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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
2
Harvard varsity eight defeated Yale in a dramatic finish on the Thames with Griswold collapsing from strain. Earlier Yale fours beat Harvard fours and Harvard freshmen topped Yale freshmen, while Yale mourned Griswold's collapse and Captain Ide offered support.
Stuyvesant Fish, former president of the Illinois Central, has sold about 10 000 shares of his Illinois Central stock in recent weeks. He plans to liquidate the remaining 2500 shares and discontinue his long involvement with the railroad he helped build and led for two decades.
Theodore and Max Klopfer bankers of Klopfer Bros. ended their lives in Munich yesterday due to financial losses from the failure of the Leipizc Bank in June 1901. The brothers cited mounting difficulties from the bank's collapse as the cause of their actions.
John Grimm aged sixty one, a wealthy retired farmer of Glencoe Minnesota, committed suicide by hanging in his garret. Health decline in recent months led investigators to believe temporary mental imbalance contributed to the act. Affected by large sums and securities, the event follows speculation of financial concerns.
Five are known dead and over twenty injured after a blast and fire in a five story building at 178 Huron Street. The Pabst Chemical plant on the ground floor caused the blaze, trapping residents on upper floors. Firefighters found the family of five among the dead on the third floor rear. Others escaped via stairways or fire escapes as flames and smoke overwhelmed occupants.
New York June 27 Justice Bischoff in the supreme court discharged Melville Collins and Joseph Loewy who were arrested at the Sheepshead Bay race track for alleged betting violations. Assistant District Attorney Hitler of Brooklyn said a court of appeals decision made their commitments illegal and void.
Lebanon Tennessee June 27 Capt El ig Harper a famed Civil War raider was shot and killed here by William Suit a political foe. Harper reportedly attacked Suit with a stick after which Suit allegedly wrote an article in a Nashville paper that offended Harper.
Frank J. Gould has been served with a suit for absolute divorce filed by his wife Helen M. Kelly. The couple, married in 1901, were served at Gould's New York office. he declined comment on defending the case.
Prince Helie de Sagan will reside in London for fifteen days before marrying Mme Anna Gould in a church under an ordinary license. A friend says the couple will not seek a special license for the ceremony.
Markets report grain and live stock quotations across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago as of June 27. Wheat prices range from No 1 hard to No 2 Northern with slight variations by center and date. corn oats show mixed bid levels. cattle hogs and sheep prices listed for Chicago Sioux Falls and St Paul.
In Miles City Montana on June 27 about 1.6 million pounds of wool reached Milwaukee and Northern Pacific warehouses. Buyers from nearly all major buyers offered less than 18 cents while growers held firm at 18 cents for good clips, limiting sales and casting doubt on a $7,360,000 year total.
St Paul June 27 Republican county conventions nominate J F Jacobson of Madison as leading governor contender but lack enough instructed delegates to seal the nomination on the first ballot. Uninstructed delegates remain in about a third of counties keeping the race undecided with various counts for Young Snider and Heatwole.
S Wici a former editor and Beabach ter owner was seriously hurt when Fire Station No 2 wagon collided with his buggy overturning it and throwing him to the pavement. He suffered three fractured ribs and possible internal injuries.
Secretary MacFadden's report notes four banks burglarized since the last annual bankers meeting. North Dakota has 561 banks this year, up from 520 last year. Of the total 128 are national banks. the association counts 398 members.
Grand Rapids Wisconsin June 27 Sheriff Welch arrested Albert Siegbert for alleged robbery. He was located in Neenah through information from Neenah police chief.
A dispatch from Windhoek reports a diamond field near Luderitz Bay in German Southwest Africa covering nearly ten square miles. The discovery promises rich deposits and could impact regional mining prospects.
Laverne Minnesota June 27 John Waters nineteen years old drowned in the Rock River yesterday afternoon. Bystanders attempted to help but failed to save him. The body was recovered later by local authorities.
The Spanish steamer Larache sank after striking rocks near Corunna on June 24. Of 52 crew and 59 passengers, 38 are missing, believed drowned. Fishermen rescued 61 survivors, while the captain, ship's doctors, and the first officer drowned in the fog and freezing water.
Directors of the Superior board of trade report assurances that commission men will sit on the board to handle grain under Wisconsin inspection this fall. They push ahead with the opening of the board, aiming to secure a slice of Northwest grain business after thirteen years of effort. Inspection will apply to all coarse grains while weight measurement is done by the Wisconsin department.
Henry Henson of Grand Rapids Wis fell from scaffolding on a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad bridge at Miles City Mont into the Missouri River and was drowned His body will be shipped home for burial confirmed by telegraph notice to relatives.
James Hays, claiming to be a former British Army private, says he murdered Corporal Joseph Walsh at the St. Louis barracks near Quebec about eight years ago. His mental state is described as possibly affected.
Leac South Dakota June 27. What was believed to be Eli Masterovich s death by his own action ended under coroner s jury verdict now in the hands of the sheriff. The patient shot first with a revolver then with a shotgun before dying, leading investigators to deem the case a possible murder.
In Albert Lea Minnesota on June 27 reports say mad dog scares are frequent and several people have been bitten. Dogs have been killed after biting, hydrophobia has not appeared, and the push for keeping dogs off streets unless muzzled is growing.
Grand Rapids Wisconsin June 27 Rainbow chapter of the Eastern Star honored Ira Purdy at a banquet for his ninetieth birthday. Purdy is a long time member of the order and claims more than sixty-five years in good standing with the Free Masons.
Minneapolis mourns the death of R S Goodfellow a leading dry goods merchant who died suddenly in Troy New York at age sixty eight He had been a prominent figure in Minneapolis business for twenty four years and died during a pleasure trip.
Ida Grové Iowa June 27 Mrs August F Johnson drowned her four children in a cistern at their farm home a half mile south of Grové yesterday. The mother also attempted suicide.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names Brest Sanders Kelliher and a June date. The readable items hint at a local notice or brief but lack full context or action. Further readable details are required to determine the event, place, or entity involved.
Fifteen hundred troops arrived in Torreon to defend against a predicted revolutionist attack as reports say Matamoros in Coahuila was seized. Bridges to Torreon burned, rail lines crippled, and troops move from Mexico City north with reinforcements to Jimenez amid growing border tensions.
The Rev Brother Casimir a St Francis educator in Brooklyn was ground to death when a rolling car toppled him as he tried to catch a hat blown from his head. He fell into the street and was run over yesterday.
Secretary William Howard Taft spent a quiet restful night at his K street home in Washington after the second Sunday since his nomination. He appeared refreshed and noted as having his first prolonged sleep in days.
Congressman James B Sherman shows continued improvement in Cleveland where he slept well today and his plans to leave the hospital by next Wednesday remain unchanged.
James J. Hill and associates sold the property of the Great Falls Water Power and Townsite company in Montana to John D. Ryan and partners for 1500000 dollars.
A major fire gutted Frederiksstad Norway's central business quarter on the western city side early Saturday. Damage is estimated at 560000 dollars with extensive property loss throughout the area.
A garbled OCR passage describes a late night incident with vague references to a shot and a church or police context. Readable names are scarce, making precise details and entities uncertain.
Washington reports indicate Frank H. Hitchcock will become chairman of the Republican National Committee with Elmer Dover expected to resign as secretary after two terms. Dover declined comment as party leaders push for Hitchcock to head the committee amid Taft administration support.
Twelve women and two delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention were injured when a tallyho coach capsized on Bath road in Newport on June 28. All were taken to Newport hospital. identities and injuries withheld.
Philadelphia physician W. H. Wilson died after drinking a sample of ale at his home. He and his wife had shared a drink when he noted a peculiar taste and soon collapsed in agony before hospital admission. Authorities launched a rigid investigation into the poisoning.
Miss Ethel Shannon stepped from a rapidly moving street car on the Morningside line near the college in Sioux City Iowa last evening and was thrown to the ground. She was unconscious for hours and bleeding from the left ear with injuries not yet fully known.
Market reports from Live Stock Centers St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul list Wheat prices No 1 No 2 Northern No 1 hard White oats and flax values cattle hogs and sheep with varying bids. Highlights include Chicago No 2 red wheat 90 91c and cattle hogs price ranges in Milwaukee and Sioux City.
An unreadable OCR snippet shows garbled text about a seer and orders to instruct "them" at a neighbor’s place. References to a palace, a tribe, and numbers surface without clear context or dates.
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