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Newspaper
Coeur Dalene Evening Press
Location
Coeur D´Alene, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
1
Maretta a man from the city is detained again on a charge of lunacy and will be sent back to the Orofino asylum for treatment. He previously escaped after a month’s confinement and has shown renewed delusions, with his family facing county indigence as a result.
George Fitzgerald, ex treasurer’s teller in the United States and treasury, faces a theft charge in Chicago after being held on $10,000 bond. A yearlong government inquiry traced large denomination bills and property gains amid allegations of influence and attempted influence peddling.
New York Aug 24 Captain Peter Hains and his brother Thornton Hains face murder charges over William Aunts death. Reports say Peter Hains was declared insane and guarded after an attempt to flee. Authorities say he regained lucidity briefly before relapsing, complicating the case as defense seeks to delay action. Frank D Lataane of Philadelphia is named as the official US representative at the Prague congress next month.
A Southern Pacific train, departing Portland at 4:15 PM, struck a cow four miles from the city and derailed, killing engine man Jack Nichole and fireman Frank Boulton. Two wandering tramps died, with several passengers injured, while rescue efforts and investigations unfold. Identified dead include Ray Swarts of Junction City and George Baker of current town.
Immigration officials detained 66 women Mormon converts who arrived aboard the Republic from Germany Holland and Scandinavia. The examination was thorough and no one was allowed to depart. Among those detained are Margaret and Catherine Roe from Liverpool whose mother appealed for their custody. Plans to send the group south by special train were dropped due to staff shortages. It remained unclear if any will be deported.
A county convention will select delegates to the state convention at Bates with a full slate of county offices and candidates. The meeting will consider county nominations and potential timing shifts as candidates for sheriff, probate judge, county treasurer, county attorney, and other posts enter or announce their bids, with several names noted for various offices.
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