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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
7
A Canton harbor fire on a fleet of flower boats caused at least 250 deaths with 170 bodies recovered and many missing. Panic spread as flames spread vessel to vessel, drowning and injuring rescuers amid dense smoke. matches sparked the disaster.
In Chicago on February 2 coroner's inquest concluded that the death of Mrs. Lucius C. Tuckerman was the result of an accidental revolver discharge. George Busse, youngest brother of Mayor Busse, was fully exonerated. Brig. Gen. A. J. Girard testified he found his daughter unconscious and that doctors arrived shortly after.
In St Petersburg on February 2 authorities arrested M. Lopukine former director of police in the Interior department on high treason charges. He is accused of aiding Curtseff the Paris revolutionary leader by supplying information that led to Azef’s exposure and of providing two key documents revealing the Russian political police organization.
Burglars broke into W. H. Poole’s jewelry store in Montevista Colorado and took 3500 dollars worth of diamonds watches and jewelry. Bloodhounds from Canon City penitentiary tracked the thieves. Father Johns Widow Receives Pension in St Petersburg Russian priest Kronstadt died a month ago and his widow gets 2000 dollars yearly.
Dee Brown died after a midnight attack on Henry Lochard and his wife in Madison Indiana. Lochard fought back wounding Brown and saving his own life. Mrs Lochard died from a stomach wound and is not expected to survive.
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