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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
2
The North Dakota feature lists notable deaths and honors including the Newfoundland premier’s death, Theodore Roosevelt Jr earning a BA, and retirements at Middlebury. It notes accidents drowning in multiple states, fires in Park Falls, Ont, and major urban heat fatalities in Chicago, with several train, river, and ship incidents across the United States and Canada.
Reports from Decorah and surrounding areas detail a murder suicide near Decorah as Harry Crawford killed Mrs. Olloway and then himself. In Columbus a banker was found shot likely self inflicting, amid suspected embezzlement. A Montanan court sentenced a horse thief to a year in prison. A Mount Carroll student killed herself over academic failure. A Hed Oak resident attacked her children with a knife, resulting in a six year old boy's death.
J B Maytag of Laurel Wyoming was fatally shot by Cockrill in Winnemucca after a mining claim dispute. Maytag’s body was buried in Laurel. Denver Cole Parker, once of Grinnell, was killed near Kellogg by George Young amid a fight over Parker’s wife. Sabine County race riots in Texas subsided as state troops controlled the area. Robert Wright is jailed in Beaumont for offering a man to murder a negro. guards from the San Augustine Rifles and State Rangers aided.
A compilation of varied world and national items. King Edward to open the Olympics on July 13. Clarl Kennedy captured for ransom by Hans tribesmen. Gold fever in Berlin as Wembere discovery fuels hunt. Chinese opium bonfire in Shanghai. Portuguese parliament debates royal finances and mortgaged Braganza estates. Republican campaign book due by Aug 10. Fire at Port Chester destroys business block, 40 families homeless, $500000 loss. Dr Thomas W. Small of New York died by self-inflicted gunshot on the St Louis. Lottie Jackson of Memphis dies after laudanum overdose. M L Turner withdrawing for Senate race, paving way for T P Gore. Perjury syndicate on trial in Leipsic. Des Moines railway dispute settled. reinstate discharged men. Rubles to fall in value, Berlin chemist claims fake gem. Immel bribery case in Columbus. Hull leads in Des Moines district primary recount. New Haven injunction restricts stock in trolley firms. July 1, 1909 deadline. Toledo Ice and Coal pleads guilty to rebates. Rhoades faces factory and safety charges over deadly incident.
Denver July 4 All Democrats applaud the New York suggestion to honor Grover Cleveland at the national convention but favor a Cleveland resolution free of bitter disputes. Lynch reports strong ground support for Gov Johnson’s candidacy and says telegrams from New York and other delegations boost confidence, arguing Bryan’s first-ballot nomination is unlikely. Gray supporters likewise doubt a first-ballot Bryan nominating move and see possible success for either Gray or another candidate on later ballots.
Bishop A. F. Schinner arrived in Superior from Europe to a large crowd. He was met by several priests and escorted in a procession to Sacred Heart Cathedral where he gave the papal benediction. A reception followed.
The Western Montana Lumber Workers Union in Missoula on July 4 rejects the May 7 1907 wage scale and goes on strike. About 400 men are affected by the stoppage in the lumber trade.
Miles City Montana July 4 Michael Peteft and Goncho Otnigicoff Bulgarian laborers on the Milwaukee road were drowned in Pallon creek near Lacomb the latter while trying to assist the former.
George Brewster reports his tobacco warehouses at Chippewa Falls destroyed by fire yesterday. Authorities and Brewster believe the blaze was incendiary in origin, prompting an investigation into the suspected arson.
Washington on July 4 reports two key Taft discussions with Speaker Cannon and Treasury head Cortelyou. Cannon pledged support for Taft’s election in a brief meeting. Cortelyou outlined national committee workings and urged Hitchcock’s selection, as Taft and Mrs Taft prepare to depart with their son Charlie for Hot Springs.
Three Milwaukee suicides in one day prompt unusual bequests. R Schultz left a note wishing cremation and bequeathing his ashes to Miss Meta Guether for use in tooth powder. Carl Hober, an aged cigarmaker, died by carbolic acid while another victim sought dissection to learn his ailment.
St Paul July 4 Reports on state settler advertising are being prepared by immigration commissioner George Welsh. Tables show Illinois sent the largest number of inquiries to the state house, 355, followed by Iowa with 202. Cost per inquiry ranged from 7 cents in Indiana to 10 cents in several states, averaging about 40 cents for each of the 3,000 inquiries in the first six months.
Eau Claire Wisconsin July 4 Seven ty saloon licenses compared with sixty three applies for last year have been applied for this year in this city Two years ago the license was raised from 100 to 500 but this resulted only in the closing out of two or three of the smaller ones
July 4 in Menomonie news reports John Welsh, who attacked his wife with scissors at Colfax last week, was judged insane and committed to Mendota. Mrs. Welsh remains in critical condition.
Winnipeg reports William Paul sentenced to hang on September 18 for the murder of Minnesota homesteader Henry Shelling near Rainy River Ontario on November 30 of the previous year. The case unfolded on the Canadian side, drawing cross border attention.
Rain and hail swept over Denver Town twelve miles north of Waterloo causing thousands of dollars in crop damage. Torrential downpour stripped corn leaves and flattened other grain. River slowly receding as Misalsa line continues backward movement with rising flood levels near St Paul.
Little Falls council refuses renewal of John Dolan s license to sell intoxicating liquor Heemus after he pleads guilty to selling liquor to a habitual drunkard. Dolan is fined sixty dollars plus costs for the offense on July 4.
An excerpt reports an eighteen year old boy, named in the fragment, involved in a reservoir incident at Casseltop, North Dakota, on July 4. The readable portion notes a boy and location Casseltop with date July 4, but lacks full details.
City of Mexico says United States must punish Del Rio authorities and others for failing to stop raiders from returning to Texas with wounded men after the Las Vacas raid. Mexico cites meetings in Del Rio to foment raids and violence, demanding investigations into police knowledge and accountability.
H B Nelson marshal brings Ben Hawkins to await district court action. Hawkins, colored, is accused of cutting two Indians Peter Kickum and John Rabbitt with a knife. The victims are severely wounded but expected to survive per Dr Smith Cass Lake.
Theodore Johnson, a Hotel Columbia employee, was badly burned on face head and hands when gasoline and water wash solution exploded while he mixed it over a fire in Bisbee North Dakota on July 4. Factual account notes he sustained serious injuries.
Reports from Korea describe nearly a thousand pro Japanese Koreans, members of the I Chin Ho, killed by Korean insurgents. Japanese officials compiled statistics carried by the Empress of China steamer, with July 4 news covering the mass killings.
Announcement states that Taft's nomination notification will occur in Cincinnati on July 28. The decision was finalized and reported from Washington on July 4, clarifying the location and date for the ceremonial notice to Mr Taft.
In St Louis on July 4 a balcony collapsed at the industrial school dormitory, trapping forty students and injuring eleven girls and their teacher Mary Patterson seriously. Authorities report rescuers worked to free those beneath debris from the twenty five foot fall.
Roy Mosher twelve years old son of Charles Mosher was electrocuted by an eight live electric light wire in Faribault Minnesota on Independence Day. The accident underscores dangers near utility lines as authorities investigated the incident and notified family.
July 4 congressman James S. Sherman returns from the West to a near record greeting. Mrs Sherman and Dr. Carter accompany him as bands play fireworks sound chimes ring out and a vast crowd fills Bagg s Square near the New York Central station. A large procession escorts the Republican vice presidential candidate to his home despite the pallid appearance noted by his physician.
Wisconsin livestock sanitary board met in Madison and elected officers George McKerrow George Wyle and John M True. State Veterinarian David Roberts reports tuberculosis prevalence in cattle is decidedly lower than three years ago.
Reports from Hongkong on July 4 describe floods in Southern China that drowned hundreds and left thousands starving in destroyed villages. Chinese and foreigners are raising a large relief fund as stocks of food are being shipped from Hongkong.
Twenty two members of the Manila and Fiber Parker Manufacturers association paid $2,000 each yesterday in the United States circuit court for operating a restraint of trade. The remaining two companies are expected to pay their fines in a few days.
A gas explosion at the Rikovsky mine in Yusovo Mir Russia July 4 left many workers inside. Officials report 157 bodies recovered, all badly burned, with the death toll expected to reach at least 242. Rescue efforts continue as investigators assess the scene.
Latest quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Sioux City and South St Paul markets dated July 4 show wheat prices from No 1 hard to No 3 red across locations, corn and oats ranges, flax value, and cattle hog and sheep figures for regional centers and major stockyards. Distinct entities include St Paul Minneapolis Chicago Sioux City South St Paul and Duluth with prices and classes listed.
Raleigh July 4. The coroner's jury acquitted Turner Smith a nineteen year old who admitted shooting Hagiiser B M Stultz of the Seaboard Airline after Stultz acted as a Peeping Tom near the boy's slavers home. Revelution in Paraguay Buenos Ayres July 4 It is reported here that a revolution has begun in Paraguay.
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