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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
3
At Oyster Bay on September 2 President Roosevelt will not seek a settlement by intervening in the telegraphers strike. Secretary Loeb stated appeals reported in newspapers have not reached Oyster Bay and the president has seen no necessity to intervene since the strike began.
New York September 2. Telegraphers strike is nearing settlement according to leaders and managers. Disagreements persist on the agreement terms with unionist Daniel L Russell predicting company capitulation next Wednesday while Western Union Superintendent Brooks cites strikers’ empty pockets as a path to solution.
The Texas fast mail running between St. Louis and Sherman plunged into a burning bridge near Tulsa. The engine, cars and mail were destroyed, and two men J McDowell and A T Anderson were badly injured while the engineer and fireman escaped. Investigations suggest train wreckers at work in the area.
Charleston Ill Sept 2 A revised list lowers the dead to fourteen and two fatally hurt from the Mattoon and Charleston electric railway wreck. Ninety nine passengers were aboard. Coroner Grimes led a six man jury with State's Attorney John McLutt assisting. Statements from Frederick More and the crew conflict in parts.
Harry Howell of Lambertville, after twenty six years with the Pennsylvania railroad, left for a rubber mill job seeking safety. He was killed when caught in a revolving belt, dying in hospital after less than five days on the new job.
In St Paul on September 2 Eva Rohbeck five and Edward Rohbeck eight were fatally bitten by a vicious hog while playing near a pigsty. The razorback boar attacked Eva and then mauled Edward when he tried to rescue his sister. Their father Ernest Rohbeck responded to the cries.
Salisbury NC September jury convicts Ed Ashby twenty one in the June killing of his brother in law Daniel Overcash. Judge Justice sentences Ashby to ten years in the penitentiary and criticizes the defense for alleged perjury in the case.
In San Francisco on September 2 the jury found Louis Glass, vice president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co, guilty of bribery in a case tied to officials. One ballot remained undecided after the conviction.
Palmer woke when a wet towel removed a shave from his face while a bet led Kers to shear off his whiskers. He immediately sought legal action, and hastily prepared to pursue the case.
La Crosse Wisconsin September 2 police arrest George H Davies wearing a brilliant uniform for collecting large sums from donors for waifs homes in Milwaukee Des Moines and Chicago. Davies confessed the graft and said he had associates in several cities who vouched for him and took a share of the money.
Joseph Shay, a New York lawyer, aims to file for James Manningei, an ex-prisoner, seeking 25000 in the court of claims. Manningei states he was sent to a reformatory in 1886 and, in early work, lost his left hand within minutes due to being a novice at the job. The case asks whether a convict can recover damages for injuries suffered at work in a penal institution.
The Anglo-Russian convention has been signed in St. Petersburg to settle interests in Thibet Afghanistan and Persia. The pact reportedly opens northern Persia to British enterprise and southern Persia to Russian interests, removing previous restrictions.
In St Paul on September 2 John Remer seventy years old a retired contractor was found hanging from a rear porch rafter by neighbors. He had earlier tried to cut his throat with a razor and blood congealed on his chest. Ill health was said to be the motive for the death by his own action.
A large fire gutted most of the Webster Chair Manufacturing Company plant. One woman was seriously and probably fatally burned. Estimated loss around 125000 dollars. The main factory building and several outbuildings including the warehouse shop sawmill and storage shed were totally destroyed. The incident occurred on September 2.
Mrs Grace L Bothner wife of Augustus Bothner a theatricaler killed herself at her home with a revolver. She had been a patient at Muldoon's sanitarium near White Plains and appeared distressed by lingering confinement. In her husband and nurse absent she shot herself in the head.
Annapolis September 2. Superintendent Badger recommends dismissal of four midshipmen for misconduct. No names will be released until papers are returned from the president. It is understood several were guilty of breaches of discipline during the summer cruise that just ended.
Honolulu reports a case of plague on the mail steam ship Sierra with a crew member aboard. Sailors are constrained as health authorities investigate the incident and delay in sailing occurs.
The Readings and Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company deny government charges that coal prices rose through violence and intimidation of miners. They recount the 1900 strike and alleged influence by Marcus A. Hanna to settle wages, claiming government inaction and political pressures. They dispute control claims over the Reading interests and assert only equitable stakes subject to liens.
Seven years in state prison ordered for Henry W. Erickson after he pleaded guilty to shooting his sister Mrs Jennie in La Crosse Wisconsin on September 2. The brief report notes the conviction and sentence with limited details of the incident.
Washington Sept 2 A reform in the mnel and t of a sweeping and nature will be put into effect in t of the tmter moe fem fs weeks or two months. Will in a % to ba than $200, ca merous. Pastors of of three the solidation. Of two hig bureaus moving of one of the largest fire building in uniformity in the sion office and land office blanks and the storage of the patent models in the pension office valida. Although there will be no dismissal of clerks or other employes, total clerks employed will be diminished gradually by letting vacant offices remain unused. Changes follow reports by government experts to increase economy efficiency and dispatch.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson spoke of a Northwest man who controls 30,000,000 acres of timber land. He refused to name him but implied the person could amass wealth far surpassing Rockefeller within years, threatening to dwarf other fortunes.
Secret military project in Aldershot has spanned two years and is nearing completion. The new airship, likely resembling La Patrie, is expected to fly over parade grounds within a month. It will be named for King Edward following his inspection.
The article says President Roosevelt plans a Mississippi River trip in October and may give speeches in support of Secretary Taft if he is nominated. It notes the trip would likely be his last before leaving office, to avoid being accused of seeking another term.
An artillery officer and a policeman were killed by an explosion in the courtyard of Odessa Central Police Station. Five policemen were seriously wounded as the officer handling a bomb dropped it and it exploded. Windows shattered across the neighborhood.
The attorney general, at the treasury department request, holds that materials brought from the Philippine islands may be used to manufacture export articles with drawback under the tariff act of 1897.
Justice Guy in the supreme court denied an application by James A. Allen to oust curb brokers from Broad street. Allen, a nearby lawyer, said the brokers’ noise interfered with his business.
French police uncover a scheme to defraud customs operating for years. Several officers a freight firm clerk serving the United States and England and a customs department clerk are jailed. Frauds estimated at 200000 dollars.
A terrorist shot and killed a detective and a soldier riding a city streetcar in Lodz. A passing patrol fired at the terrorist, apparently missing him, and wounded four pedestrians.
Five terrorists were executed in the citadel of Warsaw during the week as authorities in Russian Poland report continued hard line actions against insurgent groups.
Ramboullet France Sept 2 Cabinet ministers met with President Pallieres to discuss Morocco. Fighting near Casa Blanca Aug 28 showed the situation is more grave. Secret orders were sent to General Drude and Clemenceau said no further reinforcements were requested.
A dispatch from Tangier says the Moroccan crisis grows more alarming with foreign protectors announcing refuges for Europeans. Reports say tribesmen have attacked and routed the forces near Fez under Caid Abdel Kader.
In St Petersburg Emperor Nicholas declines repeating a peace conference offer. He says the Russian delegation will back a proposal for conference meetings every seven years, aligned with the American plan. The United States has drawn a revised debt collection proposal, similar in substance but simplified in form.
Germany has agreed to approve a limited schedule of cases for obligatory arbitration. Baron Marschall von Bibberstein said Berlin has not yet given final instructions and the committee will reconvene on Sept. 3 to review the proposed list.
Caracas reports that Venezuela will order its representatives to withdraw from the Hague conference over the wording of the proposal to abolish foreign debt actions by force and the plan for an international high court of justice.
Caracas reports the invasion of Guiana and seizure of Balatagum on British soil is satisfactorily closed. President Castro has received an apology note from the British Guiana governor and inspector Calder has been dismissed from his post.
Reports say the Western Federation of Miners plan to mass forces in Eveleth as the strike action centers there and leaders aim to prolong the confrontation in the town.
The Abo high court sentences forty Sveaborg mutineers to four years penal servitude, with the two ring leaders given six and five years respectively, and several others to three years each.
The visitor from New York on September 2 expresses pleasure at American life. He notes life, vigor, and pride in workers, calling the shops bright and the people happy. He says he has not seen workers poorer elsewhere and that his favorable opinion of Americans has grown since arriving.
A Commercial Appeal special reports Gibson and victims had engaged in provocative talk. Gibson faced charges of assaulting a white woman and was taken to safety by officers before being hanged. No further trouble is anticipated.
A coal company near Gillespie DL reported a fire at a washing plant causing damage. Investigators estimate losses at about 100 dollars with a 46 day forecast for repairs.
Charles M. Schwab announces a gift of one million dollars to a Pennsylvania state college for an industrial school. Other brief items note a widow in Fargo reports her husband’s death, a Paris death of John W Woodside, and mixed financial and transport news from North America and Asia.
Market quotations from Minneapolis dated August 31 show wheat futures for September at 1.00 and December at 1.02 to 1.03, May at 1.07. On track prices list No. 1 hard at 1.06 and No. 1 Northern at 1.05 to 1.03 with No. 2 era at 1.02 to 1.03 and No. 3 Northers at 0.98 to 1.00.
Market notes from St Paul show bids for cattle and sheep with varying grades. Cows and bulls range from good to choice, with steers and heifers priced between 4.00 and 5.50 per unit. Lambs bring about 96.00 to 6.50 per hundredweight, reflecting fluctuating demand.
Wheat Sept 92c Dec 97c Corn Sept 60 1/2c Dec 58 3/4c Oats Sept 64c Dec 50 1/2c Pork Sept 50 Oct 15.65 By 21 26c dairies 19 24c Poultry Turkeys 120 cents ens 11 1/2c springs 14 1/2c
Market report shows cattle categories with varied prices from cows at 4.15 to stockers and feeders at 2.60, calves 5.50 and 7.85. hogs range from light 6.10 down to rough 5.40 and pigs 5.60, with on 3.00 priced at 5.50. Market activity reflects fluctuating values across beef and pork classes.
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