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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
4
Under interior regulations, automobiles will be permitted in Mount Rainier National Park. The Navy has rejected all bids for a Bremerton dry dock as they exceeded the appropriation limit.
Mrs Patrick Campbell will tour the United States under Liebler management. Philip Weill of New York named counselor of foreign commerce at the American embassy in Paris for five years. Lord Louis Armitage Rivers and Mrs Laura B Glenn wed in Cleveland. John H Lozier, famed as the fighting chaplain, dies at Mount Vernon Iowa at seventy eight.
A series of violent acts and legal actions are reported across the country. A Tennessee thresher destroyed by dynamite on John Wilton’s farm. Augustus Rowe murdered near Buda Nebraska with Ludwig Worcek under arrest. Fred Upright shot Flora Wright in Kingston New York then killed himself as Wright recovers. Mrs Anna M Bradley in Utah slaying trial. Clarence E Byrne sentenced in New York. Adam Lacach rescued from mob in Blair station Pennsylvania jail. William J Atkinson discharged from custody in Morton Park Illinois. Ada Smith, aged 20, drowns after a broken heart near Plainfield Illinois.
A string of fires caused extensive damage across Iowa Indiana Ohio Maryland Illinois and Quebec with losses ranging from 15 600 to 175 000. Incidents included Waterloo Hieber Weis man dry goods store fire and Council Bluffs Keyes Bros carriage factory destruction seven other Iowa buildings The Dominion Furniture St Therese Junction plant near Montreal and F W West Yahn fireworks Milwaukee were burned F ani ly Ar mour Fertilizer Jackson ville Fla was destroyed by lightning Fire origin undetermined and one death noted along with several injuries Archibald Rankin chief engineer killed when a 30 ton fly wheel exploded at Youngstown works.
On the Maumee river at Defiance Ohio the canoes of Earl Krotz and Victor Mansfield tangled. Both youths were pitched into the water and drowned. Other accidents include an Ontanogapn train derail near Elm River Michigan and a fatal auto collision near Las Chen Switzerland.
A large scale canal plan between Hamburg and Bremen is being considered. Notable items include a court honor for Maitre Monard, Ida Liechte climbing Jungfrau at ten, and a record sale of Rembrandt paintings to Dupeen Bros. An English edict restricts duplicate vessel names in British shipping.
Col. C. S. Bramwell travels to Greece to represent the president in Grecian army maneuvers. Other items note brides moving to the canal zone for homes, Cuba ministry seminary plans, Sage donation to Long Island Railroad YMCA, a silk cargo valued at 1.25 million, kosher shops reopen after protests, Perry monument unveiled at Put-in-Bay, bears drive Standish residents from streets, Bellevue Hospital patient death after ten years, Civil War veterans to Colorado Springs reunion, Alabama legislature erects Jefferson Davis monument, and New Jersey challenges Pennsylvania 2-cent fare law with $100,000 annual loss risk.
A severe night storm caused extensive damage in Pana Illinois with downed wires and blocked streets delaying streetcar service. Lightning killed two men Frank Dender and Peck Roberts while a man in the countryside suffered a tragic accident as an eight month old son was crushed by a milk separator gear.
Emil Heidemann, an employee of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, was injured in Manitowoc Wisconsin in a workplace accident involving a winch handle. The incident occurred at a Great Lakes facility and prompted a job-site safety response.
Dispatches recount a cyclone and hail across Illinois and Iowa causing four deaths in Forest City Iowa and widespread crop and property damage totaling over 1 000 000 dollars including 25 000 acres of corn ruined. Weather across Winnebago county and towns like Tower Hill and Nokomis reported severe destruction and structural damage.
A destructive storm swept through rural Minnesota with Forest City area damage including eight dwellings twenty farm buildings and ruined stock and crops. Winona suffered severe impact with thousands of corn acres left barren while Peoria and Knox counties faced about one million dollars in losses. In South Dakota near Philip land prices rise as homesteaders watch parceled tracts sell at twelve dollars an acre highlighting potential bankable patents for settlers.
In New Hampton an accident occurred while tending an infant and separating milk. Otto Bartz and a nearby caregiver intervened as a dog grabbed the baby's foot, causing minor injuries.
Duluth report notes Great Northern mines on Mesaba range are producing more ore than before the strike and shipping at near normal rates. About 95 percent of the customary ore is now sent from Mesaba and Vermillion ranges, with rail shipments increasing to the docks.
William L. Qualey fifty eight, head of the St Paul Marble and Granite Co, died in hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the abdomen while cleaning a .38 caliber revolver in his shop. He died within half an hour after surgery.
Eau Claire Wisconsin special reports farmer Frea Yohm between here and Mondovi was stricken with paralysis while hoeing corn. He lay helpless for two days and nights before discovery. Exposure and lack of food weakened him, and he died shortly after being found.
Reports indicate labor actions expanding beyond Chicago to multiple cities as workers press demands. Officials caution on disruptions to transit and public services while unions seek sustained bargaining leverage.
About 35 telegraphers remain in Chicago as 1,500 normally employed by Western Union and Postal Telegraph face a nationwide walkout. In eight cities other offices quit, including Salt Lake City, Denver, and Kansas City, with the Postal Telegraph striking in New Orleans. Leaders expect no further universal strikes for now as orders seek to keep workers at their posts.
Town Marshal Edward Hawkins fatally wounded William Dauffer a striker at a furniture factory and surrendered. Fearing mob violence four Indiana National Guard companies in Evansville Mount Vernon Washington and Vincennes were ordered to be ready to move at a moment’s notice after an attack on the marshal by strikers.
In Clinton New Jersey on August 11 Circuit Judge Cochran heard defense for Fred H Magill and his wife charged with murder of Magill s first wife They moved for a venue change citing prejudice and filed affidavits claiming a fair hearing could not occur locally De Witt county is named as the place for a potential hearing The prosecution has until August 12 to respond The Magills are free on $5000 bonds each
Alfred Cornelius, an Oneida Indian, was found beside the road with a broken neck and a deep gash from chin to neck near Green Bay Wisconsin around midnight. Police believe he was murdered.
Four children of John Lange in Devils Lake Minnesota were riding when a runaway team caused a crash. Two children suffered serious injuries while the other two escaped with minor injuries.
The Credit Bank of Stockholm suspended operations yesterday as directors attribute the move to extensive forgeries by a nobleman and an army officer.
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