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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
8
Noted Fa Terrace Caine writes of intense agony and trials with many remedies before finding relief with St Jacob's Oil. He claims immediate pain relief and notes cases of toothache faceache and sore throat improved by his recommendation. He urges continued use in his power. Destiny of Inman judged by outcomes.
An advertisement describes a colorful calendar titled the handsomest calendar of the season with six bean head reproductions on six sheets 10 by 12 inches by Moran presented by the General Passenger Department Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It lists a price of twenty five cents and directs readers to I A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago for a copy.
Fragmentary notices from Canada describe rising population in Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta driving need for larger school buildings some erected costly but half occupied reflect confidence in immigration growth and future expansion plus government land promos and agent activity. mixed with unrelated ads and testimonials.
Berlin reports warn of an ultimatum to President Castro if he resists. Germany fears U S mediation and aims to avoid armed conflict while seeking seizure of Venezuelan ports and a possible government change. The situation worsens as Berlin contemplates a formal vote to authorities.
Ludington Mich Dec 81 The Pere Marquette car ferry Muskegon which ran aground after striking a bar has been released and towed to port. Captain James Reid of Sarnia Ont directed the wrecking with good weather aiding the operation. The ship was pumped dry and floated through a 16 ft dredged passage. Loss to underwriters estimated at 60 000 and the Muskegon will go to Milwaukee for drydock overhaul.
Rev. M. H. A. Vandervalk resigns from Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Muskegon Michigan after being charged with conduct unbecoming a minister and for family reasons. Friends say he waives rights to church session trial. Charges stem from statements by his wife Mrs Vandervalk who has left home and placed her case with a local law firm.
County Clerk Church reports 1,498 marriage licenses issued in the year and 1,140 marriages performed at his office or home. About $5,000 was paid to ministers. One third of marriages were officiated by justices of the peace, with couples from across the county and many cities represented.
The schooner Maud, Captain Janes, from Little Bay for St John's, with 2,000 quintals of fish, ran ashore at Broad Cove and will be a total loss. The crew escaped only with great difficulty after hours in the rigging as a severe blizzard raged all day, raising fears of further marine disasters.
Shawnee Ok December 31 Charles McKnight a faro dealer shot and killed Willard Sims a saloon keeper and a boy named Hepstedter in a gambling room. McKnight and Sims had quarreled Sims threatened to kill McKnight McKnight drew a revolver and killed Sims.
Oliver Durant and his wife celebrated their golden wedding in Boston on December 31. They hosted a large hall supper and dance with an open invitation for attendees who paid to join the event.
John Corbett, brother of ex-champion James Corbett, was found dead in his Seattle bed. Police reported no signs of foul play and investigators are examining the scene for clues.
At McAlester coal shaft No. 1 of the McAlester Coal Company eight men were killed when the cage jumped from its guides about 100 feet from the shaft bottom. The victims include H Ketchok Michael Pertke Alexander Romanchok and five unidentified men all Russians. Two others escaped serious harm.
In Toledo on December 31 Austin B. Fletcher files a petition through Harvey Scribner A H Coldham and W A Owens & Co against Wellington R Burt as receiver for the Toledo Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway Company. The suit asks 5 million dollars and alleges Burt fraudulently concealed payments for improvements to depress property value to enable acquisition at a low price.
Earthquake like tremor rattled Denver at midnight over a suspected dynamite blast on the prairie east of town. Professor Herbert A. Howe of the university called it a seismic convulsion, the first known on the plains near the mountains, with chinaware displaced in the eastern city.
In Helena on December 3, governors from five Northwestern states met at the summons of Governor S R Van Sant of Minnesota. They sought ways to block the Northern Securities Company from gaining control of the Burlington, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern railroads, a move seen as a major challenge to U S railroad power.
Chicago, Dec. 31. The Illinois state board of arbitration recognized the right of laborers to form unions and denied employers the power to break up these groups. The ruling, approved by labor leaders in Chicago, marks a major victory for the labor movement. It pertains to Plow Workers' union No. 9460 against Sattley Manufacturing Co. of Springfield, Ill.
Fire destroyed the old Park theater on State street while over 2000 people at Hopkins play house escaped calmly. Sam Morris and the Keaton vaudeville team were credited with averting a potential stampede. The Hopkins building did not burn, but the damage to Park theater totals about 25000 dollars.
Brockton Massachusetts year end report shows shoe shipments the largest in city history with 629,413 cases shipped, up from the previous peak by 100,136. Each case averages twenty two pairs, yielding about 13,800,000 pairs shipped this year.
General William R. Shafter was tricked by a crafty stranger from the Orient into endorsing two checks totaling 496 dollars. The Hong Kong and Shanghai bank branch in San Francisco seeks reimbursement, but Shafter refuses to pay.
New York Dec 31 John J Kelly former New Jersey assembly member from Bordentown was found dead in bed in Jersey City Death caused by asphyxiation from gas Kelly was in good spirits last night and friends do not believe he killed himself
In Bellaire Ohio on December 31, about 400 miners at Wheeling Creek mines struck rather than work Sunday. They objected to working on Sunday except for one of their most important rules. The entire plant remains idle as a result of the strike.
A fragmentary market note from Chicago reports wheat at around 81 percent and 66 percent figures, oats at 45, pork near 16 dollars, lard about 10 dollars. The garbled text also shows 6641 66% and 4536 45 indicating misread values.
A water spout burst over Saife Morocco inundating the town for twelve hours. About two hundred people reportedly drowned with no Europeans among the dead. Saife, a fortified seaport with 12 000 residents including 3000 Jews, suffered enormous damage.
Guthrie Oklahoma December 31 O W Coffelt suspected of killing Santa Fe detective S C Montgomery at Winfield Kansas last summer is under arrest at Del Rio Texas He was once employed on a ranch near Winfield and forfeited a 5000 bond in Pawnee County where he awaits trial for felonious assault A large reward had been posted by Santa Fe Railroad and the county The Pawnee sheriff left for Texas today with a requisition for Coffelt.
London reports the War Office listing British casualties from Zeefontein on December 24. Colonel Firman's camp, with three Yeomanry companies and two guns, was rushed by General De Wet's Boer force. Six officers and fifty men were killed, eight officers and four men wounded. four officers are missing and likely captured along with the guns.
Mrs. Clarinda Chatfield, 76, longtime Flint resident, hanged herself in her son Daniel Chatfield's Flushing home after despondency over property loss. She purchased a casket in advance and stored it in Mundy township, details indicating self-inflicted death.
Harvey Bruce, one of four youths charged in the Christmas Eve murder of Peter A. Hallenbeck, admits guilt and describes the crime. He says he joined cousins Burton Van Wormer Willis and Frederick Van Wormer who fired the first shots at the old farmer. The confession ends the coroner’s inquest for now.
Seven African Americans perished crossing the Mississippi near Donaldsonville amid a strong gale. The victims were Steve Sanders, Green Rice, Nathan Mason, Henry Jackson, Isaac, Turner, Louis, Baker, and Joseph Murray, all drowned in the attempt.
Indianapolis December 31 The Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad will raise wages for conductors brakemen baggagemen and freight staff effective January 1 to cover uniforms and insurance. It is understood the move will be matched on all Pennsylvania divisions.
An eccentric ad claims Allen's Foot-Ease powder eases corns bunions and foot pain priced at 25c and available in druggists and shoe stores. A Sydney inventor patents a pay per time telephone meter that records usage from liftoff to hang up. A teacher prompts a story about rain ending with a dusty quip. A Pesth son mourns his parents aged 115 and 110. St. Louis runs three electric nut-crackers for shelling and winnowing with women sorting meat by hand.
In Wright City Missouri Mr Joseph G Symes suffered severe inflammatory rheumatism causing sleepless nights and days of pain. After trying various treatments he used six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills and rapidly recovered finding all pain gone and regained full work ability. Medical men call his recovery remarkable and miraculous.
A brief aphorism notes that liberty requires perpetual watchfulness and must be paid in advance, framing civic duty as ongoing and forward funding for freedom.
A collage of advertising blurbs warns about dandruff and hair care with Newbro’s Herpicide claims and germ theory, praises morning cures, teething syrup, and cold remedies, tainted by scattered product pitches and lifestyle quips. It also notes St Louis as an apple shipping center and includes a mix of promotional lines and odd trivia.
Report from Trenton indicates Governor Voorhees will name a temporary successor to General William J. Sewell in the United States Senate this week. Edward G. Stokes, Clerk in Chancery, is hinted as the ad interim appointee.
General Kitchener reports prisoners recently taken by General De Wet have been released and arrived at Bethlehem. The message from Johannesburg to the war office confirms the action and places the prisoners in Bethlehem for processing.
Philip Koch, the county's wealthiest farmer, suddenly went insane in Hogansville Indiana on December 31 and entered the poor infirmary aiming to kill the inmates. He wounded several people during the attempted murder.
Combine of Gas Stove Makers in Trenton New Jersey announces incorporation of American Stove Company a consolidation of eleven leading gas stove manufacturers with a capital of five million dollars on December 31.
The Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company of Trenton New Jersey filed articles of incorporation on December 31. Capital is set at 7,500,000 dollars. The firm is organized to manufacture all kinds of tools.
The Rev. Enoch Weyand aged 77 years longtime organizer of the Methodist effort in southwest Missouri died in Nevada Missouri on December 31. He helped establish local church work and guided regional religious activities for decades.
The Western Canada Press Association plans an early 1902 transcontinental journey. They will depart Denver for Los Angeles on January 9 via the Santa Fe. The route through New Mexico and Arizona offers many opportunities for travel sketches from both a traveler and novelist perspective. Noted Canadian writers will join a side trip from Williams to view the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
A concise proverb notes that integrity guards loyalty and trust. It emphasizes that steady honesty builds durable friendships and dependable support over time.
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