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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
2
A tangled collage of anecdotes and quips on art, politics, science, and society. Notes mention Elbert Hubbard, Oyama, Miss A Belding, Edward Atkinson, Russell Sage, and John Sullivan with sketches of prices, pomes, and public affairs.
Grand d'Hauteville of Newport Rhode Island named secretary of the American region at the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Secretary Morton to resign July 1 if the president accepts. Also notes on Isthmian canal consultants and military and crime items.
Accidents and disasters reported include Mrs. Margaret Orr and two grandchildren dying from gas in New ark New Mexico, a wagon overturning killing Mrs. and six children, a street sweeper igniting a car fire, a baseball injury to Albert Hubert, a fatal lightning and fire incident in Huntsville Alabama, a Muskegon railroad roundhouse fire with heavy loss, and widespread storm damage in Texas. Additional entries note boiler explosions killing engineers in Staples Ontario and six men near Columbus Ohio.
World reaction mounts as reports claim Japanese torpedo boats and ships routed the Russian fleet in the Strait of Korea. dispatches from Nagasaki and Tsingtao indicate losses on both sides with Tokyo silent on final results and possible pursuit continuing.
Burglars dynamited the Knapp Wisconsin post office safe in a May 30 raid. The blast blew the door through the front window, but the culprits fled, leaving about $200 in cash and over $100 in stamps on view. Authorities investigate. some say amateur cracks were responsible.
The Chilean cruiser Presidente Pinto sank in the Gulf of Ancud north of Chiloe. Reports say her commander Captain Whiteside killed himself in despair, though another version says he was drowned. The ship carried 171 officers and men.
South Dakota experts report a wave of counterfeit half dollars circulating around Yankton. A man was arrested after passing some, and the sheriff recovered twenty two coins from his person.
In Washburn Wisconsin on May 20 a large sawmill owned by Akley and Sprague was totally destroyed by fire. The blaze started in the boiler room and consumed the mill machinery blacksmith shops and about 40000 dollars in lumber. The mill had been built here years ago for about 75000 dollars and was regarded as one of the bay area’s best.
Wahpeton North Carolina May 30 two local educators Prof Wanner of the high school and Prof Moll of the R. R. V. U. will depart around June 3 for Europe. They will cycle through Germany and spend several weeks studying in Paris and Berlin. Prof Moll has been engaged as professor of modern languages.
In Balaton Minnesota on May 30 frost from Thursday night caused no damage to gardens. The past week brought a good week for small grain with corn planting and flax seeding finished. Weather featured very little rain for eight days and grain of all kinds looked exceedingly well.
A tornado struck Platter Woodville Call Roberts and Colbert on the Frison road in Indian Territory yesterday. Heavy property damage is reported but no lives lost.
After a five day contest the Republican organization led by Israel W Durham was forced by public opposition to abandon efforts to extend the city gas works lease to United Gas Improvement company for seventy five years. Thomas Dolan of the company withdrew the proposal to pay 25 million dollars for the extension. Mayor Weaver claims a victory but injunction proceedings against his appointees in city departments remain unresolved.
Sermons in Philadelphia referenced last week’s gas lease clash, noting Mayor Weaver’s role. Weaver spoke at Temple Baptist Church, praising the people’s victory but warning of a long struggle ahead. A mass meeting this week may shift to endorsing department chiefs Cool, Sheldon Potter, and A. Lincoln Acker.
Tams Bixby will continue as chairman of the Dawes Indian commission after its July expiry. He is designated by the Interior secretary to carry on the work with full powers, though his duties will be less extensive than those of the full commission.
Milwaukee man Frank Stoltenberg of 120 Market Street drowned after his boat capsized in Lake Pewaukee. He had been rescued earlier by companions Frank Wilson and Harry Brown and then sank a second time while attempting to fish again.
In Towner North Dakota on May 20 the jury found Carl M. Olson guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Paul Peterson after a two hour deliberation in the courtroom. The verdict carries a life imprisonment sentence.
Dr. Alexander Hammond aged eighty six died at his Milwaukee home on May 30. He founded Glencoe Illinois after long practice in medicine and lived there for many years. The death ends a notable career in the early development of the Glencoe community.
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