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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
2
Nebraska notes report Clyde Smith of Blue Hill fracturing a leg in a hay load accident. Obituaries mark deaths of Mary Johnson of Friena aged 83 and Mrs. Pathena Banning of Nehawka aged 63. Local growth includes a Grafton commercial club, Fairbury glove factory plans, and a Beatrice wedding of Roy E. Phelps and Lillie May Marvin. Multiple local incidents describe fires, amputations, resignations, and public works projects across the state.
A Utica woman reports six months after childbirth she suffered severe head pains, dizziness, swelling, and weakness. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills, her appetite returned, weight rose from 95 to over 130 pounds, and she regained health. The ad touts pills as a blood builder and tonic.
The Interstate Commerce Commission revisits the Peavey Elevator matter in Washington ruling the Union Pacific Railway company violated law by rebates tied to grain elevation. Commissioner Harlan writes the majority opinion with dissent from Commissioners Clements and Lane. The case, titled In the matter of allowances to elevators by the Union Pacific Railway company, stems from a 1904 investigation reopened in 1908 after hearings on grain traffic in the northwest.
Miss Kath erine Merrill niece of Congressman J W Babcock of Wisconsin and Judge Thomas Munger of Lincoln Neb married Robert A Howland of New London Conn on a Cedar Falls Iowa visit plan for a June society wedding collapsed. The couple wed during a California journey with her mother Mrs Albert Merrill present. The engagement had been kept secret until their return.
The supplied text cites sixteen and a half million dollars worth of merchandise from Porto Rico, cautions against digestive and blood disorders with Gar Held Tea, notes eggs averaging eight per pound, and describes crickets traded in Africa for music. It also discusses perceptions of crickets chirps, a hypothetical world wealth division, thoughts on injuries, and ocean depths across basins.
A dynamite blast under the parsonage of Rev. Matthew Yankola at St. Joseph's Slavonic church in Hazelton Missouri damaged the porch windows and door. Church factional strife and threats from a Black Hand letter preceded the incident. the majority of male members are mine workers familiar with explosives.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces and the Eustachian tube. It promotes All's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases, claims constitutional remedies, and notes railway daily earnings in the United States.
In U.S. district court at Topeka Kansas stockholders seek a bankruptcy declaration and appointment of a receiver for Uncle Sam Wil Company. Another receivership action by H L Tirreil of Charleston Illinois is pending. Secretary treasurer H H Tucker Jr in indictments for mail fraud posted a $15 000 bond and was released pending trial.
A Columbus grand jury returned secret indictments against seven ice trust figures for restraint of trade. Named defendants include M. Kinniard W. W. Polley D. O. Davis Starling Waddell F. G. Stockdale D. H. Norville and W. J. Phillips. Senator Fisher says testimony supports suits by the attorney general as the commission prepares to report.
Reports say Shilpancino Mexico is destroyed by a seismic event with eleven dead and twenty seven injured. Chilapa northeast of the city is also said destroyed, Tixtla possibly in the quake’s direct line as tremors continue at half hour intervals.
Telegraph report states a stage between Malta and Zortman was robbed just north of Zortman as it entered the Little Rockies. About $28,000 in wages for Zortman mines is believed taken. A five to six hour rider head start and a lone mountain pass location aided escape. Suspected to be Kid Curry gang or Wurry gang associates, recalling a 1920s era Great Northern train hold up that netted $48,000.
Daniel O Reilly says the defense will be nearly identical to the first trial arguing Thaw was legally insane at the time of the shooting. He notes alienists in the earlier proceeding testified to medical insanity while the DA contended otherwise. A cane gift reportedly sent to the prisoner by F R Moore of Yuma bears a Pearl handle and an inscription reading We all vote for acquittal signed Wells Fargo Boys.
The Great Northern west bound oriental limited derailed at Bartlett North Carolina while moving at forty miles an hour from St Paul to the Pacific coast. Five people were killed and more than twenty injured some seriously. A gas tank exploded after the wreck and seven passenger coaches were destroyed with the sleeper and observation cars spared. Authorities suspect deliberate tampering with the rails though the railroad reports the track as in first class condition and offer no alternative explanation.
An explosion on the dredges George W. Allen working on the Florida East Coast railroad near Key West Florida caused two Spaniards to die and eight others to be injured. Four suffered severe burns to hands and face as a boiler tube burst and escaping steam blew open the furnace door and coal and steam struck the men.
Charley Lousha a Hungarian from East St Louis cut his throat with a razor after despair over his wife leaving him. He smoked cigars for two hours before collapsing and dying from loss of blood. He worked in a rolling mill and coworkers said his wife’s departure drove him to desperation. He was an incessant smoker and had previously harmed himself only slightly.
An article extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a potent tonic and nervine for women encountering marriage and motherhood changes. It claims millions found health and happiness, notes the product contains no alcohol, and invites inquiries to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo.
A mixed set of remarks notes a bachelor’s anxiety holding a baby and a wife’s approving gaze. Instructions for cooking soup with onion, clove, carrot, bay leaf, and barley are included. Immigration policy cited by North of San Francisco bars Hindu citizenship. A Montana juror allegedly went insane during trial amid looming expert testimony.
An advertisement promotes land for sale in Nebraska with prices from $0 to $10 per acre and claims of rich stock ranches and abundant crops. Agents Buchanan and Patterson advertise land and immigration services from North Platte. Several era notes follow about eggs, city populations, a mahogany sidewalk, and immigration incentives in Chile.
An account describes appendicitis linked to starch digestion and lax stools. A New Hampshire girl recovered without surgery after eating Grape-Nuts, noting weight gain and symptom relief, with advice to soak the cereal before consumption.
Fragmented text describes a fast mail train accident near Omaha with multiple fatalities, names of victims, and ensuing unrest. Mentions of a harbor clash, union strike, and a separate fatal incident in Heakieth County. Also references legal opinions and international names, but details are unreliable due to damaged source text.
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