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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
6
A disaster aboard the steamship Sere involved a fiery blaze that killed five aboard and left extensive damage. The vessel, formerly the Wiyeumin, was reported adrift after the flames broke out, with investigations noting burned outfits and charred remains among the passengers. The ship’s loss was estimated around $225,000 as rescue efforts secured lifeboats and searched for survivors.
Jury disagreements mark two criminal cases in Minnesota and Ohio weather reports note a cold snap. The Minnesota jury failed to reach a verdict on a case related to shoot and ill for Rushind as details remain unclear. In Colorado, land selections totaling 123, VE acres were approved by state authorities amid ongoing debates on land use and management.
A jumble of OCR text describes a defendant Crowe facing trial on charges tied to a kidnapping and robbery plot. The case references a prison term and a July 4 incident, with Crowe pleading not guilty.
Rumor circulates that Praisible Telegraph may merge with Western Union and Postal Telegraph, with both firms reportedly silent on the matter. Key executives from Praisible and the two companies deny and avoid comment as speculation spreads.
President Hoover’s Commission of Corporations released a report by Commissioner Werbert Knox Smith detailing alleged deliberate destruction of competition in the petroleum industry. The findings accuse Standard Oil of using predatory practices, railroad discriminations, and exclusive control by a small group of men to dominate the trade and block independent rivals.
Reports describe violent rioting after an explosion at the central offices. Police say two terrorists were killed and several others injured, including many bystanders. Dozens were hospitalized with injuries ranging from blast wounds to minor burns. The attack targeted police and civilians, with a large crowd fleeing the area amid chaos. Investigators pursue suspects as casualties mount and the city braces for further actions.
Three of the twelve probationary jurors for Mayor Schmitz are chosen amid peremptory challenges as the trial proceeds over alleged extortion involving local French restaurateurs and Abraham Ruehl. Judge Dunne adjourned to a new centre, with the test expected to last about six weeks.
The state department announced Thomas J. O'Brien of Michigan will become ambassador to Japan in September. He succeeds Lute Weight of Tennessee who has given notice of retirement and will leave his post then.
Two young explorers Abud Raususen and his sister, both students of ethnography, begin a perilous journey from Copenhagen toward Smit's sound seeking the Esquimon tribe believed untouched by civilization. They travel by dog sled and rely on hunting for food, aiming to reach a winter encampment in 2008.
The May cold wave spreads through New England with temperatures near freezing in northern districts and about 40 above zero in warmer areas. Weather bureau officials say no warm weather expected until after sunrise Wednesday. In Kentucky heavy frosts threaten crops while Queen Victoria delegates nursing duties for the prince of Asturias to a Santander nurse.
Three Black students were killed and 21 injured when a lamp exploded during the graduating exercises at the colored school in Port Gibson. The stampede followed the blast as students panicked and fled.
In United States district court Judge Landis imposed penalties on Frederic A Holbrook and nine furniture firms for a price fixing conspiracy. The American Seating and A H Andrews companies each fined 5000 dollars. others received 600 to 2090 dollar fines. Molbrook named chief conspirator. Some firms pleaded poverty to seek leniency. W TW aunt Sard firm demurred.
In Columbus Ohio the Presbyterian General Assembly wrapped a two hour, heated session with no dissenting vote. It adopted resolutions declaring the permanent committee on temperance shall not enter or influence political work and endorsed the American Anti-Saloon League as a safe and effective organization advancing temperance. The assembly pledges strong cooperation with the league within church constitutional bounds.
The forty third annual convention of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the United States opened at Zion Lutheran Church in Sunbury with delegates and visitors arriving by rail. Committees assisted attendees to their lodging and assigned duties.
At the opening Wednesday December wheat jumped 5 1 2 cents, the strongest move of the campaign, as buyers from across the nation poured in thousands of orders. July and September stayed above one dollar while May wheat found no sales amid the frenzy. A separate cable from New Orleans reported a Salvadoran revolution unfolding, citing Prudencio Alara.
Ensign A. T. Briskin died from a gunshot wound received Sunday, as two dispatches from Commander Tappan of the Cruiser Tacoics reported to the Army Department. Also noted are volcanic eruptions at Messina and Etna Stromboli intensifying fear on Strombeli island amid terror. Two warships to the Orient with Denver’s Capt W B Caperton aboard and the cruiser Cleveland have steamed for the Asiatic Station on the one third anniversary of its cruise.
A deliberate wreck on Southern Pacific's Coast Line Limited near West Glendale, California, killed one and injured 28 with four believed dying. Train No. 2 derailed after fishplates on the southbound track were removed and wires stretched to pull rails from the trestle. A $10,000 reward was posted by SP officials for those responsible.
A mob in Reidsville Georgia killed one white man and four colored people and injured seven after attempting to capture a colored man who allegedly attacked Mrs Laur Moore. A posse fired on the home of Sam Padgett. Padgett and his ten year old daughter were killed and two other girls aged six and fourteen injured. The colored man and Padgett’s wife and son were seized en route to the jail but overtaken by about 75 men who freed them. The woman was forced to run and was shot, her son killed where he stood. another prisoner escaped. In Wreck News nearby, a fatal crash near Little Falls New York left three injured and a man dead. Additional wreck reports from Cincinnati and Brooklyn Handicap results are included.
Gaston Philip, son of a distinguished Washington family, is charged with the murder of Frank MacAboy, a cab driver. Reports say a quarrel over a fare and liquor influenced the fatal shooting, as the two men argued before the cabbie was slain. Additional brief notes mention a drowning incident at Escanaba involving a foreman from the L Stephenson company.
In Merrimack county court a probate equity suit opens to determine Mrs Mary Baker Eddy's competency to execute a trust and empower trustees to act. Gen Frank S Streeter argues the trustees must preserve the trust while the court weighs who may intervene. The hearing stalls as deliberations proceed amid broader reform debates from a general conference.
The commissioner orders an examiner of surveys to inspect surveys on the Yakbna reservation. Surveys reported by the surveyor general of Washington are ready for field inspection except for three or few locations near the western boundary line.
Ex judge James Hargis is acquitted almost three years after the shooting of Town Marshal Thomas Cockril at Jackson and Verier. The acquittal marks the first verdict among the group charged in the murder. The case ties to the noted Greathite county feud and its long dispute.
The iti International Sto ppy school convention ended Thursday evening after a speech to the Rev. 3. B. Tyler of Minnesota. Officers appointed include vice presidents Hight Rev. LC Harlsen, missionary Wixzhop to Africa QC Wa ters of London England, Justice U. Jo MacLaren of Toronto Canada.
Mrs McKinley suffered a stroke of paralysis and her physician Dr O E Portman said Thursday afternoon she was unconscious with no hope for recovery. Her enfeebled condition suggested the end could come at any time.
Washington The Red Cross formally announced that it will no longer accept money or provisions for famine relief in China as famine conditions ease with the ripening of new crops.
Washington reports the general land office will double survey staff to inspect surveys for Coeur d Alene allotment. If favorable, surveys may be accepted this summer, but opening to entry is not expected before 1903. Loyal Americans of America closes its session naming officers and retaining Springfield as headquarters.
The president plans a White House voyage starting September 20 with at most one stop per location. He will pass Canton then travel down the Mississippi River to St Louis, Courier, Memphis, with three stops anticipated. The inland waterways commission and Lakes to the Gulf Waterways association members will accompany.
A description of colorful batistes and frocks with pink and lavender hues. Fabrics feature white French namsok or hutlase with openwork bodices and embroidery. Designs include edges, buttonholes, and decorative inserts. gowns are suited for summer wear and emphasize light, airy silhouettes.
A fragmented domestic-page item describes fashion details for a pretty Inseriian look with freckled skin tones and layered, shaded fabrics, plus bright silver pins and buckles. It shifts to piano placement tips for tone preservation and room arrangement, then offers a sponge cake and baked potato recipe, and ends with brief quips on local health ordinances and a humorous mock farewell.
A fragmentary New York item recounts a chaotic scene involving Lyla Gaty and Ted Tobey Melene amid a tense wedding setting. The text veers into disjointed gossip and unclear events with references to parties, a battle, and a confusing stream of names and places.
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