19 Nov 1909
Page 7
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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
7
Sheriff Fletcher battled recent disturbances as a severe storm battered the area. A homestead near the mine endured the event with barely adequate accommodations. many stranded travelers faced hardship while awaiting repairs and safety. Local figures Humphrey and others described the storm’s harsher toll on a rural community.
Lemmon officials unite with business leaders to purge gambling from the town. Five men including Frank Hoffman and Ross Smith face city justice court on gambling charges. Hoffman posted a $75 cash bond, Smith seeks appeal bonds as he fights the case. The state notes lambs repeatedly fleeced by the trade, complicating enforcement.
Sunday services announced including Holy Communion and Sermon at 11 a.m. and Evensong at 7:20 p.m. Sunday School meets daily with supervision. A note praises chimney repairs, mentions the Herald office chimney, and the State Line Land Company seeks to list corn within limits.
Major General Frederick Dent Grant and Mrs. Grant narrowly escaped a house fire on November 18 in Chicago. Fire originated in the basement, forcing them to flee via a window to the porch roof and down a ladder as flames rained on the escape route. They moved to Mrs. Potter Palmer’s home after the blaze was controlled.
Governor Chamr en Nes Hrentre of Oklahoma laments that an honest jury could not convict any defendant if the full truth were told. He comments on the federal court’s decision to refuse dismissal of the indictment against him and other Oklahomans tied to alleged frauds in Muskogee Indian lands. He adds that President Taft would be outraged if the truth were known.
New Orleans reports say General Manuel Bonilla former Honduran president deposed in 1906 is fitting out an expedition to Nicaragua to aid General Estrada leader of the revolutionary forums. He would assist in overthrowing Zelaya and, if successful, reclaim power in Honduras.
In Duluth a naval crew endured a disaster as the Louis Pahlow sank with lumber aboard. One tire lent and nine sailors escaped as a steel cable parted two miles from shore. The Sturgeon Bay government station rescued the stormbound vessel after a perilous voyage. Deaser of Sturgeon Bay stayed to the end and went down with the boat.
An explosion dynamited the front of the Secret Heart church at Clinton in the coal fields near Terre Haute. The largely Hungarian and Bohemian miner community clashed over church control after a $50,000 edifice dedicated last July.
New Orleans cable reports reveal details around the disappearance of F A vant W von Bucklow, cousin of Germany's former chancellor. The case touches secret affairs, a fourteen year mistress, a rumored arrest on interracial marriage grounds, and alleged murder or disappearance amid cotton speculation.
London echoes with liberal fury as Lord Downe announces the Lords will reject the Lloyd George budget. Conservatives fear the Lords’ stand may endanger the peerage and threaten parliamentary balance while boosting Liberal momentum ahead of polls.
Washington reports Pinchot denies issuing any ultimatum to the president and calls the related tale a fabrication. He insists he did nothing that could be misrepresented as a hard demand or forceful confrontation. The remark aims to rebut a purported warning that has circulated in headlines.
Gifford Pinchot, the government’s chief forester, threatened to resign if Secretary Ballinger remained in the cabinet. In a statement he said he only raised routine departmental matters with the president amid cabinet discussions at the White House.
New York November 18 report outlines interest from Western Union and American Telephone and Telegraph in a closer tie with Postal Telegraph. A three way merger among the firms is suggested, with major shareholding and strategic alignment noted. Officials cited include D.C. Hathaway and other executives as potential drivers of the consolidation.
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