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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
6
A garbled page summarizes diverse items from capital and world scenes. It mentions figures such as Fay, Taft, Woodrow Wilson era names, naval officers, and local political primaries, mixed with disasters, accidents, and international reports.
A chaotic roster of brief items reports drownings in the Niagara River near Tiffaie and other accidents. It mentions Gov. Johnson being renominated, various fatalities and injuries, a hotel note in Utica, and political movements tied to a broad range of incidents across cities and states. The piece reflects a buzzy, scattered late era news column with multiple isolated events and a political line about Gov. Johnson.
Minneapolis August 21 Gov John A Johnson declared he will run for a third term after accepting the Democratic nomination at the state convention in the Minneapolis Auditorium amid a wild show of support. Lawler urged unity and Johnson’s victory, while the platform backed the Denver pledge, tonnage tax, direct primary expansion, nonpartisan judiciary, and popular election of US senators. The convention approved committees to name other ticket candidates and adjourned after completing business.
Fertile and vicinity expect peat beds four miles northwest of the city to be developed. Plans call for a pilot plant to prepare the peat for market, with an initial tract of about 200 acres containing peat about fifteen feet thick. The project aims to bring peat to marketable condition and inaugurate production locally.
Minneapolis Aug 21 John C Glueck secretary treasurer of Glueck brewing company and his wife are dead after a Minneapolis and St. Louis train struck their automobile near Cottagewood Lake Minnetonka. Sister injured as Rex Witt and Dorothy Glueck also hurt. fire engulfed wreckage and rescue efforts followed amid confusion about cause.
Aug 2 in Norway Michigan a boy, described as Aljeen son of Mabuxta nama, died after being overcome by heat while working as a water boy for surveyors. He was taken to Switth kewple t for treatment but did not survive.
In a drunken brawl in Marmath South Dakota a young woman about twenty years old was shot to death near a resort. Maud Livingstone has been jailed awaiting the grand jury’s findings on the murder charge.
Chicago Aug 25 The mystery of the $173000 theft from the United States subtreasury a year and a half ago is believed solved by the arrest of George W Fitzgerald, a former assorting teller for United States Treasurer William Boldenweck. Other suspects are hinted, with details to follow as inquiry proceeds.
Hazen Nevada near Reno was destroyed by a major fire yesterday afternoon. The loss is estimated at 125000 dollars. Special trains rushed to the scene to fight the flames and aid the homeless taken to Fallon.
In Marshalltown Aug, an auto repairer attempting to tighten a screw under a touring car owned by J M Sluster ignited waxing gasoline. The resulting explosion and fire engulfed the vehicle, causing complete destruction of the car.
Train crews report Bob Woods of Felton killed when struck by the Winnipeg Limited on No. 543 freight between Barnesville and Crookston. The Aug 25 incident occurred as the local freight passed through Minnesota.
St. Petersburg reports 1,114 cases and 617 deaths for the week ending August 20. Since then cures have reached 2,024 and deaths 200. The weekly cholera tally reflects the ongoing toll across Russia as authorities track the outbreak.
Tangier reports say Mulai Hafid has declared himself sultan after Abdel Aziz was ousted by his brother Mulai Hafid. Defeat blamed on tribal betrayal as forces clash, with Abd Aziz reportedly retreating toward Damascus and Mulai Hafid consolidating control in key Moroccan regions.
Tramps armed with a heavy pistol held up a Lake Shore train near Elyria Ohio terrorizing passengers and forcing a doctor to surrender valuables. They robbed a quantity of goods then fled when the conductor and crew remained absent.
A 20 year old Allentown man, Jere Alfred Eyer, admits stealing a car and money to fund a rumored $2,000,000 fortune. He is jailed as authorities pursue a reward linked to a suit against him by Dr. Palmer. The case centers on the alleged thefts to raise funds and cover debts.
Fragmentary reads describe a mob pursuit in Middletown New York and mention captured assailants and killed farmer William Antonson, with scattered stock market and livestock prices from Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South Saint Paul. Obituary notes tell of Mary Anne from Aplington Iowa dying after hip injury. A local bee sting tragedy in Columbus Ohio claims a man killed by multiple stings. Alfonso Ban Sebastian departs for England.
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