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Newspaper
Norfolk Weekly News Journal
Location
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
7
A violent clash followed a packing house strike as wagons were attacked and drivers injured. Police fatigued by long hours fired shots. casualties included drivers and a policeman. A late night meeting between packers and strikers produced wage and hour concessions but refused union recognition.
About a thousand strikers started from McAdoo on the Brat stage toward Philadelphia. Two nonunion men who reached the town were seized. At Silver Brook the group will hand the men to a larger miner body and march toward Tamaqua under Panther Creek valley delegates.
A Cincinnati Southern local passenger train derailed one mile south of Cave Springs Tennessee last night after striking an obstruction on the track. Engineer Frank Finch and Fireman Hay were killed. several passengers were injured. The wreck occurred as the Oakdale bound train, due at 7 40 p m, ran late and left the rails on the line near Chattanooga.
Water flooding mines in Wilkes Barre Hazleton and surrounding districts draws unions fear of job losses and worsened shortages. Coal operators shut No 1 at Bnquehanna and resume engines as crews return to work amid ongoing labor tensions and conflicting reports from President Mitchell and Roosevelt.
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Joseph Waehler were discovered in their Austin residence with heads nearly severed and throats cut. A note on the dresser said they wished to die, a butcher knife left on the bed revealed the method of death. The couple had been married only a few months.
A wounded man identified as a bandit named Wilson from Ida was found with a serious bullet wound and was believed to have died of his wounds after a clash with officers during the highway holdup near Huntington. A woman involved was also tied to the crime and one other highwayman is missing.
A telephone message from Birmingham reports Catera Alabama burning and masked for assistance. Special trains have departed with fire engines and wire communication with Catera is cut. Sioux Falls notes South Dakota Women in Session as the State Federation of Women's Clubs meets. Mrs W H Lyon, president, delivered the annual address.
A Utrecht dispatch reports Mr. Kruger is seriously ill and confined to bed. The Western Federation of Miners endorsed socialism by 230 to 74. A. J. Brennan was arrested in St. Paul for tampering with letters. A plant in Megewineh Alaska burned, causing $50,000 losses. Two men Hursh and Leckert were sentenced to death for injuring Governor Wahl of Vilna. Jona C. Watson and General James HM Wilson will attend the U.S. coronation. A Nutley man, Charles D. Busby, spent seven years with Armour Packing in foreign and canned meat departments. A death occurred in Eugens City after an operation. Carnelian O Rourke and John McComb drowned near Durango. HJ Abbott was arrested in Kansas City for swindling grain dealers of $1,200. Supreme Justice Chester in New York issued an injunction against West beef packers from operating in New York under the Doopelly anti-Wast law.
The Republican state convention endorsed the full slate for state offices including Governor Charles N. Plerrald and other incumbents, nominating each of the forty officers by acclamation. Charles J. Pennington was named permanent chairman as the convention approved a platform favoring arbitration between capital and labor and Cuba's independence.
Indiana Democrats gathered in Indianapolis to nominate a full ticket with Albert Schoonover for secretary of state W B Stilwell for attorney general James R Nigel for auditor and Jerome Herff for treasurer The convention saw acclamations for most offices and a heated committee on resolutions over endorsing William J Bryan with the Kansas City platform a point of contention.
The Western labor convention adopts The American Labor Union as the new party name and declares support for socialism and independent action. Organizers will be sent east while President Laurel McDonald says no nominations for at least a year. The effort aims to recruit AFL members with socialist leanings.
In the main hall of the Auditorium a large gathering of Lilingis Manufacturers Association members heard James J. Mi, president of the Great Northern Railway, speak on Commercial Expansion. The event celebrated the prosperity expected from an ex Wasson policy, with about 400 guests in attendance.
The American congress of tuberculosis closed its sessions in New York on June 5. Amid varied views on the disease and its treatment delegates adopted a resolution declaring tuberculosis an acute infectious disease and urged better public understanding.
Benator Kearns of Utah said after a conference with the president that the secretary of the interior would be instructed to send an offer from the department to the Uintah reservation to arrange with the Indians for their allotments and the opening of surplus lands to the public.
Johnny Schendel a retired capitalist of twenty years with McCanthy and Schendel dry goods drowned in a cistern at his home. The deceased was a victim of perils. The incident occurred in Cedar Rapids.
Dispatches from Tucson report escalating Yaqui resistance as General Torres pursues Yaquis in the Mazatan mountains. Mexican casualties run high with many killed or wounded. Yaquis reportedly capture arms and advance toward Hermosillo, fueling fears of a decisive battle with forthcoming reinforcements.
The British steamer Camorta carrying 650 natives from Madras to this port is found sunk at Baraca late in the Irrawaddy delta track. The topmasts protrude above the water, confirming the disaster once thought to be a cyclone incident.
National League Boston 7 St Louis 0 and Philadelphia 4 Pittsburg New York 4 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 6. American League Baltimore 2 St Louis Philadelphia 0 Chicago 8 Washington 13 Detroit Cleveland 4 Boston American Association Columbia 1 Louisville 3 Toledo Indianapolis Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 6 Western League Des Moines 2 St Joseph 1.
Ras Jubitel arrives in East Africa with Colonel Harrington leading the envoy for King Menelik’s gift to King Edward. Harrington brings twelve lions and twelve zebras as rulers’ tribute to the coronation, with Ras Makonnen already ahead of the caravan.
Pretoria reports Generals Botha and Delarey along with other Boer leaders will depart for Europe soon to solicit aid for distressed burghers. They expect to muster the various commandoes without much trouble, though relocating families and farms will be a heavy task.
The June 5 Des Moines report states that closing arguments started yesterday. U S District Attorney Lewis Miles led for the prosecution. The case is expected to go to the jury on Saturday.
A rapid batch of items notes Mrs. Belle Smith and two children burned to death in Hardin Missouri, a senate nomination of Max J. Baehr as consul at Cienfuegos, Mark Twain awarded a Doctor of Laws by Missouri State University, eight miners killed in a Welsh coal pit explosion, North American church assembly adjournment for Tarkio Missouri meeting, Henry Besch indicted for bribery in St Louis, James Laurier Rogers confesses arson, Gebhart Bohn files for bankruptcy in St Paul, president invited to attend the National Live Stock association convention in Kansas City, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers adjourning to Los Angeles for a May 1904 session.
Morgan of Alabama urges approval of the Nicaragua route bill in the Senate as he refutes claims of danger to the Nicaragua option and argues that Panama presents greater risks from earthquakes and volcanoes. He reviews Colombia's political climate and the diplomatic talks on dual-route possibilities.
Washington June 6 debate on the anti-anarchy bill filled the day in the house. Discussion stayed focused on legal and constitutional aspects. Jennings of Wisconsin and Parker of New Jersey argued the bill should include the president's killing as a death penalty without limit, while Powers of Massachusetts and Nevins supported the bill as reported by the committee.
A Ellsworth hound owned by George P Pearson bites about ten people including John Olson who died after Chicago treatment. Ed Severson, Mrs Pearson and child, and L Igon were hospitalized in Chicago with hydrophobia. Townspeople fear further bites as all dogs are killed.
Des Moines detectives arrested Ida Lee at a local resort after a tip linked a woman using the alias Lee Hale to a $400 cash theft, two diamond rings and a gold watch from a man. She was turned over to Deputy Sheriff Bartell of Oklahoma City for extradition.
Hugo Breglein a Lincoln area butcher was found dead in his bed at his home one mile west of Lincoln. The corpse lay on its back with the top of the head blown off and an empty rifle in his right hand. A pipe protruded from his mouth and the room was spattered with blood and tissue.
The supreme court holds that if the short age of former Treasurer Bartley occurred during his second term, the six bondsmen may be liable for the full state claim of about $600,000.
Heavy rains across Kansas surged yesterday with Emporia reporting $6,000 damage to basement goods, Abilene four inch rainfall, Reading five inches, and rivers exceeding banks. Central Kansas continues to rain as flood conditions persist.
Washington announces two changes in diplomacy. Michael Herbert becomes British ambassador succeeding the late Lord Pauncefole. Senor de Ojeda takes over as Spanish minister succeeding the Duke de Arcos.
Greensboro Ala June 5 Captain Richmond P Hobson United States Navy will return to Union City to seek the Alabama senate seat from this district at the upcoming election.
Two train crews died when a southbound Oregon Express on the Southern Pacific was wrecked near Clear Creek four miles from Redding California. A half open switch caused the crash as the double header plunged down a grade. Engineers J M White and Fred Taffel perished under wreckage. Several passengers were injured.
The Rocham beau party of distinguished French tourists arrived in St. Louis from New York. President David R. Francis and other Louisiana Purchase Exposition officials greeted the group at Union station and escorted them to the Planters' hotel for a four day stay as guests of the exposition company. They will be widely entertained.
Missouri supreme court ordered a writ of ouster against Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Co and suspended it on condition of compliance with corporation laws within five days. Fine question reserved. Other packers were given until June 18 to respond.
A Texas cattle deal may affect trade as 650 head shipped from Pensacola to restock South Africa farms. A local firm reportedly holds a contract to supply the British government with young breeding cattle there.
A Des Moines report notes a Rolfe Iowa sale of shorthorns broke the west’s price records. N A Lind sold fifty three head for over fourty thousand dollars. Red Crest a bull topped the sale at thirty eight eighty dollars sold to Beigler and Son of Hartwick Iowa.
The Chicago Tribune reports a newly elected congressman's wife visiting the county seat to celebrate. She boasts of giving Jennie every educational advantage and intends to send her to the Smithsonian Institute once they reach Washington.
The Congressional Record is highlighted as essential for tracking legislation with daily progress. It informs presidents, executives, and cabinet officers, earning international envy as an indispensable current record and future historical reference.
The text notes there are between 1.5 and 2 million cigar brands in the country, yet an average smoker believes each brand denotes a distinct tobacco. It adds that around 150 is a rough exterior count of different tobaccos available, and even experts cannot always distinguish them.
An unusual account recalls a youth who adapted to his mother's motions and read with the book held sidewise upside down or in the usual way, showing an early knack for reading without considering it remarkable.
A fragment shows a boy asking which commandment Adium broke by eating the forbidden fruit, with an adult named Sao Pran elsou Chruniche responding about timeless commandments. The text hints at a playful or mythic exchange and includes imperfect punctuation.
A compact clipping notes a proverb and a quotation about duty and will. It contrasts a proverb about guidance with Gladstone’s view on duty as a daily rising force, reflecting editorial mood and era.
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