03 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
1
Fire devastates a children's home with seven young residents reported dead and additional survivors evacuated from the wreckage. Investigators cordon off the site as authorities assess the cause and safety violations.
Reports from Copenhagen and Lerwick state Dr Frederick A Cook reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908 during his American expedition. A separate Brooklyn institution fire killed many young inmates, with most victims under five, as fire gutted the dormitory above the laundry where it started.
The Michigan a Dreadnaught class battleship is officially handed to the United States government after builders completed trials despite prior damage. The 16000 ton ship carries eight 12 inch guns and is a sister to the South Carolina built in Delaware. Commanded by Capt. N Usher she remains at the Camden New York Shipbuilding yard until officers and crew are ready.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago line refused to deliver strike breakers to the Pressed Steel Car plant as the steel strike marked another local victory.
Five persons were injured and one seriously when a blast destroyed the J A Blanck express and storage house in Pittsburgh's east end. Firemen were buried beneath debris as walls collapsed, with about £100,000 in damage.
A Wednesday blaze leveled the west wing of the Toronto parliament building causing about 106 000 in damage. The main library survived with no coverage by insurance and suffered total loss.
Secretary of State makes special arrangements for reception and entertainment of Prince and Princess Kitshyoshi of Japan visiting the United States for the Hudson Fulton celebration in New York later this month.
Wednesday quotations show dressed beef steers at 5.60 to 5.87 per cwt and hogs around 7.86 per cwt. Market notes reflect live stock trading activity in Sioux City with price ranges and demand signals.
A state beer inspector report shows Missouri beer sales in August reached a record high of 49 639.34 dollars, the largest monthly total in the state's history.
Jack Boothwell Russell, titled Lord De Clifford, was killed in an automobile accident Thursday at Bamber near Beoghton England. A second person was injured in the wreck.
A lone robber, likely a foreigner, held up the Pittsburg and Northern express on the Pennsylvania railroad at Lewiston Narrows Pa at 2 o clock Tuesday morning. He frightened the crew and robbed the express car of about 110. He fled into the mountains pursued by bloodhounds from Chillicothe Ohio and is thought to be in custody soon.
A tremor hit Rome on Tuesday at 2 49 PM causing slight damage chiefly to the Santa Anna chapel facade. No casualties were reported though crowds in hospitals and prisons showed panic along with widespread apprehension in the city. The quake was felt in higher districts.
Federal and state investigators press the case of alleged harsh factory conditions at the Pressed Steel Car plant. Allegheny County district attorneys began witness questioning and testimony to present to the grand jury convening September 6.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, successor to John A. Dowle as Dowie movement leader, is jailed in McHenry County Jail Woodstock Illinois after arrest on Tuesday and default sentence for a $10,000 judgment.
Associate Justice William HL Moody of the United States Supreme Court was taken by police ambulance from Heradford railroad station to his home in Haverhill Massachusetts on Tuesday night. His condition is understood to be serious.
A gas filled balloon escaped its moorings at Mao non Int Taradas and Henry Moore, its helper, was caught by the rope and lifted toward telegraph wires. Torn from the tether the balloon tore loose and he fell to the street, instantly killed.
The summer home of actor Raymond Hitchcock at Great Neck Long Island burned on Tuesday. Loss is estimated at 10000 dollars and the owner was away from the house at the time of the blaze.
Berger of San Francisco received a telegram from James J. Jeffries ratifying his move to prepare tentative articles with Jack Johnson in Chicago several weeks ago.
Mrs. Fred Young 22 of Barnum Minnesota reportedly drowned her three children aged 1 3 and 6 in a well then set fire to the barn and house before attempting suicide. She was committed to state asylum after Insanity board findings and was hospitalized with serious but hopeful prospects for recovery. Her family history includes a father who died by his own hand.
A strong earthquake struck Panama Monday morning causing alarm in government and canal commission offices at Panama and Ancon. No serious damage or injuries were reported as clerks evacuated briefly and returned. The quake was felt in Agua Dulce, Colón, and Panamá provinces, with no canal damage indicated. Special inquiries are underway for confirmation.
In Pittston Pennsylvania the public school in the Pressed Steel Car strike district opened after summer vacation with only three of about 200 enrolled children present. A sign on a telegraph pole in front of the building reads written in a child’s hand We are all on a strike.
Eight guards at the Western Penitentiary in Pennsylvania were dismissed after failing to detect inmates producing whisky inside the big prison. An ex-guard claimed other staff at the pen are implicated as well. The illicit liquor was reportedly made from prune juice yeast and sugar.
The American Federation of Labor plans Labor Day celebration in Vandergrift Pennsylvania amid ongoing iron and steel worker strikes. Federation speakers will address the crowd as the outcome of the event remains uncertain.
Dutch forces inflicted severe punishment on Flores rebels after an ambush killed some detachments. Reinforcements arrived and 117 rebels were killed in a sharp battle.
The Mauretania arrived in Queenstown from New York in 4 days 14 hours 27 minutes, breaking its own record by 2 hours 53 minutes on the shorter course.
A Sumner County Kansas coroner’s jury ruled on Monday that Mrs Hathaway caused the death of her husband John Hathaway by administering poisonous drugs. John Hathaway, a local farmer, died Thursday under suspicious circumstances.
A dozen people were injured in Chicago when an Ogden Avenue car jumped a temporary track at West Twelfth Street and Wishtenga Avenue and overturned on Monday.
J B Austin and W G Dickinson were formally charged Tuesday with the murder of Town Marahil Swineford and Robert Palmer Wedding, cashier of the Kiefer State Bank, at Kiefer Oklahoma.
In a move to find steady work for Harry K. Thaw the Mattea Wan authorities designate him as librarian, reflecting a solution to his search for regular employment.
The monthly statement shows a new fire commissioner fund balance of 7 246 50 created by tax on fire insurance companies. Total on hand 783 983 07 with receipts 296 008 57 and payments 240 004 60 leaving balance 778 785 94. Permanent and temporary school funds are high due to undelivered bond deliveries. Treasurer holds 600 500 on deposit with cash and other items totaling 285 04.
In Kearney the Corean military school housed on a farm operated this summer. Commandant Kin leads thirteen Binvaln students plus residents from Kearney and 10H. The curriculum covers Korean language and literature, history, geography, arithmetic, grammar, and reading. The school will reopen next year.
Mr Ed Boyd and family on the east side of the river near Nebraska City suffer severe injuries after a horse runaway. Ed Boyd is mutilated with left ear torn and scalp lacerated, left shoulder broken. Bowl and two other riders hurt as horse hooks barb wire fence.
A group of millers from the western part of the state met in the Kearney Milling Company office to discuss the Wardenship and a policy order regarding bleaching that must not be challenged.
County attorney Nied charged George Gilmore, the chauffeur driving W. B. Millard’s car, with manslaughter in the death of Sadie Hopper. Gilmore was arraigned in police court and waived examination.
Albert Mount a farmer north of Kearney drove into town Sunday with a load of oats and other produce. He learned it was Sunday, turned back home, and admitted he had lost track of the day.
State department inspectors visited thirty four milk wagons delivering to Lincoln residents and took 162 samples. Most samples met the law’s requirements.
Arthur Mullen special attorney for the state seeks rehearing in the Supreme Court of the Donahoe nonepirtivan Judiciary et al case recently declared invalid.
An unclear record notes Gov Bhallenberger filing an affidavit regarding expenses for a Feattle exposition. The line suggests a brief official action connected to public expenditures and a stated purpose of the trip or ceremony.
After an eighteen year run the Nehawka Hegisten ceases publication. Editor Thomas Jefferson O' Dey plans to move the plant to Malden, With a new town on Milwaukee's Pacific count line.
Burlington railroad seeks city approval to build a shared depot serving all lines. Terms include a passenger fare arrangement and access rights as the project advances. Public debate centers on cost, location, and benefits to residents.
In Lincoln robbing district Saturday night two strangers entered the office at 7 near the center, forced bookkeeper A D Rawles at gunpoint, pried open the vault with a Jimmy, and escaped with cash. Manager W Stein cannot confirm the amount but it likely surpassed £104.
The seventh annual reunion of the Plotters and OW Settlers' Association of Burt County was held at Tekamat with an estimated crowd of 6,000. Officiating officers chosen for the year include Col. Wellington Harrington president and War ner vice president J. T. Sutherland secretary. Prize winners listed include COOL Harrington, James Agk Whe, John Ruddy, George Morter, T R. Hincksatone, and others.
Judge J. J. Sullivan, candidate for supreme judge, did not file his primary campaign expense statement with the secretary of state by the Saturday deadline. Iowa law imposes up to a $1,000 fine and withholds his certificate of nomination until the expense account is filed.
Miss Tanma Booten of idney operating a corn cutting machine at a Nebraska City canning factory was pulled into a fast rotating shaft. She suffered partial scalp amputation with four inches of scalp torn away and other scalp tissue ripped before the machine was stopped.
Ferola Root, aged 220 years, was flung from a farm disc near Benver ily while driving four horses. The horses bolted a quarter mile, his clothes caught, and he was dragged beneath the disc. Both feet were severed and his body bruised. doctors say he will live.
Ulrich Sorenson of Broken Tow prepares another keroplane test after a 3000 foot drop during prior testing. He is set to perform at the Custer County folly in Bra ken Bow, becoming a featured attraction.
A man named Amit allegedly took a letter with a draft from HH J Cranenhaft’s box on route No 2 from Arlington and tried to cash it at Blair under the name Crappenhaft. The incident has been reported to the department.
William Simes, a retired farmer from Notriaka City, was fatally gored while leading a cow. Rescuers found him in critical condition but he died soon after. The incident occurred near the usual watering area in Malin TC eel.
The funeral for St Mark Davin was conducted at Heathcn with burial in his former home at Diller. He was the oldest male resident of Ip tinge county, aged about 90 years.
A local benefactor in Nebraska City valued a $2,000 fund to secure a high quality semi professional basketball team for next year. The effort aims to attract a competitive squad and boost local sports.
Frits Hoefer of Aurora is named a member of the optometry board replacing Max Hege of Grand Island. The three year term begins August and runs through the next two years.
Army officer Captain Joseph F. Siler reports at Peoria Illinois State hospital that about 150 Pellagra cases exist or are suspected. He cites corn based diets and moldy corn as likely causes and notes the illness may span Illinois and other western states.
President Taft signals in talks with callers that he will urge the early establishment of a postal savings bank system in his December message to Congress. He aims to fulfill the Republican platform, despite opposition and calls to wait for the monetary commission’s report.
A Census Bureau bulletin notes that in 1906 church membership in the United States totaled about 33 million with women at 56.9 percent and men 43.1 percent. Protestant and Catholic groups show lower male shares and groups like Christian Scientists and Shakers have especially few men, while Greek Orthodox reports 93.9 percent men.
In the principal standings a tight race emerges among clubs as teams jostle for top position. Key rivals of the season race include leading contenders and potential shifts in the pole.
John Gates fails to set a new record at North Tandell dack in Cleveland before 6 000 spectators in Toronto. Alfred Shrabb defeats Tom Langbent in seven and a half miles of a twelve mile race. Tulare County Agricultural Association directors propose a match between James J Jetfries and Jacke Joshmeon backed by fifty business men pledging 60 000 dollars. Welch of Lexington pushes Latonia Fair affairs probe, suggesting Kentucky AG may strip Latonia of its charter.
French aviator Hubert Latham set a new world record for time and distance at the Rheims competition, flying about 163 kilometers before landing. Rival Louis Paulhan also posted a strong distance before weather turned sour with dark clouds and a squall during the fourth lap.
During the fifth day of aviation week the sky filled with at least a dozen machines as Latham in a monoplane attempted to beat Paulhan on the endurance record. Delagrange closed in from below but had to descend, while Glenn H. Curtiss claimed the Gordon Bennett trophy after the fastest twenty kilometer flight, beating Bleriot’s previous mark by about five and a half seconds.
The seventy ninth annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science opened in Winnipeg. Sir Joseph John Thompson stated engineers may one day harness the sun’s heat for power, offering a future energy source when coal is exhausted and water power is inadequate.
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