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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
4
A scattered miscellany reports on winter time, travels, science quirks, and social observations. It notes a French scientist claiming a dead dog barked, airplanes as risks, a Chicago professor moon musings, and varied opinions on aviation, culture, and future forecasts.
Former baker Charles W Morse, in custody with Marshal Henckel, was ordered to serve 17 years in a federal prison for violating national banking laws. Morse decried the sentence as unjust, pled innocence, and said he would go to Atlanta to begin penitentiary life, claiming jury bias and persecution. His wife Mrs Morse vowed to fight on his behalf.
Tennessee Governor selects Colonel Jamies Gordon to fill the late Alderman McLaurin's seat in the U S Senate. Gordon, linked to Booth era plots, faced a $10,000 Lincoln assassination reward and later surrendered in New York after assurances from General Dicks. He returned home to Chickasaw County, vowing no part in the conspiracy.
C W Morse denounces court practices he claims coerce jump drinking and place detectives over juries. He says the government seeks a victim and fears the record of his conviction will harm justice, urging supporters to contact the president. Morse vows to endure whatever fate awaits him.
Washington reports Taft will send a two part message to Congress on interstate commerce and antitrust amendments. He plans a special resources message and retains major recommendations, while railroad leaders press general objections to the proposed changes. The conference included McCrea, Lovett, Brown, Mellon, Baer, Finley and legal counsel Gass Ledyard with Wickersham. Hedgepeth identified after a saloon robbery and killing in Chicago.
Des Moines pioneer architect William Foster and Louis Bemis of Spencer aged 17 were found dead from asphyxiation in adjoining bedrooms at the Foster residence on Grand avenue. A leak in a bathroom vent between the rooms is blamed for the gas. Foster owned Des Moines’ two largest heaters. Bemis was grandson of former state treasurer George W. Bemis.
The Mississippi River is frozen over at the southern outskirts for the first time in four years and the jam has reached Kads bridge. Temperatures are two below zero per government observations with state reports ranging from 2 to 8 degrees below.
Des Moines Iowa attorney general H. W. Byers announces his candidacy for the Ninth district congressional nomination. He opposes incumbent Walter I. Smith. Byers, a progressive Republican, resides in Harlan and has served two terms as Iowa attorney general.
Gilbert Noble once Pueblo Colorado’s richest man with wealth estimated between 500000 and 1000000 died at the county poor farm. He held a large mine interest at death but it was embroiled in litigation.
The Caria Illinois city council renews a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Anna Pelley’s murderer whose mutilated body was found in an alley. A special grand jury will take up the case January 3.
A barn on the Wilkes farm in Lexington belonging to W. E. D. Stokes of New York was destroyed by fire and 28 valuable thoroughbreds burned to death. The sow will reach 40 000 dollars.
Minneapolis business leader John McLeod, president of John McLeod & Co. grain dealer, escaped serious harm after a speeding vehicle struck him, hurling him toward a car. Details are unclear due to fragmented text.
Two men were killed instantly when a snow plow struck a freight train on the Chicago & Northeastern railroad near Northfield Illinois during a blinding snowstorm. In New York, the Tammany Hall general committee reorganized for 1910 with J Sergeant Cram reelected chairman after Cramie Tammany resigned.
A nationwide conference is planned in Chicago on January 14 to unite business groups against the publicity feature of the corporation tax law. The Illinois Manufacturers' Association spearheads the campaign to repeal the clause causing widespread business pushback.
The Ottawa Journal notes rising U S accident deaths far exceed battle losses and urges public action. It highlights prevention, press vigilance, and unionism as tools to reduce fatalities and hold negligent corporations liable for deadly injuries.
Col Ralph W Hoyt urges the southern Philippines Moros be placed under a separate government. He recommends joining Mindanao Sulatchi Pelaxo Palawan and nearby islands into a Mindanao division with U S control as a coaling station and naval base.
New York reports Madison Square Garden, built by Stanford White at 4 million dollars, has been sold to a real estate syndicate and will be razed for a modern office building. The loss would affect the National Horse Show held there annually. the Garden is owned by the Madison Square Garden Company with Frank K. Sturgis as president and J. P. Morgan as a member.
Washington reports minority Leader Champ Clark of Missouri says Democrats intend to restrict appropriation bills and oppose ship subsidy. He notes the House will delay other measures, favors a river and harbors bill, and expects congressional adjournment by late April or May 1.
In Vandalia Illinois one child of Charles Wasser living northeast of town is dead and two others are in critical condition after eating home made Christmas candy. The incident followed their consumption of the candy shortly after it was prepared.
Superintendent John Brown was entombed 28 hours in a Bolen-Darnell coal mine cut near McAlester Oklahoma and was rescued alive but unconscious. Mine physicians say his condition is serious yet he has a fighting chance if he survives the next hour.
A diner confronts a proprietor about an alleged plan to inoculate himself with cholera to observe the patient outcomes. The proprietor denies the idea and questions the propriety of such an experiment.
Mrs A J Cochran reports her six year old son recovered from widespread eczema after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She notes rapid improvement and no relapse after continued use and recommends the products to others. She also cites a friend's child whose facial and limb eczema improved similarly.
A humorous tale recounts Senator Depew recalling a Montanan arriving in Liverpool and misinterpreting Chester’s famed walls. The conversation with a Chester waiter leads to a punchline about strolling the walls and the Montanan’s bemused reaction.
In 1901 Bessie Hartman and sister Rosanna lived with their mother at Chapman Nebraska after their father was killed by a falling tree. Sent to Omaha for schooling and later placed by the Nebraska Children's Home Society in 1903, Bessie kept from her married sister Rosanna now Mrs Geo Duerr.
A fragmentary note recalls old adages on virtue and conduct from a letter about a lady’s dressing table. It cites wit and moral advice from Ruskin and Lippincott and urges restraint in speech and honesty.
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