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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
2
A dynamite bomb exploded under the Kordeck cottage killing Joseph Kordeck and his two year old Lucy and injuring Mrs. Kordeck and several others. A former boarder Charles Smith was arrested, accused of the crime as the family slept and flames engulfed the scene.
Yorkton reports several Douk hobor pilgrims have turned back. One man sought discarded clothing and blankets from Agent Creater and said he intended to return to his village. Word arrived this morning that sev- en members completed the retreat.
London reports the final section of the British Imperial Pacific cable laid at Fiji. A congratulatory message to King Edward marked the event, creating a telegraphic girdle around the globe. The 7,900 mile line includes the Vancouver Fanning stretch as the longest continuous segment.
Kingston reports that Colombian rebels linger near the isthmus and appear along the railroad towns. Colombians condemn American guards as hindering actions against rebels while rebels blame guards for stalling the revolution. Conditions for civilians on the isthmus are dire amid possible settlement talks.
Agent Erwin condemns the Ponca Otoe and Oakland reservations in Oklahoma for widespread idleness and vice in his annual Indian affairs report. He cites heavy drinking and gambling among both sexes, with people left without work and the degradation worsening until employment and productive labor are imposed.
Four men from Algonquin were killed when a milk express train on the Chicago and Northwestern railway struck their buggy at the village main street crossing. Louis Schuette died at a hospital. the others died at the scene. James Woodrich was from Kilbourne City Wisconsin. the others lived in Algonquin. The collision occurred before daylight in darkness and due to the buggy being unseen.
Cresceus the son of Robert McGregor sped to a dazzling showing at the driving park in Memphis on November 1. He clipped more than eleven seconds from the world two mile trotting record of 4:28 held by Onward Silver, surpassing the mark with a bold exhibition of speed and stamina.
The horse completed the circuit in 4 17 flat, breaking the previous record by 11144 seconds and drawing an ovation for both animal and driver Mr. Ketcham from the crowd. In Guthrie Oklahoma two outlaws Bert Casey and Jim Sims were killed by deputy sheriffs in Woods county after a failed rendezvous.
Tapachutla Mexico November 3 growers on neighboring haciendas face great loss as stock cannot find food with fields and roads blanketed in ashes from Santa Maria volcano. Brooks are clogged with ashes and cinders while no loss of life is reported after the disturbances.
A London correspondent reports a medical periodical says King Edward was treated with X rays sixteen times last spring for a nasal rodent ulcer before his abdominal crisis delayed the coronation. Dr Arthur Barry Blacker died September 10 in London.
In New Straitsville Ohio on November 3 Maur ice O'Brien Charles Sampson and Herbert Coran were killed by a gas explosion in the Lost Run mine. The victims entered the mine for exploration and were fatally burned when the gas ignited by their lights. The bodies were found away from the entrance.
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a boy asking if whipping posts exist and if grown people are whipped. His father confirms the practice and the boy muses that if punishment is the fate for adults, growing up seems pointless.
In Nordhastedt near Meldorf a thirteenth century tale endures with a yearly festival where women hold sway over men. The tradition recalls villagers beating a band of robbers, with women capturing the leader. men then yield to the women, who display large wooden slippers on all lamps and chandeliers.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway known as The St Paul Road began using electricity for train lighting in 1888. It pioneered traveler comforts and built the famed Pioneer Limited with luxuriously crafted cars admired for their beauty and luxury.
The daughter of J N Powell in Forkland Virginia stepped on a ten penny nail rake and had nails driven through her foot. Chamberlains Pain Balm was applied and within five minutes the pain subsided with no further suffering. In three days she wore a shoe again with no discomfort. Powell, a Forkland merchant, endorses Pain Balm for such injuries. For sale by Central Pharmacy.
All single harness spring wagon harness factory heavy harness and saddles are 20 percent off. Company aims to move stock quickly to minimize inventory in a new building. Dillon Implement Co.
Official directory notes current officeholders in Congress and state government. Names include Senator W A Clark Paris Gibson Representative Caldwell Edwards Governor J K Toole Lieut Governor Frank G Higgins Secretary of State George M Hays Treasurer A H Barrett Auditor J H Calderhead Attorney General James Donovan Superintendent of Schools W W Welch Chief Justice T F Brantley Associate Justices George R Milburn W T Pigott Clerk Henry G Ricksts Judge M H Parker Stenographer T J A Monaghan County City
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