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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
2
Uncle Sam skeptical of Chi Cago sleuth's work
The United States will not prosecute Geo W Fitzgerald of Chicago accused of stealing 173000 from the Chicago subtreasury in February 1907. He appeared before Judge Chetland, was released on 50000 bail, and the state will handle the case unless more substantial federal evidence emerges. Assistant District Attorney Davis and Capt Porter attended as spectators and said government action requires stronger proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Geo. W. Fitzgerald
Chicago
Fitzgerald
Chetland
State Court
United States District Atttorney
Benjamin Davis
Thomas I. Porter
Secret Service
Davis
Oxassorting Teller
Capt. Porter
Criminal Court
Mr. Davis
Porter
John Wilkie
Ciminal Court
Night Riders Trigger Fires in Lowry and Alaska
Firebugs struck the towns of Lowry and Alaska on the Minneapolis and St. Louis extension Sunday night. Authorities link the blazes to a band of night riders amid recent horse thief arrests, with a bank, general store, and pool hall burned in Lowry. Citizens reported seeing mounted men flee. Col Holmes of the Dakota National Bank at Aberdeen confirms the Lowry bank decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowry
Alaska
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Col. Holmes
Dakota National Bank
Aberdeen
Lowry Bank
Mitchell Corn Palace Carnival Opens September 28
The Great Carnival of Education begins September 28 in Mitchell South Dakota with the Corn Palace festival celebrating a harvest and prosperity. Wa Jennings Bryan will address the people of South Dakota in Mitchell on Monday September 28. Excursion trains will run statewide at one fare round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
8. D
Mother Earth
Corn Palace
Wa Jennings Bryan
South Dakota
Missing on Wedding Day Leaves Ralph Eddy Unfound
Ralph W. Eddy a 28 year old traveling salesman for Alberene Stone of New York City has been missing for four days. The item notes a Dublin honor for Richard Croker and reports a wealthy recluse Kert Fryer found dead at his ranch, suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Eddy
Chicago
Alberene-Stone Company
New York City
Kert Fryer
Mark Jmpatastons Stock Toss Sends Markets Higher
Mark Jmpatastons stock move sparked a broad rally as investors cheered stronger earnings and optimism about future growth. Analysts noted gains across sectors with technology and energy leading the upside despite mixed economic signals.
National Banks of Oklahoma Not Joining Guaranty Scheme
Deputy Comptroller T P Kane said that a published claim about a mass withdrawal by Oklahoma national banks from the national system to join state guaranty plans is inaccurate. He noted about 310 banks exist, 57 joined the guaranty, 33 replied after Aug 8 they would withdraw, 37 told the state banking board of withdrawal, seven would surrender charters to become state banks, and two have liquidated to that end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Banks
Oklahoma
Stampede
T. P. Kane
Mr. Kane
Comptroller
State Banking Board
Attack on Woman at Wyoming Camp Sparks Lynching Fears
Soldiers assault a young woman at Camp Emmet Crawford near Laramie Wyoming. An officer escort was overwhelmed by thirty two artillery troops and the victim left unconscious. Twenty six men are under arrest and chained in the camp prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Camp
Emmet Crawford
Laramie
Wyo
Twenty-first Regiment
Lusitania Sets Transatlantic Record By Four Hours
The Cunard liner Lusitania completed the Atlantic crossing in four days and fifteen hours, finishing off Daunt's Rock at 11 30 Sunday after leaving New York at 9 30 Thursday night. The time surpassed the prior record of four days eighteen hours forty minutes set last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Atlantic
Daunt's Rock
Fires Menace Kimberly Area as Timber Loss Grows
A Cranbrook dispatch reports fires Tuesday night threatening Kimberly and Southerland in Manitoba. A blaze a mile from Moyle and another near Ryan raise alarm while vast timber resources are being destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Man
Cranbrook
Southerland
Moyle
Ryan
Striking Miners Battle Deputies in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama the deputy and miner forces have been strengthened amid a growing strike. Governors may be asked to call out infantry as tensions rise. A plot to blow up miners quarters and shoot deputies has been uncovered, signaling potential widespread disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Netherlands Venezuela tensions widen with shipping halt
The dispute between the Netherlands and Venezuela intensifies with retaliatory moves. On Friday the Royal Dutch West Indian Mail line announced a temporary suspension of its Venezuelan service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Venezuela
Woman Fatally Trapped by Own Gun in Chicken House
Mrs Kathhrine Christman of Eaton Ohio set a trap gun inside her chicken house to stop thieves. She forgot the mechanism and was killed when she opened the door to take eggs, the discharge fatally injuring her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathhrine Christman
Eaton, O
Bride Jumps from Tower in Prussian Town
A bride of one week to Prof. Rudolph Spitzer of Sternberg Germany leaped from the Bismarck tower at Heringsdorf plunging about 1200 feet to the cliff base. Authorities investigate motive in tragic accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Spitzer
Sternberg
Prussia
Bismarck Tower
Heringsdorf
Haskell Arrives in Chicago to Organize Campaign Funds
Gov Haskell of Oklahoma treasurer of the Democratic National Committee arrived in Chicago Friday to begin systematizing his efforts to secure campaign funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Gov
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Fatal Car Crash Terrifies Los Angeles. Four Injured
A fatal auto accident in Los Angeles Friday left Joseph Doubs identified as killed. Two men and two women were severely injured when the automobile overturned. Authorities reported the crash and are investigating the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Doubs
Los Angeles
Cal
Fitzgerald Arrest Believed to Solve $173000 Treasury Theft
The Chicago subtreasury theft of $173000, one of the largest losses, may be solved with the Sunday arrest of Geo. W. Fitzgerald, a former assorting teller. He had earlier been discharged for negligence and suspicion had fallen on a colored man, but investigations point to Fitzgerald and his associates in the crime, which involved large denomination bills bound for destruction in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Geo. W. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Boldenweck
Washington
Detain Mormon Converts On Arrival In Boston
Immigrants from Germany Holland and Scandinavia totaling 108 converts were examined Thoroughly after a Sunday detention of fifty four young Mormon converts aboard the steamship Republic. Margaret and Katherine Roe were among those held in Liverpool bound girls whose father urged release. The plan to move the group west by train was halted as officers investigate possible deportations. Immigration Commissioner Billing and a special board oversee the case with further inquiries expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
Mass
Republic
Germany
Holland
Scandinavia
Margaret
Katherine Roe
Liverpool
Eng
Billing
Special Board of Inquiry
Banks Show Recovery In National Finance After 1907–08
Treasury officials note improving business conditions aided by higher customs and internal revenue receipts. The comptroller reports increases in specie and legal tenders by 147,395,217 since 1907, plus a 15,741,420 rise in surplus and 61,714,500 in circulation, with deposits up 55,515,805 and total bank resources up 323,735,997 despite last fall’s panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Train Hits Automobile In Los Angeles Crash
Six persons were injured when an inbound Los Angeles Pacific car struck a motorist at the Sixteenth Street and Western Avenue intersection in Los Angeles. The crash destroyed the machine and hurled its six occupants. One occupant was reported possibly fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Pacific
Sixteenth Street
Western Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
Alleged Embezzler Caught After Three-Day Flight
John Gaughan, wanted for embezzling $900 from the Merchants and Traders Bank in Buffalo New York, was arrested in Philadelphia after resisting police in a cellar where he had hidden for three days while nearly starved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gaughan
Merchants’ and Traders’ Bank
Buffalo
N. Y
Philadelphia
China reports plan to adopt Japanese monetary system
A Shanghai dispatch to the Morning Post states that China has decided to adopt the Japanese monetary system, signaling a major shift in its currency structure and financial policy. The report notes the move as an official decision with potential economic implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
The
Morning Post
China
Alton Glass Plant to Resume Operations Soon
The Alton Glass company will reopen its plant in Alton Til employing 3 500 workers within ten days after a three month closure announced Sunday. The move signals revival of production and employment in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Glass Company
Alton
Til
Forest fires break out in Little Belt reserve Montana
Fires roaring in central Montana's Little Belt reserve scorch timber as crews battle spreading blazes threatening timber and wildlife in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Belt
Montana
Anthrax Epidemic Forces Clay County Fair Cancelation
South Dakota officials announce the Clay county fair scheduled for Sept 14–18 is canceled due to an anthrax scare. The board cites risk to racing events and quarantine concerns as owners fear losses. A Parke-Davis expert warns anthrax persists in pastures and hay and urges spring vaccination and fall pasture burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
James Partridge
Parke-Davis Company
Detroit
Mich
Clay
Yankton
State Land Commissioner Sets Capitol Lands For Sale
State Land Commissioner Dokken oversees western district tasks and fixes minimum prices for 17 585 acres of capitol building lands in Pennington and Meade counties. Lands will be offered in Rapid City on September 16 for Pennington and September 17 at Sturgis Meade. Prices range seven to ten dollars in Pennington and five to ten in Meade per acre with a three down, one sixth next May, and balance over five years at 6 percent plan. About 18 000 acres of common school demnity lands in Meade and Pennington were filed as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dokken
Pennington
Meade
Rapid City
Pennington County
Sturgis
Meade County
State Capitol
Timber thieves shoot Dakota homesteader near Stamford
Saturday night about 11:30 Gus Tusha heard a passing team and spied three men cutting posts on George Smith’s property five miles NW of Stamford. A lantern dimmed then three shots fired left Tusha wounded just below the heart. He crawled to George Smith’s house for help. no arrests yet though Tusha names the three men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Gus Tusha
Brave Bull Creek
George Smith
Tasha
Tusha
Death of Clarence Eager Shocks Vermillion Community
Word spreads in Vermillion that Clarence Eager died suddenly at his Pierre home last Friday from heart failure. Eager was general manager of athletics at the University of South Dakota and planned to return to finish his law degree. He was popular among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Eager
Pierre
Eager
University of South Dakota
College of Law
Gumbo Jack Smith Arrested in Charles Mix County
Lyman county authorities arrested Gumbo Jack Smith in Charles Mix county on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He will face trial during the next term of the state circuit court in Lyman county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman County
Gumbo
Jack” Smith
Charles Mix County
More Teachers Available From Recent Examinations
Not all counties submitted papers from the teachers examinations yet, but about 1,700 returns have been received, roughly a twenty percent rise over previous totals.
Park Hotel Reopens Under Frank Wood Management
The Park hotel at Lake Preston, closed for over a year, resumes operations under Frank Wood, a veteran hotel man formerly with Hitchcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Lake Preston
Ich
Frank Wood
Hitchcock
Anthrax Takes Firm Hold In Clay County Farmlands
The plague spreads beyond the bottom lands into higher ground near Lodi and Centerville, causing losses of cattle horses mules and hogs. Farmers report 125 cattle and 15 horses lost in a two week strip. bulls valued at 400 dollars. Liverymen refuse to haul through affected areas. Countywide concern grows over blotting out anthrax and its impact versus past pink eye outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
Lodi
Vermillion
John A. Westre
Pleasant Valley Township
Sam Jacobson
Volin
Centerville
Beresford
Mitchell Corn Palace Opening Day Plans With Bryan
Mitchell corn palace committee along with Editor W T Lafollette and ex Senator R F Pettigrew have urged the Democratic National Committee to secure Hon W J Bryan for the opening day of the festival on Sept 28. The corn palace week runs Sept 28 to Oct 3 with efforts also to invite Taft or a top Republican figure such as Vice President Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Palace
Mitchell Corn Palace Committee
W. T. la Follette
Mitchell
R. F. Pettigrew
Sioux Falls
National ,Democratic Committee
Bryan
Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Corn Palace Committee
Kittredge
Cook
Republican State Committee
Taft
Fairbanks
Canada borrows convict to testify in cattle rustling case
Turbin Offerson, jailed in South Dakota for rustling, will be taken to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to testify for Canadian authorities. Canadian officials arranged with North Dakota to transport him at their expense and risk, after a governor and attorney general meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
State Board of Corrections
South Dakota
Canada
Ten-Year-Old Girl Killed by Shotgun Accident Near Geddes
Bolda Stotz, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Statz, near Geddes, died after playing with an empty shotgun. The gun, removed by parents twice, was loaded again by the girl who pressed the trigger with a stick, the shot entering her left side. She ran from the bedroom and collapsed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geddes
Bolda Stotz
John Statz
Threshing Engine Fireman Killed in Boiler Explosion
J M Almond of Auburn Michigan a fireman on a threshing engine owned by Myron Krugler was instantly killed when a boiler exploded near Carthage his body was cut in two and the separator became kindling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M.almond
Auburn
Mich
Myron Krugler
Carthage
Robbery at Kimball Post Office Stuns Town
Yeggmen blasted the Kimball post office safe stealing two hundred dollars and stamps. Citizens across the town heard the explosion and mistook it for gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Town
Anthrax Near Mitchell Reported in Davison County
Anthrax in cattle seen in the southern part of Davison county with Bore Boreson losing five head. The disease has not spread widely as yet due to timely veterinary action, seen to have halted further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Davision County
Dunham and Bowen Bound Over in Burglary Case
George Dunham and George Bowen waived examination at Yankton and were bound over to the circuit court on the charge of burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dunham
George Bowen
Yankton
Sherman Accepted Republican Nomination for Vice Presidency
Utica correspondence reports James Schoolcraft Sherman accepting the Republican nomination for Vice President from a flag covered stand near his home. He endorsed Taft principles and urged Roosevelts administration be approved in a brief speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Republican Party
Sherman
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Mr. Sherman
Chicago
Sherman Addresses Crowd at Roosevelt Nomination Rally
Enthusiastic crowd of friends and townsmen hears a Chicago convention led nomination with Julius C. Burrows chairing. Speakers include Secretary Root and M W Stryker, Taft supporter Sherman pledges allegiance to Roosevelt policies and states the people have ruled. Nature favors an outdoor program as trains bring attendees from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
Root
M. W. Stryker
Tlamerston College
Sherman
Thomas Wheeleer
Utica
Charles S. Symonds
Alcohol and tobacco receipts show shifts in year taxes
The report shows 55,402,336,113 cigarettes smoked last year excluding little cigars while beer output rose by about 201,000 barrels to 54,747,680. Spirits revenue fell to $181,242 from $147,550,281 and distilled liquor volume dropped by over 13,000,000 gallons. Tobacco revenue totaled $49,862,54, a near $2,000,000 decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Metropolitan Life Tower to Become World’s Highest Structure
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company plans a tower over the Madison Square building in New York that would be the world’s highest when finished. Newspaper clippings about the tower number about 104,952 inches in total and could be worth roughly 440 thousand dollars in notice value at current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Madison Square Building
New York
Frank A. Barrette
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Cago Sleuth
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Dublin
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Girl
Trace Federal
Congress
Boldenneck
Europe
BANKS
Lake Preston Hotel
Mitchell Day
Burrows
Roosev
Syracuse
Utican National
Frank H. Hitchcock
Timothy L. Woodcruff
James
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