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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
4
George Scott a 23 year old drug clerk shot and killed his wife Blanche 19 then killed himself in San Francisco. The couple had only recently married and reportedly quarreled over jealousy. Mrs Scott left him days earlier and he lay in wait on the street.
Mount Pleasant Pa June 8 8 The dead body of Anna Luchinski nine years old of Standard Pa was found in a box car on the Coke Plane switch at that place Her throat showed she was choked to death after being outraged Charles Williams a young Negro who found the body is being detained
Tennessee Democratic executive committee from all ninety six counties endorses William J. Bryan for president at Denver. The plan is reflected in resolutions and mirrors broad statewide sentiment.
In Duluth on June 7 a blast in the west end of the Wisconsin Central railroad tunnel killed Tom Maki and seriously injured John Harji. Maki was crushed in a narrow shaft, while Harji was thrown against the rock wall as he escaped death.
Word reaches City of Mexico that a pay train bound for Los Grandes mines in Guerrero was attacked. Three of the four escort guards were killed and one wounded. Four thousand dollars was stolen. Rurales pursue the highwaymen. the mine is owned by an American company.
San Pedro June 8 funerals were held for J. P. Carroll and F. B. Maxwell, both firemen second class, victims of the Tennessee boiler explosions. Carroll died at Angelus Marine Hospital, Maxwell’s death raises the toll to seven.
In New York on June 8, Sarah Ko net, a young Russian trained nurse, waited nearly nine hours to ambush Dr. William Auspitz, a physician who ran a sanitarium. She surrendered to police claiming he wronged her. Dr Ruepitz is described as a married man.
A clipped exchange from Harper's Weekly features a shy confession of love kept from a sick father. The dialogue highlights discreet affection within family boundaries and the tension of shielding a parent from painful news.
Chicago June 8 Representatives of the allies retracted their claim to bolt the Republican National Committee over anti Taft delegations from the South. The press note said allies would keep presenting contested cases to credentials and, if needed, to the convention, while denying approval of past decisions.
Helena reports several trains arriving from the East and a line to St. Paul resuming soon after heavy rains cause widespread washouts. Dozens dead and towns flooded, but crops and cattle grazing expected to benefit. Democratic convention postponed to July 1 due to railroad washouts.
Crane condemned the plan to violate convention regularity and urged continuing the contests before the national committee. Senator Hemenway of Indiana backed the view and all allies agreed to meet, concluding a productive all-day conference that produced the allies' statement.
Two spans of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe bridge across the Canadian river at Purcell have collapsed, suspending traffic between Oklahoma City and Texas. Cottonwood river near the town is near flood level after another heavy rain, with widespread crop damage feared.
A cyclone struck Charles City Iowa on June 8 demolishing about 200 residences and barns, killing one man W. R. Beck and one child, with three others missing. The storm cut a ten mile path northeast across town, toppled trees and damaged stock as 3,000 residents sought shelter in cellars. Telephone lines were down and country reports were sparse.
A tornado struck John Dalton's farm four miles south of Mauston Wisconsin. It demolished the farmhouse and barns and killed Dalton and his twelve year old son Phillip in a disaster that stunned the local community.
Winnipeg report states W McKay and Alberta Boisen of Port Arthur were missing a week after canoeing on the Netpigon river and their bodies were recovered.
Lincoln June 8 The flood situation in the city is not so menacing. It is probable that people driven from their homes on the Salt Creek bottoms soon may return. The flood has begun to recede.
In Eufaula Oklahoma on June 8 a clash between about fifteen Checotah men and local citizens left deputy constable F M Woods fatally shot and Joseph Parmenter wounded. The Checotah group aimed to seize county seat records by force. Eufaula residents, armed under a supreme court injunction, stopped them with rifles and revolvers.
Detroit announces the death of William Emory Quinby aged seventy three former editor and proprietor of the Detroit Free Press and former United States minister to The Netherlands He died after a three month illness at Grace hospital having been in hospital since May 22 He had suffered long grief after his wife's death in 1905.
Mr Quinby born 1835 Brower Maine spent youth in Lisbon. In 1950 moved with parents to Petrol era while at the University of Mid and later studied law. Admitted to bar then practiced before leaving law to join the Free Order staff. Became managing editor in 1865, acquired controlling interest, led the paper until 1993. Survived by six children.
A report from Butte Montana on June 8 describes a washout of about 600 feet of track near Jefferson Inland station on the Great Northern line about sixty miles from Butte. Steel trestles at Basin reportedly gave way, disrupting rail movement in the region.
Balloonist Jones, 27, died at Mildred Park when a parachute swung the balloon and he struck a tree, crushing his skull and killing him instantly. He was reported as a resident of Springfield, IL, and his ascent ended fatally after the accident.
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