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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
SPOKANE WRfCK-3 ARE KILLED
TWO ELECTRIC TRAINS COLLIDE
NEAR SPOKANE.
Were oeine At Slow Speed, but the
Result Was Most Disastrous.

Spokane, Wash.-Ten persons were
killed and nj least 50 were injured in
a head-on collision Of two electric
trains ON the Spokane and Inland rail-
way. The wreck occurred at Cold
we'll Wash, Q station between Occur
d'Alene. Idaho, and Spokane.
Number 20. westbound train. had
left Occur d'Alene at 430 p. m. and
had just reached Coldwell when II
crashed into No. eastbound. Both
rains were going at the rate OF about
Is miles an hour.
Only one of the train crew is re-
ported injured.
Some Of the Dead.
A partial list Of the dead includes:
Dead:
William Ward, Wenatche, Wash.
A. p. Whigley, Memphis, Tenn.
d. e Campbell, motorman. Occur
nAlene.
Orville Puterbaugh. Elkhart, Ind.
John A. veinie, Springfield. Mo.
Dolli-, Dolden, Spokane.
w. II. Dahlquist, Estherville, Iowa.
J. o. Cox. Hayden Lake, Idaho.
Some Of the Injured.
Among the injured are: William
Beck, Amelia Box and Edwin L. Dix.
on, of Northport, Neb.; Charles Os-
horne and vie. Freeport, ILL.,; e. j.
Wilson and E. F. Williams, Eau
Claire. Wis; Peter B. Waters. Pleas
ant Lake, N. D.
Governor Johnson's party passed
over the electric line at Occur d'Alene
shortly before the wreck occurred
which killed ten people. Had the par
ty been delayed at Spokane theirs
would have been the scheduled pas
senger which collided with the freight
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
SWEDISH DAY AT THE FAIR.
Big Crowds from All Over the North
west In Attendance.

Seattle. Wash Today Is Swedish
day at the Alaska Pacific ex-
position. Excursion trains were run
from different points in California.
Oregon. Washington. Idaho. Montana
and Colorado. and big delegations Of
Swedish people arrived from middle
western and eastern states.
Headquarters for the Swedish visi-
tors were established In q building
erected by their countrymen OF Seat
tie, Tacoma, Spokane and Everett.
Special committees OF men and women
Will look after the comfort Of ali
guests.
The features Of the program for the
DAY are as follows; Forenoon. visiting
the different exhibit palaces; D. M.
parade OF several hundred Swedish
people dressed IN the picturesque cos
tunes Of the motherland; in the pa-
rade will also be the Swedish Pacific
coast united singers. consisting OF 500
persons. ~ we'll a. the mixed choir
q 800 men and women. who Will take
Part n the jubilee cantata.
The parade win start ct the Swed-
lsh building and will march to the
court Of honor, and after encirclinr
the court will proceed to the natural
Amphitheater. The program will
commence promptly at 2 b. ID.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
FIVE NAVE PERFECT SCORE.
1eoo oIs5dsn Teur Ends SueeessfulI,
In Kansas City.

Kansas City, Missouri. The Amer.
lean Automobile Associations sixth
annual tour and its most sue
cessful one. Vas efIicially completed
when Chairman Frank B. Hower's car.
= Premier, bearing the two pilots. 1
other members Of the contest board
and Charles Glidden. donor Of the Gid.
den trophy. dashed across the state
Line into Kansas City.
Five perfect read scores for the
0lidden trophy and three for the How.
y trophy we're reported for the an.
nual tour.
The Glidlen trophy cars registering
perfect road scores were the No. /
Premier. driven ~ Webb Jay Of Chi
cago: the Ne. : Premier, driven " II.
Hammond; the No. Pierce. driven
~ Teddy Day; the No. 8 Pierce. driy.
- ~ ". +. Winchester, and the No.
3 Marmcn. driven BY NJ. G. Marmon.
Clean road scores for the Hover
trophy were registered ~ the 1oS
Pierce, driven w John s. Williams:
the No 100 Pisrce. driven By Charles
Sconeld. and the No. 1O1 Moline. driv.
- ~ J. ~ Wicke.
The bet road score 81 three centes.
tants for ~ Detroit trophy VA reg.
Inferred ~ ~ American Simplex. The
Cha1naers-De took second nlacs
- - No. s. Premier third.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
WEIGHTS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
President Was Spectator and Con
graduates Brothers.

Washington, d. C.-Orville Wright
has attained the zenith of hard
earned success. In the 10-mile
cross-country flight in the famous
aeroplane built by himself and his
elder brother, Wilbur. and accompa
MED by Lieutenant BENJAMIN D. Foul
oils, an intrepid officer of the army
signal corps, he not only surpassed
the speed requirements OF his con.
tract with the United States govern.
ment, but accomplished the most diff.
ficult and daring fight ever planned
for a heavier-than-air flying machine.
Incidentally. he broks all records
for speed over a measured course and
established beyond dispute the prac.
ticability of the aeroplAne in time OF
peace and in time of war
Wright's speed was more than AZ
miles an hour. Orville made the 10
mile flight in IA minutes and AZ sec
onds. including the more than 20 sec
onds required for the turn beyond the
line at Shutter hill. the southern end OF
the course. He attained height In
crossing the valley of Four Mile Run
of nearly 500 feet. and the average al
titude Of his practically level course
was about 200 feet.
President Spectator.
President Taft. who has become an
enthusiastic spectator OF the aeroplane
trials. arrived upon the parade ground
ct Fort Myer just in time to see the
aeroplane land and In time to partici.
pate In the Wild demonstration which
welcomed the triumphant aviators. He
sent Colonel Treat, commanding ONO.
or Of the artillery at Fort Myer, tc
bear his congratulations to the vic
tors.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05

two other witnesses. Susan Merrill
the former New York lodging house
keeper, and Clifford w. Hartridge,
Thaw's former attorney. Mrs. Merrill
went further into details regarding
Thaw's alleged abuse of young women
1T her house. She admitted having
had dealings also with Stanford White
Hartrfdge testified to the truth of
parts OF her story. He said that the
money he turned over to the woman,
which she said was used to prevent
the girls Thaw whipped from making
trouble. did not come from Thaw him.
self. He said that he had received
100000 from Mrs. William Thaw, but
mad used . large part Of it for "vari-
GUS purposes connected with his en-
pioyment by the family"
Evelyn Thaw was an auditor in
court again. but her husband ignored
her presence. She naturally looked at
him. but he resolutely refused to
look at her. Indications are that the
hearing will last ut least week long
er.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
LENGTHY WAR or WORDS PRE-
cEOEs FINAL ACTION ON
MEASURE.
IANNfY ALONE m AFFIRMATIVE
Northwestern Delegation V Almost
soiidIy Against the eiIl-champ
Clark, Minority Leader, Scores
Republicans.

*
: Northwest votes against con-
= ference report:
Frank M. Nye, Minneapolis:
Fred c. Stevens. st. Paul; Clar-
ence B. Miller. Duluth: Andrew.
volsted, Granite Falls; Halvor
: Steenerson, Crookston: Charles
H. Lindbergh, Little Falls: Chas.
A. Davis. ST. Peter; w. s. Ham
mond tDemocraD, st. James;
AISLE J. Gronna, North Dakota;
w. ]. Cary. Wisconsin; G. N.
Haughen. Iowa; e. H. Hubbard,
Iowa; l. L. Lenroot. Wisconsin;
Victor Murdoch, Kansas; John
M Nelson. Wisconsin; Miles
Poindexter. Washington; Frank
: r Woods. Iowa: N. e. Kendall.
Iowa.
Northwest vote for conference
: report:
J. A. Tawney. Winona: Con-
? gressmen Burke and Martin. s.
: D.: Congressman Hanna, N. d.
Washington.-The conference re
mort on the tariff bill passed the hous,
~ . vote Of 1876 to 1873. It carrie.
with it the tariff bill and all 1t,
and was adopted by tn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
SHOWS NO sign OF INsANIn
PITTSBURGH HOLDS HIS own
DURING TEN HOURS
OF GRILLlNG.
Mrs. Merrill and Hartrldae RECALL.
Regarding the Girl Episode s.-
Evelyn Aids Prosecutor and |,
Ignored by Her Husband,

White Plains, New York.-n,.
trict Attorney Jerome finished his IN,
QUESTION of Harry X. Thaw in the ~.
preme court. This ends perhaps n.
most surprising chapter of the Ion,
cour procedure In which the youns
Pittsburger has figured.
Thaw faced Mr.. Jerome's lightnin,
thrusts for 10 hours, yet he held NJ,
own at all times.
Notwithstanding the mental stra,
he was under, Thaw labored far into
last night with his attorney in Justic.
Mills ante-room. going over the multi
tude of records used by Mr.. jerome
in his rapid fire Of cross questions,
On the whole. Thaw and his altar.
ney are well satisfied with the dav,
work. Thaw showed even more conf.
dence than he exhibited during hi.
first encounter.
Thaw Explains Rubbish"
Jerome based his question chief.
ly upon various documents. letters and
memoranda, which he produced in sur.
rising numbers. The one he found
most useful was a tablet containing
rs sheets of foolscap paper ON which
were pasted a strange variety of news.
paper clipping and scraps of manu-.
script.
Thaw identified It as something hs
had prepared mad sent to Dolphin NJ
Delmas. his chief counsel during the
first trial. for use in preparing his
closing speech to the jury. Seine Of
its contents were strange enough "a
cause suspicious Of the authors SAM
ty, but these bits Thaw invariably e.
planned by saying they were letter.
written to him and his family by per
sons whose kind Intentions probably
were better than their mental balance
While Thaw was Of course the cen
trail figure at the hearing. there wss.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
THREE OTHERS ARE M'SS'"o
AND NEARLY A SCORE ARE
INJURED.
FIRE ADDS TO OTHER HORROR
sse
Arnold KuhIo's Experiment With Gas
oIine 10 eIamed-Inventor ana
Assistant Are Listed Among
the Dead.
The Dead.

The Dead.
Arnold Kuhlo, president OF the
Kuhlo Manufacturing company.
Rommie Buskey. three year old son
OF r. Buskey, Oakland.
Clifford Gamble, three year old son
of F. A. Gamble.
Mrs. Agnes Gagnon, II West Third
street.
r. ]. Patterson, 652 Arlington ave-
nue.. Working for the Kuhlo com.
pany.
Herbert Hodgeman. %, student
The Injured.
Leo Cunningham. 20 years old.
chest crused and cut about face and
head by flying glass.
Joseph Gagnon, 81 years old, frac-
tured foot and collarbone. Serious
condition.
Emmanuel Forester, 40 years old,
collar bone and shoulder broken.
Mrs. Martina Christensen, 80 years
old. broken right leg. severe cuts on
face and head and probably frac-
tured skull. May die.
Mrs. Matilda Johannes, "a years
old, broken left leg and severe bruis-
es.
Mrs. N. A. Crane, So years old, Min.
neapolis, cut by flying glass.
Fireman, name not known. heavy
bolt run through right hand.
William Wuttke. aged thirty years,
neck and shoulder sprained.
Young Hodgman was an employee in
the Kuhlo factory. He was engaged
to marry Kuhlo's daughter.
st. Paul-Six are known to be
dead. three others are thought to
have persisted and nearly q score of
others are injured as q result of an
explosion and fire which took place in
the Kuhlo Manufacturing company
building, St Paul, adjoining the Gen.
trail police station.
After the falling of the walls of the
wrecked building the fire started so
quickly that the attempts of the un-
fortunate ones imprisoned in the
building to escape were futile. The
two buildings between the corner of
Market street and the Central police
station were quickly destroyed by the
flames fed by acetylene gas which
was blown over the debris by the ex-
plosion.
Experiment 10 Blamed.
The explosion occurred when Ar
mold Kuhlo, an inventor of new gas
oline tank, and his assistant, r. ].
Patterson, 652 Arlington avenue, were
experimenting with the appliance.
Nothing is known of the nature OF the
work the men were conducting. The
entire shop was wrecked and the
Of the +. ]. Wendlick Ma
chine company was demolished.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
GEO. GOULD AND THE 9. 7. Ry.
Ne Has Several Secret Take in Lon
don With Charles Hayes.

London, Eng. Before leaving for
Paris George Gould had several con-
ferences with Charles B. Hayes, gen.
eral manager Of the Grand Trunk
railway. which are understood to re-
late to that company's extension of
- lines. but reticence about the mat.
ter has been maintained on both sides.
Mr.. Hayes said the last or mountain
section OF the new transcontinental
line viii be completed BY the end of
1911. The extension or the Grand
Trunk will be finished to Edmonton
~ July Is and will be opened from
Fort William to Winnipeg in Septem-
Der.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
IS TOLD N 4 LINE

4 DosLiNo DOWN or THE MEWl
or THG DAY.
MENTIONED II Small SPACE
70 nsssy Nsader Can Abeesb IN 1
Fow Memsnts = oesd DssI q
IRlornsatlen.
Fersjon.
IL Ens1ish government has grant
- = penstOn Cf 1880 annually e
Lay WyIIie. widow u Lieutenant
Co50oea Gfr William Wyilie, who va
aaoaseinate6 recently ~ MadarIal
Uhinagrf. n Indian student Ct the I'm
Dagfnl fnet1tuto.
Mr.. WIlliam X McCracken vas u.
rosted 81 LOn1on and II held On In.
formation given " Detective jackson
g kanaas CITY. No. 70 await the ar.
rival e Sheriff John Z. bird of Guth.
- Okla, who Ii now IN Frankfort,
". With reputation papers charging
IL prie0nsr with conspiracy 70 d.
fraud tie PrudentiaI Life Insurance.
o0mpany out ~ 5000. She collected
e6.o00 for her dead husband. who now
proves y ~ very much alive.
GignCr Caruso has con0ded 70 1
rArisian Journalist that ~ d paid st
To rats ~ $300. 000 for his singing,
md fhat this remuneration will con.
tinue - loast Tor he NEXT I'VE years.
This = considerably ii excess Of the
estimated earnings u Adelina Patti 81
~ oeher singers Of the past or
preoent
The resignation q President Reyes
was presented 70 the Colombian senate
- unanfmOusly accepted. August 3
wao 1xod ~ the date Tor the election
u NJ succesocs q finish the c0nsti-
tnttonal porfod. which snds August Z.
NJ reosons 4 their own the kos
ntenburg (0ermany) police still de-
eIfno n reveal tho identity Of the
American tourist who died there on
July n from cholera The police arc
letng evefythlne - prevent the news
q ~ 6eath from becoming public.
Primes Miguel ~ Braganxa, eldest
- q Dule MfehaeI. NJ pretender
~ ~ Portuguese throne. has re-
ne41eo1 forever III rights - the
xoo e. EostnGn1 y order ~ marry
1 1i&a oeewott. daughter q Mrs.
M Gn11n "a NAV York. The
fIIG1U onrnGom6nt ID MIS- stewart
Woo 916no0nco4 a July I.
ooneral.
Hon. W. !. Brynn 6nies the report
1nnt o. = permanently ~ lsave No
xonln.
omahA = y - supplied with the
~ Jorost wireless telephone and tel
0TxAph oyotam.
The Cuban cobinst crisis which has
~ 1oeIAe time beon inpending reached
= ellnaox Mhen M ~ ministers =
Wo1 ~ ~ Darlinme ntnry secretary,
11nce noneello. n16ned thsir rssignar
1ranosns I1lIian Nordiea, ths Amsr.
eo1M oro oinG,rs Wne married II Lon-
on - 0ooeo NJ. YounG = New York
~ G1ln9 = roesiD = washinston
01o11go Mmnn a. ullnols win -
l1e me1t e1nlxnon q ~ interstate
epznlaoica = eueesed C0l
.N @ .l l. n s Z @
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05

A campaign against questionable
theatrical pr0ductions--the FIRST BY
the new police head. Commissioners
Baksr-was started I'm New York.
The cotton report made on the con.
dition up to July Is by the national
ginners' association gives the general
average a. til.
Republicans. democrats. populists
and prohibitionists held conventions
h Lincoln. Neb.. selected state central
committees and adopted platforms.
Roy Blake, . travelling photographer
known a Blonde" Blake. was ar.
rested In Clear Greek county, Colo,
and II being held until detective ar
rives from BelleyiIie. H., to take him
there 70 answer . charge Of murder.
The Ice axe OF DR.. Spitx Of Balti-
more, who was killed BY IN avalanche
In 1879. was found 1t the bottom Of
the Bossons glacier 1T Chamonix.
Switzerland The axe bears the name
Of Or. Spitx.
At Portland. Ore. DR.. R. A. M. Col
lins. . prominent physician was shot
and killed by his wife at the home OF
Captain J. H. Sladen, whose house
they were to occupy for the summer.
Jealousy was the case.
Police Inspector Edward G. McCann
~ Chicago was indicted. charged with
mAlfeasance In once In the alleged
collection Of protection" money from
Illegal establishments Of the tender
loin."
AZ the request Of the two govern
ments the secretary Of state has au-
thori1ed the American ministers ct La
Pax and Buenos Ayres to take charge
respectively Of the interests Of Argen-
dina and Bolivia
In New York. Deep Sky, q Sioux
chief. obtained license to marry Adele
Rowland. . pretty New York girl.
twenty-0ne years old. Deep Sky halls
from South Dakota.
Secretary Of State Knox 10 to nego-
date new naturalization treaties with
foreign governments.
Mrs. Maria Rock, m American, aged
-. dropped dead on board the Red
Star line steamer Kroonland a. the
vessel was leaving Antwerp for New
York
Senator Cummins says It il essen
tial that duties on manufactures be
considerably reduced.
The United States II not likely to
make great progress in serial nayiga-
don during the next fiscal year a.
result OF lack Of encouragement Of
Tered inventors BY congress.
A statement issued BY the interior
department Of the Dominion govern
ment shows that the total immigra-
ton into Canada for the fiscal year
ending March last WAS 14S. sos, - COM
pared with 1874 during the previous
fiscal teAr.
Substantial progress IN canal con-
struction al along the line IL shown
~ reports coming to the Washington
once Of the isthmian canal commits
sion.
n : local option election held
Thursday. Staunton. w. Va, joined
the ranks Of the dry towns OF the
state. voting against saloons By TWEEN
" majority.
That Minneapolis needs 100 women
policemen II the opinion Of Dr.. Anna
Howard Shaw. president Of the Ma
ttonal Woman's Suffrage association.
Harry Orchard, murder OF former
Governor Stunenberg Of Idaho, &c
cording to his confession. was bap-
tized u the Denitentiary.
The Washington times., 1909-02-18
SULTAN'S SON BUYS
AN AMERICAN BOAT
twenty-five Horsepower Launch
to Be Shipped TO Rangoon,
India

NEt YORK. Feb. Is frinee zyed,
son OF the sultan OF Arabia has pur-
chased a duplics,v Of the invent y-six-
foot launch now on exhibition in The
Motor Boat Show 81 Madison Square
Garden.
The boat viii be equipped with a -
horsepower three cylinder engine. and
shipped within the next ten days 10
the vounx prince 1T RanGoOn Indie,
where he intends so enter tho boat in
lie races there this season.
large number OF American boats
arr used is India. among Mem being
a few or the steel type. One of these
attrsc ted his attention III a Bombay
regatta last summer.
The Washington times., 1909-02-18
HANGING BY THE NECK
FAVORED IN CONGRESS
Bill to Substitute EIecnocution as
Capital Punishment Voted
nnw,,
Down.

The House, by a close vote OF the
comparatively few members present
when the question was put, has declined
TO substitute electrocution for hanging
as a means of capital punishment IN the
territory over which the United States
has jurisdiction. which includes the Dis
trict. The vote was q to % against
electrocution.
The House was sitting as q Committee
OF the Whole at the time Representa-
tive Kimball OF Kentucky offered an
amendment 70 the section providing
hanging as the manner of INJECTING the
punishment OF death Representative
Mccall followed with an amendment
sboIishing the death penalty altogether
and providing for life Imprisonment.
This was lost by vote OF ~ 10 IS.
In support Of his amendment, Mr..
Kimbau said:
1T seems 10 me that the Government
OF the United States ought to take the
lead in all progressive movements.
whether dealing in the treatment OF
criminals or any other question looking
TO the improvement OF existing condi-
lions. The oid-fashioned way of tying
4 criminal up by the neck, frequently
choking him to death rather than break
ing his neck, and often making a Folf-
dag and carnival occasion OF the hang
ing, ought long since 10 have been done
away With. In most Of the States stat
utes have been enacted requiring ex-
ecutions TO be private and restricting
the number OF persons who are permit
ted to be witnesses OF the execution.
That Is an acknowledgment OF the
fact that public hangings are brutaliz-
Ing. and have a bad effect upon the
community. New York. Ohio. New Jer-
eky and other progressive States have
G6opted electrocution as the mode of
taking the life Of persons convicted OF
capital 0ffenses. No reasonable obiec-
ZION has ever been urged against electro
ton, and no reasonable objection can
be urged against il. il has a humane
decent, and practical way OF taking the
life OF one who has forfeited II on ac-
count Of crime. ] trust that the House
Of Representative Will turn its face to
the future and adopt this amendment
and install mode Of executing Grim
inals more in harmony with The age
Than the old-fashioned way Of hang
eng"
The fight on hanging as a death PEN
atty probably will he taken TO the floor
OF the House when the bill is finally re-
ported by the Committee OF the Whole
The Washington times., 1909-02-18
ENGINEERS REPORT
HALTS CANAL FIGHT
Advocates of Lock Type No
Longer Feel Any
Apprehension.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
MAY FAIL TO PASS
Not Believed Any Action Will Be
Taken TO Block Present
Plans.

In the light Of the report made BY
the engineers who accompanied MIR.
Taft to Panama, and who have given
II as their unanimous opinion that the
lock canal can be successfully con-
structed, there is no longer apprehen-
sion on the part Of the friends Of the
lock canal In Congress that the attacks
of its opponents will cut any figure.
Friends of this type, bots. IN the House
and Senate, say the report Of the engi-
neers. all Of them eminent m their pro-
tession, has made it useless for the ses-
level advocates to attempt 70 assail
the lock canal at this session.
While 1t Is thought likely Senator
kittredge, and perhaps others, will take
Up the cudgels for the SC, level canal
Before the close Of the session, no one
entertains the idea that any action will
oe taken at this session which will in
any way block the present plans.
No Fight Likely
With the departure from Congress of
Senator Kittredge and Senator Foraker,
both Of them sea-level advocates, there
Is not much likelihood Of the sea-level
question being seriously raised at any
time in the near future, unless some IN
N-ANNNAC0 OAou-cACA ONtIldkES the lock
canal
The appropriations fer the canal will
be carried in the sundry civil bill. 1t
has been the intention of the advocates
OF the sea-leveI plan 10 have the whole
question OF type threshed out when the
appropriations were made It is not
certain. however, that this opportunity
VIII arise this session of Congress.
May Fail to Pass.
1t is entirely possible the sundry civil
Dill win fail of passage this session,
owing to lack of time. This would make
1t necessary for the bill to be passed in
the special session But by that time
the leaders in opposition to the lock
canal will have left the Senate.
Il would be possible, of course, for the
subject TO be discussed on the floor by
Senators without considering appropria-
tons for the canal, but II Is not likely
the Senate will be N a mood to take UP
much time with this question 50 late in
the session, unless il is forced I'm con-
nectton with the canal appropriations.
In view OF the estimate OF $3.50. 900
as the cost OF the lock canal, given by
the engineers, Senate leaders are con-
sidering how best to meet the necessity
Tor authorizing an increased bond issue.