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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
3
In Tangier on August 7 French cruiser Galilee and a Spanish ship landed forces after Kabyles attacked Casa Blanca. Sixty French and forty Spanish soldiers were landed and fired upon by Kabyles. The combined forces then cleared the city and Galilee opened fire on rebels.
A Tangier dispatch reports French cruiser De Chayla and Spanish gunboat Don Alvaro de Basan bombarded Casa Blanca and surrounding villages. Moorish reinforcements suffered many casualties as the Casa Blanca battery joined the attack before surrender was refused. Approximately 150 Moors were cited dead in town and surrounding areas.
From Oran Algeria dated August 7 the armored cruisers Gloire Jeanne d Arc Conde and Gueydon embarked detachments of artillery and the foreign legion and a battalion of sharpshooters and sailed for Morocco.
Madrid reports the garrison at Algeciras is set to a war footing with orders to deploy troops to Morocco, signaling heightened military readiness in the region.
Twenty three strikers were arrested at Hibbing on charges of threatening to blow up an Austrian boardinghouse. Two more were seized at Eveleth for intimidation and jailed pending preliminary hearings. Proclamations from the Western Federation of Miners approving the governor Johnson’s mandate circulated among Eveleth workers.
In Joliet Illinois on August 7 Ada Smith twenty daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Smith living a mile south of Plainfield drowned herself. The death by own action was attributed to disappointment in a love affair. Ada was an accomplished musician and a popular girl.
Montgomery Aug 7 The Alabama legislature in separate sessions elected Joseph N Johnston as United States senator to succeed the late E W Pettus He wins both the short and long term and will serve until 1916 in the Senate race chosen by the Democratic primary and caucus.
The marine observatory in Trieste records strong tremors felt across 2,500 miles. Beginning at 7:52:28, peak movement occurs at 8:15:51 with the final phase at 8:36:59.
The Connecticut battleship crew urges redesigns as Captain Osterhaus distributes a request to North Atlantic squadrons. Sailors favor coats and visor caps, wide trousers, shorter neckerchiefs, and coats like Marines. They condemn pancake caps for wind and shade issues.
Chicago Aug 7 After a tour of the St Paul coast line extension A J Barling president of the road says the company will recruit several thousand more workers to speed completion. He traveled from Taft Montana to Seattle by wagon on foot by horse and in canoes flanked by H R Williams and Chief Engineer E J Pearce. He pledged to push the project to finish as fast as possible with available men and machinery.
John T. Hanrahan of New York tours Appleton paper mills with J. T. Hanrahan Jr and D. S. Lansing to study forming a state wide combine that would avoid being a trust. Van Nortwich of Five Locks hints at capitalists aiming for Wisconsin paper industry control. Menasha Paper property to be appraised first.
In Montgomery on August 7, Vice President Russell of the Mobile and Ohio railway met with Governor Comer about the Southern Railway revocation license case. The governor gave no details but said the talks were cordial and would be explored further. Senator-elect Joseph F. Johnson arranged the conference and aids settlement efforts.
A trunk from a couple arriving from Monte Carlo attracted the baggage master in Marseilles. Inside lay a woman’s body, cut to pieces. The man and woman owners were arrested after requesting the trunk be sent to London.
Andrew Carnegie placed a $500,000 gift in the Bank of England for the King Edward hospital fund. The donation is unconditional, with the donor urging that the money be used as seems best and that stronger reform use is preferred for all involved.
Raleigh report states Louisville and Nashville railroad will implement the 24 percent state rate on August 8, marking the final surrender of a railroad to North Carolina state rate laws. Governor Glenn received the telegram from railroad authorities.
In Hiram Ohio an attempt to wreck Pittsburg flyer No. 23 occurred between Hiram and Garretsville. A trunk of a tree was dragged onto the track and thrown. Section men discovered the obstruction and set in an alarm.
A Pennsylvania express train bound for Buffalo wrecked at Kelly Station after a derailed northbound freight car struck it on a sharp curve. At least six died and about eight injured as the passenger cars were destroyed and families faced tragedy including Alonzo Huff whose wife and son perished. Dozens aided by physicians and residents rushed to the scene.
Harriet Stanton Blatch plans legal action against the Hoffman House owner after being refused service at the roof garden. The longtime suffragist leader seeks to establish women's right to dine in public restaurants without male accompaniment, asserting 5,000,000 women earn livelihoods and deserve equal access.
The Hague August 7 British representatives agree to modify the armament limitation proposal to reflect Germany's wishes. The revised proposal states that armament limitation is highly desirable and will be unanimously accepted at the peace conference.
At Bearlake near Chillicothe Missouri on August 7, Miss Lucretia Evans and Emery McDougal drowned when their boat capsized. McDougal possibly could have saved himself, but both Miss Evans and Mr McDougal were lost as others in the boat survived.
In Goliad Texas a Black man named Tom Hall was arrested on charges of attempted criminal assault against two young white women and placed in the city jail. Later his body was found hanging from a tree in front of the jail.
A large crowd of enthusiastic prohibitionists witnessed Governor Hoke Smith attach his official signature to the prohibition bill, making it a state law effective January 1, 1908 in Atlanta Georgia.
Japanese officer Captain Tsunoda recalls the fall of Port Arthur in 1905 noting that the fortress could have withstood longer but would have faced massacre. He says Port Arthur cost 60,000 lives and that the emperor ordered Stoessel to be treated with honors due to a gallant foe.
Testimony opens in Denver as the Lost Bullion Spanish Mines company case moves forward. Indicted are C. L. Blackman A. E. Keables R. C. Hupt Arthur Levan D H Lawrence D P Pinkus Edward Sebben W B Cameron George S Du Bois and Lee Du Bois. The firm formed October 4 1906 with claims of a fabulously rich Silver City New Mexico mine once worked by Spaniards and Cortes. The trial is expected to reveal sensational testimony.
Prosecuting Attorney R C Tucker filed an information in St Francois County Circuit Court against the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company charging it with violating the eight hour law for telegraph operators and dispatchers. J W Hopkins chief dispatcher and BE A Cheney superintendent of the road are named defendants. The case alleges they required and permitted telegraphers to work over eight hours daily. The case likely will be heard at the August term starting next Monday.
Colorado Springs August 7. The Mine Owners Association decides to rigidly enforce the card system against the Western Federation of Miners in Cripple Creek to curb federation sympathizers and after the leaders were released.
A man and a woman accused of rocking a rowboat were fined by Municipal Judge Lantry. Mrs Annie Finn paid $7 costs and George Morris paid $25 plus costs. They both settled the fines and vowed never to rock a boat again.
Kosher butcher shops in Philadelphia reopen after ten days of closure caused by protests by Jewish women over beef price increases. Prices have been adjusted and no trouble occurred in the police in the Jewish quarter.
Austin Aug 7 The railroad commission orders Texas railroads to enforce the anti pass penal provision despite Judge Kittredge ruling that contract rights in railroad transport cannot be annulled by legislature.
On August 7 in Manhattan a lone woman fought off an Italian peddler with a hatpin near Manhattan Avenue and One Hundred Sixth Street. The assailant, Pietro Daurio, fled to Central Park where police fired on him until he surrendered. A second, unnamed attacker tried to assault thirteen year old Sadie Momah in a hallway but fled after the girl screamed. she was not harmed.
Harry J. Hoover once Newark banker completed a five year term for violating banking laws and departed Columbus Union Station shortly after midnight aboard a 12 45 a m train to Newark. His release was unprecedented in the prison’s history and followed fears of arrest despite efforts by influential friends to derail indictments.
Aug 7 reports say a mob formed in Cleveland to lynch Walter McCracken a carpenter after he insulted two young girls. Police arrived with a riot wagon and dispersed the attackers McCracken was imprisoned for safety while the crowd searched for a rope.
In Reno on August 7 the Seven Troughs mining district miners won a wage increase to $5 for eight hours, ending over a month of strikes that shuttered nearly all local mines. Crews will return, and activity is expected to surge in the district.
William S. Alley, long time NYSE member since 1878, shot himself at Larchmont Yacht Club. He died while being carried to a hospital after the incident.
Abe Cohan dies in Dayton after being shot the night Anna Markowitz was attacked. Police contend the killings are connected, but the motive and assailant remain unknown as investigators pursue leads.
Henry Lynch, a shipmate and father of the missing sailor Daniel Lynch, believes his son was killed after being summoned as a witness in the Georgia gun turret explosion inquiry. The 19 year old, who had been on furlough, reportedly reported aboard but then vanished at sea with a lantern seen drifting.
New Bedford reports from Fairhaven deny rumors of Henry H. Rogers illness. Indisposition prior is described as a recent indigestion he has recovered from. Rogers plans to return to New York on Sunday or Monday.
The Newt Carolina Pine association of Virginia Maryland and the Carolinas is in session at the Jamestown exposition debating closing mills for twenty days or longer to improve prices and overall conditions.
The twenty fifth national convention of the Knights of Columbus is in session in Norfolk Virginia. Other items note the death of Ohio’s oldest man Jefferson Scott at 113, a 9 year old fatally injured in Minneapolis, Chinese women graduates sailing to America for Vassar, Elihu Root Jr engagement, Baroness Harden Hickey committed to a Connecticut sanitarium, and a fatal fall from Antwerp Cathedral.
Minneapolis market report dated August 6 shows wheat quotes with December at 97 occurrence on track No. 1 hard at 1.01 and No. 1 Northern at 1.00. No. 2 Northern 96 97c and No. 3 Northern 94 96c.
St Paul market report lists cattle ranges from good to choice steers at 5.50 to 6.25, fair to good 4.00 to 5.00, cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.00, veals 4.50 to 5.25. Hogs quoted 5.60 to 6.10. Sheep at 5.00 to 5.50 and spring lambs 6.50 to 7.00.
Wheat quotes show arrivals on track with No 1 hard at 99 3 4 cents No 1 Northern 98 3 4 cents No 2 Northern 96 3 4 cents Sept 98 cents Dec 98 cents Flax futures on track with Sept 1 15 dollars Oct 1 14 dollars Nov 1 13 cents Dec 1 11 dollars
Chicago market report lists Wheat at 90 percent for Sept and Dec 94. Corn at Sept 55 and Dec 57. Oats at Sept 43 and Dec 42. Pork at Sept 16.42. Butter Creameries 20 to 24, dairies 18 to 22. Ey es 14 to 16. Poultry turkeys and chickens 12, springs 15.
The report lists cattle classes with various prices from good to poor quality, including cows $1.40 to $5.20 and heifers $2.40 to $7.59, plus calves and steers. Hogs show mixed ranges around $5.40 to $7.60, and sheep at about $3.75 to $5.90, with some entries unclear.
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