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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
3
Ired Burzell, 35, an Elgin insane hospital patient for seventeen years, lay near death after a fall in the hallway. His relatives say an attendant kicked him three times while he was down, but Superintendent Podstata found no proof of abuse. The hospital cites a seizure causing the injury.
Ill health forces Bishop John L. Spalding to resign as head of the Peoria Catholic Diocese after three and a half years of illness. Parishioners learn of the move in a statement from the episcopal residence. A meeting of irremovable rectors will pick three candidates, with Chicago’s bishops and Archbishop Quigley naming three more. the six names go to Pope Pius X for selection.
Carter Daniel, 15, a McLeansboro high school pupil, was injured while gathering data for an essay ordered by a teacher on the arrival and departure of a fast train. While watching a Flyer approach, he attempted to board a coach and his foot slipped, resulting in the loss of his left leg under the wheels.
Fred Peterson a 40 year old Springfield resident and coachman at Illinois Watch Company swallowed acid in his room after being bitten by a rabid squirrel. The incident occurred as six other victims prepared to travel to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment. Peterson was found dead by Jacob Bunne, president of the Illinois Watch Company. He was formerly a Chicago resident.
Mrs. Rosetta Downey of De Witt County sues for divorce alleging her husband used the couple’s infant as a weapon. She cites multiple brutal acts including attempting to cut her throat with a razor, kicking over a stove, breaking furniture, and repeatedly ejecting her from the home before the climax incident of throwing the sleeping baby at her.
Three-city manhunt halted an elopement plan by Nola Samuels and Walter Kraft. The Bloomington merchant father, F M Samuels, enlisted Decatur, Springfield, and Clinton authorities. The couple was nabbed in Springfield as Kraft bought tickets to St Louis after a note revealed the mission.
Rosa Hall and Arthur Hall were arrested after forcing entry to a Denver freight train seeking work. Rosa wore her husband’s suit, stated she was from Mount Vernon NL and married two years ago. Police collected for a dress and are seeking jobs for the couple.
A river of terse items details a Richmond girl’s death from choking on a cork, bank formations in Tampico and Patoka, and a string of accidents, escapes, and crimes across Illinois. Highlights include deaths from train, arsenic, a hanging, a fatal baseball injury, a shotguned strike, and a lynching riot aftermath. Local anniversaries, railroad plans, and a state rail venture add context amid myriad court cases and sensational incidents.
An unidentified man about 45, presumed Chicagoan, was found murdered near a haystack on William Kolze’s farm, half a mile from the Wisconsin Central depot at Kolze. He was shot behind the left ear and beaten with a sandbag, with a cheap silver watch found on him and robbery believed to be the motive. Evidence included a bloodstained sandbag, an electric flashlight, and a billy. The man was of medium build, five feet eight, about 150 pounds, with a three week beard, light hair, blue eyes, and wore a dark suit, black shoes, and a hat.
Six section men returning on a hand car were killed when a northbound local on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad struck the hand car half a mile south of Martinton near Evansville Indiana. Foreman John Delraies William Landry and four Italians from Martinton perished. The passenger crew learned of the crash only after stopping.
Gov Deneen announces deep waterway committee to study state rights and river waters. Five members named including Isham Randolph Lyman E Cooley R R M Cormick Walter Reeves KR Bourland. Commission to include five House and five Senate members to investigate waters inside and bordering Illinois.
Albert Schwartz, a De Witt county farmer, married man deserted by his wife, who was kept by her mother in Peoria county. He returned to find the mother-in-law blocking entry and forbidding contact. Schwartz appeals to authorities, but they are unsure how to act in this peculiar dispute.
Minnie Bibb, 18, used a writ of the Illinois Supreme Court to gain admission to a white class in Alton. She entered Washington school with white children aged 8 to 10 after years of refusing to attend Negro public schools. Approximately 400 Black students previously seeking white school access are expected to renew efforts.
Bloomington bride of three weeks Mrs Earl Broadhurst finds a letter from a South Bend woman signed Your Dear Wife Martha. Confronted with the epistle her husband vanished and has not been seen since. Mrs Broadhurst has sworn out warrants alleging bigamy.
Governor Deneen appoints Illinois representatives to the sixteenth national irrigation congress to be held in Albuquerque New Mexico from September 20 to October 3. Delegates include Max Bass Cyrus Rutherford Wesley Merritt R B E Wilson L Seagraves W H Simpson F H Griswold D H Anderson Walter Evans H A Mudge H H Fletcher Fred K Baker B H Fielden and others from Chicago Carrollton Chandlerville Winchester.
Night riders burned four barns and several hay stacks on farms near Arcola. Authorities say two mounted men started the fires and rode away, escaping pursuit in an automobile with investigators unable to determine a motive.
Assistant Secretary Goorige and Chief Montgomery urge tariff changes including raising the exemption for Americans returning from abroad and abolishing mail through-ship fees. Roosevelt postpones the 1912 Japanese Exposition to 1917, while Maj Gen Wood plans language training for officers in Japan and China. Trade data show sharp July declines in imports and exports, with seven months figures also down. Senator McCumber predicts a long tariff revision session with fights over protected lists like lumber and coal. Military postings include Col Stewart to Fort Huachuca for riding tests and a reform outcome for cadets expelled for misconduct. Navy Rear Admiral Ryans appoints Cas Goodrich as senior rear admiral. national bank condition reports show asset increases and immigration impacts.
Postal officials in Philadelphia stopped an infernal style explosive package mailed to Gov. Fort of New Jersey. The device used matches powder and bullets and was addressed by removing Gov. Fort and Sea Girl New Jersey from a newspaper. It bore inscriptions accusing the government and listing trusts among its labels.
In Alabama a coal miner strike leads to fifteen arrests on dynamiting charges against non union workers houses. In Jellico Tennessee whites drive out black miners with sheriff protection. A negro woman and her five children perish in a house fire. Indiana union leader President Lewis orders Hudson mine miners back to work or lose charter. Pennsylvania mills cut wages by ten percent. New York tailors strike, about ten thousand workers protest alleged pay cuts.
The U S Signal Corps started steerable balloon trials at Fort Myer across the Potomac from Washington. Capt Thomas S Baldwin piloted the 9 foot propeller craft for seven minutes at 150 to 200 feet. Glen Curtis operated the engine, marking Baldwin's first use of horizontal planes for elevation and descent.
Chronology lists discoveries, battles, political milestones, and notable deaths. Highlights include Cartier's 1535 discovery, 1777 Burgoyne at Saratoga, 1811 Napoleon's Moscow entry, 1862 Antietam and South Mountain victories, 1901 Roosevelt presidency, and 1907 Japanese battleship explosion.
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