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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
3
Chairman of Ways and Means committees in the House urges acceptance of the tariff plan. A new body is to be formed in the Senate to study the measure and report on its prospects.
Washington March 35 The first gun in the tariff debate was fired in the house as Mr Payne New York majority leader outlined the McKinley and Dingley era measures. He cited surpluses and a $25 million ordinary revenue surplus despite post office deficits while urging minimum rates to prevent unfair competition. A new Senate committee on house expenditures was created with key members named.
George Willard and George Cirson, reputed bank sneaks and pickpockets, were arrested in Cincinnati on March 23.
The U S Supreme Court adjudged Goose Island on the Missouri river between Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas to belong to the state of Kansas in a ruling issued yesterday.
Washington March 22 The census bureau released a report showing United States cotton stocks on hand at the end of February totaling 5 282 663 bales The data reflect national inventory levels and may influence market outlooks amid recent trade and production figures.
Pittsburg March 23 The councilmanic graft scandal takes a new turn as Judge Davis authorizes District Attorney Blakeley to prepare indictments against Dallas C Byers F A Griffin Henry L Bolger Councilman John P Klein Select Councilman Dr W H Weber and Select Councilman Charles Stewart Further developments are expected The grand jury is in session and Bribery conspiracy claims surround Byers Klein and Weber while Griffin faces charges over bank payments Vilsack Ramsey and others from the panel have ties to the case and several councilmen remain under investigation
Judge Harreson in Kenton county circuit court ruled the Kentucky racing commission law unconstitutional. He held the act gave authority over running and trotting races in one class, making it invalid as class legislation. The law would need explicit authority over both trotting and running races to stand.
Charles Stintson dies after being hung by ankles from a sapling near White school. Pupils and unruly students drove off teachers before a new, stricter instructor arrived and punished rebels. Authorities expect arrests for the hazing incident. Americans Win German Race in Berlin. Floyd MacFarland and James Moran win the six day bicycle race before a large crowd and crown prince.
An unidentified man about 37 years old and well dressed was run over and killed yesterday by a west bound Lake street car between Campbell and Artesian avenues. The accident was witnessed by many commuters going to work. Organist Drops Dead in Church in St. Louis. Mrs. Georgia Wheeler, organist at Gibson Heights Presbyterian church, collapsed and died Sunday as she entered the organ to play the first hymn. The congregation was dismissed.
Bloomington Minnesota report states Rev Z A Areson, rector of St Matthew s Episcopal Church for five years, has been appointed archdeacon for North Carolina, marking a notable ecclesiastical transfer. The move reflects Areson s rising leadership within the diocese.
Los Angeles reports six men aboard the balloon America missing after a 3 pm Saturday launch from Tournament Park. Capt. Mueller and five companions face a fierce blizzard with four feet of snow on Mount Wilson and two feet on Mount Lowe. Two search parties depart Pasadena as the crew, likely unable to escape the mountainous terrain, survive on minimal provisions.
A Saturday explosion in the Sunnyside mine, caused by a large shot, left six men dead named Schenk Schnute Coomes Willingham Sr Willingham Jr and Petit. Nine others injured including Clark Brink Craig Clausheidt Parriah Lyons Jarvis. Twenty nine men were in the mine and rescue work was dangerous. all bodies recovered.
Cracksman from Shenandoah admits aiding the First National bank theft at Imogene last Saturday. He and an officer retrieved 1500 of the 5000 dollars buried in a straw stack two miles from Shenandoah. Two other suspects found at White Cloud, twenty miles away. The jailed robber withholds his name.
Washington March 23 The supreme court yesterday did not render the expected decision in the anthracite coal carrying railroad cases. The dispute centers on the constitutionality of the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad rate law.
Receivers were appointed yesterday by the United States district court for the J. B. and J. M. Cornell Company, iron manufacturers, in a case filed under federal insolvency procedures. The action places the firm under court supervision as creditors pursue claims.
Sharon, Pennsylvania reports confusion over the missing boy case as conflicting statements emerge from detectives and the boy's father. Whitla claims no new developments, the police have been dismissed, and he will meet kidnappers to secure the $10,000 ransom. state constables continue searches with no updates.
Valerio Quintero, a notorious bandit and head of a robber band, was killed in a pistol duel on the outskirts of Badiraguato while attempting to drive rival leader Hose Onttgarias from the country. The shooting occurred near Culiacan, Mexico, in March.
In Los Angeles on March 23 the attending physician said Mme Helena Modjeska’s general condition was markedly improved, signaling progress in her illness and offering cautious optimism for her recovery.
Santa Fe M March 23 Governor George Curry telegraphed President Taft resigning as governor of New Mexico. A formal letter asking acceptance of his resignation is expected soon. Curry had served since 1907 after returning from the Philippines and is not yet clear who will succeed him. Washington March 28 President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Charles W Miller as United States district attorney for Indiana to succeed Joseph B Kealing who resigned. Kealing quit after learning he would prosecute owners of the Indianapolis News and the New York World in the Panama libel suit. Kealing was married at Leaf River Illinois days after tendering his resignation.
Count Zeppelin's giant airship, the largest in the world, set a weight carrying record by cruising with a crew of 26 from Lake Constance under Count Zeppelin. The 150 mile flight lasted four hours, marking a historic milestone in aeronautics with ten aeronauts from the German army and 15 soldiers aboard.
John H Starin noted steamship owner died at his New York home aged 83. He long shaped the steamboat industry and owned yards and dry dock operations on Staten Island, with ties to New York and New England ports. The passing marks a notable end to a prominent maritime career.
Harry McClain, formerly an inmate at Stillwater and later freed, was re-arrested in Philadelphia as he left the Eastern Penitentiary after serving nine years for robbery.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of War Dickinson announced at the White House that he will depart Washington around April 15 for Panama. The statement follows remarks on binational defense and duties in the area, outlining the forthcoming travel plan and purpose.
A prisoner tied to the First National Bank of Imogene looting case was captured after a two mile running fight five miles from Imogene. His two companions escaped. about 60 dollars found on him and 1806 dollars scattered along the chase. The prisoner, about 25, well dressed, refused to identify himself. Other items include Cuba's sugar yield forecast and a deadly tornado in Alabama.
I B F Gray of Pontiac reports the War Department notified him that the government has allowed his claim of 1.67 dollars for each of eleven army recruits sent from his Kankakee recruiting office to Chicago during the Civil War. He advanced the funds personally awaiting reimbursement from Springfield.
Washington reports a brighter treasury outlook with government receipts showing marked improvement. Assistant Secretary Coolidge authorized a statement presenting figures that indicate better revenue performance than in months past.
Atlanta dispatcher Gay Fabius Larkin aged 45 was found dead in his railroad tower with fingers on the telegraph key. He died of neuralgia of the heart, investigators report a natural death.
George Willard, arrested in Cincinnati, faces a $3,000 bond and a request to appear in Washington DC in the case accusing him of robbing Roscoe Bangs, messenger for Home Savings Bank, of $1,052.
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