Jealous rage drives man to shoot rivals on Salem road
Arabella Miller, her escort John Heider and rival John Newburg were involved in a shooting at the Waterloo bridge on the West Salem road after a party. Newburg fired four shots at Heider and Miller, wounding Miller in the breast, cheek, and arm and Heider in the forearm. The assailant escaped, leaving authorities to scour the area for him while Miller and Heider recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Road
John Newburg
Arabella Miller
John Hieder
West Salem
Miss Miller
Newburg
Hieder
Heider
Waterloo Bridge
F. D. Miller
Miller
Newbury
C. J. Burns
Moore
Nid Newhbure
Meaty news roundup from towns and nations
The item catalogs assorted brief notes from Hot Springs Virginia to Mahoney City Pennsylvania. Dinners, congratulations, elections, drownings, thefts, burglaries, fires, murders and suicides are noted along with miner entombment and political tension in the Dutch Venezuelan context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Virginia Bar Association
Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
Boston
Knights of Pythias
Verdi
Nev
Minneapolis
L. W. Warner
Winona Grocers
Pettibone Park
Rev. Anderson
Madison Street
Havana
United States
Chicago
Lawton
Okla
J. M. Phillipps
Mahoney City
Knickerbocker
Grain Prices Jump on Black Rust and Heat Fears
Chicago grain pits surged as northwest reports warned the black rust was worse than 1904 and heat drying crops. Wheat for September climbed to 94 and May to 101, while corn for next May opened at 64 to 65 cents and rose to 65 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Weather and Water Report From La Crosse and Midwest Forecasts
Weather details show La Crosse at 72 degrees and a warmest 92 with a 6 mile wind and 0 rainfall. River stages fall with La Crosse at 6.1 feet and Prairie du Chien at 6.9 feet. forecast calls generally fair across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with cooler tonight, possible thunder showers in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. Local showers noted north of La Crosse and south of Cairo and in Lake Superior region, with conditions easing in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
U. S
Pierre
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Mississippi
la Crose
Cairo
Lake Superior
Manitoba
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic States
Pacific
Oklahoma Banks Demoralized by Guaranty Ruling
Guthrie news reports Bonaparte's decision bars national banks from complying with Oklahoma's state law guaranteeing deposits. Some banks assert the ruling affects only stockholders, not the banks, while others say it deprives all protection. The result may force many national banks to convert to state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Bonaparte
Oklahoma
Paris Strike Falters Amid Heavy Police Guard
Paris reports a 24 hour strike by about 100000 workers failing to materialize with under half quitting work. Authorities deploy 25000 soldiers and 48 socialist deputies press Brisson for immediate parliament convocation while meetings continue without violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brisson
Bryan Accepts Short Speech as Taft Battle Grows
In Lincoln Nebraska William J Bryan finishes a 6500 word acceptance address and has it set for press distribution. He believes Bonaparte’s stance boosts Democratic strategy while he defends constitutional safeguarding of bank deposits. Bryan jokes about a supposed secret recording by his secretary Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
Taft
Bryan
Bonaparte
Tammany
Rose
Morton Weds Vaillancourt In Spur Of Congressional Request
Horace D. Norton and Miss Zella Vaillancourt married at the Esch home in Sparta after a sudden summons to report to a national congressional committee. Norton, formerly chief of pages in the U S House, now serves with Sergeant Casson and is a Palmer School of Chiropractic graduate. The couple will travel to New York then return to wait for Congress reconvening before moving to Washington for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace D. Norton
Zella Vaillancourt
Sparta
George Esch
Norton
National Congressional Committee
la Crosse
New York
Fred H. Hartwell
Miss Vaillancourt
House of Representatives
Washington
Casson
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Davenport
National Association
Morton
Congress
Pittsburg Closed to Gould Hereafter
In Pittsburg a shift leaves E. H. Harriman in sole control of railway improvement. Gould relinquishes Wabash Pittsburg terminal, Wheeling and Lake Erie, Western Maryland, and West Side Belt lines and agrees not to build east of Toledo. Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt lines join Baltimore and Ohio against the Wabash invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
E. H. Harriman
George Jr. Gould
Gould
Harriman
Wabash-Pittsburg
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Maryland
West Side Belt Roads
Toledo
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt Lines
Baltimore and Ohio
Girl BURNS TO SAVE CANARY IN Oshkosh Fire
In Oshkosh Wisconsin ten year old Elsie Blechel died today while rescuing a canary from a fire that gutted the home of Mr and Mrs Peter Gubisch. The blaze destroyed the residence and an adjacent area as firefighters fought the flames through the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Elsie Blechel
Peter Gubisch
Hibbing Library Opens With Carnegie Gift and Local Funding
Hibbing Minnesota opens its library funded by a $25,000 Carnegie appropriation. The village bought the lot at Third Avenue and Mahoning Street for $10,000, with Stuntz township adding $3,000 for books and $500 yearly for ten years. Hibbing village commits $2,500 annually for maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbing
Minn
Andrew Carnegie
Third Avenue
Mahoning Street
Central School
Stuntz
Fernie Wiped Out as Escape Routes Fail
Refugees flee in fear as scores are cut off from escape. Death toll and specifics remain unclear while authorities assess the scene.
Forest fires in British Columbia easing reports
Louis W. Hill says Fernie fire news is less disastrous than first feared. A Great Northern relief train reached Fernie reporting one death. F W Lynch, ex campaign manager, confirms no lives lost at the Kirk Lumber mills in Fernie, with estimated damages at 400000 and 300000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Fernie
B. C
British Columbia
Great Northern
F. W. Lynch
Johnson
Kirk Lumber Company
Lynch
Forest fire disaster leaves vast Canadian towns burned
Five hundred dead and 10 000 homeless as fires sweep Routeney region in British Columbia. Fernie wiped out with 74 lives lost. Michel, Hosmer, Sparwood and Olsen face destruction. Elk River Lumber camp losses 63 killed. Relentless flames threaten thousands across mountain valleys and rail-relief mobilizes from Toronto and Vancouver. Fernie death toll estimated at 175. Hosmer and Michel partially spared as towns dynamite defenses hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
B. C
Rootney
Fernie
Michel
Hosmer
Sparwood
Olsen
Elk River Lumber Company
Nelson
Canadian Northwest
Toronto
Vancouver
Elk River
Thomas Biggs
The
Miners’ Union
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Old Flame
Young Hieder
North Salem Road
Schucht
Mr. Schulcht
Schacht
Nana
H. D. Morton
Vaillancorrt
Girl
Canary
Montar
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