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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
6
A deadly blaze at the New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana early Sunday morning left an estimated fifteen to twenty five dead. Night Clerk Pipkins alerted residents as flames spread rapidly trapping occupants. Firefighters used ladders to rescue many while others leaped from windows to the street.
A Washington dispatch reports an imminent railroad freight rate increase within three to four months unless railway conditions improve. An Interstate Commerce Commission member says carriers may raise rates or cut employees' wages, though both personal and official views oppose the choice.
Three lawyers of the House were authorized Saturday to make a final examination of the eight hour bill pending before the House committee on Labor. The measure would require all government work to follow an eight hour day and bars procurement of materials from vendors who used more than eight hours daily labor.
The House on Saturday approved a relief resolution proposed by Representative Bowers of Mississippi. It appropriates 250000 dollars to aid sufferers from the cyclone that struck Mississippi Alabama and Georgia on April 24.
Charles Coster, a leading broker and society figure, killed himself Tuesday night triggering the suspension of the New York firm Coster Knapp & Co. The firm announced its temporary halt on Wednesday, citing his death as the direct cause of the action.
Physiologists state the animal body is about eighty percent water and must be replenished to maintain normal function. Proper hydration supports muscle elasticity and heat distribution, while excess water intake usually causes no harm unless taken to extremes.
A Family Doctor summary notes Dr H.W.S. Toms based on 1,300 eye exams finding 90 percent of reflex or neuralgic headaches linked to ocular defects. Over 600 patients were unaware of their defect. many cases show slight refractive error or muscular imbalance with ciliary spasm causing near-vision headaches.
A New Yorker recalls seeing in Rome an ebony walking stick designed to accompany mourning wear. The stick features a dull finish and a plain gun metal band near the handle, noted as elegant yet not overtly mourning in intent. The observer doubts many would wear mourning canes widely.
A letter from a St Paul Park resident claims coffee caused fatigue headaches and digestive issues and credits quitting coffee for Postum Food Coffee with restoring health. Recounted testimonies include a former WCTU state president and others who note heart, asthma, and dyspepsia improvements after switching drinks.
Texas Representative Harvie Burleson writes to Southern Cotton Association president urging remedies through regular channels. He cites lack of White House support for his proposed commission and says he will push his bill to restrict gambling in cotton regardless. He stresses existing cabinet views favor legitimate exchanges while condemning bucket shops.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester New Hampshire the world’s largest cotton mill operation with about 18000 workers began curtailment by closing Thursday night and shifting to a four day work week. The reduction will continue indefinitely.
Two men hid aboard the New York St. Louis Express from Pittsburg and overpowered the messenger to steal four sealed bags of currency. The total loot is not yet known.
Secretary Strang of the Department of Commerce and Labor orders deportation of fifteen glass workers brought to this country from Belgium as contract laborers. The case prompts discussion that unions have used foreign importation amid labor disputes.
Attorneys for H. H. Tift and associates file suit in Macon against Southeastern Tariff Association railroads for failing to file quarterly freight charge returns on lumber to Ohio River points and the West. Judge Emory Speer signs an order to show cause in Macon on May 34 to explain why they should not forfeit a 500000 bond, as lumbermen continue under the attacked tariff.
The senate appropriations committee moved to fund embassy expansion including $400,000 to acquire a site and build an American embassy in Paris. Additional sums covered the Tokyo residence of the Japanese secretary and $10,000 for Joint High Commission Canada matters. The total diplomatic appropriation rose to $8,987,985, up $463,642 from theHouse bill.
Wells Fargo Express Company reports a 63000 Mexican peso loss from a through safe on a City of Mexico to Torreon train. An agent who knew the safe combination boarded at a station, then departed the train and remains at large as authorities search for him.
Charles L. Letten once chief clerk in the New Orleans first district tax collector office was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of embezzling one hundred thousand dollars. He vanished last summer, was tracked by authorities, and was found on the river front attempting to summon courage before he drowned himself.
Rev Dr Morgan Dix longtime rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church in New York died at Trinity rectory after a brief illness. He was 81, born in New York City and son of General John A Dix, famed for his dispatch on the flag.
Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line railways report tax returns to the Georgia comptroller general showing declines of more than 2.09 million dollars from 1907. The Ocean Steamship Co of Savannah also posts a loss of over 150 thousand despite adding a new vessel. Louisville and Nashville reports 2. three million with franchise 282 thousand.
Inman & Co. of Augusta, a leading cotton firm, entered involuntary bankruptcy Monday. Receiver Percy H. Adams was appointed by Referee King, Spalding & Little representing Gulf Compress, with J G Evans and R Sims, Thomas W. Barrett Jr. of Augusta as agents. Debts and assets exceed 1,250,000 dollars. The Augusta firm is not connected to similarly named firms in Atlanta, Houston, or New York.
The Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Company issues a letter to subscribers announcing rate increases to uniform levels. Residential phones rise to 3 dollars per month, from 2, 2.50, or 3, while business phones will cost 4 dollars instead of 3. The change follows a Georgia railroad commission ruling.
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