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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
5
A blaze at the Flores theater in Acapulco trapped 250 to 300 people as a moving pictures show lit a decorative bunting. With only three exits, panicked crowds rushed the doors and were crushed and roasted alive. Government offices were damaged but records saved. Many victims were prominent local families.
Daniel Frohman said he would approve his wife Margaret Nilington's remarriage to Edward J. Bowes if she divorces him. He described Bowes as capable and trustworthy, noting they know him for years and he would be a good husband for any woman. Frohman emphasized the separation was friendly and no third party is involved. He pledged support for his wife’s happiness.
Francis J. Heney declares in a firm warning that he will shoot if fired upon, insisting he aims to face danger head on rather than be attacked from behind or the side. The remark underscores his resolve amid courtroom or investigative pressure.
In San Francisco on February 18, during Patrick Calhoun's bribery trial Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney rebuked Samuel Leake for threats and hinted at past dangers. Leake alleged he could reveal prosecutors’ pasts amid questioning about haberdashery interests and saloon visits. Heney declared he would not endure further threats and would face danger openly if necessary.
Empress Eugenie, former wife of Napoleon III, visits Paris annually. She stays in a suite at the Hotel Continental overlooking the Tuilleries Garden, recalling the former palace nearby where her son once played as a child.
Officials in Chicago for anti trust and interstate commerce cases include Wade Tlis asst attorney general and John H Marble as special ICC counsel. Hearings begin with Special Examiner William Mahaffy after New York Philadelphia and other cities heard. Government already holds a contract between Du Pont Nemours and European powder makers that allegedly blocks undercutting prices in wartime.
In St Joseph Missouri a carpenter William Smith is shot. A 22 year old woman claims she married him knowing her mother was his wife. The trio lived as husband and wives with the mother having married Smith in 1902 and later uniting with her daughter. The daughter and man confirm the tale. The shooting followed a comic valentine incident.
Wellington reports 52 bodies recovered from the Penguin wreck off Tera whit with about 100 aboard. Six survivors are named, as the Union Steamship steamer struck rocks at night and ships were unable to launch small boats safely. Heroic efforts by passengers and crew are noted amid the chaotic sea conditions.
Professor F B Bigelow of the weather bureau leads a funded project to estimate Salton sea’s lifespan. A $826000 government starter funds a two year study with instruments at the sea’s edge to measure evaporation and atmospheric factors shaping its fate.
Reggio Italy February 17 Earth shocks shook the area throughout the day. Professor Alfani director of the Florence observatory was thrown to the ground as a strong quake struck. He told peasants to remain calm and that the quake reached the fifth degree noting more shocks would continue for two years.
New York, February 17. George Stockham, hotel proprietor on Thirty first street, has ordered every waiter, bellhop, and chambermaid to attend daily manicures to present a polished appearance for guests. The measure applies to all employees in contact with patrons.
President Roosevelt asks Congress to back a program from a 1909 conference on dependent children. The plan favors home care, family placement, cottage-style institutions, state inspection, and a federal Children's Bureau to standardize data and prevent abuse.
New York reports Mrs. George W. Applegate of Redbank New Jersey as witness to a hen that began laying December 3 and has produced 130 eggs by February 17. The comic tale notes the hen’s relentless productivity and the owner’s astonishment along with a humorous reaction from Mrs. Applegate.
John Richards of St. Louis lost a bet on his wife not meeting a supposed friend. He now faces a divorce suit after she says a fake call lured her to an East St. Louis meeting about railroad transportation. Richards admits it was a setup and regrets losing the hat.
Jefferson City Mo Feb 17 Henry Shriest of St Louis and H Clay Pierce chairman of Waters-Pierce Oil company filed in the Missouri supreme court acceptance of terms from the ouster order The company paid a 50 600 fine and must prove severance from Standard Oil to the court
Newport Rhode Island February 17 no skirt dance is to be given at the guild hall of Trinity church connection with the private theatricals to be held there tonight by society and the army and navy colonies. A possible sole participant is a young woman whose name was kept secret. The omission is believed to follow remarks by Rev Stanley C Hughes rector of Trinity church.
In Minnesota’s wild Stony River to Ely region a woodsman party found a dead man with rubber boots near a tall pine, surrounded by wolf tracks. The bones were mostly stripped, suggesting a violent struggle with a pack of wolves, but identification seems unlikely.
Topeka Kans Feb 17 Do you want to buy a drug store at your own price If so come to Kansas and take your pick from more than 2000 on the market Nearly every country paper has advertisements reading For sale cheap drug store owner desires to retire The senate bill already passed stops the sale of liquor by drug stores for any purpose whatever It is the most drastic law enacted on the prohibition question Legislators say the bill is bound to become a law Kansas druggists seem to think so
The Pennsylvania special, an 18 hour flyer from Chicago to New York, struck a rock at Newton Hamilton 83 miles west of Harrisburg shortly after 6 a m today. The Pullman combination sleeper baggage car and three sleepers were derailed and overturned, with all passengers shaken but none seriously injured. A heavy fog hid the tracks and the engine could not slow before impact.
Berlin reports ongoing assaults on women by an unknown attacker. Five working class women were wounded in the city and suburbs yesterday, and this morning the wife of a merchant was struck. None sustained serious injuries.
Micha iy Kailey was stabbed and killed at Maxwell's pool hall in Broomfield Nebraska. Hammon Sorey, drinking after poker, argued with Kailey in the morning and Kailey moved through saloons before the pool hall incident. Coroner's inquest found Sorey acted in self defense. he was bound over to district court in 2000 dollars.
Charles Charleston, alleged former Nebraska legislator and Chicago alderman, was arrested in Denver on charges of numerous check forgery cases. Once a prosperous Chicago contractor, he reportedly came to Denver about three years ago.
Daniel Maquarre a Boston Conservatory music professor and former Boston Symphony member is jailed in San Francisco on an indictment accusing him of eloping with Mrs Matilda Lenom a 39 year older former Boston Symphony soprano. Detectives head to the city to return the pair to Boston.
Waters-Pierce Oil company ousted from Texas and fined 1,000,000 dollars for anti trust violations. It plans to pay in silver dollars, asking state to cover shipment costs. Texas attorney general insists payment must go to the state treasury at full value and without charge.
Miss K L Wilks announced in Gallt Ontario the engagement of Sylvia Greene, daughter of Hettie Green of New York, to Astor Wilks, eldest son of late Matthew Wilks of Cruickson Park Galt. Rumors denied. Wilks fortune described as vast. Cruickson estate noted among Canada's grand homes. Matthew Wilks Jr. previously settled here with Astor after health issues. Langdon Wilks, second son, travels with his wife in the South.
Chicago figures an imminent criminal prosecution of the authors of the falsified financial statement by Booth & Co. The creditors' attorney says it will target higher-up individuals, not mere auxiliaries, under criminal code sections on obtaining money by false representations. Penalties may include up to 14 years in prison and a $2000 fine.
St. Petersburg officials issued a warrant for author Maxim Gorky national authorities described him as a house painter from Nizhni Novgorod. Gorky is abroad in Italy and reportedly plans to settle in Florence.
In Memphis Tennessee on February 16 a man named Henry Tate, described as a crazed assailant, attacked people along Poplar Avenue and Dunlap Street with a bible in one hand and a knife in the other. W B Clement and a group of pursuers shot him dead, ending the rampage.
Representative Madden of Illinois urged the House to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to pre approve railroad freight rates and to value carriers to ensure reasonable returns. He charged the current ICC reports echo railroad rhetoric and fail to show net earnings after investments, calling for policy preventing excessive charges.
In Mexico near Mount Colma rumblings continue as eruptions persist. Ash and cinders fell on Colma and nearby towns, igniting forests while wildlife fled and residents deserted homes in terror. Reports describe tremors in Coal Coman Patzauro Ario and Tacamabrio as the eruption begins. Lake Chichankanat in Yucatan has partially vanished, driving water shortages for nearby people.
In Chester Pennsylvania on February 16 a grave digger Samuel T Pretty heard cries from Upland Baptist cemetery. His assistant Theodore Mullin was buried up to his neck when the adjacent grave subsided under heavy clay. Mullin was dug out by Pretty and two others and escaped with no serious injuries though shaken.
New man city court convicts United States commissioner W B W Dent of keeping whisky for sale and fines him $100. Five barrels of whisky seized. Dent admits the liquor was for him, saying fear of prohibition movements would deprive him of his usual drink. A warrant is issued for the commissioner.
Washington reports Secretary Wilson of the agriculture department has told Congress that without a further appropriation of 260000 the stamping out of foot and mouth disease will be hampered. He notes an earlier request for 500000 met with only 150000 appropriated, jeopardizing meat inspection work.
Cheyenne Wyoming February 16 members of the legislature have learned that 20 000 wild elk are starving in Jackson Hole. Deep snow crust prevents access to grass and elk raid farm haystacks as farmers guard day and night. The state will make provision to feed the elk.
San Antonio February 16 report describes a severe drought in Llano County. Starving cattle eat leafless branches as grass withers and water becomes scarce. Oak trees keep some greenery due to deep roots while cattle die.
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