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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
6
Reports from Dun’s Review indicate mixed signals with deposits rising and unemployment concerns easing, while lending costs and industrial demand remain restrictive. Freight offerings improve while retail activity and building plans show tentative gains. prices trend toward steady levels amid cautious buying and ongoing financial strains.
Socialists name Debs as standard bearer in the party nominating campaign with four candidates in the field. Debs won a large first ballot majority at the convention in Chicago. Mention of delegates and voting in a historic party process with several figures such as May Wood Simons and Avy Steduan named among opponents.
A jumble of historical references lists battles, constitutions, resignations, and public notices. Entries mention Montreal destruction, Massachusetts charter, U S independence, Napoleonic era events, religious milestones, and disasters, mixed with scattered dates and places.
President Roosevelt stresses conservation of natural resources at the convention, warning against wasteful methods. He pledges to personally see federal river and canal projects pursued if Congress does not fund the necessary commissions. He links prosperity to resource stewardship and notes the need to expand transportation and navigation by exploiting waterways.
Amid roaring crowds at a Socialist rally, Debs was praised while Roosevelt taunts drew laughter. Speakers like Moyer Maywood and Pettibone were cheered as supporters urge action against perceived oppression and waste. The discussion touched on labor rights, church influence, and public works across the Pacific and Atlantic, with emphasis on coordinating resources for the nation.
A Washington dispatch says New York Republicans favor George B. Cortelyou for governor to succeed Hughes while Winfield Scott Schley could head the Navy if Bryan loses. Democrats from four states form the George Gray League to back Judge Gray for president as Taft leads in delegates with 494 needed.
A freight switch error caused a fatal railroad wreck near Conlirh injuring and killing about fifty and trapping many passengers. Surgeons from Antwerp set up a temporary hospital at Goetich to treat the injured as the express locomotive plunged into the first three passenger cars.
In St Louis area two men Ben jamio and Joseph Senness from O Fallon drowned trying to cross a river bend near the Quivre. A missing man’s decomposed body was found near Brainerd Minnesota in a swamp. Kenosha residents report a playful bull attack in Chicago amid fears of hydrophobia as a fire burns from an unknown cause.
President Roosevelt opens a conference on natural resource conservation urging prudent use and planning to protect forests waters and minerals for future generations. He cites Maine court rulings and federal authority while stressing a coordinated national program to prevent exhaustion and ensure enduring prosperity.
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