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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
3
President Roosevelt told callers Congress must authorize four battleships or public building legislation may be blocked. The White House signals strong leverage over two items as Congress debates naval funding and public works. House opposition to four battleships questions the fate of building projects and the overall session agenda.
In a dark channel collision between torpedo boat destroyer Tiger and cruiser Berwick, thirty six men perished including Lieut Middleton. The crews struggled in the dark as ships maneuvered near Portland, with rescuers and other vessels pulling survivors from the water.
The Mader building in Center Point Indiana was dynamited amid a liquor fight. The threat letters to local officials forced Marshal Reeves to resign and leave office, leaving the town without a marshal.
Raymond B. Kellar of Raymond Ta was arrested in Peoria Illinois while applying for a marriage license at the county clerk’s office on a charge of defrauding a hotel keeper. A young woman accompanying Kellar gave her home as Burlington Iowa. she was allegedly molested.
Grace Jorce of Vevay Indiana recovered two thousand dollars on a verdict by a jury against Hugh Grown saloonkeeper for supplying liquor to her husband James Jorvee leading to intoxication and a deadly shooting involving Jesse Harper in the Wabash wreck. The Wabash Continental Limited was ditched six miles from Danville Friday afternoon with one casualty and a final number reported injuries only.
Friday quotations from the Sioux City market show steer prices at 5.65 and hog quotes at 5.89. Names of buyers or specific ranches are not provided. The report uses simplified figures for Tor beeves and Top hugs reflecting local trading terms.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to increase the foundation endowment by 5 million dollars to fund pensions for professors at state universities. The move aims to secure retirement benefits for academics and strengthen higher education funding nationwide.
James Jeffrey Roche, American consul at Herns, Switzerland, died Friday after a long illness.
Twenty wealthy To ledo lumbermen were found guilty of conspiracy in restraint of trade under the anti trust act. Judge Kumler resentenced them Friday with fines ranging from 1,000 and no jail terms imposed. The decision highlights fines but no imprisonment in the case.
A blaze at Lynchburg Vacari Pri day destroyed three Toiarcs factories operated by T. P. Lunningtom. Estimated losses reach $ye6,965, with authorities listing extensive structural damage and inquiries underway.
Henry F. McDonald was convicted of arson and, in Terre Haute Indiana, opened fire after the verdict. He killed Detective William A. Dwyer and wounded Prosecutor James A. Cooper and several officers before dying from multiple gunshot wounds as police returned fire.
A Burlington passenger and freight wreck at Spanish Lake Missouri left J A McKittrick of Brookfield severely injured as steam and debris enveloped him. Reverend Allen and nurse Emma Renner aided by providing a knife and whisky to ease the victim while the clergyman amputated to save him from burning death. Other injured included Leaford of Hannibal and Charles Mackisson fireman with several slightly hurt. The crash damaged the caboose, freight, and passenger engines.
The directors of the Birstixa Houal bank of Salt Lake City Utah will ask an April grand jury to investigate a January theft of 106000 dollars from the bank reserve chest.
Alarle Lehman of St. Louis committed death by his own hand Wednesday. Investigation shows motive was to leave $3,000 life insurance to his helpless invalid sister Maggie, aged is.
John Mitchell retired head of the United Aline Workers of America announced on Thursday he will shift his focus to starting a labor newspaper in Indianapolis. He plans to edit the venture and steer its early direction.
The directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad company declared a quarterly dividend of 23 percent on Thursday. The payout remains unchanged from the prior quarter.
Ex judge William FLOM Bowers, once a Connecticut brigade signal officer, killed his wife and then committed suicide on Thursday. Despondency was cited as the presumed motive.
Berlin dispatch reports the kaiser will get a salary increase due to his large family and rising living costs. The current annual pay stands at 2,920,000 dollars.
The Ohio Senate approved a bill to appoint a committee to prepare plans and proceed with constructing a new penitentiary at a total cost of 3.5 million dollars. The move sets in motion detailed design and site preparations for the state prison project.
About 250 workers at the Alison Glass plant in Centralia TH are striking over alleged underpayment of rebates on unfinished product. The labor action seeks proper wage adjustments and adherence to contract terms as talks with management proceed.
Secretary Wilson plans a denatured alcohol school in the Agriculture Department in Washington. Dr. H W Wiley will supervise setup, including vats engines and other equipment. Experts will demonstrate methods and products for farmers and visitors. A government school may be tied to the December corn exposition if Congress funds the project.
Testimony from ad managers shows advertising rates vary, central to government’s case that the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville railway violated the interstate commerce law by exchanging tickets for magazine space. The Wednesday session before a special U.S. circuit court commissioner will aid the government in seeking to restrain the practice.
The Southern railway and its allied lines began Wednesday a go fly-cene rate in Tennessee. The plan continues for one year to test profitability. Coupons attached to tickets grant buyers a rebate on the difference between old and Southern rate, contingent on the Supreme Court upholding the law.
Ross Freeman, aged 20, was acquitted in Judge Brentano's Chicago court Wednesday of burglary after his somnambulism and epilepsy were deemed the defense. The STS man was accused of breaking into Fred Folger’s home and sacking Folger when confronted in the kitchen.
Representatives of twenty four breweries in St Louis and vicinity and of the brewery workers signed new contracts ending a strike of 3500 workers that had been ongoing for weeks. Strikers will be put to work under a sentiment and as soon as possible unions have signed.
A dispatch from Port au Prince on a recent Wednesday describes growing unrest as American warships prepare to land troops. The situation is unstable with tensions rising and uncertain outcomes for the capital.
A tank of ammonia gas exploded at the Cudahy Packing Company plant in South Omaha on Wednesday, overpowering ten men. Eight were rushed to a hospital in serious condition, with the others treated on site.
In Andersen county night riders dynamited the tomato bed of Fames Phillips and Phil lips had destroyed a tobacco bed on the spot and posted two signs to that effect.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas railway shops at Ledsdia Bro reopened Wednesday with a force of 500 men after closing recently.
Senator Jefferson Davis was fined 35 dollars in police court at Little Rock Arkansas on Tuesday for disturbing the peace after a street altercation. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Helm was fined 10 dollars for assault.
Due to ill health, Emperor Franz Josef will refrain from the customary half week ceremonies including the washing of feet of the soldiers as a precautionary measure.
William Flack of Bromley Kentucky is killed in a gas explosion at the Car Boule Gas Manufacturing plant in Cincinnati Ohio while oiling apparatus. The accident is described as caused by carbolic acid gas. The incident details are limited in this fragment.
Iowa state report details Jefferson municipal water works missteps. Bonded debt of 18 000 with only 0 paid, a collapsing tank limits use, and about 7 500 extra spent on layout. City holds 2 000 to cover July obligations, with remainder to be extended amid warned bankruptcy risk.
Lee Chapman wins $2106 for damages after a fire/explosion incident started by faulty oil from a Pisgah department store sale. The tort case sought $50000, the jury awarded for loss of wife's labor and society up to her death, with Mrs Chapman dying eight hours after injury. A new trial was granted on motion, while related federal proceedings at Council Bluffs await September terms.
Judge Reed in Dubuque federal court settled fifteen cases tied to the 1864 land grant act for railroad aid. The Milwaukee Road offered 400000 acres under conditions. 200900 earned by building rail, 160000 disposed of after failure to connect Sioux City with Minnesota. homesteaders with residence priority won title to land in northwestern Iowa.
The Clay County board of supervisors decided last Friday to install an experimental station at the county farm in Spencer. R. H. Moshker of the State Agricultural College at Ames advised the move and will join the board and local farmers. An appropriation of 300 dollars was approved, with two men from the college to supervise the planting of the experimental crop.
M. J. Clovis and RR. J. Kewin contested the Griswold mayoral race after a tied result. Kewin won the decisive toss conducted with the election board and will remain Griswold’s chief executive.
Judge Smith of Weson City district court ordered the release of Joseph Snyder from Fort Madison penitentiary. Snyder had been sentenced to twenty years for house breaking after an appeal claiming insufficient identification. The Supreme Court ruled for discharge.
A floating pier is being built on Clear Lake by Gates Gros owner of a music group who will provide entertainment this season. The 100 by 75 foot structure rests on pontoons and can be moved to different lake locations. Plans include a hardwood floor and monument booths for refreshments and visitor comfort.
Marshalltown Public Schools received an invitation to display at the third annual International Art Congress in London this August. Superintendent Palmer confirms Iowa has no other city invited, and Miss Charlotte Reed has begun assembling the display featuring children’s handiwork from kindergarten through high school, created from ordinary classwork.
Corwith residents speculate on the fate of J. H. Standring former First State bank cashier as rumors swirl about his communications with his wife and family. Reports note evening visits from a Des Moines relative and growing calm in Mrs Standring despite past fears of foul play and public scrutiny.
Mrs Delia E B Davies lodges two suits in a local justice court seeking 20400 damages for alleged malicious prosecution and conspiracy. Defendants include Pr W Clark Geo Andrews const Ephriam Smith Robert A Kent and William J Howalis with trustees of the Methodist church among them. The suits arise from controversy over her removal as church chorister and music instructor.
At Rock Rapids council on March 1 an ordinance required examination of all cows whose milk or cream was sold. B Moen, Chisago veterinary graduate, was deputized to test for tuberculosis and reports about 15 percent of examined cows are affected. Some owners oppose, others support. debate whether the rule applies to milk used to make cream for sale in town.
Clarion city officials finally installed a new whistle after a year of delays. A replacement was purchased when the original shipment never arrived and employees long sought a working alarm for the town.
Nicholas Muller, a 32 year old unmarried worker from Austin Minnesota, employed at Decker & Sons packing house, was crushed to death when he was caught between the elevator and the upper floor at the Mason City plant on Tuesday morning. He had arrived in Mason City three weeks ago.
Stewart Dunbar an insurance broker from Des Moines fell on a cable guard of railroad tracks. His quick action of lighting a $20 bill and signaling danger with it attracted the handcar crew, preventing a crush injury or death.
Michael Bolinger an aged hermit living twelve miles south of DuBuque was found dead Tuesday morning in his hut. A native of Ireland he was is unknown. Death reported as natural.
The town of Williamsburg approved a $26,000 bonding plan to build a new high school. Voting split 107 men and 126 women in favor versus 35 men and 2 women against.
R G Dun and Co reports in the Chicago district that bank payments indicate steady improvement while commercial mortal ity remains high. Factory output lags last year though wholesale demand and distribution rise in general merchandise breadstuffs and provisions. Spring retail demand grows, inland orders moderate, textiles, footwear and light apparel stay active. Country stores report steady consumption aided by warmer weather. farmers are financially strong and investing in machinery. Country banks ease loans for spring work and currency shipments are down from last year. Failures in Chicago district total 49, up from 32 last week and 22 a year ago.
The fifth week of spring shows expansion in retail and larger operations in building lines, especially the West. Conservative buying estimates guide stock replacements, with primary trade quiet and industrial fixes below normal. Iron and steel activity remains limited to seasonal trends. Textile and coal sectors show subdued spirits, leather and shoe trades irregular with shipments down 26 percent from last year. Business failures US week to March 26 total 286, Canada 40, with year-ago comparisons noted.
A review of a report to the Secretary of War urges Congress to fund a deep waterway from Cairo to the gulf. Three Mississippi River Commission members sit on a Board of Survey already authorized to study the full route. Initiatory legislation for the project is expected this session as a start for the St Louis to gulf channel.
Reports show union gains among Irish farm laborers and British printers, AFL efforts to educate migrants, and calls to organize 6 million American working women. The text notes child labor veto pressures in Ohio, leadership changes in Western Federation of Labor, wage boards in Victoria, mine safety death tolls, and migrant labor movements.
Indianapolis cattle and hogs prices. St Louis and Cincinnati bids. Detroit and Milwaukee grain quotes. Buffalo, New York and Toledo readings for cattle, hogs, sheep, wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter eggs and seeds. Reads like a comprehensive early 20th century exchange table.
William T Manning, once Parker campaign manager in 1904, dies of pneumonia in New York. Paraplegia fascinates New York physicians. Miss Mary Asche allegedly became afflicted from dancing. New York City health dept reports 1907 death rate lower than other great cities at 1848. Grace Seamans, 8, dies reportedly from effects of a backhand letter found at her doorstep.
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