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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
6
In Wetertown on July 6 a fast moving accident at Ringling Brothers circus crowds caused a shipwreck fire. The lights and wires failed as the crowd fled, resulting in a large number of fatalities and injuries. Local authorities began rescue and notification efforts as reports continued to come in.
Manses City Me July 5 Doctor Hyde was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary yesterday by Judge Ralph S Latshaw for the murder of Colonel Swope. Notice of appeal wanted. Also reports of a man found unconscious beside the Milwaukee tracks near here believed to be Schrader of Chicago. A boy killed by lightning on Little Powder river ranch. The Western Union and Postal Telegraph merged into American Telephone and Telegraph. Local letters mention President Roosevelt planning a speech in Mine.
Abelme France July 6 Le Hiance in a Bleriot monoplane and Marmeno in the same craft smashed Gienn Curtiss's 20 kilometer record yesterday. They covered sixty two miles in one hour and sixteen minutes tying for the James Gordon Bennett cup as the world record holder.
Residents of Laramie county Wyoming push for dividing the county and creating a new northern county. Wheatland reports agitation continues and influence from western lawmakers is expected to urge action in the legislature.
Denver July 6 Col Theo dore Roosevelt was named by David H Moffit this afternoon as the man he expects to see chosen on trustees of the Moitable Life Assurance So
Moffat says Roosevelt may be chosen to fill the vacant Cleveland cabinet post. He notes trustees of the Equitable and stockholders hold influence in the selection. No official information exists yet on the successor.
At the county commissioners session the Hidden Fortune and Columbus Consolidated tax reductions were approved. Delinquent taxes total about 44000 for 1908. 1909 taxes to be paid in full. Receiver Kirk G. Phillips urged acceptance of about 52000 as a base, excluding 1909 taxes, and officials expect mine operation within six weeks with eastern financing once receiver discharged.
A fire at the American United Wire Cable Company in Chicago early today caused about $100,000 in losses. Investigators believe the blaze resulted from spontaneous combustion of insulation materials.
Des Moines on July 5 reports resolutions adopted across numerous progressive counties urging President Taft to remove those who have tried to expel insurgents from the party. The call came as leaders sought party unity and elimination of rancor and strife.
Fragmented account tells of a brave girl named Nita Rogers who aided Marie Butin during a perilous incident. Marie sustained a wrist burn and minor injuries while bystander reactions and gratitude from Mrs. Smith and others followed. The chaotic scene included a lantern and a paper rag that sparked a flame before rescue.
Fragmented verses describe lullaby scenes with a mother reassuring a child and angels watching from skies. The text dissolves into garbled phrases about sleep, by by land, and a pretentious reference to a priest, ending in absurd wording and stray terms.
Reported returns from ninety nine Iowa counties show the progressive wing winning a majority over standpatters for delegates to the state convention with 58 counties backing progressives and 36 standpatters, five divisions. Taft will be endorsed while Dolliver and Cummins receive praise for backing progressive policies and efforts to redeem pledges from the last convention. Dolliver addressed Webster county asserting no personal quarrel with Taft and criticizing the rubber trust involving Aldrich Guggenheims and Senator Penrose tied to the tariff bill.
A memorial by Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor urged the Department of Commerce and Labor to investigate alleged peonage in Hawaii. He charges sugar planters enticed Harbin peasants, with promises of high wages and benefits, then subjected them to brutal conditions, confiscation of earnings, and forced labor, leading to arrests and confrontations with police.
Glenn Curtiss is to make an air flight this afternoon over the sea and city at Atlantic City New Jersey covering fifty miles. The event carries a purse of fifty thousand dollars and is expected to draw crowds from the shore.
In Houston on July 6 a Black man confronted Aliee Litley with a knife at a home. The resident overpowered him, took the knife, and the assailant fled. He was later captured by a farmer after identification.
An EROPLANICT WALSH fell 800 feet as about 8,000 spectators watched in Illinois. The incident occurred in the presence of a large crowd, with officials detailing the event and its immediate aftermath.
In Aurora Illinois a Wright aeroplane flown by Frederick Walsh plunged about 800 feet before a crowd of 8000 yesterday. Walsh escaped with no injuries while the aircraft was completely demolished.
Oyster Bay N Y July 6 Col Theo Roosevelt opposes Ballinger by pledging support for Poindexter against Piles. Poindexter and Roosevelt reportedly worked together and discussed the northwest political scene. Roosevelt says Poindexter supports his conservation policy and opposes Ballinger's wing.
New York City July 6 Colonel Roosevelt said he will meet senators congressmen assemblymen and other white officials to represent public opinion but will not be responsible for any statements except his own. He has said nothing and intends to say nothing about any contest for nomination. He praised Poindexter's conservation record and noted no discussion of the northwest political scene or the Hallinger affair.
A fragmentary tale describes the Merry-Go-Happies, gentle creatures living in cavelike rocks. They hide from humans and hold a peaceful early summer picnic under a spreading oak while cows wander nearby. The text hints at a playful, idealized society without vanity or fault.
A young boy wanders a meadow where weeds bloom into merry creatures called Merry-Go-Happies. He tries to collect blooms to show his mother, but the flowers resist. The tale ends with the boy and the weeds guiding them toward home while the cows depart toward a rocky place.
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