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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1901
Page
2
Rosslyn Ferrell was executed by electric chair at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus for the premeditated murder of Express Messenger Charles Lane last August. He faced the death sentence calmly, received last rites, and died three minutes after the current began at 12:09.
A head on collision last Thursday evening between passenger train No 16 the Uniontown express and a local freight on the Pittsburgh Virginia and Charleston line at Coal Valley five miles from McKeesport left two dead and three badly hurt. The wreck also set fire to the passenger cars destroying all but one. The freight engine crew fled the scene while the express carried fifty to sixty passengers on board.
Samuel S. W. Hammers, owner of a country store four miles from GerrvesyRa, Pa, has received over 2,660 marriage proposals. A joke ad he ran years ago made him famous as a wife hunter. He says one of the 3,650 replies might suit, but he cannot choose between them.
A strip of 250000 acres along the Wisconsin Michigan boundary is found to lie in neither state. Included is Ironwood Michigan. rest is Brass and Paint Rivers. EF D Peake, a Wisconsin state senate worker, made the discovery. The issue may go to the Wisconsin Legislature for action on official acts like marriages and land transfers. Madrid’s sensational case features Senorita Ubao reuniting with her mother and brother after officials freed her from a Jesuit convent. She instructs her lawyer to drop legal actions, alleging guards warned of Russia and convent arson. Four children cremated in Litchfield Ra as fire consumes Balt residence. Balt and Mrs Alou, Scott, were away. a hired man tried to rescue the children. Washington names William A Kublee as consul general at Hong Kong to succeed the late Wildman. Brae-Mur, a Leishman house, bought by Frank G Hearne, TB firm executive, is destroyed by fire, losses over 100000. In St. Petersburg, Karpievich, who shot Minister Bogeliop, is arrested.
Dorothy Carter identified Dock Reed as her assailant after an Irvington attack. Police, guardsmen, and crowds surrounded the jail as Reed was brought to safety. Carter wavered then positively identified the man, fearing the mob. Reed, kept safe in a $70,000 stone jail, pleaded for protection.
An Omaha dispatch reports Edward A. Cudahy received a letter from his son's kidnappers offering to return $20,000 of the ransom if detectives are withdrawn and no prosecution occurs. Cudahy said he would not accept such terms and that the abductors would be vigorously prosecuted.
A Cleveland based group plans to organize four companies with eastern capitalists and $1,000,000 to erect sanitariums in major cities for treating consumption with electricity. Promoter Col. William S. Rogers asserts a positive cure using electricity, with medicine playing no role. A site in Cleveland is chosen for the first sanatorium.
The U S court of appeals affirmed David V. Reiger former Missouri National Bank of Kansas City president in a six year penitentiary term for willful misapplication of bank funds. Judge Thayer wrote the opinion rejecting defense claims. Judge Sanborn dissented. Additional items note a Kansas arrest over a $1,000 bank heist, a fusion ban bill moving forward, imperial court rumors from London and victims in New York and Georgia.
A major Wyoming mine fire at Diamondville No 1 of the Diamond Mine Coal and Coke Company on Monday night killed twenty six miners and destroyed property. One survivor, John Anderson, escaped. James Hetzen and Richard Fern aided many to safety as seven leaders attempted rescue.
Mrs Carrie Nation directed the Peoria Journal on February 26 with editorials and a record of her hatchet campaigns against saloons. The issue featured Nation written columns, countrywide contributors, related cartoons, and whiskey advertisements filling an entire page.
Two Gh inamen Chih Siu and Hau Cheng Yo were publicly beheaded on Tuesday February 26 in Pekin Prain. Troops from Prench German and American lines guarded the execution street while officials were carted to the round by Japanese infantry. Chih Siu faced death calmly. Hau Cheng Yo was opium stupified. Sheriff Kilian Bandit Supan Kan and Sheriff J W Taylor with deputies arrived after a patrol captured the prisoners following a pitched battle in which Reed was killed. Reed died as the bandits fired pistols through Wauneta and Cedarville streets attracting civilians’ alarm.
A compiled snapshot of commodity prices across markets including Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Milwaukee with cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes clover seed and pork prices. Highlights list bid ranges like Chicago cattle 3.00 to 5.75 and New York cattle 3.25 to 5.35 with assorted grain prices and dairy products.
George Anderson, a Burlington jailed prisoner linked to the Thanksgiving night killing of H W Linter of Cedar Rapids and wounding Linter's wife, slashed his throat in his cell just before a guilty verdict was read. Sheriff found him gasping as blood gushed from the wound.
Chet Rowe, former Paweshiek County treasurer wanted for $300,000 theft, writes from Mexico that he is employed as a conductor on the Mexico Cuernavaca and Pacific Railway earning $160 monthly. He notes Mexico refused extradition, mentions a Belem prison sentence, and says he now laboring atop mountains over 10,000 feet, seeking easier work after proving himself as a railwayman.
In Clinton a jury awarded Joseph Burke $1,000 against Modern Woodmen of America for injuries from an initiation during which he was dragged by a rope. Plaintiffs claim knee damage and six months of idleness. the court ruled the order liable as principal, while co-defendants Reeby, Dolan and Hines escaped.
Cedar Rapids ministers adopted a resolution barring officiants from marrying divorced individuals except when the person is clearly the innocent victim of a scripturally dissolved marriage or when divorced partners seek to remarry. They pledge diligent screening of cases, especially for strangers, before proceeding with ceremonies. Archbishop Keane faces a $2,245 suit over a Webster City church dispute involving German congregants who claim a promised German priest. A new church dispute arises with Archbishop Hennessy dead, leaving the archbishop to assess claims. Two additional rural mail routes petitioned in Monona County after a lincoln route inspection. Polk County district court adjourned for ten days due to smallpox cases in the jail, with fumigation planned if no further cases occur.
A Poweshiek County farmer, W. B. Miller, reportedly deserted his wife and 6 year old son after selling property and planning a move to Colfax. Needing a new home, he allegedly drew several thousand dollars from funds, leaving her with about 100 dollars. His intent to return to his native land is suspected while no word has been heard since he boarded a train.
A Franklin County farmer Juan Hitchback was found frozen and unconscious in Chicago with ice on his clothes after arriving with hogs. He had money but no cash on search. police investigate. Other items include Stevenson’s renewed trouble, public grounds planning, Algona indictments for murder attempt, a high school fight over a girl in Council Bluffs, a tramp burned in jail, a stolen mail bag near Sloan, a Fort Dodge cracker factory move, Cedarrapids financial trouble, Iowa Iron Works penalty, and Comanche miner scale dispute.
In Washington a public note argues naval officers oppose promoting six warrant officers to ensign each year. Admiral Sampson cites social refinement as a barrier, while Secretary Long and the President disagree. The piece notes a divide between line officers and engineers and comments on the navy’s aristocracy.
Chicago charities call for amended law to force offenders to support families through hard labor, citing 605 desertion cases last year. Cook County aid reached 1000 families, with 480 aided by Chicago Relief and Aid Society. Advocates favor European hard labor and Delaware style penalties as more humane and effective.
Washington report notes Senate approval of the Army Appropriation Bill after lengthy debate and party-line votes. Spooner Philippines amendment granted limited civil and judicial powers, Cuban amendment adopted, while opponents denounce imperial policy and warn of future repercussions for Cuba and the Philippines.
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