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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
3
The Atlantic battle fleet rode out a Manila typhoon with high winds and zero shore contact. Japan plans an extravagant welcome in Yokohama after the fleet arrives October 17, with Admiral Sperry to stay four days and be hosted at an imperial palace.
P E Honeywell of St Louis and Dr Frederick J Fielding of San Antonio plan the first balloon crossing of the Atlantic starting next summer from New York. They aim for a four day voyage using a twelve foot motor boat as cabin and a supporting propeller system for water landings if needed.
A Bombay newspaper correspondent reports Hyderabad as a vast grave with streets turned to mud and corpses. Death toll is unclear, some natives estimate up to 50,000. 600 bodies pulled from mud at one location. Funeral pyres burn day and night as damages reach 200 million roupes.
W. C. Carl of East St. Louis demonstrated rapid construction by erecting a four room dwelling with modern gas and electric conveniences in ten hours. A crew of 21 men started at 7 am on Maple and First streets, East Lansdowne, and by 6 pm the Poort couple moved in, with painters plasterers and plumbers finishing behind the carpenters. Ropes stretched to restrain curious spectators.
The President's son in law Congressman Nicholas Longworth spoke at Island Michigan claiming Theodore Roosevelt should be restored to the presidency for the next eight years. He supported Taft as the nominee for the immediate term and urged Roosevelt’s return thereafter.
A 17 year old orphan girl Fukumura Takaho stabbed herself to death in Osaka claiming she sacrificed her life for Marquis Inouye who lies ill at Okitsu. She sent a blood marked postcard to the Marquis stating her intention to go to eternal sleep.
South Dakota farmers report profits from staple crops that nearly equal farm values. Examples include Robert Wilson near Cavour with 26 bushels durum wheat, 18 bearded wheat, 40 oats per acre. John Brewer near Bridgewater thrashing 10 000 bushels. L M Hanson near Highmore netting about 25 per acre on land at 12 1/2.
Cypress camp in Kewanee Illinois with over 1000 members declares war on head camp policy. Resolutions charge the official organ blocks criticism, salaries are too high, and funds exceed death losses. They back an injunction to halt raises and push a new Woodmen paper.
Commercial failures in the United States during the nine months ending September 30 totaled 11 946 with 179 677 523 dollars in defaulted indebtedness. The same period in 1907 recorded 8 009 failures and 116 036 348 dollars.
Henry F. McDonald was found guilty of manslaughter in the Terre Haute Circuit Court for the killing of Detective William E. Dwyer. He received a prison term at Michigan City.
Princeton jury convicts John Allman of first degree murder in the slaying of Conrad Kohlmeier, the father of his sweetheart, and sentences him to life in prison after a two hour deliberation.
A Lima special suit seeks to recover taxes due on two city lots and asks foreclosure. The properties were acquired by Governor Haskell with the Lima Northern railway project between Lima and Detroit about ten years ago.
Indianapolis special reports preparations for a rapid campaign finish with meetings planned in every Indiana county. Leaders expect President Roosevelt to stump the state. Taft support hinges on a few speeches. Dems rely on speakers like James Bell Williams and Clark. Governor Johnson to tour Lake County. Local option law delayed until December. 20,000 copies printed. Anti-saloon League counsels against local option elections this year.
The Countess de Meherenc de St Pierre of St Brienne France deposited 1500 dollars with Charles A Montgom ery in Los Angeles to cover a Mexico hunting trip. After months with no contact, her father learned she is lost somewhere in Africa, last seen in California a year ago hunting wild boars in the Colorado River delta.
Frank H. Hitchcock, national chairman, laments the loss of a file stolen from his private room at the Madison Square Tower headquarters. Details emerged after private detectives grilled the Republican staff, revealing the full force of assistants at headquarters faced questioning.
After three months of work in the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery now serving as a cavalry barracks, experts say the restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper is a success and the decay slowing.
President Roosevelt will not answer Bryan's latest letter released at Rock Island Indiana. Secretary Loeb said the President views the missive as a personal attack and sees no reason to respond.
A Turkish steam ship rammed the steam ferryboat Stambul just outside Smyrna harbor. One hundred forty persons are reported drowned in the disaster.
President Hawks of the Detroit and Mackinac railway announces a plan to develop a continuous farm along both sides of the railway right of way next season to demonstrate soil potential to travelers and settlers and reduce fires from locomotive sparks. A forty acre model farm will also operate at Emery Junction.
Washington announces an immediate postage cut for letters weighing an ounce or less sent to England Ireland Scotland and Wales from five to two cents. The rate will eventually extend to all British colonial possessions.
Laurens South Carolina Mary Garrison the only witness in her father J Henry Garrison murder trial sacrificed herself on the stand to shield him She tore up a letter offered as evidence and testified Williamson made improper proposals She said Williamson attacked when her father appeared at the window and fired The judge did not rebuke the witness amid her tears and a verdict of acquittal is expected.
Kansan agriculturists with 150 million in banks pool funds to finance a 204 mile line from Denver northwest through the Rockies to Wyoming coal lands. They raise debt backed by Wyoming coal land stock, with New York bond buyers reimbursing the farmers as segments are completed, led by Milliken and Col. Harris.
Luther W. Knisely of Dekalb county testified in Indianapolis that Governor Hanly offered a $2,000 annual job to secure his vote on the Cox county local option bill. Knisely swore to the facts on affidavit. Hanly and Wickwire deny the charge. The affidavit may be used as a campaign document.
At the Plymouth Cordage Company annual meeting a stockholder asked President Loring if the firm sold rope in the South for hanging. He responded that a Southern state requested a large discount to enable a lynching purchase, arguing publicity would offset the price concession.
Four Black residents killed and four more wounded in a night riders assault on David Walker's home in Hickman Kentucky. Walker fired at the mob wounding one, triggering firebombing and a mass shooting that killed Walker and his five year old daughter while three other children were fatally wounded.
Legislative probe into bribery charges against Governor Hanly and Senator Wickwire ends in vindication for the Governor. Representative Knisely says he would not accept any position if offered and asserts Wickwire was scapegoated. Senate passes a resolution of confidence in Wickwire.
In Princeton Indiana the trial of 19 year old John Allman began in Circuit Court last week with a jury convened. Allman allegedly shot Conrad Kohlmeier after attempting to elope with Kohlmeier’s daughter Dora and fired a second time as Kohlmeier lay dying.
A proposal to build a belt line freight subway around almost the full shore of Manhattan Island, extending through the business district and capable of handling freight on a scale larger than any city has yet provided, has been filed with the public service commission.
The September 1908 monthly coinage report shows total coinage at the mints of 2 419 200 dollars. Of this 1 700 000 dollars were in gold 634 000 dollars in silver and 85 200 dollars in minor coins. Excluded are 2 412 000 peso pieces minted for the Philippine Islands.
Lazare Weiller, prominent French financier and aircraft promoter, announced the order of fifty Wright model aeroplanes for construction in France. The move signals a major expansion of French aviation potential.
St Johns Newfoundland reports the Erik returned after delivering supplies to the Roosevelt. Peary hopes to reach the polar sea or a point near Columbia by February to launch a dash across the ice toward the pole. Two New York sportsmen, Larned and Norton, accompanied the Roosevelt voyage to shoot walrus.
Peking reports 500 deaths from bubonic plague at Tong Sha, 60 miles northeast of Tien Ysin, since the epidemic began. Officials say the disease is unlikely to spread. In Hankow, 30,000 natives and some foreigners have died from the malady.
Reports from Fairview claim President Roosevelt will back Taft by a nationwide tour from Atlantic to Pacific with at least six speeches, ending in San Francisco. The tips come from trusted sources and suggest a major campaign push.
Twelve counties voted under the local option law and all went dry, forcing 289 saloons out of business. Monday elections in two counties also favored dry candidates. Marion county lost fifty saloons and Morrow eight, totaling 347 saloons closed.
John Wanamaker champions overseas two cent letter postage and urges a national one cent rate in the United States. He recalls advocating reform in 1890 as Postmaster General and hopes for faster adoption of cheaper international mail.
Rushville Indiana special report describes a thwarted jail delivery and murderous assault on Sheriff Will L King and his wife. A tramp aiding the officer's household exposed the plot leading to the arrest of Minnie Blackburn who had intended to free her lover by using saws hidden in a copy of the book Three Weeks.
A carload of sixty bright-looking boys and girls from New York, deserted by their parents and sheltered in metropolises foundling hospitals, has reached St Paul. They are to be sent to the Dakotas where homes have been found for them among farmers.
Local agitators circulate a report that the American battleship fleet visiting Amoy at the end of October plans to seize Amoy as a base against Japan. Citizens begin leaving the city while authorities issue a proclamation baring heavy baggage movement inland.
Jacob Harris aged 23 admitted working as a bellboy at the Hotel Lorraine to steal jewels valued at $7,000. He allegedly placed the stolen gems in a safety deposit vault before being arrested by detectives at the hotel.
The Chicago National League Baseball Club owner Charles W. Murphy offered 50 000 dollars for Christy Mathewson the Giants crack pitcher. John T Brush and John McGraw rejected the bid.
Chicago reports new legal push as the Government resumes its anti trust case against Standard Oil under the Sherman act to dissolve the alleged combination.
Six men perish when a northbound fast freight crashes into an Ohio Central special carrying passengers from Bowling Green to Toledo and other points. Six others are injured in the wreck on the line serving Toledo.
The Abruzzi duke plans a voyage to the United States for a forthcoming marriage to Katherine Elkins of West Virginia, to occur in November, according to La Vita.
Australian Premier Alfred Deakin sent a cable to President Roosevelt urging a tour of Australia on the way to Africa. No reply has been received, prompting widespread speculation.
Kansas City special reports an organized Gideons movement to place a Bible in each hotel room nationwide. The meeting of traveling men formed the drive to distribute scriptures across the United States.
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