Multiple Disasters and Deaths Mark Weekly News
A sweep of brief reports covers deaths from a Chelsea post office collapse in Massachusetts, a fish tragedy in Idaho, mob leader Mrs. Kate Howard’s death by action, cannibal reports in Yakutsk, counterfeit charges dropped in St. Louis, and various mine, train, and streetcar accidents. Also noted are insurance disputes, a bank cashier's death, a Southern Railway wreck, a streetcar fire, and police arrests in New York. The piece closes with baseball standings and West Point cadet dismissals for hazing and overall academy discipline actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakutsk
Lamuts
Siberia
United States
Mitchell
St. Louis
Sam Rogerslaw
David Schwartz
William McCracken
Nelogony
Oklo
Arkansas River
MccCracken
Alonzo Walters
Bank of
Ellaville
Windsor
Southern Railway
Southwestern Limited
Suwanee
Mason Watkins
B. F. Dewberry
Cleveland
Simon Barbagei
New York
Annie Arbucho
Joseph Asselta
Barbagei
John
Hailey-Ola
Haileyville
Okla
Br. Dpd
M. Hailey
James
Detroit
Philiphia Ooo
Boston
Washington
Chicago
American Association
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indi
Hi Kan
City
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
W. Ll. W. L Onmaln
Denver
Sioux City
Pueblo
Lincoln
Des Moines
Adjt
Ainsworth
Army
William T. Rossel, Jr
Harry L. Weaver
Military Academy
West Point
Wright
Mrs Kate Howard Dies After Race Riot Arrest in Springfield
Mrs Kate Howard who led a mob during the Springfield race riots is said to have boasted she would die by her own hand if pushed too far. She died at the county jail at 6 15 AM after being arrested on a murder charge. Polson choked at home and died en route to prison. she was 42. The grand jury indicted three for the lynching of Scott Burton and William Donegan. Mrs Howard and Abe Raymer were charged with leading the mob at 12th and Madison streets early Saturday morning Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Howard
Springfield
Polson
Scott Burton
William Donegan
Howard
Abe Raymer
Burton
12Th
Madison Streets
Nation owns huge land area in public domain
The General Land Office reports on July 1, 1908 the remaining undisposed public lands. Alaska is excluded with 368,021 acres. The total land area listed is 74,805,205 acres, with state by state figures from Alabama to Wyoming and Uriah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Land Office
Washington
Alaska
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Uriah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total
Shonts Flags Election’s Impact on Railroads Future
TI Shonts president of the Chicago and Alton and Clover Leaf railroads, en route to Centerville homecoming, says the coming election will shape railroad future. He cites falling property values, no capital for improvements, and minimal spending except essential buys like 1440 steel cars for the Alton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shonts
Chicago and Alton and Clover Leaf
Duchess de Chaneies
Chicago
Centerville
Town
Alton
Independence party selects Hearst as chair in New York
The national committee of the new Independence party met in New York naming William R Hearst as chairman and Charles A Walsh as secretary. Bryan at Lincoln denied endorsing the Brownsville controversy and criticized Roosevelt action. Debs rejects a Taft victory claim in a letter to the Chicago Daily Socialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
New Independence Party
New York
William R. Hearst
Charles A. Walsh
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Biownsville
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Union New
Bryan
Kern
Frank Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Far West
Colorado Springs
Debs
Taft
Chicago
Sovielist
Republican Executive Committee
Representative McAkinley
Minois
Sherman
Congressional Committee
Democratic National Committee
Norman BR. Mack
The
Buffalo Times
Beven
Independence Party
Fitzgerald Arrested For 173000 Theft In Chicago
James W. Fitzgerald, former United States subtreasury teller, was arrested on a state warrant for allegedly stealing 173000 from government vaults. He was arraigned by Judge Arthur H. Chetlain, released on 10000 bond, with hearings set for a week. Detectives from the Young agency said Fitzgerald offered to sell two 1000 bills for 500 each, linking him to the long mystery of the vault loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
Chicago
Treasury House
Arthur H. Chetlain
Fitzgerald
Chetlain
James Ralth
Wabash Avenue
John C. McCafferty
United States Tent and Outing Company
la Salle Street
Young Detective Agency
Government Secret Service Department
Young
Nerbert F. Young
Bille Stira
Col
Harry ©. Gano
A. Booth & Co
Teller
Young Agency
Col. Gano
Edward R. Litzinger
Alabama Governor Dispatches Troops After Lynching Threat
Governor Comer orders two regiments into camp near Birmingham after the lynching of striker Will Millen, accused of dynamiting a strike breaker’s home, as mining tensions escalate in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Gov. Comer
Alabama
Birmingham
Will Millen
Pensacola Sheriff, Deputies Flee Lynching Threats
UOMecers fear lynching after a Pensacola Florida sheriff and deputies fled into a lynching party. The group escalated with fatal consequences and threats of further violence. One deputy has fled the area while the sheriff vows to stand his ground amid the turbulent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Military Court Surrender of Private Klein at Kankakee
Private Joseph B Klein of the First Illinois National Guard was surrendered at Kankakee by Captain Henry Barrett Chamberlin but released on $10,000 bonds. The case drew comment from General Young who said Klein acted from duty, not malice. Springfield grand jury probes riot actions, indicting Bechtel Sage OToole and others amid ongoing mob violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Klein
Illinois National Guard
Kankakee
Henry Barrett Chamberlin
F. C. Young
Klein
Earle Nelson
Springfield
Ilinois Surety Company
Chicago
Chamberlin
James Miles
Percy B. Coffin
C. H. Leichliter
General Young
Young Nelson
Young
Chisago
George Richardson
Mabelle Hallam
J. W. Bechtel
William W. Sage
Fergy” O'Toole
Bechtel
Scott Burton
Sage
Burton
O'Toole
William Sutton
Reece
Loper
Riverton
Sherman
First Cavalry
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Belgium Moves Toward Congo Annexation by Parliament
The Belgium Chamber of Deputies approved the Congo annexation treaty by 83 to 55. The vote signals a likely annexation with the Senate and King Leopold ready to endorse, though questions of Belgium's financial responsibility remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Congo
Senate
Leopold
Reunited Couple Starts Anew In Northeast Minneapolis
A Russian woman, left by an absent husband at the Union depot, wandered the streets until police found her near starvation. The baby died after hospital care, and the couple, after weeks apart, reunited with their 3 year old son and established a home in northeast Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Union Depot
Leftin
Minneapolis
High Court Stung in Oil Case Petition to Rehear
Government petitions for a rehearing of the Standard Oil case claiming the Court of Appeals misinterpreted the law. The filing challenges the Landis fine of 29.24 million dollars and urges Supreme Court review to preserve the Interstate Commerce Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Petthon
Grosscup
Seaman
Baker
Standard Oil
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Landis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Bonaparte
Frank B. Kellogg
Edwin W. Sims
James H. Wilkerson
Supreme Court
William A. “Small
District Attorney's Office
Hallowell
Grosscup, Seaman
Sims
Wilkerson
John S. Miller
Oll
Standard Oil Company
Chicago Trade Review Signs of Sustained Recovery
In Chicago the business tone brightens with continued activity and confidence in expanding consumption. Bank payment shrinkage declines while industrial demand and operations in general merchandise rise. retailers approach last year’s levels aided by visitors. Grain and livestock receipts adjust, bank clearings dip 2.6 percent from 1987, and district failures total 24 as of week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sukhak
WNZ
Don's Review of Trade
New York Market Outlook and Trade Shifts in 1908
New York reports show strong buyer activity in northern and western centers amid ongoing demand for goods, shoes, clothing, hats, and millinery. Optimism rises with small grain harvests nearing completion, spring wheat progress, and corn moving toward maturity, while Southern markets lag and Alabama coal strike hurts Birmingham trade. collections improve but many payments still lag. Headstreet's commercial Report notes weekly US business failures at 20 for Aug 20, Canada at 3, with year-over-year declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Headstreet
Chicago Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains
A mixed list of regional commodity prices shows Chicago tables for cattle hogs sheep and grains with values for prime heavy common to prime and various grades of wheat corn oats rye and hay. Additional entries cover Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and November clover seed figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis -Cattie
Cincinnati
Ste
Tate
Tike
Detroit
MuAaki
Milwaukee
Harley
New York
Toledo
Paper Trust Strike On In Wage Reduction Protest
The International Paper Company workers nationwide struck in response to wage cuts. About 30,000 employees halted work as a protest, affecting mills operated by the so called paper trust in multiple locations. The action reflects union resistance to reduced pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Paper Company, Or Trust
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Bessemer Herald, Ee
Tony Pastor
Elmhurst
L. I
Chelsea
Mass
Hudson
Terre Haute
National Dresident Lewis
United Mineworkers of America
I. F. Tupper
Snake River
Twin Falls
Ill
Spean Grand Jury
Murr
Politics
Politicians
Official Fellows
Hin
National Guard
Slayer of
Bay
King Leopold OF
Federal Appellate Tribunal
Landia
Company of New Jersey
Grosseup
Trade and Industry
Hine Forth County
Minn
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