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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
1
Harvard varsity eight finished the New Haven race well ahead after Yale’s stroke Griswold collapsed twice. Yale, seven oarsmen, battled to recover before quitting as Harvard regatta fervor drew cheers from spectators and a Roosevelt-tinged public interest.
A fog bound wreck off Muros Spanish coast reports seventeen women drowned with forty seven survivors landed at Muros and two later died. La Rache carried ninety eight crew and ninety five passengers en route from Cadiz to Muros, struck rocks in fog near Corunna, sank quickly, boats lost, rescue by nearby villagers saved many aboard.
The Brooklyn Ferry company property rights and franchise, valued at about ten million dollars, were sold at public auction for twenty five thousand dollars to the New York Terminal company, the sole bidder formed for this purpose.
Papers served on Frank J. Gould in a suit for absolute divorce filed by his wife Miss Helen M. Kelly. Gould declined to say if he would defend when service was made at his office. Sioux City livestock market quotes show top beeves at 7.00 and top hogs at 36.00. Cleveland bank, Antonio Gonnetti owner, closes. patrons were exclusively Italian. visits total about 100,000 dollars. Gonnetti reportedly leaves the city.
Norman Mack of Muffalo arrives in Denver with a room for Lieut. Gr. Chanier of New York as his assistant for the vice presidential nomination.
The United States, France, and Colombia severed ties with Venezuela as diplomats withdrew to Porto Cabello and the Brazilian legation assumed charge of interests. President Castro's sudden Caracas return sparked rumors of unrest while Holland and Britain face pending disputes. British, Dutch, and German relations vary as rumors of a Colombian revolt circulate.
A mail pouch stolen from a Union depot in Kansas City on June 6 was found in Kansas City Kansas by a switching crew. It contained valuables and jewelry, but four envelopes holding 50 900 dollars in currency were empty, indicating part of the haul was spent. A switchman named William Louth examined the find amid weeds near busy tracks. The thief, identified as a negro, appeared unaware of the other contents.
A uprising has begun at Padang on Sumatra's west coast led by fanatical priests. Telegrams from Batavia report nearly the entire native population risen, threatening thirty European settlements with only 2,400 Dutch soldiers available. Three battles occurred with heavy losses on both sides.
Alya C Montgomery of Owensville Indiana carved his name on a melon last summer A melon he tended fell to Arena Hardy a pretty girl at Fairfield Illinois A correspondence followed and the marriage resulted from the encounter documented in this short romance report.
A sensational July cotton break of 6.40 per bale occurred on the New York Cotton Exchange Tuesday after reports of a strong New Orleans bull clique allegedly cornering July futures. Remaining long positions were said to be avoiding delivery notices next Friday.
Reports from Lisbon say natives in Portuguese Guinea are in revolt with European casualties and captives. Portuguese troops have retreated to Bissau and are surrounded by hostile forces.
Postmaster General Meyer appointed a committee of postal experts to study the feasibility of government purchase installation and maintenance of pneumatic tube service and approximate cost. Postmaster Wy man of St Louis is a member of the committee.
Noted New York residents traveled to Tuxedo New York to witness the wedding of Ursula Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan to Rev. William Fitzsimmon rector of Rt Mans's Episcopal church in a ceremony reported with emphasis on prominent families and venue.
News from Berlin reports that forces of the shah of Persia launched a surprise assault and seized the parliament building in Teheran, signaling a dramatic upheaval in the Persian capital.
Former president Grover Cleveland died in his Cleveland residence on the second floor after a long illness. Mrs. Cleveland, Dr. George St. Lockwood, Dr. Bryant, and Dr. John Canadian were with him as heart trouble and kidney elements contributed to his decline. He had lived in retirement about twelve years and died peacefully after a night of worsening condition.
About 250 shooters faced the trap at the Columbus Grand American handicap. Chan Powers of Decatur Illinois broke 100 straight at sixteen yards and finished the special event without a miss, totaling 1290. The feat marks an extraordinary performance in these national tournaments.
At the biennial convention of the Ganon Federation of Women’s Clubs in Boston, the Shanghai Women’s Club’s report highlighted the uplifting work for Chinese women and urged aid. Committees filled most of the program, with literature study closing the day and a telegram of sympathy sent to Mrs. Glover Cleveland.
The Mexican Herald reports rail staff across Mexico aim to form a union to exclude Americans from all railroad roles. It claims about 90 percent of workers are Mexican with Americans holding the top jobs, and notes Americans fill the most responsible positions.
Edwin S. Marsten president of Farmers' Loan and Trust Company New York Wayne MacVeagh of Philadelphia and James M Beck former assistant United States attorney general were elected trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance Company New York.
Laborer William Mulholland fired five shots at his wife and her sister at midnight in a hotel where they stayed with Mrs. McClelland Sappington. Mr. Sappington was killed. Mrs. Sappington sustained serious wounds. Mrs. Mulholland escaped unharmed.
George Willoughby a Milwaukee businessman and church worker who confessed to killing his wife last March was sentenced on Monday to life imprisonment.
United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat was overcome by heat Tuesday and will remain in his room for several days, his physician reports.
Mrs. Ida Weis Seybert, daughter of Ferdinand Weis, married Hosea Adrian Lytle, an express wagon driver, in St. Joseph Missouri after obtaining a divorce from her former husband, Dr. William Seybert. The marriage violates Iowa’s one year remarry rule, prompting the move to Missouri.
Wu Tingfang urged students that Chinese in the United States can foster peace and trade in the Far East greater than treaties or force. In his Town City commencement speech he praised American life but criticized Americans for lacking reverence to elders, family love, steadfast friendship, respect for the past, courtesy, and industry.
Farmer Charles Just and his 11 year old son were working near Waterloo when a rattlesnake they struck with a stick seemed dead. The snake revived, biting the boy in the cheek as the father repelled it with the stick. The child is seriously ill.
A Denver man, Frank Parker, formerly of Grinnell, was shot and killed near Kellogg by George Young, a former partner, while trying to abduct Parker’s daughter from his separated wife. Young was arrested and jailed in Newton. Other items include a Council Bluffs man mauled by rats and a Tama liquor case involving selling to Indians. Des Moines measles epidemic grows with many quarantine cards. O L F Brown dies after reading a senator’s letter. A farmer, Zach Andrews, kills Ed Bunker in Montrose in self defense. Two youths drown after launch accident at Center Street dam. brothers survive.
A fragmented report notes a prominent citizen tied to national service, with ties to the Democratic party, and a sequence of violent incidents in Texas. It cites a murder spree in which eleven black individuals were killed or harmed, a mob-ruled jail, and multiple hangings and shootings amid local unrest.
Waterloo narrowly defeated Des Moines for the next meeting as J T Brooke Hedrick was named president J Ing wersen Clinton vice president J M Dinwiddie Cedar Rapids secretary and D L Heinsheimer Glenwood treasurer The association dodged a record on bank insurance and backed moving bank examiner salaries to a salary basis Injured near Marshalltown by a vicious horse Nelson and his parents were seriously hurt A Milwaukee switchman John Carter was shot by bartender Chris Thompson in Council Bluffs. Carter expected to recover
The Commercial Club of Waterloo has secured a new business college for the city set to open September first. Other brief items note several deaths by suicide and accidents across the state, including Clement Knoll near Haverhill, Frank Bolte found in the Des Moines river, and Mrs. K. Van der Leest's hanging.
A fragmentary report notes South participation at a prohibition convention in Milwaukee amid shifts in saloon policy. Brewers in Georgia push for relaxed rules while home brews appear in stores. Florida and Hamp ton monitor developments.
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