08 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
1
Thomas F. testified he bought Hyde's Equitable stock to prevent the nation wide panic he feared would follow a receiver appointment. He said the purchase calmed fears and kept the market stable during the critical period in New York.
New York reports District Attorney Jerome visited a legislative committee hearing to seek a copy of the committee report on life insurance methods. Chairman Armet said he hopes to have it ready for the legislature when it meets next January.
New York December reports said John McCall of New York Life would resign before the next meeting following George Perkins example, but McCall insisted he has no intention to resign and that policyholders support him. Morgan suggested Perkins’ retirement to him as a model. Perkins is leaving Morgan & Co. per that suggestion.
Washington report notes Philip Kormann of Willow Springs Missouri writes Senator Stone claiming to be a Mexican War veteran aged about seventy and father of two. He argues his twelve dollar monthly pension is insufficient and asks for an increase based on his status as a leading exponent of the president's anti race suicide theory.
Wheeling observes Library Day with efforts statewide to raise funds for school books and improve children’s access to reading material. The event, established years ago, has grown in support and spurred public interest in reading.
New York report details a young English girl duped by a clever traveling companion aboard the Neckar ship. The elder Mrs Fisher had warned against the impostor who posed as a wealthy traveler, costing thousands in insurance and other schemes.
Mrs Mary Rogers was hanged at about 1 15 pm in the Vermont state prison for the murder of Marcus Rogers in Bennington. The execution drew a small crowd of witnesses who reported she maintained her composure despite the grim act.
From White River Jhnelson in December a conference between Mrs. Taser attorneys and Governor Bell produced no new reprieve for Mrs. Rogers. Bell said he would not meet there with the petitioners.
The resignation of Robert H. McCurdy as general manager of Mutual Life Insurance Co. was accepted by the board of directors today. The move comes amid ongoing organizational changes at the firm.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon resigns as chair of the senate committee on interoceanic canals and declines any committee appointments. The move sets a precedent on active service for senators convicted of offenses. Senator Burton of Kansas will also be removed from all committees.
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Williams a new trial after his conviction and death sentence for killing a woman and her 14 year old son John Keller. The crime occurred last April and the boy died in hospital after the attack.
In St Louis the bodies of Annie Mitchell and Alonzo Conway were found in a boarding house room on Washington avenue this afternoon. Each appears to have died from gas asphyxiation after an open stove leaked gas. Police investigate whether the deaths were suicide or accidental after the flame was turned off. Both had been intoxicated when they rented the room and claimed to be husband and wife.
Docks of Union Dry Docks Co in Buffalo were burned today with a damage estimate of $200,000. Fire officials reported the destruction of shop facilities and prompted evacuation of nearby structures.
Lowell mass December 8 George by Koon a Chinaman has obtained a divorce from his wife Catherine a white woman whom he married in Proved denes RT and with whom he subsequently lived in Melrose and Boston the decree was granted on statutory grounds the site also announce that she was addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor opium and other drugs Eng Koon gave his testimony in fairly good English corroborated by a fellow Chinaman and two police officers He resides in Melrose where he has a laundry.
Steerage machinery failed and the transport Jinacn broke a propeller near Shiaoting promontory. The vessel with 1000 troops is adrift. Japanese officers claim the ship is beyond rescue and the situation remains unresolved.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw announced that government funds would not be sent to national banks to relieve the financial stringency. He said the subject had not been mentioned at the meeting in Washington on December.
James L. Blodgett a hermit banker of Her Mtige Wyoming county was burned to death as his house burned to the ground. He was reputedly worth a million dollars and was a Yale College alumnus. Fire believed to have started from an overheated stove.
The military academy at West Point and Chancellor MacCracken of New York University discuss a proposed conference to consider abolishing football as played. Authorities oppose total abolition but seek to address abuses and violence concerns.
Omari and Dee Crowe along with Pat Crowe faced kidnapping charges after a shooting incident involving Officer A Jackson on the night of September. Crowe was acquitted and remanded to jail pending further charges from a prior night robbery tied to Edward C. and a decades-old dispute.
Fragmentary report from Marseilles describes the death of all Buffalo Bill's horses during a wild west show. The text mentions William B. Cody and government involvement, with unclear details and damaged wording.
Ambassadors of six powers agreed to porte modifications to the Macedonia financial control scheme and sent an amended agreement to their governments for rapid ratification. The issue was to be settled promptly with the incident closed as requested by the sultan.
Mrs. Mary Kunz, 70, was found dead in her Manitowoc residence last night. Police say she was battered with a hat iron by her son, who remains at large as the investigation continues.
In Alliance Ohio on December 8 Mount Union College hosted a reform themed game where ministers' sons faced a business men’s team. Pre game prayer led into action as the ministers' sons won with a final score of 10 to 1 in a display intended to promote reform ideas.
Hiram Goddard of La Crosse, a lumberman, received notice that his certificate on 7 000 acres of timber in Oregon was obtained fraudulently. Horace Ge McKinley, a defendant in the Oregon land fraud cases, is linked to the loss which is estimated between $150 000 and $200 000.
United States Senator Mitchell died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 4:40 this morning. The death followed a complication after the removal of four teeth, amid long struggles with diabetes and other ailments. He had worried over the fallout from fraud accusations linked to government affairs.
Caleb Powers case moves toward the U S Supreme Court as Judge Cochran asks for remand to state courts challenging federal indictments. Attorney General Hayes will represent Kentucky in the proceedings with Moody as counsel in the long running matter.
A fragmentary report from Springs Virginia describes a startled crowd in a hotel lobby reacting to a man wearing a vest made of paper said to be linked to Rockefeller. The incident sparked confusion and quick dispersal as witnesses attempted to identify the clothing and origin of the unusual garment.
Aberdeen South Dakota December 8 The murder case against W W Barker for the killing of Lee Zook in a box car during a harvest rush to North Dakota proceeds with jury selection and dramatic testimony. Eyewitness Wiley Williams identifies Barker as the shooter, despite defensive challenges as prosecutors pace toward trial.
Advices from Riga report railway workers in Riga and Olofi walking out in protest last night against the martial law proclaimed in the Baltic provinces.
Vienna dispatches report that business is generally being resumed at Odessa. The note cites Limberg as the source on the recovery timeline and conditions.
The Tageblatt despatch from Petersburg says Witte offered his resignation yesterday to the emperor who declined to accept it. Witte is reported as discouraged and disgusted. In Alaska Captain Amundsen reaches Eagle City after crossing the northwest passage, the first explorer to do so. Water Cress, famous stallion, sold for 7100 dollars to J B Haggin.
Alfred P. Frelich a pharmacist in a New York Presbyterian hospital shot and killed his wife Fagnie and her mother Mrs Annie Hbefiiing in their Brooklyn home. He pocketed the revolver and walked past his wife’s body before giving himself up to a policeman without statements.
In Sioux City Indiana unclear telegram style report, John Calvert of Black' Hayle county survived a cow attack last Wednesday while separating his herd from a neighbor. The animal, described as a bovine, prompted emergency action and potential injuries. Further details were unclear due to garbled text.
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