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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
2
The Garland Globe, issued weekly in Garland Utah, lists subscription terms of one year in advance for $1.50 and three months for 60 cents. Advertising rates are available on application from J. A. Wixom, editor and manager.
Plans for the Utah Idaho hospital at Logan, a free employment bureau in Logan, and various local incidents fill this Utah news roundup. Reports include a train accident in Colton injuring Frank Miller, a farewells and civic developments in Salt Lake City, and updates on Brigham Madaen’s appointment as chief deputy to the fish and game commissioner. The Inter-Mountain Fair, libraries, bank openings, and a fatal cave-in near Park City are noted alongside a rash of robberies, shootings, and weathered regional events.
Oklahoma figures led by Governor Charles N Haskell and six other prominents were indicted in Muskogee for land frauds but will not face trial after Judge John A Marshall quashed the indictments. The ruling held the grand jury had 23 men under federal law rather than the 16 under Arkansas law then in force in Old Indian Territory. Sylvester Rush said he would present the matter again to the grand jury in session.
Major William A Stanton a former army officer and mining engineer known in Goldfield shot himself in a private room at a California hospital Sunday morning. About 65, born in Philadelphia, he was married four times and left a son and daughter in Salt Lake City. He came for heart disease treatment six weeks ago and had not signaled any intent to die. He had recently moved from Goldfield to California for medical care.
A disastrous Lenox fire in the Clif ford building killed six people including Edward C. Ventres and Miss Leslie Ventres, with three others severely burned. Fire caused by turpentine paints and dynamite in the cellar destroyed four blocks and four houses, with estimated property loss around £200,000. Spectators witnessed a young woman leap from a blazing window, dying from burns.
Washington reports the senate passed a census bill detailing appointment regulations under the civil service commission. Some senators urged appointment by recommendation without examination but gained little support. Senator Bailey warned a veto threat could provoke strong criticism of the president.
London hosts representatives from major world shipyards to bid on Argentina’s plan to build two modern 19 000 ton battleships and smaller vessels. Four American tenders are among those reviewed by a naval experts commission. Specifications include 21 knot speed, turbine propulsion, hydraulic turret movement, 12 10 and 8 inch armor, five turrets with two 12 inch guns each, plus fourteen 6 inch and eighteen 76 mm quick firing guns.
The bureau of statistics reports the United States handles over four billion dollars annually in oriental commerce. The U S accounts for 10 percent of exports and 6 percent of imports among thirty nations and colonies classified as oriental. India is the largest single trading partner for both imports and exports, while China and Japan show notable trade percentages with the United States.
The United States army has reached its full strength of 77,000 men for the first time since the Spanish war. An order signed by the adjutant general announces a temporary halt to recruiting, except for reenlistment of already time-experienced soldiers.
Ernest Wilkerson, found guilty of a mock marriage performed for a highly respected young woman of Waco. He received a five year sentence in the penitentiary. The ceremony allegedly occurred on a railroad train and the woman attempted suicide after learning the marriage was not legal.
In Berwind White Coal mine No 37 near Windberg PA seven miners died and several were injured when a dynamite blast exploded just as the day shift ended. The fatalities arose from a party of twelve workers preparing holes for blasts near the mine mouth. luck limited the death toll as the blast occurred close to the entrance.
The body of engineer Franklin J. Hammond, killed in the Burlington wreck at Bristol, was found buried under his engine tender by a searching party. Nine injured passengers have left Cle Elum hospital and continued their journey. The derailment cause is unknown, suspected to be a defect in equipment, with the area reported as intact.
Los Angeles surgeons at the county hospital report Charles Lawson once a San Francisco broker has regained his normal mental state after three years of peculiar aberration caused by injuries from the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Before the incident he was a sound-minded businessman, though his residence collapsed and he was buried under debris.
After three weeks of consideration the Payne tariff bill passed the House of Representatives on Friday night April 9 by 217 to 161. One Republican voted against it and four Louisiana Democrats voted for it. The session was electric with full membership on duty, and Mrs. Taft attended as the bill saw multiple amendments including petroleum on the free list and changes to tea coffee and cotton cloth provisions.
Washington. Ethan Allan Hitchcock, secretary of the Interior under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, died Friday at 11 o clock aged 74 after several days of illness. He contracted a severe cold while in the West and later faced kidney heart and pulmonary diseases. His death ends a career noted for tackling western land problems.
In Sorrento Italy F Marion Crawford the novelist died at 7 40 Friday evening. Born in 1845 he faced death calmly urging family to endure and cease weeping. mourners gathered at Villa Crawford near the Capuchin monastery overlooking the sea as news spread through Gant Assnello village.
The German version of Du Maurier's An Anglishmans Home was produced Sunday night before high court officials, drawing a hostile reception. The play, about a foreign invasion of England, was perceived as aimed at Germany and was nearly laughed and hissed off the stage, with little chance of a repeat performance.
In El Paso Texas 14 year old Blanche Atkinson broke an engagement with 17 year old Clay Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe drew a revolver in a principal street and shot her fatally. Blanche ran into the crowd crying out and collapsed dead. Ratcliffe then killed himself with a bullet to the heart.
The French government ordered Cipriano Castro expelled from Martinique over fears his presence would trigger a Venezuelan upheaval. U.S. and British officials reportedly discussed the move. Castro fell ill after a drive in Fort de France and reportedly faces a grave condition after recent Berlin-related surgery.
Willie Hotelkiss aged 10 was reported killed by wolves near Harper on Wednesday but George Nichola 10 confessed he shot the boy accidentally and fabricates the wolf tale due to fear. Coyotes nearby aided the false story.
Columbus Missouri reports the death of Estella the champion Jersey butter cow at the Missouri Agricultural College in Columbia. In twelve months she produced 712 pounds of butter, 100 pounds more than her nearest competitor, with income from Estella said to be enough for an average University of Missouri term.
Workmen uncover a brass kettle containing 8500 in gold and a living claimant buried for about fifty years in an abandoned lot once owned by J C DeWitt, an elderly pensioner. The ground was sold at commissioners sale last week for 116.
Ned William J Bryan prize mule goes to Esmeralda county Nevada for best Democratic showing. Announcement by Mr Bryan representatives notes the Democratic gain of 604 percent in the recent election. The mule was presented to Bryan during the campaign by Minnesota admirers who offered it as a prize.
In Pransville Indiana Ida Rice alleges in a divorce affidavit that her husband Frank Rice his sister Mia Albert Taylor and Dr L M Stroud of Terrell Texas caused Albert Taylors death at Terrell in January 1905 An insurance payout of 5000 dollars is said to have been divided among the physician the husband and Mrs Taylor as part of the scheme
Nels Paulson manager of a bar fixture and billiard supply company was shot at his business Thursday afternoon by James L. Malone manager of the Malone billiard hall and former world champion. Paulson is seriously but probably not fatally wounded. Malone is under arrest following a dispute over payment for billiard and pool tables Malone purchased.
A sweeping windstorm and tornado caused multiple fatalities across Mississippi Ohio Kentucky and Michigan. Ten killed in northern Mississippi with specific victims W C McMillan and son T T McMillan at Aberdeen. Other deaths reported in West Point Starkville Cotton Plant and nearby areas. Detroit and Cleveland also suffered severe losses with high winds and structural damage.
Reports from the steamer Mariposa arriving from Wahiti describe a tidal wave that struck the Islands of Riotonga and Moorea on March 16. The surge damaged many houses and small craft while the Meriposa faced port delays, with no native fatalities but extensive property losses blamed on recent New Zealand volcanic activity.
James L. Dinsmore and F. C. Probasco drove an auto down a 30 foot embankment into the Miami River to save a child who appeared on the levee. The car plunged into swift water but both men escaped injury, while guiding the vehicle to safety with the levee eight feet wide nearby.
Riga reports that US claims of over 160 drowned Russian fishermen are false. Many did land on an iceberg but were all rescued without fatalities. Eighty seven Riga fishermen endured exposure in bad weather and were towed out to sea for a short distance before rescue.
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