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Newspaper
Albany Daily Herald
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
1
Moscow reports a surge in revolutionary activity with leaders arming factory workers, drilling them with Mauser rifles, and holding nightly meetings. Emissaries target peasants to seize land as they push for a rupture between government and parliament, alarming businessmen and landlords.
John Mitchell, UMW president, secured a renewal of the 1903 wage scale for two years from March 1, calming a mining dispute in the Southwestern Mining District. About 30,000 miners in Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, and Arkansas return to work after idling since April 1.
Assistant Chief S. H. Weldon was injured while rushing to a small blaze on Flint Street. The horse bolted when lines came loose, tripping him under the truck wheels. He escaped serious internal injury and may return to duty in a few days.
John Murad filed a federal court suit for 2500 against the Florida East Coast Railway Company. He says he captained three barges towed by the tug Dauntless to near Key West last January and was abandoned fourteen miles from Key West due to shallow water. He had scant provisions and stayed eleven days on the barges until rescued by Captain Beetle of the White Sand.
A Rock Island eastbound passenger train derailed near Jennings, Newton County. The engine and all but one coach were derailed. Eighteen to twenty passengers suffered serious injuries.
The Louisiana state capitol, badly damaged by a pre-dawn fire, was saved from total destruction. Governor Blanchard led a large effort with lawmakers in night clothes and thousands of citizens aiding the fire department as defective wiring in the Senate chamber sparked the blaze. Damage estimated between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars. The legislature met today in the Dlks theatre as the historic building, first built in 1847 and rebuilt in 1880, awaits repairs.
Persistent talk of a management change for the Albany team centers on negotiations opened with Manager J. W. Thomas for a possible sale. Local parties may form a stock company or acquire the franchise, aiming to improve the team’s performance in the Georgia State League.
Emory College in Oxford Georgia closes one of its most prosperous years with the board of trustees meeting. The baccalaureate sermon will be given by Rev. J. J. Tigert of Nashville. Reunions declamation contests and literary exercises fill Monday and Tuesday as the class of 1906 gathers for its final degree day Wednesday.
Indiana Pennsylvania June 8 a clash at Ernest five miles from town left eight coal miners wounded three fatally after a fight between striking miners and state constabulary.
A daylong clash in Russia pits imported Persian laborers against a mob of strikers. Twenty strikers were killed in the confrontation. The incident follows ongoing labor unrest as longshoremen strike and tensions rise.
Special to The Herald Savannah June 8 Rev John D Jordan pastor First Baptist church and Mercer University trustee returns from Macon where he discusses the board meeting and the resignations of Dr Charles Lee Smith and Prof Kilpatrick. Jordan cites Smith’s demand for more money and Kilpatrick’s doctrinal dispute over the Immaculate Conception as factors in the upheaval.
London reports Charles Wright Macara president of the International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners says Britain cannot rely on colonies for cotton. He argues years are needed before substantial supply from Britain. India growth helps but Great Britain remains dependent on the American South. He predicts a report likely to endorse cotton cultivation in the United States and states labor is the main barrier to expanding output. 10 cents a pound could attract capital and labor, making the United States capable of adding millions of bales, while Britain should pursue both cultivation and extension in the Southern States.
The ice cream festival is this afternoon on Mrs. B N Clark's lawn at Broad and Jefferson streets. Ladies will start serving at 6 o clock. All are invited. Proceeds go to the Presbyterian church pen fund.
The President sent the Department of Agriculture report on Chicago packing house conditions to Rep. Wadsworth, noting no real conflict with the Neill Reynolds findings. He cites packers’ rapid cleanups as almost humorous yet near tragic and urges immediate broadening of federal meat inspection powers for interstate and foreign commerce.
A call goes out for a city hall meeting at 8 30 p m to decide Albany’s sale of its baseball franchise. Manager J W Thomas offers Albany the first bid and promises a low price to keep the team in town. Fans are urged to attend promptly to prevent Brunswick from obtaining the franchise.
A cloud burst at Hooversville near Johnstown Pennsylvania caused Stoney Creek to flood this morning. Losses along the creek are estimated at 250000 dollars. No lives were reported lost.
An oil stove exploded in a Syracuse apartment last night killing two women and a child.
Washington June 8 The President signed the denatured alcohol bill today advancing federal regulation of alcohol production and labeling.
Children and teachers of the Episcopal Sunday school and friends enjoyed a delightful day trip to Philema with no incidents. The group returned home late in the afternoon reporting a perfect picnic outing. Postcards and local reviews available at Lonsberg's for 261 cents per dozen.
In Indianapolis on June 7, Indiana Democrats adopted a platform strongly backing W. J. Bryan for the presidency and named a full state ticket except for the governor and supreme court reporter. Benjamin B. Shively of South Bend chaired the gathering, criticizing Roosevelt as reactionary and unpatriotic in contrast to Bryan.
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