03 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
1
Mrs. Q S Clifford and her sister Mrs. S H Clarke allege a Twenty-fifth infantry black soldier assaulted them in Brownsville. A city-wide search failed to capture the assailant as race tensions rise and police, guards, and volunteers chase the uniformed man. Both women plan to identify the suspect at Fort Reno if he is located among soldiers.
Thousands face starvation as China appeals to Europe and America for 1 250 000 dollars to aid central China’s famine victims. Reports from Shanghai describe starving crowds and looting as the crisis recalls the 19th century famine with worsening outlook for a densely populated region.
Mrs. Charles Weeks, 60, of New Rochelle New York, died of hydrophobia after being bitten by a small fox terrier found in the street. She handled the dog and showed no rabies signs at the time. illness began weeks later with classic hydrophobic symptoms.
A Xmas night blizzard blanketed Great Britain with northern districts snowbound. Trains halted, roads impassable, rural villages cut off, and several deaths reported in the bleak Scottish hills as the storm continued through Thursday.
Southern Pacific officials in El Paso Texas announced the firemen strike as virtually broken with trains arriving on time and freight accepted as usual. The firemen led by district grievance chairman Joseph Beniford say they will still tie up Harriman and connecting systems completely.
In a collision between a Big Four engine and an interurban car at Danville Illinois on Thursday Charles Burnett of Mattoon was killed Conductor Garver of the traction car seriously injured Robert Tingler a St Louis passenger died of fatal injuries and Elijah Watkins of Fithian was badly hurt
Sioux City market quotes list top steers at 5.45 and top hogs at 6.20. William C. Anderson, former assistant paying teller at First National Bank Kansas City, pleaded guilty to embezzling 9000 dollars and faces four years in prison.
The Paris Matin statement linked to Archbishop Island provokes Vatican protest over expulsion of Mer. Montagnini. Osservatore Romano says the Matin summary misrepresents Vatican stance, while Vatican authority asserts Pichon claimed Montagnini lacked diplomatic standing and documents were not removed from the nunciature.
Spokane plans a one mile subway connecting passenger and freight terminals by the Spokane and Inland Empire Railway. Jay P. Graves, president, says a franchise request will come at the next city council meeting. The line may run steam or electric on double tracks with a deep, wide right of way in the business district.
A Paris court ruled three remaining creditors can hold Madame Gould jointly liable with the Count for jewelry valued at 24,000 dollars bought from Milo Nimidoff of Odessa via an intermediary. She is also found liable for 57,000 dollars of a jewelry bill from Hartogs, totals tied to an 187,000 dollar debt if unpaid. Three experts were appointed to appraise the jewelry.
H. D. Vankirk of Columbus Ohio was feeding a dough mixer when he fell into the rotating sponge mixer. The machine ground him until his bones were crushed before it could be stopped and his body removed from the device.
The commission appointed by the chief executive reports measures and practices against natives including oppressive labor taxes land appropriation and coerced labor. It cites abuses by white company representatives and punitive expeditions meant to terrorize natives into paying taxes.
The article describes a college agricultural event with livestock exhibits including Percheron and French coach horses from Mc Laughlin Bros. of Ohio, an outstanding collection of cattle sheep and swine, and the International grand champion Defender steer. Breeding cattle from Donohoe Bros. of Holbrook Indiana will be shown along with international champion pigs and sheep. The event also highlights livestock studies, grain and fruit projects, and cooking demonstrations for ladies.
Discussion centers on a proposed pumping station and wall fortification with 35 feet of water depth in a new well. The city council and railroad office consider the proposition to furnish goods for the project while waiting for a formal city proposal.
Executors of Winfield Scott Stratton's estate in Colorado Springs announce a final closing report in early 1907 and plans to begin work on the Myra Stratton Home for the Poor. The $1,000,000 building will be followed by a $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 endowment, with the home likely in Stratton's Park near Cheyenne Canyon. The settlement faces litigation, with inheritance tax disputed, and the estate appraised at $6,000,000 though total claims reach $62,000,000. Executives include Dr. D. H. Rice Carl Chamberlain and Tyson S. Dines, who also serve as home trustees.
Captain Edgar Macklin of Fort Reno Oklahoma shows clear improvement and his physician declares there is no doubt he will recover. The investigation into the assault shifts from murder to robbery with no successful leads, and a reported arrest proves a cotton theft suspect rather than the assailant.
United States Attorney Robert T. Devin of San Francisco travels to Washington after a telegram from Attorney General Bonaparte. The summons concerns the constitution, likely related to the Japanese question.
An unidentified traveler detonated a bomb at a railway station in Khar kov Russia on Wednesday as passengers alighted from an incoming train. The blast wounded several people and caused a panic as others fled the scene.
Lucy Darby died at the Hopkinsville Kentucky asylum at age 77 after a long illness costing the state over $10,000. Born in the Lexington asylum to a patient mother, she lived there until transfer to Hopkinsville at age 25.
Henry Watterson and Mrs Watterson of Louisville Ky have arrived in Barcelona Spain and will remain a month there before traveling to Egypt
Lieut. Gen. Babbotich once governor general of Turkestan has been discharged from the army by imperial order as punishment for alleged laxity and leadership shortcomings.
Great Western roadmaster Ben Hollendors of Marshalltown and section foreman C. J. Johnson of Reinbeck were bound over to the district court on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretenses. They allegedly padded the payroll and drew funds, each furnishing ponds.
J S Gilliland of Northboro Iowa and an unknown man were burned to death in a car in the Rock Island yards at St Joseph Missouri. Gilliland was a well known Page county resident who farmed locally and was an heir to the Gilliland estate.
Grain man Charles T. Peavey says Minnesota capitalists intend to erect large flour mills in Council Bluffs or Omaha after weeks in Minnesota. He discussed with leading millers during his visit before reporting the plan to local readers. Gov. Cummins pardons Thomas Smith of Albia, a life convict, who shot a man while on duty as an officer after being assaulted by a drunken man and hoodlums.
Sallie Pittman, a colored woman from Ottumwa, choked on a piece of liver after laughing at a playful cat at supper. The meat lodged in her throat and she died before a physician arrived.
In the Greston railroad yards on Sunday at about 3 o clock Standard was struck by a switch engine and killed instantly. This follows a similar fatality within twenty four hours when J L Roby died on the same track. Standard, aged about 30, leaves a wife and two children.
Polk county failed to tax liquor in cold storage for five years as Judge McVey ruled warehous es fall under a supreme court decision that is not retroactive. The dispute involves about 380 000 dollars the county cannot now collect.
Mayor Macrae vows to enforce Sunday closing by holding each patrolman responsible for violations on his beat. Repeated complaints may lead to discharge without explanation.
About 10 500 birds perished in the blaze at the Follett warehouse on Second and Water streets, home to Swift & Co. Produce department. Five thousand four hundred live poultry burned in coops and 6 000 dressed fowls roasted. Total loss estimated around 13 000 dollars.
Congressman Hubbard recommends W. J. Scott for Ida Grove postmaster succeeding Barney Johnson whose term ends in February. Frank Clarkson, editor of The Pioneer and former Des Moines editor, was a candidate.
A fire in Ernest West’s Knoxville home interrupted a family Christmas dinner. The blaze started from a spark in the flue and caused about 150 dollars in damage as the male family members rushed to extinguish the flames.
Michael Foley the man who quarried the Cardiff giant that brought Fort Dodge fame died at age 82 after a life in the city for forty three years. A passenger Maloney fell from a Chicago Burlington and Quincy train near Albia and was killed in the incident.
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