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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
3
A broad collage notes football fervor in Central America and rising tensions over the Nicaragua cable, with ironies of prosperity and optimism. It cites aeronautics chatter, Arctic and European political hints, Panama trade, and humor about divorce cases, with images of Mars debates, Easter plans, and Niagara’s falls. The piece blends politics, science, and light social satire in a rapid-fire review.
Treasury explains the corporation tax plan under section 38 of the tariff act of 1909. It defines gross and net income, outlines that tax is on profits, and details six classes of corporations with their respective gross income calculations and authorized deductions. It emphasizes liberal revenue intent and provides filing procedures and penalties.
Washington reports that abolishing beer halls at national soldiers homes did not improve sobriety or church attendance. The inspector says drunkenness rose by 32 percent from 1906 to 1909, with one drunk charge per 4.7 men in 1909 versus 6.5 in 1906, and religious attendance fell from 23.58 to 17.97 percent.
Four men were trapped in flowing tar at the McClintock Irvine roofing plant in Pittsburg. Three died from burns as tar engulfed a boiler area. the fourth escaped after severe burns. Names listed as Peter McGon nigle John Trent Patrick Carry. Valve of a tar vat opened unexpectedly, trapping workers before flames spread.
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham’s annual release outlines a wide sugar fraud network implicating the American Sugar Refining Company and importers. He seeks a $50,000 special appropriation to pursue recovery of funds, broaden appeals, and tighten penalties including imprisonment for embezzlement. Additional land fraud and commodities clause actions are promised.
In Bugar City Col Dec 18 Fred Bradley suffered severe burns in the sugar factory boiler room when a cup of wood alcohol was thrown on his back and ignited. An alleged hazing gang is said to have operated at the plant for some time. Hits Rock Blown to Death Sistersville W Va Dec 13 oil operator James Hoy killed in third nitroglycerin explosion in ten days as wagon loader with explosives ran over boulders.
The home of actor and playwright James A. Herne in Southampton on December 14 burned, with his widow Mrs Catherine C Herne and her son Jack escaping unharmed with the servants. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars.
London reports that Premier Asquith pledged self government for Ireland as part of a liberal program. At Albert Hall a mass meeting echoed enthusiasm for reduced Lords power and broader Irish autonomy amid budget defeat and suffrage tensions. Women were barred. two male supporters shouted for votes for women and were removed.
New York December 13 Dr Anabel Zelaya, son of Nicaragua’s president, appeared in supreme court defending a $100000 suit by Elizabeth Juliet Hero who claims he promised to marry her. The case cites over 200 letters from Zelaya as proof of affection and notes a dinner where the engagement was discussed before the president reportedly opposed the marriage as a mesalliance.
A severe earthquake jolted Guam in the Pacific with widespread damage. The Women's and Children's Hospital was wrecked though there were no casualties reported. Guam’s population is about 10,000, mostly natives, and the Navy maintains a coaling station on the island.
In Bluefields Nicaragua on December 13 President Zelaya outmaneuvers Gen. Estrada as 3,000 loyalists push toward Bluefields. Admiral Kimball and Cmdr Shipley prepare Marines from the Des Moines to quell expected fighting and protect American interests amid suspected insurgent maneuvers.
The National Geographic Society plans to investigate assertions by Capt. August W. Loose and George Dunkle that they supplied Dr. Cook with falsified observations and data to support a polar reach. Prof J H Gore Rear Admiral Pillsbury and Dr C W Hayes will travel to New York to begin work, with society president Willis L Moore endorsing the move after a members conference. The society also seeks to probe Dr Cook's own published claims.
A blast at the Heppes Company roofing materials plant in Chicago injures two men seriously and two police officers, with 50 workers narrowly escaping death as the main building at 4505 Filmore Street is wrecked and damage tops $10,000. The fire follows an attempted gasoline pour into asphalt. In El Paso a death message from P G Wheatley to D S Weary in Nashville reports his own death by tuberculosis.
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