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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
1
A grand marine pageant concludes as the armada completes a fourteen thousand mile cruise. The event showcases ships and crews from the fleet arriving at Continent and marking a historic voyage.
San Francisco welcomes the Atlantic battleship fleet after a 14 000 mile cruise and three weeks of target work. Admiral Evans tours the harbor as crowds line Telegraph Hill and Fort Baker. Mayor Taylor greets the officers aboard the Connecticut at the flagship.
Dallas Texas May 6 County conventions held by regular Republicans in Texas show Roosevelt as first choice and Taft as second if Roosevelt declines the nomination. Reorganized Republicans including the old black and tan endorsed Senator Foraker and will contest at the national convention.
The House committee investigating wood pulp and print paper heard publishers and newspaper managers report rising paper costs. They described yearly price increases and largely agreed that the price of print paper has been pushed up by the industry.
John Norris for the American Newspaper Publishers Association told the committee that the group seeks repeal of duties on mechanically ground wood pulp and on print paper not exceeding two cents a pound. He clarified that tariff on finer paper grades is not under discussion and urged an exception for print paper and pulp tariffs. Chairman Mann indicated the statement reflected the position well and the panel will reconvene tomorrow.
Calvin Demarest of the Chicago Athletic Club captured the amateur billiard championship at 18.2 balk line in New York on May 6. Lucien De Rolle of France finished second, defeating Chas F. Conklin. Gardner and Poggenburg tied for fourth, with Gardner winning the final playoff.
General rains across Cuba on May 6 assure a robust sugar crop, with widespread impact noted in Havana and surrounding areas. The weather is described as general, supporting high yields for the season.
Reports from Batoum describe sea delivery of Russian artillery ammunition and provisions to the south. The Sanjensk cavalry leaves Tiflis for the Turkish frontier with the Caucasian army corps expected near Kars in June. Mountain guns move from Kiev and railroads carry war materiel toward the Caucasus while a punitive expedition into Persia is not yet active.
Paul Morton president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society was elected director and member of the executive committee of the Santa Fe to succeed the late George G Haven. The May 6 announcement places Morton in a key governance role for the railroad company in New York.
Lewis Ferris a Jefferson county rancher wounded by police during arrest talks of a confession linked to the Burlington Overland wreck near Butte last Friday night. County Attorney James K. Murray holds the alleged confession and no further details are released, amid street threats and lynching talk.
Returns from Minnesota Democratic primaries show Governor Johnson supporters winning overwhelmingly against Bryan men. Delegates elected at county conventions will choose delegates to the state convention where Johnson is expected to secure the nomination.
Hartford May 6 delegates chosen for Chicago convention with fourteen to be seated. Delegates at large instructed for Taft and four uninstructed. Brandegee and Bulkeley withdraw as delegates at large amid Taft sentiment. Telegram states they do not wish to attend under instructions.
Missourians for Taft report Walter S. Harris and Julius N. Conrath as delegates to the national convention with instructions for Secretary Taft. In Kentucky, Fairbanks delegates at Louisville withdrew after an all night session and nominated N C Cureton for congress and chose delegates to Chicago.
Seattle May 6 Joe Garcia alias Joe Cordovia the man wanted for killing Patrolman Joseph Ford in Salt Lake City on December 14 1907 was shot and fatally wounded by six Seattle detectives led by Sheriff C F Emery. Garcia who fought back briefly was captured in a street trap after a friend betrayed him for a $500 Utah reward. The gunman previously escaped Canyon City prison by seizing a carriage and using the warden’s wife as a shield. Former Congressman Martin M Smyser died of apoplexy in Wooster Ohio the same day.
The auxiliary cruiser Buffalo reached Panama City this afternoon and will sail to join Admiral Evans in San Francisco harbor. It carries 700 marines who had arrived at Colon aboard the auxiliary cruiser Prairie, which also brought Secretary Taft to the isthmus.
In a volatile Ohio Democratic convention held May 6 in Columbus the party nominated Judson Harmon for governor and endorsed former Governor James E. Campbell for United States senator while instructing delegates for Bryan at the national convention. Mayor Tom Johnson opposed Harmon, with dramatic factional fighting marking the session.
Keston reports that the Democratic state convention at Faneuil Hall aims for a smooth selection of four delegates at large to Denver. Officials expect a harmonious gathering as party unity appears strong in Boston this evening with little opposition evident.
A delegation to back William J. Bryan for president is nearly set led by George Fred Williams of Bedham. Other proposed delegates include District Attorney John B. Moran of Boston Daniel P.F. Dougherty and D. G. Couerhtin with tentative approval.
Denver May 6 Leslie K Parker pilot of a flying machine was burned and injured when the gasoline engine burst as the craft left the ground. Parker was thrown forty feet, clothing aflame until helpers doused the fire. He was taken to shelter and a physician called. The engine invention by George L O Davidson of Montclair had several partial flights and Davidson could not determine the explosion cause. Parker will recover.
Four more dismembered bodies found at the Indiana farm as investigators probe a grisly wholesale murder case. Sharnel Pit Om emerges as a lead suspect amid a widening crime scene with local authorities coordinating with state investigators.
Loss to supply motive for a series of diabolical murders attributed to Mrs. Belle Guinness of La Porte Indiana surfaces as nine dismembered corpses are unearthed from the Guinness barnyard. Men carrying trunks to the house are traced to Chicago. autopsy reports conflict on the age and timing of one body while sheriff officials seek letters tying Ray Lamphere to the crimes.
Ottawa May 6 A British Canadian agreement seeks to expel Hindu immigrants from India under the India Act. No Indian native may leave under contract to labor in a country not on a protected list, Canada not included. Deportations will follow for violators. Entry of Hindus from Hong Kong is blocked unless direct origin country. A $25 entry threshold, later possibly $200, applies to voluntary arrivals.
The jury finds H. H. Tucker Jr. not guilty in Topeka Kansas after deliberations ending at 6 o clock tonight. The charges alleged use of the mails in a scheme to defraud via the Uncle Sam Oil company.
Morning Journal report says Santa Fe President E P Ripley, prior to leaving for Chicago, urged rate increases as the best way to raise funds for road improvements. He argued rail transport has not raised prices in ten years and roads must cut wages or raise rates, preferably the latter. British forces withdraw from Ryder Pass as Gen Willcox departs Simla after orders to vacate Byber Pass.
Lima May 6 Durand insurgents surrender with arms and ammunition, according to a dispatch from Alvarez commander of government troops. Durand escaped, Alvarez seeks to capture him as forces move into the interior toward President Pardo’s government.
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