26 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
1
In the Oklahoma Creek uprising area, a clash between twenty deputies and about 100 negroes over cattle theft led to two black deaths and forty captured. The battle stretched from late Wednesday until near midnight, spreading through the settlement as deputies pressed the attackers into the huts. Deputy Fowler was injured.
Willie Whitik identifies James H Boyle and Helen Boyle alias Helen Faulkner as captors who abducted him from Sharon Pennsylvania last Thursday and held him in Cleveland and Athtabula for a $10 000 ransom paid by his father Attorney James P Whit. A grand jury charged the Boyles with blackmail as a result of the ransom. A woman named Mary Dener committed suicide with morphine near a drugstore in the east end.
Washington signals a wasted effort by Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota senators to relocate a Missouri river engineer’s office to Sioux City. The plan aims to create an independent headquarters while dividing duties with Capt. B. H. Schultz in Kansas City. The Rivers and Harbors bill of March 3 redirects the $555,000 appropriated for river improvements, potentially favoring the Kansas City district.
Mrs. Pierre Lorilard Jr. a 40 year old wife of a tobacco magnate, reportedly killed herself by asphyxiation at her Dupont Circle home. The coroner cites suicide, though family members claim heart failure as the cause. The death shocks Washington society.
In a pre campaign shock, Crown Prince fieorke of Rervia renounces his claim to the Servian throne. The move follows accusations he ordered the death of a royal servant, fueling a bitter political row.
Sioux City live stock market report shows top beef cattle at 6.16 and top hogs at 6.76 with quotations recorded for Thursday.
A violent tornado swept eastern Wike County late Tuesday, killing twelve people and injuring about twenty four. Eight members of Ira Rice’s family perished in a farmhouse ruin, as fire ignited by the crash spread through the structure. Sanger and Greenwood suffered severe damage with houses displaced from foundations.
A severe windstorm swept Lakeland and nearby areas causing dwelling collapses and uprooted trees. One man sleeping inside his home perished, another rider was thrown from a wagon and injured. In Kathleen eight buildings including a commissary were leveled. Wires between Kathleen and Lakeland are down, hindering reports.
George Cheever, son of the former Andover Massachusetts chief of police, was arraigned in a New York court and held on $2,000 bail. He is accused of forging checks to obtain nearly $20,000 over the last six months.
Seven men were killed and five severely injured when a 35 foot wall left standing after a fire toppled in Chicago on Thursday. Fire crews found victims beneath the debris and the incident prompted officials to audit building safety practices.
An embankment section 00 feet long on the Panama railway line at Gatun has settled about thirty feet at the same spot as the prior movement in November.
A call is issued for a meeting of Missouri river valley shippers in Kanease City to discuss the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on rates to western points, said to favor Chicago and St. Louis at Missouri river points expense.
The Tallman banking bill was signed Wednesday by Gov. Dickerson of Nevada. The act is almost the same as a prior version but does not include the guaranty feature.
Severe snow driven by rain battered Denver Tuesday night causing damage estimated between 300000 and 400000 dollars. The storm cut communications with the outside world for several hours as crews worked to restore services and clear affected areas.
Twenty two death sentences pronounced on political prisoners at St Peltterm burg Russia were confirmed Thursday by the supreme military court.
Lyle Munoz Rivera, chairman of the Puerto Rico commission, told Washington officials that Spain ruled better than the United States and that the war and occupation ruined the island’s coffers and economy. He faulted the American executive council, mostly Americans, for the current crisis and urged concessions from the U S government on self government and tariffs. Rivera asserts Puerto Ricans seek justice from Washington.
Officials of the insular government and Philippine assembly warn the Payne tariff plan will cut customs revenue by about 5 million pence ($2.5 million) in the first year and grow with American trade. If trade rebounds, direct taxation may be needed to cover deficits, risking public works and reform during the adjustment period.
Captain A. B. Muellers and his five companions who ascended from Pasadena in a balloon last Saturday endured a perilous trek through the Sierra Madre mountains. They reached Switzer's camp on Mount Wilson Tuesday, arriving on foot after days of hardship and a wire contact briefly notified relatives before failing.
Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit departed Oyster Bay at 7 AM and arrived at Hoboken to board the Hamburg at 11 06 AM. Crowds cheered along the route as the ex president featured a ride through the Hudson tunnel to Jersey City before starting the voyage toward East Africa in search of game.
Peremptory orders target newspaper representatives to refrain from transmitting witness testimony verbatim or in substance. Case involves Avery Blount of Amite La in the King of Benjamin Breeland family matter with Breeland wife and stepdaughter referenced.
Secretary of War Dickinson announces retired officers appointed to the court of inquiry to investigate the discharge of the Twenty-fifth Infantry battalion colored for alleged complicity in the Brownsville affair.
A Tuesday night storm swept Colorado and western Kansas bringing heavy snow and sleet. Four tornadoes were reported near Benson in Sherman County as a Rock Island freight train derailed, with roofs blown from houses.
The attorney general asked Wade H. Ellis of Ohio to continue in his current post as an adviser to the attorney general and it was officially announced yesterday afternoon that Ellis agreed to serve another term.
New York Governor Hughes signed a bill Tuesday night designating October 12 as a legal holiday to be known as Columbus day. The measure ensures official recognition of Columbus day across the state.
The Senate concurred with amendments to the Panicing Act and adopted most amendments with only twenty opposing votes including a Democrat. Various bills were passed or recommitted, including education finance, hospital and public works items, and measures on hotel baggage, grain shipments, coroner fees, and life debenture costs. The committee on education urged permission for nearer schooling and raised a school tax levy for districts, while finance proposed funding for county fairs, G A T room, administration and library buildings, fish hatchery, and irrigation and schooling projects.
Mim Henrys Paul of Supeamon and former West Point resident was hospitalized Saturday after a serious operation on Sunday slight hope was entertained for her life.
Turner Zink refused to accept the position of county treasurer causing a stalled nomination process in Weeping Water. EB F Marshall filled the vacancy as the clerk remains the sole reported office content.
May adjournment stalls as the Nebraska Senate weighs timing for a Friday session amid wrangling over leadership and a bill undoing the word male from a state statute. Gov Shallenberger urges passage of a law limiting stock issues by public service corporations to curb cash siphoning and promote local development.
Mrs Joseph Kromer of Nelson fatally shoots herself with a shotgun after removing her own shoe to pull the trigger. The blast tears the front of her head, leaves a skull fragment on the floor, and stains the walls with blood. She is survived by her husband and five children.
Mrs Atta Banner was acquitted of murdering her brother in law Fred Tanner who had boasted of ruining her daughter Marjavne King. Defense lawyer Matthew Gering argued hysterical insanity and motherly love while county attorney Enedleh defended the state against an unspoken insanity claim.
Surveyors begin marking a Hastings to Kearney route linking with the Union Pacific and St Joseph and Grand Island lines. Plans aim to connect north south traffic and shorten travel with a line through the eastern Hastings area and Mussings.
Father George J. Glauber pastor in charge of Holy Trinity Church Harlington suffered a second attack Monday morning. He survived but a few hours later the incident was reported by local officials.
A 70 year old resident of Paiemont, Welle, collapsed and died Saturday afternoon on Strent on street. He had been in good health prior to the incident and was reportedly unwell briefly earlier in the day while assisting with a small barn project.
Mrs. Patrick Conneally, long known pioneer settler in Burt County, died at her Lyons area home. She was 94 years old.
Lincoln county elections favor Republicans as Gov. Shallenberger vetoes the Gates bill allowing a balloon at Fort Crook. The bill survives only in a single balloon measure amid contentious debate. Senate killed emergency currency and cut guarantee deposits. Seattle appropriation also defeated.
Allan citizens form the Allan Commercial Club with officers including President BH Shackelford and Secretary A RR Wileen. They propose a line from Allen to Wakefield eleven miles linking to the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha railroad and possibly extending to Hartington, enabling direct communication with Omaha and tapping fertile farming country.
The VenLeer family arrived in Tecumseh from Sheridan Wyoming with the boy’s body. The child Ben VenLeer drowned after his hat blew into a stream near Wyromund, and assist could not reach him before he sank. Funeral services were held in Vesta cemetery after the body was taken to Mrs. VenLeer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Hunt.
Shortage of feed in Johnson county and across the state drove many farmers to market hogs last fall. The result is a tightened hog market this year. Tecumseh breeder R F Miner reports he has graded more hogs than ever yet can supply only a small percent of the breeding-stock demand, with twenty one inquiries received in one day last week.
George Critzer aged 16 and Ben Hattendorf aged 14 were arrested Saturday evening after confessing to the murder of farmer William Dillon near Alma. Dillon’s estate is valued at about $20,000. the victim left only a watch and roughly $20 in cash.
Charl M. Chamberlain of Tecumseh faces a Gage County District Court arraignment in Beatrice on April 6. As easilir of the failed Chamberlain bank he is accused of taking deposits after learning the bank was insolvent.
The O. A. Cooper & Son millers in Humboldt opened Monday morning to find signs of an unsuccessful break in the prior night. The damage suggests the work was done by an amateur, likely a home talent.
James A. Hood, a long-time farmer and one of the area’s oldest settlers, died Tuesday after nearly a year of illness. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, he came to the state in 1856 and lived here since.
A Leigh auction by James Sayers and Wilter Church drew strong bidding. A black gelding sold for 490 dollars and another horse fetched 290 dollars, underscoring a robust market for racing stock.
The ceremony unites Miss Alma G. Fuller and Warle RR Hirge in a Seward home wedding. Reverend George Williams of the Presbyterian church officiated, with the sealing vow held Sunday in the bride’s residence.
Mir and Mre Falk of Beat rice announce the birth of three healthy boys born Sunday afternoon weighing eight seven and six pounds respectively.
Jurors find Thomas Cooper and Tonie Cooper guilty of second degree murder in the Carmach case. Each defendant in custody posts bond set at $25,000 to await motions for a new trial as prosecutors seek appeal. The verdict follows earlier mistrial motions and rapid court rulings, with family members present during bond discussions.
In Criminal Court the wealthy Nashville supporters of the Coopers crowded the docket with signatures. As room ran out the few remaining signers pressed to the foot of the document, their signatures blurring and nearly unreadable.
An explosion of nitroglycerin wrecked the Lake Shore Railroad bridge under construction at Indiana Harbor damaging half a million dollars in property and threatening hundreds of workers. Police blame labor strife between onion workers and the Pittsburg Construction Company responsible for the project.
A Dunkirk New York high school initiation campaign allegedly involved three candidates for a secret society who were branded on the cheeks with initials. The incident reportedly branded by Bartock, Murphy, and Iddervoort and referred to Dunkirk school board president George Richmond for filing charges. Ellie’s cheeks may be permanently disfigured.
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