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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
6
A digest of national items notes a drop in U S immigration in July, signals extended Washington Alaskan telegraph reach to Cordova, Alaska, and reports on officials visiting Berlin to study denatured alcohol controls. It also covers canal completion prospects, notable deaths, and various accidents with regional impacts.
Government petitions for rehearing in the Standard Oil Indiana case renew the drive to save the Elkins act and interstate commerce law. Frank B. Kellogg and the attorney general lead the effort after the Landis verdict reversal, arguing the trial judge misapplied knowledge of lawful rates.
Charles B. Magoon provisional governor of Cuba arrived in Washington and conferred with the secretary of war. He plans to travel to Oyster Bay next Tuesday and return to Cuba by September 1, stating no difficulty is foreseen in turning over the island to the Cuban government.
Willam Vest died yesterday in the county insane ward after years of melancholia following his wife’s assault by a man named Bush who was hanged by a mob. Vest’s mental state worsened after the Springfield riots.
In Lisbon on August 23 a dispute in the house of peers led Count de Lagoaca and Senhor Monteiro to duel with pistols. Neither was injured.
Bloomer Wis August 23 The Farmers' Store company warehouse in Bloomer burned down causing about 10000 in losses with roughly 3000 of insurance listed on the incident.
Faribault Minnesota August 23 C B Emery injured when a vicious bull charged at him in his stall on a northeast farm.
In Pittsburg on August 22 a barking dog alerted the Schell family, enabling their escape as the building wall collapsed, burying the dog that had issued the warning.
In Trooma Washington on August 23 about fifty Italian laborers armed with stones and clubs fought Hindus who were filled in the railway yards. The Hindus repulsed the attack with bullets. One Hindu was hospitalized with a bruised face and a foreman was hit by a rock. Strikers claim workers came from St Paul to earn 1.50 daily and were promised transport back. the company allegedly cut pay to 1.25 and refused transportation. The strike leader warned of possible further violence if Hindus stayed at the job.
Milwaukee crime story states a Crandon Wisconsin jail wall is tin painted to resemble concrete. Deputy John Webber failed to fetch Charles Qttos who escaped with a can opener. Crandon officers found three prisoners missing after an improvised hole widened by lath and plaster.
Cracksmen entered the Seymour post office at 3 am and seized $100 in cash along with valuable papers. No stamps were taken, though $200 was in the safe. Nitroglycerin used. front half of the safe blown open and building damaged. Postmaster Diettmer at Oshkosh convention. authorities have no clue.
Henry Bolk, a farmer near Sheffield in Franklin county Iowa, was seriously injured by a bull he was leading. The beast, once considered gentle, charged Bolk fatally injuring him with goring and trampling. He sustained multiple broken ribs, a broken arm, and internal injuries.
The dead body of John Keefer aged thirty two and single was found in his boat floating down the Iowa River yesterday. His head hung over the boat and was under water. It is unclear if he drowned dropped dead or was foul play.
In Little Falls, Mrs Maida Golnik's murder trial for William H Golnik was postponed from yesterday to Sept 1 at 10 am. In St Paul three men were caught stealing flour from a freight car. James Daly was shot in the arm by a policeman and hospitalized. the other two were jailed.
Marshalltown Iowa August 23 A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Becker Bros pigeon ranch buildings. About 3 000 pigeons were either burned or escaped with an estimated 2 500 cremated in the blaze.
Thieves entered the residence of Frank A. Bovey a leading lumberman and looted jewels silverware and other valuables while the family was away at Lake Minnetonka.
A severe blaze last night nearly destroyed Bow town ten miles south of Birmingham incident reports indicate widespread fires across Whatcom County with extensive damage to property and several structures scorched by late hours.
Soldiers arrest thirty two as an artillery battery crew assaults a woman and beats a non commissioned officer at Camp Emmett Craw ford near Laramie Wy. The victim crawled to a house to tell her tale. Twenty six men are under arrest chained in the camp prison. Six escaped three recaptured.
The second annual convention of the National Fire Marshals association opened in the Minnesota capitol with Edward Peterson presiding. The group voted to rename to the Fire Marshals Association of America, elected F. A. Craft as temporary president and W. F. Nellick as temporary vice president. permanent officers to be chosen today.
Immigrant commissioner office received applications for literature from Karas and South Carolina and many states in between. A letter from Arlington noted several experienced farmers eager to move to Minnesota. Some Canadian farmers have migrated to Minnesota seeking a milder climate after harvest difficulties.
Des Moines Iowa Aug 23 While William Jennings Bryan spoke at the ball park the temporary platform gave way causing a five minute interruption. Several hundred people were seated nearby but no one was hurt and Bryan continued his address from the grand stand.
Thomas Wiley a longtime Rock feln railroad conductor and seven year assistant postmaster in Watertown drowned when his boat capsized while ash ing last evening on La Kampeska. Arthur Ainsworth a noted music dealer and Wiley’s boat mate was barely saved by a nine year old boy rowing nearby.
Private Joseph Klein of the First regiment, LN G, charged with killing Ray Nelson with a bayonet last Saturday in Kankakee. Klein waived examination, bound over to the grand jury, and posted $10,000 bond in Justice C H Meads court.
John M. Ward, sought for the murder of his wife in Biteley last Tuesday, was captured last night in Newaygo Michigan. He is reported to have made a full confession.
Fred Schell aged 31 was killed on his farm between Ojata and Emerado when a large tinter built on the same site fell on him during the completion of the structure. The accident occurred on August 23 in Cletern Cave In I'.
Sydney on August 23 hosted a public fête for the American Atlantic fleet with shore leave for servicemen. Five hundred men took special trains to Newcastle and the Blue Mountains, while others watched football, baseball, aquatic events, and a firemen exhibition drawing 20 900 spectators. A banquet for Admiral Sperry and senior officers was to be hosted by Vice Admiral Sir Richard Poore.
Walter Starkey his wife and two Groveport children were poisoned yesterday in Columbus Ohio. One child died and the parents and the other child were dying after Mrs Starkey mistook rat poison for baking powder while mixing dough for a pie. The family fell ill in an annex and Starkey reached the sidewalk to seek help.
At Park Falls Wisconsin a boiler in the Behnke sawmill exploded killing engineer William Punkett of La Crosse instantly. The mill was wrecked and two horses died. Debris and boiler flew hundreds of feet. the loss was estimated at 3000 with no insurance.
Judge Alton B. Parker is summoned to New York on important law business and will miss the American Bar Association gathering where he would report the committee on professional ethics and present a code for the government of the legal fraternity.
A fire at the Link bakery in Blairsville Pennsylvania killed five year old Anna Pierre and fatally burned her father Joseph Pierre who died after trying to rescue her from a room above the bakery. The incident occurred early yesterday.
Grain and live stock quotations across multiple markets dated Aug 22 to Aug 25. Wheat prices range from No 1 hard to No 3 white with varied regional bids, corn and oats quotes listed, flax and barley noted. Cattle hog and sheep prices shown for Chicago Minneapolis Sioux City and South St Paul markets with bulk ranges and best bids.
Crown Prince Frederick William completed his first balloon ascent in Berlin last evening aboard a military dirigible using the sembrigid system. He reported thoroughly enjoying the trip upon landing.
Five large lake freighters, idle due to smog concerns, resumed commissions in Duluth on August 28. The ships returned to service after a delay, signaling renewed activity in Great Lakes shipping.
A testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's ills. Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri recounts years of suffering, eleven doctors, and improved health after using the product and following Mrs Pinkham's advice.
In Prague tipping is customary for tramway conductors and cafe staff. Bohemian custom shows a two heller base tip for conductors and larger tips in bigger towns where staff rely on gratuities. A head waiter may earn more from tips than a university professor, with set amounts given after meals at open air cafes.
A reader describes years of indigestion and nerve worry after peritonitis. She credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with renewed strength, sleep, appetite control, and overall health improvement, noting her sustained use. The letter is presented as a testimonial from a Michigan Postum Co. reader.
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