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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
3
A miscellany notes humorous and reflective items about weather, poetry, telephones, and public figures. Observations on whisky, suffragists, tramps, and a proposed Danish minister. Growth in New York concerts, nickel steel rails, and Panama Canal labor. 1908 telephones and wire use cited.
Mrs Scott M Ladd wife of a supreme court judge faces information for disturbing the public peace. Reports say her mission on South Fifth and Monroe streets drew large crowds three nights weekly with loud chanting and disruptive convulsions. Clergy witnesses described disturbing scenes and unusual practices during Sunday services.
Monroe county saloons in Albia Melrose and Foster were ordered closed after Judge M A Roberts ruled the saloon petition insufficient by 144 names. The total national vote was 5367 and 63 percent was required. sponsors argue 256 voters moved or died, but petition filed 18 months ago cannot adjust to current numbers. Appeals to Iowa supreme court proceed while closures stay in effect.
The governor’s office reports Neil Matthews has died at Fort Madison Prison where he had been committed after being convicted for the 1905 murder of Roland Diggs and Bud Travis. Matthews stalked his wife to a West Ninth and Scott street home, killed Diggs and Travis and Diggs’ bed-bound wife. he fled for weeks before capture in the South. He died May 19, 1907 at age 42. cause of death not disclosed.
Nels Anderson a farmer of Pocahontas County died Sunday in a drastic act at his home. In the forenoon he set fire to his bed in the upper story then gouged his throat with a knife. Neighbors arriving to help could not restrain him before the fatal wound.
A Dubuque man, Nelgon avatatant, was chosen today by the Marshalltown school board as principal of Marshalltown High School, succeeding BV Brumbraugh.
Private W H Johnson of Troop C stabbed Private James A Keeley of Troop B to death after a love triangle with Miss Mabel Karl of Carlisle at Fort Des Moines. Johnson surrendered to post officials and was jailed. The incident occurred near the post office waiting room as Keeley challenged Johnson after a quarrel over Miss Karl.
Elworth Rains, in a drunken rage, confronted his former wife Mrs. Rains in her Oskaloosa yard and slashed her throat from ear to ear with a razor. Neighbors alerted police. Rains fought officers, was captured and injured. The woman, taken to Abbott hospital, fate uncertain as doctors rush to save her life.
Eldora Mrs Maggie Frazier placed a can of floor paint on a hot stove. The can bottom gave way and burning paint mixed with gasoline spread over her body. She died within two hours from horrific burns after crawling to a cot and staying an hour until help arrived while her husband was working in the field.
Gordon Wagner, aged 10, was struck by lightning and rendered unconscious in a Waterloo barn. He was rescued after hours of effort by doctors who believe he will recover. The barn burned, with an estimated loss of four hundred dollars.
A fragmentary notice from Lenox references a local endowment and community funding. It hints at gathered support and upcoming actions by city officials, with no specific dates or figures readable in the text. Further details are unclear from the OCR snippet provided.
A Washington congressman and his wife return from Baltimore to find her umbrella missing from the train. She scolds the man for seeming neglect, remarking that the nation’s affairs are entrusted to someone who cannot guard a woman's umbrella. The anecdote highlights domestic satire about public figures.
Gov. Hughes presses against major amendments to the New York insurance law, arguing the current reforms deliver broad benefits to policyholders. Equitable Life’s 1906 report shows $2 million in expense savings and higher asset income, with dividends up 9 percent over 1905. Legislators deem the law substantial and favor further testing over changes.
In a Chicago Socialist gathering, Upton Sinclair critiques charity as often futile. He argues rich charity oppresses the poor and is only a slight aid, likening it to a fishmonger’s misguided pity for trapped fish and a pun on treatment after catching a fish.
A sarcasm filled tram encounter features a hatchet faced woman accusing a tramp of liquor. He denies possessing alcohol, vows to share if he had any, then departs gracefully after the exchange.
A Salisbury, Md., woman says coffee ruined her health years ago leading her to switch to tea. She later developed dyspepsia and poor appetite, lost weight, and finally tried Postum. She reports improved health after abandoning coffee and using the famous food drink, though the account is fragmented.
In St Petersburg the second Duma was dissolved on Saturday night, with the prorogation to November 13. Despite anticipated demonstrations, authorities report no serious disturbances. Security was tightened by Gen Hazenkampf and a large garrison. Nine social democratic leaders were arrested, including Prince Tzertzeretell and M Dzhaparidge, overnight.
The second international peace conference met in The Hague, adjourned after about 20 minutes, and will resume Wednesday. M. Nelidoff opened with remarks on universal peace and disarmament being difficult goals yet possible to improve dispute resolution. He praised President Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie, pleasing American delegates.
Severe electrical storm lasting six hours caused major damage across Sherburn and nearby areas. Torrential rain created cloudbursts, washed out streams and roads, and damaged houses barns and windmills. A man and a boy were killed by lightning near Dunnell. names not known.
Bristow Iowa professor D H Correl head of Bristow schools faced assault and battery charges filed by girl students who testified he spanked them to maintain discipline. He was acquitted and the school board immediately raised his salary.
Eddie Guerin, who fled to the United States from Devils Island and later came to England, faced extradition to France. The national court ruled the extradition does not apply to this case, keeping Guerin not free from custody.
Walter, an engineer from Chatsworth Illinois, describes years of kidney disease with side and back pain, dark urine, and rheumatic distress. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief and eventual cure, noting weight loss followed by regained strength and a 200 pound frame. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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