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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
6
A brief comic note describes morning misery from back trouble deterring activity and dampening mood, with a wry punchline about trouble making one miserable as the day begins. Local tone hints at everyday aches and human resilience.
Burlington civic federation eases pressure on saloons after state supreme court ruling ends partial decrees. Extend deadline to Oct 1 due to saloon tax, church proximity, and neighbor consent issues. Some bars reportedly opened Sunday despite legal decrees.
Albia man William Fay was held by United States Commissioner Hunter to the federal grand jury under $2,000 bonds on a counterfeiting charge after two counterfeit coins were taken from his pocket by visitor Jennie Stubbs. Fay planned a mov ing picture show depicting a counterfeiter’s life. He was bound over to await the grand jury and later moved to Davenport jail.
The $2,000,000 Northwestern bridge from Clinton to Little Rock Island is finished from the Illinois side to the river center. Trains yesterday used the new section for the first time, while the old bridge handled the west half. The draw and the remaining section are expected to be completed within a year.
Mason Guy reports his Palmer dairy barn at Greene burned down with seventeen horses inside. The loss is estimated at seven thousand dollars.
Mrs. Walford Lindgren wheeled her infant in a go-dart when a passerby, smoking, dropped a cigarette near the baby. The ember set the baby's blanket ablaze but the mother returned, seized the infant and removed it from danger before serious harm occurred.
Simple private services mark the death of Senator William B. Allison in Dubuque. A large crowd views the body at his home and the Linwood cemetery interment follows a Presbyterian service. Citywide tribute includes closed businesses and crepe dressed buildings. Delegations from Des Moines and other officials attend alongside family and friends.
In Crawfordsville a threshing machine engine at Wells Twinan farm exploded while awaiting a repairman. Harold Twinen, 25, and Sam Truax, 18, were hurled 100 feet onto a straw stack and perished from severe scalding as steam and boiling water engulfed them. The owner may face legal responsibility. Ward had been sent to fetch a machinist from Washington. the repairer arrived only after the accident.
A quarrel between Gus Schroeder and Adolph Herbrechtmelr over cattle on Herbrechtmelr's farm led to Schroeder threatening to shoot with a revolver. Friends intervened, Schroeder was arrested, and after a hearing pleaded guilty and was fined. Schroeder made no defense.
Keokuk William O Bleness assistant engineer on the Keokuk and Hamilton bridge walked into the engine room and drowned after workers left the gate open for cleaning. Dr Pleness forgot the open gate stepped out and disappeared with the current swift at the draw. body not yet found.
Winnipeg August 10 Fifty more non men were hired at the Canadian Pacific Winnipeg shops with housing and meals arranged for up to 1 000 workers. Officials say the strike will cause only temporary inconvenience while workers claim imminent success. A special police force guards the lines as clerks and officials don overalls to perform striker tasks. British machinists and boiler makers are expected to replace strikers. workers from agencies arrive seeking jobs. If shedmen strike pay rises are feared, current rates noted at 174 1 2 cents for day work and 20 cents for night work.
Superior Wis Aug 10 The Great Northern ore docks at Allouez are shut by a strike of unloading and loading crews. At noon Friday 126 day workers quit after wage rise refusals from 1.76 to 2.00. Night crew of 26 followed from 2.00 to 2.25 and struck. The entire shift laid off, halting all dock work and threatening a wider ore business slowdown. There are 170 trains with ore crews at AMNouer docks poised to lay off if operations do not resume.
A Correll Minnesota report states Joseph Kneece a 46 year old Black man shot and killed William Nelson 35 on Kneece farm two miles south of Correll over a watch chain Nelson had taken from Kneece’s trunk. Kneece claims Nelson attacked him with an ax and he shot in self defense.
Forest fires near Taft and Mort in the Idaho-Montana area are described as taking a very serious aspect. They have already destroyed timber from the Idaho side to west of Salteze and are spreading toward the Coeur d'Alene mountains spur, with fears they may reach the Clark Fork of the Columbia.
Dispatches report one more cholera case at Kazan, four in Samara, and one in Voronezh provinces. Additional cases appear among railway passengers at Kharkov and Yekaterinogray, with a soldier in Taganrog dying from the disease.
Cardinal Gibbons shows marked improvement in Rome as of August 10, with notable progress in health and vitality, according to medical or official updates.
New York police report Dr Ben Reitman known as King of Tramps has issued a plan for a national criminal convention to meet in the city next month. Inspector McCafferty vows to arrest every criminal who arrives and even those organizing the event. The prospectus says attendees from across the country will discuss relations to society police and each other under the banner Brotherhood.
In Salt Lake City on August 10 a riot at an Austrian camp near Garfield left Constable Ben Culley and Sam Nekis shot and a baby killed. A large police force was mustered to restore order and arrests followed amid ongoing Roman Greek Catholic violence.
A Russian report states 876 people were condemned to death between January 1 and July 1 according to the Red calendar. The monthly totals are 11 in January, 122 in February, 184 in March, 106 in April, 217 in May, and 181 in June. The crimes leading to these sentences are not specified.
The National Traders' Bank, among Portland's oldest, has entered liquidation. Directors cite unprofitability amid competition from larger banks and trusts. Established in 1832 with a $200,000 capital.
W Stone of East Poland Maine reports Bucklen’s Ariole Salve as ideal for sore feet burns cuts and all minor abrasions and recommends it for piles. Sold under guarantee at KR Miller’s drug store 25a.
An old-time advertisement page touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for asthma and coughs, Burdock Blood Bitters for impure blood and skin eruptions, Doan’s Regulats for gentle bowel relief, and Dean’s Ointment for itching. It mentions small loans from a local lender and lists drugstore availability.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a restorative for nursing mothers and weak women. It claims benefits for sustaining strength during childbirth, easing lactation, and relieving symptoms such as headaches back pain irregular menses and pelvic discomfort. The text asserts the product is a glycerin extract with no alcohol and invites readers to request a booklet for composition and professional endorsement.
A Winnipeg dispatch reports the steamer Premier, capt. Stevens, burned to the water’s edge at Warren's Landing on Thursday morning. Six passengers and two crew members died, with docks and nearby buildings destroyed. About 20 were aboard. escapees used scanty attire, some jumping overboard and being rescued by boats. No cargo was saved and dock losses were heavy.
Batesville Indiana resident A C Nusbaum recounts suffering for months with a summer cold and hay fever symptoms that resisted doctors prescriptions and other medicines. He states Foley's Honey & Tar quickly cured him and his wife later experienced the same success, per H E B Conn er & Co.
Miz Davison of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California praises Electric Bitters as a superior general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels stating a bottle provides more health for the digestive organs than any other remedy known Sold under guarantees at R A Millers drug store price 50c.
A vintage medical advertisement suggests DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills relieve backache side and small of the back pain by addressing kidney and bladder disorders. Endorsed by E. B. Conner and presented as bold medicine.
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