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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
2
A terse note attributed to A. P. Cramer indicates subscription figures or terms are under discussion, with figures showing a six month period and prices around sixty dollars in readable form.
In New York May 30 Clarence Shearn for Mrs Gould denies seeking 4 million alimony from her husband while Ott Nicoll relays Mrs Gould’s demands. Police say Gould cast dropped, officials admit possible misconduct. Mrs Gould reports mail tampering. post office probes continue with D A Stimson and Postmaster Cox stating no tangible lead yet.
Thomas J. Jordan once comptroller of the Equitable Life Assurance society enters a not guilty plea on eighteen forgery charges and one perjury count. Bail set at 10000 on a single count. Jordan released after bail posted by Eugene C. Potter. Indictments stem from year end entries prior to the state report alleged to mislead the insurance superintendent.
A general strike of 6000 to 7000 machinists on the Louisville and Nashville railroad was ordered. Vice President Buckalew said 80 percent would quit on receiving the order, with possible walkouts by blacksmiths and boilermakers if needed. The machinists seek union recognition and a uniform wage scale, not pay increases.
Chief Chemist Whitey of the Department of Agriculture tells Case School of Applied Science graduates about a hundred-year club. He says members who die before 100 are expelled in disgrace and that the present generation will live longer due to knowledge of diet hygiene and surgery.
Detroit May 31 The biennial convention of the Switchmen's Union of North America re elected Frank T Iley of Buffalo president and B Stieberling of Denver James B Connors of Chicago and D A Harshbarger of Pittsburg were re elected vice presidents The present convention witnessed the healing of the breech two years ago in the ladies auxiliary and there being two auxiliaries Frank Rockefeller Files Appeal St Louis May 30 Rockefeller brother of John D Rockefeller filed in the circuit court an affidavit of appeal to the state supreme court in his suit against Henry Gross mining promoter to recover 250 000 claimed he paid for the Gobbler lead mine in southwest Missouri The case was tried here some time ago Rockefeller took a gou sult
In Quopolis on May 30 a robbery of stocks and bonds from a safety deposit vault belonging to Mrs Christina Nold was discovered when she returned to find the vault empty. Suspect Fredrick Hoehn, aged seventy, fled to Cincinnati where he disposed of about $18,000 in plunder. A letter from a Cincinnati broker led to the link with his sister and brother, with unclear details remaining about their roles.
Report notes an embezzlement case involving Leonard and others tied to a church fund, with eight hundred sixteen thousand dollars allegedly missing. Detectives and an indictment outlined the scheme as coordinators confessed and implicated several members as accomplices.
May 20 1910 Frank W Hill secretary J H Harriman sold to a newspaper a famous Sidney Webster monopoly which drew heat from President Roosevelt. Harriman recommended suspension of sentence after pleading guilty to violating the penal code in making public documents of officials.
Chicago workers at the Natural Furnace company plant on Cal actack suffer injuries when molten metal leaks from a furnace after an AC slip. Three men are harmed, with one likely fatally, as workers try to manage the spill and evacuate the area.
A Southern Pacific train No. 10 Sunset Express left San Francisco and derailed three miles east of Bradley in Sugar Creek region. Engineer Janes and a rider were killed instantly. fireman severely injured. Details indicate the wreck occurred during coupling operations in the cinder pit near the roundhouse at Bradley.
City May 00 A painter named Grus Hoagland arrived a week ago from Gmaka and fell from the second story of a new building at Fourth Street. He was twenty years old and died instantly according to witnesses and officials.
A Medal of lisugr was awarded to American painter Henri Martin who witnessed two Lind Her Men, Mick High, fifteen, and a new ave aged at Melconough Georgia for a criminal assault on a white girl last March. The Anniversary of Michael Davitt death marked in Dublin Channelite church with a requiem. American Library Association listed officers A I Bostwick of New York president and Miss Luttie Ietearns of Madison recorder. Charles Robins, eleven, sank while swimming in Meadville. his brother Rank Robbins nearly rescued him, but Rank drowned three feet away. John Rosechie saved Rank from the same hole.
The body of Tine McKinsey rests beside her husband at Lawn Cemetery as funeral rites at the Metinley home proceed with same songs as McKinley’s funeral. President Roosevelt and officials attend, with crowds near Canton and the nearby depot. Clergy from First Methodist Episcopal conduct a plain service, while neighbors keep to roped streets and nearby homes observe quietly.
The Lutheran synod met most of its time in discussions on resolutions. An eight percent increase in education costs was adopted. Rev Jesse Kell read a memorial from the Meuriia wynod. A bond resolution for educational expansion and building at Western Heofet seminary was proposed. Debate and vote followed with committees presenting reports on doctrine and discipline, ending in a tentative consensus with the church’s scriptural basis cited.
The city council session extended for another year with strong support from the Ant-Saloon League of America. Dr. R K Hutchinson of Pennsylvania spoke for the league, arguing church temperance committees erred by not joining the broader anti alcohol movement.
Former County Judge John A Hayes was shot and injured by his son in law James Williamson at Williamson’s farm near Poplar Bluff. The two had long standing feuds with Williamson forbidding Hayes from visiting. A quarrel began when Hayes pressed into the home. Williamson says Hayes struck him and followed inside, where Williamson fired, wounding Hayes in the abdomen and Williamson was arrested.
Secretary Taft arrives in St Louis and will address the Millers National Federation this afternoon. He reports his illness from a severe cold is improving with treatment.
Daily, nightly tests of signals along the Union Pacific right of way have led to seven engines being discharged in two months. Railroad officials fear ongoing tests and signal misreadings cause serious accidents.
A romance at the deaf and dumb institute led to Pearl Folsom, a seventeen year old student, marrying in Council Bluffs. The ceremony followed a period of elopement attempts and school follow ups by relatives and Miss Polson, with local officials assisting.
Inland regions east of the Rocky Mountains report only small fluctuations in temperature. The western plains show a further drop in the mercury with cloudy unsettled conditions extending through North Dakota and eastern Montana, except near the lower Missouri River basin where conditions are milder.
District Judge Paul overruled Hamlin’s motion for a new trial and sentenced him to be hanged at the state penitentiary in Lincoln on October 4. Hamlin murdered Rachael Englund after a rejected love affair, Mamita involved in the case.
A scrambled summary of recent baseball scores shows American League games with Boston, Chicago, St Louis, Washington, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia among others. National League results include St Louis versus Cincinnati, New York over Philadelphia, Brooklyn over Atlanta, and Boston and Milwaukee results. Various Western League scores feature Sioux City, Omaha, Des Moines, Lincoln, Denver, and Indianapolis with mixed outcomes.
Market notes show wheat and corn futures mixed with small gains for May wheat and mixed shifts across July and September contracts. Cash prices for No 2 hard wheat and No 2 corn cited amid higher cattle and calf receipts and steady hog trade in Omaha area.
Chicago live stock receipts list cattle with prices for Weber steers yearlings heifers cows and calves. Hogs show steady range from packing to night shift and light weights. Sheep receipts fall 100 lower with lambs yearlings and sheep priced among several ranges.
Nineteen jurors succeed in convincing the judge they need not serve as the mayor of San Francisco, Eugene Schmitz, faces an extortion charge. Fifteen titlesmen were examined with no selection. A new venire of fifty is ordered for tomorrow as the process stalls amid excuses and courtroom theatrics.
The suit to dissolve the merger of Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads in Missouri was argued on demurrers to the information by G A Hadley. General Solicitor A G Cochrane and M L Clardy spoke for Missouri Pacific, J L Minnis for Wabash, and H Hadley with assistants represented the state. Decision expected within thirty days.
In Chicago on May 80 Judge Windes denied court aid to eight ousted school trustees after hours of argument. The court suggested the mayor’s right to remove comp anants might be tested in quo warranto proceedings, and denied the injunction. In Piemarck North Dakota on May 30 the state Supreme Court ruled the late temperance commissioner law unconstitutional following the arrest of former Supreme Court Justice Corliss for contempt.
May 3 filing recalls Tokio Buster advising restraint after anti foreign riots in San Francisco. It urges Japan to mirror American patience and moderation. Also reports Guatemalan entrenchments on the Mexican border with artillery opposite Ccos and reinforcements arriving.
North Sydney May 30 Forty British fishermen are deemed lost from the schooners Eli Gipar cin and la Fleme which sailed for the Grand Banks two months ago. No word has reached since April 9, when a hurricane swept the banks. The disaster follows a season of peril at sea with wrecks feared along the eastern banks.
Attorneys for the Central Ice Company appeal to the United States Supreme Court after being found guilty of operating a trust to fix ice prices and output. The company faced an $8,000 fine and fled the bond hearing, while the case raises questions about self presentation and public trust.
In old records the year is shown by carved tokens and notched sticks marking Sundays and feast days. Notable is the ancient practice of using festival signs such as the walnut engravings and guard lines to indicate months, while early calendars and almanacs foretold eclipses and the lengths of the year.
The passage surveys ancient Roman thunder superstitions about lightning and the aversion to lightning rods among early Americans, noting Benjamin Franklin's rod debates. It also discusses violin woods favored by old masters, such as pine, pear, lemon, ash, maple, and sycamore, with boxwood for bridges, and argues for patching old bridges rather than replacing them.
A simple homemade weather glass uses an empty salad bottle and a quart fruit jar. Fill the jar with water so it covers the bottle mouth. in fine weather water rises into the bottle and falls back when wet weather is due. The idea is not new but considered reliable.
Yonkers Statesman records a brief joke about Jules the artist. Patrice bristles at him saying he cannot paint a person who can look you in the eye. The quip hinges on a playful dig at artistic skill and bold gaze.
From the Tovisvile Courier Journal comes a brief note about locals described as eccentric characters, said to touch every post or tree they pass and even greet nearly every friend they encounter in a notable display of odd behavior.
The London column surveys continental and English dining manners comparing use of knife, fork, spoon and napkin. It argues English restraint and napkin discipline mark true refinement, while Germans and French reveal more flamboyant knife use and talk at table. It notes imperial attention to napkin placement and criticizes overzealous fork handling.
A brief Victorian style line notes a sentiment of enduring patience yielding long term comfort. It references a Greek Croverb and frames patience as a virtue accruing over a decade. The quote suggests restraint leads to solace.
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