25 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1910
Page
1
Reports from Sicily detail Mt Etna's ongoing eruption with explosives and lava streams. Observers describe dense smoke, glowing showers, and detonations as the mountain opened twelve new craters. Nearby towns including Nicolosi and Magnenolauda face evacuation as shocks and tremors persist.
Federal mediation ends with a compromise on most terms of the 27000 firemen wage fight on western railroads. The dispute over a 12 percent pay rise goes to arbitration under the Erdman act. engineers promoted from fireman keep seniority. The agreement covers seniority rules and the union-Manager commitment to accept the arbitrator’s decision.
A midweek fire in Excelsior Springs Missouri threatened a row of small houses and a bath house. Thirteen houses were damaged including a plumbing shop with a loss estimated at 75000 dollars. Fire spread warned by strong winds prompting a Kansas City help call. Firefighters arrived after the blaze had been brought under control by local crews.
Josiah Gilbert was killed by his wife in a quarrel at their home in Oklahoma City. The couple, estranged for two months, had separated when Gilbert returned Wednesday night to seek reconciliation, leading to a fatal shooting.
Thursday quotations from Slaus City live stock market list top hooves at 7606 dollars and top hogs at 10.95 dollars.
The Norwegian freighter Nixie bound for Beotland from a Beotland port capsized in the Elbe estuary during a severe storm. Fifteen crew members are reported drowned. The disaster is confirmed by local authorities and shipping records.
President Gomes issues a decree fixing the period from April 1910 to July 1911 to celebrate the centennial of Venezuela's independence. The decree outlines official acts and public observances by government bodies and civic groups.
Former council members face bribery scrutiny after admitting to money exchanges for votes. John F. Klein testifies detailing payments including 82 dollars and a 16 cent discrepancy. District Attorney Blake eyes both bribe takers and givers and hints at immunity talks with bank officials amid ongoing graft investigations.
Senor Corea representation of Madriz in Washington met with Assistant Secretary Wilson after discussing guarantees for American lives and interests in Nicaragua in exchange for formal recognition of the government. England France and others have recognized, while Mexico delays, awaiting U S action. The issue hinges on the last trace of disorder in Nicaragua.
A dynamite magazine at the Red Dog mine near Webb City Missouri exploded Tuesday night. Edward Yengon was killed instantly. his wife and her mother Ellen Allen died later. Two children aged four and five were seriously injured, and John Baldwin the nearby power plant engineer was seriously hurt as the blast destroyed the Venson house and flung bodies amid rock and debris.
The French pension bill was halted by a 280 to 4 vote ending a four year legislative fight and political agitation dating back to 1882.
A violent ontrain shooting on a northbound Westhontay line left three men slain and several injured. Be thea a heavily drinking suspect fired on passengers and police at Wilmington station, prompting return fire that killed him. Officers and bystanders aided the scene before Bethea died in custody.
Jere T. Lillis, provident of the Western Exchange Hank in Kansas City, left on an indefinite vacation after being assaulted by John P. Cudahy. Relatives and associates keep his destination private. attorney W. T. Johnson says Lillis may travel abroad and has not resigned as bank president. The departure was announced by Johnson.
A long standing ownership bill cleared the Japanese house of peers. It allows foreigners to own land in Japan only if their country grants similar rights to Japanese residents. The diet will consider the measure on March 85.
Secretary Bollinger temporarily withdrew 54,459 acres of public land from all forms of disposition on Wednesday to aid proposed legislation affecting water power site disposal on the public domain. The withdrawals cover Colorado Wyoming and Oregon.
A device invented by a Tokyo man and approved by the postmaster general will allow mail to be taken on moving trains and delivered at destinations where trains do not stop, extending service to more locations.
The American schooner Martha Bement is described as dismasted with decks awash after passing St Nichols on March 12, reported by the British steamer St Nichols arriving from Savannah at latitude 1 north, longitude 46 west.
Wireless advices from the sealing fleet report success in the Gulf of St Lawrence and Grand Banks. Sealing vessels are now beginning to enter port.
Hansa Turl of Arendahl Minnesota was burned to death in an early Thursday blaze that destroyed the building and contents. The loss is estimated at 50 000 dollars.
Anti American sentiment in Bogota continues as mobs attack visitors. On Monday two English girls, mistaken for Americans, were beaten by a mob amid demonstrations.
A new Chicago measure makes it a misdemeanor for women to wear long khatpins in public. Violations risk a fine of 50 pounds.
Edward Paysen Weeton perished in a Topeka Kansas incident Thursday morning as investigators described a fatal crash. Authorities reported advanced warnings and a schedule disruption affecting several downtown routes.
A Tuesday blast at the Kent chemical laboratory in front of the University of Chicago building caused about 16000 dollars in damage. The incident followed an earlier bee pipe explosion near the same site.
Stephen Austin Gillette of Pittsburg Pennsylvania confessed to a drug store robbery and was sentenced to an indeterminate term of two to ten years in the western penitentiary.
An explosion of a gasoline tank aboard the schooner Wave at Standard Oil dock in Seattle injured six men, with three feared fatally. Fire crews battled flames and the vessel was rendered unsafe as investigators began examining the scene.
Gov. Wilton of Kentucky signed a bill providing for electrocution as a method of execution. The measure sets the death penalty framework and outlines procedures to carry out capital punishment.
The avnate Wiednesday confirmed the nomination of William Kenyon of town to be nowatent attorney general.
Twenty bandits who had been fleeing along the Mupulit frontier attacked a country house of Romig on the Whee line, killed the owner and two men, and then escaped as authorities pursued them.
James Mellows McGregor, claimed as the world oldest Free Mason, died at his Newport home on Wednesday aged 108. He was known for long membership and ties to the Free Mason order.
The Peru Normal Agricultural Department runs a weekly tent test showing farmers how corn kernels grow. Four kernel readings label kernels as strong weak or dead, with germination ranging from 6 to 80 percent. Poor samples are discarded if any kernel fails to grow or shows weakness.
Mrs. Dennia Breen and her 4 year old son visited her father Mr. Hilles north of North Platte. A search by over 100 men began at midnight and lasted until dawn. The boy was found on horseback two miles east of the city near the North and South Platte rivers. He suffered little from exposure.
Ed Von Trott 25 an employee of Driebus Candy Co Omaha was killed in a hunting accident on a lake near Tekumah Sunday. His boat capsized and a gun discharged during a grab effort. Coroner did not order an inquest. Von Trott was single.
Farmers estimate that alternating freezing and thawing last winter damaged wheat. Some claim as much as 75 percent is ruined, while others put the loss at around 26 percent.
Voters reject a $100000 court house project by 75 votes. A third election will be held soon as county commissioners push to replace the old small court house with a larger structure.
Governor Shallenberger is asked to grant clemency for Andrew Kru picka a 10 year sentence in the penitentiary after he shot his stepfather in Cheyenne County the case under consideration involves a 16 year old youth seeking pardon.
Examinations will be conducted by the county Superintendent in West Point offices and in Hanecroft Wisner and Beemer high schools on March 25 and 31 April 21 and 22 and May 12.
The past month saw 62 farm mortgages filed at the West Point clerk’s office totaling 217000 dollars. Of these, 29 were reletted, reflecting activity in the local agricultural loan market.
Charles Woeler, editor of the Cedar County Watchmen, of Hartington, was arrested for contempt in a case involving Judge Guy T. Graver. The incident relates to the discharge of a prior mandate in a local matter.
Clarence Davin of Teaver Our won the debate in the south western Nebraska contest. The state contest to be held in Lincoln on May 19 will determine the overall winner.
A heated campaign in Bim Creek centers on whether to grant a license. The election scheduled for April 5 will decide the issue.
The board of public lands and buildings adopted a resolution permitting inmates of the Soldiers' Home at Grand Island Nebraska to use the chapel for meetings and gatherings not detrimental to the institution, reversing a prior prohibition by Commander BU Daroes. The move follows inmate complaints about restricted chapel access and aims to provide comfort and recreation.
The Omaha tribe met in a large council at the Mathey Tyndall lodge near the agency. Delegates included Daniel Webster, Hiram Chase, Simeon Hallowell, Edward Weill, and Frank La Fleache. La Fleache outlined Indian Office rules and urged prudent land preservation and support of taxation.
Burglars smashed into W. D. Haller drug store and Blair Shoe Store, stealing about $140 from a safe and breaking a card register. They entered Farnam Barnes and related shops but left other rooms untouched. No jewelry was taken and no clues have been found.
The Seward city council has delayed preliminary engineering as progress stalls on the Ghote Ti project. Officials say further steps toward the wella and Routh Seward will be postponed until a clearer path is established.
A Sunday incident at Swedian Lutheran Bethany church near Axtell involved two rifles taken from a local man. A threat or presentation of money followed, with a stated sum of several hundred dollars cited by a reverend witness.
Local farmer in York County seeks farm hands offering wages higher than typical clerical pay. Advertisements emphasize better earnings to attract workers for seasonal tasks on the farm.
Washington dispatch details the clash over Speaker Cannon’s power as the House votes to form a ten member rules committee and denies Cannon a seat. The vote to vacate his office fails 165 to 11 as insurgent and Democratic allies push for rule reform and a reorganized leadership structure.
The piece lists a stream of historical milestones from 1620s to 1809 including England declaring war on Spain, the Baltic Treaty, early American engagements, Spanish capture of Mobile, Napoleon's marriage, Albany becoming New York's capital, Aboukir victory, and U.S. political shifts with Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. It reads as a chronological digest of notable dates and rulers.
Electric street car men in Nod region follow Philadelphia peers striking in unison after the company refuses to reply to their writ seeking arbitration and a ten hour day. The dispute centers on a demand for standard hours and fair arbitration.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses cost of living and social structure in America, contrasting weary wealthy with laboring poor. Mentions universities and industries shaping national character, suggesting debates over economic burden and societal values.
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