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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
3
David G. MacKenzie, famed Southwest cattleman and son of former National Livestock Assoc. leader Murdo MacKenzie, was fatally shot in a Lebeau saloon by Bud Stephenson, a former Matador ranch employee. Stephenson, 58, was jailed after an inquest found probable murder. motives remain unclear.
Des Moines reports conclude constable Frank Sporer was killed in a miners union fracas at Oralabor nine miles north of Des Moines. Sheriff Ness notes a racial clash between local negroes and white foreigners as the root cause, Ed Hawkins wounded, testimony inconclusive, no arrests yet. Also recorded: nine bodies recovered from Lake Erie ferry disaster near Conneaut, and a Burlington Express derailment near Exeter with injuries. Genevieve Tripp of Pueblo wins $50 Towle oratorio contest at Central Holiness University in Oskaloosa.
New York man Patrick FP Sheedy longtime sporting figure and later art dealer died at home of heart disease. He was a well known participant in local sports circles and later pursued the art trade.
Construction on the Glenpool to Baton Rouge oil pipe line of 600 miles has begun in Tulsa Oklahoma with an estimated cost of 3 000 000 dollars. About fifty million barrels of oil are in storage at the site.
Senator Rayner of Maryland denounces Nicaragua’s Zelaya as a depraved despot and urges swift pursuit and punishment. Reports say 1500 U S troops may be sent to Nicaragua, with the transport Dix held for cargo changes as the situation worsens.
The Illinois legislature launched an extra session at noon with Lieut. Gov. Oglesby presiding in the senate and Speaker Shurtleff in the house. Gov. Deneen's message was read, bills introduced, and a recess anticipated this afternoon possibly lasting into January.
The New Willard hotel hosts the forty third annual convention of the American Institute of Architects with Maj Judson welcoming delegates. Cass Gilbert delivers the opening address as officers are elected and business proceeds. A gold medal for Charles Follen McKim will be presented at a special session with Taft Root and Choate expected to speak.
President Taft delivered the final feature of the Methodist Missionary Jubilee at Carnegie hall. His extensive travels have given him broad knowledge of foreign missionary work and his strong opinions drew an eager audience. He was hosted at dinner by Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill before the meeting. He later traveled to New Haven to attend a Yale corporation meeting.
Delia Krug an 11 year old girl risked her life to rescue her pet from drowning after being swept under the Mullin mill creek ice in Denver suburbs. She was carried almost 100 yards downstream before bystanders reached her trapped figure and pulled her to safety. The child was unconscious and revived after breaking through the ice with improvised means. the dog clung to her and appeared largely unharmed.
The unknown eight year old girl was found in a well on J P Harringtons farm seven miles south of Sandusky. No missing person reported in the area. Police consider the girl may have been from a band of gypsies encamped nearby last summer. Coroner P F Southwick investigates possible murder.
President Taft named Horace Harmon Lurton of Tennessee to the Supreme Court and George A Carpenter of Chicago to the U S district bench in Illinois to succeed the late Sol H Bethea. Lurton, a Democrat born 1844, has served on Tennessee courts and the Sixth Circuit. Carpenter, 42, Chicago-born, Harvard educated, partners with Abram M Pence, and hails from a family with naval and meat-packing ties.
Wallace H Hopkins former broker and president of the Wallace H Hopkins Company was sentenced by Judge Landis in Chicago to four years and three months in Fort Leavenworth federal prison. A fine of 1500 dollars was imposed. He faced three counts alleging defrauding customers of about 500000 dollars.
In Constantinople on December 14 twenty six Moslems were executed at Adana related to the April massacres. Large crowds watched as relatives and thousands more expressed grief in public demonstrations. In Grand Rapids on December 14 a Bible inscription preceded a suicide as William H. Carson the 35 year old shoe store owner hanged himself over financial reverses. Carson left a widow and five children in Batavia and had earlier faced wife desertion allegations.
J C Robinson and Son contractors filed to the U S District Court seeking an injunction to stop the bricklayers and masons unions of St Louis from interfering with bricklayers working on the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
In Pittsburg on December 14, 150 delegates from AFL affiliated unions meet under Samuel Gompers to address Open Shop policy by United States Steel and other labor issues. The council aims to aid the Amalgamated Association and discuss Northwest switchmen strike and Big Four telegraphers dispute.
A severe sleet and wind storm crippled wire communications east of Pittsburg and caused multiple deaths in western Pennsylvania. From morning to noon communication was nearly impossible, with the Allegheny mountains area suffering the worst for wind, snow, and sleet. Wires fences and barns were leveled. Deaths were reported at Ebensburg Latrobe Greensburg.
New York reports a laymen missionary movement convention set for January 14 to 16 in the city. The world wide effort aims to Christianize the globe within this generation and culminates in Chicago in May. Not tied to any church, the movement is led by laymen and seeks a $30,000,000 global fund with contributions from Christian countries.
Milwaukee fire damages the C Niss and Co furniture store causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The blaze reported December 14 at the Milwaukee location resulted in extensive damage to stock and building interior.
New York report states Emma Schuuerman returns to her Harlem flat and finds her pet bull terrier Buster covered in blood. Her brother Garl Limpert, 43, lies dead on the floor with a face mutilated by dog bites. Limpert reportedly suffered an earlier apoplexy and collapsed, the animal then attacking him.
Ezra Fiper of Greenfield suffers a measles outbreak that claims his 13 year old daughter early this morning and his wife later. The couple’s three other children are reported not to survive. In separate notice, New Jersey’s cost of living has risen sharply by 87 percent over the past decade per state statistics chief W C Garrison.
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