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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
4
A crude infernal machine addressed to Governor Fort of New Jersey was found in the mails and opened with care by postal inspectors. It contained powder bullets and matches and was mailed in Philadelphia August 28, the day after Fort’s Atlantic City Sunday liquor ban proclamation.
Van Doodell, arraigned in Omaha police court, faces murder charges for killing Lincoln girl Edna Kennett on September 4. Bail set at $5,000 as defense notes no premeditation and cites an unbalanced mind after he shot himself and suffered a head wound.
John Tessier a senior at the state University and a fellow student arrived in Lincoln after walking 150 miles from Arapahoe Furnas county Nebraska. They trekked the distance for fun working for meals on the route. Their homes lie west of Arapahoe.
New York September 15 Democratic circles note William J Connors plans a poultry empire surpassing his state chair role and freight contracts He owns 20 000 chickens 15 000 ticks and will reach 100 000 chickens and many ducks by year end to supply New York Philadelphia and Buffalo markets He hopes to extend into egg exports across the East. Matrimony College Needed Topeka Kan September 1 A Kansas University professor says a matrimony course should be offered in public schools to teach the marriage relation and prevent social decline
James M. Beck attorney for Standard Oil Co arrived on the Majestic and said the reversal of the 29 million dollar fine by Judge Landis restored confidence in American securities. He noted Europeans were in consternation and stock values rose on the news. Beck also observed a shortage of American tourists in Europe and many hotels in France Switzerland and Italy were nearly empty.
Mrs. G. Van Auken, wife of a prominent attorney, obtained a divorce alleging her husband kept a financier widow as his confidant. The wife claimed the widow entered his home with a key during visits to Des Moines and found the affair ongoing. Alimony of $10,000 was awarded, with the case stirring local scandal.
New York Sept 15 Hudson Maxim famed for Maxim smokeleaf powder and torpedoes has redirected his work from weapons to medicine He is developing a device to cure all diseases using a chlorine soliton administered by electricity Drawings of the cabinet for treatment have been filed with the patent office and a patent is expected soon
Washington September 15 Orville Wright completed a one hour 10 minute 26 second flight surpassing prior feats. Two additional flights at Fort Meyer tested speed with durations of 10 minutes 50 seconds and calculations indicating aeroplane speed during midweek flights averaged 29.55 miles per hour.
In Pennsylvania Dr. John A. Brashear notes a sun spot he photographed covers 2 250 000 000 square miles with an estimated 60 000 degree temperature, linking auroras to sun spots and predicting magnetic disturbances. Chicago reports telegraph wires failing after Brashear’s prediction, with outages east and north of the city and continued interruptions due to earth currents.
The freight and passenger steamer Tehueasee bound from St Louis to Kansas City struck a snag five miles south of Kansas City and sank in nine feet of water. Passengers and crew reached shore safely. The vessel carried heavy freight and is believed to incur heavy damage. Owned by Kansas City merchants who recently started a Missouri freight line to cut rail charges.
Towa City Sept 15 H H Chambless proprietor of a street fair merry go round was jailed last night charged with attempted murder after Ed Poggenpohl of Towa City was shot. Authorities report the incident occurred near the fair grounds and Chambless was taken into custody.
United States grand jury returns joint indictments against the Reading Terminal Railway and Illinois Glass Co of Alton for alleged frauds in interstate shipments. Twelve counts allege frauds with six counts accusing Witness Terminal Railway of conducting interstate commerce without schedules before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Hackensack New Jersey Sept 14 Auguste Eberhard grocer's clerk charged with murdering his aunt Mrs Ottillie Eberhard at Rochelle Park on July 16 and robbing $2240. He planned to flee to Chicago then returned to the scene. Insanity likely as his defense. a commission may examine his mental state.
Kansas City reports that Anderson, released from Fort Leavenworth a year ago on a presidential pardon, was arrested for running a gambling house. Once a Oklahoma convict, he later prospered in Kansas City as William January and married, then faced blackmail and renewed trouble with federal authorities.
Philadelphia report says Nat Goodwin’s former leading woman Miss Goodrich was named in Maxine Elliott’s divorce suit. A copy of the complaint reached Mrs J H MacMillan in Berkeley who then summoned her son and forced him to announce the engagement to Miss Goodrich had ended.
Oyster Bay Sept 14 Visitors flocked to Sagamore Hill to view the tent the president plans to take to Africa next spring. The 10 by 12 foot oilskin shelter with extra canvas covering withstood a shower test as the president and his son Kermit inspected and adjusted the ropes and tapes.
The river steamer Peter Tea, operating between Memphis and the upper Mississippi, caught fire shortly before reaching the city and was beached on Island No. 8. A small panic occurred among passengers but no injuries were reported.
Paris reports Louis A. Gregori was acquitted of attempting to kill Major Alfred Dreyfus last June. In Chicago Platt B. Walker from Minneapolis was elected "awark of the universe" at a Hoo Hoos gathering.
Orville Wright breaks the world record for time and distance in a heavier than air flight at Fort Meyer. He completes 58 rounds totaling over five minutes and twelve seconds despite a 10 mile per hour wind, with spectators and cavalry guards witnessing the event.
Middletown New York September 14 If a project by Mr Harriman proceeds it would allow worthy young men lacking funds to pursue education. Friends say he planned a free school for boys and has consulted educators. The school would likely be in Orange County near Arden on Harriman estates.
Storm Lake Iowa September 1 Wille Jan Keyans a wealthy Scott township farmer was assaulted by two highwaymen as he rode home after selling corn to L J Metcatt and cashing a $180 check. They struck him with a wagon wheel and rifled a tobacco pouch mistaken for a wallet before fleeing into a corn field.
Sept 14 Fort William and Port Arthur report widespread fires along the Duluth extension of the Canadian Northern railway from Arrow River to Hymers and toward the U S border. Flames cause damage to Amber while firemen and citizens battle blazes spreading across the region.
Chicago observers report John D's lawyers filed an elaborate reply in the federal anti trust oil case. The document contests the court’s fine structure, argues the wealth and payment ability of Standard Oil entities, and challenges the trial court’s reference to related companies. It defends the government’s rate knowledge and details evidence exclusions and intent issues.
The U.S. circuit court in Philadelphia ruled the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad act unconstitutional. The ruling affects railroads including Jersey Central and six others owning most of the anthracite coal. Attorney General Bonaparte argued for the government.
Letters to the president from farmers and Henry Wallace praise rural progress. Neighborhood improvements include libraries, lectures, good roads, school consolidation, and better delivery services. The exchange urges farmer involvement and midwestern cooperation to elevate agricultural life.
At the Illinois station researchers push a final-stage program to raise two crops of hogs annually on small farms. They abandon using young gilts for breeding and fattening, rely on pure-bred stock, and expect large gains with lower costs. Professor Tafftloh leads the work, predicting no pork scarcity and a new era of enhanced hog production.
A Philadelphia Ledger tale recounts a Little Rock native seeking justice after a horse theft. The lawyer advises dropping the grievance when the thief returns the horse, sparking debate on arrest and justice. Lord Wolseley marked his 70th birthday after perilous early years with the Ashanti campaign. Professor E D Campbell of Michigan, blinded by an accident, remains a respected chemistry savant famed for iron cement studies.
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