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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
10
Casablanca dispatch reports armistice talks stalled as Moor tribes resist. French authorities extend discussions to Sunday to allow more time for diplomacy while warnings of renewed hostilities linger. Flags of influence shift as Spain weighs plans to occupy ports and bolster troops in response to persistent resistance from local factions.
Philadelphia bulletin reports the Philadelphia Eagles Aerie 4g on Sprits Garden street near Broad burned Sunday. The building, rebuilt with ornate stone front, was insured for 100000. the Eagles purchased it years ago for 55000 and last April had spent 43000 on improvements. No fatal injuries are noted.
Alon O Sept Charles Hollway, Miss Relfsnider of this city, advise May Adkins of Cleveland, were drowned and Herold A Todd of Cleveland had a narrow escape from death by the capsizing of a canal in this city Sunday night.
Cleveland scenes a high drama mayoral contest as Republican Theodore E. Burton and Democrat Tom J. Johnson battle for the city’s top office. Roosevelt and Taft endorsements may shape the campaign while the inland waterways commission tour looms. Democratic leaders plan a Septem ber 19 city convention to name Johnson’s ticket amid reports of cross party support for Burton.
Sunday games across major and minor leagues show Chicago and St Louis posting mixed results with several doubleheaders. American League matchups include Detroit at Chicago and St Louis drawing several splits. Minor leagues report scores from Louisville Indianapolis Columbus Toledo and other cities with multiple games and second games noted.
New York date Sept 3 Martin J Smith a 34 year old building contractor shot and killed his wife at their Mineola Long Island home then fatally wounded himself after a quarrel that drew neighbors who forced entry to find the wife dead and the husband dying Smith had been twice brought to court by his wife alleging neglect of the family.
Mr and Mrs Warren Mundy an aged couple of wealth living in Logan County were gagged forced to reveal the hiding place of 180 dollars after five hours of torture by two masked robbers in their Springfield residence. The assailants used lighted matches on Mundy’s and his wife’s feet during the assault.
Departure from Liverpool drew crowds as the Lusitania and Lucania set sail on maiden trips. Notable passengers included Robert Halfour and Countess Tamnore, with both ships touted for a possible speed test across the Atlantic under Captains Walt and Narr.
Chicago professor Ernest De Koven Leffingwell and Capt Einar Mikkelsen led a party that set out from Chicago last winter to the Arctic. Dispatches from London say all members are safe after their ship Duchess of Bedford sank and the group crossed ice to safety in Alaska. The expedition, aimed at proving polar science, seeks Arctic Ocean depths and Arctic flora and geology. They are expected to return to the United States promptly.
Federal inspectors seized women’s gowns, laces, and lingerie valued around 30000 dollars aboard the French liner La Sevole on arrival. Eighty trunks held by multiple dressmakers returning from Europe bore labels the inspectors say were forged or stolen.
The Hague Sept 3 The withdrawal of Dr. Gil Fortoul the Venezuelan representative from the Hague peace conference on September 4 stems from a misunderstanding. He will stay as a delegate and President Castro has now directed him how to vote on several issues.
A Richmond style column lists a series of brief notices. Mrs Cox of Forest Hill England aged 105 killed by aging of a wasp. Dr Edward Kennon of St Louis died in a car collision with a streetcar. Mrs Elizabeth Rohrback of Chicago died returning from Europe on the steamship Etruria. Gottlieb Unger aged 60 foreman of a guns company asphyxiated in Fort Wayne Indiana. Roosevelt movement to rid world of Monte Carlo gambling rumored but not substantiated in English papers. William Pearson who escaped Alabama prison 30 years ago and fled to Texas pardoned by Governor Comer. United States court of appeals reverses Chicago freighting riddle ruling. judge went outside his province. Predeslek Gale president of Erle Heating Co of Chicago disappeared. receiver appointed. $100,000 alleged diverted. Frederick M Fish insane from chronic illness killed his wife Mary and attempted suicide.
Count Kamarovsky of La National guard and state councillor, shot at his residence on September 5 by Nicholay Naumeff, son of a Perm governor, died Sunday. Mme Tarnovska allied with him and insured his wife for $100, and is suspected to have planned the murder for insurance. Mme Tarngard and M. Priluttoff, a Moscow lawyer, implicated and arrested. the woman is daughter of emigrant Irsh parents.
President Roosevelt plans to honor the American rifle team after their Palma trophy win in Canada. Earl Grey telegrammed congratulations on a record 1712 score, and Roosevelt replied that rifle shooting is more than pastime and deserves encouragement in self governing commonwealths.
Secretary of State Elihu Root, who has been at Willan, left White Plains Sunday night. He gained 12 pounds while in residence and said he felt like a new man. He will go to Oyster Bay Monday for a conference with the president about his Mexican trip. Muldoon called him a model ancient and praised his discipline and hard work in the gym, noting his muscles are as hard as iron.
A mob of nearly 50 men from the farmers' school at Fort Isley attacked the county jail in Junction City, Rao. Sunday at about 1 AM to release a comrade jailed there. Sheriffs and city police fired from windows to disperse the mob. Fort Miley authorities placed guards and aided in arrests. two were taken into custody. No one was shot.
Ithaca dispatch reports the Cornell football team quarterback James Herbert Jamieson died at his Evanston home after a typhoid fever illness. He had been ill for some time and his passing comes as a shock to the campus and supporters.
A northbound express on the Rock Island at Norris, Iowa, collided with a freight train, killing twelve and injuring twelve. Most victims were in the smoking car which was utterly demolished. a doctor at the scene directed rescue efforts while civilians and rescuers worked to aid the wounded and recover the dead. The wreck occurred as the express, ten minutes late, crashed into the freight at a siding near Cedar Rapids, prompting rapid medical response.
Three armed crooks robbed Rock Island passengers at Lincoln station and on the Rocky Mountain Limited near Alvo Nebraska. They threatened Conductor Henry Duval with a knife, leaped from the moving train eight miles from Alvo, and escaped into darkness. Agents hunt the fleeing robbers and verify prior Lincoln robberies.
William Pinkney Ewing an old time newspaper writer died at Harpersville South York at 79. He worked for Cincinnati Daily Athos in the 1850s before mergers with Gazelle and Southern Ladies Book. In 1881 he moved to Ashtabula and later worked with papers in Chicago Topeka and other western cities. He was a delegate to the convention that nominated Lincoln in 1860.
The Royal Typewriter company is described as core to a vast trust backed by powerful interests in New York. Gen Morteza Khan, minister plenipotentiary, arrives in San Francisco. Roosevelt reportedly plans a Washington peace conference with arch ambassadors. Counts Kamorowski shot in Venice. assailant fled. recovery expected. Hoboken YWCA collects pennies for a fundraiser. Uniontown honors Willan S Wirsing for major injuries from domestic violence. James R Stith, wealthy operator, Edward Lasgo, a physician, dead. wife wounded in a shooting. motive unclear and wife under custody. Frank A Verret notes volcanic clouds not eruptive, but crete crumble. Navy delays action on moving the Constitution. International Harvester pleads guilty to tax evasion. fined 45000 and barred from Texas operations.
Pearl Potter of Grand Rapids dies at the Howard City fair while attempting her first balloon ascent. The balloon failed to rise, the cannon released at 790 feet, and she was struck.
In East Hartford Conn a freight train on the New York New Haven and Hartford line collided with a passenger train. George Chambers, a brakeman on the freight, was killed and several riders on the passenger car were slightly injured. Boiler explosion at a Tex gun factory injured fifty. Garton gun factory boiler blast at Holland injured Sam Will and Hlake Barton, owners sons, with Hlake not expected to live.
Market notes from Leake on September 6 show wheat futures and spot prices for Minn patent and winter, oats, butter, potatoes, and live poultry. Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices move with mixed demand. Chicago and New York quotes cited for dairy and grain futures. Prices include specific figures for No 2 hard Winter wheat and various hogs and cattle grades, with regional references to Omaha, Chicago, and New York markets.
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