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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
3
The temporary chairman delivers the keynote speech as bells ring and the crowd erupts in uproarious applause. The event highlights the opening speech with a lively response from attendees and supporters.
At the Denver Democratic national convention crowds packed the arena as Theodore A. Bell of California opened with a lengthy address. Delegates, alternates, and leaders from Nebraska New York Illinois and Pennsylvania clashed briefly over credentials before Bryan supporters gained control. Resolutions honoring Grover Cleveland were adopted and Parker and Francis paid tribute. The session adjourned to midday.
Joseph A. Barnes former president of Minnesota Title and Trust was sentenced by Judge Andrew Holt of Hennepin county to two years at hard labor in Stillwater State Prison. He was convicted of grand larceny for allegedly embezzling $10,000 of the company.
The steel freighters H. P. McIntosh and M. A. Hanna collided in the St. Clair river near Port Huron Michigan. The H. P. McIntosh sank after the collision. no crew members were killed or injured. Total damage estimated over $100,000. The McIntosh is owned by the Gilchrist company of Cleveland.
In Hot Springs Virginia on July 9 the executive committee of the Republican national committee meets. Indications point to a brief session with Frank Hitchcock chosen as chairman and Representative McKinley of Illinois named treasurer of the national committee.
Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan were married yesterday at a registry office on Henrietta Street off Covent Garden. A subsequent ceremony was held at the French Protestant church in Soho Square.
In Minot North Dakota on July 9 a policeman named Nick Tilgen was arrested on a charge of unnecessary violence during an arrest. Police officials confirmed the incident and are reviewing the conduct.
A terse item from a North Dakota report notes a drowning involving a teacher and references a local school incident. The brief mentions school staff and a July date with limited readable details. Further context remains unclear in the fragment.
Denver July 9 delegates split over convention rules as anti Bryan forces rally around Col James M Guffey for national committeeman in a bid to derail Bryan nomination The fight centers on credentials and roll call with anti Bryan recruits growing and Bryan backers confident of strength.
McIntosh and Okmulgee sheriffs visited Old Hickory grounds near Henrietta to probe a Snake uprising. They were forced off by about thirty armed Snake Indians and negroes led by Crazy Snake who defied state and federal authority. State troops may be deployed to disperse the group.
The Sidals murderers, Joe and Charles Peltier and Little Rising Sun, were bound over to district court on one count and waived examination on another. State's Attorney Bowen seeks a special term for a joint trial likely near month’s end. The trio confessed to officers that they killed the Sidals in Bottineau North Dakota.
Tacoma July 9 four hundred men at the Northern Pacific shops resumed work on a nine hour day. The move affects immediate four hundred workers and signals full time for the 900 man shop force.
Blooming Prairie Minnesota July 9 Henry N Hillson a young farmer living nearby drowned in the Cedar river four miles south of town. The accident occurred when the boat he and a companion were rowing was rocked causing the capsize.
A three year old boy, son of C. G. Howard in Williston near the Missouri bottoms, accidentally set ablaze while playing with matches in a straw stack. He died after his clothes caught fire, the tragedy unfolding quickly.
President Roosevelt tours the arctic steamer Roosevelt in Oyster Bay with Commander Peary and officials. The president inspects the engine room and bids Peary good luck for the pole expedition. The ship weighs anchor at 5 30 p m and heads for New Bedford then Sydney.
Duluth Minnesota July 9 James Mc Auliffe Jr nine year old son of Dr and Mrs James McAuliffe was enticed from his father's office yesterday afternoon by two men and taken to a carriage. The carriage drove off rapidly and no trace has been found. Dr McAuliffe claims his separated wife had the men abduct the boy and may have him hidden in her mother's home in the city.
In Simla on July 9 inquiries about Dr Sven Hedin reveal he departed Gartok Tibet on the Indus headwaters in November to spend winter at Khotan in Chinese Turkestan and planned to return to Leh in the Indus valley early this summer.
John C. Burns, a district delegate to the Denver national convention, reports that William J. Bryan has wired he will visit La Crosse this fall to speak at the interstate fair after Burns invited him from his Lincoln home.
Latest quotations across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul show wheat prices from No 1 hard to No 3 spring and oats and corn ranges. Cattle hog and sheep quotes vary by center with notable figures including St Paul bulk hogs at 6.15 6.20 and sheep yearlings around 4 to 4.50.
Springs Ark July 9 The dead body of Mrs Ada Reichars of Dallas Tex was found in her apartments ashore yesterday believed murdered. Police seek a suspect who is thought to have fled to St Louis.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on July 9 Nicholas de Sta al Marol shot and killed his fifteen year old bride after alleged brutal treatment. The tragedy occurred seven months into their marriage. Police report the suspect acted in a fit of rage.
Early June snow blanketed Tromso as Tune church burned to ruins. Trade items include cheap salted herring at Haugesund and a booming egg export from Stavanger. Amundsen inspected Fram at Horten for a pole expedition while Bergen considers a larger municipal loan.
The report notes a brewers strike in Stockholm ending, while the Duke of Skaane acts as regent in King Gustaf's absence in Europe. Statistics show over 2 000 Swedes killed annually by accidents, not counting sea deaths, and 1909 allocations total 216 932 000 crowns. Dr Anton Nystrom retires as president of Laboréres Institutes, succeeded by Dr Knut Kjallberg.
King Frederick elevates Emperor Franz Joseph as honorary Danish army general. Denmark’s home mission convention runs June 30 to July 3 with strong attendance. Several landssting members retire this year. Official Danish parliament records reveal party standings in folkething and lands ting. Iceland Faaro Company formed by consolidation to run large scale fishing operations near Iceland and West Coast/Norra region.
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