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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
6
In Davenport a speech by Byers attacked lax enforcement of liquor laws and urged harsher penalties for saloonkeepers who serve intoxicated patrons. He criticized authorities for tolerating open gambling in saloons and called for removal of officials who allow such activities.
W Breen of Clinton driven to breakdown while seeking his 16 year old daughter who reportedly left home two weeks ago. In Council Bluffs, he wandered in a demented state and was picked up by Omaha officer Delehanty. A former Union Pacific and Northwestern signal engineer, Breen attributes his collapse to a long string of family deaths. He built a makeshift signaling system from bottles and strings and spoke incoherently about his work after arrest.
Private EhuIy Howard of the Second Cavalry was found guilty of murder in district court for shooting Mrs Pieray during a walk with her sister and Alexander Bintosh. The 20 year old defendant claimed a blank mind and will face a indeterminate sentence up to eight years, with the court noting his admission of memory about the gun negating the defense. Howard fled the scene then returned to the army post where he was arrested the next morning.
Depositors of the defunct Farmers and Drovers Bank of Corydon Iowa sue the officers for negligence in handling bank affairs seeking 200000. The defendant Ware remains jailed at Corydon as his wife and children stay with his parents in Seymour. Mrs Ware sought bonds unsuccessfully.
Hardware dealer Anita H. Bowee suffered a through and ugly leg wound when a rifle bullet misfired. Elmer Storer, who sought to buy, was examined. The shooter was ruled entirely accidental amid wartime and emigration notes.
Creston residents celebrate Sherry Fry, former Creston boy and noted American artist now in Paris, who has been offered a three year fellowship by the American Academy at Rome. The honor marks exceptional merit and follows Fry’s prior recognition, including exhibitions at the Paris Salon and the Mahaska statue in Oskaloosa.
In a Christmas day incident at Cricket coal camp southwest of Oskaloosa, 30 year old Tom Frazier shot and killed James Mitchell during a keg party after an argument. Frazier surrendered and is jailed in Oskaloosa awaiting further action.
Stella Long a clairvoyant 68 years old burned herself to death by saturating clothes with coal oil and igniting them in her room. She had stockings stuffed with rags and pricks hung over her bed. Carl Bowker a Dubuque youth about 18 was arrested in Davenport for breaking and entering a C M & St P railway car at Purkey River and is held in Clayton county jail awaiting grand jury action. An officer traced Bowker from Davenport to Dubuque identifying him by name Myon mentioned at arrest.
Roosevelt telegraphed Governor Sparks of Nevada that troops at Goldfield will stay for three weeks if a special legislative session is called within five days. If no call is issued, the forces will be withdrawn. The War Department urged immediate assembly of the Nevada legislature to legitimize the troop presence and avoid constitutional issues.
Rev Anson Phelps Stokes of Yale confirms William Davis Ely born 1815 and member of the class of 1536 as the oldest living Yale graduate. Ely, a retired Providence lawyer, holds the honor after formal statement by the Yale corporation secretary.
Fear grips Harrodsburg Kentucky as a strong guard surrounds the town jail where Charles Reed a Negro is confined after he shot and probably fatally wounded Chief of Police J C Smith while the officer tried to arrest him.
The home of Italian immigrant R. Frediani in Brownsville was shattered by a dynamite blast early Saturday. The entire front of the house collapsed but no one in the family was hurt. Police and investigators began examining the scene for suspects and motive.
Secretary Taft will have a busy two day stay in Boston with three semi public engagements Monday including a ministers meeting a Jewish bankers and merchants reception and a Merchants Association banquet address He will then spend Tuesday in Millbury visiting family friends and a former home of his mother before returning to Washington by Providence
The Illinois State Teachers association adjourned Saturday to meet in Springfield next year. Peoria was invited to host, a motion to fix Peoria as the meeting place was tabled. Officers elected include President J. James, first vice-president G. W. Conn, second vice-president N. B. VanCleve, third vice-president Gertrude Grigg, secretary Caroline Grote, railroad secretary B. E. Rossetter, treasurer Charles Hertel, and executive committee S. B. Hirsch and J. Wooters.
Baltimore December 30 Thomas Fitzgerald general manager of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad resigns his position effective January 1 at the railroad's headquarters in Baltimore. George L Potter third vice president and head of the operating department will assume the duties of general manager.
A New Orleans cable states the steamer Alpa bound for Porte Caley ran onto Grover's reef off the coast of Spanish Honduras and could not free herself. Relief was sent from Port Belize. The Alps carried William Adler and Moses Schwarts from New Orleans about ten days ago. Roy Tells Harrowing Tale describes a boy’s voyage toward San Francisco. He claims shanghai by a British ship and mistreatment by a U.S. consul in Brazil seeking relief. He spoke from a Pittsburgh police station where he sought lodging.
The article recalls how grandmothers prized currants in pies and confections though dried goods were scarce. It notes currants were mainly available at yearly fairs and highlights their role in plum porridge and royal banquets, while modern kitchens favor simplicity and home baking with currants forming 62000 tons used annually in breads cakes pastries and puddings.
A compact reflection on Balzac's death and the sublime transition of a genius from life to a higher form of eternity. Hugo muses that this moment is not extinction but a beginning, highlighting the immortality of intellect and the divine destiny of man.
The Pratts' dog detached from the milkman's leg after a playful scuffle. Mr. Pratt defended the dog as playful while the milkman warned about the bite. He then handed over a wad of green money, pocketed by the milkman, who remarked that he could take fun as well as anyone once the misunderstanding clear.
An old advert claims that stomach heart and kidney nerves fail when weak and recommends Dr Shoop Restorative as a simple remedy. It promises quick help by strengthening inner nerves, with preexam notices and Racine Wisconsin origin, and mentions Rh Conner & Co as sellers.
A card declares druggists are authorized to refund if Folays Honey and Lar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims cough relief, lung healing, and pneumonia prevention. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and warns against substitutes. Conintos ap optates. Refuse substitutes.
Jacob Springer of West Franklin Maina reports using Dr King s New Life Pills improves stomach liver and bowels. If disappointed you get a refund at BR H Miller s drug store 26. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as purifying blood with simple advice to exercise keep clean for long life.
Sioux Falls S D Dec 30 Dr C G Wachendorf a practicing physician in Sioux Falls since Sept shot and killed himself Saturday immediately after arrest on violating postal regulations and after being a fugitive from U S authorities of the Southern District of Iowa since last February. Freeno Cal Dec 30 Firemen battled the town of Coalinga along the Southern Pacific railway 50 miles from Fresno several buildings destroyed. Pittsburg Dec 30 worst epidemic of sickness since 1889 with thousands afflicted by pneumonia typhoid fever and related diseases.
An advertisement extols Favorite Prescription as a safe tonic for women facing marriage and motherhood. It claims to restore freshness and charm, cites ignorance and neglect as causes, and promotes Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as the consulted physician, emphasizing natural roots and no alcohol.
A vintage ad touts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure as harmless and safe for mothers to give to infants. It cites green leaves from a mountainous shrub, claimed to calm coughs and heal lung membranes without opiates or harsh agents, labeling the shrub as The Sacred Herb and urging demand for the remedy sold by BH Conner & Co.
Special announcement states Fol ey's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. W. B. Conner & Co. urges it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
Advice focuses on constipation prevention as a cause of appendicitis. It promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup and Orino Laxative Prat Syrup as mild remedies, claiming they stimulate the liver and bowels without nausea. Mothers are urged to keep children healthy with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, billed as a safe tonic.
An early health note urges prompt stomach relief for signs of trouble such as belching nausea sour stomach headache and irritability. It recommends taking Kodol for dyspepsia after meals to ease digestion, sold by E I Gonner & Co.
An advertisement seeks agents in every city for The Whirlwind Remedy Co. cures claimed for rheumatism kidney troubles and catarrh. One week’s treatment offered for five red stamps. Box 47 Union Oregon.
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