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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
2
A Rochester robbery report states a thief entered via a dining room window at Mrs. D. B. Hackett’s home and took three ten dollar bills from a pocketbook, ignoring silver. The burglar, who seemed familiar with the family, left without waking others. no arrest has been made.
The fourth annual State Postoffice Clerks association meeting took place in Faribault with welcome remarks from Postmaster Kaiser and Mayor Smith. Dinner at Arlington hotel preceded a 2:80 p.m. session opened by Chase Krels of Minneapolis. Denis Healy was elected President with Fred Seeback as vice president and other officers named. next convention scheduled for Red Wing.
Sporadic explorations for iron in Crow Wing and Cass counties gain intensity. Richilieu & Whiteside of Duluth has bought about 17 000 acres between the Mesaba range edge and Pine River and is reportedly drilling for diamonds. Other firms hold land or options in the area as prospecting expands between the Mesaba and Cuyuna ranges.
Crow Wing County and King and Company reach settlement over ditch bonds. Bonds to be sent to Brainford for execution next week with funds available within ten days. Dispute centered on interest from October last. county concedes King & Co entitled to interest from sale date and no further delay expected.
During Memorial Day exercises in Moorhead a mad dog caused a panic by seizing a small dog and shaking it. A policeman shot the animal in the throat as it moved toward Fargo. William Crossman killed the dog at the bridge after it fled the crowd. The animal had bitten several dogs in Fargo, and an epidemic of rabies is feared.
Mrs Casja Eckman aged over 100, the oldest resident in central Minnesota, died in Cokato after a long life begun in Sweden on April 24, 1800s, later emigrating to the United States with her family.
Foreign Notes recount the death of German philosopher Charles Robert Eduard von Hartmann in Grosslichterfelde near Berlin. Disjointed dispatches describe Abkhaz tribal clashes with government troops near Sukhum, with 109 casualties and villages sacked as tribesmen flee. Also noted are political ruptures in Venezuela and a string of accidents, murders, and crimes across the United States, from storms in Illinois to rail and road collisions, suicides, and robberies, with numerous fatalities and injuries.
Lawmakers press for swift passage of a meat bill signaling approval for proposed reforms. Officials urge rapid votes to enable restoration of public provisions and streamline regulation within the session.
Washington June 12 News that any meat inspection bill favored by the agriculture committee must win President Roosevelt's approval to restore public confidence in packers' products was voiced by Fred I Johnson secretary of the Colorado Cattle Growers and Horseman readers association. He urged immediate passage, saying agitation costs cattlemen thousands daily. The committee closed hearings and will consider a bill Sunday. A drastic measure is seen as necessary to restore confidence and aid the industry. Representatives from Texas and Minnesota urged speedy action to protect stockmen against rising costs. The bill drawn by James H. Cowan would prohibit condemned carcasses or parts from being used and require government inspection tags for all meat products interstate, aligning with the Beveridge amendments and sanitary standards.
Washington June 12 The pure food bill is about to pass after Speaker Cannon yielded to weeks of lobbying. He promised floor action once the sundry civil appropriation bill clears. Petitions and letters favor action exceed those on any issue except Reed Smoot’s seating. Strong Midwest pressure and lobbyists for impure drugs, liquor, and tainted canned goods swayed lawmakers before the bill was held to let other bills advance.
Britton 8 D June 12 M.R. January a Civil War veteran lies near death at his home. He earned notoriety as Libby prison prisoner who amputated both feet with a jackknife while shackled to escape. Gangrene followed until medical care after exchange aided recovery.
Appleton Wisconsin June 12 A jury in Judge Lennons court ruled that buying a bottle of beer on Sunday constitutes work In the case of John Luse a saloonkeeper against Rev AH Zechiel representative of the Wisconsin Anti saloon league Zechiel bought the beer on Sunday to obtain evidence against another saloonkeeper prosecuted for selling liquor on Sunday The verdict finds Zechiel guilty of violating Sunday laws This unusual finding centers on whether procuring Sunday beer constitutes work for legal purposes
Two boys died after a gun discharged during a gopher hunt near Kensal in Stutsman county. Edward Alex, five, was killed instantly, and Ernest Grebe, twelve, shot himself later from remorse. The incident followed a companion’s accidental discharge.
Garrett Geurkink a Baldwin high school student drowned in the creek mile west of Baldwin after a dare. He ventured beyond his depth and disappeared moments after his companion entered the water. He could not swim and lost his life in the attempt.
The Anoka incident reports a nine year old girl bitten by a dog believed rabid while in Anoka Minnesota on June 12. In New Zealand, Richard John Seddon, prime minister, died of heart failure aboard the steamer Owestry Grange en route home.
Four persons injured when a car overturned near Whanetka yesterday. The accident occurred at a roadside location as the vehicle left the road. Medical aid was summoned and injuries are described as non fatal. Nearest town authorities are investigating the incident.
In Saint Petersburg June 12 the Reform press, amid denials, says Goremykin’s ministry nears end as a cabinet crisis drums up support in parliament. Stichinsky’s agrarian program sparks chatter while signs of discord remain unconfirmed. Reports note executions paused by imperial mercy law, but dispatches from Warsaw and Riga reportPending death sentences and a Riga court martial fuels parliamentary interpellation.
Petty burglaries in Pierre are nearing resolution after arrests made last week. A group of youths aged sixteen to twenty, many sons of respectable families, allegedly led a lively spree as authorities prepare further actions to close the case.
South Dakota treasurer reports defeat of all outstanding general fund warrants totaling about 75000 dollars. With June collections, counties will be able to pay cash for the next month. The general fund moves toward cash basis. warrants hoped to be cashed on presentation soon.
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth arrived in Plymouth on the St Louis saying the trip was pleasant and they came for a holiday. He avoided political topics and spoke of good health and new friends aboard. Two young men fighting near a shop window left Harold Hull with serious cuts while Mrs Robinson felt faint at the blood scene.
In Black River Falls Wisconsin on June 12 the circuit court jury returned a not guilty verdict in the Franks case. The trial focused on charges of tempting to murder the Iversoe brothers last fall.
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