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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
4
A railroad magnate grew irritated when asked for passes. A frail looking applicant asked for a pass and was told to take a sign and go anywhere. The clerk praised the man as the first to tell the truth today, in a brief episode reported by the Houston Herald.
Mrs Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean Ave Jersey City says Deans Kidney Pills relieved her back pains swollen feet and urinary disorders. She reports improved kidney action and overall health after using the pills and states she is now a well woman. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Postor-Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A fragment from Ap pletai's recounts a Civil War era anecdote about President Lincoln. A tea saga and a blunt question about the Senate illustrate public passion cooling versus power, with a highwayman’s cautionary note from the Chicago Tribune.
A 1907 contest offers 325 cash prizes for letters about Postum use. Winners receive boxes of gold and greenbacks. three judges, not tied to the company, will select the best truthful experiences. Submissions close June 10, 1907, with letters addressed to the Postum Cereal Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
Chicago Subtreasury officials confirm a missing sum of about 174 6OW, with officials suspecting a ring of clerks aided by others in the treasury system. John E Wilkie leads the Secret Service effort while President Roosevelt orders nationwide checks to prevent future thefts.
Mrs Mike McDonald wife of the former Chicaze gambling king is in a county hospital after the slaying of Woebster Guerin. Doctors report she is mentally deranged but the question is whether she was insane before the tragedy. Her attorney says defense will hinge on her version of events possibly memory loss or self defense.
Reports from Carta gena Spain announce the deaths of Vice Admiral Sanchez Orcana and Rear Admiral Martinez Mles cas. A British grand jury probe into Jennings' Louisiana election frauds is noted alongside a Leeds speech by Sir John L Walton about Parliament. A Wilkesport department store burns for heavy losses. A Gulfport arson case ends in a woman's death. Argentine trade figures for 1906 show large import growth and export decline. Chester Gillette's appeal formalities are filed in Herkimer County.
The 1905 mortality statistics show tuberculosis leading with 56,717 deaths and pneumonia close behind at 9,008. The report covers the census of morality for the registration area including Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Total deaths reached 615, with a rate of 16.2 per thousand, and 30,005,618 people lived in the area in 1900.
The Panama Canal project faced another upheaval as Aptn Il Stevens resigns as president of the canal commission. Major W. Goerhais to assume leadership with other engineer corps officers joining. Senator J C S Blackburn named to the commission as Stevens reportedly heads to a private construction post.
Nicaraguan troops stormed the fortified Honduran city of San Marcos de Colon defeating a strong defense led by Solomon Ordonez, Honduran minister of war, with his army.
Professor William BR Shepherd of Columbia University has been chosen by the International Bureau of American Republics, directed by John Barrett, for a summer trip to leading South American capitals. He will cultivate ties with statesmen and scholars and promote U S educational resources. He will gather material for a lecture series on South America.
The Senate considered agricultural and post office appropriations near 210 million, the pension bill at 145 million, and debated ship subsidy and military bills. Lawmakers passed civil appropriation, ratified the Mexican boundary treaty, and confirmed Isthmian Canal commissioners. The House split on sundry civil and naval items and adjourned after a long session with private calendar focus.
Edward Harriman testified in New York to the Interstate Commerce Commission about Stuyvesant Fish’s ouster from Illinois Central. He claimed misused funds and securities loans and alleged control schemes by Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and others, arguing anti trust laws would have reshaped railroads with his influence.
The item lists several bills and actions: a bill to establish an immigration station in New Orleans. a bill creating a new land office in Valfor county Montana. a bill for a United States grant for the southern district of Alabama. a DC appropriation bill with BEATIAOS increases. a statue site chosen for Longfellow in Washington. Roosevelt informs Rep Freenerson of a revision to a pension order. a bill for posts and clerks pay at the urging of postal clerks union.
Charles J. Holman issued a statement on behalf of his wife Fivelyn Nesbit Thaw to deny that Mrs. Holman ever gave District Attorney Jerome a statement to embarrass Evelyn Thaw on the witness stand. He says Evelyn was always in her mother's care and never left with any man.
A Wisconsin bill proposes a three member examining board a physician a lawyer and a public official to determine who is mentally unfit and to perform sterilization The State board over asylums and prisons also recommends sterilization as a penalty for criminal assault.
West Point cadets prepare for a June 3 encampment at the Jamestown exposition where residents will hear the guest speaker. A Marine private was held on murder charges in Houston. Rail holdings dispute in a distant region. A student incident disrupted lectures at a Virginia college. A fire destroyed a plant in Massachusetts with insured loss. A security official warned of a new tax measure in Marietta. A mass meeting in Buffalo protested church-state issues.
A letter from Dundura Saskatchewan to Mr W F Rogers, Canadian Government Agent, cites wheat yields per acre and testing figures. The writer notes a 314 bushel per acre average in one sample and a high of 4215 bushels per acre in Minnesota comparisons, praising Indiana and Minnesota farmers while contrasting with Western Canada.
In the Hewitt family Prank shows sharp memory while Mabel struggles with recall. Great-Aunt Llew notes Frisk never forgets nothing yet is blamed for memory gaps. A wedding tale of dates rules and routines reveals contrasting memory strengths among the children.
A Lorion faction auction featured Chinese vases selling at high prices, including a pair of vases at 2950 with a Mandarin jack jar estimate near three thousand. A Louis Vo clock-case sold for 1800, and four Chip pendate clabs brought 14575 amid strong bidding on other items.
Fragmented text describes sea snakes in the south Pacific near New Zealand. It mentions their surface behavior and nocturnal shore presence, feeding on fish, with dubious claims about venom and public debt figures stated toward the end.
A writer recounts using Cuticura products to treat severe skin sores on a daughter after torture by poison oak. She claims dramatic relief, credits Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent with healing run sores on hands and feet, and notes long distance from a doctor in Tennessee in 1905.
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