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Newspaper
The State Line Herald
Location
North Lemmon, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
2
Washington report covers a wide range of items including civil rights notes, military policy shifts, postal regulations on dead-letter handling, and an update on a Wright brothers award. Also mentioned are international affairs, a sanitary treaty, and oblique references to domestic political developments and public notices.
Charles W Morse, once a leading financier and bank owner in New York, defied the U S government during six hours on the stand alleging banking law violations. He dodged direct questions about a $211 000 loan to cover overages, offering sarcasm and evasive replies before Judge Cody, as prosecutors sought a direct answer.
Former Manitoba premier and railway reformer Thomas Greenway died quietly in Ottawa yesterday morning at age seventy. He led Manitobans to challenge the Canadian Pacific monopoly and helped bring the Northern Pacific into the province about two decades ago.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway company awarded a contract for a 4,000,000 bushel elevator at Fort William, the first unit of a planned 40,000,000 bushel storage plant. Construction should finish in about a year from next month.
Jersey City jurors find Theodore Whitmore not guilty after an alibi proof. The murder charge stemmed from a battered body found December 26 in a swamp near Harrison, New Jersey, with the case ending after two hours of jury deliberation.
Lemans France Nov 1 Wilbur Wright piloting the American aviation plantato machine suffered a motor explosion but landed safely with no injuries and the aeroplane sustaining no further damage.
Webster City Iowa November 1 Kriel a local farmer attempted death by his own action with a .22 caliber revolver He shot into his forehead but did not penetrate the skull and he will recover martial
Scotland Yard confesses bafflement as clues and fingerprints fail to identify the killer of 17 year old Eather Prager in a Russell Square lodgings. The ninth in a series since May 1900, the murders target women of the same class with similar circumstances.
In Holland Virginia the coroner's inquest into Tyberina G. Jones's murder prompted a search of spectators for concealed weapons. Seven or eight pistols were found on individuals and more than twenty guns were recovered from the floor and window sills, following an attempted assault on Hardy at the witness stand by J J Jones of Norfolk.
Police in Philadelphia moved against cocaine abuse in public schools of the Tenderloin district arresting eleven people for drug use or supplying it. Since the start of the year about 150 youths and young men have been sent to the house of corrections and twenty three have been indicted for traffic in the drug.
Minneapolis women journeyed to Denver seeking funds to recover investments in a desert land scam led by Charles F. Burnham. Gov. Buchtel ordered an investigation to trace the promoters and recover losses from Minnesota investors, with Mary Whetstone the only one to recover her money.
On November 1 two men were struck by a freight train in Minneapolis. George Cernae died at St. Mary's Hospital from injuries while Mark Winkenwerder died at City Hospital after being struck at First Street and Third Avenue North.
Reports from Tampico indicate more than fifty people died in a poisonous gas accident at a burned oil field near Mexico City. Earlier, a group of workers perished, and another party entering the field resulted in additional fatalities, including soldiers.
In Duluth on November 1 at C B Dr Moftner home near Laster Park a 12 year old boy Thomas and his 4 year old sister Mary were playing with a blasting cap for nitroglycerin when it exploded blowing the girl’s hand off the body of an unknown man was found near Underwood Nov 1 Brackett county coroner and local authorities investigated.
Mrs William Astor died at her Fifth Avenue residence after a prolonged heart illness. She had been seriously ill for some time and passed away last night in New York.
Miss Mary Thompson, fourteen, died after a prolonged bout with a pickle habit at Ft. John's hospital. She had consumed scores of large pickles daily since the season began, eating nothing else. The case notes a convalescent state and the hospital staff observed her decline following the extreme pickle intake.
In a political quarrel at Foraker Okla yesterday Frank Seward a prominent merchant and local Democratic committeeman shot and killed John Milam a well known farmer of Pawhuska Oklahoma The incident occurred November 3 in a dispute between the two men.
John Clare a bricklayer died after a stairway fall in East Grand Forks. He fractured his skull and died two hours after the accident while intoxicated at the time of the incident.
In Lexington Kentucky on November 2 Ephriam Anzo and Harry Rowin were killed near a church in Lee County as a feud between local factions flared again. The pair died from bullet wounds after a confrontation witnessed by members of both sides. No arrests have been made and authorities expect further violence as tensions rise.
Berlin reports Chancellor von Buelow has relieved the emperor of great embarrassment by severing his relation to a London Telegraph interview. The move follows pressure from the nation amid war plans, Boer crushing efforts, and calls for responsibility across the government. The matter sparks debate on the emperor's influence and the chancellor's authority.
A distorted notice reports a cattle syndicate aiming to utilize ten thousand acres to develop a cattle industry. It mentions land near Chiles with ties to British Columbia and Duluth connections, but readable details are sparse and fragmented.
Two men from the second squadron of the 4 cm foot were granted a seven day leave and were served at the grounds with a European lunch and a Chinese dinner. Admiral Sab announced a Chinese navy tribute yesterday in honor of Rear Admiral Pi and the fleet commanders.
A disorganized report notes suspected smuggling from Mexico and investigations by officials. It mentions an American seaman from Boston and Capt Daly, with court actions in St. Joseph, Massachusetts, and a sequence of frauds uncovered. Police work includes many detentions and a tally of suspected cases and wards.
Cadet U0 Feretee, son of G B Ferebes of Folk Virginia, died from a brain injury sustained during a football game at Virginia Military Institute in Roanoke College. The incident occurred yesterday and prompts investigations into game safety.
In St Joseph Missouri on November 3 a street car strike killed Groves and badly injured Mrs Care and Bulling who were aboard the car. The accident occurred as the group rode the street car along the line.
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