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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
2
Prof. Loux principal of the Boulerton Pa public schools was shot in the abdomen by a robber who had entered the school house near Sonderton. Constable Landis and Loux pursued suspects after a gun battle that left three men at large.
Kentucky Governor Beckham acknowledged opening two letters addressed to Senator Blackburn, sent to the executive mansion box by mistake. Blackburn demands a formal post office investigation and plans to use the incident in his re election bid. A separate report notes a dynamite laden steamer collision in the Delaware river near Wilmington, with no explosion.
An Erie railroad locomotive boiler exploded near Disco Pill Indiana, killing engineer John J. O'Brien of Keuts, fireman C. B. Oliver of Huntington, and brakeman Lemuel Kisher of Rochester. Fifteen cars piled up, fire ensued, and losses may reach 150000 plus insured.
Former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg was killed by a bomb at his Boise suburb home. The blast shifts focus to his bold crackdown on the Coeur Arena gang as authorities probe the murder. Tax Brings Five Million Nine Million Revenue Estimated from New York stock transfer tax law.
The British four masted steel bark Pass of Melfort capt Cougal from Ancon for Puget Sound drove ashore on rocks east of Amphitrite Point, Vancouver Island during a southwest gale. All aboard were lost. Bodies washed ashore, one in oil skins. buckets marked Pass of Melfort found nearby. Logbook fragment bearing John Houston surfaced with wreckage. Built 1891 Glasgow, 2346 tons. last seen by Broderick Castle.
A drunken Black man in St Petersburg Florida fatally stabbed Captain J J Mitchell a special police officer. He died minutes later. A mob gathered within thirty minutes and fired through the jail window killing the assailant. An eye witness says the killer cried for no white man to arrest him.
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor marks its twenty fifth anniversary on Feb 2 with about 70 000 societies and 3.5 million members. Over two years 46 states and three Canadian provinces gained more than 10 percent in societies. nearly 2 000 societies show a 25 percent rise in local membership. Ten thousand societies report half a million dollars in gifts to mission boards local churches and miscellaneous causes. The next European convention will be July 28 to Aug 1 in Geneva Switzerland, linked to the World Christian Bysine a aoe.
In Memphis Tennessee three financial institutions failed to open for business the other day. Merchants' Trust Company with capital stock of two hundred thousand dollars is in receiver hands. American Savings Bank and Trust Company and Mechanics' Savings Bank allied with Merchants' Trust have also gone into liquidation.
Coroner Mix determines Minnie Evelyn Killingbeck of Ansonia Connecticut was killed by a misdirected act of her sweetheart Frank Tucker a drug clerk who sent a pill box labeled headache tablets that actually contained bichloride of mercury tablets in a suspicious death labeled as a fatal error by the lover.
Livingston Quackenbush, a Le Sueur Minnesota banker convicted of receiving deposits at an insolvent bank, sought a new trial at LeSueur Center before Judge Morri son. The judge denied the motion and sentenced him to four years in Stillwater prison.
Albany Halloween carnival queen Miss Elsie Smith reported receiving a candy box containing poison via mail. She suspects no one she knows would harm her but believes a girl may be involved. Police were notified after the incident in 1904.
Secretary Shaw traveled from Washington to Chicago to appeal to local bankers to extend leniency toward Wall Street during the current money shortage. He argues that the entire investing public is affected by the condition.
Mate John F B Williams of the schooner Sakata, wrecked off Tampa Florida, was rescued after hunger forced him to eat a portion of his oil coat. Seven crew members drowned in the disaster.
Paymaster William Schieck of the Delaware River Quarry and Construction Company is robbed of a satchel containing about 3000 dollars while driving with a companion on a main highway near New Brunswick New Jersey. Five masked men with revolvers forced surrender then fled into the woods as armed men search the area.
At a Byram Shore estate near Greenwich Connecticut guests of Charles H Mallory continued a card game after a gas tank exploded in a greenhouse 350 feet away. James Mackey head gardener was killed. damage ran into thousands as the party carried on unaware until hours later.
Fire at Higgins tenements on Minnehaha avenue Minneapolis destroys the building. Mrs Lorain Buckliff dies while Mrs Folley and other residents escape. Two persons seriously burned and fifteen or more injured as twenty seven families are left homeless. Oil stove blast sparks fatal tragedy.
Dr J W Simpson a New York City dentist and officer shot and killed his wealthy father in law Baby Horner at Northport New York while claiming he was cleaning his shotgun. He was arrested on district attorney orders of Suffolk County pending an inquest. Russian rebellion spreads with Moscow fear, Nizhni Novgorod attacked by 20000 strikers and 3000 armed men marching to aid revolutionaries.
The Pennsylvania railroad orders that after January 1 all newspaper advertising must be paid in cash and no transportation will be provided. This places newspapers on par with politicians in terms of passes and free transport.
Charles T Yerkes died at the Waldorf Astoria New York and left his Fifth Avenue mansion and its art collection to the city. His estranged wife was reconciled to him on his deathbed, according to reports.
Advices from Manila report the killing of a white sailor named Gardene aboard the battleship Wisconsin. Two Black crew members were involved in the fatal incident following a wrestling bout dispute. The ensuing clash led to the sailors’ race tensions, with the Black sailors said to have been badly beaten in the aftermath.
Indies Feel Earthquake with a loud rumble in Kingston St Vincent an intense tremor that caused alarm but no damage. A prior lighter shock days earlier was felt without harm.
Roman Whamp of Philadelphia lay dying in his home after swallowing carbolic acid, as a band hired for the evening played a tune about a show that was stranded, the grim scene unfolding in the adjoining room.
In Duluth several residents who bought cooking utensils bedding and clothing from unfamiliar sellers recently exposed the community to a potential smallpox outbreak. The goods were reportedly stolen from a pesthouse.
Frank A. Tisdel, partner with his father in Scranton’s prominent men’s shop, was arrested on suspicion of robbing Kilberg’s jewelry store. He confessed and surrendered part of the loot.
Burlington railroad officials Darius al ler, first vice president, and Claude G. Burnham, foreign freight agent, indicted on charges of granting rebates in a case highlighting rail freight practices and corruption concerns.
Two sluggers and five union men who hired them were found guilty in the ij hooley case in Chicago, with prison terms as the punishment.
Shipwrecked sailor 8 A Lundberg survived three weeks on Pearse Island near Port Simpson living on clams and using fire signals and a tree distress beacon. He built a raft to Port Wilson and was rescued by the steamer Tees at Hartley Bay. The Tees also reported a landslide at Mount Penn Grabble Island causing lake waves at Surf Inlet.
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, plans retirement early next year and will be succeeded by his son Louis W. Hill who is currently first vice president. Longtime executive J N. Hill will move to an elder vice president role as L W Hill assumes presidency amid further official changes.
Newell C. Rathbun son of respected Vetoskey parents failed to secure parole from the Indiana reformatory where he serves a murder sentence. The deserter killed a tramp in a Jeffersonville hotel and shipped the body to his wife in Little Rock to fake a life insurance claim. Strong influence was brought to bear for a parole.
An explosion and large blaze damaged three hotels and nearby buildings in Niagara Falls New York. Guests escaped safely as flames destroyed the Porter hotel basement area and Temperance House structures. Estimated losses reach 140000 dollars. A separate message reports Tipton Oregon razed by fire with a hotel fire starting point and severe blizzard leaving most residents homeless.
Edwin Wetherill, a Philadelphia clubman and leader in society, and member of the George Wetherill & Co. paint firm, shot himself in the head after standing before a mirror. He followed at once the method his mother used a decade earlier, ending her life by her own hand.
H A McNally Baker City weather observer was declared insane after two months in the city with its high altitude cited as the cause. His abnormal weather reports prompted an investigation and the court found him insane. Coal Men Plead Guilty in Antitrust Case in Cleveland. J W N Yates HW Brayton and William Schafer of the Cleveland Coal Dealers Association were fined 500 dollars plus costs each for pleading guilty to violating the state antitrust law. Eight other members were cleared, cases against them nolled.
In Wise county Virginia a dispute during a card game led to gunfire. George Mead was shot and killed instantly while Ralph Snyder and John Leslie were involved. Will Ferguson a bystander and Mary Rainey a servant were fatally wounded.
In New York inventor Holland of Rae fame asserts a perfected device will let everyone navigate the air swiftly and safely within a year, making flight easier than walking. The claim targets rapid adoption and broad accessibility of aerial travel.
Twenty two Cincinnati coal dealers indicted on Wednesday for conspiracy to raise fuel prices. Capias served. paroled on promise to appear. Also brief items note Nordica quelled opera house panic fire on stage. A First National Bank clerk in Mamaroneck NY allegedly confessed to $8000 theft. safecrackers net $1000 from Moore Oklahoma bank.
President Morales fled Santo Domingo as rebels attacked near San Cristobal. Troops pursued him, with reports he was wounded. Washington debated intervention as Morales, a longtime foe of U.S. influence, faced possible exile amid a mounting revolution.
A disastrous season on the Great Lakes saw numerous vessels lost over the past year. Navigation proved exceptionally hard with widespread hardship for mariners and insurers, and total vessel losses are reported at 4,625,000 dollars, reflecting severe economic impact across port towns and shipping firms.
The year saw 79 vessels destroyed by storm and fire and 740 casualties across Great Lakes waters. Lake Erie logged 158 disasters, Lake Superior 129 lives lost, with total hull and cargo losses estimated near 1.946 million dollars. Marine underwriters face heavy payouts, and steel trusts may escape some insurance costs. The November storm wiped out a previous steel-fleet surplus built in 1903-04.
Brig Gen Thomas H Barry longtime Russian Army envoy to Manchuria will helm the Army War College. Henry F Shaw of Boston donates a model locomotive to Purdue showing his latest balancing design. Sigmund Neumann a 19 year old student wrote the play Storms produced in Frankfurt. Anthony de Rothschild youngest son of Leopold leads Harrow school as head boy marking a Jewish first. Milwaukee public schools plan free breakfasts for poor children funded by the Woman's School Alliance.
A pompous man boasts of a Roosevelt remark, claiming the president said to him at dinner. Knox interrupts and dares a guess, suggesting the quip was that he could keep the change for the waiter. The Philadelphia Press records the exchange as a wry anecdote about Roosevelt and social demeanor.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites a remark about a Spanish guest of honor whose name seems familiar. A speaker recalls the name from a cigar box, noting this is the guest’s first visit to the country.
Mrs C W Pearson of Vestry Mississippi suffered kidney disorder causing spasms. Her husband Mr Pearson wrote that after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills her condition improved greatly and she gained weight, leading to her being described as now well.
A unique vessel in this county sails without sails or engines. A wind mill on the center powers a paddle wheel at the stern, propelling the flat bottom boat through water with only inches of depth. It glides over weed beds as it moves, showcasing an odd stern-wheeler style craft reliant on wind rather than steam or gasoline.
Theodore Pettman of Wheatley builds a windmill driven water lily boat that sails directly into the wind, using paddle wheel power to overcome resistance and glide forward. Its unusual design promises easy handling and many orders for duplicates.
A Denver reader attributes chronic chills fever headaches and indigestion to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee six months ago her headaches and digestion improved and chills ceased for over three months. Her daughter, a brain worker, also ended severe headaches and memory issues after quitting coffee and using Postum. The letter claims Postum brought relief without medicines.
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