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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
2
Washington report notes alleged violations of the pare noo and artiz Inne the department of exrruiture and a seized item in Washington. References to executives, explorers, and a mix of names indicate a roundup of global and domestic political events, with mentions of UK figures, aviation prizes, and a variety of incidents spanning Europe and North America.
A British steamer Bardista from Liverpool bound for Alexandria with 44 engineers and 11 first class passengers, carrying nearly ten Arab pilgrims, burned after entering a harbor. Fireball ash and smoke rose 200 feet as wreckage and debris collapsed. Rescue efforts halted by heavy surf. many Arabs panicked and drowned. Crew showed courage. Captain Chiles Littler directed salvage as pumps failed. Fifty bodies recovered, seventy rescued. two First Class passengers, including a boy named Grant, missing.
Manila reports a coasting steamer carrying a large busbar from Narvacan to Ube sank during a storm near San Fernan in Union province. About a hundred passengers and crew drowned. Vicenya rescued some. death toll rising as bodies are recovered. Uncertain if any Americans or Europeans aboard. Weather worsened by storm but later conditions improved. In Washington a large transport Dix overdue from Seattle with 200 soldiers and 250 Marines, six days late, possibly caught in the same typhoon. Efforts to dispatch relief vessel from Manila were initiated.
At the Chicago Numismatic Society auction a 1884 silver dollar sold for 280. Only five coins of this date exist. A copper 1799 cent brought 82.50. Two 1856 cents with a lying eagle design, one copper and one nickel, sold for 31 and 37.50 respectively.
Washington reports a far reaching agreement between the United States and Japan on Pacific policy. The five article declaration pledges respect for each other’s territorial possessions, preserves China’s integrity, and commits to consult and act together to defend the status quo and equal commercial opportunity in China.
Hot Springs Va, 29. Frank Hitchcock has been offered and accepts the position of postmaster general in the Taft cabinet. Official announcement expected after cabinet formation. Hitchcock’s long service and national committee role position him to guide postal affairs in Taft administration.
Fire at St Christing's school in Saratoga destroys the laundry and damages the building, forcing about forty girls to flee during break. Belongings are ruined and the loss is estimated at $5,000. No injuries reported.
In Wabash Indiana on November 29 Claude Stitt deputy postmaster disappeared and postoffice Inspectors conducted an audit of his accounts. Officials announced a shortage of 2622 dollars. Stitt had been under a bond of 2500 dollars.
William B. Cunningham, 83, a retired farmer, was swindled out of $9,000 in Indianapolis yesterday by confidence men. The incident occurred on November 23.
Washington on November 29 an order by Secretary Metcalf, acting on presidential direction, forbids naval officers from public discussion of the New conference without presidential permission.
In dense fog off Sandy Hook the White Star Line freighter Georgic rammed and sank the Panama steamer Finance outward bound. Eighty five passengers and crew were aboard, two deaths among passengers and one crew member, with many survivors rescued by Georgic boats and later taken to New York aboard the steamer Alliance. Irene Campbell repeatedly refused rescue as men struggled to save her, and the tragedy prompted a frantic sequence as guards worked to evacuate the inverted Finance.
Washington reports the Haitian ports of Aquia and Jevenso remain closed as the United States will not recognize the closure by force or policy. The State Department adheres to nonrecognition, aligning with historic US stance. Cable messages from Port au Prince say the ports are blocked and merchandize must land at Port au Prince.
Neuritton Michigan November 29 George T Hamilton accused of sending Sheriff Bock an Infernal machine last July was found guilty and sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
Meadville Pa Nov 28 Alton Hoover twenty three of Atlantic surrendered two hours after three shots were fired at his wife two bullets wounded her likely fatally local police reported Hoover turned himself in after the incident and is in custody awaiting further action
In New York on November 29 Mrs Allen K Peck aged 75 was arrested last night on charges of grand larceny for securing money on worthless titles to land in Kentucky.
A chaotic hunting season report shows 44 deaths and 92 injuries in 1907, with several states noting most fatalities. Notable cases include two linked by marriage in Warsaw, a Chicago broker Sutney Di oni, and Kansas events. The tally includes five unverified incidents beyond the apparent deer hunters, with drownings and accidental shootings.
Madge Grindeland fines on Convicted residents for intoxication offenses. Dee 1dy and Stew Quist among those charged. Four indictments resolved with fines totaling $99.00 and additional costs. Charles Neleen pleaded guilty to liquor violation and minor earnings case, sentenced to county jail.
A disrupted burglary in Eau Claire Wisconsin leads to a suspect, Anton Ott, detained after he was disturbed by noises in a bedroom. Ott reportedly fled through a window leaving valuables behind as railroad property and local police pursued the case for additional details.
Fragmentary notice describes a seed product and a mine related issue in South Dakota. It mentions a payout or value around 65 000 dollars and a percentage figure 7.46 percent. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Fragmented report shows Warren Ming Dee and others linked to a robbery at Bank of Stohen. Indictments mention Janie KT and Mireugh. a care arrangement and Carnegie check are noted. William A. Shanklin of Ty university sought payment from Andrew Carnesie for an endowment, with discrepancies in the amount due.
A man was injured when a log fell and snagged him while he stood near Dusham Creek west of Eau Claire. He was caught between a tree and the log, resulting in two impact points and a broken leg.
A fifty three year old man, John Cleveland Osecod, a former pry at the Colorado Fuel and Iron, was killed in an automat accident in New York on December 1. He died within a half hour from the injuries sustained.
A Wisconsin farmers’ store collapsed into receivership on December 1, with assets around 3500 dollars. The appointment named the holders as farmers, about 600 of whom had contributed capital.
Wheeler D. reports raising 12000 bush els this year with help from kins. He sold 6000 bushels at 45 cents each, predicting a yearly profit of about 5200 dollars.
Aged sixty man Dee Ehrlich ended his life by hanging in the hayloft of Herman Bentzin in New Ulm Cottonwood area. The report notes the date as September 2 and identifies the rift in the town as contributing factors to the tragedy. The incident is recorded as a suicide with fearsomely brief details given.
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