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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
6
The page lists diverse items including deaths, legal notices, crimes, accidents, and public affairs. Notable entries cover deaths of William A. Moreen and Yale alumnus William Davis Ely, plus various court cases, political arrests, maritime incidents, and international events. Names, places, and dates appear scattered across a dense OCR, indicating a broad weekly miscellany summary.
Chicago reports say Taft leads with 603 delegates after seven days of contested votes. Allies insist on finishing strong, while New York's Woodford arrives to push Hughes as a future option. No clear winner emerges for the presidential nomination.
Rochester June 14 The Standard Oil Company was found guilty by a federal court jury on June 13 in a case charging the company with accepting concessions on shipments of oil. The indictment covered forty counts, each tied to a car of oil moving from Olean New York to Rutland and Bellows Falls Vermont. Maximum penalties could reach 800000 in fines.
St Paul June 14 The Mississippi River ran rampant again with a rapid rise of about eight tenths of a foot since Monday. By afternoon it stood at 14.8 feet and was expected to reach around 15 feet by morning due to heavy rains in the section and northern Minnesota.
A premature explosion at Chambers Brae camp on the Grand Trunk Pacific construction site killed nine station gang workers and injured several others. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon near Met Winnipeg.
Papers filed in United States circuit court by Patrick at Sing Sing request habeas corpus relief. The documents are said to contain no petition from Albert Padwick, the lawyer confined at the murder case of William Marsh Rice. The papers reached Judge Lacombe by mail from Sing Sing prison.
Herman Billek, a Bohemian convicted of murder for pay, narrowly escaped the gallows as federal judge Landis granted a stay minutes before execution. The case drew a crowd of thousands. a reprieve followed after a tense pause of about thirty minutes. The Vreal family killings, tied to alleged jealousy over money, formed the backdrop to Billek's appeals and prior scheduled dates.
About 15 900 to 20 400 spectators visited Gravesend track in New York on June 14 to watch six races and attempt betting. Nine men were arrested with $200 bail each. Orlando Jones, a leading Metropolitan Turf member, among them. A riot-like mood erupted briefly as bets formed and arrests followed to the post race.
Former Governor Samuel R Van Sant was unanimously endorsed for Grand Army of the Republic national commander at the forty sixth annual Minnesota encampment in Minneapolis The event opened with Van Sant delivering the welcome to about 360 veterans from across Minnesota The gathering was led by Supt Commander George A Whitney of Wadena and held in the courthouse assembly hall
In St Paul on June 16 two well dressed men pickpocketed Seattle capitalist Ht C Taylor at the union depot. They seized a wallet containing cash bank shares Twin City railway stock and real estate deeds worth about $10,000. The thieves fled across tracks and platforms and remain at large as police wire for suspects.
Des Moines June 1 The Western Lodge of the A O U Wew M Narvig of Des Moines Iowa was chosen for a third term as supreme master workman. Other officers named include J A Eckestein New Ulm Minnesota K Gathergher New Haven Connecticut H Hackett Kaneax Kansas H B Dick incon New York W Fe Welch Guilitle Oklahoma Rev Dr Phelan Pittsfield Maine G A Eschman Wheeling West Virginia
Elmer Nelson, a Milwaukee Road brakeman, is believed fatally injured at New Hampton Iowa after being crushed between cars during train coupling. He suffered a broken hip and internal injuries, was brought to Mason City hospital by a special train. Bartender Dies After Stroke At La Crosse Wisconsin. Herman Holtze, a local saloon bartender, died two hours after a stroke of apoplexy while sorting silver. He was married with several children.
Duluth June 14. The steamer Wilpen of the Shenango Steamship Company struck the crib work supporting the north end of the Interstate bridge draw yesterday afternoon, moving the span three-eights of an inch. The bridge had been nearly finished after a prior accident when the Troy knocked the span into the channel two years ago, leaving the bridge out of commission until now.
Erie Passenger Train No 1 plunges over a draw bridge near the station at 1 45 this morning. The engineer is missing and the fireman perhaps fatally injured.
Crookston Minnesota June 16 President C Drayton of Greenville I of the Tilmore State union of the American Society of Equity addressed a large gathering of farmers urging them to hold their wheat for higher prices and to organize for action.
District Attorney John B. Moran has been informed by his physicians that he is suffering from tuberculosis and must immediately seek a different climate. He will comply with the doctors orders.
The infant son of John Miller was crushed and killed instantly when a heavy beam toppled from a tile pile as several children played nearby near Streeter, south of Jamestown, North Dakota, on a June day.
Burglars entered Tarbell and Williams drug store in this city last night and took a small amount of cash from the safe. No arrests have yet been made.
A Cadillac household is the scene of multiple murders as a mother killed her husband and children including a six year old, then attempted suicide. Fred Cooper survived in Mercy Hospital while townsfolk speculate over the motive and the morbid scene. The killer, Mrs Cooper, is reported to be in an insane asylum.
A fragmented report describes Will Test Ore Land Corporation potentially acquiring Leo Near Cedar Island in Duluth amid mentions of Steeledeye and Fouts site Islatia Lake and Mesahnexnay. The piece notes land value and patent activity involving Trentform Dietili Burns and an original 1,200 acres recently patented.
The British Columbian commission orders 1,000 Orient residents deported amid a government push for enforcement. L L McKenzie King, minister of affairs, claims authority to remove workers, with deportations executed in Vancouver and nearby New Westminster. Officials report many are lacking employment, prompting the removal action.
A vehicle drove onto a bank near Dent Lake Iowa when the road collapsed into the water. The driver was thrown into the mud but escaped injury. A bystander, Dr. Mighell, helped pull the man to safety with no serious harm reported.
Eight year old boy, son of B Rand in Kerwin area, was struck on the head by a bat during a baseball game at a nearby yard. The blow, delivered by a neighbor, fractured the scalp above the left eye. recovery is awaited with concern.
Flood waters from the Kaw Missouri run near crest with the river swelling to twelve feet in streets. Railroad yards are evacuated, packing houses and businesses on lower floors abandoned as residents endure waiting weather and continued inundation.
Koochiching county game warden G Loman was involved in a June incident east of Honal Falls while enforcing game laws. As he drew his revolver to accompany two Indians to town, he claimed they had venison and were offering it for sale. Arrests followed as authorities investigated the enforcement dispute.
In Sioux City last night a fight broke out involving Cook and several women including Selma Arnold. A shot was attempted, and Arnold and another woman, Dullet, were wounded and likely fatally harmed. Gompers is reported ill. In Chicago on June 16 a resident of the Aevig eration of Labor was shot at the Hoff Hotel.
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