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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
2
Regulations at the United States unitary academy require annual physical exams with potential dismissal for insufficiency. The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a June 15 Washington hearing on carrier liability for goods damaged or destroyed in shipments.
Reading through a chaotic OCR slice, the article mixes disaster reports, deaths, and accidents. It notes Danube dam bursts causing floods near Rudolsgnad, 260 houses collapsed in Ternel county, and a string of unrelated calamities including drownings, fires, and assorted fatalities across various locations. It also mentions strikes, court rulings, and charitable bequests in a dense, period-voice montage.
The president addressed railroad policy in India advocating government control. He argued for complete state oversight of rail transport to ensure national efficiency and strategic importance, signaling broad reforms and centralized management.
President Roosevelt delivered the principal address at the Lawton monument unveiling in Indianapolis on June 1. He urged government control of railroads, praised the “good railroad man,” and paid tribute to Oliver P. Morton. Vice President Fairbanks attended, with ceremonies including a parade and a wreath at Crown Hill Cemetery for Benjamin Harrison before Roosevelt’s train continued to Fort Wayne and other stops.
Washington June 2 Japanese entering the United States in defiance of law increase despite protests over San Francisco treatment. Reports say many cross by secret routes from Mexico and Canada and some travel openly with forged papers via Seattle and San Francisco as authorities face rising tensions.
Mrs. Howard Gould has instructed her lawyer to file a formal complaint about mail theft and using the police department as a divorce evidence agency. She will insist on a public trial, asserting that recent developments have ruled out any private settlement.
Hale of Maine, a patient at Johns Hopkins hospital, woke to a good night and calmer condition, with medical staff reporting stable vitals and continued observation.
Leonard Hedhin was arrested here yesterday for stealing mail from the post office box of W. Richardson whose key was lost three weeks ago and prompted missing mail. A fire at Jacob Rothschild’s cottage on Ocean Avenue West End Long Branch N J left two missing and several injured.
Harry Schmidt of Armour & Co was arraigned in Myrtle avenue police court Brooklyn on selling meat at short weight. Inspectors found boxes marked fifty pounds of chickens yielded four or more pounds short. The trust allegedly sells at box weights forcing a 65 cent loss per box to retailers and higher prices to consumers. Magistrate Naumer ordered Schmidt held for trial and said action would be taken against Armour & Co officials.
A Middletown Connecticut weather prophet, known as Uncle Horace Johnson, warns of a predicted August earthquake destroying Manhattan and flooding half of New York City into the East and North rivers with widespread loss of life and incalculable property damage. He cites a lifelong study of astronomy and atmospheric changes.
In Frisco San Francisco June 2 Judge Dunne jailed defense counsel Charles H Farrall twice for contempt of court during the Schmitz trial. The jails were revoked after mayor's senior counsel J C Campbell and A D A Heney intervened. Farrall argued with Heney and refused to sit down, while ten jurors were seated.
Lake Charles La June 2 with Cameron parish cut off no communication reached since Thursday night floods from rain and tides caused great damage feared. Calcasieu river rose two feet since then worsening conditions. All sawmills have closed.
Helena June 2 Charles Collins trapped beneath debris in the Hope mine Basin cavern for seventeen hours was found uninjured by rescuers thanks to timber support. He then left for Butte where he suddenly died, the fright and exposure said to have caused the collapse.
City of Mexico June 7. Francis Aldape set fire to the house where his family lived after his wife threatened to leave him. Four persons died in the blaze and six others, all Mesieans, were seriously injured. Aldape was arrested.
St Paul hosts a vast religious ceremony as the cornerstone of a $2,000,000 Catholic cathedral is laid by Bishop McGorrick. Archbishop Treland delivers the sermon while Senator Clapp Gov Johnson, Mayor Smith, and Judge Kelly speak. A grand parade draws 30,000 marchers and tens of thousands watch, with 80,000 visitors counted in the city. The planned cross-shaped cathedral will seat 3,000 plus 4,000 more, and feature a 96 foot dome and grand rose windows.
Leavenworth Kansas June 4 Frederick D Jackson attorney general arrived from Topeka and served notice on city officials that unless they close the Leavenworth saloons at once they will be removed from office.
Argyle Minn June 4 Fred Myers was struck on the head by a pulley that fell forty five feet and he sustained a badly fractured skull. Hopes are entertained that he will recover.
Snow fell in New York on the first Sunday of June with cold air from higher strata. Skyscraper tops swirled with flakes not for sleighing as a stiff breeze and heavy rain made the day cheerless. Catskills reports say peaks are snowcapped with two heavy snow squalls noted yesterday.
Tokyo June 4 report says Progressive Party members will meet to consider the American question and draft demands to the American authorities via the Tokyo government on treatment of Japanese in America. A mass meeting may be held to show public feeling against persecutions in San Francisco if needed.
News from Milwaukee and Duluth reports George Rels, formerly general superintendent at Bay View, will become general manager of the new United States Steel plant to be rented in Duluth. Separate items note memorial services for Mrs. McKinley in Canton and a June 4 auto accident in St Paul injuring Harold Fagley, Mrs Fagley, and Paul Fagley with varying injuries.
Unidentified man found dead beside the Chicago and North Western Railway line between St Charles and Dover. He was walking along the tracks when struck by a vehicle or object, with investigators unsure of exact cause. Authorities report the incident occurred June 4 near Winona.
Creston Iowa June 4 two arson attempts have been made within two nights to burn the Summit House block a major guest hotel in the city Police are investigating the incidents and reviewing clues and suspects.
F Vocin, fifty, was arrested in Wheeling on June 4 charged with stealing about 48000 in bonds and 11000 in cash from a sister in Indianapolis. He was taken back to Indianapolis and all but 1200 was recovered on his person.
At Coruna a railway train struck a vehicle on a level crossing killing nine women riding in the carriage. The disaster occurred during switching operations as the vehicle overturned and the group perished instantly. Gov. Little suffered a fainting spell in Greenwood but recovered, later resting. in Uniontown, Alexander Boyd accidentally shot and killed his eight year old daughter Helen while cleaning a shotgun at Cool Spring.
A fifteen year old boy named Roy Davis died of suffocation after being drawn into shelled corn at the top of a fan elevator in a Waukee Iowa location on June 4. The accident occurred yesterday during handling of the corn, leaving the community in shock and authorities investigating the circumstances.
Fred Moory vice president of the Franklin National Bank and city councilman drowned here yesterday while attempting to ford a flooded stream after high water washed out a bridge. His wife was rescued. The accident occurred in Franklin Ohio on June 4.
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