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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
6
D Brown editor and proprietor J Haydon led the Rock Valley Bee publication with editorial and local news roles evident in the period document. No broader events or dates are provided in the fragment.
Telegrapher union leader President Small seeks U S government aid to settle the San Francisco strike. He claims the public interest justifies presidential intercession, insisting the telegraphers are not to blame. A telegram from Clarence H Mackay emphasizes firm stance and wage adjustments for operators.
The trial centers on the murder of Estes, shot in Houston. The defense led by Judge Ww. G is expected to push for acquittal with the influence of Thomas LE Ryan and powerful political ties. Relatives of Estes’ family, connected to the Virginia governor, will press to defend the slain man’s memory.
B F Jeiler and C B Van Jr of Butler Missouri pleaded guilty in a Missouri United States district court to conspiracy under the United States Revised Statutes. Each was fined 3000 dollars and sentenced to four months in jail for schemes involving Rosebud reservation era soldiers declaratory statements and relinquishment promises.
The cash value rule for trading stamps goes into effect in Washington state. The law by Senator W D Scott requires stamps to be redeemable in any quantity and at any time with precise wording on each coupon. Scott predicts the measure will stand up to the supreme court challenge and notes impacts on several merchants.
Glidden, seven, is jailed at Parkersburg West Virginia on incendiarism charges after allegedly burning two occupied houses last week families escaped with their lives. In that state the penalty is death unless mercy is recommended by the jury which would reduce it to life imprisonment. A Sioux City Live Stock Market report notes Monday quotations with top hogs at 5.85 and top cattle at 6.50. Two men drowned in Big Walnut creek near Columbus Ohio while bathing they could not swim and went beyond their depth.
Sage’s Gift appears as an award event tied to the New York group Aaccepted, with notable acknowledgment of 10 thé. The item notes involvement of Sage’s Gift and the organization, highlighting a formal recognition and related figures.
Cudahy Packing at Kansas City markets to buy cows starting Monday regardless of the post mortem order with an exception for canner class. The move breaks ranks of packers and pleases commission men who fought the order. Other packers are expected to revoke it for protection. The action was voluntary. no Cudahy plant at St Joseph or Fort Worth is affected.
Fred Adler 20 and August Adler 23 drowned in the Mississippi River opposite President Street St Louis as a companion laughed at their cries for help. Both athletes and swimmers, their bid for rescue failed against a strong undertow. A search by several boats followed but the river claimed them.
Four persons are known dead, three more believed dead and eight seriously injured after a passenger train collided head on with a freight train Sunday night one mile east of Pittsford New York on the Auburn branch of the New York Central railroad.
A Saturday balloon accident near DeBreszin Hungary killed thirteen men including three aeronauts two French officers and one Austrian officer. Peasants attempting rescue reached the balloon and ten of them also perished.
Four deaths occur as New York records a summer heat spike with street thermometers peaking around 93 degrees after noon. Prostration cases rise as authorities warn residents to seek shade and hydration during the hot day.
A lone robber, known as The Black Kid, robbed two stagecoaches from Raymound to Wawona Cal, relieving sixteen passengers of valuables. The incident occurred Friday while a Raymound to Wawona route was operating in Oklahoma City hosts a convention debating Homeopathy at Jamestown.
Amid mutiny reports in Beziers Narbonne and Mont Relier France imports fresh troops and dispatches regiments to restore order as deputies hear of a mutinous Seventeenth regiment surrender. Officials acknowledge civil conflict may linger though progress toward control appears real.
Stockholders will be called to a meeting on Aug 27 to vote on a general lien bond issue of 113.1 million dollars with 15 and 20 year terms in gold. Of this, 67.515 million would retire maturing bonds, while the rest finances additions and improvements. Only 10 million can be issued in the next two years. further issues depend on timing. An increase of 100 million in common stock is proposed, though legally redundant under state law.
Atlantic City convention of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association warned that anti-saloon sentiment will enter both major party platforms in the next national campaign. They urged federation of liquor interests to counter prohibition drives now and in 1908 conventions, advocating a large campaign fund to meet the political shift and push the issue before voters.
Dr J Eales of Beneville Alabama completed a twenty day health test at noon Thursday by fasting without food to test his theory. He decided to continue fasting until his appetite demanded food and will press on until hungry.
Col Samuel P Colt of Bristol R I and president of United States Rubber has notified the Republican state central committee that he has withdrawn from the senatorial race.
A blaze swept the steamer Crystal Stream on Washa demark lake, XN. B. Thursday night, burning three crew members to death while the vessel was reduced to wreckage and water.
J J Blanks of the Trelevant team won the great American handicap and shooting tournament in Chicago Friday with a score of 17 out of 20.
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future. Omaha games listed for July 6 7 9 10 11 with scores noted. Denver and Pueblo fixtures dated July 9 10 11 12 13 14. Mutineers shot after court martial at Kley Russia. forty eight executed.
A large blaze ripped through several business places in Frisco on Thursday, causing extensive damage. Fire crews battled the flames as property losses mounted and investigators began surveying the scene.
A fire at 6 am Thursday in Mason City’s Century block gutted the Miles Hardware stock and damaged neighboring property. Estimated losses run to $30,000, with the block and contents largely destroyed. Fire origin was oils in the basement. the roof collapsed about 10 am with narrow escapes for occupants. Miles was returning from Boston. other insured parties included A. Gale and J. C. Wiley estates.
In federal court Judge Reed Finis directed a verdict for the railroad in the Crotty case. A brakeman died after a car struck a broken ice damaged fence stake. his mother sued and won previously, then lost on appeal. The cage was reversed at St Paul, and the latest term ended without a jury verdict due to the directed verdict for the railroad.
The Central Mutual Telephone Company serving Calhoun County reductions toll rates by 50 percent effective July 1. Three minute messages drop to 20 cents while multi connection messages rise to 75 cents. Adjacent towns at 10 cents and a county wide minimum of 15 cents. Business leaders welcome the change as boosting activity and profits. Improvements across exchanges and lines made the reduction possible.
In Council Bluffs a district court suit by District Attorney Kimbell settles a first of its kind clash between house movers and local telephone companies. The case questions who bears the heavy cost of cutting large cables to permit moving a large house across the city and whether the public has rights in street use.
The eighth annual summer term of Castana normal school opens with the largest attendance in the school’s history. Teachers from Monona county and Harrison Ida Woodbury counties attend. The five week term ends with the regular county teachers’ institute.
Engine cuts and a serious injury to James Payette of Marshalltown reported near Keithsburg on freight No. 45 between Oska l dosa and Peoria. Payette was breaking on the train and throwing a switch when the accident occurred, with the town noting the event in haste.
Prof Wilson of Holyoke promotes barefoot exposure and near nature living at Chautrugra park Waterloo. He is a physical culturist who claims earth magnetism energizes the body and urges both sexes to embrace nature for health, including baldness reduction.
Early Wednesday a laze at a Lovilla business area caused a $25,000 loss, destroying the hardware store of D H Rouse, the United Brethren parsonage, post office, and more. Robbers may have looted the store after starting the blaze. insurance coverage was limited. Losses include Rouse hardware $8,000, parsonage $2,500, post office $1,500, O'Brien meat market $2,000, O'Brien real estate $4,000, Pierce residence $1,500, with other figures unconfirmed.
Vincent Lewis of Chicago, jailed in Des Moines, faces fraud charges after attempting to defraud Savery hotel management of a $34 board bid. He claims kinship with John W. Gatas and has telegrammed ex Senator William E. Mason to defend him and sue for damages. The promoter is tied to an alleged $499,000 denaturized alcohol plant project.
Several divorce suits in district court face a July 4 effective deadline for remarriage bans under a new town law. Hearings are crowded before the term closes, leaving many cases awaiting decree and potentially barred by the six month limit.
The Weerey historian muses on the des media of locusts and the frail prophecies of their 17 year cycles. He notes frost spared blossoms and mocks end time predictions while praising punctuality of insects and the folly of premature appearances. He recalls Twain and Oberammergau to underline timing.
A report from the Bureau of Statistics in the Department of Commerce and Labor notes cocoa imports to the United States average over a million dollars monthly, up from a quarter of a million a decade ago, while coffee and tea imports show declines. Eight months ending February 1907 saw 61,299,427 pounds of crude cocoa valued at $9,514,426, vs 730,059 pounds and $1,930,831 in 1897. coffee imports total 647,200,151 pounds valued at $3,860,152, up from $3,920,603 in 1897. tea imports reach 72,475,440 pounds valued at $11,696,058, vs $10,247,506 in 1897. Overall values shift with cocoa rising, coffee falling, and tea climbing slightly.
A compact collection notes New York City hosts 224000 telenzonea amid varied traits such as light-haired people longer than shark-haired ones. It mentions the world’s largest vineyard near San Gabriel California and reports Baptist women worldwide supporting 200 missionaries.
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