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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1907
Page
5
Scores of lives are lost when a schooner and a steamer crash. Rescue attempts reach Black Island as victims struggle to reach land. cause of the disaster remains unknown.
Captain McVey reported from Block Island that the Larchmont sank ten minutes after collision. After an icy gale voyage from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., he landed on Block Island with fifteen dead and eighty dying persons.
The steamer Larchmont bound from Boston to New York sank off Block Island after colliding with the schooner Harry Knowleton. At least 180 passengers and crew perished or froze in subzero weather. Rescue gatherings aided survivors as a northwest gale raged. Captain Mitchell put 15 to 20 bodies ashore. Captain McVey said 200 aboard at collision time.
New York court justices Maclean and Amend say funeral costs include wake ceremonies. Read list shows five bottles of rye whisky two bottles of Scottish whisky 400 cigars and one bottle of port.
Rev Washington Gladden of the First Congregational Church argues the $32.9 million gift to the General Education Board from John D. Rockefeller appears aimed at swaying courts in ongoing Standard Oil cases.
In Scranton on the eve of Severio Curcio’s retrial for the Ferriss murder, his increased weight makes his old suit unusable. Attorneys urged the court to order county aid for a new suit, but judges said they lack authority to fund clothing. The matter may require sheriff intervention.
The Senate approved the army appropriation bill totaling $81,660,000 in Washington D C on February 14. An amendment allowing reduced rates on army supplies and transportation for officers and enlisted men was accepted then defeated on points of order.
Washington reports Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry asserts that a portion of dry foods contributes to weight and that eating too much or too little affects one’s body. He dismisses brain foods and drugs as fattening and warns arsenic can fatten briefly before poisoning.
Chicago society women pledge support for the Milliners' Union as it forms under Hull House auspices. Miss Helen Mahon outlines plans at a Woman's Trade Union League meeting, detailing wages in the hat making chain from buyer to maker and apprentice.
Eminent Iowans in New York will gather for the Iowa Society of New York's second annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Speakers include Secretary Shaw and Senator Dolliver. the society has grown from 150 to 240 members since its 1906 founding. Tickets via Colfer F. Clarkson.
New York February 14 The facing off between Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and financier Harriman escalates as she loses her income and status in society. Harriman moves against her husband Ward, while Mrs Fish hosts a dinner for sixty with no Astor Vanderbilt Circle or Rhinelander guests in attendance.
Chicago society staged a mock trial at Kimball hall titled The People of the State of Matrimony vs. Harry K. Daw. The event lampooned the Thaw case with red ties in summer and a seat-give to a woman cited as emotional insanity. The jury found a guilty premeditated agreement to disagree as performers imitated figures including Harry K. Daw Sanford White and Mrs Emameline Nebit Daw among others.
Anton J. Vodica, a machinist, fatally wounds his wife and kills himself after drafting a letter pledging a final reconciliation attempt and a plan to kill his wife and himself to be with her in death. A postscript expresses support for Thaw and a wish for his release and success.
President Roosevelt writes Postmaster General Cortelyou asking if papers printing yellow descriptions of the Shaw trial and testimony can be barred from mail use. He notes possible legality and urges immediate action if possible, with the matter sent to the Post Office legal division for expedited review.
United States District Attorney Stimson served publishers of major New York newspapers today with intent to present them to a federal grand jury. He will pursue criminal prosecutions for violations of federal laws against circulation of obscene matter in reporting the Thaw trial testimony.
Anthony Comstock, head of the Anti-Vice society, asserts in an interview that Stanford White preyed on young girls and kept a den in Madison Square Garden. He recounts meeting Harry Thaw and organizing surveillance, filing a report that supports Evelyn Thaw’s testimony and pressures to stop White.
New York edition 138 reports a police officer, Henry Greer of 774 165d street, credits a Welsh rarebit dream with saving his life. After eating the rarebit he dreamed a dentist pulled a troublesome tooth while gas choked him, waking to find rain pouring from an open jet.
Mrs Marshall Field, widow of Marshall Field, will move from Chicago to the East and travel abroad. Her three direct heirs to the Field fortune will accompany her as the late mansion on Jemni r ie avenue is set for public auction. Friends cite her children’s education and the husband’s death a year ago as factors in the move.
In Princeton New Jersey thirty two men and women arrested for playing whist for prizes were found not guilty after about three hours of jury deliberation. Prosecutor B F Kesterson had charged the players under the card gambling statute. defendants argued they did not know prizes were for winners until the party ended.
President Roosevelt writes on the role of fathers and mothers in family life stressing that a good citizen must be a good husband and father and breadwinner. He urges women to pursue personal growth while maintaining duties at home and warns against neglecting family responsibilities. The letter underscores shared duties and balanced roles for spouses.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Treat met with San Francisco officials led by Mayor Schmitz to discuss excluding Japanese migrants. Schmitz said no treaty is set and no agreement yet, with further talks expected to shape views from both sides.
Tangier officials ordered to bar conversations in cafes on daily topics. The sultan forbids discussion of Raisuli the Moorish brigand, the military, officials, Christians, foreigners, guns, powder, and the foreign office, aiming to curb public discourse.
Charles M Schwab announces a 2 million dollar wedding gift for his sister Gertrude to set up housekeeping. Miss Schwab arrived from Loreto with her fiancé David Barry of Johnstown to visit Pittsburg friends and attend Columbus Day events where the news emerged.
The U S government plans two massive office buildings costing about 5 million dollars to house all senators and representatives. Each wing will occupy a full block with 4208 rooms for the House and abundant space for the Senate, including fireproofing, marble exteriors, arcades, and electric lighting.
A Russian political prisoner reports in a telegram that sixteen inmates in Riga jail endured a brutal torture regime nightly except Sundays. Names of officials and nobles are given, detailing a chamber of torment where prisoners are starved of sleep, beaten with rubber sticks, salt applied, hair ripped, flesh torn, and spines broken amid repeated interrogations.
The $1,000,000 Wanamaker country home at Chelten Hills Philadelphia fire destroyed the estate, with losses estimated at $1.5 million. The Wanamakers were at their winter home. a caretaker managed the property. Art gallery items saved include Munkacsy paintings Christ Before Pilate and Christ on Calvary valued at $250,000.
Roeger S. Whitenack of Marshalltown Iowa, despondent, jumped into the frigid Iowa River early today. He was found by ice haulers nearly frozen to death and taken to hospital. doctors say he will likely live. Mrs Winnie Goack says her husband had not been home since yesterday and blames ill health for the act.
W. Stevens travels 800 miles from South Dakota to Nebraska to tell his wife and three children died in a blizzard. Mrs Stevens and a 10 year old daughter froze in bed on January 14. Two sons aged 18 and 20 also perished on the plains. Bodies not yet found. Stevens buried his wife and daughter, then walked to Norfolk seeking the old parents to relay the loss. He planned spring burial near Seward after recovering from the ordeal.
An Iowa engineer breaks the record for continuous work hours at fifty seven, surpassing the prior forty eight hour mark. The report details average monthly miles, division lengths, and duty hours across engineers, firemen, conductors, and trainmen on six railway systems, noting long continuous duty times and patterns across roles.
Iowa City hospital report states Dr James McCarthy of Dubuque died after a surgical shock during an operation. The veteran Dubuque practitioner was noted in local medical circles. Also, John Gerrits, 89, pioneer resident, fell downstairs Saturday and died.
In Pittsburg on February 13, Mrs. Mabal B. Little seeks a divorce from Harry R. Little. She alleges he forced her to walk three miles to a cheap Chicago restaurant for a shared 10 cent steak and that he stole $50 from her on their wedding night in Lathrope in December 1903 to pay his debts.
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