03 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1907
Page
1
Boise dispatch reports Haywood case proceedings with the jury completed and sworn. Secretary William D. Maywood shows signs of full recovery after a night’s rest. and the trial resumes as officials note the pace and progress of the proceedings amid ongoing courtroom activity.
Lucius H. Perkins, 51, longtime Kansas lawyer and former president of the State Bar Association, died after falling from his residence in Lawrence. He had served as Secretary of the State Examining Board and faced financial pressure with life insurance valued at $450,00. He had recent policy purchases and previous note pledges tied to premiums. Perkins had written to a University of Michigan professor about poisons but that inquiry preceded his death.
The University of Illinois track and field team won the Western Intercollegiate Championship on Saturday, scoring 31 points. Chicago finished with fewer points in the event held in Illinois.
Amoy teems with fleeing families as rebels and foreign elements shift, with evacuees arriving daily. An American mission remains active while Japanese forces press inland and foreign residents report hardship and disruption.
June 1 report from Lexington details extensive flood damage with losses likely exceeding 50,000 dollars. Central and eastern counties including Nichol, Pow dngton, Wolfers, Lea, Grant, Harris, Bourbon, Montgomery, Bath and others report ruined outbuildings and livestock. Trains were delayed by washouts and debris.
Ceremonies mark the laying of the cornerstone for a $3,000,000 Roman Catholic cathedral in St Paul. Archbishop Ireland originated the plan and oversaw the project. A Sunday ceremony followed a monster parade in which about 4,000 Catholics from the Northwest participated.
Frank E. Pooling was acquitted Saturday evening in the circuit court of em bezzling $1400 from the Springfield lodge No. 25 Court of Honor. The Democratic candidate for late treasurer in WH faced charges of robbing Springfield Lodge.
Tokio shows apprehension about future ties with the United States amid concerns over state autonomy and labor hostility to treaty rights. Officials do not foresee actual hostility, but the federal government faces a defiant labor stance, noted in reference to the second San Francisco incident.
Reported pleas of guilty by defendants in Rockford and Alveston Cross cases. Indictments for larceny assault and other offenses publicized. Roosevelt remark about Harvard presidency stirs speculation. authenticity disputed amid heated campus chatter.
Martin Johnson of 724 East Tenth Street Davenport attempted to end his life to avoid arrest. He severed his windpipe with a knife and jumped from a second story window. seriously injured, he was admitted to St Luke's Hospital. He is 30 years old.
New York on June 3 endured the coldest June Sunday on record with a brisk breeze and rain turning to snow. The Bronx suffered the worst, with a frame house trees and fences blown down as the day grew late and streets emptied into a midwinter feel.
A barn between Fourth and Pitth streets and Third and Fourth avenues was set afire by youths last night around 10 40. No 2 hose company of the fire department quickly responded and extinguished the blaze with one line, causing only nominal loss. In nearby South St Joseph Missouri June 3 Swift & Co pork butchers began a strike accusing management of discharging members for union prominence. It is reported additional plants may join tonight.
The First Baptist church celebrated its 76th anniversary with a morning sermon by Rev H W Reed and an evening program led by Mr Ferguson on patriotism. Graduates of the church’s Me’s Work program were honored, and the service featured choir selections by Lucila Crissman and WB Cantbetter.
Memorial day observed by Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors in city ceremonies. Morning graves decorated. afternoon program at Woodmar building and cemetery including Svea Male Quartet, prayers by Rev H W Reed, and an address by T Stevens. He discussed society duty to dependents and insurance statistics.
Fire in Turner Hall at Newark New Jersey burned the janitor Joseph Hoenke, his wife and child, and damaged the Turnverein hall. Eight families living above the hall were rescued with extreme difficulty.
In Freeport Indiana on a Sunday murder of Mrs Edna Rumelhagen, the assailant has been identified as Herbert Spring, a Rockford area resident. Authorities report Spring is held without bail awaiting grand jury action.
Rev. W. B. Clemmer addressed the Christian church on the theme of Greater Rock Island urging growth with caution. He cited 96 saloons, praised civic signs, parks, and a $100,000 factory fund while calling for safer youth facilities and stricter temperance measures. A separate note reports about 2,000 Cleveland machinists striking after nine hour day demands were refused.
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed the Savannah case ruling in the Green and Gaynor government contract fraud. The defendants receive four years in prison and a total fine of 575000 dollars.
Richmond Virginia June ceremony marks a grand Confederate reunion as a bronze statue of Jefferson Davis is unveiled. Veterans, led by Mrs J Hayes and Davis's grandsons, participate in a full parade and pageant. Governors Swanson and guests attended as banks and many businesses observe the holiday.
Stocks slide as copper prices ease and Pacific rail shares drop sharply. Market mood sours on Harriman system pressure, seasonal weather impacts crops, and broader industrial contractions. Gold exports remaining steady adds little support to equities.
King Edward held the third levee of the season at St James Palace this afternoon. A large contingent of officers who served in the Indian Mutiny appeared, their exploits forming standout chapters in that historic conflict.
Edward Holmes Jr of Washington former assistant statistician of the department of agriculture was placed on trial in the cotton leak case. He faces conspiracy charges alongside Frederick A. Peckham and Moses Haas of New York. The trial concerns alleged disclosure of statistics.
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