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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1909
Page
5
Postdark violence injures strikebreakers and bystanders during a line stoppage on Lineage Street. Cars derailed and windows shattered as workers from New York reinforce the Omaha yard while crews clash with police and nonunion carmen. Normal service is promised to resume with additional forces deployed.
An entire family of six was murdered at their Hurley Virginia home in Buchanan County with their bodies burned except for one child. Authorities say the motive was robbery as Aunt Betty Justice allegedly kept a large sum of money. Police followed bloodhounds to a cornfield trail after three men left prints near the house.
A fragment reports religious zealots from Rhode Island traveling to Duxbury to join a meeting foretelling a global upheaval. Leaders announce a September 24 triumph time, many selling goods and quitting jobs in preparation. Separate items mention a broken arm in Allen Town, a Chantrav death, and stock market notes amid disjointed lines.
The death of Governor Johnson triggers public mourning across Minnesota. St Mary's Hospital Rochester reports his passing after illness. His funeral at St Peter and burial at the old family plot accompany a period of national memory and state leadership transition.
Dr Broderick A Cook the explorer greeted warmly in New York after a tumultuous demonstration likened to a public ovation. Simultaneously Commander Robert J Peary who claimed reaching the pole was raised into the harbor of Sydney Nova Scotia for a public and official recognition of the return.
Severe storm and hurricane warnings sweep the southern Gulf Coast east of Tevae. Watchful residents report crushing winds, rising tides, and property damage in New Orleans Mobile Pensacola and Santa Rosa Island. No loss of life confirmed.
A German proposal outlines forming a navigation company to manage air travel using dirigible balloons and balloons to connect Herta and the Ur region. Wealthy investors have backed the venture, aiming to acquire zeppelin assets and explore air travel with airships and Wright aircraft as part of the service.
In New York a day of arrests at the polls culminated in a violent clash on Second Avenue near closing time. Forty shots were exchanged between rival Tammany factions, three men wounded and one fatally. Old Tammany leaders prevailed in primaries, securing leadership positions. In Crowley Louisiana a historic wind and rain storm caused widespread tree damage but limited building harm and severe rice crop losses.
A Kiev dispatch reports anti Jewish rioting in the city with about twenty killed and several hundred injured many fatally. Colombian Congress meets in extraordinary session to consider a tripartite treaty with America and Panama and its declaration of Independence, likely to be rejected.
Prominent Minnesota lawyer and politician George W. Summerville was shot while in his Sleepy Eye office, Wednesday. John Hayner arrested. case involves Affinity and Self. Also reported: Kansas City dealer William Jacobin killed his wife and then fatally shot himself. Vanderbilt separation agreement. German Evangelical Synod meeting and golden jubilee notes.
In Chicago a dispute arose as union officials pressed for wage concessions for streetcar workers. The talks, led by union leaders representing the Chicago Railway Company’s north and west side lines, aimed to reach a wage scale close to that accepted by employees on the mouth side routes. Material concessions were discussed as part of the bargaining.
A leopard exhibited in St. Paul Minn escaped its cage before a crowd of about 20 000, attacking a boy named Martin Martinson aged years. The beast ripped the boy’s right femur from the socket and tore an ear before blacksmith Charles Renstrom sprang from his shop and killed the animal with an ax.
A garbled OCR item from a South Dakota State News page summarizes weekly notices and local happenings. It mentions various names, places, and dates in a jumbled form, providing scattered references to events, people, and institutions without clear coherence or followable details.
Officials in Cheyenne discuss new wastewater and water delivery steps while a committee reviews methods for piping and distribution. City leaders, including the mayor, join planners to consider next actions and potential timelines.
The Mineagili line near Aberdeen faced a dramatic disturbance Sunday night as robbers seized a train, removed nearly all cargo, and fled. Sheriff Trenholm reports two victims, Leon Trenholm and Miss Bhipener Moulton, both tied to the incident. the latter’s delicate condition is noted as a concern. The investigation continues with authorities pursuing leads along the wrecked route and surrounding farms.
Bridgewater organizers plan a two day festival with extensive preparations and pledged funds from local businessmen to cover expenses. Aims include a vibrant community event and parade to attract crowds and boost local commerce.
The first independent civic group in Greater New York nominates Supreme Court Justice William J. Gaynor of Brooklyn for the upcoming municipal election mayoral race. The announcement came Monday night as the group named Gaynor the candidate to back in the contest.
A pioneer Missouri physician Maj Joseph F Hume died in Kansas City Mo aged 87 He served in the Civil War First Regiment Missouri Guards rising to major The report mentions plague deaths in China and a British steamer Harlow reporting a fire at sea The text also references a Lodge meeting by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Order of Odd Fellows Canada with noisy garbled details
Doane Hebi completes year’s enumeration as part of AE history department. Figures show state population trends over past five years with city and regional data. Names and places like Pierre Watertown and Aberdeen are mentioned among the locales and totals.
The Dakota State Fair exhibition at Haron drew nearly six thousand attendees for the four day event. Premiums were awarded for horticultural displays with Minnioaaha Ufa Turner Sheen winning top honors and LIncoln placing fourth. Missing boy Waldo Heagie was found alive near Pierre. Presbyterians hold synod in Sioux Falls with Parkston and dress, and Highmore touts new cement sidewalks as the city’s best.
A powerful Gulf storm battered Mobile Biloxi and New Orleans area causing extensive property damage estimated around 40 000 to 50 000 dollars. Four lives were lost and ships tracks and rail lines suffered severe disruption along the coast. Widespread flooding and high winds disrupted the Mobile waterfront and Gulf Coast rail service as residents watched rising waters.
President Taft upholds Secretary Ballinger on all points in the Ballinger Pinchot controversy. He asserts the conservation policy must stay within the law and legal authority while defending Ballinger’s actions. Taft orders J R Glavis dismissed for disloyal conduct without substantial evidence after he presented charges in August.
Thousands rush toward the Innoke country after reports of widespread pay dirt on the Innoke and Idatarod rivers. Miners aboard the steamer Victoria arriving in Seattle confirm rumors of a fresh strike era, with Fred Dubois praising evenly paying pans and a mass exodus toward the new diggings.
A fragmentary quip captures a dialogue on trust and refining power with jokes about oil, ice, and legal threats. Characters include Bingley and Dingley, debating travel limits from Wheeling toward Pittsburgh amid financial constraints.
The London Globe notes gifts to the pope include lions placed in large dens for free roam and a colossal statue of a saint repelling Attila, with many gifts arriving from distant lands. The Salem House of Seven Gables, built in 1662 and famed for Hawthorne, is sold to Mrs. George R. Emmerton for settlement work.
A trained nurse promotes Grape-Nuts for patients praising its delicacy and versatility. She offers a home recipe using Grape-Nuts with water, egg white, and juice, claiming it nourishes even weak stomachs. Her physician husband also prescribes it, calling it ideal with fruit for the ill or well.
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