New Era editor notes and Albion brief
The Albion paper dated October 28 1908 reports a local notice from New Era publisher J Lu Ada ir with routine items and community updates. It notes regional happenings and small items of interest to residents.
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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
2
The Albion paper dated October 28 1908 reports a local notice from New Era publisher J Lu Ada ir with routine items and community updates. It notes regional happenings and small items of interest to residents.
Telegraphic reports describe a weak bomb exploding in East Eleventh Street New York in a building of eighteen families owned by Pasque Discardi after Black Hand threats. In the Philippines a October 12 typhoon in Cagayan valley caused hundreds of houses to collapse and an estimated 300 deaths as cholera spreads among refugees.
Typhoid fever in South Bend Indiana prompts City Health Officer D W McNamara to mobilize all efforts to end the epidemic. Twenty three cases reported this month and twenty nine in September spark alarm as officials urge residents to wage a war on flies and keep screens in place until snow.
Hagenbeck Wallace circus returned to its home city after a two week Chicago engagement under the Firemen's Association of Chicago. Net earnings during that interval totaled $45,000 for owner Col Benjamin E Wallace while the firemen received $55,000. The season began May 2 and shows quoted a total profit exceeding $125,000 for Colonel Wallace.
Duchess Alexandria Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein wed Prince August William of Prussia in the Imperial palace chapel Berlin. The ceremony was witnessed by the Imperial family and about fifty princes and princesses from minor German royal houses.
Eleven year old Elsie Wenhart killed herself at her Chicago home by releasing gas after leaving a note describing how people were mean to her. She was found unresponsive in her room.
A cloudburst at Gale six miles west of Shanee Oklahoma sent the South Canadian River two feet above the high water mark. No lives reported lost as of now.
A devastating blaze at the Cox boarding house in Lincolnville, Oklahoma, claimed three young lives and left several residents severely burned. Authorities probe cause as survivors are treated for injuries.
Fire started by tramps caused a 190000 dollar loss to ten Dayton Ohio businesses. The blaze is reported to be insured. Robert Sutherland a Packer and early canned beef industry originator died in Kansas City aged 68.
Isaac T. Kern, first cousin of Democratic vice presidential candidate John W. Kern, dies at 60 in his home at Big Stone Gap Virginia. An ex Confederate and a Republican, he passed away peacefully.
An attempt to wreck the Chicago express on the Erie line was prevented when a railroad operator found a jack under the rails at Pymatuning Iowa. Detectives are investigating the case.
More than half of the 15 900 operatives in sixty seven Lynn Massachusetts shoe factories went back to work Friday when factory gates opened, ending the lasters strike that began October 2 in response to union action.
Mrs Mary M Emery donates seventy thousand dollars to the Ohio Mechanics Institute for a new building to be known as the Emery Auditorium in Cincinnati The hall primarily serves the institute but will also be for the use of the citys music loving community.
Mr and Mrs Julia Coleman aged 70 were found dead in bed at Grafton North Carolina from coal gas asphyxiation Their son J Coleman an attorney from Everett Washington is their only child, reporting details indicate a domestic tragedy.
Brig. Gen. John Elmer Mulford a World War II era name was a Civil War prisoner exchange agent credited with returning more than 12 000 Union soldiers to their homes. He organized a militia company in Schuyler County New York and served as a lieutenant colonel under Gen. Grant before being commissioned brigadier general in 1865.
Commissioner of the General Land Office reports at fiscal year end Oklahoma has only 8,339 acres of unappropriated public domain. Out of 45,115,200 total acres, mountains streams and sandhills reduce available land, making Oklahoma’s homestead prospects among the smallest nationally.
Mrs Bessie Haney of Sioux Falls S D wins a divorce from John Edward Haney after five weeks due to his extreme piety. She says he gave a third of his income to religion and prayed nightly for her soul. She plans to wed Gus Westphal in St Paul after leaving for Sioux City.
Jerome C. Counsell, 28, private detective, fired twice into his belly at the Keystone Detective Agency in Pittsburgh. Stenographer Florence Warman heard the shots while he spoke of seeking forgiveness for past teasing. Doctors report Counsell will die.
Former State Senator Thomas N. Mc Carter and three companions were robbed by a highwayman outside a village between Newark and Red Bank. They were held up and relieved of watches and $50 in cash, though officials concealed larger wealth, totaling over $1,500.
Robert W. Kirkland of Philadelphia identified the body found on Goat Island, Niagara, on Sept. 30 as his son Robert W. Kirkland, 19, who worked in the real estate department of the Northern Trust Company of Philadelphia. The father said the youth was not in trouble and had ended his life with a revolver.
The steamer New York of the Texidson River Day Line burned to near the water line after a fire at the Thomas S Marvel shipyards in Newburgh New York shortly before 1 am. Five men were reportedly asleep in the hold and could have suffocated if true.
Bloodhounds search the Draughan woods after Elijah Mays a Black man who killed George Molette a 50 year old white watchman at the Saline River Lumber Company planing mill near Pine Bluff Arkansas.
J S Jarvis, last surviving member of the Kendall Jarvis feud in Scott county, Ky, was found dead in a stable on his Georgetown area farm. Authorities believe apoplexy caused the death.
Assistant Attorney General Trickett of Kansas is found not guilty by a trial board after a graft case. The ruling ends months of testimony and avoids convictions for the high official.
Charles V. Mobery assistant county treasurer of Ramsey county Minnesota committed death by own action by jumping from a second story window of Mounds Lark sanatorium.
Charles Eliot Norton, professor emeritus at Harvard University and noted author on art and literature, died at his Shady Hall residence in Cambridge Massachusetts. He was nearly 76 years old and succumbed to heart and vitality failure due to old age.
A mob abducted Col. R. Z. Taylor and Capt. Quinten Rankin from a Walnut Log hotel and drove them to Redfoot Lake. Rankin was hanged to a tree and shot. his body was found, while Taylor’s fate remains uncertain. The killings stem from a new fishing regulation in Reelfoot Lake and follow prior threats.
Reported in Luzon, the Cagayan Valley suffers extreme flood damage from the October storm. Up to 300 Filipinos dead, cholera among refugees, and rivers rising to thirty feet. Aparri underwater, residents including Lieuts Treadway Clark and Postmaster Foss launched a rescue brigade to save people from floating buses.
A deadly tornado strikes Tucumcari and Hartford sweeping sixty miles. J S Owens loses eight year old daughter. wife and twelve year old son injured. J C Wankins and Thomas Jones die. several shanties wrecked and windmills toppled with widespread property damage.
The typhoon in China on Thursday caused massive destruction with Chang Chow reporting 3,000 houses destroyed and 1,100 killed. Sam Cheng, 15 miles away, saw 600 houses ruined and 1,200 killed. Three nearby villages also perished 400 souls. Admirals Sperry and Emerys sent condolence messages to Commissioner Mark.
Col James A Murray, a Cincinnati figure known for leading a plumbers’ strike twenty years earlier, died at a branch hospital at 52. He vowed never to work again if the union failed, and, the union lost, he lived off wits and relatives’ aid.
Bishop Falconio laid the cornerstone of a new Catholic Cathedral in St Louis in a ceremony marking the start of a large church-building era. The project is expected to cost over $2,090,000 upon completion. The Second Baptist Church at King's Highway and McPherson Avenue was dedicated, with a construction cost of $250,000.
Bank Examiner John B. Cunningham closed the Union National Bank of Summerville, Pennsylvania. The bank held a capital of 50,000 dollars and reportedly accumulated a large amount of paper of doubtful value, leading to suspension. Mr Cunningham was named temporary receiver.
A warrant against Miss Falith Wirt, a grade-school teacher in Kansas City Kansas, alleges cruelty for placing a plaster strip over the lips of 9 year old Harvey Gallaway who talked in class. The arrest warrant was sworn by the boy’s father.
A recent blaze at the coal tipple of Monongan number six mine owned by Fairmont Coal Company caused $40,000 in damage and was insured. The same mine area suffered a deadly explosion last December that killed many miners.
Dr. Marcus Tessler was discovered dead on a couch in his office at 210 Baltimore block St. Paul by his wife. A letter in the office stated he killed himself by taking poison. he had been dead about twenty four hours.
A fierce blaze on East Third Street New York destroyed a six story tenement injuring three and imperiling the lives of about 100 tenants as it broke out shortly before 1 o clock this morning.
Sperry's squadron suffered heavy buffeting in a gale en route to Yokohama. The Wearsurge parted from its consorts due to weather stress and docked in port needing repairs.
A blaze in Green Springs Ohio destroyed two business blocks ten business places and several dwellings. Loss estimated at seventy four thousand dollars with partial insurance coverage.
A Paintsville telephone message reports a fire killing George Stafford and three children. Mrs Stafford leapt from a second story window in fear and broke her neck.
Beaumont Texas preacher Rev C N Bently mailed a letter to a friend implying he went to Center to die. His body was found next morning from poison with no clear motive known.
A historical column compares forecasted events with actual outcomes, noting expectations, signals, and how the events unfolded in hindsight. The piece highlights the reliability of predictions and the surprises that emerged.
Britain endures widespread job losses as shipbuilding and iron industries limp along. Freights are unprofitable with 94 ships laid up on the Tyne totalling 300000 tons. Dockhands and ship officers remain idle while labor counts rise, and forecasts predict further hardship next winter.
The table lists each state to its Electoral College allocation and summarizes the 1904 election results by state. It provides counts of votes per state and overall tallies for the electoral outcome.
The Department of Agriculture chemists announce a new paper material made from cornstalks. First practical samples by Dr. T. S. Bristol show white pulp from stalk shells and yellow pulp from pith, offering at least 50 percent savings and easing pulp shortages. Millions of tons of cornstalks become available as winter livestock feed ends. The manufacturing process is simpler than wood pulp production.
The Strecker collection of nearly 100000 butterflies and moths, claimed as the world’s greatest, has been sold by the widow of Tierman Strecker of Reading Pennsylvania to the Field Museum of Chicago for 20000 dollars.
Claudia Lo Hains sues Captain Peter Hains for divorce while he sits in a Long Island jail awaiting trial for the July Bay View Yacht Club killing of William Annis of New York. Hains claims Annis and Mrs Hains were lovers. she denies any impropriety and is expected to testify.
French scientist Dr. Doyen reports experiments at the Congress of Medicine in Geneva aiming to extend life indefinitely by increasing white blood cells. He cites Metchnikoff and says a liquid may stabilize these cells, with surgical application as a new method not yet public.
Dr Le Grand Denslow of New York told Academy of Medicine members he found an absolute cure for locomotor ataxia. He says the method is purely surgical and targets erosions in the urinary tract as the root cause.
English wheat yields per acre surpass all nations, with Denmark as the closest challenger. The report notes England's superior productivity and positions Denmark as a potential near rival in global comparisons.
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club to challenge for the Canada cup currently held by Rochester Yacht Club with a 1909 race planned. Ruth Dillon, a four year old Sidney Dillon trotter, wins the Hester Columbus stake at Columbus. The Isle of Man race likely last public highway event after opposition. Marathon course from Fruitdale to Haywards set for Thanksgiving. Jerry B. wins 2013 pace at Minnesota fair. Dixie II defeats Den in motor boat race on the Hudson, 30.95 mph. Canadian Racing Association formation follows Ontario Quebec jockey club meeting in Toronto.
National apple show secretary reports 25 million barrels harvested from 15,000 growers amid droughts rains and pests. The crop, about 62.2 million bushels, rivals 1907 in size and distribution with higher prices across the United States.
Medical Inspector Hibbett forwards Surgeon B L Wrights paper on treating tuberculosis with mercury at Newport Naval Hospital Rhode Island. The document argues mercury, used judiciously, is a specific for all forms of tuberculosis and notes several patients were near death before treatment.
Mrs. Warren wife of Dr Warren Methodist bishop of Colorado sues estate of Hannah FE Foster to foreclose a 5000 loan secured by mortgage. Also notes resignation of Hamilton Fish as Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York to take effect Oct 21 after nomination for Congress.
Moonshining spreads as children in Kentucky are sent by parents to solicit and deliver illegal liquor. Inspectors warn that neighbors view the trade as legitimate, while women have long driven the operation. The emergence of child involvement complicates suppression efforts after past claims of stamping out illicit distilling.
A sweeping survey notes unions from hatters to brewery workers expanding in the United States and Canada. It records new locals in Belfast and Dun kirk, wage changes for Steam Engineers, and a rising union presence in Boston Toronto Melrose and St Louis with a push toward an international convention next year.
In Greece a prisoner sentenced to death must wait two years before execution. This duration is established by law, providing a long interval between verdict and capital punishment.
Commercial travelers' licenses in the colonies and protectorates are fixed at 600 per year. The reform affects British colonies and protectorates, with authorities collecting the same annual fee.
Chicago bank clearings total 243,279,198, down 9.7 percent from last year. Failures in the district total 21 with liabilities over 5,000, compared with 25 last week and 6 in 1907, while factory and merchandising output shows gradual gains and machinery employment rises amid dull shipbuilding and mixed rail and construction signals.
New York reports continued warm weather and election ahead restraining seasonal merchandise. Industry shows slight activity with iron and construction picking up while drought affects coke, waterways, and paper mills. Rail tonnage rises and earnings decline less than in ten months. overall mood cautious yet confident with expansion expected after year’s turn. Business failures: US 24 last week, Canada 29. Bradstreet’s Commercial Report.
Market listings show cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo Toledo and more With varied grades for wheat corn oats rye and barley plus butter eggs and potatoes Also notes Bartels Thelen & Co workers assignment and J Q Wellington killed in Colorado Springs traffic incident
Arnold Lawson announced in Boston that the Lawson stables will be sold at auction in New York this fall. The Equitable Life Assurance Society sold 2,500 shares of the First National Bank of Chicago for $409 a share.
Mrs Armar D Saunderson formerly Miss Anne Archbold daughter of John Archbold donated mounted specimens to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The rare bongo antelope and the forest or giant pig were obtained from natives in Eldamoravine British East Africa and are the first specimens of both animals to reach the United States.
Government experts are endeavoring to find means of lengthening the life of lumber through chemical treatment. The effort aims to preserve timber by reducing decay and improving durability for construction uses.
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