28 Feb 1907
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
1
Prosecutor Jerome pressed Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to recount intimate relations with Stanford White after the initial event. Nesbit cried as she testified that champagne and wine accompanied alleged encounters, and she admitted details from 1903 including shared apartments and funds from White. Subpoenas sought Stanford White's letters as the court adjourned for the day.
Chicago parolees report Mrs. Michael McDonald confessed jealousy rather than blackmail as the motive for shooting Webster Guerin, an artist, after learning of his supposed engagement to a West Side society girl. She remains incoherent in custody while doctors foresee a possible recovery, hindering details of the alleged romance.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw describes seeing Dr Carlton Filat during cross examination in the Thaw murder case of Stanford White. She denies involvement with a London cabling tied to her mother and asserts a prior meeting with Filat. The testimony unfolds with dramatic pauses as prosecutors pressed her on alleged acts and letters.
Fifty four passengers and about a dozen crew were injured when the Pennsylvania special derailed at Black Diamond Pennsylvania seven miles east of Johnstown. Three Pullmans plunged into the Conemaugh river but no deaths occurred. Notable victims include postmaster F A Busse and theater manager M A Singer of Chicago.
Nicaraguan troops took Eltra inio without opposition on February 20 and, after six hours of combat on Thursday, occupied San Bernardo a strong position connected by land and water to the main base. Honduran losses were heavy with ammunition and rifles abandoned. Nicaraguan casualties were minor.
At least 100 White Plains residents or relatives of victims plan to file damages suits against the New York Central after the Brewster express wreck on the Bronx’s electric line last Saturday. The total sought damages aggregates about 1.5 million dollars.
A telegram from Opstryn in Norsford reports the destruction of the Tunold farmstead with eight lives lost. The Koletak homestead on Gedranger fjord was buried, ten people including women and children perished beyond rescue.
Austin Feb 26 The Texas Senate passed a resolution to dismiss the Bailey investigating committee before it could prepare a report and exonerating Senator Bailey in every particular The vote was 15 ayes to 11 nays.
A Great Eastern Railway steamer Berlin from Harwich to Hook of Holland wrecked in a southwesterly gale off the Hook of Holland. Only twelve of 141 aboard survived. ninety one passengers and forty five crew lost. Eleven of the shore survivors were rescued after thirty hours by Dutch lifeboat crews. Most passengers were business travelers including four women and two children.
Washington reports the Senate ratified the Santo Domingo treaty by a 43 to 19 vote in executive session after opposition from Democrats. The accord provides U S aid in collecting and applying Dominican Republic customs revenues while critics warned of dangerous precedents and constitutional overreach.
Washington reports Smoot keeps his U S Senate seat after 42 colleagues vote to sustain him against 28 for unseating him. The roll call showed some surprises as three Democrats and one senator paired to favor Smoot, while nine Republicans voted against him.
In Chicago on February 22, Cornelius P. Shea, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and fellow defendants were found not guilty after a four hour jury deliberation in a second conspiracy trial connected to the Chicago department store strike two years earlier. The trial spanned 131 days with a nine day jury panel, contrasting sharply with the first trial.
Senate resolves to unseat Reed Smoot of Utah defeated 42 to 0 after a day of speeches. House passes largest post office appropriation with restored pay provisions for 90 percent of postal workers. Democrats object to sundry civil bill and force 100-member quorum. Agricultural and interior agency provisions debated. rail wage bill advances to conference. Aldrich financial bill discussed but no final action.
Senate approve the Senate Santo Doringo treaty in executive session by 43 to 19. Agriculture, post office and pension appropriation bills passed. House adopts special rule for consideration of the compromise ship subsidy bill.
Chicago officials confirm a robbery at the sub-treasury with Sub-Treasurer Boldenweck stating a theft of 173000 likely occurred. He notes the shortage appeared after balance for the day and mentions large denomination bills and ongoing investigation by Chief Wilkie, Captain Porter and their men.
Minneapolis notes May wheat prices for May July and Sept on track and in arrival markets with bids for No 1 hard Northern and smaller lots. St Paul reports cattle hogs and sheep price ranges with steers cows heifers lambs and yearlings. Chicago prices include Wheat Corn Oats Pork Butter Eggs Poultry and cattle hogs and sheep figures for Feb 25 and Feb 5.
Fred Cramer of Page was killed at home by his son Arthur using a .22 revolver. Mrs Cramer and her son were arrested and arraigned. Other items include coffee experiments by F R Jeffreys near Williston, a North Dakota university debate win at Bismarck, and a fatal kitchen kerosene fire involving Josephine Pirke of Jamestown.
The piece tours an unnamed tropical isle noting visitor temptations and local fare. It describes curries, turtle dishes, Oysters, and tropical fruits like jackfruit, breadfruit, and ackee as the culinary allure for travelers drawn by island hospitality and novelty.
Northwestern North Dakota delegates and leading businessmen meet in Minot to challenge exaggerated winter death and suffering reports. They assert only three cold related deaths occurred last winter and plan to present the tie situation to eastern readers to refute sensational claims.
After three sessions the committee selecting a site for Dunkard college settles on Surrey. Proposers include Minot Kenmare Williston Surrey Cando Denbigh and York. Each offers land and bonuses from 19 to 20 dollars per acre. A separate Fargo crime item reports a safe blow opened at Great Northern and about 50 dollars stolen with one intruder injured.
A subscriber letter extols the Arkansis razorback hog describing its small average weight, long head, and remarkable speed. It claims the breed can outrun greyhounds, jump rails, elude pursuers, and even combat wolves or bears, with notes on its distinctive stone head and grazing habits.
London News reports a multilingual guard at Wallenstadt recruiting station where five soldiers speak varied languages German Italian Irene Spanish French and English. The lieutenant relies on interpreters to relay orders causing delay and confusion.
Andrew Dang recalls a Tart is a senior fellow at Merton College who says Shelley was not a clever boy and never sent up for good. He notes Shelley’s habit of sudden sprints at a hundred yards and fragmentary memories of his school days.
Mrs Sick Senn accuses Solon Menry of forcing marriage while the family quarrels over blame. Hut denies the claim, saying he would have avoided trouble if given a warning eye. Tribune text presents a tense domestic dispute with sharp exchanges.
Tranh asks how he can trust repayment, Moore swears on a gentleman’s word. Tinay is urged to reconsider and to bring someone with him when he comes around this evening.
An exchange quoted by the Cleveland Press shows a mother praising college education for boys while a father quips about William Bills’s case, suggesting some good might have stayed out of him.
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