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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
3
Sermons from Rev. J. Stoica to Rev. Crane plus multiple pastors urge progress under divine guidance. The writers discuss education, character, and social service, warning against worldliness and praising capital for life’s work through faith and ethical action.
The Post Office orders reduce railroad compensation for mail transport by at least 1 million dollars yearly. Officials cite 125 private detectives findings that more space than needed is paid on hundreds of routes. Weighing the mail on routes begins in October to supply Congress with data.
The National Civic Federation commissions reports on municipal ownership of utilities with Prof. John R. Commons favoring public control and J W Sullivan opposing. Commons argues private ownership profits fund civic improvements and labor unions shape partnerships while Sullivan cites improved conditions under public ownership and critiques private enterprise in Britain. Separate Chicago reaction to John D Rockefeller remarks at a university court session notes some faculty dispute his view of student success and question the meaning of success beyond wealth.
Fragmentary entries record medieval to modern events including battles such as Ourique and Shrewsbury, explorations, political shifts in France Britain and Ireland, territorial changes like Detroit’s founding, Newfoundland and Kamchatka actions, and notable deaths and appointments, all glimpsed in a jumbled ledger of dates and names.
Reports describe acts of bravery as the steamer Frontenac burned and sank on Cayuga Lake near Union Springs. Passengers and crew aided others despite high winds. several heroic rescues are noted, while some men prioritized self preservation over helping women and children.
Yale Harvard Pennsylvania and Michigan saw a wave of athletic stars depart as graduation reshaped college sports. The public was surprised by upsets in horse racing and boxing, while tennis and motor racing offered notable results. The Great Trial Stakes winner Command o drew praise, and Italian motorist Nazzarro claimed the Grand Prix in France driving a Fiat at high speed, with records set in endurance events.
Attorney General Jackson asks the Supreme Court of New York County to appoint a referee to take testimony on alleged ties between Postal and Western Union with a aim to restrain a combination. Testimony expected from Gould Schill Jessup Harriman Mackay and other officials. The suit claims a January merger hike and profit sharing across offices. King Leopold Opens Belgian Canal to divert traffic from Antwerp. Campaign spending limits imposed by Governor Hughes set a 310000 cap for Governor races and 35000 for other state offices.
Death of Senator Edmund W. Pettus at 86 in Washington, D C shifts Alabama Senate succession to former Gov. Joseph F. Johnston as second alternate chosen in primaries. Pettus' passing marks end of a long political career spanning Civil War era to the present. Admirod Winston Pettus was oldest living U S senator and veteran of the Mexican War. He studied law after schooling in Tennessee and Alabama, served in the Confederate army, and was repeatedly elected to public office before entering the U S Senate. Pettus, long a party leader and Alabama Federation figure, dies after health declines. Meanwhile a Medical Association committee condemns many U S medical colleges for inadequate training and calls for reforms including a four-year college prep, extensive science coursework, clinical hospital work, and hospital internships.
The Board of Supervisors elected Dr Edward K R Taylor Mayer to fill the unexpired term of Schmitz amid a reform push in San Francisco. Mayer, a well known lawyer writer dean at Hastings Law School UC, holds a medical degree and is noted for civic reform work and nonpartisan administration.
The Department of Agriculture issued rules on benzoate of soda and sulphur fumes as preservatives for fruits and other foods. Regulations prohibit substances that lessen wholesomeness and require safe preservatives. Protests delayed enforcement, but now permits common salt and other additives with liquor and distilled spirits pending further review of saltpeter.
Commissioner Harvin states that a state rate is respectful but lacks sanctity compared to a railroad rate. He notes federal ratemaking would disregard unjust state traffic rates, amid friction between federal and state authorities over enforcement of rate bills.
U.S. District Judge Pritchard in Asheville voids the North Carolina penalty rate law for rail tickets as unconstitutional. State officials and rail executives face potential habeas corpus battles and appeals to the Supreme Court, with Governor Glenn directing further action. The decision raises state rights tensions and could affect interstate commerce and railroad operations.
Statistics from the Bureau of Labor show over the last twenty five years organized labor wins more strikes than it loses. In the last quarter century 45 percent were completely successful and 8 percent partially, while 7 percent failed. Organized labor succeeded in 49 percent of strikes, rivaling others with 1 percent and 3 percent failure respectively.
Dispatches from Memphis report a federal grand jury in the West Tennessee district handed up an indictment with 1524 counts against the Standard Old Company. Each count stands as a separate indictment, alleging multiple criminal actions centered on the company.
A dispatch reports Viscount Hayashi declaring Japan has taken complete control of Korea and assumes protector role, with Japanese army and navy to defend Korean rights. The pact resembles 1905 protectorate terms and outlines resident general oversight over Korean administration and staffing decisions.
Twenty fires in New York and nearby caused over 1000 in damage in 24 hours ending Monday morning. Twenty dead and fifteen injured from the Christie Street tenement blaze that also destroyed the Long Beach hotel and damaged Steeplechase Park at Coney Island. A bomb in an Italian grocery sparked the Christie Street fire and chaos as smoke and heat trapped residents. many perished on stairways and in rooms with blocked escapes. The Hamilton steamship burned in port with 1400 damage, and a kerosene tank explosion fed the inferno in the lower floors.
Fragmentary text discusses remedies for ast cavers and a London area of 443 27 acres. Mentions a pest control method, a program to incite fighting governments and cap in session religion, and illegality of hesning in England. References London Mendicant Society detentions and beggars, with vague economic contrasts to workers.
Heat does not dampen activity as heavy industries stay productive and retail demand remains strong. July shows good demand, easing inventory prep. farmers and merchants grow confident, while bank clearings rise and failures stay modest. Fall shipments and outsized exports reflect continued expansion across markets.
The report lists livestock and grain prices from Chicago, Indianapolis, Lewis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo. Cattle hogs and sheep show wide price ranges, with futures for corn and wheat noted in No. 2 grades and white oats.
The readable items mention health board forbidding games for children, rail fare impacts on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars, a Daniel Boone relic powder horn, Wyoming gender remarks, London school child counts and wages, Cleveland's Attorney General opposing federal overreach, Bowery Savings Bank deposits, and a French priest arriving in New York seeking Catholic Church independence in America.
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