25 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1908
Page
1
The United States Navy fleet was escorted from Yokohama harbor by hundreds of decorated craft as officers and men recalled one of the most enjoyable receptions of the cruise. Admiral Sperry led ceremonies aboard the Connecticut while the group drew admiration from Japanese onlookers and local sailors.
Frank Manley, wealthy Fairbanks and Hot Springs operator, was arrested on a Texas warrant charging perjury and larceny of a mule. The case stems from 1894 when a railway accident killed a mule, Manley claimed damages, later allegedly keeping the payout after the mule appeared in another herd. He denies the charges as spiteful and plans to return to Texas with officials for trial, accompanied by his wife.
Hundreds of soldiers race into Lan sburg Tennessee to guard Governor Patterson amid threats of lynching tied to the Rankin murder inquiry. The governor has been warned to drop the investigation or face death, as arrests continue and details of the case become public.
Thousands joined a week’s water carnival featuring burning floats and fireworks. Battleship silhouettes glowed in incandescents while an American bluejacket rescued the Japanese flag from flames as crowds applauded. Admiral Sperry hosted dignitaries on the Connecticut in the afternoon aboard the Tokyo Yokohama visit.
The navy announced that the first squadron is returning to Manila while the second sails toward Amoy China and is due there next Thursday. Admiral Sperry sent the cable confirming the plan.
At a banquet for American fleet officers Viscount Kaneko stated Japan would stop building warships if the United States agrees to maintain a large Pacific fleet, a policy aimed at securing universal peace.
John Pothearst, an Alaskan, killed his wife and 8 year old daughter at the waterfront in Seattle. He wounded an infant son and shot himself, after a divorce case over drunkenness abuse and non support. The 2 month old baby survives as Pothearst lies fatally wounded. He had seized his wife's funds and belongings after selling a lodging house she relied on.
A terse quip notes that asking a man to lie down can provoke a rise or reaction, illustrating a sharp, humorous line about smart replies.
In Valdez on October 24 judge Reid named former U S Commissioner Goodwin and C G Labree receivers for Alaska Central railway after bondholders filed for foreclosure on a second mortgage. Frost had pressed foreclosure but bondholders oppose, hoping to rehabilitate finances and resume large scale construction.
Robertson powers a locomobile to win a mile race in 48 seconds, delivering a swift performance and marking a notable speed achievement for the era.
Sixteen cars started the Vanderbilt cup race on Long Island this morning. Robert son drove a flying locomobile to first place as thousands lined the course.
A 258 mile forenoon race ran in 4 hours 48 seconds giving America's first victory in this class. Sixteen cars started and thousands lined the early morning course after a 6 o'clock signal. Lyttle in an Insgotta took second place behind the winner.
United States consul general and inspector of all consulates in Europe Silas McFarland reportedly shot himself on a Hamburg to Berlin railway car. He fired one pistol shot to the head and died almost instantly, with no prior warning to fellow passengers.
Chicago October 24 Chairman Hitchcock head of the campaign committee forecasts Taft will win November 3 by a margin as large as Roosevelt’s 1904 landslide over Parker. He plans to publish a nationwide table of figures to support the claim.
Mr. Weitzel, foreman for Stoner and Brand on the Oregon group Vault Creek, is in town after a period of indisposition and will depart by the next stage for Valdez to visit his family in Seattle.
England records a birth rate of 28 per 1000 people, reflecting demographic trends. The figure underscores ongoing population dynamics and potential policy considerations.
The Nome Union Mining Company led by William, Galen, K Polider and Nick Lazarus reports uncovering a substantial pay body on Fox Gulch. Operating on claim No. 8 feet of dirt yields 10 to 20 cents per pan, boosting confidence to continue winter prospecting with renewed effort.
United Press reports a letter from Mrs. Hains to her husband describing nightly drunken officer and guest revelries at Fort Hamilton. Women reportedly led the scenes, with wine parties gambling and card games in private bedrooms as she refutes earlier charges about improper relations with Annis and a coerced confession.
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