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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
2
Governor Savage spares Thanksgiving in Sterling while a bar fight at Plattsmouth leaves Frank Wheeler with a broken leg after a brick is thrown. State land tours run through several counties. ore testing near the Platte River mine shows rich yields. Several local incidents include a morphine overdose, a police chief’s death, and a hunting accident that proves fatal.
Four drowned as the San Rafael sank within fifteen minutes after collision with the Sausalito in dense fog. San Francisco and North Pacific railway boats plied between San Francisco and Sausalito. Sausalito aided passengers and then proceeded to San Francisco. Rescue operations saved many aboard the San Rafael as both ships faced destruction.
A mother and four children burned to death at Gwyn station three miles east of Altoona PA. The husband escaped with severe injuries after waking to dense smoke. The fire destroyed the house and charred bodies were recovered. The lamp or a dog may have caused the accident.
J W Rogge was assaulted by two highwaymen on a downtown Chicago street near Fifth Avenue and Mansion Street. They choked him, searched his pockets for a small sum, and threw him through a plate glass restaurant window. A crowd pursued but the suspects escaped. Rogge sustained bruises and minor injuries.
Marshall Warren and companions from New York City return to Em poria after a hunt in the Indian Territory. They claim bags of 800 quails 19 wild turkeys 2 deer and mastards. Squirrels coyotes and many dogs are reported victims of the Emporia simrods.
A stranded sailor near Unalaska is reported in custody as Captain Tee of the Revenue Cutter Service receives orders to detain him awaiting further instructions. The situation involves government maritime authorities and a funding or enforcement action. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
The city Baptist congregation suffers public clashes after Rev Rice’s eulogy failure for Mr McKimsey. Deacon Bigham, age 64 and a milk-dealer, and Dr Hatfield, a state dental examiner, clash on Main Street as members separate them. Hatfield backs Rice, Bigham opposes.
Eight miners plunged into a shaft near Mason Town Pennsylvania after a cable failed. Three died on reaching the surface as rescuers arrived to find others injured with crushed chests and broken limbs. Among the injured were Americans Peter O Babyouk and Steve Latouski and Hungarian Vincent Copaty. three names learned.
Three armed men in Alliance Nebraska entered two houses robbing Mrs Teeters and her son Carl of jewelry and $20. They looted next door at ex Senator Silas J Williams home but found nothing. lawrence Cavanaugh challenged them at a saloon door and locals aided in surrendering valuables before the trio seized a carriage and escaped.
A launch from the steamer St. Pierre capsized off the Isle of Pipes while attempting a tendering voyage. Thirty four prisoners, including three women, were aboard. fifteen drowned, notably Warden Andre. The incident followed the arrival of St. Pierre from Nome with dispatches to the search party.
Honolulu papers on the steamer Mionera report Congressman Wilcox plans a 10,000,000 appropriation for improvements in the islands. Leprosy patients in Hawaii accuse the board of health of neglect in food and water provision and call for a state commission to investigate.
Local Fort Scott Monitor editor confronts old guard beliefs as he clashes with a prefixed title used in dispatches. The note hints at reformist stance amid tense wartime reporting and editorial changes.
From St. Louis Missouri comes a report that a man stabbed his wife Lena in the breast three times with a large hunting knife after a dispute. The incident is reported as a violent crime with the assailant cited in connection to the act.
John Krause, who kept a little cigar shop in Mis, was found slain in his store. Police investigated as neighbors reported a suspicious disturbance last night. No motive or suspects announced, and the investigation continues.
Arthur Brager and John Halloran, stewards of schooners Buccret and Brunette, report their boats mishap near Rabbitt Island off Tobermoray Head. The Wetmore towed them ashore after striking rocks, crews swam to safety, one man aided with a broken leg, and the Wetmore and Brunette are likely total losses. Sailors reached Wiarton Canada then Collingwood for transport home. Lumber laden ships sailed from Perry Sound to Tonawanda.
An official opening ceremony at the South Carolina interstate and west Indian exposition drew four thousand attendees. President Roosevelt sent greetings while Chauncey Depew delivered the day’s oration. The expo opened after a ceremonial White House key signal and telegram exchanges with Captain Wagner.
Thomas A. Scott, once a western millionaire, was released from the Charles Street jail in Boston today. He had been confined since last February over an unpaid board bill of 25 cents a day owed by his prosecutor after arrest on a debt process. Scott had sought the poor debtors oath but was blocked, leading to bankruptcy proceedings.
A dated letter from Dubnitza says Mixs Stoce and Mme Tsilka are alive and a recent committee meeting decided not to kill the prisoners under any pretext. The group still demands full ransom. Some circles suggest the United States should force Turkey to pay the balance.
A disgraceful row marked the adjournment of the board of education at South Omaha Nebraska when Charley Swearingen janitor of Lincoln school and a carpenter named Echmier attacked two members of the taxpaying body.
A Royal Birth notes the birth within the Austrias royal circle. The princess, sister of the king, is the wife of Prince Charles of Austria, married February 14, 1901.
Oliver Watson and Grover Thompson, fifteen and seventeen, were riding home from town when a loaded gun discharged in their buggy. Watson sustained a likely fatal wound to the left side. Thompson rushed him to a physician and then to a hospital. Hope for recovery is minimal.
Reports from the orient say Chinese officials seek money to pay the indemnity. A vast scheme involving over one hundred million dollars includes a tax on all Chinese, at home or abroad, with penalties for merchants who refuse to pay.
A Port Leavenworth report says General Chaffee urged bringing Aguinaldo to the United States. It states Aguinaldo has been found carrying treasonable correspondence and stirring up strife. Advices claim he is a close captive and his presence in the islands spurred recent disturbances. Sentences of two to three years are possible if tried.
John Alderson and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Sleigh married after a comic hotel register mix up at Sioux City. Alderson dressed as a groom, altered the name on the card to wife, tucked a white ribbon in his coat, and a second ribbon at the depot linked the match. The couple, both with property ties to Beiden Nebraska and Riebowad Virginia, have gone to their Belden home.
From Copenhagen comes news of a full accord between Denmark and the United States on selling the Danish West Indies. A treaty is expected to be signed in Washington this week with a price thought to be four to five million dollars. No confirmation yet from the State Department as of December 1. Negotiations are described as near completion and the islands would be acquired by the United States if finalized.
A new winter mail route via the upper Yukon region will operate two round trips monthly. Steamers depart Seattle around December 7 and 25, shortening transit to about twenty four days each way from prior sixty to sixty five days. The service is authorized by Assistant Postmaster General Shalienberger under a new contract.
On the night of November 26 the Heers attempted to break the railway cordon west of Middleburg but were repulsed with heavy losses. The enemy body count reached about 200, and the blockhouse garrison repelled further attacks at other points.
Robert Glassegek, seventy, a well known farmer near Greenfield Indiana, was shot in what police describe as a likely fatal attack. Authorities withheld many details, but the incident prompted a wide local search for clues and potential suspects.
A newly made Wenderfai Clock not only strikes hours and halves and quarters but also shows the phases of the moon and the time in any city. The clock is costly, so the best way to obtain it is via Hostetter's Almanac, which contains valuable statistics and general information. It can be obtained free of charge from any druggist.
In Pekin a feature of city life is the flight of musical pigeons. Thrifty Chinese attach small whistles to pigeon tail feathers to emit a sweet sad strain when air flows through the pipes, chasing away hawks and safeguarding the flock.
A Raleigh report says Rev Dr Vann newly elected head of the Female University Baptist claims a remarkable recovery from childhood limb loss and a man named Stevens promotes Dodd Kidney Pills as a cure for urinary and kidney ailments including Bright’s Disease. The notice touts cures for lameness rheumatism and diabetes with high confidence in the remedy.
Fragmented ad copy presents a testimonial style notice from a Toledo notary and Dr. J. Chance praising Hall's Catarrh Cure. References include Meir fragrance notes and several near illegible words, with mentions of Toledo County and F J Cheney Gates in Toledo. The text resembles a vintage medical patent remedy promotion.
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