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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
Ralph Cruzen, 35, a Mahaska county farmer, wandered from a Des Moines sanitarium and returned home. Believing foes inside, he fled to a river bridge and leapt into the Skunk River after a dog followed him. Searchers continue to find no body.
Council Bluffs May 29 Serious friction arises between Superintendent J H Beveridge and the city schools board over teacher appointments Frank J Capell alleges the superintendent substitutes Bluffs teachers with outsiders chiefly from Missouri Valley and plans to raise the issue at the upcoming board meeting He notes only one of twenty appointed this year came from Council Bluffs and a large share hailed from Missouri Valley
Des Moines May 29 Testimony in a 350000 damage suit in Judge Howes court suggests the beef trust profited from alleged railroad discrimination against Agar Packing company. W G Agar's testimony brings the Swint company into the case as plaintiffs seek to prove Des Moines favored the beef trust.
John Wegener of Ringsted loses thirty hogs in a single day amid unexplained deaths. Officials test carcasses to identify the illness, which does not resemble cholera and follows cattle in feeding. Mason City Ia June 1 report.
In Hampton Iowa, June 1, two men attempted a train holdup in Great Western yards. Joseph Rood of Newhall was killed after delaying to exit the freight car while his brother 8 S. B. Rood escaped unharmed in the incident.
Sioux City June 1 A week long trial ends with a verdict for the bondsmen in the Bert v McCutcheon case The defendant was head banker of the Modern Woodmen of America and deposited funds of the order in the failed McCutcheon bank The suit named thirty eight prominent Ida county citizens who stood on his bond and McCutcheon died during the controversy
Oscar Pickford, Civil War veteran and Hastings resident, collapsed and died in the Methodist church as he and other Grand Army of the Republic members gathered for memorial services. The incident occurred shortly after entering the church.
Andrew Crocker aged eighty one died from exposure after wandering all night in a heavy rain. He was found by a searching party in a pool six miles from Muscatine after he had lost his way.
Captain Kimbel a veteran riverman aged seventy five residing in North Dubuque became the father of his twenty third child His present wife his fourth is nineteen years old.
At the Waterloo municipal election the city bond proposal of 525000 to purchase a water plant carried by 1500 votes. More than 1500 women cast ballots in the contest.
Captain Dick Talbot former general manager of the Sioux City Homer and Southern Railway company and a veteran riverman died at Crystal Lake.
Omaha dispatch reports two suspects in the Union Pacific Overland Limited robbery identified by Engineer Mickelsohn and Fireman Prawl. Attic discovery at Brown Park school yielded eight registered mail sacks and valuables. warrants issued for Woods, Gordon, and Torgensen with bonds set at 25000 each.
Three men were arrested in Allance Nebraska suspected of robbing the Cairo State bank of 6300 dollars two weeks earlier. They identified themselves as Doc Hesa BE H Per king and Bert Axtell but denied involvement. They were taken to Grand Island for a hearing.
Beaver City Nebraska May 2 The funeral of Mr and Mrs A B Kennedy who were both badly burned and died Tuesday was held today in McCook where they had formerly resided.
Warden Smith traps convict Muller who admits receiving morphine from ex convict George Scharton. Nine teen ounces seized. Muller kept secret for days before affidavit. Muller supplied inmates via railroad meetings, with hospital steward Frank Dinsmore buying five ounces and reselling at higher prices.
Minden Neb May 31 Bert M Taylor trial nears conclusion as depositions by Dr J Jones and Dr J A Martin read. Physicians found no injuries supporting criminal assault and testimony hints at liquor influence the night before. Prosecution links motive to revenge against Douglas Taylor for blocking marriage to Eliza. Courtroom crowded with spectators from all directions.
Chief Clerk Benjamin for J. M. Comons at the Omaha agency has been discharged. He alleges a gunpoint robbery by land seekers who forced entry to obtain the Indians applying for patents list and seeks an investigation into his dismissal.
Denver police released Mrs Mayton of Silver Creek Nebraska after a federal officer arrested her on mail fraud charges. Her husband testified he received false statements intended to extract money after a quarrel with another woman. Inspector warned her about misusing the mails.
Lincoln May 28 The state board of health recommended W H Wilson present health inspector F B Richter and S C Grimes all of Lincoln for state health inspector The governor may choose from those named or request further endorsements.
Chicago May 21 W H Clark a Lincoln Nebraska railroad brakeman is under arrest as a leader in a band smuggling Chinese into the United States from Mexico
Reports from lexington nebraska on may 30 say a cyclone near twelve miles southwest of town caused considerable country damage with no loss of life reported.
Springfield May 31. The bill abolishing capital punishment was defeated in the senate.
Count Zeppelin piloted the airship from Friedrichshafen to Bitterfield covering 456 miles in nearly twenty-two hours. He continued toward Berlin in the Zeppelin II, making a longer flight while avoiding a landing to replenish water. Crowds in Treuchtlingen Neuremburg and Leipzig watched as the craft maneuvered over Bavarian towns and headed north.
New York readers learn that the United Copper books were not produced despite Judge Lacombe’s order. Directors say F Augustus Heinze refused to surrender them while under indictment. The judge ordered vaults opened if location could be found by Tuesday. A special board meeting was set to choose a new president as Gifford reportedly fled to Europe.
Washington reports steady progress on the tariff bill as leaders expect adjournment in early July. The week promises many speeches and slow schedule progress with less likelihood of night sessions. The week opens with a discussion of lemon rates before cotton and woolen schedules receive attention.
In Chicago on May 31 Emert Holwison, 22, and Peter Dumont, 19, allegedly drove a buggy through the streets firing shots. A policeman was wounded and, during the chase, another officer killed Joseph Menard by mistake who was in a buggy.
Former President Roosevelt attends church services in Nairobi and visits a Catholic mission. He postpones departure for Kijabo, 44 miles north, until June 3 due to unpacked game from his party.
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