Flood devastates Oklahoma railways and gas supply
Heavy rains and cloudbursts crippled all Oklahoma railroads by Sunday night. A twenty inch ten hour downpour plus three days of rain washed out bridges and tracks, halting service statewide. The Missouri Kansas and Texas line failed at Eufaula, while the Clarksville bridge cut natural gas to Muskogee and southeast cities, with repairs likely a week. Elevators, hotels, and restaurants faced shutdowns as gas used for light and heat disappeared.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Eufaula
Indiana Territory
Clarksville
Muskogee
Bandit Hold Up On West Penn Electric Car Near Boston
Bandits stopped a trolley car between McKeesport and Elizabeth near Boston and robbed the conductor motorman and nine passengers of 125 dollars in cash and two watches. They then held up farmer John Mowry and his wife taking 15 dollars and dragged them from their buggy. One passenger hid 60 dollars in a shoe and a few concealed watches. Detectives lack leads to pursue this robbery.
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West Penn Electric Railway
Boston
McKeesport
Elizabeth
John Mowry
Mowry
Orfe
Failed Bankers Arrested After Oklahoma Bank Closure
L. A. Conners president and L. Elzey cashier of the International Bank of Colgate Oklahoma were arrested on order of State Bank Commissioner H H Lock for failing to repay 6000 and 5000 borrowed from the bank in violation of state banking laws. They were released on heavy bonds. The state took charge after the bank failed and began paying depositors under the state guarantee law. many depositors have not yet claimed their funds, trusting safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Conners
L. Elzey
International Bank of Colgate
Okla
H.H. Lock
Airship Victims Recovering at Roosevelt Hospital
Seven men seriously hurt in the Berkeley airship accident are recovering at Roosevelt hospital. None are expected to die. Engineer L V Rodgers and J O Morrell, Capt Penfield, and other crew members show signs of improvement after the huge dirigible mission. A stock market note from Sioux City lists Reeves and top hogs prices.
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Barkeley
Cal
Roosevelt Hospital
J. O. "Morrell
Penfield
Sioux City
Reeves
Firebrand in House over Crumpacker Amendment
The Crumpacker amendment to reduce representation for states with disfranchisement laws passed the House 165 to 126 after a heated debate. Southern members denounced the apportionment provision while Williams led vigorous attacks calling the bill a revival of Reconstruction conditions. The measure extends campaign contribution disclosure to national committees and all parties, re enacting parts of the old election law while deleting the force bill provision.
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Crumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
House
Williams
National Congressional Committee
Lamphere Indicted with Gunness Case Seven True Bills
Laporte grand jury returns seven true bills against Ray Lamphere including arson and five murders. Mrs Gun ness is indicted as principal in the Helgelein murder but declared legally dead so no warrant. Digging uncovers a skull found in a cesspool amid dismembered bodies with long hair suggesting a female victim.
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Gunness
Ray Lamphere
Laporte Grand Jury
Andrew Helgelein
Mansfield
Mack
Lamphere
Helgelein
Accused of Killing Six Michigan Man Arrested in Dowagiac Case
James Brimmingstall, 40, arrested in Dowagiac Michigan charged with six murders and police say he confessed to two more. Prosecutor Bresnahan expects further admissions as details emerge. Police list past victims including a Kansas man at 16 and a Missouri railroad worker, among unnamed victims.
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Michigan
James Brimmingstall
Brimmingstall
Missouri
David Ruff
Twenty Peasants Hanged in Russian Agrarian Riots
Reported in Yekaterinoslav district, twenty Russian peasants from an agrarian association were executed by a court martial decree for burning estates and driving out landed proprietors. The penalty marks a new departure from prior sentences. Also noted is the discovery of Louis Bender’s burned body at the Wintermeyer Box factory in Chicago.
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Russia
Yekaterinoslav
atyKherson
Louis’ Bender
Wintermeyer
Chicago
Father of 21 Children Dies at 68 in Green Bay
Leonard Bertrand of Green Bay Wisconsin dies from Bright's disease aged 68. He fathered twenty one children with one mother. eighteen survive. Mrs Bertrand survives in robust health.
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Leonard Bertrand
Green Bay,'Wis
Bright
Bertrand
Mae Wood Jailed After Perjury Charge Ends Suit
Mae C. Wood of Omaha had her divorce suit against United States Senator Thomas C. Platt dismissed and was committed to the city prison on perjury charges. Justice O Gorman set bail at 5000 dollars after questioning the complainant and believing she lied about the marriage and letters cited in court. The case drew wide attention due to the senator’s prominence and other figures named by Wood.
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Mae C. Wood
Omaha
United States
Thomas C. Platt
O’gorman
Supreme Court
Miss Wood
Platt
Frank H. Platt
Tombs
Rail Horror in Belgium Near Contich Catastrophe
The Ant werp Express traveling at fifty miles per hour collided with a pilgrim train on a siding near Contich, six miles southeast of Antwerp. Three cars were crushed, leaving 38 dead and 79 wounded by Thursday noon. Surgeons and nurses rushed to the scene to aid over 100 injured as workers and peasants lay trapped amid wreckage.
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Belgium
Contich
Antwerp
Poles wed by error in South Norwalk dog license
William Krisick and Alexandria Kirszeka, two Polish residents of South Norwalk, were mistakenly married by Justice John Curnow after applying for a dog license from Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith. The bride seeks divorce and accuses officials of the mix up, claiming they only wanted a license for their dog Louise.
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South Norwalk
William Krisick
Alexandria Kirszeka
Herbert R. Smith
John Curnow
Krisick
Louise
Robbers Kill Chicagoan in Downtown Alley
Chicago purchasing agent P. Jolmes of Commonwealth Edison was found dead with garroting marks and a strangled face in a downtown alley early Thursday. His valuables were missing from his person.
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Robi. P.jolmes
Commonwealth-Edison Electric Company
Chicago
Billion Dollar Congress to End First Session
The sixtieth Congress is on track to close its first session having authorized a total appropriations near 1.0269 billion dollars. Reportedly the largest single-session appropriation in history promises a record budget level for the chamber.
Bridge Under Construction Blown Up in Harlem Rail Yard
A bridge under construction on the Harlem branch of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad at Baychester was wrecked by a blast Thursday. A charge of fifty pounds of explosive was discharged under the first on.
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Harlem
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Bay Chester
Fire Rages Through J Wintermeyer Box Factory
A Thursday blaze engulfed the J Wintermeyer box factory sending flames across the main building and nearby structures. Many people were reported in peril as firefighters battled the inferno and grounded air or rail transport nearby.
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J. Wintermeyer
Dakota Court Dissolves Tig Top Copper Company
Beadle county circuit court dissolves Tig Top Copper company after a sale of four Burro mountain mining claims in Grant county New Mexico for 15 000. The remaining stock totals 14 883 220 shares with 14 615 430 cancelled and 267 790 held by unknown addresses. Each shareholder will receive 0 001 dollars per invested dollar and payments will be processed through A E Green secretary of the board of trustees. certificates must be surrendered by April 15 1908.
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Mining Corporation
Beadle County
Tigtop Copper Company
Messrs. Crawford
Taylor & Fairbanks
Huron
Burro Mountain
Grant County
N. M
Burro Mountain Copper Company
Whiting
Ninth Judicial Circuit
A. E. Green
Chicago
Board of Trustees
Circuit Court
Keystone Fire Sweeps Main Street Sides
Keystone a mining town near Rapid City suffered a major blaze Friday night with no water supply. The fire destroyed the east side of Main street over two blocks from Shoemaker's barn north, sparing the bank and hotel on the opposite side though badly blistered.
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Keystone
Rapid City
Main Street
Shoemaker's Barn
Holy Terror
Canton Girls Champions Retain Honor Says Canton High Pulse
The Canton high school girls basketball team claims the South Dakota championship for this year after defeating last year’s holders. The squad lost only to Rock Rapids, Iowa, and beat Rock Rapids again, posting a 19 win 5 loss record in 24 games. The roster contains no seniors, prompting hopes of repeating the title next season.
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Canton
South Dakota
Rock Rapids
Inwood
Rock Valley
Vermillion
Madison
Sioux Falls
Man in Jail after Altercation over Fractious Horse
George Washington Glover, son of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, arrived in Deadwood Friday evening to view the town. An hour later a policeman ordered him to remove a fractious horse to the livery barn. Glover disputed the command, an altercation followed, and he was placed under arrest and remained in jail for the night.
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George Glover
George Washington Glover
Mary Baker Eddy
Deadwood
Glover
New Church Dedicated in Gregory with Monsignor Blessing
A Sunday ceremony marked the dedication of a new Catholic church building in Gregory. Locals gathered for the formal blessing by church officials turning a long awaited project into a visible community landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Sas Ai
Musical Festival Opens in Turon with Minnesota Symphony
A musical festival opened at Turon Saturday with a matinee by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Prof. Oberhaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turon
Huron
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Oberhaffer
Trials begin in Deadwood federal court for embezzlement and horse theft
The May term in Deadwood Federal Court opens with Judge Carland presiding. Notable cases include Cashier Harras of Hot Springs National Bank charged with a 25000 embezzlement and brothers DeMarsh and Monto, accused leaders of a central state horse theft ring supplying stolen stock to Indian reservations, facing multiple witnesses.
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Carland
United States District Court
Deadwood
Harras
Hot Springs National Bank of Hot
DeMarsh
Monto
Sioux Falls
Primary Law Tangle In County Elections
County officials face a conflict between the June primary nominating of county commissioners and a July population based district split. East and west districts shift as population concentrates, leaving uncertainty over candidate selection before district lines are finalized.
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Lyman
Falls Under a Train Injures Mitchell Youth
Mitchell man William Scheurenbrand was seriously hurt at Plankinton while boarding a freight car. He lost his balance and fell under the wheels, resulting in the amputation of a leg and severe head and eye bruising. His father, a local cement block maker, was present.
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Mitchell
William Scheurenbrand
Plankinton
California
No Verdict in Harbour Case Sparks Second Trial Plan
In Rapid City a murder trial ended with no verdict as the jury of seven to five for acquittal failed to reach agreement after forty eight hours. State's Attorney Wood announced plans to pursue additional evidence and a second trial for Mrs. Mary Harbour, who faced accusations of murdering her foster daughter Rose Rossa Adams. Bail remains denied despite her distress.
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Rapid City
Mary Harbour
Rose Rossa
Adams
Wood
Mission Hill Fire Devastates Stores in gale flood
A strong forty mile per hour wind fueled a blaze in Mission Hill destroying A L Van Osdel general store and the State bank owners J O Aaseth and W H McMaster of Gayville. Losses include five thousand on the Van Osdel store with three thousand insured and stock at twelve thousand with six thousand insured. The bank suffered five thousand in loss with partial insurance. A nearby farm home belonging to Martin’s car town perished in the flames. The cause remains unknown and cornerstone date set for June 25.
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Mission Hill
A. L. van Osdel
State Bank
J. O. Aaseth
W. H. McMaster
Gayville
van Osdel
Joss
Menrhons Fire Department
Farn
Martin's
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Hery
Congress
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