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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
1
Fort Worth anchors a storm swept region with seven confirmed deaths and fears of dozens more missing. Rescue teams and relief agencies scrambled to aid affected families as floodwaters surged through homes. Authorities warned residents to avoid hazardous areas and stay with shelters.
Floods fill the Arkansas River area with debris and washed out bridges from tributary streams. Telegraph and telephone lines are crippled, crops ruined, livestock drowned, and a large area devastated though no human life reported. Train service delayed on several rail lines due to washouts.
Seven people are dead and five thousand homeless after the Trinity river flood set a new height, with seven inches of rain and a river three times above the 1889 record. Rail service collapsed and stock losses mounted as rescue teams battled through waterlogged streets and shelters formed by charity workers.
Tulsa residents flee rising floodwaters as the Arkansas river climbs thirteen feet after three days of rain. By 6 pm the river reached its fourteen year high, threatening West Tulsa and Jenks neighborhoods and forcing evacuations near the wagon bridge.
Heavy rains and cloudbursts shut down all Oklahoma rail lines. Bridges on the Missouri Kansas and Texas and other lines collapsed, cutting gas supply to Muskogee and southeast cities. Rivers rose rapidly, towns like Jenks under water, and fears of casualties rise as tracks and bridges fail.
May 24 Guthrie Oklahoma reports seven to ten feet of water flooding West Guthrie. Cottonwood River nears historic high, trains halted, bridges impassable, and residents move to higher ground fearing 1897 level flood. Cimapiron joins Cottonwood upstream, raising further danger.
A violent storm swept Texas from the Panhandle to the Gulf with winds and heavy rain. Crops, vegetation, and trees were damaged. many houses lost roofs. towns flooded with up to seven inches of rain in four hours. Austin suffered impassable streets and widespread utility outages.
The bodies of three more victims of the blaze at the Scouts Ornamental Glass plant and the J C Wintmermeyer box factory were found in the ruins, bringing total recovered to five.
Rev. Father Joseph Lubeley aged 32 pastor of St. Joseph's in Salisbury was stabbed twice by Joseph Schuette a local farmer who then fought off bystanders. Lubeley in critical condition after the assault witnessed by about 40 worshipers including women. Schuette restrained and jailed. wife and five children present. doctors aiding the priest who later recovered some. A second account mentions prior public rebuke of Schuette for last week's church incident.
A Matin dispatch from Nikolsk dated May 24 reports the American car back in the lead after two hard days through mud near Viadivostok. The driver overtook the German car a few miles out, with both teams often stuck in mire and struggling to extricate vehicles. Nikolsk lies about 100 miles from Viadivostok.
Ottawa reports from the Japanese consul general in Canada reveal Tokio's instruction to limit further Japanese immigration. Immigration authorities say Asiatic immigration issues appear resolved for Canada.
Circulating rumors and strategic moves within a church conference raise concerns about influencing Bishop elections. Report details urge participants to respond with caution and focus on fair process.
The Baltimore Methodist Episcopal general conference considers bishop nominations amid attacks on four candidates. Names like Rev. Dr. Charles L. Goodell Rev. William A. Quayle Rev. Joseph Hingelsey and Rev Dr George P Kickman surface as affected by gossip while the tenth ballot nears and adjournment looms within eight days. Bishops and delegates address vast audiences across Protestant churches in the region.
New York May 24 Rev Charles Goodell pastor of Calvary Methodist Church faced reports of a past divorce as he neared a potential Bishop candidacy. More than a thousand parishioners and the church board vocally backed him, stating they have full confidence and denouncing the injustice against their pastor.
The Calvary church official board backs Dr Goodell amid a divorce context, stating the board and many members understood his prior divorce and the circumstances. They denounce misrepresentation aimed at harming his reputation to aid others while affirming his fitness for church leadership. The committee and board call for unity and condemn the attack.
Kingston, N Y May 24 With military and civic honors the body of General George Clinton first New York governor and twice U S vice president will be moved from Washington to Kingston for re interment on Memorial Day A lead coffin preserved clothing and an autopsy by Surgeon General O Reilly found pneumonia The brain was removed for expert examination After burial Kingston will mark its 250th founding with a three day celebration.
In St. Petersburg on May 24 a court martial for eleven revolutionists including four women sentenced four to death and six to penal servitude. one was acquitted.
Three people died instantly and at least five were beyond hope of recovery after a trolley collision on Germantown avenue near Chestnut Hill Philadelphia. Forty five were hospitalized with serious injuries while details remained scarce because private physicians treated victims in the Chestnut Hill and Germantown hospitals.
In Newark Ohio Ernest Terwilger self confessed to killing his wife aged 18 by strangling her in their room. Police mounted a guard to prevent mob violence as crowds gathered awaiting his prison transfer. The couple had were recently reconciled after domestic strife and she was days from motherhood.
Port of Spain reports President Castro bans vessel dispatches from gulf of Para ports to Trinidad and blocks clearance for these ports. Venezuelan consulate instructed to refuse clearances. Food shortages and famine prices hit coastal ports, cocoa trade halted, warehouses hold a thousand tons of food bound for Ciudad Bolivar rotting. Indignation grows over the decree.
In Cleveland the striking conductors and motormen voted 664 to 661 to return to work as "new" men. The decision favors Municpal Traction Company demands. non union drivers begin voting on seniority arbitration with a strike armistice possible if approved. No disorders reported.
A Great Mass Meeting discusses the duties of Christian churches toward the working masses. Speakers emphasize outreach to laborers and community engagement, urging churches to provide guidance, aid, and spiritual support to workers and their families.
John B Lennon of the AFL spoke at a Kansas City mass meeting on May 24 alongside Rev Charles Stelzle and Governor Folk. The gathering urged Presbyterian support for evangelism among workers and stressed church labor unity and sociological concerns in the wage economy.
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