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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
2
A gas well five miles from Caney Kansas in the Indian Territory has burned since February 24 after a lightning strike. Flames soared to 150 feet, visible forty miles away. An attempt to smother the blaze with steam failed and a 50 ton iron cap was heated to white heat within twenty feet of the well before melting. A second capping attempt is planned.
Edward Griffiths a 24 year old chauffeur from a respected family was arrested in Scranton Pennsylvania on suspicion of being the lone burglar who since December 1 entered and ransacked fifteen residences. He broke down when confronted with evidence and confessed to eight burglaries. He claimed uncertainty about the remaining depredations as some victims’ names were unknown. His capture followed his attempt to dispose of stolen old coins.
Buffalo physician and dentist Henry Whitbeck killed his wife with a hammer while she sat in a rocking chair and then shot himself with a rifle in the next room. He pressed the rifle butt to the floor, leaned his head on the barrel, and pulled the trigger, blowing off the top of his head.
A white mob of several thousand attacked Springfield Ohio's Negro quarter known as the Jungles. State troops and militiamen were called out after two white men were attacked by Black men. The riot left six Negro houses and a saloon burned and damaged, with no lives lost.
Barbados dispatch reports Mont Pelee on Martinique active again near St Pierre with lava and smoke. Five hospitalised after rocks hit Fort de France. eruption devastated St Pierre in 1902 and again now, with Seafriere on St Vincent erupting and half of the island flooded by lava. Georgetown spared.
A Colorado town Lyons, about 25 miles from Denver, faces planned flooding to create a large reservoir. A $5,000,000 project would submerge the village under 240 feet of water, with a dam to close the St Vrain outlet. The town features a stone church, public buildings, and a local water and gas system. News notes include Miss J Loughborough died in Rome and wool prices in Arizona at a record high.
The finance department of Japan tallies wartime costs at 1.17 billion yen with 190 million for the army and 180 million for the navy. Field Marshal Roberts urges 1,000,000 troops for India defense and European prestige. Venezuela’s chargé d’affaires in London seeks arbitration with France over an employer’s aid to revolutionists. British election yields Liberal 378, Unionist 154, Nationalists 84, Labor 45. breakdowns by profession listed.
Lieutenant General John M Schofield U S A retired and former Army head died at St Augustine Florida Sunday night after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in New York seventy four years ago he rose from West Point class of 1858 to command major departments and served as Secretary of War. His career spanned the Civil War and postwar commands culminating in retirement in 1895.
Thousands die as hurricane and towering waves devastate Society and Tuamotu islands in the Pacific. Papeete submerged, villages wiped out, and vast property damage feared. Relief appeals go to governments after details arrive in San Francisco on the Mariposa. The storm raged sixteen hours on February 8 with winds over 100 mph.
President Wright of Clark College argues that eliminating athletics lets students complete a four year course in three. James Rauth, a New York jeweler, was robbed of a tray of diamond earrings valued at several hundred dollars. James A. Laing, who transported Livingstone's body from Zanzibar and who served in Stanley's Niger expedition, died in London at age 62.
Dun's Review notes improving factory activity and heavy spring merchandise trade while wholesale and retail sectors show robust buying and early shipping. New construction accelerates and raw materials stay firm amid higher costs. Chicago failures total 29. nationwide business climate mixed with cautious orders for next season per Bradstreet's.
Chicago to Buffalo and beyond show cattle trading from four to six dollars and change, hogs around four to six dollars, sheep from two to seven dollars, and grains listed with No. 2 wheat at about eighty four cents, corn around forty to forty eight cents, oats near thirty cents, rye mid sixty to sixty seven cents, with regional variations and dairy and egg values noted.
Alexander Legler, 22, was arrested in Hoboken New Jersey charged with burning his brother Carl to death to secure $3 000 in insurance. Parts of Campos Brazil are under twelve feet of water after the Parahiba Do Sul river broke its banks causing major damage. The Bolivar County Bank of Cleveland Mississippi, a state institution, failed to open recently with assets of $130 000 and liabilities of $110 000.
A Des Moines woman Mrs. J A Wyatt credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with saving her life after doctors failed. She suffered heart pain, vomiting, weakness, and nearly starved, but two weeks of the pills restored appetite and strength, enabling her to resume duties at home. Pills sold by druggists and Schenectady company.
The article recounts how a photographed hand with perfect contour, shown by Mr Post and his wife, became famous as the most perfect hand in America. It explains the hand was used in ads for Postum and Grape Nuts with no name initially, then to be revealed later, drawing vast public curiosity.
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