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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
1
An officer who left Dawson to guard payroll cash fails to appear at French and is believed missing. Rumor places him under suspicion of complicity in a robbery. no confirmation available. Suspects held at Raton.
A treasure box from Santa Fe train No 10 at French station was broken into and robbed of 35500 nine minutes after arrival. The loot was bound for the Dawson Fuel payroll and three men on horseback fled toward Melson with two fronts knocked out teeth noted.
Three men arrested fifteen miles from Ratón New Mexico on suspicion of robbing the Weils Fargo Safe at French New Mexico could not be identified by the guard at the time of the robbery and are held for further developments. Posses and railroad officials sweep the region, watching routes into Texas Oklahoma and Colorado as they pursue the trio.
Former Albuquerque yards operator Frank Graham, once agent at French for the Santa Fe and El Paso and Southwestern, says the station is dangerous. He notes CC. Smith has succeeded him as agent and speaks about conditions after a conversation with Graham.
Mr. Graham recalls a lonely east depot where large sums were kept in the safe and a wary fear of robbery. He once stopped a masked robber by firing after spotting tampering with a depot light and later moved to Albuquerque’s yards telegraph office.
The House special committee probing the paper trust pressed hearings late seeking a report before adjournment. A telegram from J K Booth Paper Co of Ottawa claimed Canadian mills pay higher wages, supporting claims linking paper price rises to labor concessions. David S. Cowles said the American Paper and Pulp Association exists in name only. Hearings resume tomorrow.
Poughkeepsie May 15 experts for and against Thaw's sanity testified in a habeas corpus proceeding to free him from the Matteswan asylum. Dr George W Jacoby found Thaw logical with memory and capable of arguing while Graeme Hammond ruled him sane and not paranoid. Peabody quoted that Thaw would take the stand, while other experts argued he is incurably paranoid and a release would risk public safety.
Two hundred passengers escaped a wreck when Missouri Kansas Texas trains collided near Muskogee at noon. Freight engineer James Lanahan mistook orders, both engines and cars telescoped, Budie West and Lanahan killed, multiple injuries reported among passengers and crew.
A major blaze gutted the Minneapolis Storage Company's central warehouse at 630 670 First Street North in Minneapolis. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. The fire broke out today and caused extensive damage to the building and contents.
In Coshocton, Ohio, May 15, the seventeenth district convention endorsed Senator Foraker for the presidency over Secretary of War Taft. Coshocton and Licking counties voted solidly for the Foraker resolution in a 23 to 22 vote.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland reports the president is resting well at Lakewood New Jersey. No plans to return to Princeton until weather stabilizes and health improves.
A bomb placed on a Calcutta streetcar rail exploded under a passing cart wheel injuring four natives. Authorities suspect a state test by perpetrators seeking to target white passengers in first class cars. The device appeared charged with piteric acid rather than dynamite. This marks the fifth such attempt in five months, raising widespread unease.
Lieutenant Evans, son of Admiral Evans, reported that the admiral is resting well in Washington after a transcontinental trip from San Francisco. The physician plans a period at home before possibly moving to a milder climate, with the son aiming to rejoin his ship on the Pacific coast within a week.
The Standard Oil company directors declare a quarterly dividend of nine dollars per share, unchanged from the same quarter last year, with the payment slated to be made to shareholders.
Prince De Sagan and Madame Gould with her children depart for Paris aboard tonight's express train headed to Paris. The trio joins an international itinerary including Monte Carlo as part of their journey starting May 15.
Washington May 15 the senate passed a bill appropriating $50,000 for a Lincoln memorial on the site of his birth in Kentucky. The action supports historic preservation and commemorates the revered president.
Judge Hough ruled the president acted within authority in dismissing members of the Twenty fifth Infantry over the Brownsville riot. Oscar W. Reid sought 122 for wages but the court directed judgment for the government, citing military service terms and power of proper authority.
Representatives of over 300 commercial organizations meet in Chicago on May 15 to oppose a proposed 10 to 15 percent railroad rate rise. They back submitting the issue to the Interstate Commerce Commission and threaten injunctions in federal courts to halt any effective increase, pending arbitration or judicial action.
Rear Admiral Charles M Sperry assumed command of the strongest first class fighting ships ever gathered in the nation during brief ceremonies in San Francisco. Admiral Thomas relinquished command of the Atlantic fleet and the Pacific fleet took temporary control as Sperry took charge on the Connecticut.
The torpedo boat flotilla commanded by Captain FE Freeman arrived in Sacramento from San Francisco at 6 45 P M. A fleet of launches escorted the flotilla to the city where it was officially welcomed by Major White. No unusual incidents occurred as ships moved upriver.
Baltimore May 15 The Methodist Episcopal general conference hints that fewer bishops will be elected than expected with no cut to foreign missions. The committee also defeats dropping tasting as a ordination requirement by a vote of 340 to 289. A resolution backs Anti-Saloon League funding and moral support. A hymnbook revision proposal is rejected. A long running controversy continues.
Unanimous report sets power to redraw annual conference boundaries regardless of size. Committee on itinerary expected to oppose unlimited pastorate. a formal report will be presented to the conference tomorrow.
London May 15 King Edward and Queen Alexandra hosted a brilliant court at Buckingham Palace with a large diplomatic turnout. The Dewan of Nepal and a big Indian suite wore diamond robes, while officials displayed Indian decorations. Mrs Whitelaw Reid presented several American guests including Miss Jennie Crocker of California and Mrs H P Thompson of New York.
Robert Hunter, socialist worker and speaker, releases three open letters to Governor Hughes Mayor McClellan and Police Commissioner Bingham detailing what he calls a March 28 1908 Union Square mass meeting and police brutality. He cites eye witness statements and clippings to support claims of a peaceful gathering being violently dispersed.
May 14 Omaha Dispatch reports a fire destroyed the old Omaha Packing company plant at Thirty third Street South Omaha with three million pounds of meat and a 500000 dollar loss. The adjacent Cudahy Packing plant faced serious threat while the fire raged. The old plant stored meat and the Omaha company owned most of the stock including 2200 pounds of pork and 500 pounds of beef. The ice plant also burned.
Mary Adelaide Yerkes widow of Charles T. Yerkes faced a lower law writ from Joseph D. Redding to recover 26 percent of her late husband estate income. Redding claimed she agreed to pay 20 percent of all receipts and that he acted as counsel until shortly after Yerkes death. The hearing was postponed with Yerkes testifying, and she was addressed as Mrs Yerkes.
The first governors conference ends with a call for state and federal cooperation to benefit national natural resources. President Roosevelt endorses harmony, outlines a twilight zone of authority between states and nation, and favors conditional federal grants to big corporations to ensure accountability and future public good.
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