House Votes For Lock Canal Tie Up
The house approves a lock canal plan by a vote of 15 to 3, with supporters urging swift construction and opponents raising concerns over cost and environmental impact.
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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
7
House backs lock Panama canal plan and opposes world market purchases
Washington June 17 110 to 36 House vote ends two hour Panama canal debate endorsing lock canal type and rejects buying materials abroad for the project Republicans argue American workers and manufacturers should benefit. Senate discussions cover Panama canal Lake Erie and Ohio river canal policy with Senator Bacon opposing a national charter. Roosevelt would veto a sea level Panama canal if Congress sent such a measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Panama Canal
Burton
Ohio
Hbour
Littauer
New York
Senate
Teller
Morgan
Bacon
Lake Erie
Congress
Roosevelt
Panama
Gen Toledos Fast March on Guatemala City Looms
Mexico City dispatch reports rapidly growing rebel forces in Guatemala led by Gen. Toledo. Central American allies Salvador Nicaragua and Honduras allegedly seek regime change with Mexican and US guidance, but revolutionists doubt intervention by those powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Guatemalan City
Mexico City
Washington
Salvador
Nicaagua
Honduras
Guatemala
Mexico
United States
Cabeira
Guatemala City
Poison in muffins shocks Zion City area
Hiram F. Deukeling a farmer south of Zion City died yesterday with his wife and daughter Hazel aged twenty seriously ill after eating cornmeal muffins Indications point to arsenical poisoning but the method of introduction remains a mystery The mother and daughter are expected to recover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion City
Hiram F. Deukeling
Hazel
Frisco Shakes Again Earthquake Hits City
San Francisco felt a tremor at 9 41 p m lasting about five seconds. It was likely not strong enough to cause major damage though some walls of ruined buildings may have fallen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Remarkable school record holder proves punctual for twelve years
West Union Iowa June 17 Bana Adama recently graduated from Volga City high school having never been absent or tardy in twelve years. She is the daughter of C B Adams formerly with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line now a merchant in Volga City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
West Union
Bana ‘Adama
Volga City High School
Miss ‘Adams
C. 8. Adams
Chicago, Silwaukee & St. Paul
Volga City
Need Men at Frisco
San Francisco June 17 great demand for labor at Union Iron Works and other manufacturers. Shortage of men hampers fulfilling orders as factories expand. No trace of ahib's crew. Neah Bay June 17 the tug Wyndd arrives with the wreck of the schooner Argus, stern turned away and vessel gutted with no rigging or upper works. Trace of the crew exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Ahib
Neah Bay
Wash
Tog
Congressman Lester Falls Through Skylight in Cairo Fall
Washington reports Representative Rufus R. Lester of Georgia severely injured after tumbled thirty feet through a skylight at Cairo apartment house while seeking his two grandchildren. He sustained internal injuries and both legs broken, doctors say recovery unlikely, as he remains in critical condition at age sixty eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rufus R. Lester
Georgia
Tally
Cairo
Mr. Lester
North Dakota Bible conference announces star speakers
The North Dakota Bible conference lists Rev. A J Frost and Rev. C N Luccock among prominent speakers. Others include Rev. George R Merrill Rev A Marshall Rev J R Pratt and Rev Frederick B Du Val plus local leaders Rt Rev Cameron Mann and Rev John P Robertson. Excursion rates are set and Federation day July 18 marks state federation discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twe
North Dakota Bible Conference
A. J. Frost
D. D
Northwestern Bible School
Atlantic
Pacific
C. N. Luccock
Chicago
Ent
Metropolitan Church
Washington, D. C
Meher
George R. Merrill
Minneapolis
Mis ‘Sions
Congregational Church
Minnesota
A. B
Marsha
D.D
Ohio
Des Moines
Labcock
J. R. Pratt
Albany
N. Y
Union Evangelistic
Frederick B. du Val
Knox’ Church
Winnipeg
Canada
Old Mother of Churches
Cameron Mann
Fargo
John P. Robertson
Grand Forks
A. Chitety Brown
Thesstate
Wisconsin Girl Kills Suitor in Self Defense
Elva Aney aged 21 of Barron Wisconsin killed Albert Hewitt aged 50 eight miles east of Chetek while he pressed marriage. She fired a shotgun when he approached after being told to leave. Coroner's jury declares death self defense. she is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Albert Hewitt
Barron
Wis
Elva Aney
Chetek
Hewitt
Pigs Hit Hard by Disease In Marshall County
Towa Farmer heavy loss in community. In Marshalltown on June 17 hog cholera or similar disease ravages northern Marshall county herds. Fred Clark suffers the heaviest toll with 170 pigs lost while other farmers also report sizable totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Harding County
Fred Clark
Missoula Lad Killed by Ditch Car in Box Car Play
A.McCallan Gates eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Amos M Gates of Missoula was playing near a ditch box car near his home in Helena Montana when the car tipped and crushed him instantly. The death occurred June 17 as reported from Helena with details of the accident and the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Ditchedox
Helena
Mont
A. McClellan Gates
Amos M. Gates
Hold Up in Butte Saloon Robbery
Eight men were robbed at a Butte saloon by two gunmen who entered at 2 a.m. on Utah avenue. They forced all patrons to surrender, stole $80 from the cash register, and took a watch. The incident occurred as the town resumed normal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Utah Avenue
Minot Hosts North Dakota Firemen Convention Tourney
The twenty third annual North Dakota firemen convention gathered in Minot with an extensive program for visitors. The association expanded from thirty five companies in eighteen cities to ninety eight companies across sixty six cities, aided by taxes on insurance firms and leadership from Hi Ts Reade and state officials. Oakes won the 1907 convention and tournament by defeating Devils Lake by thirty votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Firemen
Minot
Hi Ts Reade
Treasury
oMhers
J. H. Kelly
Gratton
D. €. Greenteat
H. J. Read
Bismark
Wm. Simpson
Mandan
A. H. Runge
Grand Forks
Oakes
Devlis Lake
Plays With Matches Claim Death at Red Lodge
A two year old child of Mrs Ylenni in the Finnish district Red Lodge Montana died after being burned while playing with matches. A crippled four year old sister also burned but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea Lodge
Mont
Red Lodge
Mes. Ylenni
Thut
Fight With Robbers Near Lawson Mo Leaves Wounded
In a mine near Lawson Missouri yesterday two officers and three men fought after a suspected post office robbery near Mooresville Missouri last Wednesday night. Both officers and one robber were badly wounded with one other robber believed seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Afo
Lawson
Mooresville
Measles Cases Reported Hit 154 in Montana Last Month
Helena Montana June 17 report board of health shows unusually large measles cases in Montana last month totaling 154 with 239 deaths statewide from various causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Report Board of Health
Montana
Ashland Man Kills Self in Wisconsin Hotel Room
Ashland Wisconsin June 16 Ole Johnson a Stearns Lumber Company employee killed himself by shooting through the head to the room he shared with his brother. He sent his brother for water before the act and no reason was given for the suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Self
Wis
Ole Johnson
Stearns Lumber Comany
Confession Reported in Los Angeles Wife Killing
Police say Anita Schrack and E. J. Stackpole confessed to the murder of her husband shot dead at his home in Los Angeles. The report covers their arrest and claimed confessions following the Thursday killing. The second item notes a Senate bill authorizing disposal of Fort Rice reservation lands in North Dakota under land laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husban
Los Angeles
Anita Schrack
E. J. Stackpole
Gell Fort Rice Lands
Washington
Senate
Fort Rice Reservation
North Dakota
Graduates Receive Diplomas at Fargo College Ceremony
Ten graduates in caps and gowns were seated before a floral pulpit as Fargo College held commencement in First Congregational Church. Rev. I H Stickney gave the invocation and introduced speaker Rev. Frank Newhall White of Chicago. Graduates include Robert Brown Irma Inghalls Mina Pollock Guy Vowles Florence Brinton Earth McKinney Wilfred Contain Allen Shepard and Hedvig Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
First Congregational Church
Fargo College
Rheinbers
Elvery
Earth McKinney
Wilfred Ray Contain
Allen Ordell Shepard
Mabel Violet Thayer
Conservatory of Music
Hedvig L. Peterson
Hazlett Sentenced for First Degree Murder in Van Buskirk Case
J B Hazlett, 62, found guilty of first degree murder for the Genesee ND shooting of L M Van Buskirk on March 20. Widow Van Buskirk and Fred Foeman testified. Hazlett claimed self defense after being provoked and that the gun discharged accidentally as Van Buskirk grabbed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hazlett
Forman
L. M. van Bus
Genesee
N. D
Fred Foeman
van Buskirk
Hazlett
Foeman
More Converts to Drainage in Red River Valley
Farmers in the Red River valley show increased adoption of drainage work due to heavy rainfall and partial crop failures. Local boards have built several drains but levels and river banks hinder natural drainage. A new county drainage board was appointed and plans for more drains will be taken up this summer in flood-prone sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Valley
Walter Satterlee
Sheldon
Fessenden
Billings County
George H. Niles
H. C. Batzer
Royalton
Minn
Hazel
Wyndmere
Iwage Fisk of
Grand Forks
Great Northern Railroad Company
Lakota Finance Company
Lakota
Northern Dakota notes mix of births deaths and development
A sweeping North Dakota roundup cites changes and events across Burleigh and other counties. Topics include new city status at Westhone, bank purchases in Hazel, a Fort Totten land boom, state forestry funds, a bakers contest at New Rockford, railroad work and roadbed maintenance, flood rainfall data, crop prospects, school and Sunday meeting plans, and a murder outside Hazelton amid weather, fires, and agricultural expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Hillsboro
Burleigh County
Bings County
Westhone
Joseph Adams
Williams County
Upham
School of Forestry
Bottinen
B. Bolster
North Dakota
New Rockford
Elas
Dotan County
Sue
Dillon
Washburn
Europe
Lown
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ours Webate
Pana
MA Canal
Lake Erie Ship Canal
Congressman Fataly
MR. Lester OF
Georgia Falls
Ram
Jud la Moore
C. B. Little
A. ©. McGillivrary
John Haggart
John Burke
John Carmody
Johnson
John Worst
The
Agricultural College
Major Fleming
Hazelton
Sargent County
Great Northern
Joe Morin
Neche
Spain
Avery Manufacturing Company
Adams
Portal
Holmes
Detroit
P. J. Riley
Williston
Atinnewankan
Soo Line
Cavalleroth
Buford
Mondak Fries
Tames McGannnon
Dickey
Ferien
Tate
Fort ‘Totten
Aneta
Col
Esmond
Ob. Fron
Bismarck Station
Jamestown
Glenullin
Valley City
Breele
Ramsey County
Pepple
Hurst
Devils Lake
Manley Anderson
Mott
Henry
Langon Electric Heh
Cavalier County
Helgesen
Casselton
Gs Leach & Gamble of
Wahpeton
Thate
Dakota
Soo Road
Valhalla
H. A. Mayo
Stutsman
Granville
Northern Telephone Company
Joseph Schlappert
Rosa Reineke
A.M. Locker
Minnesota Sunday Schoolociation
Northwest
Gottlieb
Thoralson
Grafton
Aacally
Wesleyville
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