22 Jul 1910
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
1
A quirky clipping from The Rock Valley Bee surveys diverse topics from politics to science. It mentions the Kaiser’s castles and rising costs, a new electricity age, census quirks, radium rumors in London, a Beattie medical tale, cotton and wheat forecasts, and naval missile considerations. It closes with weather mentions and a Mars note, all in a brisk, era-typical column voice.
Employees who began before 9 30 PM Monday halted trains and left four posts. Montreat tauluelers and stats men on Grand Trunk and Central Vermont ignored the strike order. About 5 000 workers affected on the Grand Trunk, 350 on the Central Vermont, with delays on passenger trains and few demonstrations.
James H. Sols, alias J Howard Lowery, an Utica man accused of embezzling over $100,000 from the Siles Chy National Bank, fell under the alleged treachery of a female teller. Detective Daniel J. Kelleher tracked the conspirators, exposing the scheme in Philadelphia and prompting authorities to arrest Lowery’s alleged accomplice. The case unfolded as investigators pursued the bank books and the woman’s movements across cities.
Chicago officials launch a federal grand jury probe into the National Packing Company. U S Marshals will compel appearances of Chicago Packers and other named executives as the investigation begins. Subpoenas were issued days earlier for various firm members, with instructions awaited from the district attorney. The grand jury will be instructed to pursue a thorough inquiry into the suspected misconduct.
The report notes a Portland area event involving two men and a parcel of ten acres in Oregon, with the fragment mentioning the number 159 in connection to the acreage or a related figure and describing a sweep or seizure context. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
A major Portland fire swept ten acres in the business district Thursday, destroying the Multnomah Athletic Club grandstand and an immense woolen structure. At least two deaths were confirmed, including FH Price foreman of United Carriage Co, with several employees reported missing. The blaze is believed to have started in the salesroom of Oregon Crusher Co, spreading from a tenement south of Washington Street. Passersby describe the scene as a total loss for the block.
A report claims plots were made in America to influence the Nicaraguan presidency by Madriz supporters. The foreign office drafted a courteous reply signed by Clacupeeat, denying German intervention or influence in Nicaragua and asserting no change in friendly ties with the United States.
A farmer named Sprague, aged about 40, was shot and killed at his home, ten miles southwest of town. His wife, Alice Sprague, awoke to a gunshot, called her husband, and found him dead. A farm employee, Noble, has been arrested in connection with the case.
A federal court sentence ordered two years in federal penitentiary for the actor identified asTw at Tatscholle following a Chicano case. Judge Kenoe Landis presided as the government’s case proceeded in Leavenworth, Kansas.
German balloonist Fratton Leichlinger and four companions perish when their Erbsloel craft bursts midflight over England near Bournemouth. The 126 foot craft, 126 horsepower engines, and 2834 mile per hour airspeed described. death toll includes Oscar Erbaloeh inventor balloonist and others.
A grand jury returned 13 indictments charging conspiracy embezzlement and perjury in Fraternal Tribunes insurance frauds. Named defendants include Dr A J Greg Coteago and several Illinois, Chicago, and Washington officials. The four Fraternal Tribunes officers and four American Home Circle officers blamed officials for resignations amid their merger and related loans.
Gifford Pinchot and Speaker Joseph Cannon debated conservation in Konona City. Pinchot credited Theodore Roosevelt as the father of conservation, while Cannon praised Powell of the Geological Survey. Both urged prudent use of natural resources.
Chicago verdicts delivered Friday acquitting Mayor Mitkasl H DieGorvern and Hanah A Reonell and others in a conspiracy to defraud the city over $45,994.20 in sewer project extras. City Engineer John Ericson and Deputy Public Works Paul Medieskaha had already been eliminated from the charge. The trial notes instruct the jury, and prosecutors indicated the statute of limitations has run with no further indictments expected.
A fragmented item reports Mayor Gaynor era dispersal in New York with mentions of early morning activity and legal drinking routes. Sioux City stock market summaries list cattle and hog prices, while a Chicago man aged about 30 ends his life at the Franklin hotel after a confrontation with a man who allegedly drove him into the room.
New York judge Justice J Kelly of Crooklyn ruled the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum cannot raise ceremonial rates without authorization. Samuel Green of Brooklyn had brought the case, claiming the order’s leaders held high positions yet acted beyond their reserved powers to impose higher dues, potentially depriving members of their property and rights.
A man believed to be Sem ee Jacobsod, about 60, was found dead in a Chicago cemetery. Authorities described the incident as an unclear death in a burial ground with no immediate signs of foul play.
Prof. William T. Fontor of Rawick College accepts the presidency of Read Toethute College to be built in Portland, Oregon, from a fund provided by Mrs. Amunds Reed, now totaling 3,050,000 dollars.
Fragmentary note mentions aged individuals including a 104 year old Olea Ripley and Mike Cox with ties to Tealand, described as possibly the oldest living residents in the area.
Hoverly urged Willem Loeb Jr to accept the gubernatorial nomination this fall in New York. Loeb would rather finish current work but, if asked by the president, would take the duty and depart Durgeas.
A damaged report details Col James M Guffey a Democratic figure in Pennsylvania facing embarrassment over a large coal empire stake valued around 17 million dollars with significant holdings in West Virginia leading to scrutiny of his finances. It notes related political connections and a June coronation date for King George. Freight rates in Washington show tariff changes affecting shipments between Chicago and New York amid ongoing adjustments.
Payments on corporation tax are now within scope of Allied authorities in Washington. The notice indicates changes to payment handling and deadlines affecting corporations and government bodies.
A battered clipping reports Dr Crippen, an Australian dentist, accused of murdering wife Belle Elmore. It traces his rise from Indiana schooling to medical practice in Detroit and New York and notes extradition efforts between the United States and Italy amid the Crippen affair drawing parallels to a Chariton murder. Authorities debate extradition and the case's alignment with treaties as the search continues.
A chaotic dispatch reports Germany and Britain condemning the Western Nicaragua regime amid claims of starvation, murder threats, and violence against Americans. Citizens voice alarm as protests grow. immediate danger mounts for residents and travelers. A separate item notes Abert Lebs, 38, killed in Kendalville on a depot platform, linked to a prior rail-misstep, and a Queensboro bridge crowd injures twenty-two in a rush-hour crash. Demand for irrigated land continues in Washington as western drought prompts policy attention.
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