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Kingsbury County Independent

Location

De Smet, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1908

Page

3

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New York Senate Passes Anti Race Track Gambling Bills

Albany June 13 by a 26 to 25 vote the New York senate banned race track gambling within the state. Senator Foelker, ill, cast the deciding ballot. The bills move to Governor Hughes for signature and take effect upon approval.

Albany N. Y Senate of New York Senate Hughes Foelker Brooklyn Grady Cassidy Percy Gray Assembly Senate Finance Committee

Comedian Hitchcock Acquitted Again on Charge

Raymond Hitchcock was found not guilty by a New York jury at 2:50 AM in the supreme court. The defense argued no misconduct toward Helen von Hagen or Elsie Voecks with support from chauffeur Herman Burke. Hitchcock had faced several indictments and was released on 7500 dollar bail.

New York Raymond Hitchcock Supreme Court Hitchcock Helen von Hagen Elsie Voecks

Leiter Shatters Photographer’s Camera On Wedding Day

In Washington on June 13 Joseph Leiter and Miss Juliette Williams wed. As the party headed to the breakfast venue a local studio photographer tried to film the moment. Leiter leaped from his car, seized the camera and crushed it on the pavement before the shutter clicked.

Washington, D. C Joseph Leiter Board of Trade Chicago Juliette Williams Leiter Lester

Guards Rescue Baby Who Tumbles in Surf at Atlantic City

May Brock a four year old wandered from guardians and tumbled into deep water during her first ocean bath on June 13 at Virginia avenue. Lifeguards heard the cries and rescued her as onlookers gathered. The child revived after being brought ashore and reunited with her hysterical mother.

Atlantic City Brock Virginia Avenue

Harvester Trust Clears $9 Million in Year

New York June 13 The annual report of the International Harvester company for the calendar year 1307 shows operating income of $11,228,317, up $1,226,130 from the prior year. After deductions for renewals improvements reserves for depreciation and contingencies the net income for the year stands at $9,220,496.

New York International Harvester Company

Paris Adopts Sheath Gown Skirt and All

Paris fashion notes the directoire sheath gown with a knee length divided skirt dominating this season. The trend draws attention to figures, while extreme hats and trimmed gowns appear at high society events, including a swell wedding of Prince D Arenberg and Therese Destissac.

Paris Directoire Parisiennes Prince D’arenberg Levi P. Morton Helen Valencay Mile Therese R. Destissac Barras

Rich Fond du Lac magnate aided by friends after losses

C F Chicago reports that C J L Meyer once Fond du Lac Wis wealthiest citizen has supporters in Milwaukee Oshkosh and Chicago. E P Sawyer arranges a comfortable life in Oshkosh and Milwaukee men offer aid to avoid a poorhouse. Family disputes are cited as cause of his financial decline and desire for his daughters to assist.

Chicago C. J. L. Meyer Fond du Lac Wis Milwaukee Fiellson Athearn Oshkosh E. P. Sawyer Senator Sawyer Oshkosh Gas Light Company Mr. Sawyer Mr. Meyer Sawyer Meyer Northwestern Herman L. Meyer Hermanville George W. Earle Henry W. Moore Fondau Lac

Canada Lobster Catch: 20 Million Aquatons Harvested

Canada recorded about 20 million lobsters caught last year with roughly half processed into canned products. The figure highlights the scale of harvest and processing in the industry.

Canada

York County to pay for broken artificial leg

York Pa June 18 The county commissioners received a bill for fifty dollars for a new left leg for Fred O Stine 17 who broke his artificial limb by stepping into a hole in a Philadelphia street bridge There was a defect in the planking and the artificial leg was shattered beyond repair The commissioners will probably pay the L

York Fred O. Stine Philadelphia Street

Kansas City Faces Severe Flood Threat on Kaw and Missouri

Kansas City reports rising Kaw waters within a block of Union Station flood waters cover lower stock yards and halt westbound tracks. City awaits crest this afternoon with 1903 flood level not yet reached though damage expected. Crest may pass and fall within 24 hours as rivers rise toward St Louis and Omaha.

Kansas City Union Railway West Bottoms Missouri St. Louis Mississippi Omaha Lawrence Topekas

Red River breaks levees near Westdale submerging farmland

The Red River breached a levee near Westdale 40 miles southeast of Shreveport, flooding 25 000 acres, destroying crops and drowning livestock.

Red River New Orleans Westdale Shreveport

New Rabies Serum Seen as Cure Advance

Paris reports Dr. Auguste Marie of the Pasteur Institute has developed a serum mixed with virus to immunize humans and dogs more rapidly. The method shortens immunity time, aids severe bite cases, and will be tested at the New York Pasteur Institute once Dr. Rambaud arrives.

Paris Auguste Marie Pasteur Institute Marsh Brooklyn Marie New York Rambaud la Provence New York Institute

Father’s Gift to Bride Sparks City Gossip

Philadelphia on June 12 reports B F Levy a wealthy retiree presented Blanche Kerford and her husband W K Kerford with a $100000 wedding gift in gilt edged securities. The couple, he and his daughter’s friends say it was a joke though others call it a substantial start to housekeeping.

Philadelphia Blanche W. K. Kerford Philadelphia Electric Company B. F. Levy Diamond Street

Peter Pan to Open in Paris Amid Mixed French Taste

Paris June 12. Peter Pan after conquering English speaking nations arrives in Paris with a 100 strong company for a two week engagement at the Vaudeville theater starting the 17th. English visitors fill the houses while natives may require an introductory lecture, as with Candide.

Paris Peter Pan Shaw

Society Girl Dashes to Capture Burglar in Kansas City

Miss Fay Bergen daughter of Dr J P Bergen a prominent Kansas City society figure chased grappled and struck a negro burglar who attempted to enter her father's home She knocked him to the floor with repeated blows then used a chair to hammer his head until unconscious before summoning police A surgeon counted 17 stitches for the burglar's head wound.

Kansas City Fay Bergen J. P. Bergen Miss Bergen

Millionaire Names Own Son as Co-Respondent in Divorce

Pawtucket R I June 12 naming his own son as co respondent War ren Fales a millionaire member of the cotton machinery firm of Fales Janks has begun divorce proceedings from his second wife Kath erine Harris formerly of the Edna May opera company.

Pawtucket R. L Warren Fales Fales & Janks Katherine Harris Edna May Opera Company

Exposition Display Showcases 12000 Stamps in Lucerne 12

At a recent exposition in Lucerne 12,000 stamps from several countries were on view highlighting global philatelic diversity and attracting collectors and visitors.

Lucerne

Governor's Daughter Elopes With Delivery Wagon Driver

Miss Mabel Cutler daughter of Governor John C. Cutler eloped from Salt Lake City with delivery wagon driver Thomas Edward Butler. They married in Ogden at the county courthouse with the Mormon church elder officiating, shocking society and defying parental protests.

Ogden Utah Mabel Cutler John C. Cutler Salt Lake City Cupid County Court House George D. Falkman

Mrs Atherton’s romance deepens as husband courts divorce

London reports a new phase in the Mrs Atherton saga. Colonel Thomas James Atherton, who sued for divorce after her noted affairs, allegedly proposes again as Mrs Atherton weighs responses to her breach of promise suit against Captain Yarde Buller. The case involved a prior costly affair and the duchess of Westminster was named as a potential witness.

London Atherton Captain Yarde-Buller Lord Churston Thomas James Atherton Miss Orme Yarde Buller Mrs. Atherton

Belmont Dies of Peritonitis After Surgery

New York announces the death of O H Belmont at age 50 from peritonitis after an appendicitis operation. A Naval Academy graduate, he entered banking with family, served as a Democratic congressman from New York's Thirteenth district, and had close ties to the Vanderbilt and Whitney families through two marriages. Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough, was kept informed of his illness.

New York O. H. P. Belmont Belmont Annapolis Naval Academy Sarah Swan Whitney George Rives William Burden Mr. Belmont Alva E. Smith Vanderbilt W. K. Vanderbilt W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr Harold Vanderbilt

Danbury gunman shoots governess after elopement refusal

Ida Potter, 45, a governess for Robert A. Lake, is shot in Danbury by Edward Schurman of Middletown after she refused to elope. Wound below the heart, likely fatal. Three girls 14–16 witness. they try to intervene but Schurman escapes across a church yard and river.

Danbury, Conn Ida Potter Robert A. Lake Main Street Edward Schurman Middletown N. Y Danbury Hospital Schurman Mary Dunleavy Florence Annie Ryer Universalist

Robbers Enter Italian Home. Missing Cash and Children Feared

In Hornell New York Antonio Gemiarrette reports his home was robbed last night. A boy eight and a girl sixteen months were taken along with 89 dollars cash silverware and valuables. Authorities fear the children may be held for ransom.

Hornell N. Y Antonio Gemiarrette

Stiffening of brain cited in inquest death of infant

An inquest found stiffening of the brain a cause in the death of a 17 month old boy who underwent an operation at St Chome hospital in London.

St. Chome Esnital London

Open More Land in South Dakota

Approximately 80 000 acres withdrawn for the Cheyenne river irrigation project have been restored to the public domain and will become subject to settlement and entry on dates after notice by publication as prescribed by the secretary of the interior. The lands lie in townships 6 7 8 and 9 south ranges 8 to 9 east in the Black Hills principal meridian.

Washington Cheyenne River South Dakota Secretary of the Interior Black Hills

Incendiaries Set Fire to Church in Berlin

Fire destroyed parts of the old St. Pauls Catholic church in Moabil during a sermon by Bonaventuri. Police suspect incendiary attack as fire brands soaked in petroleum were found on the roof. priests urged evacuation and saved about 2,000 worshippers.

Berlin St. Paul's Moabil

Free Love League Reported in Minsk and Yekaterinoslav

Police reveal a secretly organized Free Love league active for months among university and gymnasium students in Minsk and Yekaterinoslav. The group advertises a motto One for All and All for One and urges unions based on heart and health rather than social approval.

Plan to license drinkers replaces saloons in Washington

Spokane on June 11 reports E. E. Hall a Third district candidate proposes licenses for all drinkers with annual fees. County licenses would cost about five dollars and city licenses one to three dollars. Licenses would bear the holder’s photo and may be revoked for drunkenness for six months to a year.

Spokane Wash E. E. Hall Washington Hall

George Gould to Attend Sister's Wedding in Europe

George J. Gould plans to attend his sister Madame Anna Gould's wedding to Prince Helie de Sagan before sailing to Europe on the Kron Prince Csillie. He says the marriage will occur with full Gould family consent.

George Gould New York Europe Cecilie George J. Gould Madame Anna Gould Prince Helie de Sagan Gould

Japanese cattle experts to visit England for purchases

The agent general of Japan writes that beef cattle experts will arrive in London from Tokio this month to buy noted English breeds for the Japanese government.

London Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society England Tokio

Nine Italian pilgrims killed in railroad collision

Novara Italy July 11 Nine Italian pilgrims were killed and 83 were injured in a railroad collision in this province yesterday

Novara Italy

Aldrich Calls New Committees to Meet in New York

Senator Aldrich head of the currency committee orders two subcommittee meetings in New York. One aims to plan operation for the commission while the other, on finance, will give special attention to the tariff question.

Aldrich Washington Congressional Currency Committee Commission Subcommittee of Finance New York

Roosevelt and Root Move to End White Slave Traffic

President Roosevelt and Secretary Root plan steps to curb the white slave traffic in the United States. A proclamation will implement U S adherence to the 1904 European convention to cooperate in stamping out this social evil. The treaty was presented to the United States by European powers, urging humanity as the guiding principle.

Washington Roosevelt Root United States Europe

Two New Battleships Named Florida and Utah

Secretary Metcalf announced two new battleships authorized by Congress would be named Florida and Utah. The next battleship will be named Wyoming. Florida will be renamed with a city in the state. The announcements followed a White House conference with the president.

Florida Utah Washington Metcalf Wyoming

President names national conservation commission

President names a national conservation commission to advise on natural resource conservation. The roster includes leaders from politics, science, and industry across water, forests, lands, minerals, and executive committee members with Gifford Pinchot as chair and Theodore Burton and Reed Smoot among key appointees.

National Conservation Commission Washington White House Theodore EB. Burton Ohio W. B. Allison Iowa Francis G. Newlands Nevada William Warner Missouri John H. Bankhead Alabama J. McGee Bureau of Solls F. H. Newell Reclamation Service Gifford Pinchot Forest Service Herbert Knox Smith Bureau of Corporations Joseph E. Ranedell Louisiana George F. Swain Institute of Technology Massachusetts United States Army Reed Sooty Utah Albert H. Beveridge Indiana Charles A. Culberson Texas Charles F. Scott Kansas Champ Clark J. B. White Henry 8. Graves Forest School Connecticut William Irvine Wisconsin Newton C. Blanchard Charles J. Peck New Jersey Gustav Schwab National Council of Commerce New York Overton W. Price Lands Knute Nelson Montana Frank P. Flint California Lee Senatore Reed Smoot John Dalzell W. J. McGee Overton Price G. W. Woodruff J. A. Holmes

Mail Order Man Is Soaked 10000 Fine in Fraud Case

George F. Terry of Waterville paid a $10,000 fine in U S district court for conspiracy to defraud the government of postage on second class matter. Judge Hale imposed the maximum penalty, marking the government’s first conviction in its crackdown on mail order houses. District Attorney Whitehouse and Attorney General Bonaparte collaborators in related efforts.

Portland United States District Court George F. Terry Waterville Hale Post Office Department Robert T. Whitehouse Bonaparte St. Louis

Kaw Flood Drives 7000 From Homes in Topeka

About 7,000 persons fled their North Topeka homes as the Kaw river flood crest reached Topeka and then began to recede. The auditorium, schools and private residences were opened for shelter while property losses mount and no deaths are reported. By 9 30 a m the water had fallen about three inches, with further declines likely.

Topeka Kas North Kaw River

Watch Factory to shut down for summer at Waltham

Boston June 11 The American Waltham Watch Company informs its 2000 workers that the Waltham factories will shut from June 26 to August 4 after months of short time work.

Boston American Waltham Watch Company Waltham

AERO TRAVELER HURT AFTER GOOD FLIGHT

Versatilles June 11 Esnault Pelterie flew 1500 meters at 40 meters height and 80 kph before a too-rapid landing damaged a propeller and left him badly bruised. Statistics cited by Congressman Cooper show Pennsylvania mine fatalities rising from 611 in 1898 to 1514 in 1908.

Congressman Cooper Pennsylvania

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