27 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
1
A Westport man Robert H. Fanning entering a New Bedford police station in a drunken state declared he killed his wife. He shot himself in the mouth and died instantly. Officers found Mrs Fanning dead by hatchet at the family home after reading the note.
Washington tariff talks hinge on placing hides on the free list to win votes for a leather goods rate cut. Conferees plan a report to President Taft if enough support fails, while Senate and House leaders weigh concessions to cattle interests and duties on feather and wood pulp.
The nine teen ton Grayling sailed from Seattle on May 27 with seven men bound for Panama. It has been given up for lost after being last sighted in early June south of Cape Blanco.
Imperial Dispatch reports near Pineville station ten miles west of Ash Fork on the Santa Fe line. Remains of a man, likely Thomas Ryan the machinist, were scattered along the track after an apparent fall from a moving train while attempting a ride. An inquest found death accidental. No home or relatives discovered.
Honolulu July 26 Hawaiian sugar planters consider importing Russian immigrants to fix island labor woes A Russian capitalist offers help to bring families to Hawaii At least one plantation has moved to try Forty Russian families have been applied for with the territorial immigration board Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Porto Rican workers have proven unsatisfactory with strikes and discontent.
Reported agreement on a duty of 3.75 a ton for print paper while rates for coal oil lumber hosiery gloves iron ore remain unsettled. A vote is expected tomorrow and conferees will be sworn to secrecy until a report is presented to the house.
Washington July 26 The Senate adjourned at 12 45 pm after adopting a concurrent resolution empowering the president to transmit to state governors copies of a resolution authorizing an amendment to the constitution on income tax. Senator Bailey objected saying transmission should be by Congress officials, not the executive branch.
Harvey T Andrews a New York lawyer and former port appraiser official says the Payne Aldrich tariff omits any classification for flying machines. He has telegrammed Chairman Payne urging inclusion of this modern invention, noting inquiries about tariffs on imported flying machines.
Noah Marker assistant cashier vanishes with 50000 to 60000 dollars from Tipton National Bank vaults after setting a 9 o clock time lock. He leaves a farewell note claiming expenses and indicating he will not return. Bank directors suspend operations pending federal bank examiner arrival.
Paris chancery court rules against Mrs. Geo Law in a dispute over a $5,060 dress bill. The Paris born dressmaker sued after a fitting dispute, with Mrs. Law claiming extortionate charges and misfit. The plaintiff testified of accompanying Mrs. Law to the theater and Louvre, copying gowns of famous vieillerie and praising reproductions.
Cincinnati July 26 Celonet Leop old Markbrela mayor of Cincinnati soldier journalist and diplomat lies near death with scant hope of long survival He edited the Cincinnati Volkeblatt and served as United States minister to Bolivia from 1896 to 1874
The government in Barcelona proclaims a state of siege after a general strike over the Spanish Morococcan war. Police and mounted guards patrol the streets constantly to deter antiwar demonstrations as the effort to supply sufficient force against the Rifians faces domestic turmoil.
Madrid reports explain Barcelona martial law after mass protests against war in Morocco. Sabadell saw a general strike and street demonstrations, telegraph wires cut, a station blockaded, and trains disrupted before civil guards cleared the area. Nine Spaniards and about 2,000 Moors were wounded or killed in recent Melilla battles.
Native ad views say the Riff tribes press the campaign and force the Spaniel forces back toward Melilla. One hutdhe hutdhe raised, and rumors claim a captured hut. Algeria and Iran noted.
Madrid reports that Boonian forces under General Marina clashed with Moorish troops near Melilla last night. General Linares says 24 096 reinforcements will raise total Spanish troops to 40 000, though supply for distant offshore territory remains doubtful.
Denver officials report the Western Federation of Miners voted to retain militiaman Greening as adjutant general of Monians, conditional on his future action. The board also adopted J. C. Tower’s report on the Hutte coal district after a heated clash between Moyer and Fiven factions.
A Denver carpenter named Ladou drowned in Bloan Lake in full view of onlookers near Cheyenne Wyoming. Details remain unclear as investigators review the incident from July. Local authorities stated the event occurred during a thoughtless moment near the lakefront.
Washington July 26 Attorney General Wickersham ends equity suits against Utah Fuel company to annul title to eight thousand acres of coal lands worth about $40 000 The government settles with the company reconveys the lands to the United States pays $13 000 and forfeits $14 400 already paid The fuel company a subsidiary of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad faces new prosecution in ongoing investigations into illegal land acquisitions
A man found dead in the Saratoga hotel in Chicago was identified as ER. . Weelk a druggist from Los Angeles. He worked at 20 Spring Street and was linked to 814 Broadway, Los Angeles by a button bearing Gus Berry and company. A Mawsonio receipt with the initials Ro J was found.
Hartford July 26. John Swanson an automobile expert for Pope Manufacturing was killed when his car skidded and struck a telephone pole in Windsor town.
Denver July 26 A state inspector reports the Teller mine near Trinidad that killed nine on July 6 failed due to carelessness or incompetence of superintendent Emory Fisher. He notes gas buildup, fans out of service, and a misleading working order allowing miners to enter the shaft.
Constantinople July 26 The Armenian patriarch threatened to resign unless the government publishes a contradiction of passages in the court martial report accusing Armenians of provoking Ad aman asocress. Negotiations now lie between the patriarch and the grand vailer.
Provincetown July 26 Officials conclude a typhoid outbreak aboard the battleship Geet stemmed from bad potatoes found in the Celtic supply ship storerooms. About 60 percent of hundreds of potato barrels were condemned after a naval physician's investigation.
Alienists testified at White Plains that Thaw lacks paranoia and appears mentally normal aside from a slightly fast heartbeat. District Attorney Jerome led the state’s presentation while Thaw sat near him, with testimony noting Thaw’s logical memory and normal control of emotions.
Wittsburg Pa July 26 for ten days rioting broke out at the Pressed Metal Car company plant at McKee's Rocks. Striking employees were fired upon by deputy sheriffs but no injuries were reported. Authorities posted extra sentries and armed guards surrounded the plant at night. The Standard Steel Car company strike at Lutler was settled with both sides claiming victory.
Caracas reports the government has forwarded the protocol with the United States to Congress for approval due to delays in settling the Chitichfield and Orinoco claims. Opposition is anticipated from Castro loyalists and Gomez opponents seeking political gain.
Orville Wright flies two and a half miles at Port Myer under windy, social scrutiny. President Taft and top officials witness, but the planned one hour endurance flight with a passenger is foiled by conditions. The aircraft moves from monorail to air by its own power, but no passenger is aboard as the crowd remains hopeful for the test.
A July riot in Guadalajara left two dead and twenty injured with over 100 arrested. Pro Diaz factions clashed with opponents after a meeting for Porfirio Diaz and Ramon Corral. barricades formed, shots fired, and troops were deployed as American property was damaged and two Americans wounded.
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