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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
10
Reports from St. John New Brunswick describe a devastating Bay of Chaleur storm that killed over 100 people. Fishing fleets from Caraquet Shippagan Gaspe and Gaspe coast suffered heavy losses with many vessels and crews missing or destroyed. Losses exceed 500000 with widespread wreckage and snowblanketed coasts.
Washington reports a projected total wheat yield of 900 million bushels this year, the largest in U S history and about 137 million bushels above the previous peak. Excellent growing conditions and a 6.4 percent rise in planted acreage drive the record, with oats and barley also expected to post large historical yields.
President Wilson pressures Democratic leaders to ensure a vote on the constitutional amendment for nationwide liquor prohibition. He argues the party bears responsibility if the measure remains pending at session end. Burleson conveyed the administration’s stance advising against evading the vote.
Cleveland Public school teachers won a point in their bid to unionize. The Common Pleas Court granted an injunction forbidding the Board of Education from enforcing a resolution that bans employing teachers who are members of a labor union. The judge cited that Ohio laws encourage labor organizations.
Adjustment of the wage scale in the Pittsburgh district brings back about 40,000 miners under a two year contract. Machine men receive sixty nine cents a ton, pick miners one dollar a ton, with each miner awarded an electric safety lamp powered by a storage battery.
The House approved the Administration’s full anti trust program including labor amendments. The Interstate Trade Commission bill passed unanimously. The Clayton bill advanced 275 to 54 with 41 Republicans and 1 Democrat voting against or present. The Railroad Stock and Bond bill cleared 325 to 12 with eight Republicans and four Democrats opposed. The measures target interlocking directorates price fixing and holding companies with three fold damages for violators.
A spree of daylight robberies in Brooklyn and Manhattan netted about $6,400 in payroll funds from three messenger firms. Masked bandits used revolvers and blackjacks, escaping in cars as victims were assaulted or robbed in elevators and streets. In Philadelphia a bank messenger lost over $5,000 before thieves cut his wallet.
A Detroit resident paid one cent federal income tax at the local office. A deputy estimated it cost the department about $1.50 to collect. Had the ten month income been one cent less, no tax would be due. The taxpayer earned $2,600.51, with $2,500 exempt.
The crisis in Mexico deepens as Huerta threats Tampico and blocks the Antilla cargo. The United States clarifies it will keep Tampico open to commerce while constitutionalists, elated by the open port stance, press toward Mexico City with ammunition needs clear.
Dr D Winton Dunn former Duquoin mayor died from revolver wounds after being shot six times through a door by Jesse Joplin a 35 year old speculator. Dunn had refused to treat a sick child over an unpaid bill and died after being rushed to St Louis.
In Freehold New Jersey Joseph Lopatin his wife Rebecca 24 their daughter Jennie 2 1/2 and son William 8 months die when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train strikes their car at a private crossing. Lopatin is gravely injured and taken to Long Branch Hospital.
Albert Thomas his wife and young daughter and Mrs Jesse Ray were killed when their car collided with a Chicago Burlington and Quincy train at a crossing north of Linneus Missouri. Jesse Ray and a daughter were injured as the wreck was cleared. The group had been visiting in Green Castle Sullivan county and were returning home to Wheeling.
Frank Cantin, the chauffeur who aided fugitive Harry Thaw after his Canada escape, died when his car overturned two miles outside North Stratford New Hampshire while en route to Colebrook. Cantin was buried under the wrecked vehicle.
A tornado swept across northwestern Iowa killing seven people and injuring about a dozen. The deceased include P. W. Yetuma Patrick Dougherty John McNult two children Mary Bisland child William Bills Howard Bills and William McDaniels. A child of John Bisland was torn from his father’s arms and killed near Archer.
Supreme Court rules federal power over interstate commerce supreme, overriding conflicting state laws and orders. The 7 to 2 decision empowers the Interstate Commerce Commission to curb state-imposed rates, potentially forcing readjustment of passenger fares and relieving railroads from burdensome local regulations. Justice Pitney and Justice Lurton dissented.
Lieut. Samuel H. Houston shot and killed a drunken Mexican during a knife fight with Vera Cruz police. General Funston exonerated the officer after the incident occurred amid tense occupation conditions.
In Paris a rare June snowfall coated parts of the city with two and a half inches of snow and hail. Horses struggled through the drift on the Champs Elysees as the air carried a wintry chill, the temperature around 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Caraquet N B reports a deadly storm at Liscon Point where nine fishermen died from three wrecked schooners. Of thirty six vessels caught in the gale on Friday night two crews perished leaving nine men lost and one schooner still missing. Remaining ships from this port returned to port after the storm.
The 4,000 ton Panama Railroad steamship Alliance steamed through the Gatun locks with Gov. Goethals in attendance. The voyage, though not a lock test, demonstrated the electric locomotives that move ships through the canal as a large crowd cheered.
Dover Delaware reports the strawberry crop estimated at one million dollars this season as about 3 500 imported workers help in Kent and Sussex Counties. The feature highlights fruit growers and families in the countryside as harvest proceeds.
After more than two decades a commission was appointed by Governor Tener and key laws passed in Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia to proceed with the waterway linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River. About 60 million dollars of cost will come from the three states and the federal government. The project aims to cut living costs and boost Pittsburgh area rail traffic, with engineers and business groups endorsing its profitability and strategic value.
About 8000 workers of the Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union strike Pittsburgh plants of Westinghouse Electric and Westinghouse Machine Company. Three thousand electric workers refuse shop entry after a mass meeting and other workers join later. They demand ends to the premium price and bonus system, reemployment of all discharged since February 1, and employment rotation in slow periods.
In Pittston township near Dupont James Poole’s daughter Mary aged 15 died when mischievous boys tipped a watering trough and a horse bit her neck during the attempt to right it. The incident followed the horses waiting to be watered at Poole’s stable.
T Larry Eyre proposes to donate use of over 100 horsepower turbine and turbine wheel for 999 years to power town lighting along Brandywine, replacing current $12,000 annual payments to the local electric lighting company.
John D. Stauffer once a cashier at Tri County Bank of Pottstown was found guilty in Criminal Court of embezzlement. He allegedly took a bill of lading from a draft sent to the bank and used the goods shipped to his liquor house in Philadelphia without paying the amount.
Dickinson College trustees met for an annual session that ran late without selecting a new president to succeed Dr. Eugene A Noble who resigned. Dr. James H Morgan will serve as president pro tem. Financial condition was reviewed and deemed better than expected with improved prospects for the coming year.
Ninety year old Squire Hauser of Weaverville was riding in Northampton when a stallion led to water by Michael Metchko attacked. The horse was bitten, the buggy wrecked, and Hauser suffered injuries and shock after being thrown from the buggy. The stallion was subdued with pitchforks and chains.
A Coatesville justice of the peace for 25 years and elected five times, George C. Myer celebrated his 75th birthday. The item highlights local civic figures and ongoing community stories across Lancaster, Reading, Shamokin and nearby towns.
For a week a large number of Polanders have left Chester due to lack of work in the steel industry. Authorities note unemployment and seek possibilities to stabilize labor.
Harrisburg report states Judge McCarrell upholds the 1913 act honoring auto license revenues for the State Highway Department. Auditor General Powell and State Treasurer Young are directed to issue warrants on accumulated license funds, now over a million dollars, for Highway Commissioner Bigelow’s requisition.
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon argues in a weekend health talk that although motion pictures remain a popular affordable amusement, theatres must ensure proper ventilation and cleanliness. He cites fire protection lessons from past incidents and warns crowded stuffy auditoriums worsen pneumonia and other diseases.
Primary campaign spending tallies show Senator Ross Penrose at 814 604.73 with no contributions and major expenses including advertising and printing 7 191.71 clerk hire 1 966.62 hotel 1 269.77 and postage 2 438.86. Democratic contender A Mitchell Palmer spent 2 541.44 and Gif ford Pinchot 2 753.53 in the race for the United States Senate nomination.
The Public Service Commission dismissed the complaint by C S Goerlich and J J Shonk accusing Bethlehem City Water Company of discriminatory rates. The suit alleged the water company charged two different rates for the same service in West Bethlehem with 40 percent discounts on borough plant streets and only 25 percent on other streets.
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