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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
4
The Chester Gillette murder trial in Herkimer New York nears end as the defense rests after cross examination of Gillette. He maintains he acted without wavering while saying many prior statements were falsehoods and cowardice excuses.
In Macomb and Colchester, McDonough county three banks led by C V Chandler suspended operations over lack of ready cash. The Bank of Macomb with 450000 in deposits and 50000 capital, the Chandler and Imes bank Colchester with 200000 deposits and 25000 capital, and the Chandler and Smith bank Bardolph with 60000 deposits and 25000 capital faced closure after funds were tied to local real estate and bond obligations for the Macomb and Western Illinois Electric railway.
President appoints John A. McIlhenny of Louisiana to fill the vacancy on the civil service commission created when A W Cooley was promoted to assistant attorney general. McIlhenny served in the Rough Riders with Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War.
In Coshocton Ohio Judge Campbell sentenced Mrs. Mary d Lingefelter to three years in the penitentiary for forgery and wrecking the Newark bank. The defendant denied guilt as details emerged from the court hearing. In Mitchell South Dakota Miss Goldie Safford was killed at the depot when struck by a locomotive and the coroner's jury blamed the railroad company.
Governor Magoon reports from thirty towns that tranquility prevails on the island. A slight rise in yellow fever is noted, with the total cases rising to thirteen.
Northbound Rock Island passenger train No. 12 derailed near Waukomis eight miles south of Enid at 9 4. m. due to spreading rail. Ten passengers were injured, none fatally.
A broad New England congress on Social Education opened in Boston with large attendance. Library associations teachers and mothers clubs and industrial groups joined Sessions welcomed by Governor Curtis Guild Jr Mayor John E Fitzgerald and Harvard President Charles W Eliot Speakers included David Starr Jordan and George H Martin. The meetings emphasized systematic civic social training for youth within their life work contexts.
Abraham Ruef and Chief of Police Jeremiah Dinan are jointly indicted on conspiracy charges over protecting a house of prostitution. Dinan faces a separate perjury indictment. Bonds set at 5000 dollars each.
In Vetrokoff village Kazan district rioters looted the communal granary. Police fired a volley to quell the disturbance resulting in deaths and injuries among the peasants.
A severe storm rages along the Newfoundland seaboard with steamship traffic stopped. Several freighters are detained as vessels report Atlantic gales of exceptional severity.
In Tucson on December 1 the Sonora line from Nogales to Hermosillo grinds to a halt amid a strike demanding the release of Jesse M. Reitz, the engineer jailed on manslaughter charges after a Yaqui Indian was struck and killed. Train crews refuse to move until Reitz is freed. Authorities in Washington and Mexico City have been contacted.
In Troy Kansas on December 1 J W Harris a 30 year old farmer tried to rob Bendena State Bank five miles west of town. Harris forced cashier W A Gillen and clerk Theodore Selb to secure doors and blinds. Harris fired a shot and died three hours later.
Minneapolis Wheat notes the Nov 30 session with futures for Wheat Dec at 764 cents and May at 79 3/4 cents and July at 80 1/4 cents. On-track prices show No 1 hard 81 4 cents No 1 Northern 80 3 4 cents No 2 Northern 78 3 4 cents No 3 Northern 76 3 4 cents.
Bradstreet reports trade is active for season with strong prosperity. The main issue is widespread railway congestion affecting grain, coal, cotton, and manufacturing in iron and steel, lumber, and textiles. Rail workers push to fix the problem as winter nears. spot trade remains lighter but expectations for spring grow.
In Duluth and St. Paul markets on November 30, wheat futures ranged from No 1 hard 79 3 4c to July 80c while flax traded around 1.21 to 1.18 per bushel. Cattle ranged from 3.25 to 6.25 with veals 4.00 to 5.25, hogs 5.75 to 5.95, and sheep lambs 4.50 to 7.00 per hundredweight.
Chicago reports Nov 30 quotations with Wheat Dec 72 1/2 c, May 78 1/2 c. Corn Dec 42 1/2 c, May 43 1/2 c. Oats Dec 33 c, May 34 1/2 c. Pork Jan 14.45, May 14.77. Butter Creameries 142 29 1/2 c, dairies 25 c. Eggs 22 26 c. Poultry Turkeys 18 c, hens 8 c, springs 9 c.
Three safe burglars exchanged shots with Patrolmen Olson and Bleed during a running alley chase through a Minneapolis neighborhood. No bystanders were hit but James Floyce was captured after the exchange of gunfire drew a large crowd.
Notable notices include George L. Bradley dead in Chicago at 64, Otto Young dead in Lake Geneva after a month of illness, and Joe Thomas knocking out Frank McConnell in San Francisco. Tommy Burns posts 1000 for a return match with Jack O’Brien if accepted. The Oxford and Cambridge boat clubs decline the Jamestown 1907 invitation. The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites varied clock fancies.
Adam proclaims Eve the first lady in the land in a playful Philadelphia Telegraph passage. The briefer epitaph from Brandon Vermont mourns a newborn girl who died after a few days, noting her brief view of life and refusal to drink its bitter cup.
Fragments show properties for sale or rent including a room house on Lot 75 by 170, five room house at $1000, two city lots in block 6, four Lots on North Street blocks 4 10 11, Woodlawn area 100 by 182, an 8 room house with a barn and chicken house, and an Elkton Michigan repair shop with two or three lots.
Chicago November 30 cattle prices listed for cattle cows and heifers stockers and feeders Texans Westerns calves with bid and asked ranges. Hogs show mixed and butcher good heavy rough heavy light and g s noted with price ranges. Sheep recorded at 3.75 to 6.70 and 4.90 to 7.60.
Head offers a seven or eight room house in excellent condition in the southeast part of the city with a good barn and well. About an acre of land with some fruit trees planted. An ideal home on the outskirts of Austin.
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