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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
6
A Hibbing warrant targets Teofilo Petriella amid a colossal iron miners strike on the Mesaba range. Miners fear arrest of the Italian agitator would break the walkout as Pinkerton guards nearby heighten alarm. deputies, sheriff talks, and planned U S Steel mine reopens keep nerves taut.
St Paul reports Governor Johnson returning to his office after two days in northern Minnesota. He says he is not worried about the Iron range industrial situation and expects the Duluth ore handlers strike to settle in a day. He sees no need for immediate state troop deployment and would aid local authorities if needed. The rest of the dispatch mentions unrelated foreign and rail disaster items.
Disbursements and interest payments totaling about 75 million dollars are due around August 1. Amalgamated Copper declares 3.07776 million, Illinois Central 3.264 million, and United States Steel 6.05 million in month-end distributions.
In Coleraine Minnesota on July 27 miners are working and content while authorities keep 200 deputy sheriffs ready for rapid mobilization. No strikers have phones to organize and workers pledge to report any intimidation attempts, reassuring business leaders.
Miners’ strikes continue with depu ties manning long range rifles at Hibbing and nearby mines. Acting Western Federation of Miners president Mahoney visited several mines, urged no violence, and planned a ten day stay on the range while talks with officials continued.
A message sent to the governor at Hibbing from Bovey and Coleraine officials denounces a wire claiming unrest. It asserts all residents are safe at home, praising the local sheriff, and asks the governor to avoid being swayed by alleged foreign anarchist influence. The letter invites an in-person visit to verify peace.
Governor John A. Johnson said troops will not be called to the Mesaba range unless conditions worsen. After visits to Hibbing Virginia and Eveleth he urged calm and warned strikers no interference will be tolerated. Resolution hinges on Ore Handlers union talks with railway officials to decide if the strike ends soon.
United States Senator Foraker states it is impossible for him to support Secretary of War Taft for president under present conditions. The letter to C. B. Mc Coy of Coshocton outlines his views to be shared at the Republican state committee meeting in Columbus. The Harris interview and recent publications are cited as context for his stance.
A miner’s trunk loaded with dynamite exploded at Union Station in St. Louis on July 30. Two baggage handlers, Warner Sparks and Hugh Gavin, were seriously injured and hospitalized. Six others sustained minor wounds. the trunk was destroyed. Greek miner Ivan Demeterk had stored the dynamite sticks, and the explosive surge caused a loud blast and shock in the crowded station.
Explosion in a Christie Street Italian grocery store, believed set by Black Hand agents, sparked a blaze that consumed a crowded Italian tenement. At least twenty people died and fifteen were injured as residents feared fleeing to the streets amid a panicked outbreak.
Hibbing Minn July 26 Governor Johnson in Hibbing received a telegram from Teofilo Petriella leader of the range strike. He claimed two hundred people were put on the streets of Boyer by deputies and asked for protection if he went to aid workers. Sheriff Hoolihan replied that the charges were false and conditions at Bovay were peaceful. He said special deputies have not acted and would not until called upon.
Herman Billik was found guilty of murdering Adolph Vrzal and five children with poison. The jury sentenced him to death. Vrzal and the children died within months of one another after Billik, a fortune teller and family friend, gave medicines. Investigations showed prior illness. Mrs Vrzal suicided the day after his arrest. The state alleged insurance motive.
The Hague July 13 reports say the French proposal on regulating war requires a declaration of war before hostilities. The American British and Japanese delegates supported the principle, noting Congress retains the right to declare war, while General Horace Porter saw no obstacle to U S adhesion.
In Sebewaing Michigan on July 2 a second Pere Marquette wreck within 24 hours killed two trainmen. An engine pulling an extra freight ran through an open derailing device and derailed near Sebewaing, burying conductor Albert J. Kelly and engineer John O Leary of Saginaw under coal from the overturned tender.
American League games saw the Yankees beat the Saint Louis team 7 to 2 in ten innings while Chicago lost to Boston 0-8. American Association stories included St Paul 2 Columbus 0 and Minneapolis 3 Indianapolis 1. Kansas City 1 Toledo 12 and Omaha 4 Des Moines 9 while St Louis City 3 Lincoln 8 and Pueblo 10 Denver results incomplete.
Des Moines July 26 J H Colgan of Valley Junction was killed accidentally in a friendly wrestle with J T Barnhouse. Colgan fell under Barnhouse and later died at Methodist hospital from injuries. Barnhouse was involved in the incident and immediate medical care followed.
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