Census Shows Louisiana Lumber Output For 1906
The Census Bureau reports 2 796 395 000 feet of lumber produced in Louisiana in 1906. Major General J Franklin Bell plans a thorough inspection of principal West army posts to boost efficiency. T V Powderly named head of a new immigration division earning 3500 dollars annually. Rural carriers to stop counting pieces on routes with 5000+ monthly pieces on quarter ending June 30. War Dept orders organize field artillery into six regiments across light mounted and horse units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Louisiana
J. Franklin Bell
Army
T. V. Powderly
Division of Information
Immigration Bureau
War Department
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Horse Artillery
Notable Deaths and Marriages Include Uhl and Ruger
Erskine Uhl dies after an operation in New York. Helen Couger, temperance leader, dies in Lafayette Indiana at seventy. Helen Wrenshall and Chaffee Grant wed in Washington. Gen Thomas Ruger dies in Stamford Connecticut from heart failure. Nat Goodwin plans to quit stage for Nevada mining life. Frank Green found dead in Newark rescue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erskine Uhl
International Committee of the
New York
Helen M. Couger
Lafayette
Ind
Helen Dent Wrenshall
Washington
Chaffee Grant
San Diego
Cal
U. S Grant
Thomas H. Ruger
Stamford
Conn
Ruger
West Point
Nat Goodwin
Nevada
Frank Green
Newark
N. J
River barge captain jailed after brutal assault
James Henry Young, river barge captain, jailed for assault after spanking his mother in law. two teeth knocked out. Lee Holder, seventeen, sentenced to be hanged July 12 for murder of his father near Frankfort Kentucky, youngest death row inmate in the region. Grotefend, Washington National Bank teller, guilty plea, five years. fled to Sweden with $3,587. Mobile district court: conspiracy to transport lottery ads, 32 defendants, fines totaling 284000. Accidental bomb discovery in New Durham North Carolina home of Police Judge Joseph Kennell saved dozen inmates. Italians tied to attempt on Kennell’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henry Young
Lee Holder
Frankfort
Charles F. Grotefend
Washington National Bank of St. Louis
Grotefend
Sweden
Mobile
Toulmin
Southern Pacific
San Jose
San Francisco
Santa Clara
Joseph Kennell
New Durham
N. C
Mr. Kennell
Major late 19th century disasters and accidents reported
The report details a Finnish miner killed by a blasting accident in Ironwood Michigan, a Barrett Manufacturing plant fire in Chicago causing $50 000 loss, Swift and Co meat plant fire in Wilkes-Barre with $90 000 loss, a passenger train derailing at Black Branch Tennessee injuring 57 of 60 aboard, a brake-ship wreck at Harbor Creek Pennsylvania with naphtha cargo exploding but no deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Mich
Chicago
Barrett Manufacturing Company
Swift & Co
Wilkesbarre
Black Branch
Tenn
Harbor Creek
Drownings and accidents headline midwest and beyond
A string of tragedies and incidents across the United States includes two boys drowned on a log boom in Ontonagon Michigan and a girl killed in a runaway in Eldora Iowa. Other items note accidental shootings, a derailed passenger train near Dubuque, a large Newark fire, and major damage in Atlanta Missouri and Conowingo Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Raymond Lemoine
Ontosagon
Mich
Jennie Whitney
Hardin County
Eldora
Iowa
Pearl Wight named Internal Revenue commissioner
Pearl Wight of New Orleans has accepted the post of commissioner of Internal Revenue, to become effective on Dec. 1. The appointment follows a long career in public service and signals a key federal tax administration shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Wight
New Orleans
Internal Revenue
Haywood Defense Attacks Orchard Testimony in Trial
Boise June 9 William D Haywood counsel continued their assault on Harry Orchard testimony at both sessions of the trial Orchard admitted treachery to comrades in Cripple Creek by tipping a train wrecking plot He claimed to report to D C Scott but denied intent to do so The defense questioned militia interference while Orchard also admitted crimes including bigamy theft of ore and mine powder and lying The witness withstood cross examination and maintained his story
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
War of Labor
Capital
Colorado
Orcard
Cripple Creek
Orchard
D. C. Scott
Scott
Vindicator
Death of Fargo Blacksmith Suspects Four Jailed Bandits
A body found in the Red River is identified as Frank a Fargo Moorhead blacksmith who disappeared six weeks ago. The coroner's inquest suggests foul play with a crushed skull and suspects four young men jailed for a similar assault on an elderly man last Saturday.
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Fargo
N. D
Red River
Victm
Frank
Forest Fires Menace Virginia Minn as Smoke Fills Town
Forest fires rage north of Virginia Minnesota, sending a heavy smoke pall over the city. The dry timber fuels the blaze and residents rush to the scene to protect property. No current danger to the city, but past fires have wiped it out twice, keeping residents cautious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Minn
Thomas Montgomery, Masonic Leader, Dead in St Paul
Maj Thomas Montgomery grand secretary of the grand lodge of Masons died suddenly at St Luke's hospital after a short illness. Born in Donegal Ireland in 1841 he immigrated to America in 1846 and served in the Minnesota volunteers later earning the brevet major. He directed Masonic offices since 1889 and held Knights Templars Royal Arch offices. Funeral will be conducted by the Masonic grand lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Thomas MonTgomery
Grand Lodge of Masons
St. Luke’s Hospital
Donegal
Ireland
America
le Sueur County
Minnesota Volunteers
St. Peter
Knights Templars
Royal Arch Masons
Royal and Select Masters
Aldermen of
Masonic Grand Lodge
Army Officer Kills Self After Wedding Rebuff
Former Lieutenant Mack Richardson of the Twenty sixth United States infantry died in Fort Sam Houston hospital from an overdose of poisonous drugs. His resignation had been accepted last Thursday after he refused to marry Miss Kelly of Brownsville, daughter of a prominent citizen, prompting a request from his regimental commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Mack Richardson
Twenty-sixth
United States Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Richardson
Miss Kelly
Brownsville
Honor Judge Wheelock Funeral Draws Large Crowd
Funeral for Judge Lewis L. Wheelock in Owatonna Minnesota drew hundreds as stores closed for three hours. Grand Army, local Masonic Order and Knights Templars conducted services while a procession over a mile long accompanied the hearse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owatonna
Minn
Lewis L. Wheelock
Grand Army
Masonic Order
Knights Templars
Steps Before Engine Ends in Instant Death in Payne
S C Redfield owner of a general store in Payne Minnesota was killed when struck by a locomotive on the Missabe road. He had stepped from a car and walked onto an adjacent track not hearing the approaching train. The engineer did not see him until it was too late to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Minn
S. C. Redfie
Missabe Road
Redfield
Mail Steal Probed by Inspectors Under Roosevelt Order
President Roosevelt ordered a government savings drive, with an investigation into railroad and postoffice relations. Thirty-two postoffice inspectors are at work on a case alleging conspiracy between railroads and the postoffice department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Postoffice Department
Roosevelt
Girl Indicted in Infant Strangling Case in Buffalo
Buffalo Minn June 9 The grand jury returned four indictments against Mary Linderholm alleging she strangled her newborn infant. She is indicted for murder in the second degree and was expected to plead guilty and seek mercy from the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Linderholm
Buffalo, Minn
Mary Linderholm
Western Transit Company Pleads Guilty to Rebates Case
Western Transit Company pleaded guilty before Judge Holt in the United States circuit court to one count of an indictment alleging rebates in shipments of coffee and sugar to Western points. A $10,000 fine was imposed and paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Transit Company
New York
Holt
United States
Western Points
Pact Ends Two Young Lives In Ohio Suicide Pact
In Cleveland on June 9 Marguerite Curtis eleven and her sister Helen ten died after ingesting rat poison to honor a pact spurred by grief for their mother who died a year earlier.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Marguerite Curtis
Helen
King Peter Thrown From Horse During Ride
Belgrade reports King Peter was thrown when his horse stumbled and became frightened. He suffered thigh pains but returned to the palace in an electric car. doctors say injuries are not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Servia
Peter
Scaffold Collapse Leaves One Dead at Mariners Harbor
In New York on June 9 a scaffold at Mariners Harbor collapsed injuring ten workers. One man died instantly, four were badly hurt and later died, and five others suffered cuts and cruiser injuries as the scaffold gave way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mariners Harbor
R. I
Steamer Bridgewater Wrecked Near Halifax
The steamer Bridgewater en route from Eastern Nova Scotia ports to Halifax ran aground at Port Bockerton about 100 miles east of Halifax yesterday. All passengers and crew were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Bridgewater
Nova
Tragic death by chloroform and carbolic acid in hotel
Miss Lilla Davis twenty one and believed connected to Princeton Missouri family committed suicide at the Wellington hotel in Kansas City by taking chloroform and carbolic acid yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lilla Davis
Princeton
Wellington
Pioneer Resident Dies Tragically in Wisconsin Home
In La Crosse on June 9 Mrs. Peter Anthony a 60 year old pioneer of Middle Ridge rose crying I must die and fell dead from that moment. Authorities report sudden death and no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Peter Anthony
Middle Ridge
Standard Oil case gains ruling in anti trust suit
United States circuit court overrules bill of exceptions in the government’s action to dissolve Standard Oil in restraint of trade. The ruling allows the government to present the full history of alleged unlawful methods prior to and after 1899 and to seek fines and dissolution. Frank B. Kellogg leads government efforts in this high profile case filed last November under the Sherman act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Standard Oil
United States Circuit Court
Walter H. Sanborn
Willis van Devanter
William C. Hook
Elmer B. Adams
Sittirs
Standard Oil Company
Circuit Court
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Combine
Creer
Frank B. Kellogg
Tornado Strikes Duquoin Illinois Wrecks Homes
A violent tornado swept through the residential area of Duquoin Illinois on June 9 damaging roofs and uprooting trees. Several injuries are reported as box cars were knocked from tracks and railroad traffic slowed by heavy rain and flooding in Perry county.
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Duquoin
Illl
Perry County
Section Hand Killed by Jack Handle Near Dennison
Claus Frahm a section hand on the Illinois Central was killed ten miles north of Dennison Iowa while laying a tie. A jack handle flew up striking him behind the right ear as the track was raised for a new tie. He died within five minutes.
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Dennison
Iowa
Claus Frahm
Illinois Central
Here
Frahm
Fire destroys 125000 feet of logs near Bun dy Spur
A yardman at Rice Lake Lumber watched logs burn after burning brush by Bun dy Spur twenty five miles east of Couderay Wisconsin. Fire spread to the log rollways and burned fiercely for ten hours destroying about 125000 feet of logs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couderay
Wis
Rice Lake Lumber Company
Bundy Spur
Here
Factory at Cass Lake to house large crate works
Cass Lake Minnesota June 9 The Commercial club has arranged with Kenfield and Lamoreaux of Washburn to open a large box and crate factory at the former Scanlon Gibson Lumber mill site on Pike Bay adjoining the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Lake
Minn
Messrs. Kenfield & Lamoreaux
Washburn
Scanlon-Gibson Lumber Company
Pike Bay
Minneapolis Bay Wins Prize Medal at Pillsbury Academy
In Owatonna Minnesota on June 9 a prize military contest drew a large crowd. Robert Gracemil of Minneapolis won the first prize gold medal.
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Minneapolis Bay
Owatonna
Minn
Pillsbury Academy
Robert Gracemil
Minneapolis
Unidentified Man Found Decomposed Near Rib Lake Wisconsin
The unidentified body of a man was found in the woods six miles northeast of Rib Lake Wisconsin. The body was in a shocking state and appears to have been partially devoured by wild animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rib Lake
Wis
2 Mar
Here
Wildes
Nun Is Boldly Kidnapped in Duluth School
Sister Borromeo, a St Clements Catholic school teacher, was abducted yesterday afternoon by two men in a closed carriage. The attack drew hundreds of students and neighbors who pursued the carriage but could not stop the escape, and authorities were urged to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Borromeo
St. Clements Catholic School
Peabody Says Anonymous Letters Threaten Former Colorado Governor
Kansas City dispatch reports former Colorado governor James H. Peabody says he has received several anonymous death threats since the Haywood trial began in Boise. He ignored the letters as they came from unlikely sources and took no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Geta
Kansas City
James H. Peabody
Haywood
Boise
Navy chief barred from pavilion sparks 25 cent verdict
Newport Rhode Island June 9 a jury by direction of Justice Sweetland awarded 25 cents the price of a ticket in the case of Chief Yeoman Fred J Buenzie of the US naval training station who was refused entry to a dancing pavilion last summer for wearing the Navy uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Sweetland
Fred J. Buenzie
United States Naval Training Station
United States Navy
Ministers Beaten By Saloon Sympathizers At Frontenac
Frontenac Kansas June 9 temperance crusaders Rev J Primrose and Rev A F Berkstresser released from jail after arrest for selling liquor were attacked by about twenty saloon sympathizers as they boarded an electric car to leave town and severely beaten.
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Frontenac
Kan
J. Primrose
A. F. Berkstresser
Markets in Wheat Corn Oats Cattle and Hogs Across Cities
Reports from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul on June 9 show grain prices for Wheat No 1 Northern around 1.01 to 1.02 a bushel and No 2 Northern about 99 to 1.00, Corn No 3 yellow near 52 cents, Oats No 2 white around 39 to 41 cents. Cattle and hogs prices vary by location with notable ranges including Sioux City and South St Paul quotes. pork, beef, and lamb values listed.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Fire damages Fier City Ornamental Iron works
Fire early last evening damaged the plant and equipment of the Fier City Ornamental Iron works in Minneapolis. The loss amounts to $10,000 and is fully covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattern
Minneapolis
Fier City Ornamental Iron Works
Train Hits Auto Near Camden Injuring Four
A large touring automobile was struck by a passenger train at 2 near Camden New Jersey. Four occupants were thrown from the car and injured in the collision.
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Auto
Camden
N. J
Instructor Hurt by Ball at Washington Univ in St Louis
Prof. Ernest B. Swesetzer, civil engineering instructor at Washington University, is semi conscious at Jewish Hospital from a brain concussion caused by a ball pitched by a student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
St. Louis
Ernest B. Swesetzer
Washington University
Jewish Hospital
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Alexander Boyd
Cool Spring
Roy Davis
Waukee
Dubuque
Atlanta
Newark Turnverein Hall
Conowingo Bridge
Susquehanna River
Port Deposit
No 14
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Fred Moory
Franklin National Bank
Franklin, O
Chile
Margaret
Italy
Alps
Charles Mark Palmer
Jarrow
Durham
England
Quintara Rio
Orizaba
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Carl Rupert Nyblom
Royal Swedish Academy
University of
Upsala
Stockholm
Saghalin
Rome
France
American Smelting and Refining Company
Cherbourg
Fance
Pittsburg
Johnson R. Morris
New York Senate
McClellan
New York City
Hughes
Boston School Committee
George T. Angell
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Flavia Rossi
Butler
Northwestern University At Chicago
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Timony
Self
Wheelock
Sct
OIL Trust
Jack Handle
Nis
Peabody
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