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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
In LaPorte Indiana witnesses testified about a fiery murder link between Mrs. Belle Gunness and her suitor Frank Lamphere. A clerk described kerosene purchases and observed tension as Lamphere watched Gunness. Prosecutors seek dates and actions tying Lamphere to Helgelrein murder and the fire.
Fire destroyed the Lookout Inn and four cottages on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, with $26,000 of insurance on the hotel and its furnishings. Owners Mesars Jung and Shammotulski had just agreed to a $135,000 sale. No casualties, but the incline power house and trestle were damaged as flames spread along the mountain amid high winds and smoke. The hotel, finished in 1889, had about 400 rooms and hosted many notable visitors including Prince Henry of Prussia.
Washington November 19 In his first annual report General W L Marshall chief of engineers United States Army urges a larger corps He calls for 132 more officers 60 to work on military and civil construction 67 for three more battalions and 15 for regimental organization Also reports on other items from the era including a prison sentence and Alaska gold receipts for 1908 totaling 9 110 658 with a substantial increase over the prior year
Walter Zeller and Cline Wheeler are charged in the murder of 70 year old William Read in Vineland New Jersey. Zeller admits a robbery motive and names Wheeler as the shooter while implicating Herbert Grigg who disappeared from a farm. Read was found shot and beaten. much cash was missing.
In Denver on November 19 the annual AFL convention devoted sessions to complete resolutions committee reports and other committees not yet heard. Gompers report becomes Thursday morning business. Officers may be elected Friday afternoon with installation Saturday morning before adjournment.
The Grand Lodge of Ilinols Odd Fellows elected William M. Groves of Petersburg grand master, P. D. Sayler of Springfield deputy grand master, James Ewing Davis of Chicago grand warden, John H. Sikes of Springfield grand secretary re-elected, Thomas B. Needles of Nashville grand treasurer re-elected, and grand representative Owen Scott of Decatur on November 16.
A Wednesday fire at the Wabash Screen Door Company in Memphis Tennessee damaged 3 300 000 feet of seasoned yellow pine and other lumber. The main plant escaped damage. Estimated loss 125 000 with 75 000 insured. The blaze is believed encendiary and under investigation.
The supreme court on Wednesday granted a new trial to Mrs Emma Kauffman of Pierre wife of a Sioux Falls brewer. She was convicted in the circuit court of man slaughter for causing a servant's death by beating.
Franksport era Kaiser journey from Donaueschingen to Berlin disrupted by reports of two dynamite cartridges found on parallel tracks near Muhlheim Hessian territory. Officials say explosives were on the wrong track and the Kaiser’s train passed safely amid security tensions. Retrograde political commentary follows in Berlin and Paris.
President Roosevelt meets labor leaders after the White House dinners and outlines proposed labor legislation. He aims to press anti injunction measures with notice and immediate hearings before U S judges, aligning with railroad union heads over the Beveridge bill approach. Winnipeg reports show Western Canada homesteading rise, 23,391 since September 1, 30 percent from the United States. Mrs Gould alimony set at 25,000 a year pending divorce decision.
Chicago news accounts report Peter Van Vlissingen, a confessed forger of about 750000 in mortgages and notes, under Joliet sentence, fears self harm and urges transfer to Joliet. He cites Bright's disease as life sentence, claims five to fourteen years misunderstood. his wife’s love is cited as a deterrent to suicide. Receiver Niblack faces locating authentic forged paper.
Washington November 19 Maj Gen W P Duvall named to replace Maj Gen John I Weston in command of troops in the Philippines Weston to depart December 15 turning over to Gen Tasker H Buggs pending Gen Duvall arrival Gen Barry likely to succeed Weston in Cuba's American army post
Omaha residents Mr and Mrs Helmrod, former Omaha residents, learned of the death of Mrs. George Helmrod, wife of the American consul in Herne Switzerland, via a cablegram dated November 19 from Herne.
Washington on November first Senator Hale says no effort will be made to alter the tariff law at the upcoming session and no radical changes are expected. He notes possible readjustments but not a tearing down of the system. Hale has returned for the monetary commission meeting and hints at incidental bank inspection changes. He also downplays pursuing Allison's senate appropriations chairmanship.
The Italian ambassador declares the Abruzzi Elkins engagement report is private and the embassy had no involvement or announcements. Navy says no truth to Philippine squadron voyage to China and that orders would be publicly announced if any change occurred.
In New York on Wednesday two Interborough Rapid Transit Company workers were killed when a Work Train derrick collided with the Sixth Avenue overherd bridge at Thirty third Street. The derrick boom tore off and toppled onto riders. Deceased were Carl Heinrich and Henry Baumann. two others injured.
John R. Rockefeller testified for the defense in the Standard Oil dissolved trust suit before Judge Franklin Ferris. The former executive recounted the early oil trade and the birth of the company that grew into Standard Oil of Ohio, highlighting a $2000 loan and a $1,000,000 capitalization. His remarks followed questions from John G. Millburn as a large crowd gathered at the customs building.
Chicago November 19 The first Catholic missionary congress ended last night with a stirring address by W Bourke Cochran of New York. Delegates numbering about 1500 including church leaders applauded its plan for a new missionary movement to preserve Catholicism among immigrants and to send priests to sparsely settled districts.
In Roanoke Virginia on November 19 Dr. W. H. Gregory a local dentist was found not guilty of attempted criminal assault against Miss Theodora Irvin a New York college teacher. The jury accepted the defense that the plaintiff suffered an hallucination caused by the drug chloroform while under dental care.
Pittsburg readers report a claim that Senator Elkins of West Virginia phoned local post office and customs officials from Elking, Virginia, to question publicity about a ring sent from Rome to Miss Elkins being held for duty. Local authorities deny the call and gave no commitment on the ring’s whereabouts.
Lilia Deprey, a French subject, has been in the county jail six months awaiting a deportation hearing after authorities charged she was brought to the United States for immoral purposes. W R Mansfield escorted her to New York for the deportation order following an Immigration bureau investigation. Suspect Schevalier faced perjury accusation with cash or personal property valued over $4,000 seized after police arrest.
In Bardstown Kentucky the Tom Moore distillery warehouse burned, destroying whiskey valued around four hundred thousand dollars. In Kansas City Missouri eleven people were injured when two Santa Fe trains derailed near the city. Most escaped with only minor bruises.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Gré Bros shoe factory in Frederickstirg, Va. The loss is reported at about 50,000 dollars, with insurance partially covering the damage.
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