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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
2
The article reports a string of local tragedies and community notes. Wagner drag death of a boy at nine, a hospital death from paralysis in Desdwood, and infanticide charges near Webster. Also listed are railway accidents, accidental shootings, the death of miner William McCracken, and a gun mishap near Cottonwood. It closes with school matters, a Black Hills pioneers picnic date, and personnel changes in Deadwood schools.
Across Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri, a spate of calamities and legal developments unfold. Fires destroy mills in Gulfport and New York piano works. a boiler accident in Illinois Steel works injures workers. a shipboard fatality occurs near Cleveland. and bribery probes tilt Kansas City politics as indictments and withdrawals shock the region.
A. F. Bickley, longtime Hamilton lawyer, indicted on four counts of embezzlement and forgery by the Butler County grand jury. Six alleged safe blowers escaped from jail in Marshalltown after dynamiting a vault. Albert L. Gray of Green Bay pleads guilty to two $800 bribe charges tied to a paying contract and is fined $1,000 on each count. Clancy Spencer, jailed in Gardiner, Mont, kills himself by beating brains against cell bars while intoxicated. Jesse Smith dies in Yankton after consuming carbolic acid following rival suitors’ attentions. Judge Brown denies a new trial for Dr. Oliver Haugh, sentenced to electrocution August 29 for murdering his family. J. M. Shuster, umpiring a Punxsutawney Oil City game, is knocked unconscious by a ball and kicked by a home-team fielder. Shuster hospitalized, fielder Clark jailed. Goodloe Edgar of Detroit pleads not guilty to Elkins act rebating charges in New York indictments, bail set at $10,000. Union slugging assailants attack W. S. Edwards near his business. he lies in critical condition at Chicago Emergency Hospital.
The Paris faculty of science confirms the minister's initiative to appoint Madame Curie to the University of Paris chair once held by her late husband, marking the first time a woman has occupied the post. Volcanic activity at Mount Vesuvius is rising with the main crater spewing sand, hindering exploration due to rain. Terrific storms hit western and southern Germany, killing several and burning farms as Moselle wine crops are destroyed. Tokio newspapers say Viscount Hayashi may take the foreign ministry and Baron Komura the London ambassador post, with no official confirmation until Premier Saloni returns from Manchuria.
James A. Caye a leading Michigan Republican and Grand Rapids customs collector died suddenly of apoplexy. William H. Lewis longtime Monon railroad treasurer died in Chicago of heart disease. Franklin Pa church bans hats for women at meetings. A skating rink incident ends with a woman’s fatal hysterical laughter. Stanford University trustees plan immediate earthquake rebuilding with engineers assessing reconstruction. Kid Herman and Abe Attell fight to a ten round draw in Los Angeles. Petersburg Indiana reports two minor earthquake shocks with vivid lightning-like flash.
May 21 22 reports from Escanaba and surrounding areas confirm a massive forest fire sweeping across four counties over about 400 square miles. Villages wiped out include Quinnesee Talbot Saunders Niagara Kingsley Woodlawn and Perkins with hundreds homeless and several dead. rail traffic halted as relief trains move displaced residents to safety.
Eau Claire Wis May 18 Elbridge G Jordan Civil War veteran on the gunboat Pontiac has been notified by the treasury auditor that he is owed 16.49 dollars as his share of prize money for the capture of a Confederate gunboat on the Savannah river in 1865. The notice confirms the allowance and details the veteran’s federal service record.
Charles M. Chamberlain, manager of the Chamberlain Bank, Tecumseh Neb, was found guilty in district court of wrecking the bank. This marked his third trial after the bank failure occurred nearly five years ago and his death followed the incident. He had indicted and later volunteered for trial.
Fire sweeping north of Marinette reaches Iron county and trims four counties. Shaffer in Dickinson county and Saunders in Iron county reportedly wiped out with unknown death toll. Marathon City lumber mill Burns over 3,000,000 feet valued at $50,000. Wausau sends help as woods burn north of town.
A Friday blaze in Stanley Wisconsin left about a thousand people homeless with losses estimated around 200000 dollars. Most victims lost all belongings and sought shelter in schools churches stores and homes of neighbors. No fatalities occurred though several narrow escapes were reported.
The Senate approves the rate bill amid debate, moving a measure aimed at adjusting charges or tariffs. Lawmakers argue the proposal will stabilize pricing while critics warn of potential market impacts.
Washington May 19 after seventy days of near continuous debate the senate passed the railroad rate bill by a 71 to 0 vote with three absent senators. the measure aims to empower the interstate commerce commission to fix just rates and regulate practices for carriers. the house faced a filibuster threat from democrats led by mr williams of mississippi over a separate South Carolina election bill.
A fire destroyed the Estey Manufacturing five story brick furniture factory known as Factory A in Owosso Michigan. The Lake Ice Company ice houses also burned. total loss on the factory is estimated at $100,000.
General Greely reports to the war department from San Francisco that the alleged massacre by regular army troops during the San Francisco fire is false. Investigations show no confirmed killings by soldiers. the claim is incorrect.
Fire at the South Atlantic Waste company plant in Charlotte last night caused partial destruction with losses estimated at $250,000. No further details on casualties or fire cause were provided.
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