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Newspaper
Norfolk Weekly News Journal
Location
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
1
Wilbur Wright's flying machine damaged this morning after a false maneuver to avoid a slough. The craft fell from about twenty feet, left wing broken, motor escaped injury. Wright not hurt and expects repairs in a week before further flight tests.
Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio made a splendid flight at Le Mans circling the field five times and staying aloft six minutes and fifty six seconds the highest level reached was ninety feet the flight timed officially by the Aero club of the department of aviation officials announced the feat
Rome reports Cardinal Gibbons in excellent health as he travels to Orvisto, about sixty miles northwest of Rome, to continue his recovery efforts after a period of illness.
Norman Mack arrived in Chicago and met with Kern Lamb Josephus Daniel and John W. Tomlinson, head of the Democratic Organization Committee, as headquarters operate amid the party's activities. In Valentine Nebraska Edward Rychon aged twenty one died after a twenty four day typhoid illness with burial at Harmony cemetery on the north table.
A six month old pig with four front legs was discovered at William Green’s farm in Boyd County. The creature, described as a freak of nature, remains alive and is regarded as a curiosity, with Green planning to keep it for study.
The annual Free Methodist conference is in session in Butte with expected attendance near 300. Meetings are in a large tabernacle, meals served at LO. C. F hall, and visitors are hosted in local homes. The event continues through Sunday. Ministers from abroad are anticipated.
In Fairview Lincoln Neb Aug 13 W J Bryan told Otoe county farmers he accepted a giant gourd and a $50 fund from fifty people. He criticized the big stick saying it has not accomplished much legislation while praising the democratic campaign effort and the manner of fund collection.
The Texas Republican state convention nominated Colonel J. L. Simpson of Dallas for governor and adopted a statewide platform. The party announced an active campaign through September 1. Also noted is the Colorado labor federation endorsing the Democratic national ticket by viva voce vote in Denver.
Hietro Bolliva, a prominent hotel keeper, was attacked at night in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn and killed. Police suspect the Black Hand society orchestrated the murder.
Three thousand settlers from across the United States gather for the San Luis valley land opening in Carland Col. They oppose government plans for allotments and the lottery feature, selecting trustees Robert Ranking Nebraska George McMair Texas and F A Hibbarger Kansas to conduct auction sales. Frank Gongy Denver named legal consul. The crowd includes farmers from Kansas Nebraska Texas Oklahoma Iowa Minnesota Indiana. The camp fills tents and rest facilities. ten days are needed to finish the process with a mass meeting planned tonight and a decision to proceed with allotments tomorrow.
Policeman Zeno Fultz died after a running fight with John Thornton a Negro who lies in the city hospital with three dangerous bullet wounds to the abdomen. The duel followed Fultz attempt to arrest Thornton on a shooting charge behind a Chestnut Street lodging house.
Miss Frances Scholes twenty two daughter of a typewriter manufacturer and Evanston society leader was found dead in bed at her mother’s home in Chicago. The coroner's jury could not determine if the death was an accident or intentional and reported the case as inconclusive.
Des Moines, Aug. 13. Governor Cummins issued a statement on the succession to the late Senator William B. Allison. He said he would decide the questions arising from Allison's death as governor, not as a candidate, and would accept help from friends or opponents while bearing full responsibility. He aims to promote good government and the welfare of all people and to serve his party.
News from Kasr el Slebir reports an English doctor murdered by Er mequi tribesmen allied with Mulai Hafid while en route from the city to Fes.
The Chicago Great Western railroad withdrew a notice of a grain rate cut it filed weeks earlier. The tariffs would have set equalized Omaha to St. Paul and Omaha to Chicago rates, a move seen as likely to trigger a nationwide rate war. Withdrawal removes that risk.
Gustav Adolf Bmeyer, chief editor of the Lincoln Freie Presse, died at his Lincoln residence on August 13. He was a prominent figure in local journalism and German language press.
The Antelope county teachers Institute opens in Neligh on Monday and runs through Saturday. Superintendent Ward praises a strong corps of instructors and urges all county teachers planning to work next year to attend, noting no excuses will be granted and no writing for excises is needed. Instructors include U S Conn from Columbus and F M Gregg from Peru State Normal, plus Miss Mary Strickland from Fremont.
London reports state visits by King Edward to Emperor William at Cronberg and to Emperor Francis Joseph at Vienna have not produced formal treaties yet. Officials say relations among Britain Germany and Austria have improved, with Turkey a likely topic of discussion and reciprocal hopes for future visits.
President Theodore Roosevelt sent a letter to W M Lanehlin secretary of the American Olympic reception committee saying he would be honored as honorary president but cannot attend the New York reception. He invites the team to visit Oyster Bay to greet them at his house. It is considered probable the team will accept.
Auckland New Zealand defeats the American marksmen by 65 points in a sanctioned contest. The foreign armed body ban was suspended to allow American participation and a silver cup was awarded as consolation. In Ponca Nebraska Miss Ethel Rice and Miss Mae McCarthy, daughters of J J McCarthy, were badly bruised when their carriage overturned after a horse spooked at a cow.
The body of Jay Webster, who drowned Sunday in the Missouri River at Tekamah Nebraska, was recovered seven miles downstream. It lodged against a projecting log and had been in the water about forty eight hours before restoration to a local undertaking establishment.
Two horse teams and carriages vanish in Valentine Nebraska as two strangers hire a Star livery barn rig to visit a rancher. A second theft at Graeff farm prompts a deputy chase. three men are captured but one escapes along the Niobrara river. Sheriff joins in the manhunt as Aug 19 report notes evolving pursuit.
Commissioner Leupp reported after visits to several Indian reservations that chewing the mascal bean is prevalent among all Indians and he will investigate its effects.
In Buffalo New York on August 13 three women were arraigned in police court charged with murder in the deaths of five people. Mrs Annie Sutherland is accused of shooting her husband Alexander, Mrs Isabelle Sahen of strangling her three children, and Martha Brownska is charged with throwing a baby from a hospital window. All were held for the grand jury. In Elkhorn Nebraska Ferdinand Martin a farmer near town killed himself with a shotgun after a period of ill health.
Lincoln Aug 13 Food Commissioner Blower Johnson aims to prosecute 200 druggists for selling unbranded headache medicine containing acetanilide. In response Lincoln druggists agree to brand their medicines to meet new standards.
Boston dispatch reports that St. Joseph Missouri was chosen this afternoon as the meeting site for the next International Typographical Union gathering. Confirmation from union officials notes the selection of St. Joseph as host city pending final arrangements.
Chicago bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau forecasts general Nebraska weather with a cool night and Friday warm up. Expect cooler conditions in the eastern portion tonight and a warmer day on Friday.
Yesterday's baseball results reported in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Pittsburg with scores and notations for both games in each city. Western League standings show Denver Sioux City Pueblo Des Moines Omaha and Lincoln with scattered scores.
A breech block failure during gun instruction aboard the Couronne off Les Salins de Fyres kills six sailors and injuries eighteen, three in critical condition. Witnesses cite overheating from rapid firing. experts cite powder decomposition. This is the third fatal Couronne accident in sixteen months.
Twelve U S athletes arrived in New York from Europe sharing the London contest experiences. J A Carpenter, cited for alleged fouling in the 400 metre race, denied the charge and said the decision should stand while expressing anger at the disqualification and asserting he would have won if not ruled out.
Hot Springs Virginia reports Judge Taft, Republican presidential candidate, was pitched from a mountain road horse when the animal slipped. Taft landed on his hands and knees, unhurt except for minor bruises. Nearby, General Clarence Edwards and Representative Hepburn coordinated actions as Taft proceeded toward Cincinnati. The campaign outlined no speeches outside Cincinnati and no participation in state contests.
Wildfires near Fernie have spread into Canada’s National Park district near Banff. Smoke drifts over Goat Mountain as fires burn intensely this week.
The American Federation of Catholic Societies finished its seventh annual convention by re electing Edward Feeney as Brooklyn president and selecting Pittsburgh for next year. It approved a platform urging Catholic teaching in schools, condemning false religious ideas, and endorsing Catholic workers’ societies. It also expressed sympathy for workers and opposed socialist doctrine. In Des Moines, Fred Choate, who lost a custody bid, attempted suicide by slashing his left arm and was taken to Dr. Lambert’s office for life-saving treatment.
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