Rockefeller subpoena confusion ends, Landis orders halt
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis in Greenbush said he instructed U S marshals to stop efforts to serve John D Rockefeller after reports of a subpoena in Pittsfield Mass. Rockefeller told judges he would appear in Chicago if needed and telegraphed officials. Rockefeller then left Pittsfield en route to Chicago for interrogation in the Standard Oil case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbush
Wis
Kenesaw M. Landis
United Sates District Court of
Chicago
Br. Carey
United States
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
T Haye
John D. Rockefeller
Pittsfield
Mass
Landis
Rockefeller
Johan D. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Fourth of July stunt ends in death at Winona park
Roy Van Sickles aged seventeen climbed a 150 foot electric light tower at a picnic park near Winona Minnesota on the Fourth of July. After taking a dare from companions he touched a live wire and was killed. About 300 spectators witnessed the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Roy van Sickles
van Sickles
Horse Injury After Animal Fumbles From Bridge
In Lemars Iowa on July 6 a frightened horse backed a buggy off a bridge causing the horse to fall on Mrs Eugene Schroeder of Owens the woman becoming trapped beneath the horse and feared fatally hurt as the animal bolted away from an auto driven by Mrs Schroeder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemars
Iowa
Eugene Schroeder
Owens
Two Men Arrested in Sealed Car Break-In Case
A deputy moved Pat Lytch and William Truelove from Aberdeen to Selby Walworth County where they face charges of breaking into sealed cars on the Milwaukee road. They will be arraigned in circuit court at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby
S. D
Aberdeen
Pat Lytch
William Truelove
Walworth County
Milwaukee
Gambling lid put on in International Falls
Kaochiching County Board orders crackdown on gambling in International Falls Minnesota and directs authorities to shut down all devices of chance with money in sight, placing a lid on the activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaochiching
International Falls
Minn
Board of County Commissioners
Elderly couple wed in Blue Earth Presbyterian church
In Blue Earth Minnesota at the Presbyterian church J B Wakefield of Blue Earth and Mrs L Nobles of Cleveland Ohio exchanged marriage vows. Both had passed their seventy fifth year of life illustrating Cupid’s reach beyond age barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wakefield
Mra. L. Nobles
Cleveland
Blue Earth
Minn
Cupid
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Wakefield
Ohio
Wallestone
Robbers Fight Off Officer In Grand Rapids Burglary
Officer William Berg surprised four burglars at the Gross and Lyons store in Grand Rapids Wisconsin. The gang fired on him and fled under darkness and a volley of bullets leaving behind a stocked set of professional burglary tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Wis
William Berg
Gross & Lyons
Receiver for Grain Company Appointed in Wisconsin Grains Case
The Wisconsin Grain and Stock Company of St Paul was placed in the hands of a receiver Ashley Coffman appointed by Judge Willis Lochren amid a federal case alleging fraudulent use of the mails. William J Higgerson sues to wind up the business claiming bucket shop practices with fictitious transactions. Witnesses described stock trades with no deliveries and offshore connections as part of the alleged scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Wisconsin Grain Aid Stock Company of
United States
Willis Lochren
Federal Circuit Court
Ashley Coffman
United States Circuit Court
William J. Higgerson
Bessemer
Mich
Haggerson
Grain Company
Cloudburst Destroys Property Across Bad River County
Telephone dispatches from Bad River report a violent storm with wind hail and rain that damaged roofs shattered glass and battered vegetation. The cloudburst sent water racing down the river briefly cutting Midland from its banks and is expected to cause heavy overall damage despite scattered losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bad River
Pierre
5. D
Midland
Fisherman Finds $3,000 Pearl From Mississippi Clam
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin July 9 the largest pearl this season was taken from a clam near Harper's Ferry by Richard Ishmael a fisherman. It weighs forty four and a half grains is globe shaped bluish white and superior quality valued at $3 000 and bought by John Peacock a local buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Upper Mississippi
Harper's Ferry
Richard Ishmael
John Peacock
Woman Dies by Overdose While Waiting for Husband
In Centerville Iowa on July 9 Mrs H V Kerschner waited for her husband through a long night took headache powders and died before he returned. The coroner's inquest will determine the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa
H. V. Kerschner
Woman Drinks Poison in Suicide Attempt
Mrs. V R Templeman drank a quantity of codeine at her home in Marshalltown on July 9 due to family troubles. A physician attended and her act was rendered futile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
VR. Templeman
Bather Drowns in Wolf Creek West of Bridgewater
Alaus Monson a farm hand drowned while bathing in Wolf creek five miles west of Bridgewater South Carolina. He was pulled into an eddy and could not be saved despite efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
S. C
Wolf Creek
Here
Alaus Monson
Accused in federal case as hearing opens in St Paul
The preliminary hearing of Wisconsin Grain and Stock company figures began before U S Commissioner Charles L Spencer on charges of using the mails for illegal purposes. Witnesses included W M Ketchum and several company associates as the case names George W Wood and others. The Edwards-Wood link was ruled not in the complaint and cannot be examined now. The hearing resumes at 9 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Wood
Lewin A. Wood
Clinton D. Phelps
Bruce D. Tuttle
Charles T. Kelly
Herbert P. Ernsberger
Martin P. Quisley
Paul A. Ewert
United States District Attorney
Edwards-Wood Company
Wisconsin Grain and Stock Company
Farmer Louis Anderson Dies After Drinking Bout Fight
Louis Anderson, a farmer from ten miles north of Wimbledon, North Carolina, was found dying near a railroad track after a drinking session with companions. A free-for-all fight followed the brawl and he died before reaching hospital. He had $250 on him. authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
N. C
Louis Anderson
Wimbledon
Anderson
Drowns in the Croix River Near Stillwater
John ONeal drowned in the Saint Croix River below the Bimonet rug factory while skiffing with Martin St John. The skiff capsized when they leaned, St John was rescued by Daniel Olstad in a gasoline launch after two attempts to save ONeal. The body was recovered two hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Neal
Stillwater
Croix
Martin St. John
St. John
Daniel Olstad
O'Neal
Assault at Arnold's Park Leaves Agent Injured
State Agent Jones of Milwaukee Road was attacked with a meat ax and knife in a restaurant at Arnold's Park Iowa on July 7. He was hospitalized and likely to die. A man named Walters and the restaurant cook are charged with the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold's Park
Iowa
Staten Agent Jones
Milwaukee
Walters
Drowning After Cramps Strike Swimmer at Sunde Farm Pond
Hans Hege daki, 22, drowned at a pond on the Sunde farm in Madison after swimming across it several times. Companions tried to help but cramps and drowning ended his attempt to reach shore. The death occurred July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
S. D
Hans Hegedaki
Sunde
Indian Horse Thieves Plead Guilty at Standing Rock Farm School
Alfred Lone Elk Sidney Bear Heart and James Windy pleaded guilty to horse theft charges in Fargo. John Swift Bird claimed innocence. The three youths are young Indians attending the Standing Rock farm school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
Alfred Lone Elk
Sidney Bear Heart
James Windy
John Swift Bird
Swift Bird
Standing Rock Farm
Storm Damage Tops Finley Area Blows Down Homes
Violent electric storm blows down two dwellings several barns and other buildings at Finley North Carolina on July 7. Many structures in surrounding country suffer same fate with no fatalities known at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley
N. C
Sioux City Man Alfred Fincher Killed in Cleveland
Alfred Fincher a Sioux City native thirty one years old formerly linked with his father's hotel business died in Cleveland Ohio after being struck by a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Alfred Fincher
Cleveland
Ohio
Boy Loses Legs In Freight Train Attempt
Brainerd Minnesota July 7 Charles Willis sixteen son of James Willis had both legs severed while trying to board a moving freight train bound for Staples. He is expected to die from the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Minn
Charles Willis
James Willis
Life Insurance A Sacred Trust Leaders Duty and High Standards
President Kingsley of New York Life Insurance urges directors to treat life insurance as public service and a trust. He calls for high standards of efficiency integrity and faith and stresses performance over rhetoric. A later anecdote recalls Daniel Lord Sr and Jr in a courtroom exchange about names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
The Kaiser's Precautions For The Kaiserpress Contest
Three decades thousand metres of wire netting will be set along the course at dangerous spots and villages. The Kaiser and Prince Henry visited to review bridge preparations, thirty in number, for pedestrians. The route will be divided into twelve sections with a public safety commission supervising each. The course will close three days before the race for dust laying preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Public Safety Commission
Badger Stops Streetcar in Arcadia Incident
Pacific Electric Car 393's crew reports a Rancho Santa Anita resident disputed the right of way. At about 9 p m the car turned a curve west of Arcadia when Motorman Shearer saw a large animal between the rails. The badger charged, shrieked, and was killed. It weighed eighty pounds with a hide about three and a half by two feet and four inch claws, the largest seen in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Electric
Rancho Santa Anita
Vineyard
Arcadia
Shearer
Grape-Nuts praised as ready to serve food for children
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a pre-digested, ready-to-eat cereal perfect for quick meals. It claims the product is fully cooked at the factory and can be served with cold cream or hot milk, noting grape-sugar naturally sweetens granules and aids digestion. The copy promotes its health benefits and directs readers to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and a health booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Sioux Falls Man Ends Life At Farm After Confession
A Sioux Falls man, Chris Christopherson, armed with a rifle, killed himself in a barn on the Regina farm six miles east of the city after telling neighbors his family was dead. Investigators found his wife and four children alive and well at home. A boy heard a gunshot from the loft as friends arrived to visit the Rogan family. The man then shot himself, ending the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Farmer
Chris Christopherson
Regina
Crazy Man
East Sioux Falls
Rogan
Christopherson
Riese Christopherson
Scienje
Thenent Uint Christopherson
Aroda
Belle Fourche Pivots to Tourism With New Lake
Belle Fourche embraces summer tourism as a diverting dam creates a large new lake on the Belle Fourche River. Gasoline launches and rowboats will be for hire, with a mammoth reservoir planned four miles north creating a 13 mile long water resort in the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Dalote
Black Hills
Hills
Samuel G. Irish Dies at 97 Former Dakota Territory Treasurer
Samuel G. Irish age 97 and the first treasurer of the Dakota territory died at Whiting after a stroke of paralysis. The Vermont born official who won office by ejecting a U S deputy marshal from a polling place helped manage territorial funds during Buchanan administration. He lived in Al lamakee County Iowa and Dodge County Minnesota and visited his son in Ipswich South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Territory
Samuel G. Irish
Buchanan
Whiting
Dakota
United States
Washington
Vermont
Allamakee County
Dodge County
Minn
Ipswich
S. D
Prairie lumber coming to Pierre from Cottonwood mill
A small Smith Brothers sawmill near the Missouri River about twenty five miles below Pierre is boosting dimension lumber supply. It cuts cottonwood for indoor use, supplying Fort Pierre with cheap timber as capacity grows. The first shipment of 40 000 feet arrived by boat last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Smith Brothers
Missouri River
Fort Pierre
Diversion Dam at Belle Fourche Completed on Schedule
The Belle Fourche diversion dam, finished by the contractors, directs river water into a new channel leading to a mammoth reservoir. The lake will store water for irrigating about 100 000 acres and lie partly within Belle Fourche city limits, with plans for a summer resort by gasoline launches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Mammoth
Regents Refuse Annual Blams on Faculty Causes Bad Feelings
South Dakota state university junior class planned an annual with 200 copies for advertising. Regents refuse to accept the annual unless twelve pages about faculty slums are cut. The business manager may yield to the regents demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
State University
Regent
Lkely
South Dakota News Briefs From State Capitol to Local Mishaps
Gov Crawford names Dr Graven to the state board of medical examiners. A carpenter W A Centre dies by hanging. Mrs Wallace killed by lightning during a storm near Colton. Van Kennan jailed in Sturgis for forging a check. Edminds County lands sale clears Capitol holdings. Miss Mattie Gordon of Miller crowned flax champion. New lodge at Sturgis nears completion for multiple orders. Cottonwood forms a commercial club. Parole granted to Herman Howland for bigamy. Lyman County sets $100 reward for horse or cattle rustling. Mrs Babcock of Deadwood dies, noted for music. Hegdal drowns near Madison while swimming. Leiten boy harms ear with toy pistol. Sigel church destroyed near Utica. rebuilding plan at Utica. Church insured for $1800. rebuilds cost $8000–$10000. Hutchinson County fears a mad dog. Mrs Thompson treated in Chicago. Rabies fears spread to livestock. posse formed to kill the dog.
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MR. Rockefeller
United States Court
Charles L. Spencer
Paul B. Ewert
H. V. Moore
Superior Board of Trade
L. A. Wood
Moore
Superior Board
Wisconsin Gratin and Stock Company
Clearing House
Uncle Sam
ST. Croix River
Life Insurance
Daniel Lord, Sr
Court of Appeals
Charles O'Connor
Mr. O'connor
Lord
Daniel Lord, Jr
Car Killa Big Badger
Sam G. Irish
Prairies
Regents
Gov. Crawford
8. Graven
Hurley
State Board of Minical Examiners
W. A. Centre
Php
Hangily
Wallace
T. B. Wallace
Lghtning
Colton
van Kennan
Sturgis Ia
Lead City
BE. E. Webb
Malin Street
John Herron
Alcaster
Harry Holby
State Land Department
Janis i Edmunds County
Edmunds
Mattie Gordon
Miller
Masons, Odd Fellows, Workmen and
Eagles
Sturgis
Cottonwood
Stephen Olson
Adan Hilsinger
M. L. Hickman
Penitentiary
Board of Charities and Corrections
Herman Howland
Lake County
Howland
Lyman County
Lirs Stade
Hegdal
John Leiten
Sigel Catholic Church
Utica
Alte
Hutchinson County
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