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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
6
E H Harriman and Mrs Harriman depart New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm I for Bre men Germany to visit Paris and Vienna with three months abroad. A Albany Burgesses Corps committee presents a certificate to Harriman noting the group’s honor and famous members.
Fire on the second floor of St Casimir parochial school on Twenty third and Myrtle streets in Detroit sent about 350 pupils rushing down stairs and fire escapes with no injuries reported as all escaped safely.
Lieutenant Governor Frank J. Hall of Indiana is again gravely ill at his Rushville home after a prior bout with stomach trouble. The report notes his renewed serious condition despite earlier recovery.
A shipment of 56 million pike perch or wall-eyed pike moves from the United States Fish Commission to Winona Lake near Warsaw Indiana. An unknown enemy killed 500 peach trees in Walter Holmes's Huntington County orchard by kerosene injection. In Paris several hundred telegraph and telephone wires were cut in response to an anarchist circular.
A Dupont Pennsylvania blaze near Scranton destroyed nearly a dozen structures. Firefighters from neighboring towns aided, curbing further destruction as losses reached about 50000 dollars.
President Taft presses the gold telegraph key in the White House to inaugurate the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Seattle hosts a dawn-to-dusk program with military reviews, naval fleets, and speeches by James J. Hill and Taft. The ceremony signals a major national celebration of Alaska’s resources and Pacific trade potential.
A report from the Millers' National Federation in Chicago notes improved wheat conditions and a stronger crop outlook than last year. It cites reserves at no more than half of desired levels, shaping Patten's optimistic projections.
George Essigke, bandmaster at West Point for fifteen years, died by inhaling illuminating gas in what investigators call death by own action. Reported financial troubles linked to enlistment issues at the bank are believed to have troubled his mind.
Charles E. Jack known as Hurta, a former Colorado College football tackle, died in Denver from injuries suffered in the Thanksgiving 1906 game.
John A. Benson, jailed after a multi year federal case, had his bid for a new trial rejected by the United States Court of Appeals. He and Dr. E. B. Perrin were convicted of conspiring to suborn perjury in connection with timber lands in California. Each received one year in Alameda County jail and a $1000 fine. Perrin was granted a new trial on a writ of error.
Marathon winner William Sherring turns professional at Topeka as Dr. B. F. Roller defeats Hjalmer Lundin in two straight falls. Tommy Murphy adds Ethel Mack by Steel Arch. Minnesota Wisconsin League opens with strong crowds and Kelley lands Orville Kilroy. Nagle of Toledo AA leased to Lincoln Western League. Conqueror sets 100 mile horse record in 8:53:55. Sund dies at Newtown Square breeding farm. Sir Martin bet 50 000 to 5 000 in English Derby. John Evers suspended for not reporting. Hamline sophomores win interclass track with two second year men totaling 67. Paull breaks two mile record at Penn. Corbett offered 5 000 purse for 25 round bout with Britt. George Gdom’s Trance wins Pimlico season debut. St Paul climbs to second in AA after four straight wins. Minneapolis at bottom of first division.
A Chicago jury returned a compromise verdict Saturday finding labor leaders Martin B. Madden Fred A. Pouchot and M. J. Boyle guilty of conspiracy to extort from Joseph Klicka company Each was fined 500 with no prison term The decision followed a 46 hour jury room deliberation and may lead to further actions against witnesses for the defense for perjury
Pittsburg district mills for Carnegie Steel and American Steel & Wire ran at full capacity on Memorial Day for the first time in two decades, with mills not allowed to cool and picnics drawing smaller crowds. An American Steel & Wire official said store rooms were nearly empty, while Carnegie reported no stock in warehouses. one Pittsburg concern held 100,000 kegs of nails on order with less than 10,000 kegs in stock.
National League and American League race results show teams like Pittsburg Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn and New York in varied positions. American Association table lists Milwaukee Columbus Louisville Toledo and Kansas City with mixed win totals.
Three Geesey brothers owned and ran the Dowagiac Geesey hoop mill where a boiler exploded. Eight men were inside. five died instantly, one later, one severely injured, one escaped unscathed as the building collapsed. Deforest and Frank Geesey are named among the dead. Heavy rain helped spare the ruins from fire. Pieces of wreckage flew up to forty rods away.
Frank Daniels, a Black man, attacked his mother in Cleveland slashing her throat with a razor. The injury is described as serious and authorities are likely to pursue charges.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe marked her ninetieth birthday in Boston with a quiet observance at her Beacon Street residence, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
St Thomas beat South Dakota University 6 to 5 securing the win in the ninth inning. The report covers college admissions and philanthropy including Berea College plan in Shelbyville Kentucky with Andrew Carnegie and Mrs Sage contributions. It mentions Procter & Gamble gift offer to Princeton and remarks by Johns Hopkins President Remsen at Charlottesville.
A morning tornado path through Zephyr Texas kills dozens and injures many as homes and the big school building are swept away. In Oklahoma, twin tornadoes devastate Key West and Depew, with deaths and widespread flooding in a broad farming region. Stroud Sapulpa and Langdon report rivers in streets and multiple fatalities amid continuing storm activity.
A Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports a rise in solvent payments through banks and broader activity in production distribution. Weather fosters crop progress, farm reports show healthy germination and larger corn and spring wheat acreage, while commodity movements broaden. Retail and wholesale trade improve, railroad activity strengthens, ore stocks are scarce, and Lake worker tensions loom. Bank clearings reach 273.6 million, vs prior years. Chicago district failures rise slightly.
George Englert, an English coal miner, died in Washington Pennsylvania from wounds inflicted by a mob of about 250 women who drove him from Manifold after alleged slander of local women. Town officials saved him, and his wife, recently released from hospital, fainted upon hearing the news and remains unconscious.
Morris Donovan, wealthy Clyde farmer, is killed by neighbor Beckwith Tremper at Tremper home after an overnight dispute in the barn with Donovan and Donovan employee Fred Hart. The three spent the night drinking cider before the fatal quarrel.
Maj. Israel C. Greene, who captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry, died on his farm near Mitchell South Carolina where he had lived thirty six years. He was a close friend of General Robert E. Lee.
Philippe H. Roy former president of the Bank of St John Quebec was convicted of falsifying returns and sentenced to five years imprisonment the maximum penalty for the crime.
Improvement appears but weather and crop irregularities and mixed trade movements blur the overall picture. House trade with jobbers and wholesalers slows this season while clearance sales and aggressive ads fail to fully spark demand. Optimism rises for the longer term amid weaker near term intake as per Bradstreet weekly failures data.
A detailed rundown of cattle hog and sheep prices across major markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more with wheat corn oats rye and other staples. A Springfield Missouri mass meeting of grain growers and cattle drovers endorsed plans to build ware houses to hold wheat for higher prices.
Washington state reports the wheat crop is backward as dry soil and high winds uncover seed in parts of the fields. Despite the rough conditions, fruits of all kinds are forecast to produce a good overall harvest.
Don Morrison of Chicago was arrested in New York on a complaint by a woman who gave the name Mary Kenny. She said Morrison sent her an insulting note on a New York Central train. Morrison denied intending to insult the woman.
Senate votes 50 to 33 to pass the income tax question until June 10 in contrast with tariff measures. Debate focuses on sugar schedule and internal revenue taxes. Porto Rican Act provisions are criticized as revolutionary by Rep. Martin. House and Senate proceed with tariff schedules, wages debate, and planned night sessions amid party disputes.
In Fort Smith Arkansas a fire gutted the Fort Smith press and its 5000 bales of cotton. Insurance covers loss estimated at 300000 dollars. The blaze disrupted local industry and sent shock through area merchants and workers.
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