03 May 1907
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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
1
Telegraph reports fear and tension as the Haywood murder trial approaches in Boise Idaho. Prosecution and defense prepare for Thursday opening amid calls for a bill of particulars and fears of labor violence and class clashes.
President Roosevelt and cabinet officers attended the ceremony for the George B. McClellan statue by MacMonnies in Washington. Army and Navy officers and civil leaders participated as hundreds looked on. The sculpture was modeled from photographs and relics provided by McClellan’s relatives and comrades.
Evidence in the Jo seph Chanowsky dynamiting case against the Werlh Congregational church at Edwardsville Illinois is presented. Stephen Savage testifies he and Chanowsky were promised 125 dollars by a saloonkeeper to blow up the church. Savage also implicates a Dusb ee man, who denies involvement with no direct proof.
An attempt to wreck a heavily loaded passenger train occurred Wednesday near Milwaukee Racine bound for Chicago. An extra freight train struck the obstruction on the track and only the locomotive left the rails, averting disaster.
Thursday quotations show butcher steers at 4.85 to 5.15 and top hogs at 6.80 in the Sioux City live stock market report.
Under the direction of the department of the interior a corps of special events began work Thursday examining fences and titles to public lands in Wyoming.
Ten trans Atlantic liners delivered more than 15 000 aliens to New York on Wednesday marking a new daily immigrant record.
In Paris the May Day demonstrations near the unions' HQ turned violent with 20 injuries and over 1,000 arrests. Jacob Law, a naturalized American, fired five shots from an omnibus injuring two councillors. he was beaten and rescued by police. The Labour Federation rallyists clashed with police along the Seine despite efforts to restore order.
A blaze at 266 Wabash avenue Chicago caused panic among about 100 women inside the Story & Clark Plano Company on the first floor and Lotus Lunch club above. Women leaped from windows and crowded stairs as firemen rescued survivors and controlled the flames.
Mrs Mary Adelaide Mizner filed for divorce from Wilson Mizner of New York with Louis B Husbrouck named referee to take testimony. Mizner was widow of Chas T Yerkes a traction and subway promoter. The couple married several months after Yerkes death and have since separated amid conflicting reports.
A mob of about 600 attacked Greensburg's black residents following an assault on an elderly white woman. Saloons and black‑owned places were wrecked, several negroes badly beaten with one possibly dying. Authorities promised to expel those of bad character and dispersed the crowd.
A local movement in Browneaville Texas seeks a $10,000 reward for any Twenty-fifth Infantry soldier or officer who confesses participation in the Brownsville raid last August or provides names or evidence to convict those responsible.
Secret actions by Moorish authorities reportedly hide the location of those who killed Dr. Mauchamps a few weeks ago. The motive and cause of the murder remain unclear as officials withhold details.
California governor honored a gubernatorial requisition from Illinois for the return of Fred C. Stanley who was arrested in Sacramento on grand larceny charges. The move follows inter-state legal cooperation between Illinois and California.
Disorder erupts at Kuraga shipyards in Japan following the discharge of 600 workers. Destruction reported in parts of the yards as authorities deploy troops to restore order.
Seven miners entombed by a sudden influx of water at the Berwind-White Coal mine in Foustwell near Johnstown Pennsylvania were rescued at 10 pm Tuesday after pumping reduced the flooded heading. Exhausted but alive, they were kept in place until the heading drained enough to reach them.
The Husslines lower house adopted the government's recruiting bill amid press caution. President Colovin says conditions now avoid dissolution and hopes for native activity leading to necessary reforms.
Inquest details show Edward Linte of St Louis age 24 shot himself Monday night after remorse over striking his mother in a rage earlier. Out of work painter had been rebuked by his mother for not seeking employment. he later begged forgiveness.
The coroner's jury in London on Tuesday found boxer Pedlar Palmer guilty of manslaughter for the death of Robert Choat a gas house stoker. Palmer struck Choat in a railroad car after Choat refused to stop singing as Palmer requested.
In Alton Alabama prisoners at the city jail refused to work and began bread and water rations after declaring a strike. The inmates, described as stalwart, were sentenced to sweeping duties by the police court in lieu of fines.
Jacob Frank an agent for New York Life Insurance was arrested on twenty charges of forgery in the third degree tied to the recent director election at the company.
Schedule of Western League baseball games to be played at Sioux City Iowa in the near future. Des Moines games May 6 7 8 9 Lincoln games May 11 12 18 14 15 Omaha games May 29 30 30 31.
Mrs. A. J. Eliott aged 70 of Everett Washington died when an alcohol lamp overturned at her daughter Mrs. R. J. Russell’s home in La Crosse Wisconsin. The fire caused fatal burns in the residence.
A Monday night blaze wiped out the National Stove company plant in Lorain Ohio. The fire caused about $200000 in damage and left four hundred workers idle.
In Norfolk Nebraska Herman Bowie, a farmer with six children, fatally shot Frank Jarmer in front of a resort after a night of drinking. Bowie fled and a manhunt continues as authorities seek second degree murder charges. A separate verdict in Grand Island sentenced a man to death for murder in the first degree, amid debates on penalties and pardons.
W. A. Womack a Grand Teland city jail inmate attempted suicide by two deep abdominal stabs and wrist cuts with a pocket knife. He was found in a bloodied state during a routine round and taken to St. Pyranci hospital where doctors fear for his recovery. Womack previously spent time at Lincoln institution for inebriates and has faced multiple detentions.
Scott Minor of Tekamah was buried by a cave-in while laying a ditch eight feet deep on the J. FP Latta ranch seven miles north of Tekamah. His young helper Palmanteer rode for help but could not pinpoint the spot. rescuers found Minor under two feet of dirt nearly an hour later. He left a wife and three children.
Mary EB Kenrick seeks divorce from Richard Kenrick in district court at Omaha alleging cruelty and that he struck her with an orange, disfiguring her face for over a week. She says he ordered her to leave home.
Court in Adams County delayed due to a hearing apparatus break. The April term was continued and the murder case against Barney Pearson for Walter McCulla's death was set for the following Monday.
The state fair board met in Lincoln and appropriated 200 dollars for the educational exhibit while rejecting a proposal for an athletic meet. They entrusted the lattice barn decision to Chairman Rudge and members Mellor and Cook.
Nell A. Nelson sues the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway company in district court for injuries claimed after being struck by a street car at Twenty Fourth and Farnam in Omaha on January 4. The suit seeks five thousand dollars in damages.
A Union Pacific train crew reported a near miss as rear axle failure damaged 500 feet of track while No 11 was pulling into Kearney delaying service. No injuries reported and authorities investigated the incident.
Many settlers flood the North Platte district for the land office land opening on May 1. Homesteaders arrive hoping to locate land and file papers while reports warn of grafters posing as guides who charge $100 to locate deeded land and mislead newcomers.
A bridge collapse near North Gend caused a buggy to fall as Mrs Langdon and her two children crossed with Miss Jennie Buick. The horses plunged into the river and the baby boy, held in her arms, was crushed and killed. Mrs Langdon and the other child survived.
R L Huntley narrowly escaped a bullet that tore through his hat while he worked near an open window in the telegraph office of the Associated Press at Fifteenth and Farnam streets Omaha. The incident occurred when a stray shot whizzed through the room during routine duties.
Two 16 year old boys, Cyorie Harrington and Joseph O'Donnell, were hunting when Harrington accidentally shot and killed Joseph O'Donnell, brother of Jas O'Donnell, near O'Neill. The incident occurred while the youths were crop-hunting on game land south of O'Neill. The remark about a tin can being discharged is noted in the fragment.
The examining board visited Peru to review school operations. Superintendent B Sherman of Columbus, Superintendent A Palmer of Beat ree, and McConnell of Ashinodbieh arrived to audit the penal and inspect all female pupils for compliance.
A boy named Koeppen returns to Fremont with Hithe Coyald Koeppen after being taken by his father FL Koeppen of Marder. He had been in the custody of his mother following a loss of custody. It is uncertain whether any prosecution will ensue. An officer left him at Hrockenvidge.
James Gillian of 2023 Manderson Street Omaha was arrested Tuesday and charged with breaking quarantine under city ordinance. The arrest follows reports his wife and children are ill with smallpox after he left home in a state of intoxication.
During a city council meeting in Plattemouth on Monday the council split evenly on granting a saloon license to Mrs. Ura Celee with one half voting in favor and the other against, the mayor casting the deciding vote in favor.
Nebraska eyes a shake up in passenger pricing as the 2 cent fare law takes effect. Rail carriers seek to beat Burlington by proposing short line rates Lincoln to Omaha while Union Pacific resists, citing legal questions and interstate schedule complications. The piece also notes school fund growth, Elks lodge plans, Lutheran conference education aims, and a Nebraska Lumber Dealers dispute.
The Gates family dissolves Charles G. Gates & Co. amid reports of a multimega loss and retreat from Wall Street. John W. Gates and his son Charley are said to be abroad for a year while Wall Street contends the declines reach from ten to forty million. The firm trade that fueled the plunge is described as the source of the family’s financial downturn.
The Pennsylvania House approved a bill imposing an eight cent per ton tax on anthracite coal arguing consumers outside the state will bear the burden. Other items discuss Interstate Commerce inquiries into Union Pacific stock sales and railroads as public trusts, plus rate disputes and attempts to wreck trains in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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