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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
6
A terse compilation of telegraphic information gathered worldwide for wide distribution. It surveys events and developments from diverse corners of the globe, emphasizing rapid, concise reportage meant to inform a broad readership.
A young American sailor at Frederiskstaden near Christiania claims he confessed to killing Mrs. Belle Gunness and aiding four others after reporting to his captain. The case is being reported to American minister H H D Pierce. Also in Indiana, a rabies outbreak from a house cat in Elkhart sickened three children and led to Pasteur treatment for several residents.
Mrs. Anna Cleveland Hastings sister of Grover Cleveland and widow of Rev. Dr. B. P. Hastings died at her Hartford home aged seventy nine. Survived by one son Rev. R C Fiastings and three daughters. Ex President Cleveland visited her about three years ago.
S. N. D. North resigns as director of the census after a dispute with Secretary Nagel. President Taft accepts the resignation and E. Dana Durand is named to succeed him as deputy commissioner of corporations and census duties.
Yale announced H. D. Hammond of Nashville Tennessee as recipient of the John Hubbard Curtis prize for 1909 for his essay on The Novels of William De Morgan. In Knox Indiana burglars robbed H R Koffel's drug store stealing jewelry silverware valued at 700 dollars and taking 100 dollars from the cash register. authorities suspect tramp involvement.
George W. Thompson mistook his wife for a burglar and fatally shot her at their home on East Tenth Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Local police investigated the early morning incident and reported no further details.
A gasoline boat named Dorris with ten passengers capsized in the Yazoo canal near Vicksburg Mississippi during a storm. Seven persons are believed drowned.
Roscoe Hoelderman died instantly when a Wabash freight struck the bogey on his car as he drove home from a party in Goshen Indiana. Every bone in his body was broken according to reports. A separate mine fire near Irwin Pennsylvania sent 400 miners to the surface safely. it threatens heavy losses. A third incident reports four miners killed by falling rock in the Coahuila mine east of Joplin Missouri.
United States Senate debate on the lumber schedule of the tariff bill ends with a 25 to 56 vote against Moe Cumber’s free lumber amendment. Dolliver shifts from progressive stance to oppose free lumber while asserting the industry need not fear rate reductions. Root,Borah Heyburn advocate high duties. Clapp and Burkett defend Canadian parity claims.
President Taft issues proclamation opening about 440000 acres in Flathead Montana 200000 in Coeur d Alene Idaho and 50000 to 100000 in Spokane Washington for settlement. Registration runs July 15 to August 6 in Kalispell Missoula Spokane and Coeur d Alene with mail delivery to Coeur d Alene. The drawing starts August 9 at 10 o clock and continues until finished.
The table shows pennant races with teams Pittsburg Chicago Phildelphia Cincinnati and others in the American and National Leagues. Standings list wins and losses for multiple clubs including Detroit Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Boston New York Washington Milwaukee Louisville Indianapolis Minnesota Kansas City Columbus Toledo St Paul and Cleveland with varying records.
Wallace A. Cobb, son of late New York banker George W. Conselyea, killed himself in Kansas City after a bartender refused to cash a forged check. Cobb had used his mother's maiden name following a quarrel, squandered his inheritance, and his portion of the estate was placed in a spendthrift trust.
John Sykes a Trenton lawyer convicted weeks ago of forgery and embezzlement was sentenced by Judge Rellstab in Mercer County Court to serve sixteen years in the New Jersey State prison.
Mrs. Steven Shields aimed at a target at Bonners Ferry Idaho when her bullet struck and killed her brother Johnny Sullivan age 11. The incident occurred at the family property prompting investigation by local authorities.
The mail steamer Dora arrived in Seward Alaska with 194 survivors from the wrecked Columbia. Passengers included Italians Japanese Americans and Scandinavians. Italians panicked clashed over boats while authorities restrained them at gunpoint. By May 2 the final abandonment occurred and the ship burned.
A shepherd dog saved Rev. Asay Ferry of Bethany Presbyterian Philadelphia and his brother Rev. Ebenezer Ferry of Morrisville Presbyterian from drowning in the Delaware River. The dog swam out to their entangled figures, gripped the pastor’s collar, and towed him to shallow water before returning for the second preacher.
West Virginia news reports Charleston city council approving a dry designation by a 22 to 7 vote. Other items note Treasury Secretary MacVeagh outlining a new government focus on economic expenditures and revenues in normal relations.
Severe storms sweep northeastern Oklahoma with four days of rain fueling river floods. Grand River swells and submerges parts of Afton, rail bridges at Catale damaged, trains disrupted. Muskogee streets flood while six inches of rain fall in three hours across a 15 mile swath from South Haven Kansas into Oklahoma.
Mrs Helen G Longstreet widow of a Confederate general and Gainesville Georgia postmistress woke at 2 am to a burglar opening a silver closet. She fired a pistol as the man fled the dining room he fired once then she emptied her revolver and believes she wounded him. A crowd gathered in her Chicago area quarter after the clash.
A mob of about 300 men seized Lovett Davis from Pine Bluff jail at midnight and hanged him from a telegraph pole after he was accused of attempting to assault a 16 year old white girl. The rope broke but he was dropped and raised again as deputies were overpowered. Prominent men spoke to deter the mob but failed.
Hawthorne Nevada lays the cornerstone for its first church, a Methodist building, after previously lacking any place of worship. The town of 1500, once a county seat, had only a Chinese joss house until now, amid a mining district and prior competition from Goldfield over county status.
While rowing near Manhattan Kansas Miss Gladys Irish of Manhattan and Walter Goddard of Minneapolis Kansas drowned when their boat struck a snag and capsized. Both were students at Kansas Agricultural College.
W. D. Clairborne, former city electrician of Savannah Georgia, killed himself after losing his job. He brooded over the setback for weeks before taking his own life by cutting his throat.
In Central City Kentucky on Monday night five girls at Mrs B C Boyds school commencement were badly burned when lit candles caught their white muslin dresses. An intruder in Cedar Rapids wounded Mayor Carmody after a burglary spree.
Government officials convene with public utility representatives to discuss measures to provide for the unemployed. The report notes regional unrest and political upheaval across the Middle East and Europe, including the Albanian uprising at Uskup and the ongoing Turkish throne dispute. Heavily details palace assets in Yildiz and a planned air service between Lucerne and Friedrichshafen. The Shah of Persia resumes constitutional government and appoints Said ed Dowleh as foreign minister.
Senate hearings on the lumber schedule of the tariff bill feature strong lines for and against protection with Root Heyburn Borah and Dolliver among proponents and Clapp Burkett and McCumber leading opposition. Dolliver shifts as he questions free lumber and a Dingley-rate cut. House Republicans pass the Philippine tariff and discuss Porto Rico reform while Senate sugar schedule sees extensive speeches instead of a vote. Beveridge defends Taft toward tariff revision. House adjourns to Thursday.
Two business blocks in Clovis N M were destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. The report notes eggs being shipped to New York at 8200000 daily with surplus stored cold. Exposition chiefs in Seattle plan Sunday openings and a June start.
A shallow earthquake rattled Chicago at 8 40 am and spread to Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Michigan with reports from Springfield Peoria Joliet Aurora Moline Rockford and Milwaukee. No serious damage occurred though china and windows broke in South Haven and Benton Harbor.
In a Chicago driven stampede, William Lorimer won the United States Senate seat, ending an months long Illinois legislative deadlock that began January 20 with Albert Hopkins leading. The joint assembly ballots tallied 89 for Hopkins, 76 for Stringer, 16 for Foss, 12 for Short Jeff, and 6 for Mason on the first ballot, with 135 names cast by the ninety first ballot. The result shifted the balance as Lorimer surged past Hopkins, ending the stalemate.
A fire in Long Island, Kansas destroyed four business buildings with losses near 1000000. Separately a blaze in Brooklyn damaged the Star Baking Company plant on Iva Thomas street with about 1000000 in losses. New York’s five story warehouse at 433 to 537 Seventh Avenue suffered a two hundred thousand dollar fire damage.
The article notes evolving payment defaults and tariff revisions hinting at renewed enterprise and confidence. It highlights expanded production in heavy materials, factory goods, general merchandise, and grain, with increased outgo and stock constraints amid weather. Building demand remains strong, prices rise, and inquiries span textiles, footwear, furniture, and furnace equipment as market activity gains pace. Bank clearings and Chicago trade figures are cited to illustrate overall economic movement.
Weather conditions show modest changes with scattered optimism for the week. Retail activity trails a year ago, with 224 sales last week versus 284 in 1908 and 165 in 1907, while Canadian figures fell to 25 from prior weeks. Bradstreet’s notes indicate varying weekly comparisons.
Eugene Zimmerman appears in a curious Cine piece about a market fort tied to a Belfast like dispute. The involvement of Mr. Zimmerman's son in law from Manchester links the parties to a west coast Ireland context amid tenant tensions.
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