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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
17
Navy in-Chief leads a lengthy column as the battleship fleet is reviewed in Hampton Roads with formal salutes and ceremonial honors marking the pass in review by the fleet and senior officers.
The 16 first class battleships under Rear Admiral Evans set sail from Old Point Comfort for a 14000 mile Pacific cruise. President Roosevelt watched as the fleet departed with heavy stores, ammunition, and a thousand sailors marching in review. The fleet's first stage ends at Trinidad on Christmas Eve.
At Yolande coal mine in Tuskaloosa County near Birmingham 38 bodies were recovered with fire inside the mine suggesting 30 to 40 more may be trapped. An explosion caused by a windy shot below the second entry led to widespread death estimates, as 26 men escaped. Rescue efforts continued at the Yolande mine with state mine officials and former Miners Union president Ed Flynn assisting.
St. Petersburg December 17 Admiral Rojestvensky, who led the ill starred Russian fleet around Africa to its 1905 defeat, says the American Atlantic squadron voyage to the Pacific is entirely practicable. He spoke with an Associated Press correspondent and outlined difficulties Rear Admiral Evans would face, noting sheltered harbors for coaling and favorable summer currents through the Straits of Magellan.
St Louis, Dec 17. Charles Van Studdiford, husband of actress Grace Van Studdiford, filed a petition in federal court seeking bankruptcy. Liabilities reach 12353 with assets of 168. Once a wealthy real estate figure, he and Grace married amid St Louis society. She later left the stage, returned to it, and rebuilt a country home after a sequence of realty losses.
President Roosevelt ended his Pacific fleet voyage with a cheerful wave as the Mayflower tied at Washington Navy Yard at 8 20 AM. The White House carriage waited for the president and party, who then proceeded to the White House by 8 45 AM. A wireless message was handed to the president before departure, marking the last word from the fleet.
Washington reports no word from the Atlantic fleet since it left the Virginia Capes yesterday at dawn. Wireless contact with Norfolk stations occurred but did not reach Washington. The fleet, moving about 220 knots, is believed to have crossed the Gulf Stream and to be east of the Carolina coast according to the sailing program.
In Teheran the Persian parliament issues a manifesto to the world defending constitutional government as the nation’s salvation. It accuses the Shah of violating his covenant, notes ongoing talks with the old cabinet, and reports closures of the post office and shops with no newspapers published today.
The North Dakota, largest battleship after her sister Delaware, was laid down at Fore River Ship Building. Admiral Evans' fleet fired a farewell salvo as construction begins. The contractor has three years to finish, with launching possible in about ten months if materials arrive on time.
Wireless:18 Interupted reports from Norfolk Virginia on December 1 describe an interruption in communications and incomplete details, with early notes pointing to potential service disruption and follow up expected. The fragment hints at a local incident affecting lines or broadcasts in the region.
intelligible communication from Norfolk or Cape Henry during the day with Rear Admiral Evan's Pacific and Atlantic fleet, which sailed from Hampton Roads yesterday.
General Skallon suspends the Polish school association in Russian Poland. Sixteen hundred Polish schools are closed. Funds totaling 150000 dollars held by the association have been sent abroad to avoid confiscation.
Washington December 17 Geo T Cutts of New York has been named receiver of a bank in this city. The appointment follows the collapse of the institution amid unsettled finances and signals a formal process to wind up its affairs. The action designates Cutts to manage assets and liabilities, safeguard depositors, and oversee settlement proceedings under state banking supervision. Local regulators indicated the move aims to protect creditors while the bank’s condition is assessed and a plan for liquidation or rehabilitation is developed.
In Washington the Buck Stove and Range company of St. Louis won a temporary injunction against the Federation of Labor to halt its boycott. Justice Gould granted the order as the case moves toward final hearing, likely not before next spring, with questions still pending on interstate commerce implications.
In a circuit court trial of Henry Hockemeyer, the state seeks to establish obstruction of view into the Calhoun street saloon by blinds and a restaurant partition. Roy Woodhull and George Meyers testified they could not see the interior from the street after entering through a restaurant doorway.
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