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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
4
The War Department rulings narrow bounty payments for Civil War soldiers and outline which claims may be reconsidered. Revisions affect only specific cases if not previously claimed and disallow new bounties beyond prior law.
A sharp earthquake was reported felt in Tunis Verona and northern Italy causing panic among residents. In Minneapolis the Wisconsin Central freight depot burned completely destroying the facility and causing an estimated loss of 400000 dollars.
Miss Mary Tomlinson sister of Prof Irving Tomlinson and close associate of Mrs Eddy leaped from a fourth floor Parker House window in Boston dying two hours later. Relatives have a civil suit against Christian Science leaders including Tomlinson amid reports of religiously induced hysteria.
An explosion of gasoline at the Mississippi Valley Automobiles Company garage at Vandeventer and Hive streets set fire to the building and the adjacent Central Automobile Exchange garage. Dozens of tons of gasoline reportedly ignited, with shattered windows and residents fleeing as flames and blasts sent burning liquid across the area. One occupant is reported missing or believed dead as the fire destroyed both structures and caused extensive damage.
The wooden chamber barge Necadia left Mawistee Maelo on April 1 for two heirs with owner Harry Mas and family aboard. Wreckage washed ashore from Wentwater to Litth Point Sanble. speculation points to boiler explosion or the April 14 storm. The vessel, 60 feet long, 9 feet draft, 1100 tons, built in Milwaukee, is missing with its crew.
Charles C. King of South Dakota is alleged to have misapplied funds at a Scotland bank. Charles J. Ning, manager of the First National Bank of Scotland, faces charges as the government presses for actions on alleged bank abuses. The Lake Erie incident is cited with two fines, split between Porterfield and deputy wardens.
The U S Supreme Court dismissed the criminal case of Sexquonn who is under a death sentence in St Louis for a murder dated 1905. Frederick Seymour alias Lord Pap rington is noted as his last hope of escape from the death penalty.
John Gheres aged 62 dies at his home in Micuanton Pa. He was among the county’s oldest residents. He leaves a widow, eleven children, 100 grandchildren and twenty six great grandchildren.
Captain Piccone, commander of the Navigaziones Kala Line steamer Sirio, who survived the Lormigas Island wreck that killed 3800 people last August, died in Genoa from a broken heart.
S. bP. Horwitz of Cincinnati, aged 38, committed suicide at the Kupper hotel in Kansas City by drinking carbolic acid. He left a note asking that Walter Jacobs of Kansas City be notified of his death.
A derailment on the Chierzo and Alien railroad at Dowight PL. Wednesday killed engineer Anderson and fireman George Goodman and George Brown, with Fireman Taylor and two tramps severely injured. The switch error blocked traffic for hours.
A dispute over Rev. Freeman Chase led factions to clash during services at three Will Baptist churches in Portsmouth Ohio. A general fist fight broke out with women fainting as supporters and opponents confronted each other. Police declined to intervene until order was restored by the withdrawal of the new minister and elders. Chase has withdrawn from the conference and continues church activities independently.
Sixteen women from the neighborhood armed with buggy whips beat George I Ward after allegedly brutalizing his wife. Ward buried his wife the day after her death, claiming expenses. Mrs Ward had filed for divorce alleging repeated cruelty including forcing her from bed and making her care the stock.
A petition to President Roosevelt seeks clemency for Charles W. Andersen and has been forwarded to Senator William Wheeler in Washington. The ex convict, once escaped from Leavenworth, faces prior fraud and bigamy allegations across Kansas City and Fort Smith involving several wives and Mrs Lola Davis of Bittle Creek.
Examination of Mrs Mes Baker 62 Eddy requested by plaintiffs counsel in accounting suit. No reply from defense. Mention of Donald N IL and public notice context. Auditor Short $20,000. Experts report county auditor deficit over $20,000. The day after discovery, Blumberg’s body was found in the river at Mount Vernon.
Thirty-one persons were drowned when the river steamer Archangelsk foundered crossing the Neva near Vyborg suburb of St Petersburg amid a naval disaster.
A Minnesota legislative committee fixes the state railroad property value and finds Chicago Great Western capitalized at five times its actual worth, highlighting overvaluation concerns.
The Supreme Court is split four to one on an interpretation dispute surrounding inheritance tax law. The lower court’s ruling is under fire from the government side, arguing the decision should hold.
Mrs McLean wins re election as president of the Daughters of the American Revolution at a Washington congress amid a bitter division. Mrs Donald Meenan also re elected to lead the organization, with lingering tensions noted.
More than twenty foreigners named as leaders of the Black Hand face trial in Wilkesbarre after police suppress threats and crimes. Thirteen cases involve shooting with intent to kill, thirteen conspiracy counts, six dynamiting, and two robbery by threats or murder. District Attorney Lunsburg notes mass arrests from February. Salvatore and Ritz identified as society personnel.
Panic erupts as Die Wil Thon Hi Range Company’s six story pickle factory at 7 to Sao North Ann street is engulfed. Watchman fatally leaps from a window while John Warsaska, 42, dies from injuries after escaping through flames. Four nearby structures damaged as residents flee. Firemen and police aid evacuees. death toll rises with medical prognosis.
Krieger, a cattle dealer, says highwaymen sandbagged him after loading cattle and robbed him. He wandered dazed to a railway station five miles south of Owatonna before seeking medical aid at Owatonna hospital. Austin authorities deny the report of the raid.
Sioux take advantage of a new divorce law to file twenty petitions in Bonesteel circuit court. The suits allege divorce grounds among Native residents following legislative change. Separately, John Canderson confessed to a robbery at Northern Xpress Co. in St. Paul and Fred Aimmerman received a sentence to the St. Cloud reformatory.
A deadly blaze at The Photel Campbell in Athens Pennsylvania trapped guests as the stairway and egress were cut off. Sam Kendall died after failing to escape. several guests were injured when forced to jump from windows as flames consumed the building.
A massive blaze in Manila destroyed 200 Nipgo huts and damaged Singalong Taco and Tarbang districts. American settlements at Kimita and Malate were saved by firemen with soldier and civilian help. About 1500 natives became homeless.
Governor Hagerman resigns amid charges. President names Captain George Curry, governor of Samar, Philippines, as Hagerman’s successor as New Mexico governor.
An explosion attributed to a lit cigarette stub demolished La Sultana fireworks factory at Chihuahua Mexico. The blast caused about 200000 dollars in property damage and fatally injured two plant employees.
Industrial activity in Chicago remains in an encouraging zone with renewed heavy orders for furnaces and finished goods, forward work expanding, and distribution at high levels. Spring farm work advances, wage talks progress, and retail weakness in bathing goods is offset by wholesalers taking solid fall orders.
Nationwide continued cold spells hinder crop preparation and development, delaying fruits vegetables cotton and dolls retail. Trading routes face disruptions from robberies and wholesalers, while building activity remains brisk though construction slows and unskilled labor grows cheaper. US weekly business failures total for week ending April 11 rise, while Canadian failures dip. US and Canada grain exports and yearly totals fluctuate amid uncertain markets.
The listing shows price ranges for hogs and cattle across cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York with wheat corn oats rye and barley values also noted. Notable figures include hogs at 41.00 to 665 and cattle at 344K to R705 in Cincinnati and 4.00 to 7.00 for hogs in Platte City with various No. 2 classifications and regional shifts in prices.
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