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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
3
Ingle Sam declares a political shift accusing Japan of a conspiracy tied to a peace treaty. The piece ties the change to a larger rumor mill and cites rising public unrest in Frisco sparked by a riot narrative attributed to secondary sources.
Washington reports say Japanese arms factories and naval yards are operating day and night as Japan shores up its military capacity. US policy shifts toward a firmer stance, wary of jingo rhetoric and a potential Japan-US clash, amid internal Japanese political tensions and opposition parties gaining strength.
June 12 Chicago report notes eyelash extensions popular among young women in society and among actresses. Eyelashes from Paris, via London, introduced a year ago, priced from 15 to 20 dollars and up to 200 dollars for elaborate sets.
Chicago reports that famed tenor Caruso may be barred from landing in the United States due to an immigration ruling. Officials declare he falls under the label undesirable alien under the act, potentially upholding a ban when he returns in October despite a $200,000 contract with Herr Conran.
In southern France the wine growers led by Marcellan Albert swore to purge authorities from Montpelier and urged tax refusal until relief. Many officers resigned. the government fears widespread collapse of civil rule in four departments while considering a bill to curb fraud. Experts blame overproduction and advise abandoning wine acreage for regular crops to restore stability.
Miss Katherine Boyle a nurse at the Missouri state insane asylum alleges that Dr C R Woodson tried to kiss her during night shifts in ward 10. She claims he visited fourteen nights in a row and kissed and proposed improper relations. The board of managers, at Governor Folk's request, investigates the charges.
Salt Lake City June 12. A sensational feature of the controversy between ministers Evangelical churches and the Mormon priesthood was Elder Brigham H Roberts address in the tabernacle. He declared the church still opposes polygamy but would not see it legal or accepted by law. He called ministers a third sex and said they were better suited for pink tea than statesmanship. High church officials including President Smith attended and tacitly endorsed the remarks. Billy Sunday nets 3148 and converts 1024 in Knoxville revival. Des Moines report notes 23148 for four weeks and 5020 raised for meetings with Sunday contracted to speak at chautauquas this summer for forty days at 250 per day.
Chicago June 12 The packing house teamsters may strike again like the five year earlier dispute known for violence The stock yards drivers voted almost unanimously to walk out next Saturday unless wage demands are met The requests call for a four cent hourly increase and appear to be refused by major packing concerns
Chicago reports late Saturday afternoon and New York exchange copy indicate the Associated Press wire service and The Sioux City Tribune carried an alleged confession by Hau, held in Germany as a mother-in-law figure, which authorities now say was an error and that Bagl did not confess the crime.
The Denver trial record shows defense attacks on Harry Orchard testimony from Cripple Creek to Wardner with detailed cross examinations. Witness recounts violent acts linked to Haywood Moyer and others, including train wreck schemes, mine explosions, and a Boise murder plot tied to the Western Federation of Miners. Government officials battle to keep Orchard’s narrative intact as prosecutors seek to corroborate key events and motives.
San Francisco reports ex-manager Fred W. Bradley of Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines in Coeur delenes confirms Orchard’s account. He recalls his own routine led him to detect bitter milk tainted with strychnine intended to poison nine, saving several innocent lives before the rest was discarded.
Mrs. Steunenberg, widow of Idaho's former governor, says in a Walla Walla interview that Orchard should have a chance to bid an honest life. In Boise, a Silver City miner attempted to enter the courthouse before Orchard's trial, pushing past deputies and being restrained on the lawn.
More than twenty years after a romance began, Alice Maud De Silva of Spain travels 3000 miles to wed Weil N. Moller of Worcester. The pair, separated by time and distance, reunite for a marriage likely to symbolize a long awaited union.
A boy, reportedly mourning his mother who died recently, slept near his mother's grave at Oak Rides car and was arrested. Investigators questioned him about his intent as he admitted fear of gravestones and ghosts drove him nightly to the grave, continuing after the funeral.
Lebanon Indiana judge Artman ruled George Rhodius is of unsound mind after a claimed marriage to Bima Dare. The court rejected morality theories as justification, finding the marriage possibly arranged by an Indianapolis lawyer and a Circle Park hotel night clerk. Guardian James M. Berthy-Kill appointed.
Boston residents looked up as Lincoln Beachey piloted the first airship over the city. He landed at the common after a smooth flight from Revere Beach, then circled the state house and beamed a message to Governor Guild. Beachey praised favorable conditions despite wind and engine troubles.
Des Moines dispatch reports the Knoxville Whist club's plan to hold a charity benefit for the poor fund was denounced. Club leaders objected to a card game fundraiser and a local president publicly condemned the effort as improper.
John Plath an engineer in the Rock Island yards at Bettendorf Iowa dropped dead on a street near noon today. The incident occurred in Rock Island as the man collapsed while walking. Local authorities began investigations into the sudden death.
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