters camped near his mountain home and declared he is all right. He asked the press to withdraw, noting his past honesty and offering to inform if anything serious occurs, a stance that reassured many reporters who had stayed through his illness scare.
Associate Justice William H. Moody of the United States Supreme Court was removed by police ambulance from the Bradford railroad station to his Haverhill home amid strict secrecy precautions. It is understood that his health remains grave and officials have yet to release full details.
Condition is serious. We appeared helpless during the transfer from train to ambulance. Though official word calls Justice Moody's ailment rheumatism and gout, local doctors who know him for years suspect a more serious illness. Moody came here from a York state sanatorium after several weeks there following a brief Hot Springs, Arkansas stay. No prior notice of his indisposition was received.
New York September 3 AD three ocean records fell on the Cunard liner Lusitania on her latest Queenstown voyage. She completed the crossing in 4 days 11 hours 42 minutes, cutting 3 hours 18 minutes from the prior best. The ship averaged 24.85 knots, exceeded Mauretania's 26.84 knot mark, and docked on the fourth day from Queenstown amid favorable weather.
A Michigan Central train struck an automobile near Bay City killing four people instantly. Owner A. Robinson and his wife died, Mrs. H. B. Tremaine of Bay City perished, and Tremaine’s daughter was fatally injured. Chauffeur Ollie Pike survived with minor injuries. The party was visiting Mrs. Tremaine, sister of Robinson, and the incident occurred as the auto stalled on the tracks while crossing.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw told reporters she has never visited Reno and has no plans to go there. She denied rumors of a divorce colony, saying she remains at home and needs money for living expenses while awaiting a settlement with the Thaw family over Lacrange.
Dispatches from Batavia report the eruption of Smeru in Java causing vast destruction and hundreds of fatalities in the Texouki District. Reports estimate about 600 natives perished in floods in the southeastern Fava, with extensive property and crop damage across the region.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, leader of the Zion City region cult, began a six month jail term for failing to pay a $1,000 judgment to a former follower. He was denied release on a writ of habeas corpus as he challenged the legality of the capias on which he was arrested.
William Clyde Fitch, renowned American playwright known worldwide as Clyde Fitch, died in a private hospital in Chalons sur Marne after an appendicitis operation. He had spent the summer touring Germany and was en route to Paris when he fell ill.
In Reading Pennsylvania on September 2 a railroad train struck an automobile at Douglassville. Three people died: William L. Grant and his Temple, Pennsylvania wife, and the wife of Dr. Samuel B. Siegel of Reading. Dr Siegel suffered fatal injuries as his legs were broken.
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