24 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
June 24 report says a boy injured in the strike riot last night was not dead today after investigation. A mob damaged the car barns with broken windows, smashed cars, and exes scattered on vehicles, hindering morning ridership.
Washington June 4 Senator Beveridge urged a senate amendment to reduce tobacco pack size reverting to pre war tax era. He claimed the American Tobacco Co kept the old size and pocketed millions in untaxed revenue that should have gone to the government. He said adopting the amendment would yield over 2 million dollars in revenue and rectify an eight year misallocation.
In Killarney Ireland June a4 three women perished in a boating accident on Lower Killarney lake. Bodies found at Muck Ross shore two miles from the wreck site. Boat carried five Americans four English tourists and four Irish boatmen. One tour ist and two boatmen survived. search for remaining victims continues.
New Orleans report shows 6,500 deer killed in Louisiana during the recently closed season, far ahead of other Southern states and nearly matching the combined total killed in New York and Minnesota. The official statement was released last night.
New York rumors place Leon Ling, a young Chinaman, as a suspect in the Elsie Sigel murder. Detectives report no tangible leads despite daily theories about motive. Decomposition prevented autopsy and two letters from Leon to Chu Gain reveal alleged rivalries and threats. Continued on Page Eight.
Platteville Colorado June 24 Mark Woodruff former register of lands of Colorado was arrested here today under an indictment charging him with embezzlement of $15,000 from the sale of school lands. He had been sought for many months.
Delegates from German M E churches across the United States arrive for the national Sunday school convention in Cincinnati. About 400 are expected as the convention opens tomorrow with Dr. Frederick Mung of Cincinnati delivering the opening address. The session closes Sunday night.
Fairmont West Virginia June 24 A man revived a woman but could not explain how he did so. Authorities found her husband lifeless at least thirty six hours earlier in their home. The coroner and district attorney investigated as an ambulance was summoned.
New York June 24 Mia Theodore Roosevelt and three Roosevelt children Miss Ethel Archie and Quentin will leave Saturday on the White Star Line steamer Cretic for Gibraltar and Naples to pass the summer on the continent The Roosevelt Party will spend a month with Miss Carew Mrs Roosevelt at her villa near Rome then proceed to Eranice for a tour planned for Miss Ethels benefit Mrs Roosevelt and children expect to sail for America about November 1 having abandoned plans to stay in Europe through winter and travel up the Nile in spring to meet Colonel Roosevelt
New York June 4 details of grand jury testimony remain limited but it is widely reported that four indictments against select sugar trust officers are to be returned. The charges will involve conspiracy under the anti trust statute carrying a $5000 fine or a year in prison or both upon conviction. DA Wise assisted by Joseph de Py and others.
Victoria June 24 rare birds including the little auk, once thought extinct, were reportedly discovered on Triangle island by Warburton Pike and W F Betson. An egg of the little auk was observed as part of the find.
Grand Lake Colorado June 24 Wm J Bryan Jr and Mrs Helen Virginia Borger of Milwaukee wed at 6 30 this morning at Kinnikink Lodges the summer home of Mr and Mrs F D Lovering on the lake shore Relatives present outdoors under pines Rev H S Huntington of Crete Nebraska officiated They plan a honeymoon at Grand Lake and to move to Tucson Arizona around Sept 1 for two years New Colonel Appointed Bismarck June 24 Col C H Opshal of Grand Forks named to the governor staff in adjutant general bulletin
Grand Forks North Dakota June meeting elected Royal Arch Masons officers including Grand High Priest Alexander Taylor of Fargo Deputy Grand High Priest W L Williamson Lisbon Grand King Anson Bartlett Man Grand Scribe A Hale Grand Treasurer Harry Lora Don Grand Secretary F J Thompson Grand Captain of Host Chas E Tillotson Carrington Grand Principal Sojourner Thos Lima Bottineau and Grand Royal Arch Captain F G Knooland Jamestown
Winnipeg dispatch reports the Canadian Pacific offers 5000 reward for apprehension of the Duck Creek BC train robbers who held up the train yesterday. The British government adds 2500 to the bounty, enhancing pursuit incentives. Authorities urge vigilance as investigation continues.
Washington June 24 The comptroller of the currency issues a call on all national banks to report their condition as of close of business June 23. The article notes Senate activity in Washington including lumber duty changes and pineapple duties amid broader financial committee battles and tariff amendments.
Washington June 24 Senator McCumber conferred with President Taft to urge the administration to match a 40 per cent tariff on hides with a reduction in tariffs on shoes and leather goods if the House presses free hides. Taft’s views were not disclosed, but New England may be brought to terms.
Terre Haute Ind June 24 A mine cage at Klondike mine No 4 in Clintop dropped sixty feet while taking twelve men down. One man broken back five men with broken legs and all others seriously injured. Several may die from the accident.
New York on June 24 faced a brutal heat wave with temperatures and prostrations surging. Two deaths occurred before noon and hospitals treated many cases as sunlit roofs and beaches became improvised sleeping areas. A woman leaped from a house roof in heat related tragedy and a Brooklyn man roof sleeper rolled to a yard and died in hospital.
New York June 24 Edward Morris and J Ogden Armour meat packers were both passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm II They said their presence on the ship was accidental They refused to be photographed together Armour has been abroad ten weeks motoring the continent and said business conditions abroad were improving Europeans are looking to the United States and the final tariff settlement Armour will leave for home tomorrow
Philadelphia swelters under torrid heat that began last Sunday. By noon today the temperature reached 98 degrees, one degree higher than yesterday, and three heat deaths were reported, bringing toll to twelve since the hot spell began.
London editors report New York lawyer Myron H. Phelps, a leader of Indian house agitation against British rule, ordered to quit the Waldorf Hotel. The Express denounces him as a sedition preacher and Phelps replies with a column denying anti-British aims and citing hotel hospitality.
St Petersburg leader of the Seagna f Russian People, Jane Yuskevich-Krasskov, accused of organizing the murder of Deputy Hersenstein in Finland in 1906, has been arrested in Tver province under a false name. He will be brought to St Petersburg and handed to Finnish authorities for trial.
Cincinnati O June 24 a parade of over 40000 Turner soldiers civilian children civic societies and secret orders marked the climax of the thirtieth meeting of the Northern American Gymnastic Union or Turnbund with success in every detail
The national convention of the Sons and Daughters of Norway began in Superior Wisconsin today with 3560 delegates and numerous visitors. Grand Forks shows the largest representation aside from the twin city delegations, focusing on examining the proceedings and aims of the proceedings.
Chicago police statistics show autos killing six residents per month in 1907 and 1908, with Alderman Patrick J. Nolan citing a plan to add fenders after finding fatalities and injuries rising from gasoline wagons in the first five months of 1907. The data compare fatal and non fatal accidents to prior years, highlighting a surge in deadly and non fatal incidents in early 1907.
In New York on June 2, Mrs Clemmons Gould resumed testimony in her suit for separation from Howard Gould. The defense planned rebuttal witnesses and anticipated reading more depositions, including Dustin Farnum, who was in Maine and unavailable. The trial was expected to run into tomorrow with further witness lists and deposition readings.
June H Julius Bertucet, or Bertucci, was found guilty by a jury in Judge Win de's court for the murder of Vido Umbrello. The jurors debated through the night, and Bertucci was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary for the killing in an alley at Twenty third street and LaSalle. The victim died after alleged threats demanding money were ignored.
Word from Albany reports the Fort William Henry hotel at Lake George, owned by the Delaware and Hudson Company, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour. Estimated loss is four hundred thousand dollars.
Pittsburg Pa June 34 four deaths from excessive heat were reported as the city endured a fourth day of record heat. Prostrations rose hourly and mills kept substitutes ready for stricken workers. Charity and ice depots were overwhelmed with aid requests from temperate districts.
Claremore Oklahoma June 24 John Crutchfield and Jura Price members of a sheriffs posse pursuing a desperate outlaw opened fire on each other early today mistaking one for the outlaw Crutchfield was killed and Price seriously wounded in the exchange near Claremore Oklahoma
In Albany New York a jilted man, Tapold 35, burst into a home and shot a 14 year old girl and her mother. The girl was struck in the head and the mother wounded as emergency crews responded. The assailant was captured.
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