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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
2
The army faces a severe recruitment and retention problem due to wages of 40 cents a day, while unskilled labor earns about $1. Authority figures plan a 30 percent pay increase. Secretary Taft OKs a board to draft a new pay scale as Congress nears, citing 17,000 enlisted shortfall and only two thirds full at 58,000 veterans.
Charles W. Byrne must serve thirty days in New York City prison after three justices of the court of special sessions rejected his appeal for a new trial. Byrne failed to provide medical attendance for his six year old daughter, who died of pneumonia. His lawyer contends Byrne is a Christian Scientist, while the office argues otherwise. This conviction marks the first such New York City record. Assistant District Attorney Burnbull said the office will pursue the case through any appeal.
A Kansas City related theft case ends with a janitor confessing to handling a lost cash package. He and his wife had bills totaling 2500 found on her. He indicates 3000 more was planted. The man boasted of wealth prior to arrest. Oil firm fined 29240000 for illegal rebates under Landis. Also notes actor Mansfield’s deteriorating health and new cruise plan by US warships amid China tensions.
A recent Interior Department order opens 2 980 000 acres in Alaska for settlement on Sept 30, after a prior national forest reserve near Norton Bay was abandoned. The new land influx follows a spring rush, shipping constraints, and ongoing Alaska labor tensions tied to mining and railway work. Agriculture and experimental stations push hardier crops, hay, and stock feed in interior valleys, notably Susitna. Alaska’s white population of 33,000 plus 6,000 nomads grows by about 3,500 yearly, with last year’s exports valued at 29,339,296. Cable, telegraph, and mail expand as Alaska eyes statehood.
France claims 4 625 local unions with 781 344 members while Blacksnake products are mostly prison made. Detroit hosts 1908 Steamfitters convention, Pittsburg plasterers gain Saturday half day, Stockton carpenters 50 percent wage rise to 4 50 daily. Atlantic drug clerks join Retail Clerks Union. New York longshoremen strike slashes exports by 6 944 080 in a week. Iowa miners defeat old age home plan. Cleveland Electrical Workers seek 5 cent rise. current day 45 cents. Hamburg forms Patriotic Association of Labor Unions to counter socialists. Ontario cannery asks aid to keep canneries running. Hungary bill bars state railroad workers from strikes under dismissal threat. Carpenters Union 1906 benefits reach 107 000 with 218 202 death and disability claims. San Francisco laundry workers return to posts after three quiet years. Great Britain dockers win awards 185 871 20 from accidents. cigarmakers fight Georgia lockout and Mobile wage strike. Havana strike noted. Northeast England boilermakers seek 11 6 1/2 pence per week and 5 percent piecework rise.
Judge Kenesaw M Landis in Chicago imposed the maximum $29 240 000 fine on Standard Oil for 1462 counts of rebate violations under Elkins law. He signaled further prosecutions against railroad officials and executives, calling the case epoch making and urging possible penalties including prison for conspirators. The oil trust vows appeal to higher courts while prosecutors push new indictments against railroads and officers.
The court rejects lenient readings of penalties for corporate violations, arguing a one day liberty loss for a criminal exceeds taking one third of a corporation’s net revenues. It cautions against allowing low fines to encourage future offenses and stresses the duty to enforce proper interstate commerce rates against carriers aiding a major offender.
A Roosevelt era summary reports Standard Oil used secret rebates and price manipulation, detailing effects on consumers and profits. It follows a record $20.24 million Elkins Act fine in Chicago as Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith forwards a stern memo to President Roosevelt. Three men die in a Philadelphia concrete building collapse.
A description of glycerine as a medicinal agent in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It claims glycerine enhances root extracts, adds nutritive and antiseptic properties, and aids in treating coughs, bronchial and lung ailments, though not a miracle cure. Also notes a Chinese flag captured by Ninth Infantry with detailed embroidery and battle damage.
An 1831 English writer notes schools could resemble a refined Inquisition with devices for the fingers and neck. Fanny Kemble describes a steel back board and spine device strapped to her body, plus a steel collar, later replaced by drill sergeant instruction for proper deportment.
A letter extols Postum Food Coffee as a cure for headaches nervousness and stomach trouble caused by coffee. The writer cites a mother and neighbors who quit coffee and improved health with Postum, noting ease of daily tasks and absence of pain after adopting the beverage. A reference to "There's a Reason" and The Road to Wellville appears in packaging.
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