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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
Postmaster General Meyer orders that vacancies in the special delivery force shall not be filled and substitutes, clerks and carriers, take over. He cites risks to young workers in late night city routes. Since 1885 about 2,505 messengers at 81 offices, ages 13 to 18 plus, and 344 offices use substitutes.
Mrs J C Spires and three of her children die after a horrific sequence at a Basil area farm. One child drowns in a well while three others are shot and their throats cut. Mrs Spires poisons herself and slashes her throat. A surviving son Alva, badly wounded, is expected to die. Catherine 3 Luella 6 Jesse 1 are the deceased children.
East Twenty fourth street New York saloonkeeper Thomas Craven shot and killed one of four robbers during an attempted late night robbery as he closed his saloon. He concealed the body in a hallway and fled fearing imprisonment, later arrested by police.
Ed Turner a Kentucky feudist was hanged in the Hamilton county jail in Chattanooga Tennessee for killing his wife Lillian Turner on Lookout Mountain on April 2 1907. He confessed at his trial and was noted as the second white man hanged in Hamilton county.
Theodore T. Shonts, president of the Interborough Metropolitan Company, proposes a city partnership to operate cars through the Steinway tunnel between New York and Long Island City. Earlier August Belmont offered to sell the tunnel for 7,000,000 dollars.
The royal commission report on the Québec bridge collapse, which killed 160 people, finds no fault in materials or construction. It assigns blame to design flaws and load assumptions rather than workmanship, shaping future engineering and safety guidelines.
Friday afternoon a bomb attack failed to injure the Shah of Persia as three outriders died. The monarch was unharmed, and security details with him faced the blast. Police investigated the attempted assassination and identified the attackers.
Gov Willson seeks a 25000 special appropriation to combat night riders and curb terror. Baron Von Sternburg denies German colonial ambitions and cites Emperor William backing an open door. Rival North Dakota burns destroying the village with 50000 loss. Munsey buys Baltimore News. Kentucky Senator Bradley elected after a protracted contest. Clear Lake bank robbed. 3000 stolen. 1000 damage to building. thieves escape by hand car.
An Osage delegation of ten chiefs and interpreters will visit Washington to press a land allotment appeal for all Indian babies born in the last six months while opposing removal of restrictions on selling Indian lands. The delegation includes Black Dog and Brave with ex-chiefs Bacon Rind and O lo haw wa la. Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders will join, including Paul Boyton as interpreter.
Parisian hotels reliant on American travelers face severe hardship with room rates slashed from five dollars to two or less. Managers report unpaid bills and dwindling guests at top establishments near Place de l Etoile and Place Vendome, while cheaper hotels fare better and foreign visitors also decline.
Chicago railroads report December freight tonnage down about 20 percent from 1906 with heavy losses in merchandise iron steel vehicles and furniture while flour and grain rise. A Rosenbaum Grain Company suit may challenge Frisco railroad for 42000 damages over late delivery to Russia aboard the Nordphallen. Inter state Commerce Commission tallies 7432 derailments in the year ending June 30 1907 causing 515 deaths and 6595 injuries amid rising traffic strains. North Carolina Supreme Court overturns 30000 fine against Southern Railway for selling tickets above 20 cents a mile.
A northern plains panorama shows rail lines filling open lands from Marmarth N C to Musselshell River Montana. Mobridge South Dakota rises as a key link on the St Paul Road coast division with rapid homestead settlement and vast prairie development.
The article extols the impact of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway on settlement across plains states. It highlights rapid Pacific Coast extension progress from Chicago to Butte Seattle and Tacoma, claims rich coal lignite bands near Yellowstone, and predicts widespread government surveys and claim shanties as entrymen move in.
Quote from George Harvey in the North American Review notes how humans seek comfort in reflection on misery, yet worry clouds effort. It argues most people are normal and can better handle fear through simple mental treatment, facing death with clearer thinking.
The article notes Hammerfest as the northernmost town near Norway with about 4 000 inhabitants and two months of sun. Punta Arenas at the southern tip of Magellan Strait has around 10 000 residents. It includes a short humorous snippet from London Tatler about a nursemaid leaving a baby due to fear of a man.
A Detroit Free Press item praises a tailor who can craft a coat secret pocket for cigars. The invention promises wealth to the designer who can hide cigars from friends who boast about themselves.
The University of Paris details the doctor’s degree criteria. Candidates must hold the lower degree in the relevant division, submit two theses on distinct topics, answer questions or objections, pay 140 francs, and present 100 printed copies. For doctor of letters one thesis in Latin and one in French are required. Scientific theses must be on original investigations. theology uses oral and written exams.
A Scotchman employed at Cramp's shipyard in Philadelphia carries heavy planks for two hours and asks the foreman if his name was heard correctly. He learns the name was Tomson and quips that he feared the moniker might be Samson, joking about the mishearing while continuing the task.
England faces a growing rat nuisance while international trade notes a silver to gold ratio and a large feather export from Germany to England for millinery. France reportedly publishes more than 300 daily newspapers. The right ear is commonly larger than the left.
Senate speeches favor ocean mail subsidy to bolster the American merchant marine. Other focus on Aldrich currency bill drawing criticism from Simmons Whyte and Culberson. House clashes over committee privileges and army pay measures. Dalzell defends GOP while Tariff fights surface.
National Capitol Notes report that the House briefly tackled pension business then rapidly passed 370 bills. The Military Affairs Committee urged a 27 percent pay rise for Army and Marine enlisted personnel. Acting Secretary Oliver ordered two hours of horseback riding for army officers on duty in Washington twice weekly.
Miss Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn head of the Young People’s Christian Temperance Association writes that Peruna is a valuable nerve and blood remedy for worn-out women and helps digestion and tissue rebuilding. Dr. Hartman has prescribed Peruna for thousands of women and receives many thank-you letters.
In New Orleans the professor, recovering from a fall, muses aloud on the source of a noise he just heard, echoing a Times-Democrat moment. The brief vignette captures a cautious curiosity following an accidental tumble.
An Illinois surgeon details how coffee harmed his nervous system and steadiness, prompting him to switch to Postum three years ago. He reports improved tremors insomnia and circulation and notes a friend also switched with positive results. He claims Postum should replace coffee and praises its taste when brewed correctly.
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