Court Upholds Rebates Fines Against Omaha Road
The US circuit court of appeals affirmed fines of 20000 for the Omaha road and 2000 for freight traffic manager H M Pearce for granting concessions to Spencer Grain on interstate shipments in violation of the Elkins law. The decision holds that even uniform concessions violate published interstate rates regardless of good faith. Judge Adams wrote the opinion with Sanborn and Surge Phillips concurring.
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St. Paul
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Omaha Road
H. M. Pearce
Spencer-Grain Company
Elkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Adams
Sanborn
Surge Phillips
Thelma Connors Freed in Milwaukee Jewel Theft Case
Gov. Davidson pardoned Thelma Connors, who had been sentenced to eight months in Milwaukee for stealing $2,600 in jewels from her employers. She was acting under the direction of a man who posed as her friend and then disappeared.
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Madison
Wis
Gov. Davidson
Thelma Connors
House of Correction
Milwaukee
Iowa Rivers On Rampage In Des Moines
Heavy rains swell the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers threatening lower city sections. Residents pack belongings and prepare to move to higher ground as field work halts and corn planting stalls. May 27. Des Moines, Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Raccoon
Winona Normal School Building Plans Delayed
The Winona normal school faces delays on its new model building after legislators funded a smaller project than the plans require. Officials say plans must be revised to fit the available appropriation, potentially postponing construction beyond this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Winona Normal School
Athlete Dies During Baseball Game in Armenia
Albert Parker of Hancock aged twenty collapsed and died from heart disease during a baseball game in Armenia, Grand Rapids Wis on May 26 after disregarding warnings against over-exertion while attempting a home run. He had known organic heart trouble and died without a sound.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Albert Parker
Hancock
Armenia
Armeniz Nine
Freight Train Collision Kills Fireman in North Dakota
In Buffalo, forty miles west of Fargo, a head on freight wreck killed Fireman E J Rossiter and badly injured Engineer R J Kehoe. The crash followed a misread order on a cloudy foggy day.
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Northern
Buffalo
N. D
Fargo
E. J. Rossiter
R. J. Kehoe
Erskine Creamery Pay Day Attracts 100 Farmers
More than 100 farmers gathered at Erskine Minnesota for a big pay day at the Erskine cooperative creamery. The last month paid was the largest for this period due to early and heavy pasturage for cattle.
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Crookston
Minn
Erskine
Here
Erskine Co-Operative Creamery
Grandfather shot by grandson with rifle gift
Waterloo Iowa May 27 John Weberking eighty three a resident of Waverly was accidentally shot in the leg yesterday by his grandson to whom he had presented a .22 caliber rifle.
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Waterloo
Iowa
John Weberking
Waverly
Unknown Man Drowned in Rhinelander Power Car
The body of an unidentified man was found in the Rhinelander Paper Company power canal. No identifying marks or clothes were found on the remains. The incident is under investigation by local authorities in Rhinelander Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Wis
Carmal
Rhinelander Paper Company
Train wreck near Watertown leaves no injuries
An unusual wreck two miles from Watertown South Dakota occurred when the Northwestern passenger train from the Twin Cities derailed on broken rails and ties. The tender was thrown from the track, and mail baggage and two passenger coaches plowed along the line for about a hundred yards before stopping crosswise. No passengers were hurt.
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Watertown
North-Western
Twin Cities
Ashland Officials Consider Chloroform Plant Addition
Ashland Wisconsin May 28 during a furnace shutdown the chemical plant may gain a chloroform producing addition plans are being prepared and the officers will decide by month end the project would cost about twenty to twenty five thousand dollars and could make the plant profitable as a by product of charcoal kilns
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Ashland Blast Furnace
Ashland
Wis
Carpenter Drowns Reaching Pike On Fox River Steamer
Oshkosh Wis May 28 William Baldwin a forty year old carpenter drowned while fishing. He fell from a steamer paddle wheel at a dock on the Fox river while reaching for a pike he had caught. He was in the water about ten minutes and is believed to have been struck by a cramp. He left a wife and the body was recovered with the fish still clutched in one hand.
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Carpenter
Oshkosh
Wis
William Baldwin
Fox River
Baldwin
Hot Springs Cashier Admits Bank Theft Guilty Plea
George F. Harras of Hot Springs SD former cashier of the Hot Springs National Bank pleaded guilty in U S district court to three counts of embezzling 25 000 of bank funds He faces sentencing this week and the move was expected amid a strong case.
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Hot Springs
Deadwood
S. D
George F. Harras
Hot Springs National Bank
Federal Grand
United States District Court
Bids Opened for Four New Buildings at Feeble-minded School
Faribault Minn May 28 bids have been received for four new school buildings at the state institution for the feeble minded costing about 125000 The structures include a boys epileptic house a boys custodial block a girls epileptic house and a central kitchen Contracts have not yet been awarded.
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Faribault
Minn
Murder Mystery Near Sawyer Deepens Inquest
May 28 reports in Minot North Dakota state that Nick Montan, a young farmer from the Sawyer area, whose disappearance last December puzzled authorities, was found dead in a slough near his home. Police say a family quarrel may have led to the murder as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
N. D. Minot
N. D
Wara County
Nick Montan
Grabs for Hat Cost Man Life on Bridge
Robert Garlick died after reaching for his hat blown from his head on the Canadian and Northern railroad bridge in Spooner Wisconsin. He lost balance and fell over the edge while crossing the structure yesterday.
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Spooner
Wis
Canadian & Northern Railroad
Robert Garlick
Circus Employee Killed While Boarding Train
In Spring Valley Minnesota on May 238 Charles Hettinger of Freeport Illinois a circus employee with Gollman Bros died attempting to board the train as it started from the city He was about twenty eight years old and unmarried The report notes he was terribly maimed and killed in the accident
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Circus
Spring Valley
Minn
Charles Hettinger
Freeport
Gollman Bros.’ Circus
Hold-up in North St. Paul hits grocery deliveryman
E. Albin Wallin a deliveryman for Andrew Schoch Grocery was held up last night at Silverlake near North St. Paul at about 8 o clock and his collections were taken at the point of a revolver. No arrests have been made.
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North St. Paul
St. Paul
E. Albin Wallin
Andrew Schoch
Silverlake
Lightning Fire Destroys Farm Buildings in Iowa
Lightning sparked a blaze that destroyed the barn and outbuildings on W. H. Sedgwick’s farm near Lam o ille, Marshalltown, causing an $8,000 loss. The fire gutted the structure and all contents after striking last night in May.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
W. H. Sedgwick
Lamoille
John Wellette Indicted in Smuggling Case
Fargo May 28 John Wellette indicted by a U S grand jury last year on a smuggling charge but evaded deputy marshals until this week when arrested at Balcourt.
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Fargo
N. D
John Wellette
United States
Balcourt
Congress resumes week with currency debate and new monetary commission
Washington May 22 The Senate nears adjournment as a final statement on the currency question stalls. Senator Aldrich reports a joint resolution creating a nine member from Senate and nine from House national monetary commission to study banking and currency. passage follows without debate. The House approves the agricultural appropriation conference report while Senate amendments to the public building bill are disagreed to and a conference is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Aldrich
National Monetary Commission
House Rejects Ship Subsidy in Post Office Bill Fight
Washington reports the house rejected the conference report on the post office appropriation bill by 145 to 156, killing the ship subsidy provision and sending the measure back to conferences. A campaign contribution publicity bill passed 150 to 125 with a Southern representation reduction amendment. The senate open session debated congressional power, with a 23 to 32 vote on the Foraker substitute tied to the Hepburn rate law timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Post Office
Senate
Congress
Foraker
Interstate Commerce Commission
Committee
Congress Works Toward Adjournment Passes Several Bills
Washington May 26 under pressure the house moved to adjournment with a spirit of accord. Conference reports on sundry civil and pension bills and the District of Columbia child labor bill were approved. Bills enacted include navigation law amendments sale of Spokane Indian reservation lands coal development in Alaska and penalties for soldiers selling government property. Senate spent time on delaying tactics but adopted the sundry civil appropriation conference report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Spokane
Alaska
Senate
Senate session drags with minor actions and filibuster
Washington May 27 The senate drifted through a dull day with filibuster tactics by managers to waste time A navigation laws amendment bill passed and the conference report on the military academy appropriation bill was agreed to in the house Several minor bills were enacted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hitle
Military Academy
House
Lightning Strikes Indiana Church During Losh Funeral
Lightning hit the Friends' church at Cammack near Muncele during funeral services for Mrs. John A. Losh. The strike tore a hole in the roof damaged the belfry and injured several attendees.
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Muncele
Ind
John A. Losh
Friends’ Church
Cammack
Here
Man Robbed Before Death in Menominee Tragedy
Menominee Michigan May 27 local authorities believe Charles Cornelius of Menominee committed death by own action yesterday after being robbed of several hundred dollars two days earlier. He left for Europe Tuesday with 500 dollars and a steamship ticket in his wallet. Remains revealed only 27 dollars and the ticket was missing.
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Menominee, Mich
Charles Cornelius
Menominee
Cornelius
Europe
Helena Plans Four Day Lewis and Clark Memorial Carnival
Helena will honor the Lewis and Clark expedition with a four day event from July 1 to 4. The program features parades schoolchildren aquatic and field sports floats balloon displays fireworks and dances with military civic parades and baseball and floral processions.
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Lewis and Clark
Montana
Idaho
Helena
Bozeman
Butte
Harrison
Missoula
Assiniboine
Montana National Guard
Eni
Billings Japanese Porter Found Dead by Yellowstone River
The body of W. H. Tanasey was found two miles east of Billings with a bullet wound to the neck. Police noted suicide after a forgery arrest and release. a bank book showed a $30 deposit and 30 cents in silver. The body will be buried by Tanasey’s friends.
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W. H. Tanasey
Billings
Yellowstone River
Tanasey
Montana Growers Form State Livestock Association
In Helena a new Montana livestock association is formed to unify interests and replace several older groups. J. H. Freeser of Meagher county is chairman and John W. Pace of Helena is secretary. original signers include John T. Murphy Helena Joseph T. Brown Birney W K Flowree Lorey Winthrop Raymond Madison county and other prominent cattlemen from Miles City Billings Flathead county and Beaverhead county among others.
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Montana
Helena
J. H. Freeser
Meagher County
John W. Pace
John T. Murphy
Joseph T. Brown
Reunited After 18 Years Montana Mother Finds Daughter in Portland
After eighteen years a mother and daughter Mrs. Jacob Hartwig and Mrs. Charles Jollison now living in Portland Oregon have been reunited. The daughter was placed in a convent at Deer Lodge then abducted by the father who roamed the country and evaded the mother for years. She later stayed in a Beloit Wisconsin hospital before moving to Portland where she married Dr. Johlison. Mother and daughter located each other last week in Portland.
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Montana
Portland, Or
Jacob Hartwig
Charles Jollison
Deer Lodge
Beloit
Wis
Portland
Johlison
Body of Milwaukee Engineer Recovered From Missouri River
Maurice E. Haman, a Milwaukee electric engineer and University of Wisconsin alumnus, drowned weeks ago while assisting repairs near Hauser Lake dam. His body was found a mile below the dam. A coroner's jury ruled death accidental drowning.
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Missouri
Maurice E. Haman
Milwaukee Electric
Missouri River
Vank
Hauser Lake
Haman
University of Wisconsin
Helena
Anaconda Mining Company Directors Reelect All But Bull
At the annual stockholders meeting the Anaconda Mining Company re elected all directors except William L. Bull. A. H. Brough ton of New York fills Bull’s seat. Due to copper market declines and output restrictions profits for 1907 fell to 3,270,320 after depreciation depletion and development deductions.
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Anaconda Mining Company
Anaconda
William L. Bull
Bull
A. H. Broughton
New York
Nordic News Roundup of Wealth, Treaties, and Cultural Ties
Swedish Danish arbitration talks loom as Sweden reports a 7 million crown fortune for the late ing Oscar. A mystery donor gives 105,900 crowns for Stockholm monuments. Berlin bureau to boom Sweden as a tourist hub if 40,000 crowns is approved. Nobel fund directors named and Norway’s storming leaders noted. Frieberg seeks 5 million crowns from Morgan for Gothenburg Boston line. Frieberg travels to Paris seeking French capital. Bishop Bang impresses Americans with plain, strong speech. Hardanger bride weds in Christiania attire over 200 year crown. Miss Hansteen and Prof. Guldberg remembered for suffrage and science. Norwegian Americans see rising postal money orders from the United States totaling millions in 1967 to 1907 trends. Canada transactions show sizable gains.
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Berlin
Sweden
Mecca
London
Frieberg
J. Pierpont Morgan
Boston
Gothenburg
Morgan Syndicate
Mr. Morgan
Friberg
Paris
Stockholm
America
Norway
United States
Canada
Norway’s democracy grows with uniform abolition and growth in paper industry
The piece notes Norway’s move toward a democratic spirit by abolishing civil uniforms except police, reports on fishing yields, the death of Dr. Guldberg, and King Haakon’s imperial visits. It mentions Easter rail and steam travel, mountain excursions, and Kloster island’s new paper factories boosting local industry and exports to England.
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Norway
Kloster
Klosterfossen
England
Denmark Sees Mixed Results in Reforms and Defense
A Danish report notes failed agitation for women’s admission to gun clubs, 842 750 000 crowns on bank deposits, and 57 000 crowns sent home by sailors in 1907. The rigsdag debates public relief funding and the national defense commission’s secret findings after six years. Novelist Herman Frederick Ewald dies at 86, with a family literary legacy. A submarine contract goes to an Italian builder after a delay, while King Peter of Serbia seeks czar recognition for a meeting set around June 1.
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Commission For the National Defense
Rigsdag
Herman Frederick Ewald
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Tjele
Hnnd Gyldenstjerne
Agathe
Gyiffenfjeld
Anna Herdenbjerg
Niels Ebbeson
Caroline Mathilde
Leonora
Kritionia
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News of the Northwest
HUAD
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Agiinst Omaha
Winona Building
Montana News
NEW Stock Association
Martin W. Odland
Lothenburg
Ing Oscar
Nobel Endowment Fund
A. K. Akerman
Mr. Santeson
K. Sohlmaan
F. Hagerup
J. Lund
C. Harbux
Anthon Christian Bang
Klaebo
Christiania
Christania
Aasta Hansteen
Hansteen
Gustav Guldberg
Guldberg
Gustav Adolph Guildberg
University of Christiania
Michelsen
Haakon
Edward
Nauheim
Hessia
Trangen
Otto Andersen
Christianias
Homenkollen
Holmenkollen
Nordmarken
Inspector of Savings Banks
Rigedag
Peter of
Servia
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