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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
8
A historical note highlights telegraphic data compiled by a small group to illuminate public knowledge. It frames the effort as part of a broader push for accessible information and civic education.
Edward H Harriman famed railway magnate dies at Tower Hill Arden New York after a lengthy intestinal disorder. Death time given as 3 35 pm though sister cites 1 30 pm. Stock market reaction anticipated as official time follows trading halt. Also notes Eagles headquarters potential move to South Bend and a collision injuring 27 on Elgin Belvidere line near Huntley Illinois.
J. O. Butler of Bellefontaine Ohio, aged 86, advocates eating pie for breakfast claiming it digests all day. He says he has eaten pie for breakfast for sixty years and approves its use as a morning meal substitute.
Alice Webb Duke, divorced wife of tobacco magnate Brodie L Duke, has been committed to the asylum for the insane at Kankakee Illinois. She appeared a wreck and ten minutes were needed to convince the jury of restraint and treatment. Cranberry Crop Destroyed by Frost in Wisconsin. Reports from Necedah the Wests largest cranberry district show frost and fire ruined the crop. many marshes are ruined and no picking will be attempted.
The deposed Shah of Persia exits the Russian legation in Teheran and begins a journey toward Russia. He is expected to live in exile, likely in Odessa.
Sunday through Friday reports recount experts in Washington debating cenia cooperation, Dr. Cook under scrutiny, Peary's pole claim, and a raft of incidents: Laurentian wreck survivors, a Detroit torso, murder probe, census clerk exams, avalanches of bank deposits, drought hitting crops, and arctic diplomacy. Different nations and figures converge in a week of trials.
The Allan Line steamer Laurentian bound from Boston to Glasgow struck rocks near Cape Race during dense fog at dawn. About fifty passengers and forty crew escaped to land after being jolted from bed by the sea surge as boats were launched and Captain Imrie and officers managed a calm evacuation in a stiff northwest wind.
John D. Rockefeller, at his Cleveland area country home, tells reporters he plans to quit interviews, denounces press bias, and argues that once a person lawfully accumulates wealth the public has no right to shares in those earnings. He opposes ex post facto laws affecting property rights and defends indivisible ownership.
The article notes the Kentucky arrest of John Roberts for making Mexican bank notes as illustrating how counterfeiters are pursued globally. It explains U S law against counterfeiting foreign currency, the Treasury’s Secret Service focus on domestic forgery, and potential extradition if imitation coins are traced to the United States. It also mentions expert money changers often detecting such fakes.
Campaign education secured passage of a new city charter in St Joseph Missouri by 1503 in a total vote of 4431, with councilors to be chosen at large rather than by wards. Initiative and referendum will be tested, and the Mayor may appoint the Board of Health Utilities Commission Park Board and most city officers, shifting governance to commissions.
George Simons a young civil engineer killed his mother after she refused money to marry and then shot himself in Viola Hartranft's Pottsville home. He hid the body of the slain woman for a week, used quicklime to conceal it, sealed the room with paraffin, and posted a Paint sign to deter visitors. He died before any suspicion arose.
James B. Hill Jr. aged 38 leaped from a train returning him to Woodville county home after escaping the asylum on Aug. 6. He was found at Rock Springs Ohio and died from injuries. He was a member of the Edwin M. Hill Lumber Company.
In Oregon Judge Bean, via Judge Dietrich, dismissed the government case against Barber Lumber Company to cancel a 35000 acre timber land entry in the Boise basin valued at 1 million dollars. The government charged a conspiracy to defraud but the court found insufficient proof.
The finance committee report shows total receipts of 110 986 34 and expenses of 107 397 20 for Yale's four major sports in 1907 08. Football topped the list as the biggest money maker with 26 306 96 in receipts, exceeding expenses.
The North Pole is claimed by Peary on April 6 1909, matching Cook's earlier achievement. Dispatches from Indian Harbor Cape Race Newfoundland and Newfoundland officials confirm the feat with white witnesses aboard Peary's expedition. Officers scientists and officials in Washington praise the historic discovery and its impact on exploration and knowledge.
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