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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
2
The Hious County Herald reports on local rowing results featuring Fupvisnen of the Orange City rowers. Details include team standings and individual performance within the county meet context.
A massive outbreak of forest fires along the Lewis River and Coweman River regions in Washington state leaves many dead and missing. Eleven dead, four missing, and over 200 homeless are reported as fires sweep from Lewis River to the coast, destroying Oak Point and many camps.
A Santa Fe passenger train departing Denver for California collided with a freight train near Colorado Springs. Three people were killed and several others injured as derailed cars scattered along the track. The freight cars piled high, and both trains’ engines were toppled from the rails during the crash.
A brutal assault and arson linked to tramps left Mrs. Pournel dead after a savage attack on Friday night. Clothing was torn from her body and later found burning, as a posse pursues the murderers with bloodied witnesses aiding the investigation.
Fragmented OCR text mentions wages, departments, and railroads with references to Kansas City and Lake Utah but lacks coherent events, dates, or names. The garbled content hints at wage changes, school or union terms, and railroad salary discussions without concrete facts.
A major oil field fire near Sabine and East Texas explodes, with flames spreading across acres and engulfing wells. Fire crews battle burning racks and petroleum stock as workers abandon posts and engineers fear full field destruction unless containment improves. Early reports note 410 producing wells potentially at risk.
A Kentucky farm near Clary County reports a bull killed after repeated charging failed attempts by a veterinary doctor to subdue it. The veterinarian, Dr Bryan, finally struck the bull on the head with a heavy stick during a brutal confrontation, killing the animal after multiple charges.
Youths admit involvement in fourteen fires across Wausis City districts. Police station reports show eleven fires began in taverns or bars, with juveniles aged 12 to 15 denying guilt while shifting blame. One teen reportedly hoped to watch fire engines at the scenes. Probable reform school placement ahead.
The Massachusetts court announced the presumed death of Andrews who crossed the Atlantic in a small craft. Sailors of administration have been appointed. Andrews had wed his bride in a ceremony witnessed by about 3,000 people aboard the vessel, which was sighted off TMG a week after it sailed.
An elderly man aged 71 died at his home in Vipin after a barn fire and suspected arson. Investigators from local authorities and miners’ communities responded, with reports noting a deadly blaze and ongoing inquiries into the cause.
A gruesome murder attempt and family strife unfold at a farm near Rhone Preeined Neb with Albert Bryer and wife involved. Mrs Breyer killed, her husband wounded, and a posse pursues suspect Gertr Neigenfind, a German farmer, as authorities string together the chaotic details of a tragic day.
In Sioux Falls a painter named Warrington shot and killed Inez Torst after years of a troubled marriage. He then killed himself as police arrived near the city courthouse, leaving a scene of violence on a Friday night. Both bodies lay on the sidewalk until authorities removed them.
New Orleans Confederate veterans decline Central Porance aid offered to build a home for indigent Confederate soldiers. The Army of the Travesses adopted resolutions praising Porance but state they cannot accept the help, citing self reliance and local support.
A rushed summary notes a new schedule implemented for Burlington enginemen, with wage adjustments of about one cent per hour amid nationwide disruptions. The report blends unrelated items about European royalty and a Bridgeton, New Jersey factory fire, mentioning J. J. Edward Addicks and broad losses, while referencing a frost and other scattered events.
Lewis Thomas, accused of Lena Peterson’s murder, was discharged by Judge Aylesworth in Des Moines. The court rejected key testimony and bound over no one to the grand jury. The defense argued about whereabouts the night of the crime as detectives clashed over scene details.
Des Moines report notes testimony at Lewis murder preliminary hearing for the Peterson children. A woman claims a boying encounter at the Betsley home. S.C. Cox says Lewis was missing from Marquisville Mine for two days and later spoke of the crime, giving the exact hour. The account aligns with others but remains disputed.
A dispatch reports the first rivet for the new Western bridge across the Des Alamos river valley has arrived. The structure will rank among the largest in the cannery when finished with thrusts and girders in place. Track laying machines have arrived and will begin laying two miles of track daily from Port Dodge toward Omaha.
A distressing case from Des Moines involves a Dallas Center woman, wife of TN Thompson, and her infant. The child, nearly beaten to death, was found with severe injuries and blue marks. Thompson turned the child over to police, leading to a warrant for Mrs. Loyd amid public indignation.
An Ottumwa special reports Diamond, a mining town, in turmoil after the shooting death of 21 year old Guding Wumday. A mob demands action as Wumday’s body is found with a head wound. suspect Woodson, a Black man, is jailed in Centerville amid urgent accusations.
Thursday reports say a sign claimed to mark the fugitive’s location was found five miles from Lolstein in Ida Grove. Deputy Sheriff Strain rushed to Ida Grove to verify the capture and later telephoned that the man was voted to be the slayer of his brother, Carns.
Webster City awards a 20 000 hospital contract to G E Atkinson. The two story brick building with basement will be built by January 1 1887 on a site near Brewer Creek. Foremost capitalist Fak Funk promotes the project as a public benefit.
A large fire in Ackley razed Robloff's billiard hall and several surrounding buildings. Losses include Lanmm's harness shop, a Chinese laundry, Andrews' implement store, Sancer's marble shop, Rabbit's billiard hall, and two other stores. Estimated damage around 15,000 dollars with origin undetermined.
A quarrel over gambling led to Fred Woster being arrested at Port Madison for fatally shooting Stephen Robinson aboard the steamer Sidney on the Mississippi near Fort Madison. Authorities believe the weapon was used by a man named Jones, brother in law of Foster, who continued the trip. Jones was later arrested at Keokuk as part of the inquiry.
IS A CENTENARIA, A. Manleton special sayst David Blel lister, Be: of stapleton, claims the dis tinction of having been horn 169 years ago. He says he was born in Conese County, N. ., Sept. 11, 1802. Mr. Pielister is in very Fair lealth. Fle woes to the posterties nearby every day. During the past summer he has taken more of a large garden, built sidewalk and performed eather Hke wark.
The coroner jury concluded that A. af. V Potter of Waverly died from an overdose of laudanum. The case arose after he was found dead in a Des Moines hotel following a night of heavy drinking. It is believed Potter took the medicine for a toothache during a period of personal crisis.
The Waterloo board discussed a case before adjournment about remitting taxes on cattle valued at 400 dollars after lightning killed them. Johan A Schudt asked for relief, but an investigation showed the cattle loss was paid by an insurance company so taxes were not remitted.
Superintendents of three cities report flood of inquiries about a new rule requiring pupils to spend at least twelve weeks in school yearly. The law offers no period or decision maker, and the issue has been referred to the attorney general for interpretation.
Leroy Pulver watched Thing Miompson perform a ninety-foot dive at the carnival. Tae Pulver, not choosing to dive, watched as the diver mishap left his right arm severely fractured in front of a crowd of playmates.
A Davenport special reports Mrs. Lydis Anderson Van Sant widow of a county’s oldest settlers and mother of Gov. Van Sant of Minnesota distributed part of her property impulsively. She gave $2000 to her descendants without wills or lawyers. A Fort Dodge special notes track races and a mugging incident with three masked men. a bus depot theft and a tram robbery raise police activity.
Fort Madison officials explain high number of violations and evictions as concerns grow under Iowa license law. The article notes few bootleggers and reports increased enforcement and penalties in recent years.
A young married couple sue the Illinois Central for $700 over a trunk damaged at the depot months ago. They claim the trunk held wedding presents valued at $700 and seek compensation in the pending damage suit.
Fifty words recap mentions Shielly Inada twenty years after saving a Chicago passenger from a wreck is appointed a nurse at the Cherokee insane asylum. The report notes the historical act and new role without sensational detail.
Mayor says the anti-gambling drive has moved to machine gambling. Citizens are urged to report any known machine gambling to the police chief or mayor, promising raids on detectable sites.
A Connell Bluffs dispatch reports a killing frost hit southwestern Iowa Thursday night with minimal crop damage. The frost was widespread yet limited in impact.
Poston has finished tearing down an old house at the first hotel site in Villises and will erect a new up to date residence on the lot. The former building stood more than thirty years.
The weekly crop service report notes a mostly clear week with three degrees below normal temperatures. Frost on the 4th caused limited garden damage. rainfall was variable with a generally favorable outlook for thrashing though many areas report slow corn maturation and potential late October harvest.
A French collector notes that hat feather demand has driven many birds to extinction or near disappearance. Siberian and Asiatic sources supply most feathers as tribes trap and eat birds for skins and meat. Urls market trades thousands of owls and other feathers at low prices, showing broad depletion of species.
A quirky lines and fragments from the Chaicago Tribune mockingly critique self restraint and the urge to spill a story in headlines. It riffs on how emotion and bold phrasing shape public storytelling.
In a chilling case of joint suicide, authorities indict the sole survivor for murder after a group of lovers reportedly ended their lives together in Italy. The tragedy prompts a homicide probe and heightened scrutiny of collective suicides.
Fragmentary notes show Mrs Geezer and Mrs Yenspoé discussing literary evenings and a proposed progressive euchre event, followed by a Longfellow ping ponyt. A distant plan describes a 25 mile long trench 800 feet deep to be dug near Requeres Bay in Africa as the deepest project yet.
A dialogue features a billionaire and a youth with a sharp nose and chin about taking a much reduced position. The youth says he will start right in at a big reduction to fill one of those 25000 salaries, a demand echoed by the billionaire's remark.
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