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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
3
A midseason talk on big game notes buck fever and a tale from Wrangell Alaska. Eight hunters fired a volley at a bear and all missed, the string of reactions labeled bear ague as the animal coolly escaped.
A New England admirer jokes about fishballs as they travel from Boston to distant cities. He notes fish content waning and potato gains prominence in each location from Albany to Buffalo Cleveland and Chicago while confessing he has never ventured beyond Chicago.
A heated exchange shows Plaherty labeled an extravagant chump and Warth questioning him. Spint mentions spending twenty hard earned dollars on a pen tangled flat iron for his wife, who reportedly threw it back during a subsequent fight.
In Paris hats have surged from rare 60fr pieces to 400fr and higher in major stores. Elite milliners now offer models from 1,600fr to 3,000fr with fur adornments, aigrettes, and paradise plumes driving costs well beyond prior figures.
The London fire brigade used 11,750,000 gallons of water last year to extinguish fires. The figure reflects annual demand faced by the service amid ongoing fire safety operations and emergency responses.
Brussels reports the death of King Leopold and the ascent of Prince Albert as heir. A regency governs until Albert's oath. Rome confirms Leopold's marriage to Baroness Vaughan. Albert, born 1875, famed for travel and public service, is beloved. a funeral plan and mourning rules are outlined.
In Mobile, Alabama on December 18 the Ninety ninth Coast Artillery fired 12 inch mortars at Gulf targets 5500 yards distant. With 40 second intervals, 12 of 14 shots hit, marking a new record for the unit.
In Lisbon Ohio on December 18 William Keen and George Greenwall were instantly killed while firing a shot of dynamite in a local mine.
St Louis Dec 1 The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and its codefendants in the government dissolution suit will file an assignment of errors and seek appeal to the U S Supreme Court. An appeal bond of 50000 will accompany the documents. Lawyers Crawford and Priest will represent the company. The case hinges on alleged testimony incompetency and Sherman Act conflicts with the federal constitution.
The immigration commission submits to Congress that families are shrinking while individuals grow larger due to European to American immigration. It finds that children from small families are bigger, better developed, and healthier across social strata, including the rich and the poor, implying merit in smaller families.
The senate adopted Senator Cullom's resolution calling on the geological survey for a report on coal mine disasters including Cherry, Illinois. Cullom argued the inquiry seeks information and Congress must act to reduce fatalities, despite Bailey’s constitutional doubts. The Senate also approved adjournment for Christmas holidays from December 21 to January 4.
Mrs. Horace B Taft wife of a Taft brother to the president died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after an operation by Dr Harvey Cushing. She had been a patient and had recently returned from the south for recuperation. Further hospital details were not released.
In Frankfort Kentucky December 18 the court of appeals reversed Circuit Judge Benton of Winchester who had appointed receivers for the 1906 and 1907 Burley Tobacco pools.
Los Angeles dispatch reports a fatality and 51 injuries after the east bound California Limited collided with the rear of the California Express at Winona Arizona. The crash involved a woman killed and many passengers injured as two trains on the Santa Fe line tangled.
Springfield reports Attorney General Stead arraigned the Illinois Central railroad in a suit seeking an accounting since 1877 and payment of $15,006,000 in seven per cent and taxes. He charged fraud, rebates totaling $10,000,000, and misleading charter line records. The claim asserts the railroad diverted funds to non charter lines and used dummy firms to hide increased revenues. Peoria fire follows, destroying Model and Schradzki stores, threatening adjacent blocks.
Baroness Agnes Meusebach, known in the United States as Mrs. Agnes Meusebach, died suddenly of apoplexy at her sister’s home in Julano near San Antonio Texas. She was 75 years old. In Anderson Indiana a fire destroyed the Fletcher Enameling Company factory owned by Bolon and Frank Fletcher formerly of New Paris Ohio with a loss estimated at $50000 partly insured.
New York December 18 The defense of Ocey Snead in the Wardlaw family murder case centers on an alleged personal crisis mania. Three sisters are jailed while investigators examine handwriting and notes from Mrs. Martin aimed at explaining the mysterious death and possible self harm by the bathtub victim.
In South Norwalk on December 18 a boy boarded a commuter train to New York and set fire to a newspaper a passenger was reading. The panicked reader burned his hands, jumped up, and threw the boy from the car window. Police later returned the injured lad to his home.
Congress man Robert F. Broussard of Louisiana suffered serious burns to his body and shoulders when his dressing gown caught fire at the home of his wife's mother in New Orleans. His wife, Mrs Broussard, also sustained burns on her hands and arms while helping to stamp out the blaze.
Tokyo reports deny sensational claims that Japanese attacked Korean officers at grand maneuvers near Utsonmiya and that a plot targeted foreign military attaches. Authorities say the stories lack any foundation and no arrests related to such attacks were made.
Zelaya of Nicaragua resigns to restore friendly relations with the United States and leaves the country. He says he will account for his acts as president while seeking no further harm to Nicaragua. Washington hails the move as a step toward stability though Madriz remains a possible successor.
In St Paul on December 18 the railroad employes department of the American Federation of Labor met in special session called by Chairman H B Perham. The meeting substitutes for January in Toronto and signals readiness to act if a general railway strike arises. The department, with about 500000 members, includes the Blacksmiths Boilermakers Shipbuilders Car Workers Machinists Maintenance of Way Freight Handlers Telegraphers Railway Clerks Steam Pipe Fitters and Switchmen unions.
Washington reports record India rubber imports for ten months to October totaling $62,000 including Balata gutta percha and gutta joola tong. Industrial expansion blamed for the rise. Chicago reports a death by strangulation linked to unrequited love. Lillian Zellar, 25, found hanging at the Palmer House.
The Ontario government reduces the royalty on all Cobalt townsite mines from 25 percent of gross output to 25 percent of net earnings, announced in Toronto on December 18. The policy shift alters revenue calculations for operators and may impact local mining activity and profits.
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