02 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
1
Police uncover the buried bodies of Ludwig Krueger 66 and his wife 63 in the cellar of their Toledo area home after a fire. Both victims were stabbed, and authorities suspect robbery motives. The couple was last seen alive Tuesday evening.
A fire at Port Leavenworth military prison damaged the building valued at 200000 dollars. Soldiers formed a cordon and forced about 800 prisoners back to a stockade with strict discipline as flames spread to the main building. Two soldiers were injured but no prisoners escaped.
The 4 ton Vought sailed from Truxtle Honduras carrying an ironbound box said to hold 35.60 in Peruvian silver and five trunks. Capt. Jammer Decker delivered letters in Galveston stating owner Er. 0. Griffith of Bel motn Honduras is released from a Honduran jail. The letters describe a predicment and include drafts on New Orleans banks to pay crew and quarantine fees. Griffith and Miss Beauchamp, once in New York, were allegedly involved in arson at Belfast, raising fears of confiscation of money and valuables aboard.
William F Downs a 26 year old city register clerk in Baltimore was jailed on 10000 dollars bail for embezzlement from city funds state attorney Owens estimated the loss at about 100 dollars and authorities expect up to 100 larceny charges against him dating back to July 1 1907.
An accident aboard the French tanker Jules Henry, sailing from Philadelphia toward a Caribbean port, left twelve crewmen dead and many injured when the vessel exploded and was nearly wrecked early Thursday morning.
Sioux City traders watched a cautious session as top hogs traded around 6.55 while top beefs reached 6.20. The article notes a slow market with modest gains and steady appetite for livestock.
Ambassador Griscom requested King Victor Emmanuel grant an audience to Wilbur Wright the American aeroplanist and Hart Berg his business manager.
Report says Gov Gen Smith of the Philippines will resign his executive post and depart by ship for San Francisco around May 16. The move follows policy disagreements and speculation about a new assignment.
Harney Devine Leonard Stevens and Matthew Taylor were arrested in Zanesville Ohio for the murder of Clarence Warrick eight years ago in Somerton. Night burglars tortured a boy to reveal hidden family money, shot him, and hid his body beside his grandmother.
Everett White fatally shot John Fisher and James Rayburn in the dooryard of his Mason City home in West Virginia. The victims were Civil War veterans. White, separated from his wife, fired during a dispute over furniture removal as bystanders intervened and disarmed him.
Washington reports indicate a probable exchange of porters between the Russian and United States governments. The move could influence revisions to the two nations’ trade treaty negotiated in Tass.
The estate of the late former United States Senator Johnson of Damien paid 42500 dollars in inheritance tax, breaking all state records on Thursday. The payment highlights the sizeable estate tax burden and marks a notable financial milestone for West Virginia tax authorities and local officials.
The Prussian government on Thursday introduced a decree in the diet forbidding foreigners to acquire mineral properties or operate mines within Prussia without special permission from the king or his agents.
President Ding of Mexico opened the second session of the Twenty fourth congress Thursday night delivering an annual message to the assembled delegates.
Representative Dawson of Iowa identifies a so called Joker in U S revenue laws taxing tobacco and proposes restoring package weights to their prewar sizes to end the six ounce tax anomaly. The plan aims to reverse wartime duty adjustments that allowed smokers to pay altered rates through packaging changes.
The anthracite coal strike settlement ending after six years of industrial peace expired Wednesday. Operators and miners had debated renewals. Scranton delegates allowed the award to taper, signaling continued operation without formal ceremony.
The last spike in the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound transcontinental railroad was driven near Missoula Montana on Monday evening marking completion of the 2426 mile line. Chief Engineer Dancny and road officials attended as track crews finish bridges and ballasting in weeks with through service expected within sixty days.
Mme Modjeska remains at her Bay City home as doctors abandon plans to move her to a Los Angeles hospital. Medical staff say her condition is too serious for transfer and offer little hope for recovery.
Creditors of Ollo Heinze & Co. of New York bankers and brokers met Wednesday. They heard the committee report and admitted the bankruptcy adjudication gave creditors little hope for recovery.
Wireless telegraphy success connects Berlin and Vienna using two light portable field outfits. Emperor Franz Joseph sends congratulations on the achievement.
The so called Methuselah the toad died in his Bronx home in New York. Claimed to be 1000 years old, Methuselah known as Barmesse FT was found in a rock pocket in a mine 500 feet below the surface at Hutte Mont. The report is unclear and dates are uncertain.
The Golden Gate Bank of San Francisco reportedly failed to open one day raising fears over its solvency. Rumors circulated that the bank was unsound and that its president had moved most funds to Japan, triggering concern among customers and authorities.
Willam Hart, a noted Janeaville brewer, faces questions after a Thursday incident. Authorities believe the case is tied to a county option bill triggering concerns in Wikedwin.
The Haremun Bailey circus opened on Thursday marking the first circus debut in New York in forty years. The event drew crowd attention as performers presented the new show in the city.
The New York senate committee reported favorably on a bill by Senator Agnew designed to prevent newspapers from publishing racing tips and betting advice. The measure targets tip sheets and similar content to curb gambling influences in print media.
January Pouren, the Pouedain refugee held in New York after extradition efforts by the Rustan government, has been discharged.
Charlee A. Laith of Rutherford faced a daytime robbery attempt by two masked men near the depot in Norfolk. He fought back after a blow knocked him down. one assailant fled while the other fired a shot and escaped. Smith, who later returned, declined police reporting citing lack of time and inability to identify the robbers.
Nebraska Senate rejects a 60000 appropriation for wolf bounty and defeats the Donohoe bill expanding railway commission power over public utilities. Debate rages on the Bryan citizenship bill to empower the state university regents to create a chair on duties of citizenship and good government.
The body of 67 year old Thomas Casey was found bleeding beside the Burlington track near the new town of Wareham Sunday forenoon. A passing freight halted. Casey was placed on the train to go home but died aboard. He likely was struck by the evening passenger train Saturday night and endured exposure in freezing weather.
Wilber Warner a vaudeville performer formerly of ATE Electric Globes chewed electric light bulbs and swallowed glass and tacks in a Friday escape. Judge Kisser quashed the vagrancy charge against him in police court.
Judge Palmer presided at Clay Center where Sutton saloonkeepers were charged with selling liquor to minors. After testimony, all pleaded guilty to one count each. other counts dismissed. Fines set at 25 dollars per defendant.
The senate voted Tuesday morning to appropriate 90000 dollars for the purchase of the Wayne Normal school. Proposals from Crawford and Ainsworth were rejected.
Two men accused of attempting to steal a large herd near Merriman faced a preliminary hearing before Judge Quigley at Valentine and were bound over to the district court for trial.
Tuesday morning a horse disappeared from the Dean barn three miles northeast of Neligh. Hired man Lee Bunt is missing and suspected of taking the horse.
Two inmates confined in the county jail at Geneva faced a fatal incident with one found dead from suffocation and the other in a dubious condition. Authorities described the events as unsettled and under investigation.
Several residents of Syone who drew lucky numbers in the Rosebud drawing prepare to relocate and begin holding land allotments next week in April.
James Duhlman, known as the cowboy mayor, leads the Democrats of Omaha in a municipal campaign. The announcement highlights his renewed leadership and the party's push in local elections.
A 13 year old son of ranchman Ed Kaiya near Simeon fired a gun while hunting, fatally wounding his father. He died about an hour later.
Rimer Miller of Fekenuh has been arrested for bootlegging. Reports indicate he operated a small illicit whiskey trade in the dry town last week, transporting liquor to private buyers and facing local charges.
The Nebraska legislature barely defeated a bill to establish a school of politics at the state university, later recommended for passage by one vote. The bank guaranty begins July 1 with some provisions taking effect northward. A $100,000 donation from a Omaha donor funds an orthopedic hospital on the university medical college campus. the donor and Senator Ranton are noted in the report.
A masked bandit boarded the Chicago, Yuclweten and Quincey line at Clay Center and held Conductor Barry at gunpoint in the day coach. He forced passengers to surrender their money. the amount was not large and the bandit escaped.
Lincoln police report three men captured at Belleville after robbing a Lincoln streetcar crew and taking the conductor's watch. The watch was found in their possession and the men admitted identity, claiming they also held up a car in Omaha the night before.
Allen D. Beemer, warden of the Nebraska penitentiary, died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 60 and would have retired at the start of the coming month. A Civil War veteran, he contributed to penal reform and was a pioneer in the state.
Justice Caldwell issues a writ of replevin for a three year old baby girl named Melvin Berry and her clothing valued at 246 dollars. The child, daughter of Maud Ford of South Omaha, had been boarded with Mrs. Burrell in Omaha who seeks 57 dollars claimed as board unpaid.
One of the area’s largest real estate deals closed Tuesday as the Bay State farm about two and a half miles west of North Bend sold to Jake Abbey of Dwight Butler County for 62000 dollars. The 1000 acre parcel includes improvements such as an elevator with a 60000 bushel capacity and is associated with the Sinois Cattle Company.
Governor signs measures on July conventions ahead of primaries to set platforms. Skeen oversees precinct and district assessor selections every two years. Lense licenses nurses. Carr outlines school district boundary change procedures. Griffen bans trash dumping in drainage ditches. Lawrence references a military code.
Flames were discovered Saturday in the state normal building at Kearney. The fire confined to a single room and was quickly put out. The structure is a cement-topped building described as a normal facility.
After a two year legal fight Norfolk completes annexation of land outside city limits, increasing the population to 6 341. The move expands the city’s area and governance reach.
W H Myers, former superintendent at Kearney State Industrial School for two years, is elected to again head Oakland Schools, a role he held previously before moving to Kearney.
Evangelist from Winona Lake Indiana, Stev. Chester Birch, began a two week series of evangelistic meetings at the First Presbyterian Church in Plattsmouth starting Wednesday evening.
Dr J Ov Jolly of Dixon Nebraska survived a severe case of tetanus after doctors in Sioux City used antitoxin serum injections. He contracted the wound Sunday while caring for a horse, received rapid serum treatment totaling tens of thousands of units, and remains under constant care as healing begins slowly at St Vincent's hospital.
The chamber passed a DIL granting municipal suffrage to women by a 52 to 41 vote while the senate rejected a similar measure. Lawmakers trimmed a farm bill funding an agricultural school and approved a 2000 grant to the Corn Improv ers' association. Other actions include grand jury summons by county and a public service regulation bill. The senate also approved the Donahue measure bringing all public service companies under the state railroad commission and set the supreme court clerk salary at 4000 with two deputies at 2500. A bill created a state dipsomaniac hospital and a plan left the South Omaha Stock Yards railroad property outside valuation.
Maj. D. E. B. McCarthy secured authority to lease the Ashland target range for three months starting April 1. The Sixteenth Infantry from Fort Crook and the Signal Corps from Fort Omaha will use it, with additional target butts and expanding facilities. After regular army use, Nebraska National Guard teams will train there as well.
A Friday night thunderstorm in Alma damaged the lighting system and telephones. Lightning entered an open window at the Cox residence, smashed a large dresser mirror, tore a bead necklace, and frightened occupants though no injuries occurred. Rain totaled 0.76 inches.
On a farm twenty miles south of Grant Friday morning James Jones and Joseph Rowley quarreled over a line fence. The farmer returned with a rifle and shot Rowley, killing him instantly as his two sons witnessed the event. Jones was arrested by the Chase County sheriff and taken to Imperial.
Frederick W Miller of Falla City Nebraska, former deputy secretary of state, was found dead in a hotel room Friday after locking himself in Wednesday. Officials say death was due to natural causes. exact time unknown.
Ira Rigsby a 22 year old Beatrice resident was arrested and jailed on a complaint by A B Meyers accusing him of criminally assaulting Meyers daughter Mabel a 14 year old.
A garbled report notes that after a signature on a guaranty bank deposit a senate order called printing 2000 copies for equal distribution to senators. The text is unclear but indicates procedural steps following the signing.
Long sessions on tariff legislation feature Jayne defending free hides and inheritance tax, Clark and Adams on tariff barriers, Vreeland conceding a point about the Payne bill, and a sharp lumber dispute between Fordney and Byrd ending in mutual apologies. Delegates clash over tariffs, revenue goals, and protection.
Fire at the wholesale grocery house of I Tindan & Co Ltd Lewi caused a loss and destroyed Norman E K Mack’s Buffalo home while the family was away. The damage was about 70 000 dollars. A Washington bill would permit serving liquor with meals in hotels in allied cities. A Johnston fire caused a 75 000 dollar home loss but prevented spread to the Cowa area. no protection existed.
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