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Newspaper

Anita Tribune

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1908

Page

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Anita Territory News Brief

Local column notes community events in Anita Iowa with brief notices on town affairs and upcoming meetings. Publisher F Myers oversees regional printing and distribution for the Anita Tribune.

Roads Strike Special Rates For Merchants Meetings

The Western Passenger association executive committee refused to grant fare and a half rates for spring and fall merchants meetings in Chicago and St. Louis this year. Illinois Missouri and other states 2-cent fare laws reduced earnings making discounts infeasible. Past events drew thousands. this year attendance will be limited or absent.

Chicago St. Louis Western Passenger Association Chicago Commercial Southwestern Passenger Association

Night riders terrorize Russellville tobacco district

About 100 masked riders attacked Russellville in Logan County Kentucky early Friday. They overpowered three policemen, dynamited and burned two tobacco concerns and several other businesses, injuring three, with losses around 50000 dollars. Police, telephone workers, and two merchants were held briefly. Dr. C. M. Roberts of Evansville Indiana was seriously wounded. The mob, organized with a leader and lieutenants, rode on white caps and masks.

Russellville Logan County kKy Bruce J. R. McLean J Henry Moseley C. M. Roberts Evansville Ind Forest House

Plan to crush Black Hand targets Italian, American groups

Lieut Joseph Petrosini of the New York Italian branch of the detective bureau coordinates a nationwide effort against the Black Hand and similar crime rings He links Rome Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Denver San Francisco New Orleans and other cities to track leaders and prevent immigrant fraud He also pushes a national Italian American organization seeking stricter immigration scrutiny.

Joseph Petrosini New York Dureau Petrosini Rome Othher America Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Denver San Francisco New Orleans Aren O Sicily Italy

Officers Confiscate? Ambiguous Fatal Shooting Report

Officers Parnes and Jones killed Sarah Burton and her son Arch near Black Valley in Arkansas Friday evening after saying they resisted arrest. The county deputy sheriff and local marshal claim Burton attacked them with a weapon.

Sarah Burton Arch

Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations

Quotations from Sioux City live stock market show Burch Goster at 4.00 per unit and top bids at F450. Market data reflects fluctuating bids and prices for cattle and hogs in a regional livestock ranking.

Sioux City Chiday Lioux Ciy Burch Goster

Oldest Washington resident Dies at 103

Mesdiuth Gaston, age 103, long believed to be the oldest in Washington, dies at Deaconess Old People’s Home off Spokane. She leaves six children, the youngest 71.

Mesdiuth Gaston Washington Deaconess Old People Spokane Wash

Taft to Speak at Young Men's Republican Club

Secretary Taft will address the Young Men's Republican Club of Missouri in Kansas City on February 10. The engagement follows his ongoing campaign to rally support among party members in the region.

Kansas City Taft K Ciao Mimouri

Fight at Paris church ends with mud and police intervention

At St. Pierre de Chalot in Paris a courtyard clash erupted during a memorial service for Lady Stanley Errington. Count Boni de Castellane and his brother confronted Prince Helle de Sagan after an insult to Boni and the church. Boni spat at the prince, fists and canes followed, the gutter ended the scuffle until police escorted all three to the station. Thousands watched as explanations were given.

Castellane Count Bon de Castellane Anne Gould New York Prince Helle de Sagan Madame Gould St. Pierre de Chalot Paris Stanley Errington England Count Boni Count Jean de Castellane Jean

Seaboard Air Line Placed Under Receivership

The United States circuit court appointed R Lancaster Williams of Richmond and S Davies Warfield of Baltimore as receivers for Seaboard Air Line. The move targets a system wide consolidation with $33.785 million in bonds and stocks, about $25 million of which is held in Baltimore, while insiders expect security holders to benefit and the Old Bay Line assets to remain unaffected.

Seaboard Air Line R. Lancaster Williams Richmond, Va S. Davies Warfield Baltimore, Md United States Circuit Aurt Seaboard ‘Air Seaboard Air Inc Baltimore New York Seaboard Baltimore Steam Packet Company Bay Line

Japanese Saltpeter Trade Report From Iquique

Passengers arriving in San Francisco aboard the Kosmos liner Neko report intense Japanese activity at the Port of Iquique Chile. The government is said to be buying large saltpeter stocks and yucca from the Sahara district for use in explosive powder, shipped on fast 6000 ton steamers to Japan.

Peter Beinz Chili San Francisco Kosmos Neko Iquique Chil Sahara Japan Russia

Newark building inspector shot during burglary

Geo. A. Fisher of Newark New Jersey woke to a burglar entering a neighboring store and shouted a warning. The burglar fired through the window hitting Fisher in the eye and head. Fisher died hours later without regaining consciousness. Mrs. Fisher found him unconscious and hanging partly from the window.

Newark Geo. A. Fisher N. J Fisher

Wisconsin Editor Chalmers Ingersoll Dies at 69

Beloit editor Chalmers Ingersoll, long a leader in Wisconsin political affairs, died at age sixty nine after twenty years as Beloit Tribune editor. He guided coverage and shaped state political dialogue.

Wisconsin Chalmers Ingersoll Beloit Wis Aeader

Glass Work Resumes at Pittsburg Plate Glass Works

After a shutdown for repair, the Pittsburg Plate Glass company at Ford City Pennsylvania has restarted operations. The department employs about 1,200 workers.

Pittsburg Plate Glass Company Ford City

Cuban Customs Receipts Reach Record 1967 Total

Cuban customs receipts for 1967 totaled 20 005 045 dollars, up from 15 511 296 in the prior year, marking a record high for the island.

Poison Reveals Cause of Reverend Gish’s Death

Examination of Rev. Gilbert Gish’s stomach from the Chambersburg church case indicates the pastor died of poison, tying the sudden death to toxin exposure. The report names the Christian church at Chambersburg in the UK and notes the investigation of the death.

Divine Gilbert Gish The Christian Church Chambersburg

Vancouver firemen attacked in Japanese quarter riot

Fireman Anderson and two colleagues, all in uniform, were badly wounded in a violent assault by a crowd of Japanese in Vancouver's Japanese quarter. Anderson sustained deep slashes and stab wounds, while Frost and McDonald also suffered serious injuries. All were hospitalized after police and doctors treated their wounds.

Vancouver N. C Allen Anderson B. C J. Frost T. McDonald Frost Hite

Mystery of the Woman in Red Stumps Gotham Detectives

Police crews fail to identify the woman found dead in a pond near Harrison New Jersey on Christmas Day. The Orange detective and Mrs Pittie Hull could not verify the victim or slayer. Acting Mayor Daly offers a $1000 reward and the pond may be drained to aid clues.

Pond Harrison N. J Pittie Hull Drabell Orange Daly

Mrs Cooke Doubtful On Prosecution Of Husband

Mrs. Cooke of Hartford Connecticut wife of Rev J Knode Cooke says she is undecided about whether to file charges against her husband who abandoned the family and fled with a girl to Santa Francisco where he has been found. She suggests Nassau county officials should decide and notes the crime concerns the girl church and God and that District Attorney Coles may contact her before she acts.

Cooke Hartford Coles

Coke Company to Cut Wages at Masontown Plants

The H. C. Frick Company of Masontown Pennsylvania announced a wage reduction of about seven percent across its regional coke plants. The cut leaves wages just above the levels before the March 1906 raise.

Mail Carrier Frozen to Death in Idaho Mountain Crossing

George McKenna, a mail carrier en route to Rocky Bar mining camp in Elmore county Idaho, died from freezing while crossing the mountains. He departed Atlanta on Christmas Day, broke a snowshoe, and halted progress on the mountain trail.

Rocky Bar Elmore County Idaho George McKenna Atlanta

Fire destroys St. Anne's Orphans Home in Terre Haute

A Thursday blaze gutted St. Anne's Orphans Home in Terre Haute Indiana a Roman Catholic facility. Hundreds of orphans were inside when the fire began but all escaped unharmed leaving the Tess total at 30007 dollars.

Oa Panie St. Anne's Terre Haute Ind

Trolley Collision Injures Seventeen in Denver

A late midnight collision between two trolley cars on a Denver street injures seventeen passengers and leaves one person fatally hurt. The crash occurred as the streetcars, traveling along a main line, failed to divert to a siding as required by the semaphore signal.

Rene Denver Cylo Sramiway

Teamsters Strike Amid Wage Dispute at Tsremhktun Farm

Workers at Tsremhktun farm press wage demand from 2.07 to 54 dollars per day. About 225 registered workers join a walkout. The union says arbitration is refused and they will not concede on pay. Local leadership pledges ongoing action until demands are met.

Tsremhktun

Summer Hotel Burns at Gloucester Coast

The Colonial Arms at Gloucester Mase the largest summer hotel on the north shore burned Wednesday night. Losses totaled 199009 dollars.

Colonial Arms Gloucester Mase North Shore

Sloan Doctor patent for mail crane delivery device

Dr. Fisher of Sloan has a full sized steel model for a mail catcher and delverer to receive and deliver mail from fast moving trains. The system uses a base ball catch and triple compound resistance to grab sacks from the crane and swing them clear of wheels, reducing destruction and mud losses.

Sloan Fisher

Estate of Fort Dodge financier Isaac Garmoe left to church and college

Isaac Garmoe a prominent Fort Dodge capitalist died Monday at 80 after a blood poisoning attack. His estate valued between 100000 and 1500000 includes a 50000 bequest to First Methodist Episcopal church Fort Dodge and Morningside College Sioux City. The will names Mrs Garmoe as survivor and reflects mutual plans as the couple had no children. Garmoe a founder and former vice president of Commercial National Bank helped build two major local blocks and was of German origin. The exact shares are undetermined though Fort Dodge church is favored. The will is sealed awaiting after Mrs Garmoe’s death.

Isaac Garmoe Nomi Dodge Garmoe First Methodist Episcopal Church of Fort Dodge Morningside College Sioux City Hill Garm

Novel Suit Seeks 5000 Damages In County Records Loss

John A. Berry of Logan sues B O Bruington A W Blackburn and American Bonding Co alleging 6000 damages for disappearance of Harrison county records. Berry previously won a trial against Bruington. appeal failed due to missing shorthand notes, causing loss of land and rental value.

Harrison John A. Berry Logan Harrison County B. O. Bruington A. W. Blackburn American Bonding Company Baltimore Berry Supreme Court Bruington Blackburn

New Trial Granted for Hedgepeth in Council Bluffs Case

Judge Green orders a new trial for Marion Hedgepeth of Council Bluffs convicted of breaking and entering a warehouse and ransacking a safe. Conviction rested on circumstantial evidence and a new trial was granted for an imperfect record amid Hedgepeth’s noted criminal history and recent Missouri prison release.

Judge Green

Farmer Placed Hospitalized After Cow Kick

William Neth a farmer near Atlantic was kicked by a frightened cow while milking. The blow to his side fractured two ribs and left him seriously injured.

William Neth Atlantic

Des Moines Boy Dies After Grocery Wagon Collision

Eight year old Seth Northrup died thirty minutes after colliding with a grocery wagon on a hill in Des Moines while coasting. He was the son of Frank Northrup, a department store owner.

Seth Northrup Des Moines Frank Northrup

Young couple elopes to Cedar Rapids in telegram marriage

Leon Will, 94, a Marshalltown farmer, and Edna Blake, 18, also of Marshalltown, eloped Tuesday to Cedar Rapids. A telegram announced their marriage.

Young Flowers Weir Leon Will Edna Blake Marshalltown Treeeday Cedar Rapids

Six Husbands Seek Her in Striking Alibi Romance

Carolyn Edna Hoyt-Stanley Beckwith Perry Thornton Carlson uses multiple identities to elude six husbands who claim to have married her within five years. John Carlson of Alberta reports her disappearance from his home as he travels to Des Moines. John Edward Perry of Newton, Iowa, joins the search, alleging she is his wife as well. The saga spans several men and potential marriages, highlighting an extraordinary and elusive romance.

Carolyn Edna Carolyn Edna Hoyt-Stanley- Beckwith-Perry-Thornton-Carlson John Carlson Alberta Canada Des Moines Carlson Des Mouines John Edward Perry Newton Hoyt Carolyn

Thousands Die from Freezing Game Fish in Iowa Ponds

Thousands of game fish perish in shallow ponds and sloughs along the Mississippi in eastern Iowa as warming conditions delay severe freezing. Men scoop up the survivors for sale while supporters urge congressional or state action to aid relocation and preservation of the game fish before harsher weather arrives.

Burlington Mississippi River Iowa Congress

Mysterious shootingictim Fetters wounded near college

O W Fetters a Washington Iowa student at Highland Park College Des Moines was mysteriously shot through the body just above the heart Tuesday. He says he cannot explain the shooting stating he was walking near the gun club en route to school when a bullet felled him.

O. W. Fetters Washington, Ia Highland Park College Des Moines Fetters

Fifth annual Short Course opens at Ames with 250 enrolled

About 250 students have enrolled in corn and stock judging as prominent men lecture each evening. The Ames event marks the fifth annual short course.

Ames

Panic at Crystal Picture Show in Albia

A film caught fire at the Crystal moving picture shows in Albia causing a panic as flames swept over the audience. Proprietor T. C. Hammond who operated the machine sustained bad facial burns.

Crystal Moving Picture Shows Albia T. C. Hammond

Ketchum Seeks Re Election To Railroad Post

Marshalltown candidate Ketchum announces bid for re election to the railroad commission. Other notes include Bancroft postmaster Laidly arrested on a postal shortage charge of 154 dollars.

Ketchum Marshalltown Ketahlun Wilbur F. Laidly Bancroft Bancroft Register J. D. Farrell

Prohibition Debate Mirrors Nationwide Temperance Push

National legislative discussions on temperance surge as petitions press capital city to become a temperance center. Analysts weigh whether radical reform will sweep Congress this winter and affect revenue and federal funding tied to internal taxes.

Ibitory Legislati National Lawway Unite Congress Argu

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