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The Kadoka Press

Location

Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1909

Page

2

Kadoka Press Publishers Name Kadoka

The Kadoka Press announces Ourkee and Nellor as publishers under the Kadoka, S D arrangement, marking a figures in local press distribution.

Ourkee & Nellor, Publishers

Mexican Quakes Devastate Acapulco Chilpancingo Panic Famine

Reports from Guerrero detail the strongest quakes in years along the Pacific coast and in the valley of Mexico. Acapulco and Chilpancingo are described as practically destroyed with markets ruined and famine looming as residents camp in squares. Mexico City also suffered a heavier shock with ongoing damage assessments and no known fatalities. Seventy three shocks have been felt in Acapulco since Friday.

Guerrero Mexico Pacific Coast Acapulco Chilpancigo Mexico City

Twelve Die In Coeur d Alene and Spokane Electric Wreck

A head on collision on the Coeur d Alene and Spokane Electric line about twenty five miles east of Spokane Washington leaves twelve dead and nearly fifty injured. The eastbound Coeur d Alene train crowded with land reservation travelers ground to splinters. the westbound train’s motorman among the deceased. Officials have not yet stated responsibility. Both trains were reported at high speed and beyond control.

Coeuiene and Spokane Spkane Wash Spokane Coeur d'Alene

Mean to Hold Chung Sing in Murder Case

New York authorities obtained a warrant for the arrest of Chung Sing on first degree murder charges as an accessory after the fact in Elsie Sigel's death. The action followed a habeas corpus request for Chung Sing’s release. Interpreters and affidavits allege Chung Sing aided Leon Sing in concealing and moving the trunk with Sigel's body.

New York Chung Sing Leon Sing Elsie Sigel Supreme Court Quan Yick Nam Charles H. White Expressman Leon

Chicago Mother Kills Two Children Then Self

Mrs Emma Michael killed her children Meta 15 and Gustav 12 in Chicago on Sunday by gas poisoning and then died by her own hand as investigators say Marital troubles preceded the tragedy.

Emma Michael Meta Gustav Chicago

Sioux City Live Stock Quotes Ahead of Weekend Sale

Saturday quotations on the Sioux City market show top beeves selling at 6.50 and top hogs at 7.50, indicating strong demand for prime cattle and swine.

Sioux City

Watchman Sounding Alarm Aids Tybee Hotel Guests Escape

A night watchman's prompt fire alarm allowed 100 guests at Hotel Tybee on Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia to escape uninjured when the hotel burned before daylight Saturday.

Tybee Tybee Island Savannah

Chicago Woman Climbs Mt Blanc

Helen Bauer aged 26 from Chicago ascends Mt Blanc in a notable mountaineering feat.

Helen Bauer Chicago Mt. Blanc

Mexico Quakes Shake Central Region Killing Fourteen

A major earthquake series struck central Mexico from Querato to Oaxaca, with Acapulco and Chilpancingo partially destroyed. First shock at 4 15 AM caused cathedral bells to toll and walls to crack. a second, stronger quake killed six in Mexico City area and injured many more, with communications in Guerrero poor.

Mexico Atlantic Pacific Querato Oaxaca Acapulco Chilpancingo Guerrero Mexico City

Brutal murder ends in hanging of Claude Brooks in Kansas City

Claude Brooks, 21, a ne gto, was hanged in Kansas City for the January 13 1908 murder of Sidney Herndon a Tyler Texas real estate owner. Brooks killed the defenseless cripple in his apartment, crushed his skull with a hammer, stole the pocketbook and confessed.

Claude Brooks Kansas City Sidney Herndon Tyler Tex Herndon Brooks

Missionary James Burks Believed Robbed and Slain

Friends scour the Howe Oklahoma area seeking missing Rev. James Burks a physician and missionary. He vanished from his hotel room after preparing for a trip to Mena Arkansas. A partially packed trunk was found and several arsons tied to the case have led to arrests.

James Burks Howe Okla Burks Mena Ark

Thief Steals $23,000 in Papers From Louisville Coffee Office

About noon Friday a thief broke into the Louisville Coffee company office in Louisville Kentucky and stole government bonds bank stock notes insurance policies and other financial papers worth 23000. The items were private property of C W White president of the company. The thief escaped while the office force was at lunch.

Louisville Coffee Company Louisville C. W. White

Des Moines Agent Falls to Death in Little Rock

J Garnet Wood a general agent for Des Moines Life Insurance dropped from the eighth floor window of the Southern Trust building in Little Rock Arkansas on Friday and was killed instantly. Preliminary indications suggest an accident as he spent the night in his office.

J. Garnet Wood Des Moines Life Insurance Company Southern Trust Company Little Rock Ark

Gas Sickness Hits Pittsburg Mine Forty Miners Overcome

Forty miners were overcome by gas at Central Coal and Coke company mine No 31 in Pittsburg Kansas on Friday. Twelve were seriously injured and three possibly fatally hurt. nearly all affected were foreigners with fifteen rescued quickly.

Central Coal and Coke Company Pittsburg Kan

Indian Aid Sought for Wisconsin Flood Victims

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Valentine Friday moved to relieve about 1200 Indians in Wisconsin near Odanah left without shelter and food after a series of cloud bursts.

Valentine Wisconsin Odanah

Gompers Arrives in Berlin to Study Labor Conditions

Samuel Gompers AFL leader arrived in Berlin on Thursday to study labor conditions, seeking insights into German labor practices and their impact on American workers.

Gompers Berlin Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor

Roosevelt Guests at Nairobi Dinner by Turf Club Stewards

Col Roosevelt and son Kermit along with Frederick J. Jackson acting governor of British East Africa attended a dinner at the East African Turf Club in Nairobi hosted by the club stewards on Thursday night.

Roosevelt Col. Roosevelt Kermit Frederick J. Jackson British East Africa East African Turf Club Nairobi

Georgia Senate Votes to Oust G McLendon from Railroad Post

The Georgia Senate voted Friday to declare the office vacant and remove G McLendon as chairman of the state's railroad commission. The action follows the investigation into his conduct and duties with the commission.

Georgia Senare G. McLendon So. Railroad Commission

Cuban Cabinet Resigns as Crisis Reaches Climax

The Cuban cabinet and parliamentary secretary Senor Castellanos signed resignations after a conference aimed at showing loyalty to President Gomez. Rumors link changes to Justice, Interior, Sanitation, and Postmaster roles, with names including Ramiro Cabrera Gen Machado Alberdi and Morita Delago set to replace several officials.

Senor Castellanos Gomez Cayo Cristo Luis Octavio Divina Department of Justice Ramiro Caberera Nicolas Alberdi Interior

Tipton Bank Shortage Tops $110000 in Probe

William H. Marker, cashier at First National Bank of Tipton Indiana, resigns amid an investigation into a defalcation of over $100 000. The probe reveals forged notes and checks, with thousands potentially abstracted from the bank, and Noah R. Marker the missing assistant cashier is charged.

Tipton Bank William H. Marker First National Bank Tipton Ind Noah R. Marker

Bellevue Tragedy: Mrs Mullarkey Kills Edward Axline Then Poison

In Bellevue Kentucky a two homicide suicide occurred when Mrs. John Mullarkey 28 shot and killed Edward Axline 30 and later died from self administered poison. She was married with two children and had been seen with Axline recently as investigators seek motive though facts remain unclear.

Bellevue Cincinnati John Mullarkey Edward Axline Mullarkey Axline

Indiana Wind Storm Demolishes Structures in Indianapolis

A severe storm swept through Indianapolis and Indiana causing major damage. An automobile was blown through a storefront, a baseball grandstand roof was torn off and landed on a house nearly demolishing it. The temperature hit a 91.4 degree high.

Indianapolis Indiana The Mercury

Resort Keepers Arrested Indictments in West Side Tenderloin

A Chicago grand jury, already indicting a police inspector and a detective in Wayman’s West Side tenderloin case, returned indictments against twenty keepers of alleged illegal establishments.

Chicago Wayman West Side Tenderloin

Fire damages Halleybury restaurant near Cobalt Ontario

A flames outbreak early Friday at a Chinese restaurant on Halleybury Road near Cobalt Ontario caused about 100000 in losses. The blaze rendered 3000 homeless and destroyed the entire business section north of the square.

Halleybury Road Cobalt Ont

Denver hotel suicide of Ned Copeland linked to Santa Ana family

Ned Copeland a 40 year old member of a prominent Santa Ana, California family and hotel proprietor at Esperanza, Mexico, ended his life in a Denver hotel room by taking cyanide of potassium.

Ned Copeland Santa Ana Cal Esperanza Mexico Denver

Worthington Dies at 81 in Washington

Gen Henry C Worthington former Nevada congress delegate diplomat and jurist died in Washington D C from cerebral hemorrhage at age 81 He passed away Thursday leaving a notable legacy in public service and diplomacy

Henry C. Worthington Congress Nevada Washington, D. C

Receivership Lifted for Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Rail

On order of Judge Lurton the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway receivership is lifted. Judson Harmon, the appointed receiver, is relieved of duty.

Lurton United States Appellate Court Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway Company Judson Harmon

Roosevelt at the Races in Nairobi

Theodore Roosevelt attended an East African Turf Club race meeting in Nairobi with Kermit Roosevelt riding in five of the events.

Theodore Roosevelt East African Turf Club Nairobi Kermit Roosevelt

Triple Missouri Crime at Hanni bal

Charles Beasley shot and killed his baby in Hanni bal Missouri wounded his wife before dying by suicide on Thursday. The incident marks a triple tragedy in a single family.

Missouri Hannibal, Mo Charles Beasley

Reyes Resignation Accepted by Colombian Congress

General Rafael Reyes confirms official notification that Congress has accepted his resignation as president. The move ends Reyes's tenure and opens the field for a successor.

Rafael Reyes The Columbian Congress

Hearing Screams of Drowning Girl Saved by Family Dog

A Meade county rancher’s daughter fell into Elm Creek but was dragged out by the family dog after the dog heard her screams. The dog, a star boarder at Gus Jones's home, prevented a possible drowning in the deep water.

Gus Jones Meade County Elm Creek Jones

12 Year Old Heroine Rescues Child From Creek in Tabor

The 12-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pobunda Sr of Tabor saved a 4-year-old girl from drowning. The child toppled into a swollen creek while playing near the bank. the Pobunda girl plunged in and brought her to shore after a strenuous effort.

Joseph Pobunda Tabor Pobunda

Ex-Gov Andrew E Lee Swindled in Chicago Scam

Ex-Gov Andrew E Lee of South Dakota swore a warrant for E Niles a broker on a confidence game charge. Niles allegedly defrauded Lee of 16500 and about 55000 overall, taking funds meant for an electric rail project in Michigan and diverting most to personal use.

Andrew E. Lee South Dakota Chicago E. Niles Niles Lee Michigan

Runs on a Sandbar A Steamer Party Spends Night

A party of 200 Wa tertown business men with Gov Vessey as guest rode the steamer Phillips on an industrial excursion. They spent the night on a Missouri River sandbar opposite Cresbard after being treated to a pleasure cruise aboard the cattle ferry Phillips. The Fourth Infantry Band of the South Dakota National Guard accompanied the group and played through the night.

Watertown Gov. Vessey Missouri River Cresbard Lebeau Phillips Fourth Infantry Band South Dakota National Guard

Lyman County settler loses house to fire

Joseph Musselman and his elderly mother Mrs Block lived on the homestead in western Lyman county. Their house burned, destroying their cash and leaving them penniless with only the clothes they wore.

Lyman County Joseph Musselman Block

Woman Displayed Bravery by Slaying Rattlesnake

Mrs. Frank Howard of Nitteberg showed pluck when she killed a large rattlesnake with a tug taken from a horse she was driving. Her team shied on the highway and the snake struck at a horse before she seized the rattle as a trophy.

Frank Howard Nitteberg

Indians Aid Church Convocation On Lower Brule Reservation

The South Dakota Indian church convocation on Lower Brule drew attendees from all South Dakota reservations and parts of North Dakota. Women’s sewing societies contributed 3400 dollars, cash earned through needlework, for church extension work.

Indians Help Church Lower Brule Reservation South Dakota North Dakota

Annual W C T U Meeting in Brookings South Dakota

The annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South Dakota will be held in Brookings from September 9 to 12, beginning the morning of the 9th and ending the evening of the 12th. September 8 will host meetings of general officers executive committee and board of superintendents.

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of South Dakota Brookings

Child Dies After Accidental Kerosene Ingestion

A two year old child of Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson on a Charles Mix county farm died after swallowing kerosene left within reach. The child was rushed to a physician in the nearest town but died shortly after arrival.

Carl Peterson Charles Mix County

Harvesting in Full Swing Near Flandreau

Farmers around Flandreau report harvesting in full swing with rye and winter wheat cut. Acreage remains small but crop quality is good as they finish early oats and barley. Barley shows crinkling and poor fill in places.

Flandreau

Horse thieves captured after farm theft near Hatfield

Henry Kappelman of Flandreau reported four fine farm horses and a platform wagon stolen from his barn. The alarm prompted a pursuit and the horse thieves were captured near Hatfield in Pipestone County, Minnesota, and brought to Flandreau.

Henry Kappelman Flandreau Hatfield Pipestone County Minn

Stafford Crossing to Start at Great Northern Line

Stafford town will begin development at Stafford's Crossing between Volin and Irene on the Great Northern. A sidetrack will be installed, M. King to build an elevator, with additional industries expected to follow.

Stafford Volin Irene Great Northern M. King

Runaway Boys Jailed After Missouri River Boat Theft

Four runaways hid names and addresses after stealing a boat and traveling down the Missouri River. They worked briefly in Oacoma laying water mains, then fled. Detectives wired sightings to downstream points. the quartet were captured at Wheeler and returned to Oacoma jail.

Missouri River Lyman County Oacoma Wheeler

Identity Found of Wolsey Tragedy Victim

Officials identify the Wolsey death victim as Robert F. Stewart two weeks after the accident. His mother, Mrs. Ida C. Saylor of Des Moines Indiana, was informed and records show he was dropped from the railroad employe list on March 31, 1907 after disappearance.

Chicago and Northwestern Railway Wolsey Robert F. Stewart Ida C. Saylor Des Moines Stewart

State Pardon Board Recommends Clemency for Two Sioux Falls Convicts

The State Pardon Board recommended clemency for Iver Johnson of Roberts County on rape charges and Floyd Purvis of Charles Mix County on forgery. They refused clemency for Henry R. Elliott of Codington County serving life for murder and Frank Ketilink of Buffalo County serving life for wife murder.

Sioux Falls State Pardon Board Iver Johnson Roberts County Floyd Purvis Charles Mix County Henry R. Elliott Codington County Frank Ketilink Buffalo County

Miss Blanche Newton Gored by Horse in Bridgewater Incident

Miss Blanche Newton daughter of D T Newton a Bridgewater stockman was kicked by a horse while trying to drive it from a watering tank. The blow broke the lower jaw in three places knocked out several teeth and cut a deep chin gash.

Blanche Newton D. T. Newton Bridgewater

Bond Issue Authorized in Lebano Potte County

In a special election the voters of Lebano Potte County authorized issuing bonds to fund a new public school building. Only sixteen votes were cast against the bonding proposition.

Lebano Potte

Huron Dry Goods Firm Changes Hands

Due to ill health B F Trumbower sold his interest in the B F Trumbower and Co dry goods and grocery store at Huron to partner Miss Della Doney who will continue to run the business.

Huron B. F. Trumbower B. F. Trumbower & Co. Dry Goods Della Doney

Bar Drinking on Trains Warned by State Officials

Reports from across the state indicate train crews are pushing for strict enforcement of the law prohibiting the sale and drinking of intoxicating liquor on passenger trains. Train men urge authorities to uphold the prohibition and prevent any violations during travel.

First annual South Dakota Elks grand lodge meeting set

Many Elks plan to attend the first annual meeting of the grand lodge of Elks of South Dakota to be held in Deadwood from August 17 to 20.

Elks Grand Lodge of Elks of South Dakota Deadwood

Daughter of state land employe injured by horse kick

A young daughter of N. M. Hansen, an employee of the state land department, is hospitalized in Fort Pierre for surgical attention after a horse kicked her, crushing her skull.

N. M. Hansen State Land Department Fort Pierre

Centerville Boy Hurt in Hay Wagon Runaway

Glenn Steadman a 12 year old of Centerville was seriously injured when a hay rake wagon runaway scenario caused injury to the boy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Steadman.

Glenn Steadman Richard Steadman Centerville

Buffalo Sioux Warrior Injured by Barbed Wire Drag

Injured by a wild pony dragging him along a barb wire fence Buffalo a famed Sioux warrior of the Rosebud reservation suffered serious injuries and faces possible death.

Buffalo Rosebud

Wolf Bounty Claims Rise Slightly This Year

Indications show holders of wolf bounty certificates may improve returns this year, following last year’s 72 cents on the dollar payout. The report suggests a modest uptick in processing or settlement for the certificates.

Women Lead In Civic Idea And Labor Movement Progress

Prof Charles Zueblin spoke at Chautauqua about democracy and culture noting Americans chase trivial matters while major movements in labor and women’s rights advance. He warned that cities will improve with or without men and urged clear, prejudice-free opinions on these forces. He emphasized the inevitability of labor organization driven by industrial pressure and official resistance.

Miss Taft Mr. Taft Chautauqua N. Y Charles Zueblin Zueblin Supreme Court Organization of Labor

Toilers in Death by Own Action Club in Cleveland

A club of disheartened factory workers advocating suicide is said to exist in Cleveland. Rebecca Boseciek, 18, was found dead in Gordon Park. relatives fear a companion may attempt suicide soon. The mother reports overhearing plans to kill themselves. The group reportedly included six girls, four young men, and a couple.

American Consul Attacked in Cartagena

William B. McMaster, American vice consul at Cartagena, was attacked and seriously wounded by a Colombian and a stranger. The State Department dispatch says the motive was unclear. The Colombian government ordered prompt punishment of the culprits. McMaster was born in Colombia and appointed from New York.

William B. McMaster Cartagena State Department Washington Legation Bogota Mr. McMaster Colombia New York

Chicago Lad Kills Himself

Charles Woods a 13 year old son of Guy Woods a Chicago businessman was killed in Ashby Massachusetts while playing with a rifle a shell discharged instantly. Mrs Woods and her children were staying there with Mrs Woods mother for the summer.

Chicago Charles Woods Guy Woods Ashby Mass Mrs. Woods

Nevada Commission Orders 30% Rail Rate Cut

State orders rail rate reduction after finding Southern Pacific and Nevada California lines charge excessive unjust and discriminatory interstate freight rates. Nevada Railroad Commission serves notice demanding a 30 percent cut.

Southern Pacific Nevada California Nevada Railroad Commission

Fire Hits New Bedford Cordage Plant

Fire partly destroys the New Bedford Cordage Company plant in New Bedford. Loss is estimated between 200000 and 300000 dollars.

New Bedford New Bedford Cordage Company

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