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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
A chaotic collage mentions fashion fads like the harem skirt and trouser skirts needing police protection, debates on women courting, money and crime notes, a New Jersey man ill from dirty bills, and bizarre quotes about society, pop culture, and astronomy. It highlights scant specifics but shows era mood and sensational topics.
Attorneys for M Manigal and Goat Abor announce a legal matter titled the Harry Orchard problem, outlining questions of law and potential proceedings before them. The filing signals a formal review of disputed points and possible remedies.
Defense themes focus on alleged coercion and faulty confessions in the McNamara case. Witnesses including McManigal and attorney statements shape the narrative while district officials and press reports review the admissibility of confessions and the strength of the prosecution.
Night riders are charged with burning a tobacco barn in Uradentury Kentucky. About 20 pounds of tobacco were destroyed. The barn and crop were valued at about 25,000 dollars. George McAddy is named in the report.
General Jornado Reyes former Mexican minister of Wir has been recalled from his post in Paris by President Dias. He will proceed to Dieppe, then sail to London, and onward to New York for further duties.
Col Christopher Columbus Wilson leads United Wireless Company defendants in a blanket indictment alleging use of the malls to defraud creditors. Six associates accompany him as the trial begins in New York.
Eight year old Leo J fad drowned while boating on the Naire river near Eau Claire Wisconsin. A doctor and others labored long but could not revive him. Two other boys were present during the accident.
Colorado figure Ernest Knae be tied to the Department of Justice for years and led the public land division before termination. James A. Fowler of Tennessee is nominated as assistant attorney general to oversee trust receptions, succeeding Win Shen you who has become a U.S. senator from Iowa.
Arch bishop Keane of Dubuque resigns with Rome yet to name a successor He will stay as head of the archdiocese until Rome chooses a new leader He is believed to retire to a monastery or simpler charge He is 71 turning 72 on September 12 and came to Dubuque on September 12, 1900 as the successor of Archbishop Hennessey
A chaotic OCR fragment describes a moon shadow event over oceans and continents with references to speed, distances, and observers. It mentions Rob Bornham and Harney O76, Leavenworth, and a shadow passing over Earth as planets align. The text appears garbled but reports a dramatic shadow movement lasting minutes amid planetary parade observations.
Judge Petit in the superior court granted a writ of habeas corpus for Edward Tilden George M Benedict and W C Cummings after they surrendered to EB Hatfield assistant serjeant at arms of the Illinois state senate who held warrants for contempt for not obeying subpoenas requesting appearance with bank accounts of Edward Tilden. Tilden was named in Clarence Funk testimony as the man invited to send a subscription to aid in the election of United States Senator William Lorimer.
Attorneys for Beatrice Anita Turnbull appeal a Superior Court ruling excluding her from an $11 000 000 estate of the late East. Ducky Baldwin. They contend Judge Ryan erred in instructing the jury against the plaintiff and in admitting evidence about the contestant's mother and Colonel Pope, a Boston millionaire manufacturer.
Cambridge report describes Hattie Le Blanc's deposition in New Brunswick about Mrs. Lillian M. Grover urging her brother Toby Le Blanc to kill Clarence F. Glover. The Le Blanc girl was acquitted of Glover's murder last December as the supreme court hears the will contest.
General A J Baker of Iowa veteran statesman and former attorney general of Iowa and Missouri died at his Centerville home at age 79. The long time public figure was recognized as a pioneer in legal service across two states. The obituary notes his age and residence but provides no further personal details.
The Tokio bound Vacitie Mall steamship Asa from Wongkong to San Francisco sank off Finger Rock in South China. Passengers are reported rescued and the vessel salvaged.
Charles K. Hamilton escaped with only a breaking up here when a Burgess Wright three passenger biplane, which he was trying for the first time, fell from a height of 80 feet in New Britain Connecticut.
Attorneys for Dr Clark Hyde file with the circuit court clerk a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking release for the physician. They offer to post a $250,000 bond to secure the action in Kansas City Missouri.
Thirteen indictments were returned against several companies accused of conspiring to manipulate road construction contracts as they entered the Cleveland area. Authorities allege coordinated bid rigging and inflated project costs affecting public works in Ohio's city.
Thirteen indictments allege rebating schemes by four iron ore carriers entering Cleveland and ties to major steel firms including Carnegie Steel and M A Hanna. Prosecution claims dock firms paid shippers portions of excess cargo earnings to fix rates, violating the Elkins law. Civil suits may pursue triple the rebated amounts.
Dr G C Hyde, serving a life term for the murder of Col Thomas H Swope, is freed on a writ of habeas corpus after seven judges find the conviction based on circumstantial evidence and doubt of guilt. A new trial is ordered. Hyde plans to return to court next Monday for the retrial on the Swope murder charge. Mrs Hyde issues statements and vows to press the case. A Winona session sets Nov 1 meeting place with attorneys summing the case amid strong feeling.
Reported uprising in Canton as revolutionaries attacked the viceroy residence, arming with rifles and bombs. Admiral Li's forces repelled the attackers, several were killed, and city gates were ordered closed amid high tension. Steamers searched for arms and cable messages restricted. A mutiny among Canton’s troops was tied to the prince regent’s army command.
A disastrous blaze swept Prentice Wisconsin around 11 PM, wiping out fifteen residences a bank post office Bramworths jewelry store divers barn Jump River hotel and three stores including Prentice Mercantile CGC FL dound berg. The fire began in an off room of a store and spread rapidly as recently filled oil tanks released flammable fuel.
Milwaukee Wis Judge Hester A Fowler set aside a $7000 verdict awarded to the late Louis Hite of Louis Mille against Francis B R Keene United States consul at Geneva Switzerland in federal circuit court on November 22. Hite sued Keene for defamation of character.
The Chilean Navy authorized construction of new torpedo boat destroyer submarines of the Holland type. The vessels will be built in White Brothers shipyards in California for delivery to Chilean service.
In Cincinnati Ohio subpoenas were issued for several out of town business men summoned as witnesses in the trial of city officials and contractors accused of irregularities in paving work. The investigations indicted George V Cox.
Quebec shor factories merge amid competition from American firms with a capitalization of 20 million dollars. They claim the union demands are unreasonable. Fort William Ontario reports lake navigation opens with shipments from Manitoba to England: 660 bushels of wheat and 36000 bushels of oats dispatched from here and Port Arthur.
Thomas Pearce, convicted of murdering his wife near Ashdown last December, was hanged at the Little River county fairgrounds in a sentence carried out after appellate appeals.
St. Louis resident John M Healy or Healy, ex secretary of the Police Relief Association, pleaded guilty in Judge Hitchcock's court to two embezzlement charges. He is sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
Mystery surrounds the death of John J. Dyne and his wife Mary in Philadelphia as cyanide of potassium was found in beer they drank before dying. Police and investigators probe motive and suspect possible foul play.
The Dutch reportedly seized Palmas Island, located southeast of Mindanao, lowered the US flag, and raised Holland’s. Washington is not expected to protest the action, with the island deemed valueless by the U.S. government.
White Silmon reports the season's first blaze at the Getehell Sisters ranch from a bonfire spreading through a bridge and logs, consuming the Bancroft house and barn occupied by George Seaborne who left for Minneapolis to settle affairs. Ranchers and neighbors fought hard to limit further damage.
Executive session of the Business Men's Association and Methodist bishops reports covered next meeting location Oklahoma City and a visit by Rev Collins of Nebraska. The gathering included commitments to broaden subscriptions for Methodist periodicals and a dedication plan for new churches while outlining committees and upcoming events across Minnesota and neighboring states.
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions Minneapolis Suds No 2 northern area and South St Paul Steers with scattered terms April and Ny Northeen. Details unclear. cannot determine event or entities beyond place names and tentative dates.
In Cheige April market activity shows cattle and heifers steady with varied prices. Slaughter hogs and pigs move at mixed rates, while sheep and calves fetch several quoted amounts across categories including yearlings and lambs, with hogs around 5.80 to 6.20 and cattle near steady.
The article marks the anniversary of the Agricultural college commencement on June 2. It notes a ceremonial day with celebratory events, including features of the catalog and program plans for the day.
In Cass Lake on January 27, 1911, police arrested the wife of a man killed at home after a man named McCabe was fatally wounded. The case saw the jury deliberating for two and a half hours as the investigation unfolded and the wife faced murder charges.
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