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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
2
The Garland Globe lists subscription terms and advertising rates. The notice names A. Wixom as editor and manager and indicates publication every Saturday in Garland Utah.
President Roosevelt tells Congress to pass a model child labor bill for the District of Columbia and tighten anti trust rules with a new commissions oversight. He calls for revision of the tariff, postal savings banks, and a permanent waterway commission, urging swift financial legislation and conciliation over strikes.
Paul Bignami head of the local anarchist colony, arrested Wednesday, faces deportation. He arrived from New Orleans about a year ago and on Tuesday urged a crowd to blow up the fleet, assassinate President Roosevelt, and wipe out the city police department.
Washington reports strong support from the mines and mining committee for establishing a bureau of mines and mining within the interior department. A subcommittee will draft a bill in a week or two and report favorably. Senator William M. Stewart argued for interior department placement due to its link with the geological survey.
In Hanna Wyoming the Union Pacific Coal Company confirms only five of fifty nine miners and mine officials bodies recovered from Mine No 1. Doors are sealed to prevent gas danger while salvage works continue. Expected costs exceed 500000 with possible government probe and legal action to close the colliery.
In Pandora near Telluride the Smuggler Union mine manager General Buckeley Wells survived a dynamite attack as an unseen assailant placed a fuse outside his bedroom. He was hurled against the ceiling by the blast and left with scratches and hearing loss while a large search fails to reveal the perpetrator. The incident recalls the six year old murder of Wells’ predecessor Arthur L. Collins during a card game. Steve Adams, linked to the Idaho governor murder case, is to stand trial for Collins' killing, with Wells aiding Adams’ return to Colorado.
The steamship Pan American reports a long forgotten Cuatemala volcano near San Filipe waking after a three week dormancy. Lava and smoke spew threaten nearby towns as residents flee, fearing a Santa Maria scale eruption and widespread devastation.
W D Haywood denounced President Roosevelt and Idaho Governor Gooding at a Chicago socialist gathering. Resolutions opposed troop use in Alaska miners strike. He blamed coal mine owners for Wyoming mine explosion and called the New York bomb attack the deed of a deluded man. He urged funds to defend Steve Adams in the Telluride murder trial.
Instructions issued to land office registers and receivers outline making second desert land entries under the new law. Any person who forfeited or abandoned a prior entry may file a second entry even if the first was not completed. Local officer guidelines allow using existing affidavits with changes to support second desert applications.
Newton Kane A Bailey ex Wells Fargo messenger killed by an unknown assailant on a Santa Fe train between Florence and Newton early Sunday. Robbers ransacked both safes, taking at least $1,000 and some jewelry. Bailey was attacked as he slept, his head beaten.
Democrats from across Missouri gathered with 15 000 in the hall as William J Bryan and Judson Harmon headlined a Young Men's Democratic club banquet in Convention Hall Kansas City. Bryan dominated the event with repeated ovations from attendees.
Admiral Evans commanding the Atlantic fleet travels from Magdalena Bay to San Francisco aboard the Connecticut. He will go by rail to San Luis Obispo for treatment at a mineral springs resort, then the Connecticut returns to Magdalena Bay via San Diego to rejoin the fleet led by Rear Admiral Thomas. Evans will assume command when the fleet reaches San Diego.
The Women's Democratic club of New York at the Hoffman House monthly meeting endorsed the idea of appointing women as police. Miss Hattie Miller spoke on the subject and inspired support. The women guardians would oversee children and settle disputes and protect women on city streets.
A gas explosion and collapse at Union Pacific Coal Company mine No. 1 in Hanna Wyoming kills about sixty miners. A later explosion in the night destroys a rescue crew, including State Mine Inspector D M Siles. No full casualty list for volunteers is kept. The incident marks a two decade death toll around 300 for the mine.
In New York a bomb seized by an anarchist exploded during a police raid on a meeting of 10 000 unemployed. Two men were killed four wounded, and the bomber survived, later claiming he was commissioned to kill police though naming no accomplices.
Omaha Neb reports Union Pacific to issue 60 million dollars in bonds and soon re employ most workers from the mechanical department who were recently discharged. A minor official hinted shops along the line would quickly recall the laid off men, though no official statement has been issued.
The navy department plans a short visit by the Atlantic battleship fleet to Auckland during its voyage from Samoa to Sydney. The stop would provide coal for the ships and a chance to thank New Zealand authorities for their cordial invitation, aiding the long trip to the Philippines and Japan.
Chester Gillette faced the death penalty in Auburn after the Grace Brown murder case. He went to his execution with apparent resolve and, according to a statement from his spiritual advisers, made a confession of guilt.
Charles Wyckliffe a Cherokee gangster was shot and killed by his brother Thomas at the Wyckliffe place on Spavinaw hill Cherokee nation. The trio of Wyckliffes Charles Thomas and John were among the Southwest’s most desperate outlaws.
Admiral Sebree's cruiser squadron including Tennessee California and Washington reached San Francisco on Sunday from Monterey. The Charleston from Mare Island accompanied them. Report says Charleston may enter active service. The ships left Magdalena Bay March 23 after target practice, with Tennessee and Washington completing record target drills and California finishing preliminary practice. They will depart on Wednesday.
Two strong quakes hit Mexico City on Thursday, lasting over four minutes and 28 seconds. Four people were injured, one mortally, as Calle San Francisco cracked and crowds fled theaters. The tremors stretched across about 500 miles from Guanajuato to Rincon Antonio.
New York juror William H. Tillinghast, who admitted taking bribes, testified as the chief witness at the Jerome hearing. The probe, opened Thursday, involves charges of neglect of duty filed by Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders led by William F. King. Former Chief Justice Andrews presides for the governor, with Franklin Pierce for the complainants and Jerome defending himself.
Secretary Cortelyou issues a circular announcing that the 1908 transportation appropriation for standard silver dollars is exhausted. No more dollars will be sent free of charge to banks or others from the treasurer’s offices.
Union Pacific directors announced a May 6 stockholders meeting to authorize bond issuance secured by mortgage on unmortgaged lines including the Leavenworth Kansas and Western and the Topeka Northwest. Stockholders will ratify the takeover of these two roads by Union Pacific.
A Kansas City jury acquitted General Richard C. Horne of murdering H. J. Groves managing editor of the Kansas City Post and firing on Q O Woodward after he was told his services were terminated. The incident occurred November 23 when Woodward, a theatrical manager and president of the Post, and Groves were shot.
Kansas City reports compliance with comptroller rules as Receiver George T. Cutts receives 2,870,000 in cash from a syndicate that took over the bank assets. The National Bank of Commerce will open Monday with 47 percent of deposits in vaults and Ridgely as president.
The Indiana Democratic state convention closed two days of sessions naming a state ticket endorsing William J. Bryan for president and John W. Kern of Indianapolis for the vice presidential nomination. Six gubernatorial candidates contested, with the nomination decided on the fifth ballot amid enthusiasm.
The Aldrich currency bill cleared the Senate by 42 to 16 on Friday. It authorizes up to 500 million in emergency notes to national banks secured by state and local bonds, with a four month 0.5 percent and subsequent 0.75 percent monthly charge, plus a 1 percent government funds deposit tax. The measure tightens reserve rules, allowing vault storage of reserves and securities, and bars banks from investing in stocks where officers are directors, with up to five years imprisonment for violations.
A London report notes two million pounds of tinned meat, valued at $190,000, reshipped to New York as American meat shortages persist. American farmers, pressed by loan gaps, sold cattle instead of feeding them, driving prices down while consumption rose. A Chicago firm says reshipped meat can be sold in the U S at prices six percent higher than in Britain, with London now the cheapest meat market.
A powerful storm struck Michigan with a late Friday tornado near Blackman and Woodville northwest of Jackson causing farm damage including split barns windmill destruction and uprooted orchards. In the Upper Peninsula Menominee reports a 40 mph wind driving heavy snows into large drifts.
Secretary Taft announced after a cabinet meeting that troops have been ordered to the Treadwell mines on Douglas Island in southeast Alaska where a miners strike is ongoing. Troops will depart Fort William H. Seward, about two hours by steamer from Treadwell, amid reports of dynamite in striker hands and threats to blow up mine shafts.
Venice reports Emperor William said he made no objection to the appointment of Dr David J Hill as United States ambassador to Germany. He noted Charlemagne Tower would leave the post and expressed regret over that change.
A street killing in the New York Chinese quarter stirred excitement amid ties to recent trials of Chinese men for Boston and Philadelphia murders. The victim, Ing Mow, once a lieutenant of Mock Duck and seen as leader of his faction after Mock's retirement, triggered fears and unrest among locals.
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