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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
A surgeon general of the navy proposes a dental corps. The item speculates on duties amid stormy seas and frames the idea as a strategic move in naval health care.
A recent movement in Paris to tax visitors collapsed as French men chose to continue soaking tourists as they have in the past, keeping the status quo for visitor revenue.
The statement asserts that a historic Chinese rule requiring the emperor to be from the next generation was created by a coalition of potential regents and maintained by ongoing interests across ages.
The article notes a new female leader succeeding the former one who is described as clever and resourceful. It observes the paradox of a society that despises women yet allows a woman to wield great power, pointing to historical parallels.
A New York club bans servants from taking tips under threat of dismissal. The piece argues tipping is entrenched and requires a prolonged struggle to uproot. It asserts the tipper and tipped roles must be addressed and urges action for freedom.
A Japanese veteran warns of a hundred years war claim while noting Japan's near bankruptcy after a little over a year of fighting. He argues peace is beautiful and that a war-scare press bureau promotes endless conflict.
In France Mons Dufour developed pure quartz thermometer tubes that are highly transparent and more heat resistant than glass. These tubes allow thermometers to measure from 465°F up to over 1000°F, with potential to reach 1800 degrees as quartz does not soften below that point.
A New York paper reports the Pennsylvania Railroad planting a plantation of trees for future use and credits the road as a pioneer in tree planting. Western lines like Union Pacific had begun earlier. The Indiaman John P Brown of Connersville has advised railroads in the west south Canada and Mexico for years. Most large rail systems now show interest in the program.
At a Dublin scientific meeting Prof. G. Elliott Smith argued that earliest Nile valley remains align with later finds, showing Egypt and Nubia were inhabited by the same race for about 6,000 years. He noted the people remained small, with average men about five feet three inches tall throughout history.
Mrs. Isabella J. Martin, convicted of conspiring in the dynamiting of Judge Ogden’s home in Oakland, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Her counsel failed to obtain a stay on insanity grounds. She attempted suicide after sentencing, with powders found on her, one suspected to be strychnine and another containing powdered glass.
Western Union investigators uncover an organized theft scheme among Pacific coast railroad operators. Theft amounts reach hundreds of thousands of dollars as messages show reduced receipts and destroyed records. Warrants issued for several Washington state operators, with at least one confession. The company expects trials after year’s start.
Four men including John H. Sanderson James Shunaker William B. Snyder and William L Matheus were convicted of defrauding the state in a wooden furniture contract case in Dauphin county court. They received two years imprisonment and fines up to 600 each and were granted bail pending appeal to the Superior Court after sentencing.
Hongkong reports growing fear that protests in Canton after a coolie’s death on the Falsham may erupt into broader anti foreign violence. The situation prompted Britain to dispatch a torpedo boat destroyer Hart to Canton for reassurance and control.
San Francisco reports shippers and importers across California plan a state wide protest against the new transcontinental rate rise by the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads. Mass meetings are set for December 30 in major cities to present grievances, with an executive committee preferring direct action over court appeals or waiting for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Washington the Senate on Wednesday decided to investigate the president’s annual message criticism of Congress for prohibiting secret service men from duty in other departments. Senator Aldrich will sponsor the inquiry after debate on terms and introduction.
Announcement from New York states John J. Hanahan grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will sever his official connection on January 1 to become vice president of the American Automatic Stoker Company based in Chicago. D W Ross is company president with interests by Edward Hawley and Theodore F P Shonts of New York.
The Boise to Butte rail project, once dropped, shows renewed traction with major railroad figures including E. H. Harriman. Chicago meetings before the election laid plans to push the scheme if Taft won, and post election discussions outline a path contingent on Boise’s support.
In Park City Utah C E Chaliote a blacksmith died of exposure after walking about a mile and a half toward the Keystone mine. His frozen body was found in the snow at Rocky Point Sunday morning by a King Consolidated mine team.
London reports that Whitelaw Reid plans to resign when the Taft administration takes office in Washington. The ambassador has indicated willingness to stay if approved by Washington but has not received any indication that President Taft would permit his remaining at the court of St James.
H A Jastro of Bakersfield California president and T W Samlinson of Denver secretary of the American National Livestock association arrived in Los Angeles to plan the twelfth annual convention January 26 to 28. Officers will arrange speakers including top California figures and likely Gifford Pinchot. From 500 to 1000 delegates expected.
The Bitter Root valley in Hamilton Montana is chosen as a major forestry service nursery on the west fork of the Bitter Root river near Trapper Creek. The nursery is already started with several trees to be raised this year as officials expect rapid expansion in the coming years.
Washington. The president considers a thorough examination and report on the foundations under the locks and dams along the Panama canal line. The aim is to assess the task's magnitude and cost, with eminent civil engineers likely to be employed for the duty.
Washington reacting to Francis J. Heney's visit as a signal for a Heney boom for attorney general. Supporters believe the Pacific coast deserves cabinet representation and Taft would make an apt choice for the new Taft administration in this region.
In Ely Nevada George Bretano and Amelia Bogan aged 15 were shot and seriously wounded by Austrian Peter Digosisich who is jailed. The victims survive with a chance of recovery. Digosisich initially admitted the attack but later denied knowing the affair.
Marconi wireless from the steamer Arabic reports Father Kelly of St. Agnes Church Paterson died by suicide, jumping overboard at 3 a.m. Thursday near Sea Queenstown Ireland. He faced melancholia and gloom while en route to spend Christmas with relatives. rescue was impossible due to a tempestuous sea.
G. W. Greenough, a prominent ranchman from Pinedale Wyoming, wandered for fifty four hours in the Big Sandy desert after losing his bearings while seeking a laprobe. He staggered to the McQuillan ranch more than 100 miles from the loss point, severely THIRSTY and exposed.
Manila reports eleven dead and thirteen seriously ill at Keithley camp Mindanao island after soldiers of the Eighteenth Infantry drank Calumbic acid a calumba root extract served as Vino a native drink at a nearby resort on December 15 with the last death on December 17 an official military inquiry is in progress with few details released
Frank Bryant, 26, was hanged in the county jail here on Friday for the murder on August 26 of Thomas Brady, a 70 year old. Bryant stole money from Brady's trunk to visit his sweetheart in Chicago. On the scaffold he thanked Sheriff Werner and bid witnesses farewell before the trap was sprung.
Portland Oregon Railway and Navigation train No 1 the Chicago Portland special was held up nine miles east of Portland shortly after 9 p m by four unmasked robbers. They dynamited the express car in an attempt to seize valuables but secured little of value. The robbers forced Express Messenger O H Huff to open a small local safe containing only a few packages. the strong box was untouched. The robbers did not injure passengers and had the engine take the car down the track toward Portland.
Port au Prince General Antoine Simon, leader of the last Haitian revolution and recent victor in the capital, was unanimously elected president by the Haitian congress. A cheering crowd and salutes greeted the result from forts and gunboats. Other aspirants withdrew amid fears of renewed disorder and possible American intervention.
New York announces a large smelting and refining company organizing to build smelters in mining districts in the United States and abroad. It will be incorporated early next year with backing from top financial figures including directors from Amalgamated Copper and United States Steel. William Rockefeller is among the expected directors. The firm will serve metal and mining in Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, and Montana, with possible expansion to Arizona and Canada. Capital is set at 25 million dollars.
Elmer Hill charged with Mamie Womack murder was seized from Monticello jail by a mob from Adair and Russell counties. They dragged him four miles to Greasy Creek and hanged him from a tree. Passersby found the body Thursday morning as the mob acted quietly.
Washington reports that Frank B. Kellogg the government prosecutor of Standard Oil will not join President-elect Taft's cabinet. Kellogg was seen at the White House after a long conference and while not officially offered the attorney generalship the position had been widely promised to him.
Chicago police and church leaders hunt a woman described as a religious fanatic in connection with five church fires in Englewood and nearby areas. Fire attorney Frank J. Hogan claims to have information that could lead to her arrest amid fears of further arson and possible loss of life.
Prominent Los Angeles actor and Lasco stock company member Harry Glazier was found dead in his room at the Hotel Maryland in Pasadena on Thursday. Heart disease is cited as the cause. He leaves a widow and 15-year-old son in Glendale, with a career including The Three Musketeers and leadership of stock companies in Detroit and Toledo.
Northwest notes report the third annual Western Bowling congress tournament set for Seattle from May 29 to June 6 next year. Also listed are deaths and incidents across Montana Nevada and Idaho including a fatal mine accident in Butte, a mined-fire loss in Mina Nevada, a sanatorium blaze in Butte, and various court and crime items.
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