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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
25
A head on crash on the Terre Haute electric line near Mattoon Illinois killed fifteen people and injured many others. An interurban express car with a trailer collided with a traction car on a sharp curve west of Charlestown. Responders rushed aid to survivors as wreckage lay scattered along the road.
Report notes barriers and guard actions around the presidential residence. Sightseers without appointments faced warnings and detours as officials aim to limit traffic through the grounds. Dozens of vehicles were observed attempting the route daily, with heightened security along the main road.
A fragmented report describes Charles Parton Forgetting to mail a letter leading to a toll dispute. The incident, dated near noon, mentions a letter not mailed and subsequent charges totaling a five pound bill.
The article reports the death of a notable actor named Tichard Sian Gler on a Friday morning in summer. It notes the loss resonates in Man and mentions the actor’s public presence and career.
Fragmentary text from SHYVES St Louis wires mentions men returning after two weeks and deals with French government matters. readable details are sparse and uncertain.
Friday market results show top beeves at 6.40 and top hogs at 5.95. A local report notes unrest as Vesuvius erupts with crater activity alarming nearby villages. A cigarette arrest and a sheriff’s warning are mentioned in brief items.
Four archbishops including Read and Williams of Reston, leaders of the Roman Caihene church in America, died Friday night in separate incidents. About 200 people gathered in the streets of We Hu th in Ngan Hwei and Kiu Kiang in the province of Kian for the events.
A Chinese protest dated August 19 to France and Japan condemns an agreement allowing interference in Chinese territories. The move triggers suppression of public matters, government weakness, and secrecy amid rising Japanese influence and regional tension in Manchuria.
The Western Union threatens action including placing detectives in offices nationwide if wire interference continues. The company claims its wires control railroad communications and business, with extra trouble expected as strikes disrupt service across regions.
A federal judge in the United States federal court issued a temporary injunction against fourteen western railroads and five express companies restraining new cream milk and butter shipment rates. Fourteen midwestern creameries allege a railroad and press company price fixing scheme could drive them out of business. A protest is filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, with a hearing set for October.
A Cincinnati manufacturer of clothing is missing after being seen with about 4000 dollars. He was last reported in a restaurant with friends and has not been seen since early Monday. Police and family seek to locate Heidelberg or Heidelbach as possible names tied to the case.
Officials of the American Tobacco Company said their Cincinnati factory is permanently closed due to the unsatisfactory condition of the labor market. The note marks a decisive step amid broader industry pressures.
Count Witte, long allied with imperial affairs, accepts a directorship at the RCC following counsel received from St. Petersburg.
While 27,064 feet above the ground at the Greenville Ohio fair the air burst and the astronaut escaped unharmed.
Advices from the American consul at Hakodate Japan place the fire loss at 3 080 008. About 75 000 bao z in value burned and 66 060 people rendered homeless.
Daniel Frohman announced another American tour of the violinist Koubeck beginning November 16, following his initial introduction to America by Frohman.
Henry Barth of New York, an electrician, is under arrest charged with making and selling a device used on electric company meters to produce fraudulent readings.
Wesley Christopher, a youth, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary by a jury at St Joseph Missouri for the murder of Charles L. Stanley a commercial traveler on March 29 last.
H C Wallace, assignee for the Corn Belt Meat Producers Association, files a Washington complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission asking rebates from railroads on $2 terminal charges at Chicago yards. The ICC ruled $1 was reasonable and $2 unjust. shippers claim the railroads ignored the ruling and seek reparations for thousands of cars shipped since June 1, 2004.
L H Carter Jr son of Gen Vel Carter of the Lakes department in Chicago was killed in a dairy plant accident Tuesday night. A shocking shock near a wiring setup caused a fatal electric arc with bystanders, as Potter in the next room rushed to aid and removed dangerous equipment. The victim, a university student, worked the summer in the electrical department to gain practical experience and resided with his parents in Chicago.
John Oster Jr of Afascoutah UL died from stab wounds allegedly inflicted by his father John Oster 60, who is under arrest. A quarrel with the mother preceded the assault as the son defended his wife. The elder Oster attacked, a struggle ensued, and the son was stabbed multiple times before collapsing near a neighbor’s house and dying.
Patrolman Frank Welsh found a sleeping man at the llingis hospital doorway Tuesday night. The fugitive claimed to be a murderer but was taken to the station where the officer learned his name and that he had escaped custody.
A firm deal of 500000 in gold for export to Hamburg Germany was completed by Muller Schalr & Co of New York on Wednesday. This precedes other engagements and brings their recent shipments to about 2000080, noting continued firm activity into the past two weeks.
Schedule items listed for Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future. Entries indicate dates September 6 and 7 with ties noted and mention about an incendiary fire. The snippet also reports a deadly pursuit in Oklahoma City and a Tangier dispatch rumor of Sultan Abdul Aziz’s assassination.
Judge A L Williams longtime general counsel for the Union Pacific and adviser to George Gould died in his summer home on Pike's Peak Colorado Springs Wednesday morning. Chicago collector David Kahn, tied to the Stinger Sewing Machine case, was arrested on charges of defrauding the company of a large sum.
Reports say Albert Schmitz of 511 Sioux Street is charged with rape of a 6 year old girl, and police in nearby cities have been notified to locate him. The injured child is under medical care while authorities pursue the suspect who lived with his parents two doors from the Neth family.
The Pioneer Valley Savings Bank launches with George Parker as president, G J Holman as vice president, and Ed W Tone as cashier. Capital stock is $10,000. Parker leads the Live Stock National Bank and recently moved to Sioux City from Boston. Holman is a Woodbury County pioneer resident. Tone, long associated with the Live Stock National Bank, will direct operations and reside at Sergeant Bluffs.
A heavy wind storm at 1:30 AM hit the Des Moines state fairgrounds. Fires destroyed the Knabenshue airship tethered to a live wire, worth about 15000 dollars, with tents from International Harvester and Waterloo damaged. Thousands of campers evacuated to the stock pavilion and other buildings as losses run into thousands, with total damage not yet estimated.
J Pred Stevens sues the estate of W H Powell over a drowning on Powell's launch near Ottumwa on August 1. Stevens claims Powell was negligent for not providing an anchor and life preservers, alleging hotel owners bear responsibility for guest safety. Annie Stevens and the Powells' family members perished in the accident.
Des Alpine Des Moines outlet area witness reports explosion at the Savery hotel during testing of new appliances. Fred G. Kelly of Chicago, an appliance expert, was blown several feet and badly burned on face arms and chest. He died en route or at Mercy hospital according to initial accounts. J Price of Tres Moines, an assistant, also burned.
Mrs Eilcen Wahlberg wife of Gus Wahlberg a Marshalltown cement contractor filed for divorce on grounds of drunkenness cruel and inhuman treatment and desertion. Also notes busy threshing across the area and Rapids elevator opening for business. Peter Egan of Mason City sustained three broken ribs and internal injuries after being struck by a wagon team driver was rating with another motorist.
A freight train collided with a passenger coach and several cars at Chapin on the Town Central, smashing coaches and box cars and injuring three people. The train blocked a siding and failed to clear in time. In a separate Tuesday night burglary, dynamiters blew open Hans Erickson's general store safe in Tite Moille and stole about 311 in cash plus 100 in jewelry, a lunch, and 200 cigars.
Fire at Standard Oil east Waterloo plant destroyed 15606 dollars of property. Manager F W Smith escaped by leaping into mud and water after oil spilled from a tank and ignited. He suffered severe burns but is expected to recover. no insurance covered the loss.
Carl Pressley of Webster City killed himself after burning 32500 in bills and tossing rings into a sewer. He told guests at the Park Hotel he would end his life, then fired a revolver to die by his own action. His body was taken to Alfingdon undertakers as his mother traveled from Minnesota.
Police arrested Floyd Scott and Will Burmelster of Mason City after breaking and entering eight freight cars. large quantities of cloth and dry goods were found in their homes. The cars, in Central yards awaiting shipment north, contained goods valued at hundreds of dollars. Cornell assisted Central police.
Mrs Elizabeth Cowperth waite visits a palmist who prophesies she will be struck by lightning for a fee of one dollar. Later that evening Downperthwaite, believed insane, is taken to the Clarinda asylum after raving about electric currents during a thunderstorm.
NL Allen a Webster City area farmer files for divorce from Mary Allen six weeks after their June 6 marriage. He cites statutory grounds after a brief honeymoon and says the union has failed. Mary Burtis is listed as the bride.
In Tada county near Battia Creek C H Rogers sold a farm to Fens Iverson for 200 dollars per acre. It surpasses Ida county’s prior 137.50 per acre record on the John Therick farm near Ida Grove. Iverson plans a permanent home on the property.
Report notes incidents of roadside danger as horse driven travel clashes with automobiles. Noah Schrock and family were thrown from a buggy after their horse spooked near an auto driven by Gingerich. Gehrock suffered injuries after colliding with a barbed wire fence and the others were pitched into a field. George and Frank Scott found a pearl while clamming in the Coon river and sold it for $550. Barney Ward sues Deere-Clarke for $5,000 after a 1910 collision that injured him in Moline.
Eight acre farm one mile east of Little Sioux sold to L H Davis of Kingsley for 100 dollars per acre. Daniel Keefe of Fairey aged 70, a county pioneer, dies suddenly at home after a hearty meal from heart disease. Senator Dalliver scheduled to speak at Ida Grove First OF church next Sunday morning service.
President Small of the Commercial Telegraphers Union calls on the United States and Canada to take over telegraph lines now owned by Western Union and Postal Telegraph. He funds a strike support and government ownership campaign seeking 2 million dollars while Congress weighs a postal telegraph bill.
The article recounts Nelson Morris's life from German exile origins to Chicago meatpacking success. It notes chronic heart disease with kidney complications as his cause of death and highlights his early poverty, ascent in the packing industry, export of liver cattle to Europe, and contracts with France England and Germany.
A line between Washington and Baltimore cost 30000 dollars then two years later economy measures shifted it to private hands. Protesters included Henry Clay and Cave Johnson. Prof F B Morse warned of private ownership. Supreme Court Justice Brown argued government's role in letter and paper transmission implies telegram duties as in Europe.
Professor Watson of the University of aro reports discovering a sea gull language. He lived on Dry Por Islands near FI and observed family groups in purpose built houses and possible political structure. He believes birds communicate by voice volume tone and duration and studied them for months in a hut on the tropic coast.
Professor Russ condemns violence and decrying competition while asking if large families will ever be supported as public benefactors. He notes that Professor Boss, father of three, echoes the debate on state payrolls for mothers and war’s toll on society.
The Massachusetts Labor Department notes fifteen states operate public employment agencies. California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others run offices. Proponents argue state competition will curb private agencies, aid the unemployed, and better match laborers with employers.
Short Metts notes report a baby girl born to Gov. and Mrs Charles BE Hughes in Albany, their fourth child. A St. Louis railroad official died in Laporte while visiting relatives. Russian arrests target a traveling troupe planning fortifications and secret military documents. A British shipbuilding firm reportedly won a contract for battleships and cruisers. Nelson Morris claimed 750000 acres in Standing Rock, South Dakota, as a large Northwest cattle tract. Gen Lewis Cass Fry, who led 3800 men on the Pacific coast division from San Francisco to Washington, is dead at Brice, Missouri. George Hoer, a veteran actor, died in New York after a short illness. Asmond Meserye, warden of national institutions, reportedly suffers an attack at Delaware whipping post.
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