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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
7
A hotel blaze in Indiana killed several guests and forced many to jump from upper story windows. Fire destroyed the hotel register as flames raged through the building and emergency crews battled the fire.
A list of historic theater and venue incidents across several cities between 1891 and 1907. Notable entries include the Central Theater Philadelphia 1891, Pike Opera House Cincinnati 1898, Robinsons Opera House Cincinnati 1897, Coliseum Chicago 1897 and 1900, Windsor Hotel New York 1900, and Iroquois Theater Chicago 1904, among others.
Coroner investigates a deadly hotel blaze that began in the heating plant area. Eleven men named as dead include J E Ellis and Isaac Hirsch. several others missing or injured. Firefighters and militia aided in search. many victims found in ruins. fatalities and unconfirmed identities complicate the inquest.
Early morning blaze at 17 St in a densely populated Brooklyn district killed six people and seriously injured four. A family of mother and four children were among the victims. police and firemen performed daring rescues, with several trapped residents saved by jumping to safety through windows.
A Louisiana campaign seeks to abolish racing by pressing the legislature to ban betting and shut down tracks. The effort calls for action from today as lawmakers consider measures aimed at suppressing all forms of racing.
Severe thunderstorms with near tornado winds hit St Louis area on May 7 causing flooding near Edgemont and American bottoms while Belleville Illinois saw a railroad bridge wreck and a train wreck. Engineer Ward Conductor Smith and a dockhand drowned. French Illinois suffered unroofed houses. Trees and utility lines were toppled across the city.
Lewistown, May 7. John Tressler, 45, told Justice Patron how he abducted Nora Haines, 16, by arranging a dentist visit at her home then driving away to marry. The Haines family initially opposed the match. Nora produced a marriage certificate in court and the wedding was celebrated with her mother's blessing. Tressler promised to pay the dentist's bill.
New York May 7. One hundred thirty women, many southerners, must leave Hotel Ratcliffe at Ninety second street and Central Park West by noon today. The property, owned by Isaac V. Brokaw and leased to Miss Emille Vaughn, functioned as an exclusive women’s hotel after the Martha Washington model. Disagreement over rent led to the confrontation, and Brokaw plans to convert the property into apartment houses.
In Congress discussion May 7, Representative Pollard of Nebraska advocates declaring large areas in the White and Southern Appalachian mountains as forest reserves. Forester Pinchot and agricultural officials study constitutional validity and practical implications, including government control of lumbering and reforestation and sanctions against noncompliant owners affecting interstate lumber trade.
Washington May 7 The House overrode the committee on appropriations adding 250 000 to the sundry civil bill including 100 000 for gauging streams and water supply testing 50 000 for structural materials and 100 000 for testing coal lignites and fuels amid a long debate. Tawney warned amid a growing deficit that government investigations into private coal holdings were unwarranted. The amendment passed 81 to 79.
In Cleveland on May 7 Charles Kuppe aged 60 a music teacher killed his invalid daughter Mollie 27 with chloroform then hanged himself. Mollie suffering from long illness became mentally deranged and the father had brooded over her suffering.
President Roosevelt told Senator Carter he desires the postal savings bank bill to become law this session. Carter said the bill, already reported to the Senate, would be taken up soon and pass both houses without serious opposition.
Des Moines May 6 1908 the Republican state central committee calls a delegate convention at Waterloo June 24 1908 to adopt a state platform nominate candidates including two supreme court judges elect a state central committee and transact business. Delegates by county and coded vote tallies listed with county allocations and officials names such as Frank P. Woods chairman and F Franke secretary.
Newport Illinois May 6 Women of the cottage colony vow to curb cigaret smoking among young women especially by guests this summer. Last year cigaret use at dinner parties prompted hosts to seek solutions as the custom grew popular. A leading hostess known for entertainments lit a cigaret after dinner at a Stuyvesant Fish dinner and dance, then joined guests in the music room.
London May 6 The court chancellor dismissed the petition of the Jewish Colonial Trust seeking to restrict its operation to Palestine. The trust with £2,000,000 capital aimed to promote Jewish welfare worldwide, while Zionist leaders including Israel Zangwill opposed the plan.
A cablegram from Bogota reported to Washington the immediate suppression of an outbreak near Lima. Public opinion condemns the disturbance. Quiet now prevails throughout Peru. The text notes American dentists abroad earning more than those in the United States.
May Irene Smith, 4, was killed by her uncle Robert Bachman in Nazareth as her parents from Alliance face murder and aiding abetting charges. Counsel say to free them. habeas corpus also sought for Mrs Bachman. The father claims Bachman hypnotized him and ordered the killing.
Cleveland, May 7. Three cent fare threatens to shift the city to an aluminum monetary basis. Aluminum disc car tickets circulate at face value. Merchants accept discs for goods and 3 cent prices appear in parks and booths. Several theaters cut admissions to 3 cents and discs are accepted.
John Iyle a seaman on the destroyer Whipple asked champ Jim Jeffries to strike him a blow for a black eye souvenir. Jeffries refused after the sailor from Philadelphia declared the aim was to tell East Coast friends.
New York May 7 Kingdon Gould son of George Gould will leave Columbia University and sail for Europe with his father next Tuesday. He will not receive the mining engineering degree due to missing summer school sessions and his pistol incident with sophomores.
New York May 7 District Attorney Jerome testifies before Commissioner Hand and says he would rather go to jail than comply with Judge Rosalsky s order to file grand jury minutes with the clerk. The minutes concern the Metropolitan street railway investigations from last November and would become public if filed.
London reports the Countess of Warwick plans a reminiscences volume detailing the idle luxury and indifference of the ruling classes, asserting she will publish within 42 years. The government proposes strict secrecy clauses, but they are unlikely to pass parliament. The countess remains resolved, denying libel but promising a candid insider portrait.
A report from New York on May 7 claims Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gould have reconciled. It says Gould has returned to the 834 Fifth Ave. home with their two children, after a separation during which the Fifth Avenue address figured in business dealings.
General William Sooy Smith met with Mayor Busse in Chicago to discuss a high level subway for downtown modeled after Boston. He will advise without pay, with others to join later, as city officials push to fund and expedite construction while keeping some street traffic above ground.
London report says Grand Duke Michael Michaylovitch authored Never Say Die to echo his romance and morganatic exile. The German prince hero marries beneath rank amid family feuds, vows to his wife, and questions whether wealth equals happiness.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 5 Miss Lillie Condra resigned after a class dispute over boys dressing as males for a school play. She insisted on two girls wearing masculine attire, sparking objections from students and leading to a revolt and her departure.
Selinsgrove Pennsylvania May 6 Postoffice Inspector Lucas arrested M D Mc Omber of Milton for fraudulent use of the mails. He advertised a shaving preparation that claimed to remove facial hair without a razor and attempted to shave Postmaster Hopkins with an alleged product. The postmaster’s face was left looking raw before the arrest followed.
An eastbound Burlington train near Butte was dynamited last night. The first engine derailed, the second engine struck the bank. engineer Bussey was crushed to death, fireman Ehle badly scalded, Carl Mange seriously injured. Authorities suspect a hobo seeking revenge after being ejected.
Berlin reports Baroness Udo von Ruexleben shot and killed her husband in the Buddenberg chateau near Dortmund last night. She then wounded herself but survives the attempt. The baron, from an old Thuringian family, had married Wanda von Strombeck of Berlin last November.
Philadelphia residents count 210 babies in Archer street square and celebrate a high birth rate. The story notes many children aged 3 months to 13 years with frequent arrivals of twins and triplets. It portrays a bustling family neighborhood under a Roosevelt era social reform lens.
Lisbon reports the government finished its probe into the plot behind the assassination of King Carlos and the crown prince. No prosecutions will be brought, but King Emmanuel will grant a general political amnesty at his oath, covering offenses up to January 30. the assassination occurred February 1.
Calcutta May 6 police investigate a native plot to murder Europeans with bombs. Seized documents show a broader conspiracy tied to bomb making at a house. It targets Lord Witzener commander in chief of British forces in India and other high officials. Authorities fear a revolution and anticipate arrests.
Two St Louis millionaires organize a midnight car race on Lindell boulevard with about $1000 wagers. The exact time and principals are undisclosed to avoid police interference while chauffeurs drive the cars and the owners ride inside.
The Mae Co Wood case claiming marriage to Senator Thos Platt and seeking an absolute divorce from his wife Lillian Janeway Platt was placed on the New York supreme court calendar. A ruling before week’s end is unlikely though the matter may be reached late in the week. Platt denies any marriage and accuses Miss Wood of attempting to extort money for years.
The Right Rev. Henry Codman Potter bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York is gravely ill and has withdrawn from church duties after a week confined to his residence at 47 West Eightyninth Street. Aged 74 he suffered overwork and stomach and liver trouble. A portrait of Mrs Julia Ward Howe painted by her granddaughter Caroline Minturn Hall is among features at the Women’s Municipal League exhibition in New York.
Colorado Springs on May 6 manager C W Sells of the Pike’s Peak Dog railway signed a contract with G R Lawrence of New York to photograph Pike’s Peak from a balloon at 1000 to 1500 feet above the summit.
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