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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
4
In a comic tale, Vicky Callan buys a junkshop buggy and harness for about $18, tries to visit a roadhouse, is struck by a trolley car, and ends up in hospital with minor injuries. An investigator signs a $300 release, while the horse is killed and the buggy destroyed.
The London Standard notes a fine scold’s chair from Sheffield Manor Basingstoke. Oak chair dated 1723 features high relief carving a lever lock and falling arch bars for the sitter. Canopy inscription credits Archibald Acheson Earl of Gosford with a playful verse. Chair stands 86 inches tall and 42 inches wide.
A wealthy young man pursuing work falls for his employer's daughter. He learns the obstacle is not her father’s disapproval but whether he is worth a higher salary. He offers to quit and return to idleness if needed. The daughter reveals the condition is tied to his value and potential raise.
A New York magnate describes his office set as a joke listing a $20000 rubber stamp a $50000 blotting pad and a $50000 pen wiper. The remark labels each item with comedic extravagance while mocking rivals.
A Philadelphia Press humorous quip features Johnny lamenting that there are no favorites in the family. He jokes that biting nails harms him while the baby can chew his own foot and be praised as clever.
A report outlines investigator Wilkie pursuing higher level suspects in a murder case, with emphasis on potential connections to officials or authorities. The article notes ongoing inquiries and the search for key witnesses and evidence.
John E. Wilkie chief of the federal secret service arrives in Denver to review the Walker murder case evidence with Lucien C. Wheeler and District Attorney Craston. The visit signals possible arrests of La Plata county figures tied to a Durango conspiracy and aims to pursue those higher up in the plot.
In Menominee Michigan on December 1 a heavy snowstorm left the steamer City of Glasgow stranded on the Peshtigo reef while carrying 5,000 tons of iron ore. Twenty six sailors were rescued after workmen failed to free the vessel and the nightship marker had been removed days earlier.
Jeremie Werdin, an elevator agent for Monarch Elevator, was found in a Brainerd, Minnesota office elevator with two bullets in his brain and a .62 caliber revolver by his head. Authorities deem it likely self-inflicted though no motive or cause is established.
Sioux Falls reports Corporal James H. Cooper, a soldier aiding the Cheyenne River Utes, has been taken to Kansas as a civil prisoner. He faces a charge of stealing a watch and chain at Fort Riley on August 18.
Mrs William Ikes becomes the first woman hunter in the county to kill a black bear while on a trip with her husband near Ladysmith Wisconsin She fired once severing the jugular vein and ending the encounter.
William Blair Edward Fry and Ben Roberts aged twenty fourteen and twelve were held for the grand jury charged with attempting to wreck a New York Central passenger train at a curve a mile east of Ogdensburg New York.
Baraboo Wisconsin December 1 epidemic of smallpox at Merrimac county forces closure of schools and ban on social gatherings. Several cases reported in mild form.
Owen Laughlin night watchman at the El ron mill of the Grand Rapids Pulp and Paper company drowned on duty last night at the mill in Grand Rapids Wisconsin.
Washington announces the closing of allotments on the 3 percent one year certificates by Secretary Cortelyou. No further subscriptions will be considered though a few allotments may still be drawn from existing hand subscriptions. Most allotments go to national banks agreeing to take out circulation and often surrender the certificates at maturity for accrued interest. The total allotments are not expected to exceed about 25 million dollars.
Chicago December 1 A new bid to bring before the jury personal accounts of John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank on trial for misusing funds failed in U S district court Judge Anderson again denied the government request allowing B B McKay Walshs private bookkeeper to testify about the defendants personal checks saying it would force Walsh to testify against himself
Trinidad Vasquez, a Secret Service officer and key government witness in revolutions cases, was poisoned yesterday. He collapsed outside Central Police Station after chatting with detective Thomas Furlong. symptoms pointed to strychnine poisoning likely from his noon meal. Doctors expect recovery.
Mrs Annie M Bradley smiled as she left the courtroom after the evidence phase of the murder case against former Utah Senator Arthur M Brown concluded. Court adjourned to resume with final arguments the next morning.
Latest quotations from St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth show Wheat at around 1.05 to 1.08 per bushel, Corn near 69 to 74 cents, Oats 46 cents, with Chicago and Milwaukee listings. Cattle hogs and lambs prices in major markets reflect varied demand across Sioux City and South St Paul.
A $108000 Miles hotel and vaudeville theater burned to the ground in Hibbing Minnesota as flames reached wooden buildings nearby. Firefighters and Steel Corp workers saved the business district. mines were shut down and lines laid to fight the blaze. Total loss estimated at $200000 with $60000 insured. No lives reported.
Henry Itson alias Cecil a colored man shot John Dutton in the Richelieu club rooms claiming an insane fear of assassination. Dutton died instantly. Itson confessed at police headquarters and was arrested at the central station. The killing occurred with the club crowded.
Three men attempted to hold up east bound No. 4 at Fife eight miles west of Fargo. They removed signal lights but a night operator alerted a day operator who rode from Mapleton on a velocipede. The latter confronted the bandits, one fled and the other was captured and taken to Fife.
In Houghton Michigan on December 1 a coroner's jury found Edward Taddenpera's death accidental after Rev A L Hiedeman mistook him for a deer near Lake Linden. Hiedeman testified though ill from the tragedy. A civil investigation will follow.
Reports say a plot to blow up the train carrying Secretary Taft toward St. Petersburg triggered tightened security with fifty soldiers guarding cars in Ufa. Taft to meet Emperor Nicholas on Tuesday, Iswolsky to meet Wednesday, contingent on Taft delaying departure to Thursday. He does not know of any Hamburg meeting rumor.
Dee 1 Owen Ball held to grand jury for alleged receipt of stolen silverware and jewels from the Hoag home last July. His mother Mrs J H Ball, released from custody by Judge Bradshaw after being jailed for refusing to answer questions at the preliminary examination, was freed on writ of habeas corpus.
Albert Kneiff acting as groomsman was arrested by Undersheriff Smith after a wedding in Chippewa Falls on a statutory charge from fiancé Miss Teresa Richel. Kneiff and Richel, both of Bloomer, were engaged but rumors say his attention shifted to the bridesmaid at the ceremony.
In Buffalo Minnesota sixteen Civic League and council men led a raid with the constable. A search warrant found liquor and it was hauled to the village jail and courthouse vault. The town had voted dry last spring and hearings for the saloonkeepers will occur in a few days.
The Wisconsin railroad commission ruled that the new law allowing shippers to recover overcharges is not retroactive, denying relief for complaints filed before it took effect. Superior failed to obtain a lumber refund from the Northern Pacific as charges were deemed reasonable.
Frank D. Myers, once a railroad traveling passenger agent, was found dead in his Nicollet hotel room by the clerk. Coroner Kis tler could not determine whether the death was suicide or natural, pending further inquiry.
John M. Allen, business agent of the Rockford Manufacturers and Shippers' association, died from injuries after being dragged from his wheelchair by a savage dog in Rockford North. The incident occurred December 1 and leaves the local business community in shock.
Robert Armstrong, an old-time blacksmith in Deadwood South Dakota, took an overdose to ease a constant headache and died within hours. The incident occurred December 1 in the Black Hills town.
The extraordinary rush of aliens to Europe continues with eight steamships sailing eastward carrying over 12,600 steerage passengers.
Marinette Wisconsin December 1 Mrs Stanislaus Rolkowski of Spaulding discovered she had burned a stocking in the kitchen stove containing 212 dollars her savings built up over years.
In Goodhue county near Mazeppa, man Prigge was killed when his wagon overturned on his farm. The wagon box edge struck him above the left ear, breaking his neck.
Lakeville Minnesota December 1 Robert Rochlieu twelve year old son of Lester Rochlieu drowned while skating with companions in Prairie Lake.
Mayor John Van Vossen, 56, shot himself at his Ypsilanti residence on December 1. He had previously spent years in an insane asylum and feared a recurrence of his troubles. doctors say there is no hope of recovery.
Fire at Breckenridge Minnesota on December 30 destroyed John Lampert's barn and contents with a loss of 1000 dollars and insurance covering 500 dollars.
In St Petersburg on November 28 the duma voted 112 to 246 to drop the autocrat title from the imperial regime. A dramatic scene followed as extreme right members withdrew. Milukoff and Constitutional Democrats praised the shift toward compromise amid widespread national anthem singing.
Lalla Marhnia Nov 8. French column fought Sunday and Monday with tribesmen and returned after delivering severe punishment by bombardment of several villages. Outbreak stems from resentment over occupation of Oudja.
A Lisbon dispatch says the capital appears calm under royal decrees forbidding political meetings and press debate but warns it is very hard to predict what may unfold next. The report notes outward quiet but underlying tension and uncertainty about future events.
Postoffice Inspector FE Fraser, based in La Crosse, has spent a week chasing counterfeiters who circulated many counterfeit ten dollar buffalo type bills in Wisconsin and the Northwest. No trace of the criminals has been found.
A heavy snow storm hit Jamestown New York on November 28. Ten to twelve inches of accumulation disrupted railroad traffic and trolley lines and crippled telegraph and telephone service.
The new county normal school building costing $17,000 has been completed and formally opened in Grand Rapids Wisconsin on November 28.
La Salle Nov 28 John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America left the hospital for the first time since an appendectomy operation six weeks ago. He took a one hour drive and on returning said he felt much better.
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