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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
1
Edkor Brown led the Rock Valley Bee staff as proprietor and editor at Brown, F. 1. The paper's governance shifts under Brown and the Asydem Lacai operation, influencing local coverage and newsroom direction.
A Philadelphia conference of United States and Canadian foreign mission boards unanimously urged action on behalf of the Congo Free State. They appealed to President Roosevelt, the U S Senate, and King Edward, representing about 20 million Christians, urging international duty and immediate steps toward justice amid ongoing abuses.
Pope Pius spoke to 120 American college students in Rome praising their studies and urging unity with clergy and people amid the clergy civil clash in France. He highlighted America's distinguished role and urged graduates to carry the luminous example of solidarity to their homeland.
Paris observers saw Walter Wellman's large balloon tested for impermeability of the envelope. Noted aviators Br Santos-Dumont, M Deutsch, Count de la Vaulx, and others attended. Wellman believes the craft is in perfect condition for the polar voyage attempt.
Reports from Salina Cruz confirm the safe arrival of a Japanese steamer carrying 992 laborers bound for Las Epperantes coal mines. The vessel was seven days overdue at California port due to heavy Pacific storms.
Governor Freed ML Warner was sworn in for a second term at his Farmington home with only a small group comprising family and personal friends present, as Detroit observers noted. The ceremony saw the Michigan chief executive propped up in bed, using pillows for support.
Weekly figures show total imports of specie at New York port amounting to 540,543 silver and 40,292 gold. Exports for the week reach 659,15 silver and 210,818 gold. At the Arbeau theater on Sunday David R. Francis and four directors from the St Louis Purchase exposition presented a gold Frieda to President Diaz in recognition of his service, with Diaz responding by presenting medals to exhibitors.
Sioux City listing for Saturday shows steer quotations at 5.20 dollars and another entry Toy BS at 6.35 dollars. Market notes reflect typical live stock trading activity in Sioux City with price markers for steers and related listings.
Consul Slocum of Britain to the Congo arrived in his post in November and has been taken to a hospital after suffering malaria. His condition follows an earlier malaria attack that affected staff at the post.
A fragment reports a fatal heart or palate related incident in Cincinnati at Vine Street and Willan Hickey area on a Saturday night. Unclear details are given about cause or exact location. Local authorities have not released full names or statements at this time.
A writ of prohibition issued by the Kentucky Court of Appeals challenges Special Judge William Carnes in Wisaristown after alleging arbitrary trial conduct and legal overreach. The petition cites armed factions and threats surrounding court proceedings, with sheriff and elisor actions scrutinized as part of the dispute.
Corimer Pranger reports Joseph Leiter lost 143000 at roulette in Frank Burbridge Cuban club Havana New York. Six famous gamblers return to Broadway denouncing Burbridge as Leiter confirms the loss while Owen C Parr, Burbridge’s former manager, recounts Leiter’s game and a private reception with a wealthy landowner and a known American actress. The landowner reportedly quit after losing 104000.
Topeka Kansas EF P A client of the Santa Fe Railway company issued a statement Friday urging lawmakers not to hamstring railroads with restrictive legislation. The advocate said that if railroads maintain credit and funding they will recover and handle business, while President Ripley asserted railroads have done their utmost to provide facilities and any failure is not their fault.
In Omaha Nebraska Paymaster Eurrenue Atkins at the Grand hotel lost about 1,000 to two armed yardmen who fled with a sack of cash. Officer Chas Van Dusen cornered a suspect after a gunfight and recovered part of the haul. In Manchester New Hampshire Joseph Blanchelle shot his wife at Cloverdale and then killed himself, the murder suicide linked to reconciliation rejection.
In Washington D C the House rejected by 79 to 44 a Senate approved resolution upholding President Roosevelts dismissal of the Black officers tied to the Brownsville riot. The vote marks a political clash over the presidents action and civil rights implications.
After a lengthy discussion the synod of the Springfield diocese of the Episcopal Church voted down a resolution to change the church name to the American Catholic Church.
Bedford Ind. Spencer Jones known as Spunk was found guilty of a serious case in the first degree for fatally injuring Alva Stebhengen in Bloomington last fall. He received a life sentence in the penitentiary.
William Purtell and Lawrence Scanlan were arrested Friday on police statements that they are wanted for setting fire to a bar car and burning two men to death in Rapé City D. The report notes their arrests in Chicago.
At a Stockton California convention the state federation of labor refused to endorse the boycott originated in Humboldt county targeting Japanese and Koreans and the employers who hire them. The decision underscores the union's stance against discriminatory action within organized labor.
In Baltimore Maryland a wall collapse at a building on Inday Street injured two people and killed one occupant. The incident occurred on the second and third floors as the wall fell causing the casualties. Authorities investigated the cause of the partial front wall failure.
The group faced internal rifts as several committee members left the setup in protest. A separate faction formed its own caucus and demanded immediate action, delaying the ongoing decision on the cows matter.
Reported blast at Jones and Steel Company furnaces near Pittsburgh incinerates men and showers workers with molten substance. Fifteen to twenty men unaccounted. twelve bodies recovered. Survivors severely burned, some missing limbs, eyes burned, amputations likely.
In the United States circuit court a verdict acquits individuals Karl Junsdluth and Howare G Young while finding the Forbes company and the J. S. Young company guilty on two counts. The corporations face charges of forming an illegal combination and monopolistic acts, with conspiracy dropped. Lawyers move for arrest of judgment as Judge Trough schedules Monday arguments.
In Goldfield Nevada the local Western Federation of Miners branch reports 1 509% turnout on Thursday with 1293 voting to strike by approving the operators' schedule while opposing the proposition Two thirds rule governs settlements and mine owners quickly resume work as shafts are cleared and dumps restored amid the renewed labor action.
Freniney Koran a one year old Negro born in Chicago spends winter in Appleton Wisconsin and is believed to be the heaviest man in Wisconsin at 625 pounds. He can walk only by shifting weight of the upper body and stands five feet five inches tall with broad shoulders and a barrel like girth.
Two Japanese suspects arrested over the death of Dr PaRio Edwards Johnson were released. The men, identified as deserters, were questioned about the torch street viaduct incident near Mona Night.
A tidal wave devastated parts of the Dutch East Indian islands south of Acheh. Reports indicate 399 persons perished on Tone Island and 40 drowned on Simolu. The disaster is described as widespread with heavy losses.
Terre Haute Indiana reports Vice President Ninjan Stinson of the Indiana mine workers accused of stealing ST5L from Treasurer Kennedy’s desk at night. Brought back from New York Friday and arranged, he gave bond for 1000 dollars. He has 451 dollars of the stolen checks.
St Cloud Minnesota reports Mrs Maria Xoack aged years wife of Taomay Novack living near Holding found dead in the woods about two miles from her home. She had reportedly become lost. Bridge facts and curries down six Cumberland second: a highway bridge over Willie collapsed while belhe Tebullt, injuring six men. One believed fatally.
Conductor Frank Hicks of Des Moines narrowly escaped a revolver shot while his Northwestern line train was departing Lohrville in Webster County. The bullet pierced a car couch, entered and exited a window, showing the shot was intended. This follows two prior near misses involving Conductor John W. Burley near Lohrville. Investigators probe motive with Northwestern officials reviewing the incidents.
In Charles City the general belief holds the Wednesday lynching of James Cullen will not lead to indictments. Community sentiment favors neither pursuing mob leaders nor official investigations, and the grand jury has found no evidence to arrest them. No indictments are expected.
Engineer Louis Shull heroically halted Chicago and Northwestern fast mail No. 10 after a boiler stud blew, driving him from his seat and into the engine cab. He climbed past the leader to the express car and pulled the bell rope to brake the speeding train, narrowly averting disaster.
Judge Brennan in Des Moines district court ruled for Mrs. Jennie Huegile in a Polk County Teachers Association suit to restrain her from taxing the county superintendent of schools position. The decision hinges on the claim that the new state tax is not yet in force and that the certificates hold. Huegile already has one issued from Lucas County. opponent to appeal to the supreme court.
Joseph McCain a blacksmith long settled in Algona was bound over to the grand jury after being charged with assaulting a 12 year old girl. Bond fixed at 33000. Authorities say mob violence is over. The case proceeds through legal channels.
A 1-month-old child of Frank Carpenter suffered severe burns when a washing machine holding boiling water spilled onto the face and limbs after the child pulled the plug. One eye is badly injured but recovery is hoped.
Mayor Swan of Independence campaigns against lawbreakers with prisons placed to work, closes gambling joints, fines proprietors, and bans habitual drinkers from salons. He claims strong citizen support and says the effort is only beginning. The Missouri River note recalls the Independence steamboat era and Keiser's St Peter voyage of 1837 with deadly smallpox epidemics among river tribes.
Prisquere was brought from Chadwick Nebraska to Creston to answer a charge. He Owens, a brakeman, admits involvement as one of three men who slugged farmer W. S. Smeen and his son in Creston on December 21. Officer Exline transported the suspect after pursuit and the incident spurred calls for a reward.
At a Rooster club meeting in Vinton city hall more than 600 attendees subscribed 35000 in about thirty five minutes to fund a new railroad linking with the Milwaukee road. Officials expect construction in spring to Van Horne or New Hall and operation by fall.
Two women, Mrs. John Cross and Mrs. John Press, were badly burned and bruised when a fire broke out at the Cros farm residence near Cambridge. Mrs. Cross was injured while attempting to salvage belongings, and Mrs. Press was thrown from a wagon as the blaze spread, with possible internal injuries and no broken bones reported.
Four district court judges in Des Moines signed an order to set aside the grand and petit juries. The ruling holds the entire selection process from poll book placement to be tainted by illegality. The county must proceed without juries for two years unless the legislature acts.
Citizens in Algona react to a crime against a 12 year old girl by a tramp named Joe McCain. He lured her from a public school, led her to a nearby building, and assaulted her before being captured by locals amid talk of vigilante action. The incident highlights community tension and calls for local authority action.
Coroner's inquest reveals a man among three drinking companions died from exposure after removing shoes. The report notes the body was found near East Dibiqu, with details of a night of carousing and an undisclosed marriage announcement involving Linn Batra at Council Bluffs.
In Moscow a leading tenor faced a high note during an opera and enlisted an orchestra member to supply it for supper. The crowd applauded while the tenor forgot the bargain. Later, facing the audience, he mimed a stifled bite of the heart and waited for the supper question from the orchestra.
A New York Times quirky note recalls Shakespearean fantasy within a theatre program. It imagines Shakespearean elements like costumes, scenery, and songs all credited to Shakspeare, with Stratford-on-Avon branding, as a playful, spooky aside about modern theatre lore.
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