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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
2
The Ashton Gazette under publisher Ralph J. Dean remains a local newspaper serving Ashton. This brief notice acknowledges the paper’s continued operation and regional news focus.
A digest of events across continents. China plans to invest over 1 900 000 in foreign securities signaling shifting markets. Political shifts include Warren’s congressional charges and Taft’s rail agenda. Disasters strike Quebec and Cartago as fires, explosions, quakes cause deaths, missing persons, and widespread damage. Royal events and legal trials shape the week in Britain and the United States.
George V was publicly proclaimed King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas at St James Palace. Heralds in scarlet read the proclamation as crowds gathered in rain, bands played God Save the King, and cheers echoed the historic royal rite.
The administration rail bill moves through the House exactly as from committee, final tally 200 to 126 with all Republicans voting yes. A failed motion to recommit sought to strike the commerce court section, and a proposal to replace the merger clause with lines not substantially competitive was rejected. Fourteen Democrats joined the majority.
Thirteen people drown when the Mississippi River packet City of Saltillo strikes a rock and sinks near Glen Park twenty four miles south of St. Louis. Owned by St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Co. the 200 by 87 foot vessel built in 1892 sank in twenty feet of water while bound for Waterloo Alabama with stops at leading river cities.
A government rescript abolishes slavery across China and bans sale of humans. Retainers of Manchu princes remain unpaid staff but not emancipated. Manchu household slaves gain status as hired servants for life. Sale of children under famine ends though bound terms may apply. Concubinage continues with legal forms but yields no real equality.
Farmers organizing amid high prices formed the American Co-Operative Union after a national rally in St Louis. Thomas G. Nelson of Indianapolis is president Rev J Tuo hy of St Louis secretary and Thomas Emmerton of Bloomer Wis treasurer. The union plans incorporation for 1,000,000.
Officers of horticultural groups in Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana report to the Spokane Chamber of Commerce that the fruit crop this year is poised to be the largest and most profitable in the four states history. Deny Women Church Rights. In the Methodist Episcopal Church South committee on revisions they debated equal rights for women as lay members. The committee voted seventeen to six against a memorial for equal representation.
A Pittsburg resident was struck by lightning while walking to Highland Park. The blast burned off half her hair and ripped clothing on one side, but she remained conscious and is expected to recover.
Mrs Ridgeway Wilson wife of a Denver real estate dealer was found dead in a coal bin choked with her own hair. A skin triangle cut from her forehead with deep temple cuts was noted. A Japanese consul investigated as a servant was suspected. money left in the house showed no sign of robbery.
Ice breaking up on the Chena River at Fairbanks opens navigation on the Tanana and lower Yukon. The first boats were to leave Fairbanks soon, initiating the stampede toward the Iditarod gold fields discovered last fall.
Illinois reports over 1.5 million horses valued at about $100 each. Missouri yields more than 500000 pounds of tobacco valued at 12 cents a pound. Rapid City hosts the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association annual convention. A wage raise of three cents per hour for trainmen on the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway is announced. Day laborers in Japan earn 20 cents daily. women servants 84 cents monthly. men servants $1.36 monthly. women farm laborers $8.50. men farm laborers $15.96. Incorporation filings include Farmers' State Bank of Roscoe with $15,000 capital in Perre, S. D., and State Telephone Company with $5,000 capital, Draper.
Three highwaymen ambushed a South Park line streetcar after 1 am in Seattle cracking the pay as you enter car. Twenty male passengers and crew were lined up as the trio relieved each man of valuables totaling about $2000. The robbers fled to Edmonds, then vanished into the Northern Pacific yards north of Georgetown.
An explosion at the Wellington coal mine near Whitehaven England trapped 136 miners below. Four men at the bottom of the shaft were rescued. gas blocked others from reaching them. Fire indication looms over inner workings as grave fear grows for the entombed workers. The Earl of Lonsdale owns the colliery, with workings extending several miles beneath the sea. The site of the trapped group lies about three miles from the shaft exit.
Thomas J Hoal a 17 year old Louisville boy was found guilty of murder in Corydon Indiana and sentenced to life in prison for a single handed bank attack at Merchants National Bank of New Albany He killed cashier Hangary Fawcett wounded president J K Woodward and a Negro chauffeur in the robbery attempt
Dry weather has set conditions for a large forest fire near Rosebush Minnesota. Farmers from miles around are battling the spreading flames as the blaze grows beyond control.
The Court of Customs Appeals in Washington sets June 7 as the start date for hearing its docket, with about forty to fifty cases ready. The tribunal handles appeals from the board of general appraisers.
An old advertisement touts Hoods Sarsaparilla as a cure for all blood humors eruptions and poor complexion. It claims to improve appetite digestion vigor and energy and offers liquid form or chocolate tablets called Sarsatabs at 100 doses for $1.
A real estate agent urges Mr. Yipsley to provide a reason for selling a run down property. Yipsley insists the property is not offered at a sacrifice and seeks its full value while hoping for a crack in the market. The agent contemplates listing it despite doubts about attracting buyers.
A Watseka resident Charles Easter describes severe back pain and kidney trouble. After trying various remedies he used Doan's Kidney Pills and reports gradual, permanent recovery. The ad cites price and dealer availability. A separate note promotes a Grand Trunk Railway publication offering vacation ideas for boys titled What shall a Boy do with his Vacation.
A collection of notes on addressing the President and the Secretary of State. The President is plain, while the Secretary requires the prefix Honorable. Etiquette rules from the State Department are cited. Also a playful exchange shows a girl enjoying a suitor’s attention.
An advertisement extols clear brain and steady nerves as keys to wealth and fame, claiming regular food and drink supply right elements. It promotes Postum as rich in gluten and phosphates for vital energy, contrasts with coffee’s caffeine as a poisonous drug, and ends with There’s a Reason.
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