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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
2
Beef prices rise as packers cite meat demand rebound and tight supplies at stockyards and in packer coolers. Cattle receipts for the week fall to about 32,600 head from 38,028 and 43,265 the prior weeks. Steers bring 5 to 7.75, with lighter killers at 3.5 to 6, and drums around 50 to 66.95.
New York City report says American housewives cut meat purchases by twenty percent as the Beef Trust faces consumer retaliation. Wet spring promises bountiful crops and cheaper eating, except for meat, with summer likely to see further reductions.
Boston wholesale beef prices climbed above levels not seen since the beef strike years ago. Whole cat meat was selling at twelve and a half cents per pound. Dealers said prices would not drop before late summer.
Galveston Texas reports orders for shipping 150000 head of cattle to Panama for government use in the canal zone. Selection of the cattle, including beeves and milk cows, is entrusted to a corps of veterans in government service.
Governor Hughes to Legislature urges anti race track laws and repeal of Percy-Gray act with assurances from Senator Agnew and Poelker ready to back the bills. Foelker largely bed-bound may miss Albany actions as Overland Park race rivet watchers note no wagering allowed under Governor Buechtel order.
Investigation into the death of Mrs Minnie Grunert at her Appleton home proceeds after a Sutton found in her closet matches buttons on a waistcoat worn by Paul Krause, a former husband. A Eu ton is missing.
Charles P. Corlett, head of Corlett Engineering, shot and killed his wife Elizabeth and took his own life in a Willoughby hotel. The couple, well known in Cleveland society, had lived in the hotel for five years.
King Edward arrives at Kiel amid royal honors during his journey toward a visit to the Caar. The voyage proceeds with ceremonial reception and remarks from local officials.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe begins her ninetieth year while Mrs Asquith gains attention for East End philanthropy. The Matarajah of Nepal eclipses Queen Alexandra at Covent Garden gala. Socialist candidate Debs says Countess of Warwick will speak in New York in support of his ticket.
Captain Edward Habe, 31, commander of the Quarantine tug James W. Wadsworth, died in Smith Infirmary Staten Island from hydrophobia. He recalled no dog bite and physicians suspect the stray dog bite five months earlier caused the illness, with autopsy pending to confirm canine rabies.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, a Gould line, is placed in the hands of a receiver by U S District Judge W W Taylor on claims totaling 8 7 million dollars owed to the National Car Wheel Company of New York The petition puts Wheeling’s total indebtedness above 28 million dollars B A Worthington of Cleveland named receiver The uproar follows the Pittsburg and Wabash terminal project started under President Ramsey with a projected cost of 16 million but now over 40 million and unfinished Also noted are a note due in August for 2 million and an 8 million mortgage coming due soon with no funds to meet them
Mrs Jacob Weinstein, nineteen, wife of a wealthy Miss State man, shot and fatally wounded J. T. Lowe, a leading lawyer, in Tunica. The bullet passed through Lowe’s back as he stood in the street. a diamond stud was carried away. Lowe had killed Mrs Weinstein’s father, Perry M. Houston, in a March 21 street duel over an election and Yazoo Levee Board dispute.
After an all day conference in New York City among leading steel manufacturers including United States Steel Corporation heads and large independents, a general reduction in steel product prices was decided.
In California's Imperial Valley white laborers resent Japanese workers leading to violence. A wagon driven by Japanese is attacked and damaged, Japanese injured and a crowd at Brawley railroad station stones Japanese.
New York reports the American Olympic Committee selected 76 athletes to represent the United States in London next month. The large team spans track, field, aquatics, and wrestling, with 58 substitutes named. They will sail on the Philadelphia, train ten days before the opening, and cost about 225 dollars per man.
The Team Selection Committee listed seventy six American athletes for London Olympics. Entries include Cartmell Hamilton in 200 and 100 meters, Hild, Rector, Robertson, and many others across sprints, hurdles, jumps, and swimming events with reserve names and team races noted.
The death of Charles T. Muir, a Corn Exchange Bank paying teller, prompts a debate on clerk salaries. He earned 1500 dollars yearly after twenty years of service and, facing alleged theft of 9068 to cover expenses and medical bills, took his own life. Some bank officers admit clerks are underpaid, and advances in salaries may follow.
Detroit report on the International Association of Police Chiefs convention where Chief Kohler of Cleveland introduced a resolution urging greater officer respect. The body condemned cartoons and ridiculing depictions in media and ordered efforts to curb such portrayals.
The article mentions Zimmerman denying his daughter’s socialist leanings, Teanne Lolee confronting a Paris ward and being created, the Countess of Warwick slated as a Socialist speaker in America next autumn, and Wilhur C. Philips claiming American mothers cannot nurse and urging importation of good mothers.
Boston and Maine Railroad President Tuttle claims recent wrecks stem not from overwork or safeguards but from brain fag a psychological ailment he says causes competent trainmen to become temporarily irresponsible. He warns it is a major challenge facing railroads and notes his belief that some men are guaranteed not to suffer from it.
Among the Workers St Paul Minnesota union bakers have obtained a rise of one dollar a week in their pay New York Brewery Workers have slowed a three year agreement with their employers Union copper smithe at San Francisco California have been informed by the employers that the latter will insist on a nine hour day Paul Minnesota Typographical Union has decided to take a hand in the political game and a special committee has been authorized to arrange the preliminaries.
The United States Naval Academy awarded diplomas to 200 midshipmen. General Horace Porter presented the diplomas as part of early 1498 graduation ceremonies. Cannon reaches his home in Danville. Beachfront tax relief in Ocean Grove. Guild buttons arrive in Boston. Comstock condemns Euchre party. Allison leads in Iowa Senate returns. Milk red dye incident in Cincinnati. Bishop Brent declines Washington post. Esperanto adopted by Good Templars. Ruth Bryan Leavitt named delegate. Nebraska tornado deaths. Tulsa robbers flee with 10000. Posses in pursuit.
Bubonic plague declared in St Thomas with two more suspected cases watched closely. In Manila Dios-Dios leader and follower hanged for multiple murders. Berlin reports potential two cent postage cut with little chance for U S extension. Trinidad sees two fatal plague cases amid precautions. New Zealand Parliament adjourns for battleship fleet celebrations with 9000 pounds allocated. German officers killed in auto crash near Brunswick. others injured. Pinar del Rio honors Governor Magoon as son of the city. Berlin jail sentences for eight guard artillery officers over mistreatment. Wright selects Mespras plain for aero ship experiments. Anti suffrage wave led by prominent women includes Countess of Jersey and Mrs Ward.
Milwaukee reports the United States Brewers Association outlined a plan to counter prohibition waves through education and regulatory efforts. Julius Liebmann urged removing saloons from politics by statutory controls while keeping alcohol a legitimate business. The board noted saloon regulation is complex, hampered by politics, police corruption, and inconsistent local laws.
Julia Marlowe lauds Peruna as beneficial for digestion and nerves. She explains digestion supports nerve centers and claims Peruna aids digestion without being a drug or stimulant. A California testimonial details stomach illness cured after months of doctors' advice and Peruna use.
The Minnesota Prohibition Convention in session sends condolences to the National Convention of Brewers in Milwaukee. The message declares the saloons doomed as the prohibition movement advances, with the Church and society asserting the State will demand an end to saloons. Signed by 8, B. Lobeck, Chairman.
Milwaukee with the title beer city leads a 1903-1908 clash as the Brewers Association calls to clean houses. Mayor David S. Rose and Police Chief present a list of forty five beer licenses to revoke challenging saloons amid protests from pro prohibition factions.
Dr Thomas Darlington New York Health Commissioner urged doctors at the American Climatological Association meeting to curb alcohol use. He warned that while overall death rates fall heart disease mortality and chronic Bright's disease are rising nationwide. He attributed much of the trend to alcohol consumption.
Anna Gould was said to wed soon with the prediction of a near future marriage. the suitor would attend if present on the other side. George J. Gould departed New York aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie bound for Europe during the same period.
President McShay of the Central Federated Union urges work over charity for every day actual children in New York City. Around the Bases notes New York Americans pitcher Joe Lake is handy with the stick and Sweitzer is a capable substitute outfielder for St. Louis. The Americs are best at base running but worst at fielding. George Dovey doubts a Chicago Nationals repeat, while Philadelphia is seen as the strongest pennant threat.
The Buenos Ayres is hailed as the healthiest city with an average mortality of 14.6 per thousand. Comparisons show Madrid 27.9, London 16.5, Berlin 15.6, Vienna 18.2, and Paris 11.0 for infant mortality. The source notes infant mortality remains under 6.3 per thousand in the favored city.
A Pennsylvania farmer John Blair recovered the final missing coin from a wallet lost 24 years ago while plowing in Crawford County near Townville. The wallet contained $35 in gold. earlier finds included $25 found years earlier, but the wallet was never located. The recent discovery included a ten dollar gold piece.
The article notes that before the fifth century clergy wore no distinct garb in private life. It cites the Council of Agda in 506 ordering specific attire for clergy, with a sharper laity-clergy distinction by the sixth century through the introduction of the clerical tonsure.
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