Army to buy 100 observation telescopes for coast artillery
The ordnance department will acquire one hundred observation telescopes for coast artillery practice to observe shot fall. Ambassador Leishman in Constantinople is to relay the president's congratulations to the Turkish government on the sultan's decree issuing a constitution. The attorney general affirms treasury rules requiring labeling of distilled spirits from distilleries not under restraint orders, effective July 1. Internal revenue receipts for the year ending July 31, 1908 totaled 231,665,950 dollars, down 17,998,072 from 1907. The Interstate Commerce Commission says Florida orange rates to territory north of the Ohio River are not higher on average than California rates, but blanket rates to that territory are not justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance Department
Army
Leishman
Constantnople
State Department
Treasury Department
Taok
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Ohio River
California
Obituary notes from Indiana to New Hampshire
Obituaries report W. J. Craig former Indianapolis Sentinel owner dies in Decatur Indiana at age sixty four Gen T Coleman Dupont of Delaware named director of the Republican speakers bureau Winfield Scott Smyth publisher of school textbooks dies in South Haven Michigan Alfred W Cooley assistant attorney general resigns ill health travels to New Mexico Miss Katherine Prescott Wormsley translator of Balzac dies at 78 in Jackson New Hampshire Maj R D Kellogg dies in Des Moines after long illness linked to Iowa Civil War resolutions Michigan and Iowa figures noted for public service and education
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Craig
Indianapolis Sentinel
Decatur
Ind
Gen. T. Coleman- Dupont
Delaware
Republican National Committee
Winfield Scott Smyth
South Haven
Mich
Alfred W. Cooley
United States
New Mexico
Katherine Prescott Wormsleye
Balzac
Jackson
N. H
Maj. R.D. Kellogg
Iowa
Des Moines
Multiple Fatal Accidents Reported Across States In Week
A roundup of deadly incidents includes Yizaro Ferguson killed by a piledriver in Ball Club Minnesota and H M Wooster killed when his automobile overturned near Marion Iowa. Explosions at Albany Auto Gas plant kill two and injure one, while a bull goring injures Theodore Brown in Cedar Falls. Roy Hanner fatally crushed in a Waterloo threshing machine accident two weeks after his wedding. The Cincinnati steamer sinks after striking a submerged pile on Chautauqua Lake with 200 passengers saved. A Bristow Iowa child dies scalded by boiling water from a washing machine. Emile L Essill drowns at Chicago Beach after entering waters despite not swimming. Four Galena Illinois family members drown while bathing. Coeur d Alene forest fire reported under control with timber loss. George Moss dies after slipping under train wheels near Nora Junction Iowa. A Raleigh county West Virginia powder explosion at Stafford ruins most of the town with $200000 damage and several injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Wooster
Blairstown
Iowa
Marion
Auto Gas Company
Albany
N. Y
Theodore Brown
Cedar Falls
Roy Hanner
Waterloo
Cincinnati
Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown
J. P. Johnson
Bristow
Johnson
Emile L. Essill
Coeur d’Alene
Engagement of the Earl of Clem carty and Mary Ellis announced
News from London reports the engagement of the Earl of Clem carty to Mary Ellis daughter of a Yorkshire barrister. Also notes cholera cases and deaths at Tsaritsyn Russia totaling eighty five cases and forty nine deaths since the outbreak began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Clemcarty
Mary Ellis
Tsaritsyn
Russia
Riots, crimes, and acquittals reported in multiple states
Sins and Sinners William English private in Com pany 115 coast artillery awaiting trial for desertion was shot and killed at the Presidio San Francisco during escape attempt. Riot near Gates Pa between Italians and Slavs injures one dead twenty five others with some fatally. Hungarian ball at West Homestead Pa injures six and arrests eighty seven including Chief McDermott and three officers. Two pirates disarm watchman and flee with 5000 salmon valued at 2000 near Point Roberts Wash. Henry Bonher shoots and kills Tobe Sawyer five miles south of Cherryvale Kan. Bonher says Sawyer wronged his seventeen year old daughter. Former State Senator R A Booth Eugene Or James H Booth and Thomas E Singleton acquitted in federal conspiracy case over 100 acres in Douglas county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William English
Coast Artillery
Presidio
San Francisco
Gates, Pa
H. C. Frick Coke Company
West Homestead
McDermott
Alaska Packers’ Association
Point Roberts
Wash
Henry Bonher
Tobe Sawyer
Cherryvale
Kan
Bonher
Sawyer
R. A. Booth
Eugene, Or
James H.booth
Roseburg
Thomas E. Singleton
United States District Court
Douglas County
Multiple currents run through early 1900s news items
A roundup notes no election betting in New York's curb market this year, dramatist Bronson Howard dies in New Jersey at sixty six, Col John Temple Graves seeks vice president for the Independence party, and a Burlington Iowa strike by sixty five boilermakers over a 10 percent raise. Other items report Cuba's 1907 8 budget surplus and expenses, Chicago North Western bridge completion, Nippon Yusen Kaisha new Atlantic service, a New York newspaper paper auction, Italian society efforts against violence, and Arctic search for the Olga schooner with no trace since October 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronson Howard
Avon-by-the-Sea
N. J
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Murray Iron Works
Burlington
Iowa
May tie up whole system on Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg Aug 8 Canadian Pacific and striking mechanics prep for long struggle. 200 Japanese workers arrive to operate under guard, while 15 gang bosses resign. Telegraphers may join strike. engineers, conductors, and brakemen rumored to back it, risking a complete system tie-up. West Toronto replacements ordered to begin immediately to preserve pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
San Francisco
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Toronto
Soo line traffic unaffected by CP strike say officials
Minneapolis August 9 Soo line traffic officials report no impact from the Canadian Pacific railroad strike and do not expect a sympathetic walkout. They cite an agreement that trains will receive thirty days notice if workers intend to strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Soo Line
Canadian Pacific Railroad
United State
Canadian Pacific
Soo Lines
Shortage of oats hits North Dakota farms
Fargo North Dakota reports a oats shortage across the state as farmers shifted land to barley and wheat last fall. Despite good quality, yields are small and oat acreage remains limited compared to previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Farmer Threat Ends Calm After Gun Warning
Mason City Iowa August 9 A dispute between Floyd county farmers Gust Schroeder and Adolph Herbrechtesmeier nearly turned violent when Schroeder threatened to shoot Herbrechtesmeier with a revolver. Friends intervened, Schroeder was arrested and fined after a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Floyd County
Gust Schroeder
Adolph Herbrechtesmeier
Schroeder
Herbrechtesmeier
Heavy rains break drought across Nebraska towns
Lincoln Neb Aug 9. Except for the eastern belt the drought was broken last night by widespread rain. Most areas reported from forty to seventy miles west of the Missouri river received nearly an inch of rain refreshing crops and soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Missouri River
Nebraska
Record crowd swells at Red Lake county fair
Thief River Falls Minnesota August 9 The second day of the Red Lake county fair drew a record attendance The live stock exhibit was the largest presented at the fair to date
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thief Iver Falls
Minn
Red Lake County
Thief River Falls
Burglaries Reported At Perham Stores In Minnesota
Fergus Falls Minn August 9 sheriff reports both Jung Brewing company store and Miller's jewelry store in Perham robbed overnight. Police seek suspects and review nearby surveillance for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Minn
Sheriff's Office
Jung Brewing Company
Miller’s
Perham
Thaw Files Bankruptcy Petition From Duchess Jail
Harry K Thaw filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S court through Charles Morschauser of New York claiming assets of 128012.38 and liabilities of 453140.43 He is confined in Duchess county jail as receiver Roger O Mara was appointed The filing says the move aims to prevent property dissipation amid ongoing and potential suits by creditors and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States
Charles Morschauser
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Duchess County
Thaw
Roger O’meara
Thawaaypily
Turkish Officials Canned in Daily Regime Purge In Constantinople
Aug 9 Constantinople report says daily lists purge old regime officials. Munir Pasha ambassador to France and governors of Redius Erzerom among those dismissed. Raghib Pasha court chamberlain reportedly not yet arrested. Bishop Ormanian Armenian patriarch among those seized. Total assets seized reach 2 500 000 dollars.
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Constantinople
Munir Pasha
France
Redius
Erzerom
Raghib Pasha
Ormanian
Bonaparte Declines Rumor of Cabinet Resignation
Attorney General Bonaparte denied reports he plans to resign before the present administration ends. A telegram from Lenox Mass. stated he has no intention to leave and has dismissed the tale repeatedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Lenox
Mass
Cardinal Gibbons Illness Improves in Rome
Cardinal Gibbons, taken ill yesterday with intestinal indisposition, is much better in Rome. He slept well, his temperature is normal, and no complications are anticipated. The pope was informed and expressed pleasure at the favorable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Grain and Livestock Prices From Midwest Markets
Markets report from St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth on August 9 shows wheat prices for various grades from $1.12 to $1.20 per bushel, corn from 73 to 80 cents, oats around 49 to 50 cents, and flax at $1.32. Cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes circulate for Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and St Paul, with hogs around $6.30 to $6.60 and sheep lambs priced up to around $6.25 for spring lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Socialist Candidate Fires at Prosecutor in Bloomington
Joseph Landis, Socialist candidate for congress, used a gun in an unsuccessful attempt to shoot Prosecuting Attorney William Bach in Bloomington on August 9. Landis was arrested amid a bitter newspaper feud fueling the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Joseph Landis
Congress
William Bach
Landis
Six Hurt When Car Skids Near Philadelphia
Speeding along on the city outskirts last night a skidding automobile hurled seven persons out. Six were injured and one person likely fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto
Philadelphia
Ghastly Crime Mystery Unfolds In Chicago Case
Chicago police probe the murder of Tuffa Shashem with two twelve year old witnesses. A woman nearby cites a dog scenting at Nemmer attic door before a man was implicated. Officers find saws and a long knife at 163 Nather Street as Nemmer endures questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tuffa Shashem
Ud Lake
August Cardersell
Dominick Larado
Dorman
Shashem
Hassi Nemmer
Nemmer
Nather Street
Engineer saved after engine falls from bridge span
Jackson Mich Aug 9 While Engineer W T Muir crossed the Des Moines river bridge the structure gave way and the engine and tender fell to the ground. Muir was caught between the machines and badly scalded by escaping steam. Rescuers freed him with axes and he is expected to recover in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
W. T. Muir
Des Moines
Muir
Rev N A Quamman Retires From Minnesota Pastoral Work
Pioneer Norwegian Lutheran pastor Rev N A Quamman resigns after forty one years serving Faribault Valley Grove and Fox Lake churches due to age and health. He is recognized as a pioneer minister of the Norwegian Lutheran church in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faribault
Minn
N. A. Quamman
Valley Grove
Fox Lake
Yeegle
Minnesota
Mattick Given Twenty Years for Miner Murder
Duluth judge sentenced Dave Mattick to twenty years in the penitentiary for the murder of Mike Donjovevitch at the Croton mine location last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattick
Duluth
Ensign
Dave Mattick
Mike Donjovevitch
Croton
Drowning Death of Eight-Year-Old Max in Lake Chetek
Tot cannot swim and drowns in Lake Chetek at Chetek Wisconsin on August 9. Max, the eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Howard, was pulled from the water but could not be revived before help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetek
Wis
Max
Howard
Lake Chetek
Fire Causes $2,000 Loss in Winona Store and Saloon
Winona Minnesota August 9 a fire caused about 2000 dollars in losses at Sugar Loaf when the general store and the saloon owned by Thomas E Wall were damaged in an unknown manner fire officials investigated the scene and began cleanup efforts
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Winona
Minn
Sugar Loaf
Thomas E. Wall
To Run Panama Show's
Hibbing Minn Aug 8 John G Greuling pioneer steam shovel man left for New York where he takes a boat to Panama to work on the canal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Hibbing
Minn
John G. Greuling
New York
Canal
Steam Engine Explosion Fatality Near Crawfordsville Iowa
Harold Twinam was killed and Samuel Traux probably fatally injured when a steam engine exploded on a Crawfordsville area farm in Iowa on August 9. Investigators begin to examine cause while local residents assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Iow
Harold Twinam
Samuel Truax
Crawfordsville
Four Killed in Wreck Near Livingston Lumber Yard
Four persons died and four were injured when a tram engine of the Livingston Lumber company struck a cow and plunged into a ravine near Livingston Texas. Two of the injured were thought fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Tex
Livingston Lumber Company
Three Babies Die In Flames In Minneapolis Home
Three children ages one two and four were burned to death when a house fire trapped them inside a locked room. Their mother Mrs Frank Lindberg had left for a shopping trip and only learned of the blaze after returning home. Neighbors broke a window but could not reach the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Frank Lindberg
Forest Fires Threaten Montana Timber Lands
A Taft supervisor reports fires spreading from Idaho into Salteze ridge and toward the Coeur d Alene mountains. Large timber losses on the Salteze north side raise fears of reaching the Clark Fork of the Columbia. Mining sites in the area are under threat and a new blaze is reported along Blue Joint creek.
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Butte
Mont
Elers Koch
Taft, Mont
Idaho
Salteze
Coeur d’Alene Mountains
Clark Fork
Columbia
Blue Joint Creek
Bitter Root
Minneapolis Thief Takes $100 From St. Paul Man
A St. Paul resident, Laford Peterson, lost 100 dollars in Minneapolis after five twenty dollar bills vanished from his pocket in the retail district. Police have not recovered the money despite a mayoral order to catch the crooks. Two burglaries were reported that day, one very bold and the other yielding about 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Laford Peterson
Peterson
Tombstone Fall Breaks Toddlers Leg in Fergus Falls
In Fergus Falls Minnesota on August 9 a four year old child of Mr and Mrs Gus Tafson was playing near a cemetery when she touched an unbalanced gravestone. The stone toppled and broke her leg near the knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Minn
Mil Gustafson
Paroled Doctor From Insurance Scandal Case
Stillwater August 9 Dr Jacob F Force of Minneapolis was granted parole from the state prison by the board of control at the monthly meeting. He entered March 30, 1907 serving three years six months for alleged mis appropriation of money during the insurance scandal investigation by the state. No relative or other person appeared on his behalf.
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Company
Secure A Liberty
Stillwater
Jacob F. Force
Minneanoiis
Board of Control
Dakota Central bans gum and chatter for hello girls
Watertown South Dakota August 9 1930s Dakota Central Telephone orders its hello girls to stop chewing gum eating sweets and talking with visiting admirers during work hours The policy limits vocabulary to number and line is busy reflecting strict station discipline
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
Dakota Central Telephone Company
South Dakota
Fair “Central
Ice House and Barns Burn in Grand Rapids Wisconsin
Fire destroyed the Ice house barn and outbuildings belonging to E. C. Ketchum in Grand Rapids. The blaze began in the barn and the cause is unknown. Ketchum estimates losses above 4000 dollars while the Grand Rapids Ice Company faces over 1000 dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Wis
E. C. Ketchum
Van Tassel seeks pardon for murder sentence
Nora Springs Iowa August 9 Ray Van Tassel requests a pardon on grounds of good behavior and poor health serving a thirteen year term for killing his wife the affair occurred about eight years ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Tassel
Nora Springs
Iowa
Ray van Tassel
Fire destroys 1000 cords of wood at Menasha Paper yards
A blaze at the Menasha Paper company yards in Lady Smith Wisconsin destroyed about 1000 cords of pulp wood. Firefighters fought the blaze through the afternoon aiming to save the plant. The cause is not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony, Wis
Menasha Paper Company
Ladysmith
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J. T. Lafond
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Montana
Yizaro Ferguson
Correctionville
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George Moss
Nora Junction
Stafford
Raleigh County
W. Va
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Edward
Germany
William
Geographical Congress
Geneva
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Geographical Societies
Constantine
Algeria
Vulcan
Stettin
Magoon
Chicago & North-Western
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Illinois Shore
Little Rock Island
Clinton
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Atlantic
Suez Canal
Monteagle
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
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Ocober
Wark
REV. N. A
Aman
Tombstone
Tot
DR. Force
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